Rick Scott knows what he can get away with.
Recently, Mr. Scott bought ads for his group "Conservatives for Patients' Rights" on CNN and FOX News networks. The ads were created by the same firm behind the now discredited "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth" ads from the 2004 presidential campaign.
Rick Scott's anti-health care reform ad is chock-full of misinformation. SEIU has requested that the ads be pulled based on the following:
- Rick Scott misleads viewers about the Federal Coordinating Council , claiming: "not only could a government board deny your choice in doctors, but it can control life and death for some patients." This statement is demonstrably false.
- The advertisement further deceives viewers by blatantly misrepresenting the positions of two physicians. (Our full request is available here.)
These lies break CNN and Fox News' own policies protecting viewers from false advertising. But the television networks are doing nothing.
Watch the video, then tell FOX News and CNN to stop airing this ad: http://action.seiu.org/tellFoxNews
CNN's lawyers are giving CPR five business days to respond. During this time, they will continue running CPR's ad. The 60-second ad runs until May 7th, which means that if CPR fails to defend the gross misstatements and distortions in their ad, they only stand to lose one day of airtime.
CNN claims this is "standard" policy for advertising disputes. If that's the case, no wonder CPR chose to run their misleading advertisement on their network. (Meanwhile, FOX News has not responded to our request.)
We welcome thoughtful discussion and disagreement on health care reform - what we will not tolerate are lies and distortions meant to scare the American public.
Join SEIU in calling on FOX News and CNN to adhere to their own policies and immediately cease running CPR's distortions: http://action.seiu.org/tellFoxNews
Thanks for speaking out.
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COMCAST ORDERS MISLEADING HCAN AD ABOUT RICK SCOTT OFF THE AIR
By CPR Staff on May 14, 2009 7:43 PM
After reviewing ads produced by Health Care for America Now that attack CPR Chairman Rick Scott personally, Comcast has determined that they are indeed misleading and have been pulled off the air.
COMCAST IS TEXAS!
WHO IS TEXAS?
RICHARD RAINWATER!
WHO IS RICHARD RAINWATER?
Columbia/HCA is a partnership of financier Richard Rainwater of Ft. Worth and lawyer Richard Scott. Scott was recently terminated by Darla Moore, the wife of Richard Rainwater.
Richard Rainwater, ex-partner of GW Bush with the Rangers
Leo Wise, now at the ethics CBO ---stated "Ladies and gentlemen, this is a case of staggering fraud," 'It is one of the largest frauds the FBI has ever investigated.
Jurors stated 'PROSECUTOR DID NOT DO HIS JOB'
In 2002 FBI raided the offices of National Century Financial Enterprises in Dublin, Ohio
"This case is one of the largest corporate fraud investigations involving a privately held company headquartered in small town America," said Assistant Director Kenneth W. Kaiser of the FBI Criminal Investigative Division.
Guess what companies were at National Century Financial Enterprises?
Rick Scott's & Richard Rainwater's Columbia/HCA homecare failing units.