Posted by Jed Lewison on Tue Sep 16, 2008 at 12:40 PM Pacific

McCain Surrogate Repeats False Claim About Alaskan Oil

This lie -- that Alaska provides 20% of oil supplied to the U.S. -- must be an official GOP talking point because you keep on hearing it over and over. The thing is, it's totally false. The real number is a bit under 5%. But as Rep. Roy Blount demonstrates, the truth isn't slowing down their lying ways:

They are just pathological. All of 'em.

McCain Surrogate Repeats False Claim About Alaskan Oil

This lie -- that Alaska provides 20% of oil supplied to the U.S. -- must be an official GOP talking point because you keep on hearing it over and over. The thing is, it's totally false. The real number is a bit under 5%. But as Rep. Roy Blount demonstrates, the truth isn't slowing down their lying ways:

They are just pathological. All of 'em.

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