Last week, I officially announced my campaign for the US Senate seat once held by my friend and mentor President Barack Obama. As the campaign begins, enemies of progressive policies and the President’s agenda are engaging in the predictable smears and lies that are the fuel of the right wing noise machine.
The latest installment comes from FOX News, courtesy of Sean Hannity. Last night, he televised a "Special Investigation" of my candidacy. In typical Fox News style, the "report" was long on falsehoods, misinformation and guilt by association and short on facts. And of course, they are not doing "Special Investigations" on the problems facing everyday Illinoisans.
The distortions and smears aired by FOX News were all thoroughly discredited when the GOP tried to attack me as I ran for Treasurer in 2006, and they were thoroughly discredited again when they tried to use the same smears against President Obama during his campaign in 2008.
Join me below the fold to see the video, the truth and to fight the smears.
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