politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — At a debate Thursday, Oct. 2 in St. Louis, Missouri, Republican vice presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin charged Democrat Sen. Barack Obama of supporting higher taxes. "Barack had 94 opportunities to side on the people's side and reduce taxes, and 94 times he voted to increase taxes or not support a tax reduction ? 94 times."
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torgarmanOct 3, 2008
The Straight Talk bus crashes into another moose on the campaign trail. Does the McCain campaign hate facts or do they just disdain people that care about facts?
chosensonOct 3, 2008
PALIN: Said of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama: "94 times he voted to increase taxes or not support a tax reduction."THE FACTS: The dubious count includes repetitive votes as well as votes to cut taxes for the middle class while raising them on the rich. An analysis by factcheck.org found that 23 of the votes were for measures that would have produced no tax increase at all, seven were in favor of measures that would have lowered taxes for many, 11 would have increased taxes on only those making more than $1 million a year.
chosensonOct 3, 2008
FTA:The Facts: The effort to convince voters that Sen. Barack Obama would support higher taxes is a central part of Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign. McCain and the Republican National Committee have repeatedly cited 94 alleged votes by Obama to bolster their argument. Factcheck.org, a non-partisan project of the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Public Policy Center, pieced through records to determine just what these 94 instances were. Key findings:–23 were against proposed tax cuts.— 7 were "for measures that would have lowered taxes for many, while raising them on a relative few, either corporations or affluent individuals."– 11 were to increase taxes on people making more than $1 million a year, to help fund programs such as Head Start, school nutrition, or veterans' health care.– 53 were votes on budget resolutions or amendments that "could not have resulted by themselves in raising taxes," though many "were clear statements of approval for increased taxes"The total also includes multiple votes on the same measures. Annenberg says a close look at the record reveals that Obama has "voted consistently to restore higher tax rates on upper income taxpayers but not on middle- or low-income workers."The Verdict: Misleading. Palin's summary ignores the fact that some of the votes were for measures to lower taxes for many Americans, while increasing them for a much smaller number of taxpayers. The total also includes multiple votes on the same measures and budget votes that would not directly lead to higher taxes.
Closed AccountOct 3, 2008
Oh yeah, you seek out fair and balanced media.
wherearemymedsOct 3, 2008
hey, according to Sarah, it's not 'media', She calls all the information that she doesn't read, "mediums'.but then again, maybe she's thinking about the occult land of witchdoctors!!
Closed AccountOct 3, 2008
Didn't he address this directly? He said under their criteria, McWorse voted for higher taxes over 400 tims.
whatthefuOct 4, 2008
On another note, if we HAVE to pay f**king ridiculous taxes, don't waste it. The government wastes so much money it's unacceptable.