All statements involving Occupy Democrats (Politifact Truth-O-Meter, some surprises)

Politifact.com ^ | 10/20/15

[Impala64ssa]

OCCUPY DEMOCRATS Says "Bush Jr. handed Obama a $1.4 trillion deficit" and Obama "reduced Bush Jr.’s deficit to just $492 billion." — PunditFact

Budget snapshots miss a lot of the picture

OCCUPY DEMOCRATS Says Bobby Jindal’s parents "used his birthright citizenship to become Americans, making him an anchor baby." — PunditFact

Dates show Jindal didn't matter

OCCUPY DEMOCRATS "House Republicans just passed a bill that makes it legal for single mothers to be fired by their employers." — PunditFact

Meme has outrageous grip on facts

[Impala64ssa]

Wel, well, for once Politifact is showing some intellectual honesty

Now, if only they would debunk the "hands up don't shoot" narrative. Just a side note, the last claim about 9 of 10 of the poorest states being red. Remove NYC, Long Island, Westchester and Rockland Counties, NY a hopelessly blue state, doesn't fare well either.

[justlurking]

You get a much more honest comparison if you plot the changes in deficit spending against which party controls the House of Representatives. Deficits tend to decline when the Republicans control the House, and grow when the Democrats control the House.

For the past 4 decades, that's been a far more reliable predictor.

The exception is 2000-2004. The double punch of the dot-com bust and 9/11 inflicted a lot of damage on economies throughout the world -- not just the US.

Since all taxes and spending bills are supposed to originate in the House, it shouldn't be a surprise.

Certainly, the person in the Oval Office is a contributor factor, but according to the US Constitution, spending priorities are not the President's responsibility.

[weezel]

BULLSHIT!!!!!!!!!!!How in HELL can anyone say that obama has reduced the budget deficit, when he has not signed any budgets? OR, maybe 2 in 7 years? obama does not work on a budget.THAT is why Congress does not matter much any more,Congress is supposed to handle the nations checkbook, but they dont now. obama has taken the power of the purse away from them.