On
September 3, 2012 Chairman of the California Democratic Party John
Burton said in a statement about the Republican Party, “They lie
and they don’t care if people think they lie.” “As long as you
lie, Joseph Goebbels, the big lie, you keep repeating it, you know.”
When people figure out that these people say they do not care about
the truth and they don’t care if they lie because it doesn’t
matter if they lie.” “I mean, that’s very cynical, very
dangerous.”
I
think John Burton should not have apologized. He just made a
comparison to Joseph Goebbel’s big lie. The Republican’s don’t
want to hear the truth. They flat out lie and don’t give it a
second thought. When someone calls them on their lies, they start
crying like little babies. Demanding an apology, for being compared
to the Nazi Joseph Goebbels, well you know if it looks like a duck.
I’m just saying.
Here
is a list of five lies that Paul Ryan told when he gave his speech at
the Republican National Convention.
1.
Lie: President Obama is the "greatest threat" to Medicare.
Truth:
Obama didn't make any cuts to Medicare benefits; he made cuts to
provider reimbursements, to improve cost efficiency and extend the
fiscal security of Medicare by eight years. According to the Medicare
actuary, "[Obama's] Affordable Care Act makes important changes
to the Medicare program and substantially improves its financial
outlook."1 But Ryan
actually does want to cut benefits. He proposed dismantling Medicare
and replacing it with a voucher system, leaving millions of seniors
to come up with more money to pay for care out of pocket.2,
3
2.
Lie: President Obama didn't save a General Motors plant in Wisconsin.
Truth:
First, Obama wasn't even in office when the GM plant closed. Second,
Obama never made a promise to save it.4
3.
Lie: President Obama ignored recommendations of a bipartisan debt
commission.
Truth:
Paul Ryan actually sat on that commission. And he led Republicans in
voting down the commission's own recommendation. So the commission
never gave a report to Obama, because Ryan voted to kill the report
before it could.5
4.
Lie: President Obama is responsible for the downgrading of the U.S.
Credit Rating
Truth:
House Republicans, including Paul Ryan, held the full faith and
credit of the United States hostage to try to ransom it for trillions
of dollars in cuts to social programs without increasing taxes on the
wealthy one dime. Standard & Poors said specifically, "We
have changed our assumption on [revenue] because the majority of
Republicans in Congress continue to resist any measure that would
raise revenues." That's why our nation's credit rating was
downgraded.6,
7
5.
Lie: Ryan wants to protect the "weak."
Truth:
Ryan's biggest feat in his political career was proposing a budget
with dramatic cuts to programs benefiting the poor. He'd cut Medicaid
by one third, take away health care insurance from 30 million
Americans, and cut Pell Grants for 1 million students. All to give
more tax breaks to the rich.8
Sources:
1.
"Fact check: Paul Ryan at the RNC," USA Today, August 30,
2012
2.
"Undoing Obama Medicare cuts may backfire on Romney," The
Boston Globe, August 18, 2012
3.
"Romney-Ryan Medicare Plan Would Cost 29-Year-Olds $331,200:
Report," Huffington Post, August 27, 2012
4.
"Paul Ryan Misleads With GM Plant Closure Tale," Huffington
Post, August 29, 2012
5.
"Fact Check: Paul Ryan misleads on debt panel's spending cut
plan," CNN, August 30, 2012
6.
"Top 5 Fibs In Paul Ryan's Convention Speech," Talking
Points Memo, August 30, 2012
7.
"Paul Ryan Address: Convention Speech Built On Demonstrably
Misleading Assertions," Huffington Post, August 30, 2012
8.
"4 Ways Paul Ryan's Budget Would Devastate The Poor,"
ThinkProgress, August 17, 2012
The
biased media should report on the lies Paul Ryan told. For all of you
people who choose to believe these lies, you are idiots. I am a
person who wants the truth, so I can make an informed decision. Keep
believing in the lies and you will live to regret it.
LM
