Still, may the best man win. Maybe I should vote out of pure trustworthiness, instead of policies. By this, I mean the percentage of statements they make that are true, relative to the total number of allegations/lies. Keep it realz, dawg!
Falsehoods are MAYBE acceptable, if unintended...but INTENTIONAL lies and misrepresentations should be strictly off-limits. Lies are legal, of course, but I think a certain standard of truth should be enforceable for politicians who might change the course of policies that affect us all, and use our money, and influence the entire world. Maybe a new law should be passed.
What am I talking about?
There are several sites that keep tabs on the truth of political ads and statements by politicians; these are:
I read politifact today, and the main point I want to share with the world is this:
Out of 113 McCain statements,
True......25
Mostly True.....20
Half True.....19
Barely True....21
False.........22
Outrageous.....6
Out of 114 Obama statements,
True.....39
Mostly True....24
Half True......21
Barely True....12
False......18
Outrageous....0
According to my STRICT level of accountability, in which anything that is not true is a lie, this means that McCain lied 88 times, and Obama lied 75 times. This is unacceptable, although Obama is clearly trying harder, I would say, to be straight with the American people.
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