Posted on 09/17/2009 4:34:16 PM PDT by pissant
Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine:
Checking the Facts
It appears President Obama got it wrong when he talked about a man who supposedly died because his insurance company canceled his coverage. The president told the story during his speech to a Joint Session of Congress last week: "One man from Illinois lost his coverage in the middle of chemotherapy because his insurer found that he hadn't reported gallstones — that he didn't even know about — they delayed his treatment, and he died because of it."
But The Wall Street Journal reports Otto Raddatz did not die because of delays. His insurance policy was reinstated within three weeks and he later received a stem-cell transplant.
Raddatz died this year, nearly four years after the initial problems with his insurer. His sister, Peggy Raddatz, told the House Energy and Commerce Oversight Committee on June 16 that her brother received treatment that, "extended his life approximately three years."
But aides to the president insist he got the story essentially correct, because Raddatz did lose his insurance before the transplant.
Wrong Turn?
The Senate has voted to keep spending millions of your tax dollars on road signs, telling motorists where billions in stimulus money is being spent.
New Hampshire Republican Senator Judd Gregg says quote: "They're so that lawmakers can pat themselves on the back. But these signs cost... a lot of money." Gregg tells The Washington Times, the signs cost up to $3,000 a piece. Officials in some states say they would rather spend that money on more projects.
But California Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer says: "Why on earth would you want to hide from the American people the fact that the recovery package we passed is putting people to work?"
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No, he just “altered the truth somewhat” and is a “nitwit”.
LIAR LIAR COMMUNIST PANTS ON FIRE
He was born, he did live in Hawaii, so essentially.....
“In other words, he’s a liar.”
Exactly! Why all the fuss. He is even worse than Clinton (either one). Just know that if he talks, he is lying.
It’s like being supprised that the state media outlets don’t do their job as ligitimate reporter.
We need a bumper sticker that reads “He is a liar”.
He can’t stop lying. It’s his nature.
If his mouth is open he is lying.
What a shocker. The First Liar lies. Incredible he’d tell a story that is a lie. I believe someone actually even pointed out the fact Obama was in the process of lying right to Congress’ face and the entire American people.
WHo’d have thought a liying liar would lie.
He seens to have misspokes a lot lately, don’t you think?
He’s the reincarnation of Fibber McGee.
“The following story is based upon real events, which have been altered for the sake of advancing my agenda. Once upon a time, in a Honolulu hospital a white woman married to a Kenyan goat herder’s son... ...and then I posted my birth certifcate for all the world to see. The End”.
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