For decades, health insurance companies have been gouging working Americans. Our system is the most expensive in the world by far, and the profiteers have kept pulling the money out of our pockets by feeding the public lies. If … [Read more...]
Politifact: McCain’s “Ayers” attacks are malicious lies
Before you walk out in the street, before you talk to anyone about McCain or Obama, you need to arm yourself with the facts that are lined up in the Politifact article. Here are some highlights. About Ayers:Ayers was a founding member … [Read more...]
Surprise… GOP talking point actually a lie.
In fact, the jet did not sell on eBay. It was sold to a businessman from Valdez named Larry Reynolds, who paid $2.1 million for the plane -- shy of the $2.7 million purchase price -- according to news reports at the time. Reynolds … [Read more...]
Let’s Palinize!
Cross-posting: This appears at Marry in Massachusetts. pa·lin·ize[pey-li-nahyz, pa?]–verb (used with object), -ized, -izer, -iz·ing.1. to make a series of false claims to gain advantage, particularly by … [Read more...]
Housing-gate just got a whole lot worse for John McCain…
From Politico It turns out that this isn't the first time the issue of John McCain's lavish multiple residences has emerged in the heat of a campaign. In 1986, when then-Rep. McCain was running for the Senate seat vacated by Barry … [Read more...]
Romney the Claim Jumper?
Did anybody else catch the apropo name of the restaurant Romney took a stand at in Nevada according to today's Globe? "I want the nomination," Romney, who has been in Nevada since Thursday, said during a campaign stop at the Claim Jumper … [Read more...]
Iraq Quick Fact: Insurgency 73% Shia
Gleaned from an excellent, succinct, and even-handed thumbnail sketch of General Petreus, his upcoming report, and the Democrats' expected appeasement from a Sunday Observer article: By last July, according to US officials, Shia fighters … [Read more...]
Neocons in 2001: Get Saddam by any means necessary
Another day, another old, under the public radar piece of information showing that Bush & Co. were planning the Iraq invasion since 9/11, regardless of legitimacy. This disturbing open letter from neo-con think tank The Project … [Read more...]
Misinformation – A Compendium
Exhibit C April 5, 2007 Cheney claims Iraq/Al Qaeda link the same day 2002 memo debunking claim is declassified. The report said that the office of then-undersecretary of defense Douglas Feith -- one of the foremost advocates for invading … [Read more...]
My plan for SOTU tonight
I watched NBC: Russert and Williams were pretty decent; David Gregory read talking points: "The President will say blah blah blah"... Not exactly adding value, are we, David? Bush's great political talent is that he does draw … [Read more...]