TOON: Romney & Ryan, Misleading From Behind

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1. 6 Worst Lies In Paul Ryan’s Speech

6 Worst Lies In Paul Ryan’s Speech

by Aviva Shen
Aug 30, 2012

Here are the most glaring lies from his speech:

1. “A downgraded America.” Ryan blamed the president for the nation’s credit downgrade in August 2011 after Republicans threatened to allow the government to default on its debt for the first time in history. But the ratings agency explicitly blamed “Republicans saying that they refuse to accept any tax increases as part of a larger deal.”

2. “More debt than any other president before him, and more than all the troubled governments of Europe combined.” Romney has made the almost identical claim, that Obama has amassed more debt “as almost all of the other presidents combined.” But their math doesn’t add up: when Obama took office, the national debt was $10.626 trillion. It has increased to slightly above $15 trillion.

3. Shuttered General Motors plant is “one more broken promise.” Ryan described a GM plant that closed down in his hometown, Janesville, Wisconsin, and blamed Obama for breaking his promise to keep the plant open when he visited during his campaign. But Obama never made that promise, and the plant shut down in December 2008, before Obama even took office.

4. Obama “did exactly nothing” on Bowles-Simpson. Ryan said, “He created a bipartisan debt commission. They came back with an urgent report. He thanked them, sent them on their way, and then did exactly nothing.” In fact, Ryan was instrumental in sabotaging the commission, leading the other House Republicans in voting against the plan.

Read more: http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/08/30/772921/6-worst-lies-in-paul-ryans-speech/

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2. Lyin' Ryan: The Media Push Back

Lyin' Ryan: The Media Push Back[/b

Aug 30, 2012


Dave Weigel, Slate.com:

"incredible string of false or misleading statements"

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/the_breakfast_table/features/2012/_2012_republican_national_convention/paul_ryan_s_speech_included_an_incredible_string_of_false_or_misleading_statements_.html

Joan Walsh, Salon.com:

"His Republican National Convention speech was stunning for its dishonesty"

http://www.salon.com/2012/08/30/paul_ryans_brazen_lies/

Jonathan Cohn, the New Republic:

The Most Dishonest Convention Speech ... Ever?

http://www.tnr.com/blog/plank/106730/ryan-most-dishonest-convention-speech-five-lies-gm-medicare-deficit-medicaid

TPM:

Top 5 Fibs In Paul Ryan’s Convention Speech

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/08/ryan-risks-reputation-with-misleading-nomination-speech.php

Michael Tomasky, the Daily Beast:

"Paul Ryan pushed American politics into new territory with his convention speech, effectively daring Democrats and the media to call him out on his string of blatant falsehoods"

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/08/30/michael-tomasky-on-paul-ryan-s-convention-speech-and-his-web-of-lies.html

Jonathan Bernstein, the Washington Post:

Paul Ryan fails -- the truth

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/paul-ryan-fails----the-truth/2012/08/29/bbfe1eac-f254-11e1-b74c-84ed55e0300b_blog.html#pagebreak

AP:

FACT CHECK: Convention speakers stray from reality

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j-oHGoQbH0RmoY7rNL47-I6BYziA?docId=dc7b2d4bcfab405989965fd9505a1aff

Dan Amira, NY Magazine:

Paul Ryan Bets on the Ignorance of America

http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/08/paul-ryan-rnc-speech-lies-fact-check.html



much more: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/08/30/1125935/-LYIN-RYAN-ALL-THE-MEDIA-PUSHBACK?