Friday, 3rd October, 2008
Obama Voted For Higher Taxes?
You know, I'm getting really freaking tired of these false claims that Barack Obama has voted numerous times to raise taxes for the middle class while serving in the United States Senate. I know McCain and Palin are trying to discredit Obama - I mean we've seen this all before, Republicans always try to make elections about who is going to cut taxes and who is going to raise them. But I really would have expected McCain and Palin to show a bit more class and not try to manipulate the voters. I think this just shows how far we can trust either one of them.
So for anyone who believes these untruths, I urge you to read Fact Check: Did Obama vote 94 times for higher taxes?. Just in case the article disappears or someone is too lazy to click it, I will quote the most important part:
- 23 were against proposed tax cuts.
- 7 were "for measures that would have lowered taxes for many, while raising them on a relative few, either corporations or affluent individuals."
- 11 were to increase taxes on people making more than $1 million a year, to help fund programs such as Head Start, school nutrition, or veterans' health care.
- 53 were votes on budget resolutions or amendments that "could not have resulted by themselves in raising taxes," though many "were clear statements of approval for increased taxes"
Thursday, 9th October, 2008
Cindy McCain
I find it incredibly funny that Mrs. McCain is accusing Barack Obama of running the "dirtiest campaign in American history". Her husband has been using the past few weeks to step up personal attacks on Obama's character, trying to link him to various individuals (such as Bill Ayers), which is absolutely ludicrous. Meanwhile, Obama has been continuing to focus on the issues at hand that actually matter. I guess maybe focusing on such ridiculous concepts as the economy, health care, education, and alternative energy is considered running a dirty campaign.
It's also pretty ironic that she makes this accusation a day before continuing the McCain campaign's policy of lying and misleading the American people. She again brought up Obama voting against an emergency war-spending bill last year. What she and her husband continually fail to mention is why Obama voted against it - because it did not include a timetable for withdrawal of troops from Iraq, something that I imagine a mother of a member of the military would be extremely interested in. So somehow I don't really believe her when she talks about how upset she was about Obama voting "not to fund my son when he was serving". If I were her, I'd be much more concerned about her campaign's position that we should continue to endanger American lives (including her son's) instead of asking Iraq to start taking responsibility for their country.
But then again, the McCain campaign is clearly the one that is more respectable and dignified. Obviously. Talking about issues and responsibility is just dirty.
Dirtiest Campaign in History
Fresh on the heels of Cindy McCain claiming Obama is running the "dirtiest campaign in American history", I bring you this interesting read about what's going on in the McCain campaign:
Absolutely sickening. I don't care if McCain and/or Palin are involved or not, they absolutely shouldn't allow that sort of behavior in their rallies. Do we really want someone that allows this kind of violent talk to be our next President of the United States?
Monday, 20th October, 2008
Obama/McCain Tax Comparison
It's time to settle all the propaganda over who would raise taxes for whom. Here is a simple overview on how Obama and McCain would change taxes for the American people, originally from Jake Tapper on Good Morning America:
Salary - $18,725
McCain cuts $65
Obama cuts $567
Salary - $37K - $66K
McCain cuts $608
Obama cuts $1,118
Salary - $66K - $110K
McCain cuts $1,487
Obama cuts $1,264
Top 1% - $602K - $2.8 million
McCain cuts $109,214
Obama would raise $121,689