Some Republicans are finally seeing what a terrible Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin is. I think both parties should look at things objectively so we can come to an agreement that Sarah Palin is not a good Vice Presidential candidate.
Stop being blinded by party lines.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Presidential Debate 1 - Lie Tally
We won't get into the stupid drama of McCain trying to chicken out of the first debate to try to prevent the inept Palin from having to debate Biden in the Vice Presidential debate. However, the Presidential debate did happen as planned and it was intense. Both politicians made a few misstatements and downright lies.
http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/factchecking_debate_no_1.html
Here's the scorecard: Downright lies are worth 2 points, misstatements are worth 1 point. It's a little subjective what is a downright lie, but here we go.
Kissinger and preconditions: McCain: 2.
Downright lie because Kissinger was quoted as saying exactly what Obama said he was.
Obama and raising taxes in the past on people who make $42000 a year: Obama: 2, McCain: 1.
Obama lied about voting on the bill. McCain however, still overall made a misstatement in that that wasn't the full story of the bill.
Troop withdrawal timetables: McCain: 1.
He mischaracterized the statement by the general as being specifically critical about Obama's plan.
Earmarks increasing: McCain: 2.
Flat out lie since it's the opposite of the truth.
Bear study: McCain: 2.
If it's so bad, why did McCain not attempt to remove the specific $3 million dollar to study bears from the bill.
Iraqi surplus: Obama: 1.
Obama's number was off by like 30%. He's right there's a surplus though.
Buying foreign oil: McCain: 1.
His number is off by like 40%
Obama's tax cut: Obama: 1.
His plan would lower taxes for 95% of families with children. Only 81% overall.
Employers taxed for healthcare: Obama: 1.
Employees themselves pay the tax, which, sounds even worse to me.
Obama's universal healthcare: McCain: 2.
McCain totally mischaracterizes Obama's plan as taking away people's right to choose.
McCain on Eisenhower: McCain: 1.
Misremembered the quote.
Obama on troop withdrawals: Obama: 1.
Has been quoted saying differently. Maybe he's softened his stance?
Obama and Iran: McCain: 2
Flat out lie about Obama's stance.
McCain on Russia and Georgia: McCain: 1
McCain may disagree with Obama, but it's not fair to say Obama's naive when that's the White House's stance as well.
McCain on Boeing: McCain: 1
McCain's motivations were not exactly clear in this.
McCain on Obama and nuclear waste: McCain: 2
Flat out lie on Obama's stance.
McCain's stance on alternative energy: Obama: 1, McCain: 2
Obama exaggerated how many times McCain voted against alternative energy. However, McCain flat out lied that he had never opposed it.
Obama's Senate subcommittee: McCain: 1
He implies that Obama should have had hearings when in fact it wasn't Obama's job to.
McCain on Reagan and Lebanon: McCain: 1
He didn't actually vote before sending troops.
Final Score:
McCain: 22 falsehood points (or roughly equivalent to 11 outright lies)
Obama: 7 falsehood points (or roughly equivalent to 3.5 outright lies)
We have the Republicans, as expected, outlying the Democrats by 3:1.
http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/factchecking_debate_no_1.html
Here's the scorecard: Downright lies are worth 2 points, misstatements are worth 1 point. It's a little subjective what is a downright lie, but here we go.
Kissinger and preconditions: McCain: 2.
Downright lie because Kissinger was quoted as saying exactly what Obama said he was.
Obama and raising taxes in the past on people who make $42000 a year: Obama: 2, McCain: 1.
Obama lied about voting on the bill. McCain however, still overall made a misstatement in that that wasn't the full story of the bill.
Troop withdrawal timetables: McCain: 1.
He mischaracterized the statement by the general as being specifically critical about Obama's plan.
Earmarks increasing: McCain: 2.
Flat out lie since it's the opposite of the truth.
Bear study: McCain: 2.
If it's so bad, why did McCain not attempt to remove the specific $3 million dollar to study bears from the bill.
Iraqi surplus: Obama: 1.
Obama's number was off by like 30%. He's right there's a surplus though.
Buying foreign oil: McCain: 1.
His number is off by like 40%
Obama's tax cut: Obama: 1.
His plan would lower taxes for 95% of families with children. Only 81% overall.
Employers taxed for healthcare: Obama: 1.
Employees themselves pay the tax, which, sounds even worse to me.
Obama's universal healthcare: McCain: 2.
McCain totally mischaracterizes Obama's plan as taking away people's right to choose.
McCain on Eisenhower: McCain: 1.
Misremembered the quote.
Obama on troop withdrawals: Obama: 1.
Has been quoted saying differently. Maybe he's softened his stance?
Obama and Iran: McCain: 2
Flat out lie about Obama's stance.
McCain on Russia and Georgia: McCain: 1
McCain may disagree with Obama, but it's not fair to say Obama's naive when that's the White House's stance as well.
McCain on Boeing: McCain: 1
McCain's motivations were not exactly clear in this.
McCain on Obama and nuclear waste: McCain: 2
Flat out lie on Obama's stance.
McCain's stance on alternative energy: Obama: 1, McCain: 2
Obama exaggerated how many times McCain voted against alternative energy. However, McCain flat out lied that he had never opposed it.
Obama's Senate subcommittee: McCain: 1
He implies that Obama should have had hearings when in fact it wasn't Obama's job to.
McCain on Reagan and Lebanon: McCain: 1
He didn't actually vote before sending troops.
Final Score:
McCain: 22 falsehood points (or roughly equivalent to 11 outright lies)
Obama: 7 falsehood points (or roughly equivalent to 3.5 outright lies)
We have the Republicans, as expected, outlying the Democrats by 3:1.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Economists Comparing Obama vs McCain
Scott Adams conducted a survey of 500 economists to try to figure out which presidential candidate would be better for the economy. The interpretation of the results is obviously subject to a lot of subjective calls, but take a look yourself.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Good Summary of Palin's Career
New York Times had a good summary of Palin's career. Thankfully, more and more people are starting to realize what a terrible candidate she is.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Sunday, September 14, 2008
The Daily Show Comes Through Too
The Daily Show ran a segment called John McCain, Reformed Maverick. This is awesome since they show him totally reversing his position from a few years ago on many key issues.
SNL Still Does A Good Job Sometimes
Since everyone talks about the presidential race all the time these days, someone has to keep a sense of humor.
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