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In reply to the discussion: STOCK MARKET WATCH -- Thursday, 30 August 2012 [View all]DemReadingDU
(16,000 posts)39. The Most Dishonest Convention Speech ... Ever?
The Most Dishonest Convention Speech ... Ever? Jonathan Cohn
Id like to talk, instead, about what Ryan actually saidnot because I find Ryans ideas objectionable, although I do, but because I thought he was so brazenly willing to twist the truth.
At least five times, Ryan misrepresented the facts. And while none of the statements were new, the context was. Its one thing to hear them on a thirty-second television spot or even in a stump speech before a small crowd. Its something else entirely to hear them in prime time address, as a vice presidential nominee is accepting his partys nomination and speaking to the entire country.
1) About the GM plant in Janesville.
2) About Medicare.
3) About the credit rating downgrade.
4) About the deficit.
5) About protecting the weak.
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http://www.tnr.com/blog/plank/106730/ryan-most-dishonest-convention-speech-five-lies-gm-medicare-deficit-medicaid
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