Truth Busters

Much will be said by the opposition during this campaign,

Much of it will be lies, innuendos, and half-truths.

We will offer THE TRUTH.

Sometimes the responses will be quotes from the President himself;

Others may be news reporting of the issue being discussed;

Others may be explanatory materials that the reader can interpret him/herself.

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The Romney campaign claims that President Obama is ending work requirements for welfare recipients.

THIS IS A LIE!

The Department of Health and Human Services is reviewing how to meet the request of Republican governors to allow states to set their own work standards for welfare recipients in their jurisdictions.

TELL OTHERS THE TRUTH!

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Whoa! Paul Ryan stated in his nominatiion acceptance speech that President Obama's policies led to the closure of a General Motors auto plan in his home town of Janesville, Wisconsin. The closure was announced in February 08, 11 months before President Obama took office! Oh, the argument is that it is President Obama's fault because the auto plant did not re-open under his watch. Okay, right!

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Romney and Ryan's Medicare proposal ends Medicare as we know it by turning it into a voucher system. This is "privatization" and removes the Medicare guarantee for health coverage. Instead, seniors will be given a voucher to cover their costs for private insurance. Seniors will have to obtain private coverage and use the voucher to cover part of those costs -- not all. In fact, it is estimated that health care costs will rise on average $6,000 per year for each senior. Yet -- Yet -- Yet -- Republicans claim that Obamacare took $700 billion from the Medicare program -- but it did not. That $700 billion was taken from programs that support private insurers and inefficiencies in the Medicare program. That $700 billion DID NOT cut any essential services or programs in the current Medicare system.

LET ME COUNT THE UN-TRUTHS!

At the first presidential debate, Mitt Romney told 27 Myths in 38 Minutes

Click Here To Read What The Myths Are

THIS IS THE TOP WHOPPER

IN THE WANING DAYS OF THE CAMPAIGN

Mitt Romney is claiming the Chrysler Jeep plant in Ohio is moving to China -- that he, Mitt Romney, will not move jobs to China, but President Obama is responsible for Ohio losing these jeep auto jobs. (this -- from the man who was a pioneer of outsourcing at Bain Capital).

THIS IS A LIE, LIE, LIE!!! It is so blatant -- Chrysler exectives have asked the Romney campaign to QUIT LYING about it. In fact, they have sent letters to each worker in the plant stating that Romney's statement IS A LIE! Ohio newspapers have written articles and editorials stating that this clalim IS A LIE.

Yet -- Romney keeps saying it on the stump and the campaign continues to run radio and television ads.

Is this pathological, or do they simply think Ohio voters are stupid?