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2008-10-03 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by tipper 2008-10-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 Biden Lies in Palin VP Debate

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-10-03 06:38|| 2008-10-03 06:38|| Front Page Top

#2 I'm surprised you would print such balderdash. NPR very carefully explained this moring that Biden's claim is technically correct even if he is comparing Iraq combat funding with Afghan reconstruction funidng. And everything Palin said was a lie.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-10-03 07:14|| 2008-10-03 07:14|| Front Page Top

#3 Thank God we have NPR to clarify things for us. We're truly blessed. The patriotic thing to do is to restore substantial government funding for NPR immediately and to tax cable news stations.

Posted by lotp 2008-10-03 09:39|| 2008-10-03 09:39|| Front Page Top

#4 lol.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-10-03 10:00|| 2008-10-03 10:00|| Front Page Top

#5 Knowingly speaking a falsehood (oops... sorry 'mis-speaking something') is called a 'lie' in my book. And the person who does it is called a Liar.

Posted by CrazyFool 2008-10-03 10:39|| 2008-10-03 10:39|| Front Page Top

#6 JOE BIDENS 14 LIES TONIGHT

1. TAX VOTE: Biden said McCain voted the exact same way as Obama to increase taxes on Americans earning just $42,000, but McCain DID NOT VOTE THAT WAY.

2. AHMEDINIJAD MEETING: Joe Biden lied when he said that Barack Obama never said that he would sit down unconditionally with Mahmoud Ahmedinijad of Iran. Barack Obama did say specifically, and Joe Biden attacked him for it.

3. OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING: Biden said, Drill we must. But Biden has opposed offshore drilling and even compared offshore drilling to raping the Outer Continental Shelf.

4. TROOP FUNDING: Joe Biden lied when he indicated that John McCain and Barack Obama voted the same way against funding the troops in the field. John McCain opposed a bill that included a timeline, that the President of the United States had already said he would veto regardless of its passage.

5. OPPOSING CLEAN COAL: Biden says hes always been for clean coal, but he just told a voter that he is against clean coal and any new coal plants in America and has a record of voting against clean coal and coal in the U.S. Senate.

6. ALERNATIVE ENERGY VOTES: According to FactCheck.org, Biden is exaggerating and overstating John McCains record voting for alternative energy when he says he voted against it 23 times.

7. HEALTH INSURANCE: Biden falsely said McCain will raise taxes on people's health insurance coverage -- they get a tax credit to offset any tax hike. Independent fact checkers have confirmed this attack is false

8. OIL TAXES: Biden falsely said Palin supported a windfall profits tax in Alaska -- she reformed the state tax and revenue system, it's not a windfall profits tax.

9. AFGHANISTAN / GEN. MCKIERNAN COMMENTS: Biden said that top military commander in Iraq said the principles of the surge could not be applied to Afghanistan, but the commander of NATO's International Security Assistance Force Gen. David D. McKiernan said that there were principles of the surge strategy, including working with tribes, that could be applied in Afghanistan.

10. REGULATION: Biden falsely said McCain weakened regulation -- he actually called for more regulation on Fannie and Freddie.

11. IRAQ: When Joe Biden lied when he said that John McCain was dead wrong on Iraq, because Joe Biden shared the same vote to authorize the war and differed on the surge strategy where they John McCain has been proven right.

12. TAX INCREASES: Biden said Americans earning less than $250,000 wouldnt see higher taxes, but the Obama-Biden tax plan would raise taxes on individuals making $200,000 or more.

13. BAILOUT: Biden said the economic rescue legislation matches the four principles that Obama laid out, but in reality it doesnt meet two of the four principles that Obama outlined on Sept. 19, which were that it include an emergency economic stimulus package, and that it be part of part of a globally coordinated effort with our partners in the G-20.

14. REAGAN TAX RATES: Biden is wrong in saying that under Obama, Americans won't pay any more in taxes then they did under Reagan.

Posted by Beavis 2008-10-03 10:49|| 2008-10-03 10:49|| Front Page Top

#7 Ok all you Bosniacs since Joe Biden likes to talk about Joe Biden, and I'll say that again, since Joe Biden likes to talk about Joe Biden perhaps he should be called the Double Talk Express.

Biden had 2 opportunities to name the Afghan Theatre commander and didn't, even after Govorner Palin did.

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-10-03 11:37|| 2008-10-03 11:37|| Front Page Top

#8 It doesn't matter if Joe lied, misspoke, or walked out there drunk with his dick out for the world to see. The MSM says he won the debate. That is the end of the story. Now go back to your room and close your mind.

Posted by remoteman 2008-10-03 13:45|| 2008-10-03 13:45|| Front Page Top

#9 Who's doing the tactical wormhole development to bypass pakiwakiland and supply the zillion new troops Biden wants in Afghanistan?

Posted by 3dc 2008-10-03 16:56|| 2008-10-03 16:56|| Front Page Top

#10 ummmm ..... 3dc that sort of thing gets hidden in the black budget under "office supplies" and "transportation maintenance".

Posted by lotp 2008-10-03 20:00|| 2008-10-03 20:00|| Front Page Top

#11 Unfortunately when we turned on the prototype Opophis walked through.

Posted by Tranquil Mechanical Yeti 2008-10-03 20:47|| 2008-10-03 20:47|| Front Page Top

#12 "It doesn't matter if Joe lied, misspoke, or walked out there drunk with his dick out for the world to see."

Gee, thanks for that image, remote.

Now I have to go scrub my mind's eye with Brillo. >:-(

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-10-03 21:01|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-10-03 21:01|| Front Page Top

#13 it's an "enlarge this image (if you want to see anything visible)" thang, Barbara

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-10-03 22:29|| 2008-10-03 22:29|| Front Page Top

#14 ROFL, Frank.

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