Obama Offers a Beautifully Packaged Lie »
Posted By Spinward 1 year, 3 months ago in NewsHere's an example that is small but revealing. Obama led with the best sales pitch he has to offer: that he is not George Bush. But of course, Obama is running against John McCain, not Bush. So he attempted to justify the substitution by claiming that "John McCain has voted with George Bush ninety percent of the time." This statistic has been used throughout the Democratic convention, but it makes no sense. Bush is not a member of Congress and casts no votes there--so how can you compare his voting record to that of McCain?
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Spinward1 year, 3 months ago
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Obama's speech was filled with distortions, followed by quotes out of context, followed by outright impossibilities, followed by logical disconnects...
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Now, Sarah Palin steals his wind and BREAKS the glass ceiling that Hillary cracked.
Sorry, libs... it's over.-
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ConsAreNonGrata1 year, 3 months ago
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"Obama's speech was filled with distortions, followed by quotes out of context, followed by outright impossibilities, followed by logical disconnects..."
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If only Cons had worried about such things in the run up to the Iraq quagmire.
We wouldn't have lost our kids and all that money. And to top it off, the IRAQIS are running a surplus. -
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NoWayMan1 year, 3 months ago
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Sarah Palin steals his wind and BREAKS the glass ceiling that Hillary cracked?
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and how's that?
the dems had a woman on the ticket way back in 1984.
the cons are 24 years behind the dems on this one.
DOH!!!
if your analyisis of Obama's speech is as insightful as your idiotic quote about palin breaking a ceiling that's already been broken by the dems for some 24 years, your blog must be hilarious.
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pc251 year, 3 months ago
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Spinward
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good article......
a good analysis of it here also from HotAir
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buckncindykill1 year, 3 months ago
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Now here's one part of the Obama speech that was particularly clever. Obama really does plan to raise taxes on the very people, small businessmen and women, who are providing about 80% of the new jobs our economy is producing. How you say? Well, Obama's response last night was to say that "I will eliminate capital gains taxes for the small businesses and start-ups that will create the high-wage, high-tech jobs of tomorrow."
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Here, again, is where the ignorance of the American voter comes into play. I can just hear some liberals now: "That buckncindykill said that Obama was going to raise taxes on these small businessmen. Obama said he is going to eliminate them. There! I knew it! buck is a liar!"
Pay attention now. Obama said he was going to eliminate capital gains taxes. These small businessmen generally don't pay capital gains taxes. They pay income taxes. Obama's plan is to raise the income taxes on these entrepreneurs. Telling the American people that he will cut their capital gains taxes is simply a charade; a charade the uneducated will buy.-
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mivan41 year, 3 months ago
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Here another one, While this is not a Lie yet odds are it will become one. He said that in 10 years under his leadership we will become energy independent. That is a tall order since we haven't been there since the early 60's. Carters policies were aimed at trying to get us there and we got nowhere to even close in 10 years! Now were more dependent than we ever were. Liberals are just eating this up. HE also promised us all American built auto's (affordable). He says he can do it ALL. The more wild campaign promises you make the more likely you will be a Liar in a few years! Liberals think Obama is the Messiah so he has these magical powers and Can do it.
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If Katrina had happened under Obama they think he could have rebuilt the broken city that took a 100 years to build in a few weeks. Also they tipically down play the religious conservative right, which if you investigate it have donated thousands of hours of time and material to rebuilding New Orleans- Infact the History channel just ran a documentary on New Orleans stating that that was one of the Major contributors to the rebuilding effort! -
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Blackacereturn1 year, 3 months ago
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Buck do you know this for sure. All is see here is speculation nothing MORE! And you are wrong small businesses do pay capital gains taxes...it's why you said
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" These small businessmen generally don't pay capital gains taxes." The operative word in that statement is(generally)> So i don't have to tell you you lie your post does!
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icono11 year, 3 months ago
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FTA
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"Barack Obama can fake sincerity, and that, more than the words of a speech or the pageantry that precedes it, is the key to his power as a speaker."
Nuff said.
OBama deflects or respins a lot of facts and issues because he is so believable at appearing to be sincere.
Sincerity should come from experience which, in this case, OBama does not really have or understand enough to appreciate.
As an example; it is one thing to actually be a 'returning combat soldier' however, it is another thing to view the combat experience through the 'comfortable psychology' of an individual that has only experienced a secure and stable environment and knows only about the 'stories of war' not the actual experience of war.
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bigurn1 year, 3 months ago
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The Republicans I have heard today are JACKED about the Palin pick. I heard one and only one negative reaction from a Republican. I had to drive all day, and spent nearly all of it on the phone in conferences about this.
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Side note: A friend owns a private box at Invesco Field. The Kennedys offered "a significant six-figure sum" to his charitable fund for the use of the box. His reaction was no, and the Kennedys couldn't understand why anyone wouldn't take their money. They were very P'd. -
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Nowalive1 year, 3 months ago
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I may be mistaken, buy I believe Gov. Palin auctioned off the previous Governor's jet on eBay for a profit for the state, and vetoed the bridge to nowhere. Let's see... cut $250 million for the bridge, sold the governor's jet for more than he paid for it. Hmmm..... fiscally responsible. THAT is the leadership we need in Washington!!!!!
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Her 2 years as Governor far outweighs Obama's 143 days as a Senator before running for POTUS.-
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bigurn1 year, 3 months ago
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I read that very stat this morning. The Senate has been in session for only 143 days with Obama as a Senator. While it's not a direct comparison (I'm sure he does some work when not in session), it's a stunning comparison by any measure - one we should remind people of, and often.
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RCHIII1 year, 3 months ago
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Lets see. You write your own opinion piece and post it here. Interesting. Desperate, but interesting.
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"Bush is not a member of Congress and casts no votes there--so how can you compare his voting record to that of McCain?"
You've got to be kidding. That is one of the most pathetic (and amateurish) attempts at distortion I can remember. He votes along the Bush line! Bush says "I like this" or "I don't like that" and that is how McCain votes. But then you already knew that didn't you?-
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Spinward1 year, 3 months ago
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...except for the fact that I didn't write it.
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If you had read the article, which you didn't, you would have seen this at the bottom:
Robert Tracinski writes daily commentary at TIADaily.com. He is the editor of The Intellectual Activist and TIADaily.com.
I'm not Robert Tracinski.
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jmopinion1 year, 3 months ago
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bdl-wXB9do
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donald511 year, 3 months ago
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Notice our current president didn't cover his heart during the national anthem for the winning pairs female volleyball team in Beijing?
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McCain has a history of womenizing, whereas Obama doesn't! Yes, it would and should be taken more seriously if McBush kissed any other women on the mouth other than his current wife! Hey, if he did, you repugs would just say "go boy!" -
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Om1 year, 3 months ago
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Palin will unwind the aready-anemic McSame Campaign. No ideas, wrong side of history, fear oriented, sputtering apologists for unsustainable greed. Rock on Spin; you'll need all the solice you can find when you have to eat your words.
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GLee1 year, 3 months ago
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Mrs. Palin...... An All American Woman who definately doesn't represent old school politics that we have seen the last 30 years in Washington, DC. McCain has added a needed 'wringle' to his campaign in a true, proven reformer much unlike the 'change' artist on the other ticket who is trully unproven although a great speaker when a teleprompter is provided. GREAT PICK!
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Klarissa1 year, 3 months ago
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http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NDZiMjkwMDczZ...
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What Obama did as an organizer:
"Obama Meets Acorn
What has Barack Obama got to do with all this? Plenty. Let’s begin with Obama’s pre-law school days as a community organizer in Chicago.
Few people have a clear idea of just what a “community organizer” does. A Los Angeles Times piece on Obama’s early Chicago days opens with the touching story of his efforts to build a partnership with Chicago’s “Friends of the Parks,” so that parents in a blighted neighborhood could have an inviting spot for their kids to play.
This is the image of Obama’s organizing we’re supposed to hold. It’s far from the whole story, however. As the L. A. Times puts it, “Obama’s task was to help far South Side residents press for improvement” in their communities.
Part of Obama’s work, it would appear, was to organize demonstrations, much in the mold of radical groups like Acorn." -
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MollieM1 year, 3 months ago
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I can see why, after reading the top story here, why and how
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Shrub got 'elected'.
Nothing has been said that Bush 'voted' with McCain or vice versa.
It's the fact that McCain has 'AGREED' with Shrub
90% of the time that's perplexing.
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donald511 year, 3 months ago
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...the actual number is 95% when McBush bothered to vote at all... 61% of the time McBush wasn't there to vote!
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How America can even consider McBush who caved on Cheney's carpet on his own Anti-Torture Bill, flip flopping on over 70 different issues since that day of Cheney reorientation! Then for McBush to hire the same advisors that helped Dumya with reverse polling on fathering black babies? How much hypocrisy can an American take? Repugs, a lot, they wallow in it! -
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kobzikov1 year, 3 months ago
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This article is full of lies and distortions. The biggest ones are that free markets actually exist and that the markets which are closest to being free don't require government regulations.
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There are such things as markets without government regulation, for example "black markets", but they are not free.
And when I say "free market" I mean the accepted definition:
"A free market is a market in which prices of goods and services are arranged completely by the mutual consent of sellers and buyers. By definition, in a free market environment buyers and sellers do not coerce or mislead each other nor are they coerced by a third party."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_market
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Om1 year, 3 months ago
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Following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, McCain entered the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. There, he was a friend and informal leader for many of his classmates,[10] and sometimes stood up for people who were being bullied.[5] He also became a lightweight boxer.[11] McCain came into conflict with higher-ranking personnel, he did not always obey the rules, and that contributed to a low class rank (894 of 899) which he did not aim to improve.[10][12] He did well in academic subjects that interested him, such as literature and history, but studied only enough to pass subjects he struggled with, such as mathematics.[5][13] McCain graduated in 1958.[10]
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