Biden's Lies, and What's Really True (UPDATED)

1. TAX VOTE: Biden said McCain voted "the exact same way" as Obama to increase taxes on Americans earning just $42,000, but McCain DID NOT VOTE THAT WAY.

2. AHMEDINIJAD MEETING: Joe Biden lied when he said that Barack Obama never said that he would sit down unconditionally with Mahmoud Ahmedinijad of Iran. Barack Obama did say specifically, and Joe Biden attacked him for it.

3. OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING: Biden said, "Drill we must." But Biden has opposed offshore drilling and even compared offshore drilling to "raping" the Outer Continental Shelf."

4. TROOP FUNDING: Joe Biden lied when he indicated that John McCain and Barack Obama voted the same way against funding the troops in the field. John McCain opposed a bill that included a timeline, that the President of the United States had already said he would veto regardless of it's passage.

5. OPPOSING CLEAN COAL: Biden says he's always been for clean coal, but he just told a voter that he is against clean coal and any new coal plants in America and has a record of voting against clean coal and coal in the U.S. Senate.

6. ALERNATIVE ENERGY VOTES: According to FactCheck.org, Biden is exaggerating and overstating John McCain's record voting for alternative energy when he says he voted against it 23 times.

7. HEALTH INSURANCE: Biden falsely said McCain will raise taxes on people's health insurance coverage -- they get a tax credit to offset any tax hike. Independent fact checkers have confirmed this attack is false

8. OIL TAXES: Biden falsely said Palin supported a windfall profits tax in Alaska -- she reformed the state tax and revenue system, it's not a windfall profits tax.

9. AFGHANISTAN / GEN. MCKIERNAN COMMENTS: Biden said that top military commander in Iraq said the principles of the surge could not be applied to Afghanistan, but the commander of NATO's International Security Assistance Force Gen. David D. McKiernan said that there were principles of the surge strategy, including working with tribes, that could be applied in Afghanistan.

10.REGULATION: Biden falsely said McCain weakened regulation -- he actually called for more regulation on Fannie and Freddie.

11.IRAQ: When Joe Biden lied when he said that John McCain was "dead wrong on Iraq", because Joe Biden shared the same vote to authorize the war and differed on the surge strategy where they John McCain has been proven right.

12.TAX INCREASES: Biden said Americans earning less than $250,000 wouldn't see higher taxes, but the Obama-Biden tax plan would raise taxes on individuals making $200,000 or more.

13.BAILOUT: Biden said the economic rescue legislation matches the four principles that Obama laid out, but in reality it doesn't meet two of the four principles that Obama outlined on Sept. 19, which were that it include an emergency economic stimulus package, and that it be part of "part of a globally coordinated effort with our partners in the G-20."

14.REAGAN TAX RATES: Biden is wrong in saying that under Obama, Americans won't pay any more in taxes then they did under Reagan.

**from Florida Women for McCain

**UPDATE: For an EXCELLENT article on this topic, see this link  "Truthless Joe".

CALL TO ACTION

Ok girls, it's time to get involved. We are being asked to write the editors of our local newspapers. Let them know how you feel about Sarah's nomination, her performance tonight, and how they-the media-have treated her so unfairly. Call your local and national radio stations....let's inundate them. Let them know WE DO HAVE A VOICE. 

Mainstream Media Proven WRONG Again

First, let me say that until the end of the debate I thought Gwen Ifill handled herself very well. After shaking Sarah's hand, however, she turned to Joe Biden and exclaimed "You did great, Joe!" Whatever, I'll give her that. She just couldn't contain it any longer. She is a liberal and the debate was over, I just thought it was interesting.  

As for Biden, I thought he was generally pretty respectful, except for the smirk that remained on his face throughout the entire debate. What I found more interesting was watching how his wife treated Sarah as they stood talking after the debate. She was checkin' Sarah out from head to toe--the kind of thing I see jealous women do when sizing up the competition. 

As for the debate...the mainstream media has been ripping Sarah Palin to shreds for weeks, and they have blown this SO out of proportion that many were blown away by what they saw in Sarah tonight. Who knows what in the world happened pre-interview with Katie Couric (or post-interview in the editing room), because the Sarah we saw tonight is the Sarah we LOVE to see. Sarah won the debate, no doubt about it. She ROCKED that debate! For a little over an hour and a half, she went toe to toe with Joe Biden. She's been at this for 5 weeks, he's been at it for 35 years, known as an expert debater. Pretty impressive.

Tonight was the test for Sarah Palin, and she passed hands down. This was pure, unedited Sarah. 

Will tackle the issues after doing some research. There were many mischaracterizations by Biden tonight of the McCain position that Sarah didn't have the chance to respond to. 

So far, let's see....Rachel Maddow from MSNBC is calling Sarah "frenetic, cartoonish, gimmicky, and folksy".....NBC's Chuck Todd declared the race over yesterday.

More later.

***UPDATE: See what others are saying here. 

What's YOUR Opinion?

Here's your chance girls, tell me how you thought the debate went!?

I think Sarah knocked it out of the park! 

More in a bit....

DEBATE TONIGHT!!

REMINDER: (As if you could forget!) Tune in tonight at 9 PM EST to see the debate between Governor Sarah Palin and Senator Joe Biden.

Media Bias and Preparing For The Debate

Never in my lifetime have I seen anything to beat what is going on right now with regard to all things Sarah Palin. I have heard some of the most racist, sexist and just downright nasty comments I have ever heard about a politician in the media--and they're getting a pass. Two nights ago I heard Ashley Judd, who I love to see in a good MOVIE, say "a woman voting for McCain/Palin is like a chicken voting for Col. Sanders."(BY THE WAY, ASHLEY--IN THE FUTURE DO NOT ASSUME YOU REPRESENT ALL WOMEN BECAUSE THIS MOM DOESN'T BELIEVE IN KILLING THE UNBORN OR MUCH OF ANYTHING ELSE YOU BELIEVE IN!!!) Canadians seem to think we care what they think, as journalist Heather Mallick weighs in, saying Sarah Palin looks like a "porn actress", and that "she isn't even female really", attacking her as "vicious and profoundly dishonest". Mallick also said that Republicans vote that way "to give themselves the only self-esteem available to their broken, economically abused existence"--this AFTER she called us "unlettered, white trash, and hicks". Palin's family wasn't immune either. The Canadian journalist attacked Bristol Palin, calling her "pramface", then calling her boyfriend an "f-in redneck". She attacked Track Palin saying he was absolutely "terrified" as he left for Iraq. 

To put the icing on the cake, get this: on NBC Nightly News last night, NBC stooped to an all time low when they sent a reporter to Hanoi to find McCain's captors so that they could confirm McCain's story of torture and make sure he was telling the truth. Shock of all shocks...his torturers tell a different story. Imagine that! Our enemies denying torture! It isn't enough that the men who were tortured alongside John McCain tell the same story, NBC has to go speak with the enemy and air their propaganda on American television. 

When is enough going to be enough? When are we going to get angry enough to stand up and speak out? I hope that what we've seen this last month is enough motivation...I've only given a sample of what's been said. It's nothing new, the media just isn't hiding their bias any longer, and they are no longer held accountable for journalistic malpractice (i.e. lying). We need to spend the next 24 hours praying for Sarah Palin like we haven't done thus far. Tomorrow night, the weight of the world will be on her shoulders. Millions will be watching, waiting to pounce if she makes even one misstep...all the while, Joe Biden (the walking "gaffe" machine) will get a pass no matter how poorly he performs. I look for Sarah to be who she is, true to herself and what she believes in--so, Sarah--in case we're fortunate enough for you to be reading this, we're praying for you and we're pulling for you 1000%! YOU GO GIRL! We KNOW you are going to ROCK THE HOUSE!!

To explore more rumors and answers, see this link. 

Thursday Night's Debate Moderator Needs To Be Replaced: CALL TO ACTION!

As you know, the much anticipated debate between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden is tomorrow night! Gwen Ifill, of PBS, will moderate this event. An interesting tidbit has emerged, however, that Ifill has played quite a part in promoting the success of Barack Obama. Gwen Ifill, as most are from PBS, is a known liberal and has been on many mainstream media networks criticizing Palin and clearly supporting Obama. Her new book, entitled "Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama" releases on Inauguration day.  Her participation in the debate is unacceptable. If she is allowed to continue as moderator, she should be required, at the very least, to acknowledge her conflict of interest. 

**To email the Executive Director of the Debates Commission: jb@debates.org

**If you would like to call and ask the commission to, at the very least, acknowledge her conflict of interest, call: 202-872-1020.

For this, and further information, see this article by Michelle Malkin.

Get The Fingers Dialing, Folks: CALL TO ACTION! **UPDATED**

When are Republicans going to learn? In an article this morning in the National Review, it seems that plenty of earmarks are still in this bill.....Read on.

List of Earmarks, etc.: by Rich Lowry, National Review

"…apparently in the bailout bill (based on a list going around). Pretty outrageous. Isn’t this in John McCain’s wheelhouse?

New Tax earmarks in Bailout bill
- Film and Television Productions (Sec. 502)
- Wooden Arrows designed for use by children (Sec. 503)
- 6 page package of earmarks for litigants in the 1989 Exxon Valdez incident, Alaska (Sec. 504)

Tax earmark “extenders” in the bailout bill.
- Virgin Island and Puerto Rican Rum (Section 308)
- American Samoa (Sec. 309)
- Mine Rescue Teams (Sec. 310)
- Mine Safety Equipment (Sec. 311)
- Domestic Production Activities in Puerto Rico (Sec. 312)
- Indian Tribes (Sec. 314, 315)
- Railroads (Sec. 316)
- Auto Racing Tracks (317)
- District of Columbia (Sec. 322)
- Wool Research (Sec. 325)

9:38 a.m. October 1, 2008."

***Call 202-224-3121--The vote is to be held later today***

**UPDATE: Senate passed the bill. Find out more here.