On Saturday, October 20, 2012, Bruce Majors wrote: > ** > > > > > ---- > ** > > > *An Assortment Of Obama's Lies During The Second Debate In His Desperate > Attempt To Resurge In The Polls***** > > *_____________________________________________________________________**** > * > > *LIE #1: OBAMA MISLED ON HIS RESPONSE TO LIBYA***** > > *THE CLAIM: **Obama Gave A Misleading Response About His Reaction To The > Terrorist Attack In Libya. *OBAMA: "Secretary Clinton has done an > extraordinary job. But she works for me. I'm the president. And I'm always > responsible. And that's why nobody is more interested in finding out > exactly what happened than I did (sic). The day after the attack, Governor, > I stood in the Rose Garden, and I told the American people and the world > that we are going to find out exactly what happened, that this was an act > of terror. And I also said that we're going to hunt down those who > committed this crime. And then a few days later, I was there greeting the > caskets coming into Andrews Air Force Base and grieving with the families." > (President Barack Obama, Presidential Debate, Hempstead, N.Y., 10/16/12)** > ** > > *THE FACTS:** **The Washington Post**'s Fact Checker: Obama Did Not Say > "Terrorism" In The Rose Garden And "It Took The Administration Days To > Concede That That It Was An 'Act Of Terrorism'" Unrelated To The Video.*"What > did Obama say in the Rose Garden a day after the attack in Libya? 'No acts > of terror will ever shake the resolve of this nation,' he said. But he did > not say 'terrorism'-and it took the administration days to concede that > that it was an 'act of terrorism' that appears unrelated to initial reports > of anger at a video that defamed the prophet Muhammad." (Glenn Kessler, > "Fact Check: Libya Attack," *The Washington Post's *The Fact > Checker<http://mdgop.us4.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=23a163226d225ce34364f4596&id=d8ee89d4dc&e=15680dde22>, > 10/16/12)**** > > *THE FACTS:** **Politico**'s Mike Allen: In The Rose Garden, Obama Said > "Very Generally, We Will Not Let Acts Of Terror Go Unpunished." *POLITICO's > MIKE ALLEN: "There's going to be a bunch of fact checks, but just to do a > fact check here. When Governor Romney said that Obama had been slow in > calling the Libya attack terrorism and the President said 'oh wait a > minute, in the Rose Garden, the day after, I referred to an act of terror', > Candy Crowley stepped in and said that he was right. It's actually > arguable. And I'm looking at the transcript of that White House event the > day after and he started by referring to them as selfless acts, which is > casted very differently than the sort of very planned action that we now > have. Later toward the end, he makes a reference to 9/11 and he says, very > generally, we will not let acts of terror go unpunished. So that's going to > be an arguable point." (Presidential Debate Wrap-Up, Politico > Live<http://mdgop.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=23a163226d225ce34364f4596&id=625d5c26d9&e=15680dde22>, > 10/16/12)**** > > *THE FACTS:** In Obama's Rose Garden Remarks, "He Did Not Explicitly > Refer To The Benghazi Attack As An 'Act Of Terror,' Though He Did Use Those > Words."*"Romney said during Tuesday night's debate that it took 14 days > for Obama to acknowledge that the attack was a terrorist attack, while > Obama and CNN's Candy Crowley agreed that Obama said so Sept. 12 in remarks > in the Rose Garden. In those remarks, journalists noticed, he did not > explicitly refer to the Benghazi attack as an 'act of terror,' though he > did use those words. 'No acts of terror will ever shake the resolve of this > great nation, alter that character, or eclipse the light of the values that > we stand for,' he said." (Josh Rogin, "Obama Did Call Benghazi Attack 'An > Act Of Terror' - In Colorado,"*Foreign Policy*'s The > Cable<http://mdgop.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=23a163226d225ce34364f4596&id=d1446b81b7&e=15680dde22>, > 10/16/12)**** > > *THE FACTS:** **The Washington Post**'s Fact Checker: "From Our Many > Years Of Covering Diplomacy We Would Say There Is A World Of Difference" > Between Acknowledging Terrorism And Referring To "Acts Of Terror."*"Note: > we added this statement to the timeline after Josh Gerstein of Politico > asserted that the phrasing 'acts of terror' showed Obama acknowledged > 'terrorism' was behind the attack. From our many years of covering > diplomacy we would say there is a world of difference, but readers can draw > their own conclusions." (Glenn Kessler, "From Video To Terrorist Attack: A > Definitive Timeline Of Administration Statements On The Libya Attack,"*The > Washington Post*'s Fact > Checker<http://mdgop.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=23a163226d225ce34364f4596&id=56681ca68f&e=15680dde22>, > 9/27/12)**** > > *THE FACTS:** CNN's Candy Crowley Said Governor Romney Was "Right" That > Obama Didn't Call Libya A Terrorist Attack.*CNN's JOHN KING: "By > misspeaking about exactly what the president said the day after, Governor > Romney has now, he is in this fact check environment, this should be a > problem for the president. This should not be a problem for what Governor > Romney said in the debate. Because He was wrong about - the president did > generically refer to an act of terror the day after. We are correcting - > Candy corrected Governor Romney on the spot. And so we are having a > question. What did Governor Romney say as opposed to what did the > administration do. So Governor Romney's choice of words there was a poor > one. So he's being fact checked, and that takes something away from him. I > would make this argument. This is going to be done in studios like this in > Washington and New York and we're going to talk about it. Our undecided > voters out there in the country and lots of undecided voters in the > battleground states that are going to make their decisions based on what > happened in Libya or based on who they think is going to have a better > economic plan. I vote the latter." CNN's ANDERSON COOPER: "I totally agree. > I mean this is a murky situation. I think Candy had it right. Romney > clearly got it wrong. On one fact, but there's a bigger story. Surely we're > not going to spend a lot of time on trying to start or litigate. "Let's > bring in Candy, though. Candy, because this was a moment which obviously > now both campaigns are going to be focusing on. Tell us your thoughts > during that moment." CNN's CANDY CROWLEY: "Well, you know, again, I heard > the president's speech at the time. I sort of re-read a lot of stuff about > Libya, because I knew we'd probably get a Libya question, so I kind of > wanted to be up on it. So I knew that the president had said, you know, > 'these acts of terror won't stand' or whatever the whole quote was. And I > think actually, because right after that, I did turn around and say but you > are totally correct that they spent two weeks telling us that this was > about a tape and that there was this riot outside the Benghazi consulate, > which there wasn't. So he was right in the main, I just think he picked the > wrong word. They're going to parse and we all know what the definition of > 'is' is, but, you know, in the end, I think John's probably right." (CNN's > "Debate > Night In > America,"<http://mdgop.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=23a163226d225ce34364f4596&id=cfa851593e&e=15680dde22>10/16/12) > **** > > - *Click Here To > Watch*<http://mdgop.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=23a163226d225ce34364f4596&id=4a0d9da0ab&e=15680dde22> > **** > > *THE FACTS: **NBC's Chuck Todd: "I Think That The Increased Coverage Of > It Will Still Cause Questions, Right, The President Didn't Answer Why Was > The Film Being Used To Still , As Part Of The Blame Of What Happened In > Benghazi."*NBC's CHUCK TODD: "There is some perverse good news for Romney > on this Libya topic. I think that the increased coverage of it will still > cause questions, right, the president didn't answer why was the film being > used to still, as part of the blame of what happened in Benghazi, number > one, and number two, guess what, the third debate is foreign policy. Romney > has an opportunity to clean up, frankly, his mess, in the next debate since > that's the topic area and my guess is we know what the first 15 minutes of > the next debate is going to be. It's going to be on a back-and-forth on > Libya." (PBS, 10/16/12)**** > > *LIE #2: OBAMA DISTORTED ROMNEY'S POSITION ON THE AUTO BAILOUTS***** > > *THE CLAIM: **Obama Attacks Romney Saying His Bankruptcy For Detroit > Would Not Have Worked. *OBAMA: "Candy, what Governor Romney said just > isn't true. You wanted to take them into bankruptcy without providing them > any way to stay open. We would have lost a million jobs. Take the > executives at GM and Chrysler, some of whom are republicans. They may even > support Governor Romney. They will tell you that would not have > worked."(President Barack Obama, Presidential Debate, Hempstead, N.Y., > 10/16/12)**** > > *THE FACTS:** "Romney Called For A Managed Bankruptcy," And "GM And > Chrysler Did Go Through A Managed Bankruptcy."*"Although 'bankrupt' often > conjures up images of liquidation, Romney called for a 'managed > bankruptcy.' This is a process in which the company uses the bankruptcy > code to discharge its debts, but emerges from the process a leaner, less > leveraged company. Ultimately, along with getting nearly $80 billion in > loans and other assistance from the Bush and Obama administrations, GM and > Chrysler did go through a managed bankruptcy. (Glenn Kessler, "Fact Check: > Letting Detroit Go Bankrupt,"*The Washington Post's*Fact > Check<http://mdgop.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=23a163226d225ce34364f4596&id=a4b001d399&e=15680dde22>, > 10/16/12)**** > > *LIE #3: OBAMA RESURFACED FAUX WAR SAVINGS LIES***** > > *THE CLAIM: **Obama Said "Let's Take The Money That We've Been Spending > On War Over The Last Decade To Rebuild America, Roads, Bridges, > Schools."*OBAMA: > "Let's take the money that we've been spending on war over the last decade > to rebuild America, roads, bridges, schools. We do those things, not only > is your future going to be bright, but America's future is going to be > bright as well." (President Barack Obama, Presidential Debate, Hempstead, > N.Y., 10/16/12)**** > > *THE FACTS:** "Using Money That Had Been Earmarked For Wars To Build > Schools And Infrastructure Would Involve Even More Borrowing, Adding To The > Federal Deficit."*"What Obama didn't mention is that much of the money > that has been paying for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan was borrowed. In > fact, the government borrows nearly 40 cents for every dollar it spends. > Thus using money that had been earmarked for wars to build schools and > infrastructure would involve even more borrowing, adding to the federal > deficit." (Calvin Woodward, "FACT CHECK: Stumbles In Latest Presidential > Debate," *The Associated > Press*<http://mdgop.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=23a163226d225ce34364f4596&id=947994d0c3&e=15680dde22>, > 10/16/12)**** > > *LIE #4: OBAMA LIED ABOUT ENERGY PRODUCTION ON HIS WATCH***** > > *THE CLAIM:** Obama Touts The Highest Levels Of Energy Production From > Oil And Gas In Years. *OBAMA: "The most important thing we can do is to > make sure we control our own energy. Here is what I have done since I was > president, we have increased oil production to the highest levels in 16 > years. Natural gas production is the highest it has been in decades. > (President Barack Obama, Presidential Debate, Hempstead, N.Y., 10/16/12)** > ** > > - *THE CLAIM:** Obama Refuted The Claim That He Has Halved The Number > Of Gas And Oil Permits On Federal Lands And Waters. *ROMNEY: "As a > matter of fact, oil production is down 14 percent this year on federal > land, and gas production is down 9 percent. Why? Because the president cut > in half the number of licenses and permits for drilling on federal lands > and in federal waters." OBAMA: "Candy, there's no doubt that world demand's > gone up. But our production is going up, and we're using oil more > efficiently. And very little of what Governor Romney just said is true. > We've opened up public lands. We're actually drilling more on public lands > than in the previous administration." (President Barack Obama, Presidential > Debate, Hempstead, NY, 10/16/12) **** > > *THE FACTS:**Contrary To President Obama's Assertions, "Production Of Oil > On Public Land Is Down 14 Percent And Production Of Gas On Public Land Is > Down 9 Percent."*"Is Gov. Mitt Romney telling the truth when he says oil > and gas production is down on public land? Contrary to President Obama's > assertions, Romney's telling the truth when he says, 'Production of oil on > public land is down 14 percent and production of gas on public land is down > 9 percent.' That's because energy production on federal lands is down > compared to 2010, according to the Energy Information Administration." > (Juliet Eilperin, "The Truth About Oil And Gas Production On Public Land," > *The Washington Post'*s Fact > Check<http://mdgop.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=23a163226d225ce34364f4596&id=ac901d50ba&e=15680dde22>, > 10/16/12)**** > > *THE FACTS:** ABC's Jonathan Karl: "It Is True That Those Drilling Leases > And Permits Are Down Under President Obama." *ABC's JOHNATHAN KARL: "But > on this issue of oil and gas drilling, Governor Romney said that oil and > gas drilling is down by 50% on public lands. That is not exactly true but > it's not far off. In fact, we looked at the numbers and oil drilling > permits on public land dropped by 37% in the first two years of the Obama > administration, 42% in terms of leases for natural gas. So the numbers > weren't exactly right, but it is true that those drilling leases and > permits are down under President Obama." (ABC's Presidential Debate > Coverage, 10/16/12)**** > > *LIE #5: OBAMA LIED ABOUT MIDDLE CLASS TAX CUTS***** > > *THE CLAIM:** Obama Said He Had Kept His Promise To Cut Taxes For Middle > Class Families, And Had Cut Them By $3,600.*OBAMA: "I said I would cut > taxes for middle-class families. That is what I have done. By $3,600." > (President Barack Obama, Presidential Debate, Hempstead, NY, 10/16/12)**** > > *THE FACTS:** Obama "Makes It Sound Like It Is One Big Tax Cut. The > $3,600 Figure Is Over Four Years."*"But he makes it sound like it is one > big tax cut. The $3,600 figure is over four years - $800 in each of 2009 > and 2010 due to the Making Work Pay tax credit and $1,000 in each of 2011 > and 2012 due to a Social Security payroll tax cut." (Glenn Kessler, "Fact > Check: Obama's $3,600 Tax Credit,"*The Washington Post's *The Fact > Checker<http://mdgop.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=23a163226d225ce34364f4596&id=52ecb7f93b&e=15680dde22>, > 10/16/12)**** > > ** > >
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