.....AND POLITICS!!!

so!!!  if ol Taibbi (i haven't a clue how to pronounce his name, so in my head i've nicknamed him tabby, like tabby cat) can call Romney a dickhead in rolling stone, i think i can blog about politics.  i was sure as soon as i got this up and running i would become a blank slate.  yep.  my wit has evaporated on the spot. i was not familiar with mr. tabby's blog until today actually, and while i'm not impressed with his immature name calling he certainly got my attention.  i might have to go back for more.  he brought to the forefront things i want to investigate as a voter in this country. i'm tired of the rhetoric and the ANNOYING buzz words from both camps.  it's insulting. really.

so i made my way over to fact-checker (http://www.politifact.com) the other day, because that's what we all should do if we want to make an informed choice.  here's what i thought about what i discovered.  well, first, you can change one word around or take a few words out and completely change the meaning of a sentence.  seems harmless, but i learned in therapy with Bedford Combs, that in order to properly communicate, we should be able to repeat what someone says VERBATIM, meaning, exactly the way it was said, without changing one single word.  maybe these politicians need a lil session.  that could cut out some serious mudslinging.  

Example numero uno:

Biden says Romney said it was TRAGIC, keyword here folks, mistake, we should have left 30,000 troops there, meaning in Iraq, when in fact he did use the word 'tragic', although he was referring to the rate in which Obama pulled the troops, not the fact he was pulling them.  see???  now isn't that silly?

Here's another:

Biden says Romney said he wouldn't move heaven and earth to get Osama, when in fact he said that he wanted to pursue all of al-quaida, not just it's leaders.  really? how long did they know Bin Laden's location before they ordered the hit? hmmmm.  and who was the driving force behind it? silly politicians.

On Iran, Ryan felt the ayatollahs were getting the impression that the U.S. relationship with ally Israel was dwindling. Ryan claimed Obama was in New York City the same day as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and snubbed him by scheduling a TV appearance instead of meeting with the man. Come to found out, the two leaders weren't even there on the same dad gum day: Obama was there Monday and Tuesday, and Netanyahu was there later in the week, on Thursday and Friday. it's the little details....

okay okay last one....there are just so many, but i have to include the lie of the year. government is not taking over healthcare.  it was a broad statement.  i'm guessing he was a little nervous, Ryan that is, he's green, and got a little carried away.  they don't own the hospitals and our doctors aren't becoming government employees. 

gosh there are so many more juicier ones but you're going to have to go read them yourself.  i'm tired. http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2012/oct/11/fact-checking-vice-presidential-debate-between-joe/ 

now, i'm going to be real TEXAS honest here.  it was difficult for me to even listen to vp joe biden with all that snickering, and smirking, and interrupting he did.  i think the final count was 83 interruptions.  i missed some important details of this debate. he seemed defensive and arrogant. i can stomach A LOT of things, but not arrogance.  isn't he supposed to be a public servant?  i really wanted to knock those veneers right on out that mouth.  i shouldn't be feeling this way about the vice-president of the United States of America, and he really shouldn't be acting like a first class jerk.  i don't care what you say mr. tabby. no excuses