John is Talking and Talking and Talking...

"My friends". How many times do I have to hear that hypocritical beginning to so many of McCain's speeches. Why do we have to listen to half truths, twisted truths and outright lies. Here is a link for a good site which examines statements of all candidates and is very revealing. Weighed side by side it appears Obama is telling the truth a lot more than McCain. Won't it be nice when it is November 4th and we all vote and whatever happens, happens?
Link - http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/


Attacker:

Truth-O-Meter says:
John McCain
"I will keep taxes low and cut them where I can. My opponent will raise them."
Obama cuts taxes for some, though
John McCain
"Senator Obama thinks we can achieve energy independence without more drilling and without more nuclear power."
Obama not keen on drilling; but not against nuclear power
John McCain
Obama is the Senate's "most liberal."
McCain ad misstates Obama's record
John McCain
When Sarah Palin was in government, Barack Obama was a community organizer.
Palin was a sports reporter when Obama was organizing
John McCain
"Obama says Iran is a 'tiny' country, 'doesn't pose a serious threat.'"
McCain ad repeats error
John McCain
Obama wants to increase the size of government by 23 percent.
McCain’s math is not even close
John McCain
On Obama, “The press warns the ‘Taxman Cometh.’”
The distortions cometh
John McCain
Obama "promises more taxes on small business, seniors, your life savings, your family."
For the most part, only if you're high-income
John McCain
Obama plans "a tax increase for everyone earning more than $42,000 a year."
Obama's tax plan hits $200,000 and up
John McCain
"First, he (Obama) opposed the surge. Then he confidently predicted that it would fail. Then he tried to prevent funding for the troops who carried out the surge."
Obama tried to defund troops? Not exactly
John McCain
"Obama voted to raise taxes on people making just $42,000."
Obama voted for budget resolution, not taxes.
John McCain
Barack Obama promises higher taxes on "the sale of your home."
Only the wealthy make big profits.
John McCain
Obama "says he'll raise taxes on electricity."
No tax offered on electricity
John McCain
Barack Obama "is more to the left of the announced Socialist in the United States Senate."
If you look at one narrow source
John McCain
"He made time to go to the gym, but canceled a visit with wounded troops. Seems the Pentagon wouldn’t allow him to bring cameras."
Damned if you don't
John McCain
Obama "voted against funding our troops."
McCain cites one protest vote
John McCain
"Obama never held a single Senate hearing on Afghanistan."
The campaign trail leaves little time for hearings
John McCain
Obama "hasn't been to Iraq in years."
True on the day the ad was released
John McCain
"Who can you thank for rising prices at the pump? O-ba-ma! O-ba-ma!"
Sure, and blame Obama for bad tomatoes, too
John McCain
Obama "voted for and even sponsored amendments that were intended to kill the (immigration overhaul) legislation."
Killing the bill, or making it better?
John McCain
Says Obama flip-flopped on warrantless wiretapping.
What a difference eight months makes
John McCain
"Barack Obama said he would debate 'anywhere, anytime' but has rejected joint town hall meetings."
Obama seems to have change of heart
John McCain
Barack Obama has "reversed" on his commitment "to begin withdrawing American troops from Iraq immediately."
Obama shifts emphasis on Iraq but not position
John McCain
"If you have an investment for your child’s education or own a mutual fund or a stock in a retirement plan, (Obama) is going to raise your taxes."
McCain's argument tangential at best
John McCain
"Throughout his time in elected office, Barack Obama has taken multiple positions on banning handguns and the D.C. handgun ban."
Obama consistently on the fence
John McCain
Says Obama opposes offshore drilling and a gas tax holiday.
James Bond-inspired ad is on target about drilling and gas taxes
John McCain
Says Obama opposes innovation, the electric car and "clean, safe, nuclear energy."
This 007 claim is out of ammo
John McCain
"I joined the Gang of 14, seven Republicans, seven Democrats, so that we wouldn’t blow up the United States Senate. Sen. Obama had the opportunity to join that group. He chose not to."
Obama not one of the Gang
John McCain
Obama "wants a windfall profits tax on oil to go along with the new taxes he also plans for coal and natural gas."
Yes, Obama wants to tax windfall profits
John McCain
"In just a few years in office, Sen. Obama has accumulated the most liberal voting record in the Senate."
Obama not No. 1 in other ratings
John McCain
Sen. Obama wants to "enact the single largest tax increase since the Second World War."
Two wrongs don't make a right
John McCain
"Obama voted to support President Bush between 40 and 50 percent of the time over the past two years."
Obama and Bush found common ground
John McCain
"Sen. Obama has been to Iraq once."
McCain leads in Iraq trips 8-1
John McCain
"Sen. Obama has declared, and repeatedly reaffirmed his intention to meet the president of Iran without any preconditions."
He has said it again and again
John McCain
Iran "might not be a superpower, but the threat the government of Iran poses is anything but 'tiny,'" as Obama says.
McCain twists Obama's words
John McCain
"Obama himself voted against funding our nation's veterans and troops in the field during a time of war."
In protest, Obama voted against
John McCain
“They (Clinton and Obama) have never to my knowledge been involved in legislation nor hearings nor engagement on this issue (climate change).”
They have. Yours, in fact
John McCain
"It is just a fact that Hamas, apparently the North American spokesperson, is endorsing Senator Obama."
Praise, but not a formal endorsement
John McCain
Barack Obama "wants to nearly double the capital gains tax" increasing taxes on "mutual funds, 401(k)s" for "policemen, firemen, nurses."
McCain stretches on who gets hit
John McCain
Obama "has no experience or background at all in national security affairs."
Saying 'no experience' is no fair
John McCain
Obama "suggested bombing Pakistan."
A distortion of what Obama said
John McCain
"In her short time in the United States Senate, the senator from New York, Senator Clinton, got $500-million worth of pork barrel projects."
Clinton brought home even more bacon
John McCain
"(Romney's) record was that he raised taxes by $730-million."
One man’s fees are another’s taxes
John McCain
Mitt Romney wants "to set a date for withdrawal" from Iraq.
Romney won't mention a date
John McCain
"He told gay organizers in Massachusetts he would be a stronger advocate for special rights than even Ted Kennedy."
Pretty much yes, but it's not 'special'
John McCain
Romney left Massachusetts "with a $245-million debt because of the big government-mandated health care system."
More costly than expected, but no debt
John McCain
Mitt Romney previously believed "that abortion should be safe and legal in this country." Now he is "prolife."
Romney has changed his stand on abortion
John McCain
Romney used to favor gun control, and said he didn't want to go back to Reagan-Bush.
Romney used to support gun control
John McCain
Hillary Clinton wants to "wave the white flag of surrender and set a date for withdrawal."
A white flag has a literal meaning, too.
John McCain
"Mitt Romney says the next president doesn't need foreign policy experience."
Romney never said those words, but came close
John McCain
"He was a member of the Iraq Study Group and was either fired or quit from a very important commission that was trying to figure out the way forward in Iraq."
This attack is spot-on
John McCain
"Senator Clinton tried to spend $1 million on the Woodstock Concert Museum."
Yes, Clinton played lead for Woodstock museum
John McCain
Sen. Clinton said “the surge of troops in Iraq was ‘working.’ Now.... Sen. Clinton says the surge ‘has failed’ and that we should ‘begin the immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops.’”
McCain picks and chooses in attack on Clinton


Keep talking McCain, your half truths and lies are becoming more and more apparent while Obama is earning the respect of the nation as an honest dignified man who only wants the best for everyone, not just for a select upper income bracket.