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Lie of the Year Award

Posted: Aug 12, 2012

Lie of the Year 2011: 'Republicans voted to end Medicare' http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2011/dec/20/lie-year-democrats-claims-republicans-voted-end-me/;

according to Politifact - Dara

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Politifact is a known left-leaning publication. How about that?!

Thank you for finally coming up with some facts...sm - JTBB

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And no, Dara, Politifact has never been left-leaning. It has always been neutral.

I still don't like the idea of privitizing, and it does state that folks will be paying more in the future for the same services. If that would apply with outside competition, I don't know as of yet. If it would turn out like Medicare D, then it would be a nightmare. I need to do more research on the subject and go over the Ryan plan. We also don't know at this point if Romney would actually adopt Ryan's plan or if would be a combo of the two or what. Thanks for the info.

Yeah, I heard they had to throw cons a bone - after

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they threw so many fits over 2010's honoree, government takeover of health care, and their first-year award in 2009 that went to Palin for her death panels bah-loney.

Last year's determination was such a stretch, many believe the 2011 Lie of the Year should have gone to Politifact, since it essentially boiled down to what article after article after article has said was an incorrect sematic interpretation of ONE WORD. Politifact admits it got buried under "an avalanche of criticism."

I'm sure you picked up on this since the con blogs are trying to assemble their artillary in preparation to mount their defense of Ryan's plan to gut the immensely popular program. His proposed budget cuts on which the Ryan/Romney ticket will be campaigning will undoubtedly become a realtime testament to precisely why so many people did not buy into Politifact's pander to the wingers.

sigh....sm - JTBB

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And I wanted to take it down piece by piece...lololol...party pooper :D

Sorry about that. - sm

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Hope I saved you valuable time chasing another ingoratio elenchi. I think you'd have a lot more fun reviewing the bounty of articles attacking PF's 2011 faux pas. I found those articles very helpful in bolstering the case for the very same claim the 2011 LOTY tried to construe as a falsehood. Party on, JTBB, in celebration of the VEEP pick that seems to have left cons on this board so unimpressed they had to revert to pitching endless rounds of how-low-can-you-go gang warfare against the prez (as opposed to jubilation over their own ticket) within 24 hours of the announcement. Meanwhile dems are making margarita toasts and dancing the macarena.

lol..nm - JTBB

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YEAH - that's because Obama and the Dems were - roasting all the dogs

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so, like, you think that's a reasonable thing to say? - (poster formerly known as Alphabet Sister)

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So yeah like it fits, like, right in, like - with Libs comments alpahabetter

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Don't like it, like move on...K

Fact of the year 2013: "Voters received a - sm

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"surprise" when the Republicans, using Ryan's budget as a guide, ended Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and SSI. Taxes also increase on the poor/middle class so someone can pay for a tax cut for the richest 2% in the country.

Voting for Obama and hope he wins again.

Poor thing. Gullible much? - nm

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Proud Tea Partier

"Fact of the Year" is so delusional - Still can't do the math on what Obozo

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has cost the middle class...that's the problem using Obamanomics. Makes about as much sense as Obama himself. For the math impaired, Obam would rank as a -700 trillion on on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being the best. Can you figure that out? No...well, your local community college offers math and economics classes. If you're in the 47% takers (strong possibility) you get the classes for free. Just sayin'

You need to rid yourself of the delusion that... - sm

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47% are "takers". The statistics show that approximately 47% of the US population pay no taxes. Included in that 47% are all Americans under the age of 16, senior citizens whose incomes are not high enough to pay taxes, the working poor, and tax cheats in general, as well as the "welfare moms" and slackards.

YOU NEED to rid yourself of the delusion - YOU HAVE ALL THE FACTS

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As usual, quick to tell other posters what they can think, say, post. If you don't like it, you start with the namecalling.

Get your facts straight, then come back with a coherent, logical thought if that is not too difficult...K

Get real. You don't know me, we both post - anonomoosely. Haha. nm

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Again, follow your own advice Bossy - ...

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My friends have character, integrity, morals, common sense, intelligence, verbal skills, strong work ethic, well read, have an IQ higher than the temp outside.

You're right, you'd only feel out of place.

To: Get real. You don't know me, - Thank God for small favors :)

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