"If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State."
- Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Propaganda Minister
We are at a crossroads in this country and I feel we have to take this election very seriously. We can't be apathetic because we will pay a very high price if we are so I feel strongly we need to know the truth. Ask yourself. Is this candidate telling people the truth? When they attack each other, are they being fair and accurate? When they talk about their accomplishments are they being completely accurate?
A friend sent me this non partisan web page that checks THE TRUTH about statements our candidates are making about EVERYTHING. I suggest you read it after you hear something about it.
http://www.factcheck.org/
For those of you who won't read it. Here are some of the latest statements they checked out about both candidates Obama and McCain
in factcheck.org
FactChecking McCain
September 5, 2008
He made some flubs in accepting the nomination.
Summary
We checked the accuracy of McCain’s speech accepting the Republican nomination and noted the following:
McCain claimed that Obama’s health care plan would "force small businesses to cut jobs" and would put "a bureaucrat ... between you and your doctor." In fact, the plan exempts small businesses, and those who have insurance now could keep the coverage they have.
McCain attacked Obama for voting for "corporate welfare" for oil companies. In fact, the bill Obama voted for raised taxes on oil companies by $300 million over 11 years while providing $5.8 billion in subsidies for renewable energy, energy efficiency and alternative fuels.
McCain said oil imports send "$700 billion a year to countries that don't like us very much." But the U.S. is on track to import a total of only $536 billion worth of oil at current prices, and close to a third of that comes from Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom.
He promised to increase use of "wind, tide [and] solar" energy, though his actual energy plan contains no new money for renewable energy. He has said elsewhere that renewable sources won’t produce as much as people think.
He called for "reducing government spending and getting rid of failed programs," but as in the past failed to cite a single program that he would eliminate or reduce.
He said Obama would "close" markets to trade. In fact, Obama, though he once said he wanted to "renegotiate" the North American Free Trade Agreement, now says he simply wants to try to strengthen environmental and labor provisions in it.
FactChecking Obama
August 29, 2008
He stuck to the facts, except when he stretched them.
Summary
We checked the accuracy of Obama's speech accepting the Democratic nomination, and noted the following:
Obama said he could “pay for every dime” of his spending and tax cut proposals “by closing corporate loopholes and tax havens.” That’s wrong – his proposed tax increases on upper-income individuals are key components of paying for his program, as well. And his plan, like McCain’s, would leave the U.S. facing big budget deficits, according to independent experts.
He twisted McCain’s words about Afghanistan, saying, “When John McCain said we could just 'muddle through' in Afghanistan, I argued for more resources.” Actually, McCain said in 2003 we “may” muddle through, and he recently also called for more troops there.
He said McCain would fail to lower taxes for 100 million Americans while his own plan would cut taxes for 95 percent of “working” families. But an independent analysis puts the number who would see no benefit from McCain’s plan at 66 million and finds that Obama’s plan would benefit 81 percent of all households when retirees and those without children are figured in.
Obama asked why McCain would "define middle-class as someone making under five million dollars a year"? Actually, McCain meant that comment as a joke, getting a laugh and following up by saying, "But seriously ..."
Obama noted that McCain’s health care plan would "tax people’s benefits" but didn’t say that it also would provide up to a $5,000 tax credit for families.
He said McCain, far from being a maverick who’s "broken with his party," has voted to support Bush policies 90 percent of the time. True enough, but by the same measure Obama has voted with fellow Democrats in the Senate 97 percent of the time.
Obama said "average family income" went down $2,000 under Bush, which isn't correct. An aide said he was really talking only about "working" families and not retired couples. And – math teachers, please note – he meant median (or midpoint) and not really the mean or average. Median family income actually has inched up slightly under Bush.
As you can see reading a bit of this web site can make you a more informed voter, so that if your candidate does not win. At least you voted based on the truth and not some interesting lie that made your candidate sound better.
Here is how I vote. I want someone who reads, gets lots of points of view and the most intelligent non partisan, well read advisors they can find. Then he or she makes a decision based on facts, not ideology (of one party of the other) Both parties suffer from the IDEOLOGY disease.
I want someone who honors God, country, family and fellow men. What is that mean? Someone with true ethical values. (If you cheated on your wife, Iwill think twice about you, If you stole or you made a decision based on what God told you, I will doubt your Christian values. (I really doubt for instance that God tells you to go kill people because they did you wrong.) If you believe in protecting the powerful and disregarding the middle class, I will look at your record. If you lie over and over and over while the majority may believe what you say and you said it enough times, I will question WHY..Who benefits from this decision or this statement? Follow the money. It always works.
All I can tell you at this point is that I will vote and hope you will too. People have died to give us the vote. I live in the greatest country on the planet and I plan to do my part to keep it that way. SO VOTE..and help me out. I can't do it alone.
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