Why Don’t Politicians Have To Tell The Truth?

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by Lamar Tyler | on September 4th, 2008 | 5 comments

Just read an article on some of the lies floated at the RNC last night including:

FORMER MASSACHUSETTS GOV. MITT ROMNEY: “We need change, all right — change from a liberal Washington to a conservative Washington! We have a prescription for every American who wants change in Washington — throw out the big-government liberals, and elect John McCain and Sarah Palin.”

THE FACTS: A Back-to-the-Future moment. George W. Bush, a conservative Republican, has been president for nearly eight years. And until last year, Republicans controlled Congress. Only since January 2007 have Democrats have been in charge of the House and Senate.

I keep wondering why they talk like Bush isn’t a republican?

PALIN: “I have protected the taxpayers by vetoing wasteful spending … and championed reform to end the abuses of earmark spending by Congress. I told the Congress ‘thanks but no thanks’ for that Bridge to Nowhere.”

THE FACTS: As mayor of Wasilla, Palin hired a lobbyist and traveled to Washington annually to support earmarks for the town totaling $27 million. In her two years as governor, Alaskahas requested nearly $750 million in special federal spending, by far the largest per-capita request in the nation. While Palin notes she rejected plans to build a $398 million bridge from Ketchikan to an island with 50 residents and an airport, that opposition came only after the plan was ridiculed nationally as a “bridge to nowhere.”

Just a straight up lie.

FORMER ARKANSAS GOV. MIKE HUCKABEE: Palin “got more votes running for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska than Joe Biden got running for president of the United States.”

THE FACTS: A whopper. Palin got 616 votes in the 1996 mayor’s election, and got 909 in her 1999 re-election race, for a total of 1,525. Biden dropped out of the race after the Iowa caucuses, but he still got 76,165 votes in 23 states and the District of Columbia where he was on the ballot during the 2008 presidential primaries.

When he said this I knew it had to be a lie. The town only had about 6K people total. Then take out kids who can’t vote. Then people who just don’t vote and how many can you be left with? If these numbers get out this lie could turn out to be embarrassing.

What do you think about politicians telling the truth? Why are they allowed to get on national TV saying how much they care about the country then can tell lies straight to your face when they know they’re lies?

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Lamar and Ronnie Tyler are the creators of the award-winning blog BlackandMarriedWithKids.com . They also are behind the Amazon.com bestselling DVDs Happily Ever After: A Positive Image of Black Marriage, You Saved Me and Men Ain’t Boys that explores manhood in the African American community. The Tylers are also the proud parents of four children.

Anna

Why does a woman stay with a man who cheats? We allow this to happen and continue to stay in the relationship. We want to believe our politicians are really in our corner. We don’t want to believe they are telling a lie to get in the White House. I am still trying to figure out how Bush wormed his way back in the White House. My theory was because of the war in Iraq, He started it and maybe many thought it was his mess to clean up and bring our troops back home.

One thing I can say about democrats, we don’t like war. I am afraid if Mccain gets in he will be so senile and as curious as a baby and press”the button”. LOL.

I will add, I do like Palin, I do know she is under investigation(name a politican who isn’t. Besides Obama). I like her fire and spunck and her general comedic personality. I know things happen everyday and her baby is having a baby. I know that she does believe in abstinence(she should have thought that through before implementing it but when you live in a small town and the teenage pregnancy rate is not equal to that of the rest of the country I understand her point). She is no Hillary and if McCain thinks that he will get Hillarys voters he is mistaken. I do find myself liking Sarah. She is pro choice and pro gay. If her platform were alittle different I would love to have seen her on Obamas ticket. I am trying to give fair time watching the RNC as I did to the DNC. My vote has not changed. I just like to get to know the person behind the name. As I stated in an earlier post, I want to know who they are, what they believe and their family life, values, morals. She is pretty and young and fights against the old white guys for justice. McCain only had to google her name as I did to find out all about her. Why didn’t he? She has some baggage to be a VP pick, but she is holding her own. Who ever wins history will be made and new history books will be printed for our kids to read in a class room.
Just playing devils advocate. Not changing my vote.
Nicole

@ Anna- no she’s not pro-choice nor pro-gay. She’s pro-life and only believes in abortion if it’ll save the mother. That means if your raped or get pregnant due to incest she beleives you should have the child. She’s also not pro-gay.

I’m not impressed at all by her. Her story is not remarkable to me at all. Woman have children, work, and raise them with or without husbands all day everyday. She’s not special just because she has a child with special needs, daughter that’s pregnant, and works a full-time job.

Then she disrcredited Obama’s experience as a community worker. Palin here’s a lil FYI Obama went to Harvard and was head of the Havard Review. He coulda made millions staight outta law school but went back to the community to help the disfranchised.

People are getting so hyped up about this woman that they aren’t checkin the facts. Oh, and here’s another bit of info. that small town that she was mayor of is in debt because of her. No wonder why she doesn’t want to talk about the economy.

Let’s all do the country a favor and send her ass back to Alaska so she can continue to work on that thing with the polar bears and leave us alone.
Anna

Thanks for for correcting me Nicole. I did think that she did not care if a woman/girl got pregnant by happenstance or rape that her belief is that the woman should not abort. I did state that wrong. I do know that government has no reason to tell me what to do with my body. What next, are they going to tell me that my family is too skiinny and my fish are to fat? I find it strange that they think she covered up her childs pregnancy and they say the child she has with Donwns is her daughters. I have never known a young teen/ woman to deliver a baby with DS, Correct me again if I am wrong. I thought that DS is a result of mature eggs and sperm? Larry Kings wife was young when she had his kids. I bet a dollar thatt she did not imagine he would still be alive to help raise the kids. LOL.
http://www.almurray.ws AL

They lied to move their agenda and for the Republicans it’s oil. First, Channey now Palin where is she from? Alaska is one of the places that they want to off shore drill. They really want to drill to keep their and the oil company’s pockets fat. They are not concerned with alternative sources of energy and only mention it to keep us off track. McCain is old and sickly enough to say for now that he will not, if elected, seek a second term. Given the stress factors of being President and his past health issues, it is safe to wonder in he will make it through one term as President. He may be already going senile looking at his choice for VP. The prevailing issue with the selection of a VP is, would they be able to handle the job of the President should the need arise and not oil. Her experience lends to the fact that she is not qualified for the job. Now some say that Obama doesn’t have much experience either but here is the thing; Obama was the choice of millions by vote and his party. I support Obama not so much for his experience but for what he means to a much needed refreshing change in Washington and a better future for America. He has clearly managed his campaign better than McCain, as well as anyone else that ran against him, both economically and with judgment issues. Palin on the other hand was picked by McCain and not by the people. Her party has no choice but to support her; not to support Palin would imply division within their party. With Obama’s choice for VP, there is no doubt that Biden has the level of experience for the job. Biden ran for President and received voter support. This speaks to Obama’s superior judgment vs McCain. Obama’s thought process was what is best for the country and McCain, his main concern was who would help me win, move the agenda of oil production and large profits. Palin is a success you can’t take that from her. However, looking at the picture of the Wasilla, Alaska City Hall, it looks like she should be asking “May I take your order please” and not our vote for possible Presidency. Hopefully, voters will look past race and do what’s best for America. Vote Obama/Biden!
August

There is a vibe a woman get when you meet or see another female. Now ever since I was in school (always had female problems), I always knew when I saw (don’t even have to speak to her) a new female whether something was sneaky about her or if she was a really genuine person. Something about Sarah doesn’t sit well with me, it’s like I can see the lies in her eyes, and when she speaks. I honestly believe she know she is not the right candidate for the job, but excepted it, why? because she knew she would have the chance to make history, and be included in the history books.