Forecast the Facts Ad Uses Hurricane Sandy to Bash Mitt Romney

An ad by the group called Forecast the Facts, went viral on Youtube this weekend. The ad criticized Governor Mitt Romney for making climate change seem like a joke.

The ad uses a clip of Mitt Romney, at the Republican National Convention, mocking President Obama's goal to "slow the rise of the oceans and heal the planet". The crowd erupts in laughter at Romney's comments and the ad shows footage of Hurricane Sandy hitting the East Coast at the same time. The end of the ad shows the group's message loud and clear, "Tell Mitt Romney: Climate Change Isn't a Joke." This ad is currently circulating in Ohio and Virginia.

Although Mitt Romney was heavily criticized in the ad, Forecast the Facts does not support President Obama's handling of Hurricane Sandy. Brad Johnson, a campaign manager for Forecast the Facts, stated, "We're not saying [Obama is better]. Just because we're calling out the outrageousness of Mitt Romney's deliberate cruelty doesn't mean we find Obama's silence to be anything other than a dereliction of duty."

The article was originally published in U.S. News and World Report on November 5, 2012. The author was Jason Koebler. This article was unbias because it simply reported the facts without showing the readers which candidate the author is supporting.