Why must we finance government lying?

During the Super Bowl, the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) financed, with our tax dollars, two anti-drug advertisements to the tune of $1.6 million each. The messages attempted to connect illegal drug use to support for terrorist activities. These statements were flat-out lies.

Initial reports by federal investigators who have been tracing the financial underpinnings of the Sept. 11 attacks did not mention illicit drug profits as a source of funding for the attacks.

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