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and-justice-for-all Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-27-08 06:26 PM
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Has anyone debunked McCains's lies and distortions...
from the debate? If so, let me know please.
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PermanentRevolution Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-27-08 06:28 PM
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1. Factcheck has their debate analysis up...
http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/factchecking_debate_no_1.html

But be warned, they criticize a few things Obama said as well.
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and-justice-for-all Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-27-08 08:25 PM
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5. I just went through them all...
McSame got several things wrong and exaggerated other: 14 errors.

Obama got some numbers mixed up and some things out whack, but no blatant lies: 7 errors.
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deadparrot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-27-08 06:28 PM
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2. Here's FactCheck.org's analysis:
http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/factchecking_debate_no_1.html
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and-justice-for-all Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-27-08 08:03 PM
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4. I thought Fact Check was playing the spin game?
Did they not try to spin some shit on Obama recently?
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ProgressiveEconomist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-27-08 07:13 PM
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3. Here's a googlenews search LINK that just got 154 hits for "debate+'fact check'"
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&tab=wn&ned=us&q=debate+%22fact+check%22&btnG=Search+News
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11 Bravo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-27-08 08:44 PM
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6. Absolutely, the MSM has been relentless in pointing out Grandpa's repeated lies.
Do I really need to add :sarcasm:?
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