The Republican National Committee is out with a TV ad running in Florida and “select national cable networks,” and it’s the kind of thing that Republicans might have expected when they gave the telegenic Michael Steele the chairmanship of the party.

Here’s their ad:

And here’s a Steele ad from his unsuccessful 2006 campaign for the U.S. Senate.

The RNC included citations in its press release on the ad. When Steele says Republicans will “prevent any government role in end-of-life care,” the citation is Section 1233 of the House health care bill. When Steele says Republicans will “make it illegal to ration health care based on age,” the citation is Section 1401 of the bill and a 2009 article in Lancet co-written by Ezekiel Emanuel. It’s Betsy McCaughey-ism with a TV sheen.

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