How does one argue with a dolt like this?
Show him the facts and the twisted fantasy world he inhabits won't allow him to see them.
These people are hopeless.
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Republican Rep. Tom Price of Georgia claimed Obama's stimulus bill created "a national health care rationing board," when in fact it did nothing of the sort.
Doctor's Orders?
Feb. 20
A number of House and Senate Republicans claimed that Obama's stimulus bill contained $8 billion for a "levitating train." In fact, not a dime of the money was earmarked for the proposed 300-mph "maglev" bullet train between Anaheim, Calif., and Las Vegas; the $8 billion is now being directed to 10 other passenger routes using more conventional technology.
GOP Stimulus Myths
Feb. 24
Internet Dementia
The wildest claims about Obama continue to come from anonymous chain e-mails that spread like viruses. Some notable examples:
There's no evidence that Obama dithered and delayed the rescue by Navy SEALs of Capt. Richard Phillips from Somali pirates, as claimed in a quick-spreading e-mail full of military jargon. The retired rear admiral who (in some versions) supposedly wrote it told us he's not the author, and that he never even met a Navy SEAL. The message's central claims are false, according to both White House and Pentagon officials.
Did Obama delay the rescue of Captain Phillips?
April 24
Nobody will be prevented from going to church by the national service bill Obama signed on April 21, and students won't be forced into slave-like forced labor either. The bill actually had broad support from Republican lawmakers, many of whom enthusiastically joined Democrats to pass it. It greatly expands such existing programs as VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America).
Is Congress creating a mandatory public service system? Are participants not allowed to go to church?
March 31
And there's no point in sending Obama a petition asking him to veto a bill to pay Social Security benefits to illegal immigrants, as urged in yet another viral message. Obama has never supported such a move, and there's no such bill anyway.
Is Congress about to give Social Security to illegal immigrants?
March 1
None of this surprises us. Spin, fact-twisting and deceptive claims have been standard fare in Washington for a long time, and we doubt that will change. It's just part of the messy process we know as democracy, and it's our job to help citizens sort through all that.
—Republished with permission from factcheck.org.
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