McConnell's Latest Ad Just Another McCON Job

Today Bruce Lunsford issued this press release:

McConnell’s Latest Ad Just Another McCON Job
McConnell Continues to Distort the Truth in Latest Attack Ad

LOUISVILLE— There he goes again. After being called out by Kentucky’s leading newspapers and television stations for telling a “bald-faced lie” about Bruce Lunsford’s energy position, Mitch McConnell continues to distort the truth in his latest attack ad.

Citing a New York Times editorial that calls Barack Obama’s proposal to tax oil companies with a windfall profits tax to pay for an energy tax rebate a “gimmick,” the new McConnell ad falsely extends that claim to the Lunsford Eight-Point Energy Plan. The reality is Bruce Lunsford has not called for an energy tax rebate.

Lunsford instead has called for a gas tax holiday, which would offer an immediate savings of 18 cents per gallon at the pump. The holiday would be paid for via a windfall profits tax. Oil companies are raking in record profits and should pay their fair share in taxes. It should be noted that Mitch McConnell also claims to support a gas tax holiday, but doesn’t offer a plan for how he’s going to pay for it.

The ad continues to spread lies that Bruce Lunsford opposes offshore drilling and that his plan “doesn’t drill where vast oil reserves are.” Nothing could be further from the truth.

“Mitch McConnell again intentionally ignores the facts and tries to foist another McCON job on Kentuckians,” Lunsford spokesman Cary Stemle said. “The facts are clear; Bruce Lunsford has said he would drill offshore, and he has called on Big Oil to drill on the more than 68 million acres of land already under lease, as well as calling for tapping into our oil shale supply.

McConnell has already been called out by scores of reputable media outlets for telling blatant lies, yet he continues to spread false information about Bruce Lunsford. Kentuckians are smart and they’re starting to see that whenever McConnell opens his mouth, he’s trying to pull another McCON job.”