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Fact Check of Obama's Portsmouth Town Hall
The Publius Forum ^ | August 14, 2009 | Dan Scott

Posted on 08/14/2009 6:25:50 AM PDT by dscott8186

President Obama complains about misinformation out from the opponents regarding the health care debate, however, it seems he is a major source of misinformation himself. Here is a brief and by no means exhaustive examination of President Obama’s comments at just one town hall meeting.

(transcript of town hall)

Mischaracterizing Senator Isakson of GA over end of life legislation.

It turns out that I guess this arose out of a provision in one of the House bills that allowed Medicare to reimburse people for consultations about end-of-life care, setting up living wills, the availability of hospice, et cetera. So the intention of the members of Congress was to give people more information so that they could handle issues of end-of-life care when they’re ready, on their own terms. It wasn’t forcing anybody to do anything. This is I guess where the rumor came from.

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TOPICS: Education; Government; Health/Medicine; Politics
KEYWORDS: healthcare; incompetence; obama
I don’t question President Obama’s sincerity of wanting to do something. However, how can anyone take President Obama seriously about health care reform when he is so clearly ignorant of the facts? Sincerity of belief by Obama in what he thinks he knows does not and can not in any way vouch for the accuracy of his statements. To believe anything of what Obama says about health care reform because he is President one must accept the Imprimatur argument, which is a logical fallacy.

Hanlon’s Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. President Obama is not an evil person, he is incompetent by virtue of his liberal demagoguery blinding him to the facts underlying the problems in health care.

1 posted on 08/14/2009 6:25:53 AM PDT by dscott8186
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To: dscott8186

My congresscoward held a telephone town hall meeting last night. He refered all questioners to factcheck.org.


2 posted on 08/14/2009 6:28:42 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
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To: dscott8186
I respectfully disagree - obama is NOT ignorant of the facts - and it is not malice as such

Rather is is so caught up as a marxist demagogue that he chooses to ignore all facts and just spout out whatever he thinks will appease the masses at the moment

3 posted on 08/14/2009 6:33:18 AM PDT by VRWCTexan (Obama-scare is the "real" Cash for Clunker Program!)
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To: dscott8186

PFL BO supports lies over truth, propaganda over facts, intimidation over discussion, coercion over leadership, enslavement over freedom. Seems evil enough to me.


4 posted on 08/14/2009 6:35:23 AM PDT by Nuc1 (NUC1 Sub pusher SSN 668 (Liberals Aren't Patriots))
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To: dscott8186

I drove by there afterwards (Route 1 in Portsmouth). The smell of patchouli and bullcrap was still permeating everything.


5 posted on 08/14/2009 6:39:06 AM PDT by OCCASparky (Steely-Eyed Killer of the Deep)
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To: cripplecreek

Who is your congresscoward? When is he/she up for re-election? I have a feeling he/she will soon be unemployed.


6 posted on 08/14/2009 6:39:48 AM PDT by LadyJMayo
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To: dscott8186

I think he is “sincere” too.

So was Mao Zedong.


7 posted on 08/14/2009 6:42:48 AM PDT by justkate
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To: LadyJMayo

Mark Schauer, Nancy’s golden boy. (Golden Schauer)

The SOB said he wasn’t holding any town hall meetings because he was too busy but he found time to get out of his office to speak to the Obamaturfers that were shipped in to support him at our protest yesterday.


8 posted on 08/14/2009 6:44:08 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
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You seem to suggest that Obama is "sincere" and that that makes some sort of difference. "Sincerity" is an over valued attribute and not much of a virtue. All manner of hatemongers are "sincere." What you should be looking at is intentions. Obama is a competent, capable adult person. What he does is what he intends to do. The incompetency excuse doesn't wash.
9 posted on 08/14/2009 6:45:39 AM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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I don’t question President Obama’s sincerity of wanting to do something.

It all depends upon your definition of "something."

If by "something" you mean something constructive that will help America, you're wrong.

If by "something" you mean something that will destroy her, you're right.

Obama hates America. He seethes with hatred for her. He cannot say two words without apologizing for her.

He wants to see her destroyed and subjugated to a global dictatorship.

10 posted on 08/14/2009 6:47:12 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Islam is a religion of peace, and Muslims reserve the right to kill anyone who says otherwise.)
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I don’t question President Obama’s sincerity of wanting to do something.

And I don't doubt Stalin's sincerity, either.

It's what he's wanting to do that I will resist until his agenda is destroyed.

11 posted on 08/14/2009 7:20:06 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: Caipirabob

Stalin was scincere in wanting to starve the Ukraine.


12 posted on 08/14/2009 7:32:02 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
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Un-freakin-believable! These people seriously need to be reminded who gave them their cushy jobs.


13 posted on 08/14/2009 8:56:25 AM PDT by LadyJMayo
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The Lansing state journal is lying about it today. They claim that our congressman met with us but they don’t mention that he “met with us” before we were scheduled to arrive.

He met with paid Obamaturfers who hurried up and announced a support rally an hour before our protest.


14 posted on 08/14/2009 9:00:18 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
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