Archive for the ‘myth busting’ Category
How Does One Support Hillary without rewarding DNC misbehavior?
The Democratic Party took sides in the race from Day One and actively harmed the Sanders campaign. Now they want Sanders’ endorsement and the votes of his supporters offering NOTHING in return but threats & ridicule.
June 20, 2016
Posted in: Election, General, myth busting, Partisanship, Politics, Rants, Seems Obvious to Me, voting
Pro-Gun Supporters ALREADY Told Us They Don’t Need an Assault Weapon to Stop One
“If *I* had been in that (latest mass shooting location), *I* could have taken that guy out!” You’ve heard them too I’ll bet. Those chest-beating low-brow far Right gun nuts telling us how if THEY had been there with THEY would have taken their newly modified guns with the best upper parts for AR-15 rifles when […]
June 13, 2016
Posted in: Crime, Guns & Violence, myth busting, Right-Wing Insanity, Seems Obvious to Me, Terrorism
The “Bernie Only Polls Better Because He Hasn’t Been Attacked” Canard. Debunking a popular pro-Hillary myth
The “Bernie only polls better against Trump because they haven’t attacked him yet” meme is a straw man argument.
May 16, 2016
Posted in: Election, myth busting
Why a Sanders Victory is More Likely than Hillary
All explanations for an inevitable Clinton victory in November hinge on how BAD Donald Trump will do, NOT how much better of a candidate she is.
May 2, 2016
Posted in: Election, General, myth busting, Politics, Rants, Seems Obvious to Me
Clinton Criticizes Sanders for Running the Campaign She Ran in 2008
Hillary Clinton’s 2008 campaign tactics & path looked and sounded very much like the campaign of Sanders whom she now condemns.
April 25, 2016
Posted in: Election, myth busting, Politics, rewriting history
STUNNING: If Super Delegates Were Apportioned, Clinton would only lead by 20 (UPDATE #2)
I didn’t trust the delegate numbers from “Meet the Press”, so I plugged them into a spreadsheet, and what I found was STUNNING!
April 6, 2016
Posted in: Election, myth busting, Politics, Scandals, Seems Obvious to Me, voting
Meet the Press’ Bad Delegate Math. Misstates delegate math suggesting Sanders can’t win
MtP claims that if Super Delegates were apportioned the way Bernie wants, he’d still be way behind, but their numbers are completely wrong.
April 4, 2016
Posted in: Election, General, mystery, myth busting, rewriting history
Claims Hillary Has Better Chance of Winning Not Only False, but now moot amid GOP chaos
For months now, many Clinton supporters have been citing Hillary’s chances of defeating Trump in the General election in November as their reason for voting for her. They just don’t believe that an admitted “Democratic Socialist” can win the election. As far as I’m aware, there has never been an official poll taken of Clinton supporters […]
March 21, 2016
Posted in: Election, myth busting, Predictions, Seems Obvious to Me
Why I Support Bernie. A long and consistent record as a Progressive champion
A follow-up to my Op/Ed citing Hillary Clinton’s weaknesses, this week providing a lengthy list of reasons to support Bernie Sanders.
February 22, 2016
Posted in: Civil Rights, Crime, Economy, Election, Money, myth busting, Politics, Seems Obvious to Me
I’ll Support Hillary, BUT… Making the case against Clinton (without helping Republicans)
Hillary Clinton touts her “Progressiveness”, but she has a far more Conservative history and tendencies.
February 8, 2016
Posted in: Election, fake scandals, myth busting, National Security, War
Amid Record Low Oil and Gas, Trump Says Keystone XL Needed ‘Desperately’. Then threatens to reject it
Donald Trump called not building the Keystone XL pipeline “devastating”. To who? With a glut in the Market and domestic oil jobs being lost, do we NEED more oil?
January 25, 2016
Posted in: Economy, Election, Energy Independence, Jobs, Money, myth busting, Politics, Right-Wing Insanity
Republicans Bemoan Obama’s Iran Hostage Deal. But Republican presidents fared FAR worse
Following last weeks release of 10 servicemen and 5 civilians from Iranian custody in only a matter of hours, Republicans were quick to condemn Obama for showing weakness. But Reagan & both Bushes did the same with worse results.
January 18, 2016
Posted in: myth busting, National Security, Partisanship, Politics, rewriting history, Terrorism