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The White House is not rushing to claim President Obama's latest award: Lie of the year.
White House spokesman Jay Carney said Friday the administration is focused on putting its health care plan in place; he declined to discuss the declaration by the fact-checking website PolitiFact of its annual "lie of the year:" President Obama's past claim that if "if you like your health care plan, you can keep it."
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In its analysis of Obama's "catchy" statement -- "if you like your health care plan, you can keep it" -- PolitiFact reported that the promise was impossible to keep:
"So this fall, as cancellation letters were going out to approximately 4 million Americans, the public realized Obama's breezy assurances were wrong.
White House ignores 'lie of the year' award
I knew this one would embarrass the White house but it was so far from a White lie.
Well, looky here...Could the press be waking up and starting to do its job? Or was this lie just too big to ignore?
Of course the White House is going to ignore this dubious award. If they give it any attention, they just draw the public's eyes to it far more than if they ignored it.
It's be interesting to see Carney's reaction if one of the White House Press Corps brought this up as a question to him. Probably swift and violent retribution of some sort, but that's just my guess.
Why the majority of the media is ignoring this? Depends on which media I guess. The Biased Lame Stream Media won't report on this because they are actively complicit in protecting this President from any bad press exposure. This includes which stories they report on and which they don't as well as which stories are highlighted, front page above the fold, and which are relegated to the back pages and essentially covered but buried.
Other news outlets have spent a fair amount of reporting on the obvious presidential lies that my guess is they are now starting to be de-emphasized their coverage of it.
Of course, I expect all politicians to draw attention to their own lies. :roll:
It amazes me how people still believe in the myth of the "liberal media". The media has raked President Obama over the coals for the past several years when it's been monetarily beneficial to do so.Well, looky here...Could the press be waking up and starting to do its job? Or was this lie just too big to ignore?
Unfortunately the Media tends to do this for all presidents.
Absolutely, but since he was just re-elected last year, you'll have to wait three years before doing so.What if we don't like our president, can we discard him?
What if we don't like our president, can we discard him?
Didn't seem to notice this during the Bush administration.
Was it a lie or simply omission of specific information. You know, "You can keep your insurance if...."
I guess it hinges on that two-letter word. This is not a case of it depends on your definition of is, but whether or not forgetting to add in the word "if" makes that much of a difference.
More egg on face SNAFU than bold-faced, IMO. Knowing this bunch, they simply never did the homework and thus did not take into account the millions who had inadequate coverage. It's not like that would be out of their pattern of behaviour.It was a BIG lie. Period.
Next lie up.....and for 2014 and the one the Obama team is worried about Big time. You can Keep your doctor, along with.....Are you covered even though you signed the dotted line. :lol:
I know, he got confused....He said "period" and meant to say "if"? hahahahaa....You sound like the Obama liar Emmanuel here.....He said "period"....Good grief....Just admit he lied.
More egg on face SNAFU than bold-faced, IMO. Knowing this bunch, they simply never did the homework and thus did not take into account the millions who had inadequate coverage. It's not like that would be out of their pattern of behaviour.
If it was Hillary and Bill, I'd agree they lied. But, Obama isn't detail oriented enough to know what the fine print in what the hell he said really meant. You doubt this?
Is a car salesman lying when he promises you that the dealer will provide you a lifetime of free oil changes but the dealership closes down three months later?Nope, this was bold faced....As demonstrated with an article presenting the fight that went on in the WH between the political side, and the non policy side....Political won out....I am shocked!!!!
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