Mitt Romney and his campaign launch deceitful ad against President Obama

Mitt Romney is defending a deceitful ad he has launched where he distorts Obama‘s words:

What did Obama actually say?  Nothing.  He was just quoting someone else.

But that’s just a sliver of what Obama actually said. In fact, Obama that day was quoting an unnamed campaign advisor for Sen. John McCain, the Republican nominee.

“Senator McCain’s campaign actually said, and I quote, if we keep talking about the economy, we’re going to lose,” Obama said.

Given the fact that Romney is not known for his honesty or consistency, there is something missing from the ad– a disclaimer that was provided to the media

Romney’s campaign did provide the full context of the quote in a release announcing the new ad Monday night. But for the viewers watching, there is no such disclaimer.

How are Democrats responding to this ad?  Check out the one below, which was put together by ThinkProgress.

By the way, PolitiFact has also given his ad a “Pants on Fire” rating:

The editors say the Romney campaign could have made the same argument about the economy “without distorting Obama’s words” and taking them out of context in a “ridiculously misleading way.”