5 most glaring lies from the GOP’s brutal seventh debate

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1. False: The Affordable Care Act has forced millions into joblessness and part-time work.

This familiar talking point was echoed by Ted Cruz, who called the ACA the “biggest job-killer in this country.” His statement is simply not true. Since the ACA’s employer mandate was implemented at the beginning of last year, over 2.4 million jobs have been added to the U.S. economy. This is not to say that ordinary Americans fare well today or that unemployment is not rampant, but Cruz’s empirical claim does not bear out.

2. False: “Last year there were 81,000 pages of government regulations.”

Ben Carson’s charge is misleading at best. The Federal Register tallied just over 82,000 pages of regulations last year. But as PolitiFact points out, a huge number of those pages don’t actually contain regulations or rules.


3. False: Neighbors of the San Bernardino attackers knew of their plans in advance.

This claim has been cynically—and dangerously—levied by lawmakers in attempt to justify racial profiling and Islamophobia. The allegation was repeated last night by Chris Christie despite the fact that there are no credible reports such claims are true. In fact, in the wake of the attack, neighbors and friends told the Wall Street Journal that the couple “didn’t attract attention or su ion.”

4. False: Rubio denies ever supporting amnesty.

As the Republican Party rushes to the hardline right, Rubio is seeking to rewrite his own immigration policy. Questioned about his record, Rubio claimed, “I do not support blanket amnesty.” Rubio’s actual record shows slightly more flexibility than his sweeping statement suggests. He opposed amnesty in 2010, then in 2013 he backed a limited path to citizenship. It would do Rubio well to get in touch with his softer side.

5. False: Trump said he never asked for Megyn Kelly to be removed.

In an interview with CNN ahead of Thursday’s debate, Trump claimed, “I never once asked that she be removed.” Well, in a really literal weird sense he’s right, as he didn’t ask just once. Read more about his numerous requests, threats and attacks, here,here and here.

http://www.salon.com/2016/01/30/the_...ebate_partner/

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Megyn Kelly is no better than Fox News: Her racist question about Muslims puts her on par with GOP candidates


“In December, two radical Muslims killed 14 people in San Bernardino, California,” she began. “Neighbors of the terrorists said that they did not report the couple to law enforcement prior to the crime, because they were afraid that they would be accused of profiling.”

“The neighbors said they saw men going in and out of the garage,” she countered. “They saw packages being delivered. They saw Muslims, and they did not think that was enough to call the cops. Do you?”

It was a jaw-dropping moment of pure, unadulterated racism. Kelly’s argument was that behaviors that would never raise an eyebrow if performed by white Christians — receiving packages, having friends over to your house — become su ious and reason enough to call 911 if being performed by people you suspect are Muslims.

if you suggested profiling single white men the way that Kelly suggested profiling Muslims, Kelly herself would be the first to have an aneurysm and start throwing out accusations of bigotry.

http://www.salon.com/2016/01/29/proo...op_candidates/

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Fox News Caught Ted Cruz Lying Again


moderator Megyn Kellygrilled Sen. Ted Cruz about his role in the Senate’s 2013 fight over immigration reform. As Slate recently explained, that fight is an excellent episode to study if you want to understand Cruz’s peculiar views about truth and deception. By pressing Cruz about discrepancies between what he said then and what he says now, Kelly forced him to show the public, on live television, how he thinks about honesty. It wasn’t pretty.

Kelly showed the debate audience four video clips. In the clips, taken from Cruz’s speeches during the 2013 fight, he earnestly appealed for a compromise that would allow undo ented immigrants to earn legal status—as prescribed by a bill the Senate was considering—but not citizenship. The key to the compromise was an amendment, offered by Cruz, that would have closed the path to citizenship. Cruz now denies that he ever supported legalization. Here’s how he tried to explain the video clips, and what the exchange revealed about him.

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http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/01/fox_news_is_getting_really_good_at_spotting_ted_cr uz_s_lies.html

MeGYN ("bleeding from wherever") Kelly totally destroyed Krazy Kruz as a LIAR.

[DarrinS]

Lol, Salon

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Darrin. Couldn't defend his positions, if he ever even tried.

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