Yeah, all politicians lie, but some more than others....

[homersapien 12,286]

PolitiFact Rates Higher Percentage Of Republican Claims As False, Study Finds

Republicans' claims are far more likely than Democrats' to be rated false by the fact-checking site PolitiFact, according to a study released Tuesday.

Since January, PolitiFact has rated 52 percent of Republicans' statements as mostly or entirely false, compared to just 24 percent of Democrats' statements, the study found. In the first three weeks of May, amid controversies over the attacks in Benghazi, Libya and investigations at the Internal Revenue Service and the Department Of Justice, 60 percent of Republicans' statements were rated as false, compared to 29 percent of those made by Democrats.

George Mason University's Center for Media and Public Affairs, which conducted the study, looked at 100 claims, 46 made by Democrats and 54 by Republicans.

Rep. Michele Bachmann's (R-Minn.) claim that the IRS runs a "huge national database" of personal details, for instance, got a "pants on fire" rating.

“While Republicans see a credibility gap in the Obama administration, PolitiFact rates Republicans as the less credible party,” George Mason University CMPA president Robert Lichter wrote in a release with the Tuesday report.

The center released similar findings last year when it compared the Obama and Romney campaigns, giving Obama higher marks on truthfulness.

The study is far from a scientific referendum on partisan honesty -- as PolitiFact's editor Bill Adair noted, the statements it chooses to check aren't a representative sample of what either party is saying.

Adair wrote in an email to Poynter's Andrew Beaujon that statements are selected on the basis of news judgment.

"PolitiFact rates the factual accuracy of specific claims; we do not seek to measure which party tells more falsehoods," he told Beaujon. “The authors of this press release seem to have counted up a small number of our Truth-O-Meter ratings over a few months, and then drew their own conclusions.”

PolitiFact itself is no stranger to controversy, often from both sides of the aisle. The site annually causes chagrin with its "Lie of the Year" award. It gave that designation to Mitt Romney's Jeep ad in 2012, and to the claim that Republicans voted to end Medicare in 2011, earning an "avalanche of criticism" for the latter.

http://www.huffingto...html?ref=topbar

[AURaptor 1,137]

Specious at best. The misstatements by the GOP don't compare to the out right lies of the Left.

Obama's stating, on video, that he prefers single payer , govt run healthcare, and then flatly denying he ever was for it.

Stuff like that put the Dems in their own category of liars.

[TheBlueVue 177]

LOL

[finxster 4]

Specious at best. The misstatements by the GOP don't compare to the out right lies of the Left.

Obama's stating, on video, that he prefers single payer , govt run healthcare, and then flatly denying he ever was for it.

Stuff like that put the Dems in their own category of liars.

[Weegle777 78]

Specious at best. The misstatements by the GOP don't compare to the out right lies of the Left.

Obama's stating, on video, that he prefers single payer , govt run healthcare, and then flatly denying he ever was for it.

Stuff like that put the Dems in their own category of liars.

It's STILL all Bush's fault.

[finxster 4]

Specious at best. The misstatements by the GOP don't compare to the out right lies of the Left.

Obama's stating, on video, that he prefers single payer , govt run healthcare, and then flatly denying he ever was for it.

Stuff like that put the Dems in their own category of liars.

It's STILL all Bush's fault.

It's so freaking funny isn't it. Almost 4500 dead Americans. 22 veteran suicides per day. What a wonderful Christian and human being you are. You laughing emoticon is hysterical.

[alexava 6,976]

22suicides per day? Is that factual? I agree with the rest. But 22a day is hard to believe.

[Weegle777 78]

Specious at best. The misstatements by the GOP don't compare to the out right lies of the Left.

Obama's stating, on video, that he prefers single payer , govt run healthcare, and then flatly denying he ever was for it.

Stuff like that put the Dems in their own category of liars.

It's STILL all Bush's fault. :laugh:/>

It's so freaking funny isn't it. Almost 4500 dead Americans. 22 veteran suicides per day. What a wonderful Christian and human being you are. You laughing emoticon is hysterical.

You moron. You actually think that I am laughing at those deaths? Do you have a brain?

[homersapien 12,286]

Specious at best. The misstatements by the GOP don't compare to the out right lies of the Left.

Obama's stating, on video, that he prefers single payer , govt run healthcare, and then flatly denying he ever was for it.

Stuff like that put the Dems in their own category of liars.

FLASH!

Republicans lie more than Democrats, but Democratic lies are much worse, evening things out.

(And great example!) :-\

[homersapien 12,286]

It's STILL all Bush's fault.

FLASH!

George Bush leaves office. Is no longer responsible for Iraq war!

(Too bad he couldn't have taken the consequences with him, huh?)

[homersapien 12,286]

You moron. You actually think that I am laughing at those deaths? Do you have a brain?

FLASH!

Weegle responds to post with name calling and insults!

(Well, on second thought, this is hardly news.....)

[Weegle777 78]

You moron. You actually think that I am laughing at those deaths? Do you have a brain?

FLASH!

Weegle responds to post with name calling and insults!

(Well, on second thought, this is hardly news.....)

Wow. No one was speaking to you. Shocker that you would respond. And even you would have to see that what he said was moronic. Anyone laughing at the deaths of our fighting men is idiotic. You know that I wasn't doing that. Come on.

[homersapien 12,286]

You moron. You actually think that I am laughing at those deaths? Do you have a brain?

FLASH!

Weegle responds to post with name calling and insults!

(Well, on second thought, this is hardly news.....)

Wow. No one was speaking to you. Shocker that you would respond. And even you would have to see that what he said was moronic. Anyone laughing at the deaths of our fighting men is idiotic. You know that I wasn't doing that. Come on.

All I know about anyone on this forum is what they post.

[finxster 4]

Specious at best. The misstatements by the GOP don't compare to the out right lies of the Left.

Obama's stating, on video, that he prefers single payer , govt run healthcare, and then flatly denying he ever was for it.

Stuff like that put the Dems in their own category of liars.

It's STILL all Bush's fault. :laugh:/>

It's so freaking funny isn't it. Almost 4500 dead Americans. 22 veteran suicides per day. What a wonderful Christian and human being you are. You laughing emoticon is hysterical.

You moron. You actually think that I am laughing at those deaths? Do you have a brain?

Let's see...the example I replied to stated that a Democrat once was in favor of a single payer insurance, but now denies it. That puts him and his horrible left wing brethren "in their own category of liars". So in response I post an image displaying the biggest, and most costly in American lives, lie in our history. You reply with a laughing emoticon. Please tell me where I have deviated from the truth?

FYI...I believe name calling is against the rules of this forum.

[finxster 4]

You moron. You actually think that I am laughing at those deaths? Do you have a brain?

FLASH!

Weegle responds to post with name calling and insults!

(Well, on second thought, this is hardly news.....)

Wow. No one was speaking to you. Shocker that you would respond. And even you would have to see that what he said was moronic. Anyone laughing at the deaths of our fighting men is idiotic. You know that I wasn't doing that. Come on.

Wow. No one was speaking at all.

Also, my original post in this topic was not directed towards you, yet you responded...

[Weegle777 78]

Specious at best. The misstatements by the GOP don't compare to the out right lies of the Left.

Obama's stating, on video, that he prefers single payer , govt run healthcare, and then flatly denying he ever was for it.

Stuff like that put the Dems in their own category of liars.

It's STILL all Bush's fault. :laugh:/>

It's so freaking funny isn't it. Almost 4500 dead Americans. 22 veteran suicides per day. What a wonderful Christian and human being you are. You laughing emoticon is hysterical.

You moron. You actually think that I am laughing at those deaths? Do you have a brain?

Let's see...the example I replied to stated that a Democrat once was in favor of a single payer insurance, but now denies it. That puts him and his horrible left wing brethren "in their own category of liars". So in response I post an image displaying the biggest, and most costly in American lives, lie in our history. You reply with a laughing emoticon. Please tell me where I have deviated from the truth?

FYI...I believe name calling is against the rules of this forum.

Are you not intelligent enough to understand that I wasn't laughing at the deaths of our soldiers? It's not that difficult to grasp. And let a moderator moderate please. If I broke a rule, they will let me know. Thanks.

[autigeremt 7,251]

Specious at best. The misstatements by the GOP don't compare to the out right lies of the Left.

Obama's stating, on video, that he prefers single payer , govt run healthcare, and then flatly denying he ever was for it.

Stuff like that put the Dems in their own category of liars.

It's STILL all Bush's fault. :laugh:/>

It's so freaking funny isn't it. Almost 4500 dead Americans. 22 veteran suicides per day. What a wonderful Christian and human being you are. You laughing emoticon is hysterical.

Do you want me to do a run n Clinton for balance? I mean, if he had done his job in the first place Bush wouldn't have been able to go to Iraq a second time.

[autigeremt 7,251]

You moron. You actually think that I am laughing at those deaths? Do you have a brain?

FLASH!

Weegle responds to post with name calling and insults!

(Well, on second thought, this is hardly news.....)

Wow. No one was speaking to you. Shocker that you would respond. And even you would have to see that what he said was moronic. Anyone laughing at the deaths of our fighting men is idiotic. You know that I wasn't doing that. Come on.

All I know about anyone on this forum is what they post.

That's not always a true indicator.

[Grumps 3,706]

Specious at best. The misstatements by the GOP don't compare to the out right lies of the Left.

Obama's stating, on video, that he prefers single payer , govt run healthcare, and then flatly denying he ever was for it.

Stuff like that put the Dems in their own category of liars.

Do you even understand the meaning of "mission accomplished" as it was being used here? How exactly is Bush responsible for the Veteran suicide rate? Are you concerned about Afghani and Pakistani innocent lives being lost? Do you hold Congress (controlled by which party?) responsible at all for voting in favor of military action in Iraq? Are you being ignorant by posting this or just intentionally misleading us? Which side did you say is the dishonest side?

[Grumps 3,706]

PolitiFact Rates Higher Percentage Of Republican Claims As False, Study Finds

Republicans' claims are far more likely than Democrats' to be rated false by the fact-checking site PolitiFact, according to a study released Tuesday.

Since January, PolitiFact has rated 52 percent of Republicans' statements as mostly or entirely false, compared to just 24 percent of Democrats' statements, the study found. In the first three weeks of May, amid controversies over the attacks in Benghazi, Libya and investigations at the Internal Revenue Service and the Department Of Justice, 60 percent of Republicans' statements were rated as false, compared to 29 percent of those made by Democrats.

George Mason University's Center for Media and Public Affairs, which conducted the study, looked at 100 claims, 46 made by Democrats and 54 by Republicans.

Rep. Michele Bachmann's (R-Minn.) claim that the IRS runs a "huge national database" of personal details, for instance, got a "pants on fire" rating.

“While Republicans see a credibility gap in the Obama administration, PolitiFact rates Republicans as the less credible party,” George Mason University CMPA president Robert Lichter wrote in a release with the Tuesday report.

The center released similar findings last year when it compared the Obama and Romney campaigns, giving Obama higher marks on truthfulness.

The study is far from a scientific referendum on partisan honesty -- as PolitiFact's editor Bill Adair noted, the statements it chooses to check aren't a representative sample of what either party is saying.

Adair wrote in an email to Poynter's Andrew Beaujon that statements are selected on the basis of news judgment.

"PolitiFact rates the factual accuracy of specific claims; we do not seek to measure which party tells more falsehoods," he told Beaujon. “The authors of this press release seem to have counted up a small number of our Truth-O-Meter ratings over a few months, and then drew their own conclusions.”

PolitiFact itself is no stranger to controversy, often from both sides of the aisle. The site annually causes chagrin with its "Lie of the Year" award. It gave that designation to Mitt Romney's Jeep ad in 2012, and to the claim that Republicans voted to end Medicare in 2011, earning an "avalanche of criticism" for the latter.

http://www.huffingto...html?ref=topbar

So, to summarize: Democrats think that republicans are dishonest. OK, I got it. Thanks for the article!

[AURaptor 1,137]

Specious at best. The misstatements by the GOP don't compare to the out right lies of the Left.

Obama's stating, on video, that he prefers single payer , govt run healthcare, and then flatly denying he ever was for it.

Stuff like that put the Dems in their own category of liars.

And see? We have yet another Left wing liar.

The sign on the USS Lincoln was for the end of major operations, not the war in Iraq.

The ' mission ' for the sailors and crew of the USS Lincoln was indeed " accomplished ".

This is why the Left suck. They intentionally lie, in order to distort and twist the issue.

[finxster 4]

Specious at best. The misstatements by the GOP don't compare to the out right lies of the Left.

Obama's stating, on video, that he prefers single payer , govt run healthcare, and then flatly denying he ever was for it.

Stuff like that put the Dems in their own category of liars.

And see? We have yet another Left wing liar.

The sign on the USS Lincoln was for the end of major operations, not the war in Iraq.

The ' mission ' for the sailors and crew of the USS Lincoln was indeed " accomplished ".

This is why the Left suck. They intentionally lie, in order to distort and twist the issue.

Keep throwing that dung on the wall, and hoping it will stick. That is the only tactic your kind has...

Let's actually quote Bush here. And remember...almost 4500 American soldiers died AFTER this speech...and STILL NO WMD FOUND!!!!!!!!

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/10/29/iraq/main580661.shtml

But Mr. Bush also sounded a triumphant note, describing the Iraqi operation as a "victory in a war on terror."

"In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed," he said. "And now our coalition is engaged in securing and reconstructing that country."

[MDM4AU 338]

The study is far from a scientific referendum on partisan honesty -- as PolitiFact's editor Bill Adair noted, the statements it chooses to check aren't a representative sample of what either party is saying.

Adair wrote in an email to Poynter's Andrew Beaujon that statements are selected on the basis of news judgment.

"PolitiFact rates the factual accuracy of specific claims; we do not seek to measure which party tells more falsehoods," he told Beaujon. “The authors of this press release seem to have counted up a small number of our Truth-O-Meter ratings over a few months, and then drew their own conclusions.”

Of all the "highlighted" items, it's amazing how this was missed. I can do my own study of the posters on this board and make just as solid an argument that the liberal posters on here have more trouble with spelling than the conservative posters. It would be just as credible.

[homersapien 12,286]

You moron. You actually think that I am laughing at those deaths? Do you have a brain?

FLASH!

Weegle responds to post with name calling and insults!

(Well, on second thought, this is hardly news.....)

Wow. No one was speaking to you. Shocker that you would respond. And even you would have to see that what he said was moronic. Anyone laughing at the deaths of our fighting men is idiotic. You know that I wasn't doing that. Come on.

All I know about anyone on this forum is what they post.

That's not always a true indicator.

Apparently.

[homersapien 12,286]

PolitiFact Rates Higher Percentage Of Republican Claims As False, Study Finds

Republicans' claims are far more likely than Democrats' to be rated false by the fact-checking site PolitiFact, according to a study released Tuesday.

Since January, PolitiFact has rated 52 percent of Republicans' statements as mostly or entirely false, compared to just 24 percent of Democrats' statements, the study found. In the first three weeks of May, amid controversies over the attacks in Benghazi, Libya and investigations at the Internal Revenue Service and the Department Of Justice, 60 percent of Republicans' statements were rated as false, compared to 29 percent of those made by Democrats.

George Mason University's Center for Media and Public Affairs, which conducted the study, looked at 100 claims, 46 made by Democrats and 54 by Republicans.

Rep. Michele Bachmann's (R-Minn.) claim that the IRS runs a "huge national database" of personal details, for instance, got a "pants on fire" rating.

“While Republicans see a credibility gap in the Obama administration, PolitiFact rates Republicans as the less credible party,” George Mason University CMPA president Robert Lichter wrote in a release with the Tuesday report.

The center released similar findings last year when it compared the Obama and Romney campaigns, giving Obama higher marks on truthfulness.

The study is far from a scientific referendum on partisan honesty -- as PolitiFact's editor Bill Adair noted, the statements it chooses to check aren't a representative sample of what either party is saying.

Adair wrote in an email to Poynter's Andrew Beaujon that statements are selected on the basis of news judgment.

"PolitiFact rates the factual accuracy of specific claims; we do not seek to measure which party tells more falsehoods," he told Beaujon. “The authors of this press release seem to have counted up a small number of our Truth-O-Meter ratings over a few months, and then drew their own conclusions.”

PolitiFact itself is no stranger to controversy, often from both sides of the aisle. The site annually causes chagrin with its "Lie of the Year" award. It gave that designation to Mitt Romney's Jeep ad in 2012, and to the claim that Republicans voted to end Medicare in 2011, earning an "avalanche of criticism" for the latter.

http://www.huffingto...html?ref=topbar

So, to summarize: Democrats think that republicans are dishonest. OK, I got it. Thanks for the article!

And they have the facts to support it.

You're welcome.