Monday, April 18, 2011
FactCheck - "He Lied and Lied a Lot"
I think we all know by now that politicians stretch the truth.
Lately, however, it seems to have reached new levels.
I'm sure they knowingly take the risk that what they say that sounds so "good" will not get "checked", and even if it does, like a newspaper correction, few will ever become aware of it...
Lately, however, it seems to have reached new levels.
I'm sure they knowingly take the risk that what they say that sounds so "good" will not get "checked", and even if it does, like a newspaper correction, few will ever become aware of it...
Anyway, on the PunditPress blog, Aurelius points out that things DO get checked, and the result is not pretty:
"Not that anyone would need a third-party to check on the President's clearly laughable speech this past Wednesday, but it's nice to see that someone other than conservatives is monitoring President Obama. Enter FactCheck.org, which analyzed the President's speech. Their conclusion:
"President Barack Obama misrepresented the House Republicans’ budget plan... and exaggerated its impact on U.S. residents during an April 13 speech on deficit reduction."
That's their opening sentence. Probably not what the President wanted to hear, especially when he is trying to fool his audience. But wait, there's more."
