Arizona GOP Runs Doctored Cigarette Photo of President Obama

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http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/08/11/arizona-gop-runs-doctored-cigarette-photo-of-president-obama/?icid=main


The Arizona Republican Party has come across a new, potent propaganda weapon in the war against health care reform. It is an image of President Obama, looking somewhat haggard, a cigarette dangling from his lips.

Printed on the cover of last week's AZGOP News, the picture ran with the following caption:

Broken promises, rampant government spending, and Chicago-style politics have marred the first 200 days of the Obama Presidency according to Arizona Republican Chairman Randy Pullen.

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As it turns out, however, the image itself seems to have undergone a bit of doctoring. Kwame Ross took the original photo back on Aug. 3, 2004, as Obama was campaigning for the Senate in Illinois. Here's how it looked before its computer touch-up:

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[tridim]

1. That pic is also being run over and over by some of my old friends on facebook

I shouldn't be surprised since most of them are still living in Kansas.

They all get hidden immediately.

[Ilsa]

2. Omigish! Arrest him! It's illegal to smoke cigarettes, isn't it?

Oh wait, it isn't. Obama should simply have to pay a higher premium for this indulgence.

[BlueIdaho]

3. Fucking typical - republicans lying.

All they know how to do is make shit up.