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Granted, presidential candidates are no strangers to disingenuous or overstated claims; it's pretty much endemic to the business. But Romney is doing something very different and far more pernicious. Quite simply, the United States has never been witness to a presidential candidate, in modern American history, who lies as frequently, as flagrantly and as brazenly as Mitt Romney.
Now, in general, those of us in the pundit class are really not supposed to accuse politicians of lying -- they mislead, they embellish, they mischaracterize, etc. Indeed, there is natural tendency for nominally objective reporters, in particular, to stay away from loaded terms such as lying. Which is precisely why Romney's repeated lies are so effective. In fact, lying is really the only appropriate word to use here, because, well, Romney lies a lot.
If there are any lingering doubts about the accuracy of this observation, consider the 23rd installment of my weekly series, chronicling Mitt's mendacity. (I've been at this for several months now, and this week's list is the longest to date.)
Chronicling Mitt's Mendacity, Vol. XXIII - The Maddow Blog
Granted, presidential candidates are no strangers to disingenuous or overstated claims; it's pretty much endemic to the business. But Romney is doing something very different and far more pernicious. Quite simply, the United States has never been witness to a presidential candidate, in modern American history, who lies as frequently, as flagrantly and as brazenly as Mitt Romney.
Now, in general, those of us in the pundit class are really not supposed to accuse politicians of lying -- they mislead, they embellish, they mischaracterize, etc. Indeed, there is natural tendency for nominally objective reporters, in particular, to stay away from loaded terms such as lying. Which is precisely why Romney's repeated lies are so effective. In fact, lying is really the only appropriate word to use here, because, well, Romney lies a lot.
If there are any lingering doubts about the accuracy of this observation, consider the 23rd installment of my weekly series, chronicling Mitt's mendacity. (I've been at this for several months now, and this week's list is the longest to date.)
Oh, I know; Obama lies just as much.
Please cite and link, mkthxbai.
Chronicling Mitt's Mendacity, Vol. XXIII - The Maddow Blog
Granted, presidential candidates are no strangers to disingenuous or overstated claims; it's pretty much endemic to the business. But Romney is doing something very different and far more pernicious. Quite simply, the United States has never been witness to a presidential candidate, in modern American history, who lies as frequently, as flagrantly and as brazenly as Mitt Romney.
Now, in general, those of us in the pundit class are really not supposed to accuse politicians of lying -- they mislead, they embellish, they mischaracterize, etc. Indeed, there is natural tendency for nominally objective reporters, in particular, to stay away from loaded terms such as lying. Which is precisely why Romney's repeated lies are so effective. In fact, lying is really the only appropriate word to use here, because, well, Romney lies a lot.
If there are any lingering doubts about the accuracy of this observation, consider the 23rd installment of my weekly series, chronicling Mitt's mendacity. (I've been at this for several months now, and this week's list is the longest to date.)
Oh, I know; Obama lies just as much.
Please cite and link, mkthxbai.
Chronicling Mitt's Mendacity, Vol. XXIII - The Maddow Blog
Granted, presidential candidates are no strangers to disingenuous or overstated claims; it's pretty much endemic to the business. But Romney is doing something very different and far more pernicious. Quite simply, the United States has never been witness to a presidential candidate, in modern American history, who lies as frequently, as flagrantly and as brazenly as Mitt Romney.
Now, in general, those of us in the pundit class are really not supposed to accuse politicians of lying -- they mislead, they embellish, they mischaracterize, etc. Indeed, there is natural tendency for nominally objective reporters, in particular, to stay away from loaded terms such as lying. Which is precisely why Romney's repeated lies are so effective. In fact, lying is really the only appropriate word to use here, because, well, Romney lies a lot.
If there are any lingering doubts about the accuracy of this observation, consider the 23rd installment of my weekly series, chronicling Mitt's mendacity. (I've been at this for several months now, and this week's list is the longest to date.)
Oh, I know; Obama lies just as much.
Please cite and link, mkthxbai.
CaféAuLait;5503798 said:How's this for a start?
72 lies told by Obama:
PolitiFact | The Obameter: Campaign Promises that are Promise Broken
Then we could move onto Selma and how it got him born...
18. On financial regulatory reform, Romney argued, "The impact is seeing, first, by community banks, for instance, that find it harder for them to keep up with the regulations and therefore less likely for them to make loans to small and emerging businesses."
According to community banks, this is plainly untrue. These banks have actually gotten stronger after Dodd-Frank, and the president of Independent Community Bankers Of America recently said, "I am sick of Wall Street using community banks as their shills to scarecommunity bankers into stampeding Congress into undoing provisions of law that finally attempt to deal with too big to fail and Wall Street overreach."
19. In Cincinnati yesterday, Romney said, "The president said that if we let him borrow $787 billion for a stimulus, he'd keep unemployment below 8 percent nationally."
Romney says this just about every day. It's not true.
20. In the same speech, Romney argued, "That stimulus didn't work. That stimulus didn't put more private-sector people to work."
The stimulus did work and it did put more private-sector people to work.
21. Also in Ohio, Romney added, "This president has put together -- he has put together almost as much public debt as all the prior presidents combined."
Um, no.
22. Romney went on to say, "I met a woman from Las Vegas who has a business renting furniture to casinos and to conventioneers that come to Las Vegas. When President Obama said no need to go to Las Vegas for company meetings, don't spend money there, her business collapsed."
Obama actually said, in reference to Wall Street recklessness, "You are not going to be able to give out these big bonuses until you pay taxpayers back. You can't get corporate jets. You can't go take a trip to Las Vegas or go down to the Super Bowl on the taxpayers' dime. There's got to be some accountability and some responsibility." The success or failure of some random business in Nevada is not the president's fault.
5. Romney also told Hannity Obama went on "an apology tour" in his first year.
As Romney surely knows by now, he's lying.
In what way? Obama did appologize for the US and bows to every head of state. Sorry the Prez should bow to noone, even the Queen of England (YES she IS head of state for Britain atleast technically)
The Pinocchio Test
The claim that Obama repeatedly has apologized for the United States is not borne out by the facts, especially if his full quotes are viewed in context.
Obama often was trying to draw a rhetorical distinction between his policies and that of President Bush, a common practice when the presidency changes parties. The shift in policies, in fact, might have been more dramatic from Clinton to Bush than from Bush to Obama, given how Obama has largely maintained Bush's approach to fighting terrorism.
In other cases, Obama's quotes have been selectively trimmed for political purposes. Or they were not much different than sentiments expressed by Bush or his secretary of state. Republicans may certainly disagree with Obama's handling of foreign policy or particular policies he has pursued, but they should not invent a storyline that does not appear to exist.
Note to GOP speechwriters and campaign ad makers: The apology tour never happened.
Four Pinocchios
Madcow? You're kidding, right?
Does it link to other articles which back up the truth? Are these issues easily verifiable by doing a little digging of your own?
Idjit.
BD Boop how can you point your finger at someone else for telling lies??
Heck, you tell more than 30 lies per week right here on this board.
True story.........
CaféAuLait;5503798 said:How's this for a start?
72 lies told by Obama:
PolitiFact | The Obameter: Campaign Promises that are Promise Broken
Then we could move onto Selma and how it got him born...
Did it only take him three weeks? Because that would be Mitt's lie-telling speed.
You linked to broken promises. You obviously don't know this? but there is a big difference between campaign promises - and lying as easily as one draws breath.
Mitt is of the 'drawing breath' crew.
Here are the lies from last week. Only 22! Pinocchio has issues, methinks.
18. On financial regulatory reform, Romney argued, "The impact is seeing, first, by community banks, for instance, that find it harder for them to keep up with the regulations and therefore less likely for them to make loans to small and emerging businesses."
According to community banks, this is plainly untrue. These banks have actually gotten stronger after Dodd-Frank, and the president of Independent Community Bankers Of America recently said, "I am sick of Wall Street using community banks as their shills to scarecommunity bankers into stampeding Congress into undoing provisions of law that finally attempt to deal with too big to fail and Wall Street overreach."
19. In Cincinnati yesterday, Romney said, "The president said that if we let him borrow $787 billion for a stimulus, he'd keep unemployment below 8 percent nationally."
Romney says this just about every day. It's not true.
20. In the same speech, Romney argued, "That stimulus didn't work. That stimulus didn't put more private-sector people to work."
The stimulus did work and it did put more private-sector people to work.
21. Also in Ohio, Romney added, "This president has put together -- he has put together almost as much public debt as all the prior presidents combined."
Um, no.
22. Romney went on to say, "I met a woman from Las Vegas who has a business renting furniture to casinos and to conventioneers that come to Las Vegas. When President Obama said no need to go to Las Vegas for company meetings, don't spend money there, her business collapsed."
Obama actually said, in reference to Wall Street recklessness, "You are not going to be able to give out these big bonuses until you pay taxpayers back. You can't get corporate jets. You can't go take a trip to Las Vegas or go down to the Super Bowl on the taxpayers' dime. There's got to be some accountability and some responsibility." The success or failure of some random business in Nevada is not the president's fault.
BD Boop how can you point your finger at someone else for telling lies??
Heck, you tell more than 30 lies per week right here on this board.
True story.........
Except, of course, if it's a GOP president.Sorry the Prez should bow to noone, even the Queen of England (YES she IS head of state for Britain atleast technically)
