Some unbelievable results came out of a recent poll taken by the Public Policy Polling, a non-partisan polling group based in Raleigh, N.C. The Washington Post and Newsobserver.com both covered the poll shedding light on some numbers that some might find shocking.
The lie:
A poll done in Virginia showed that "of 579 likely voters queried between July 31 and Aug. 3, showed that 74 percent of those people who identified themselves as Democrats thought Mr. Obama was born in the United States, while 41 percent of those who said they did not think he was born in the United States were Republicans." -Source: Washington Times
A poll done in North Carolina showed that "Barely half of N.C. voters believe President Obama was born in the United States, according to a poll released Tuesday. Public Policy Polling surveyed 749 North Carolina voters Aug. 4-10, and found that 54 percent believe that Obama was born in the United States. Twenty-six percent of those surveyed said they do not believe Obama was born in the U.S., and 20 percent said they were not sure. The survey found that only 24 percent of Republican voters in North Carolina believe Obama was born in the U.S." Source- NewsObserver.com
The truth:
President Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961 at the Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women & Children in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, to Stanley Ann Dunham, an American of mainly English descent from Wichita, Kansas, and Barack Obama, Sr., a Luo from Nyang’oma Kogelo, Nyanza Province, Kenya. Source- Wikipedia.org and Biography.com and Biography.com Video and WhiteHouse.gov
Let's spread the truth and not lies. Do your part.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
"A Debate"- We can do better
From the Dictionary on my MacBookPro the word "debate" is defined as follows:
debate |diˈbāt|
noun
a formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward.
• an argument about a particular subject, esp. one in which many people are involved : the national debate on abortion | there has been much debate about prices.
verb [ trans. ]
argue about (a subject), esp. in a formal manner : the board debated his proposal | the date when people first entered America is hotly debated.
• [with clause ] consider a possible course of action in one's mind before reaching a decision : he debated whether he should leave the matter alone or speak to her.
The word "formal" is essential here in order for a debate to be properly called a debate, (if this definition is the one being used). I have been watching the amount of informalities and uncourteous and outright rude people standing up at these "meetings" and proposing their ideas. I have seen proper debates and do not remember any yelling. I do not remember any violent behavior. I do not remember the other side making T-shirts and signs with the opponent's face contorted to resemble Adolf Hitler. Let's do a little better.
You may be wondering why I am posting a definition of debate at this juncture of time; the reason is wrapped around our country's current "health care debate".
It has been quite eye opening how much people are fighting this reform bill. Personally, I am quite excited that people are coming out and questioning what is being proposed. What I am not excited about is the lack of "true debate." The false allegations-- euthanasia, death panels, having the government choose your health care/doctor for you, and the list goes on and on--are jaw dropping to anyone who is not being fed fear-based lies.
For anyone who is looking for an article that enumerates what this bill is really about, see Robert Pear's recent article from the 10th of August found in the New York Times. (There are some that discredit the NYTimes automatically due to the growing allegedly-biased reporting going on; however, this article has been referenced by many critics as a solid and unbiased perusal and explanation of the plan the Obama Administration is presenting). Click here to link to the article.
Another thing that is quite eye opening is the amount of people that are being fed overly-nationalistic lies from the FAR right. You just have to listen to this guy for a little while to realize this. Click here for Glenn Beck's argument against Obama.
Anyone looking for a wonderful "Special Comment" about the Health Care Debate, please tune into the following video.
From Republicans to "Blue Dog Democrats", this is a great argument against our "leaders" serving the corporations and not the people.
Ok, enough said. Enjoy and keep on questioning.
debate |diˈbāt|
noun
a formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward.
• an argument about a particular subject, esp. one in which many people are involved : the national debate on abortion | there has been much debate about prices.
verb [ trans. ]
argue about (a subject), esp. in a formal manner : the board debated his proposal | the date when people first entered America is hotly debated.
• [with clause ] consider a possible course of action in one's mind before reaching a decision : he debated whether he should leave the matter alone or speak to her.
The word "formal" is essential here in order for a debate to be properly called a debate, (if this definition is the one being used). I have been watching the amount of informalities and uncourteous and outright rude people standing up at these "meetings" and proposing their ideas. I have seen proper debates and do not remember any yelling. I do not remember any violent behavior. I do not remember the other side making T-shirts and signs with the opponent's face contorted to resemble Adolf Hitler. Let's do a little better.
You may be wondering why I am posting a definition of debate at this juncture of time; the reason is wrapped around our country's current "health care debate".
It has been quite eye opening how much people are fighting this reform bill. Personally, I am quite excited that people are coming out and questioning what is being proposed. What I am not excited about is the lack of "true debate." The false allegations-- euthanasia, death panels, having the government choose your health care/doctor for you, and the list goes on and on--are jaw dropping to anyone who is not being fed fear-based lies.
For anyone who is looking for an article that enumerates what this bill is really about, see Robert Pear's recent article from the 10th of August found in the New York Times. (There are some that discredit the NYTimes automatically due to the growing allegedly-biased reporting going on; however, this article has been referenced by many critics as a solid and unbiased perusal and explanation of the plan the Obama Administration is presenting). Click here to link to the article.
Another thing that is quite eye opening is the amount of people that are being fed overly-nationalistic lies from the FAR right. You just have to listen to this guy for a little while to realize this. Click here for Glenn Beck's argument against Obama.
Anyone looking for a wonderful "Special Comment" about the Health Care Debate, please tune into the following video.
From Republicans to "Blue Dog Democrats", this is a great argument against our "leaders" serving the corporations and not the people.
Ok, enough said. Enjoy and keep on questioning.
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