Showing posts with label politifact. Show all posts
Showing posts with label politifact. Show all posts

Monday, October 13, 2008

TIME FOR SOME FACT-CHECKING.
Because at this point, a small percentage will be making the decision; (those that are committed are committed, but there are still plenty of those that are susceptible to manipulation, by both sides.
I feel these are all very important things to know the truth behind; because they will come up, and it's important to set the records straight.
1. William (Bill) Ayers. I have posted a lot about this relationship, and this man (who was named Chicago's CITIZEN OF THE YEAR in 1997, for his work on education. It also mentions ACORN. Click the links of the items and you'll be taken to the official fact-checking entries! Politifact called this a "Pants-on-fire" lie.
2. BORN ALIVE: Gianna Jessen says she'd be dead if Obama had his way. This discusses all of the abortion uproar.
3. TROOPERGATE: Andrew Sullivan is my favorite source; and he has all the links to support his positions. Another link here. The Fact Checker at Washington Post? Here.
4. Obama's Insurance Plan has Mandates for Small Businesses?
5. McCain voted Against a war funding bill because of a timeline clause. This was first marked as "half true", then after being shown the full proof; Politifact changed their finding to True.
6. Obama voted for 94 tax increases? As this says, "not even close". Factcheck.org says this as well.
7. McCain's health plan leaves you to pay health insurance tax? Barely true, and misleading.
8. Obama's Fannie Mae Connections. Also, don't forget, when the totals are tallied; Obama received more from friends & family of Fannie/Freddie employees, but McCain received MUCH more from directors & lobbyists, bringing his grand total HIGHER than Obama's.
9. Obama is going to raise your taxes. Or Obama is raising taxes on families making $42,000 a year. This has been going on since the summer; he is still wrong.
10. Obama supported sex education for kindergartners. Wrong on so many levels, Politifact agrees, another "Pants-on-Fire" lie.

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

McCain And Sex Education For Kindergartners

Last night, I posted video of an interview McCain did in Des Moines. When questioned about the ad that was run stating Obama was for "early childhood sex education", he very defensively insisted it was true.

On NPR's Morning Edition this morning; he repeated it again; saying:

"It's factually correct. It's absolutely factually correct, and you can go on my Web site and you can see the exact language of the bill that Senator Obama sponsored......I'm proud of the campaign we are running, the ads are factually correct. And if someone named factcheck.org or anybody else doesn't agree with it, I respectfully disagree with their conclusions."

Factcheck.org says this misleading statement dates back to Alan Keyes' fail race against Obama for an open Senate seat in 2004. Obama was never a sponsor, and the bill never left the state senate.

Politifact.com calls this a "Pants-On-Fire" lie, one of six that they state John McCain has told. In fact; there have only been FOUR "Pants-On-Fire" lies about John McCain and Sarah Palin, COMBINED, but there have been approximately TWENTY "Pants-On-Fire" lies told about Obama alone.

Washington Post's Fact Check: 3 pinocchio's

This is combined with the numerous times the question has come up by reporters, columnists, and in blogs.