{"id":503,"date":"2012-08-11T17:49:11","date_gmt":"2012-08-12T00:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/allsolutionsnetwork.org\/blog\/?p=503"},"modified":"2012-08-14T16:29:51","modified_gmt":"2012-08-14T23:29:51","slug":"have-they-no-shame-lies-lies-and-more-lies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allsolutionsnetwork.org\/blog\/have-they-no-shame-lies-lies-and-more-lies\/","title":{"rendered":"Have They No Shame?  Lies, Lies and More Lies!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Have they no shame?\u00a0 Lies, Lies and more Lies!<\/strong><br \/>\nRight off, I want to make it clear, my allegiance is not to republicans or democrats\u2026 My allegiance is to truth and the future of this country.\u00a0 We are facing enormous economic challenges and if we continue on the path that we are on, we are economically doomed.\u00a0 The future of our children and grandchildren is at risk.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Instead of discussing the policies needed to solve our issues, we are engaged\u00a0in the most despicable, deceitful, lie ridden, distorted, deflective\u00a0political campaign of my life\u2026 <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>I am disgusted!<\/em><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The nonstop barrage of lies and deceit coming from this campaign is beyond the pale.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you believe it\u2026<br \/>\nRomney is a felon<br \/>\nRomney is responsible for a woman\u2019s death.<br \/>\nRomney is a bully.<br \/>\nRomney is cruel to animals<br \/>\nThe list goes on and on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To top it off, Biden just told a predominatly black audience in Danville VA &#8220;<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>They gonna put y&#8217;all back in chains<\/em><\/span>&#8221; Is there no depths to which they will not go?<\/p>\n<p>This stream of lies and distortions has become so prominent that I could write a book on nothing them alone.\u00a0 Before getting to the real subject, I want to take a minute to set straight just a couple of them.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>The Lie-<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nJoe Soptic\u2019s wife died because he lost his job and insurance when Romney closed the GST\u00a0plant that Joe had worked for.\u00a0 The overarching message of the ad is that Romney is an uncaring rich guy that thinks nothing of the rest of us and let this woman die in order to increase company profits.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>The truth-<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n1.Romney left Bain Capital in 1999, a full two years before the GST\u00a0plant was closed;<br \/>\n2) Mrs. Soptic had health insurance through her own employer after her husband lost his job; and<br \/>\n3) She did not die until 2006, five years after the closure of GST Steel and 7 years after Romney left Bain.<\/p>\n<p>The bottom line is that Mitt Romney, had, absolutely nothing to do with this unfortunate situation.\u00a0 Yet the ad is there, it is still running and Obama has not seen fit to condemn it or distance himself from it.\u00a0 <em>This is civility?<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Just repeating this Lie makes me feel dirty<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>The Lie-<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nHarry Reid, (leader of the democratically controlled senate).\u00a0 \u201cThe word is out.\u00a0 Governor Romney hasn\u2019t paid taxes in a decade.\u201d\u00a0 He offered no proof or support for this absurd allegation.\u00a0 Then when challenged on it, he simply shrugged and said someone told him.\u00a0 Shortly, thereafter, political ads started showing up on the airwaves regarding the fabricated tax issue.<br \/>\nSo Harry Reid, has basically called Romney a tax Felon.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>The Truth-<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nIf Romney had failed to pay taxes for 10 years, don\u2019t you think the IRS would have noticed?\u00a0 He would currently reside in prison.\u00a0 This allegation is a bald face lie.\u00a0\u00a0 This allegation is beneath contempt.\u00a0 It has much validity as if I were to say, \u201cThe word is out, Harry Reid is child rapist.\u201d\u00a0 And then if pressed I answered, \u201cSomeone told me\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0 Such an action by me would be despicable.\u00a0 The allegation coming from Reid, the \u201crespectable\u201d leader of the senate is beyond words.<\/p>\n<p>This is the Obama campaign; the Chicago way\u2026 <em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">is this really, to whom, we want to trust this country\u2019s future?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I have a 10 year old son.\u00a0 He deserves better than this.\u00a0 Your children and grandchildren do, as well.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>This is About Facts Not Political Parties<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nAgain, I\u2019m not a partisan.\u00a0 I have a political philosophy, but I call them as I see them.\u00a0 Whether a democrat or a republican.\u00a0 Right is always right and wrong is always wrong. \u00a0\u00a0And a lie is always a lie\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bill Clinton had his faults.\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nBut he worked well with the other side and signed legislation that resulted in putting our economy on solid ground.\u00a0 Lowering spending, welfare reform, he, in conjunction, with a republican congress, did some things that were of great benefit for this country.<\/p>\n<p><strong>George Bush, had his good points<\/strong>.<br \/>\nHe presided over a long period of economic prosperity, but he couldn\u2019t find it in himself to veto anything until near the end of his tenure in office.\u00a0 He, and the republican congress, treated the federal budget like a candy store, allowing horrible overspending that was responsible for a huge increase in debt.<\/p>\n<p>I know that many would argue against the economic prosperity of Bush\u2026 They would also say that our present situation is the result of his policies.\u00a0 That is another lie perpetrated by the left, that is used\u00a0to support new lies and smoke of the current campaign.\u00a0 This, also, will be addressed in detail later.<\/p>\n<p>The point is that my allegiance is not to republicans or democrats\u2026 My allegiance is to truth and the future of this country.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>A RESPECTED POLTITICAN<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe politician that I probably respect most is probably Joe Lieberman.\u00a0 I disagree with him on most issues. <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>But he has integrity<\/em><\/span>.\u00a0 Something that is now sorely missed.\u00a0 To me, that is the most important trait.\u00a0 He calls them as he sees them, ALWAYS.\u00a0 He never failed to put the good of the country over the longevity of\u00a0his career.\u00a0 He put his political relationships and his place and power in the senate on the line almost every day by voting and speaking his conscience, rather than the party line.\u00a0\u00a0 Isn\u2019t that what we need?\u00a0 Don\u2019t we need leaders who put the good of the country over their personal power?\u00a0 History is full of leaders like that\u2026 and it never ends well.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>A Pack of Lies<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nWe are currently\u00a0on the precipice of one of the most serious economic threats our country has faced since the depression.\u00a0 There are important issues that need to be\u00a0discussed.\u00a0 Instead we hear nothing other irrelevant personal attacks meant to distract and destroy the reputation of the opponent.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em><strong>This country can no longer afford political correctness or mincing of words.<\/strong><\/em><\/span>\u00a0 We have a crisis!\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em>The administration is trying to keep us uninformed, kept in the dark and feeding us crap!\u00a0<\/em><\/span> They are pretending things are OK.\u00a0 They\u2019ll say \u201c<em>it\u2019s still tough, but we are on the right path<\/em>\u201d.\u00a0 <strong>That is a lie!\u00a0<\/strong> We are not on the right path! \u00a0We are on a sure path to economic devastation.<span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em> If changes aren\u2019t made to Medicare and Social Security, they will go under. This country can and will sink as surely as Greece is sinking now.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>As they are currently\u00a0configured, Social Security and Medicare are not sustainable. Every economist acknowledges this.<\/em><\/span>\u00a0 They ALL agree that something must be\u00a0done.\u00a0 Otherwise, they will not be here for our youth. On this issue there is no debate.\u00a0 But has this administration or its party made even <strong>one serious proposal?<\/strong>\u00a0 Anything other than to increase taxes on the rich?\u00a0 (Which could not possibly work\u2026 and they know it!) see <a href=\"https:\/\/allsolutionsnetwork.org\/blog\/tax-the-rich\/\">http:\/\/allsolutionsnetwork.org\/blog\/tax-the-rich\/<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0Of course not.\u00a0 It doesn&#8217;t matter that something must be done.\u00a0 <em>For their own selfish political interests, they have to make sure that they are <span style=\"color: #800000;\">nicer than republicans.<\/span><\/em>\u00a0 The future be damned!\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>The hell with the country&#8230; we need the issue!\u00a0 <strong>DISGUSTING!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>All we get is smoke, mirrors and LIES!\u00a0 Whether you agree or disagree with the ideas, it\u2019s a disgrace that when someone of integrity like Paul Ryan,\u00a0who\u00a0has the courage to tell the truth, they attempt to destroy him.<\/p>\n<p>He had the courage to put forth a plan to deal with Social Security and Medicare; which is\u00a0the untouchable \u201cThird Rail\u201d, of politics that every politician KNOWS is DYING A SLOW DEATH\u2026 \u00a0He put it all on the line for the good of this country\u2019s future.\u00a0 Finally, a politician who has the \u201c<em>audacity<\/em>\u201d to actually try to save it, to keep it solvent, to do something about our pressing issues\u2026 <em><strong>\u00a0the powers that be, tried to destroy him!<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 And I doubt that they are finished trying.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike his opponents, he had the integrity, honesty and courage to put his reputation and career on the line by putting out ideas that he knows will be distorted, lied about and mercilessly demagogued\u2026 what happens?\u00a0 Does the administration, put out a \u201crealistic\u201d plan of their own?\u00a0 Do they examine his ideas and say, \u201cyes, this part might work but let\u2019s try this over here, maybe we can improve this part\u201d?\u00a0\u00a0 Do they try to discuss, negotiate, or improve? No!&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The media airways were <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>immediately<\/em> <\/span>bombarded with ads showing a Paul Ryan lookalike pushing \u201cgrandma\u201d over a cliff! \u00a0\u00a0Allegations that Republicans want the elderly to eat cat food!\u00a0 Absolute despicable lies!<\/p>\n<p>In spite of the fact, his idea\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Effects no one currently on it.<\/li>\n<li>Effects no one close to qualifying for it.<\/li>\n<li>The over arching goal was to bring long term fiscal security to the system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lies, distortions and accusations.<\/p>\n<p>What else can the administration do?\u00a0 To tell the truth or to do or say anything else would be to acknowledge that the current policies are wrong, the direction is wrong, that the system needs to be tweaked.\u00a0 <em>It would amount to an acknowledgment that what\u2019s been done doesn\u2019t work.<\/em>\u00a0 It wouldn\u2019t advance the overarching goal, which is not the good of the country, but he goal of reelection and POWER.\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong><em>Apparantly, in their minds, it&#8217;s better to let the county slide into a deeper hole, than they lose power<\/em><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>The President and his campaign, if they had any integrity, dignity or honesty would be discussing issues, explaining why the president\u2019s policies are good for the country\u2019s future, rather than just making continual shameful, unfounded political attacks and lies.\u00a0 They don\u2019t want to talk issues or facts, because they all add up to a spectacular failure with no end in sight.\u00a0 <strong><em>Is it even possible that they don\u2019t know that their policies are destroying us?\u00a0 Or do they just not care?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In my life and analysis of politics I\u2019ve seen dishonest campaigning\u2026 by both democrats and republicans.\u00a0 Neither are immune.\u00a0 A bit of creativity with the facts is normal; always wrong\u2026 \u00a0but always normal.\u00a0 However, I have never seen anything like this!\u00a0 Have they no shame?<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRUTH AND FACTS DON\u2019T MATTER<\/strong><br \/>\nTruth and facts don\u2019t help Obama in his reelection.\u00a0 Consequently, we will see nor hear either!\u00a0 The only strategy that has a chance\u00a0of success is this continual despicable barrage of lies.\u00a0 Lies that are intended to keep the citizens of this country focusing and talking about these appalling unfounded allegations, rather than the tenuous state of the economy, lack of jobs and the future of our children!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em><strong>It\u2019s not about truth, it\u2019s not about the future, it\u2019s not about right or wrong\u2026 it is all about POWER.\u00a0 They will do and say anything to keep it!\u00a0\u00a0DOESN\u2019T THIS COUNRTY DESERVE BETTER THAN THAT??<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The ONLY chance this country has,is to elect\u00a0leaders with the courage of their convictions.\u00a0 Leaders willing to tell the truth, even if it might mean they lose office.\u00a0 However, this will never happen unless the people who actually vote, are made\u00a0aware of the truth.\u00a0 The fact is that much of our electorate knows nothing other than the propaganda that has been fed to them for years by politicians hungry for power and supported by a mainstream media committed to keeping them there.<\/p>\n<p>Much our electorate is simply unaware.\u00a0 Not bad, not wrong, not selfish, just unaware or deceived by dishonest power hunger politicians.\u00a0 Many have been convinced\u00a0that if anyone but a democrat is elected, they will be out on the street; they\u2019ll be eating dog food.\u00a0 More lies, but effective.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone would be concerned about losing their income, that\u2019s understandable.\u00a0 They rely on it and need it.\u00a0 The problem is that our dishonest politicians who care of nothing other than power, are lying to all of us and many pay so little attention to what\u2019s really happening that they just believe the garbage they are being fed.\u00a0 They vote with fear and ignorance rather than with their facts and logic.<\/p>\n<p>The future of our country is substantially resting on helping our electorate to the plight that we all face and the fact that ABSOLUTELY KNOW ONE is advocating that the solution is to cut their social security or Medicare.\u00a0 But this has to fixed.\u00a0 If not, it will soon be unavailable to anyone.<\/p>\n<p>Please, do your kids a favor, share this message.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allsolutionsnetwork.org\/blog\/forum\/the-economy-and-you-group5\/is-government-the-answer-forum2\/have-they-no-shame-lies-lies-and-more-lies-thread19\">Join the Forum discussion on this post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have they no shame?\u00a0 Lies, Lies and more Lies! 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