Heh... “moonbat.” Good one. :)
Berry, VERY nice list. The problem with long lists of lies though is that the opposition can shrug them off with “Oh, he’s just complaining about EVERYTHING!” or “Most of them are inconsequential and don’t reflect on the important political issues of today.”and then pick out a couple of the weakest to quibble with. What was notable about the Today Show interview was that it was brief, seen by a very large audience, and the lie was completely clear: No one can argue that the SCHIP tax doesn’t exist, and no one can argue that Obama didn’t make that particular statement when it’s freely available for a quick view right on the web. The possible defense mentioned of “Oh, I meant *income* tax!” would be too weak to make: it would lose him more points than it would gain.
I have no illusions about the honesty of politicians, left or right. But they’re usually pretty good at covering their butts. Obama left his hanging out high and dry with that statement this morning.
Michael J. McFadden
Author of “Dissecting Antismokers’ Brains”