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Washington Post catches Obama on a lie (the pattern continues)
Once again, Barry has been caught making stuff up. Credit to the Washington Post fact-checker for debunking this new lie (link here).
As you may know, Obama recently threw a rant against Rush Limbaugh and Lou Dobbs, accusing them of contributing to the doubling of hate crimes against Latinos.
But guess what? FBI statistics show that the increase in anti-Hispanic hate crimes from 2005 to 2006 (the last time hate crimes were measured) was very small--nowhere near the "doubling" claimed by Obama.
The Obama campaign tried to spin the lie by pretending Obama was referring to California hate crimes, but the problem is...that Obama made the remarks in Florida! and didn't say or even hint that he was talking about California.
But wait...there is more...Even if the campaign spin were true, California statistics show that hate crimes did not even double in that state the last year that statistics were compiled! The increase in 2006 compared to 2005 was only 16%.
Finally, I leave you with the fact-checker's conclusion:
This is hardly the first time that Obama has come up with faulty stats. I have already called him out for repeating the myth that there are more young black men in prison than in college. And then there was the time when he said that 10,000 people had been killed in tornadoes in Kansas when the real figure was 12. Perhaps he could do with a personal fact checker.
Obama earned four Pinoccios, an award reserved for indefensible lies only.
Comments (12)
*yawn*
June 4, 2008 6:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
Why do the Republican trolls have to be so dreadfully boring?
June 4, 2008 6:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
These are simply incorrect numbers. Misquoting stats happens to every politician. Standing by those misquoted stats is a little worse, but it's not as bad as lying repeatedly about exploits that never occurred.
How many Pinnochios did HRC get over sniper fire and corkscrew landings?
Did that break the scale?
June 4, 2008 7:01 PM | Reply | Permalink
John McCain just lied about having voted agains New Orleans Katrina bills. That sounds a lot more serious than a quibble over some obscure statistics.
June 4, 2008 7:33 PM | Reply | Permalink
And then we have McCain's lies:
1. today-he has supported every attempt to find out what went wrong with Katrina FACT: he voted twice against conducting investigations
2. Iraq forces have drawn down to pre-surge levels FACT: there are still thousands more troops in Iraq than before the surge
3. claimed Iraq markets are safe, he strolled down the street himself FACT: he had 100 troops guarding him at the time, plus helicopter coverage
4. claims he never said he didn't know much about economics FACT: its on tape
June 4, 2008 7:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
McCain's lies don't make Obama's lie truthful.
I'm glad to hear that nobody disagrees with my claim, with evidence via the Washington Post, that Obama is a liar.
June 4, 2008 8:50 PM | Reply | Permalink
Andrew, I'm sure you think you've caught Obama in a giant scandal. Uhh, no.
June 4, 2008 8:25 PM | Reply | Permalink
Nah, it's not a giant scandal. It's just another lie that he adds to his long list.
Did you know Obama said 10000 people died in a tornado that actually left 12 dead?
June 4, 2008 8:49 PM | Reply | Permalink
Seek this:
As the Illinois senator concluded his remarks a few minutes later, he appeared to realize his gaffe.
"There are going to be times when I get tired," he said. "There are going to be times when I get weary. There are going to be times when I make mistakes."
Obama spokesman Bill Burton said later that the senator meant to say "at least 10," instead of 10,000.
June 4, 2008 11:36 PM | Reply | Permalink
HAH!!AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
You are a riotous, latinous, uproarious joke!
Such joy!
PS Would you like to be VP? It seems that is all it takes for some to think you deserve it!
June 4, 2008 8:33 PM | Reply | Permalink
Andrew Perez is a Trojan Horse Troll.
He started out pretending to be an Obama supporter in order to worm his way into your confidence, so that he could do his dirty work during the fall election.
Contrast this current blog of his, with the following one that he posted yesterday. You will see that he is as bogus as The Straight Talk Express Gas Bag.
Obama ahead of McCain in Missouri, a red state
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By Andrew Perez - June 3, 2008, 5:24PM
Great news for Obama. He leads McCain in a traditionally red state by 2% according to a just-released Survey USA poll.
With Edwards as VP Obama is even stronger.
See poll details.
There is no doubt Obama will kick McCain's arse in November.
Gobama!
June 4, 2008 8:34 PM | Reply | Permalink
Andrew, in that last sentence, I think the word you were looking for was 'inconsequential' - not 'indefensible' ...
June 4, 2008 11:55 PM | Reply | Permalink
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