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What Size Lie is It?

I am amazed the John McCain and Sarah Palin continue to talk about Joe the Plumber and how Obama will raise his taxes, although Obama has said many times that he will raise taxes only for those with incomes greater than $250,000. This figure and above applies to less than 10 percent of the population (I am pretty sure but will check this - yep, NationMaster.com figures for 2006 show only 5.63% over $100,000 - worse than I thought). Anyway Joe will get a tax decrease, and anyone else who wants to find out his tax increase or decrease under Obama can go to the Obama Tax Calculator on the web. Further, it is reported by the media that Joe the Plumber does not even have a plumber's license.

Anyway, is a 1/2 truth still a lie? When we are sworn in as a jurist it is to tell the WHOLE TRUTH, so I guess so. And does the lie get bigger, like Pinocchio's nose, each time it is told? If so, can we call this continuing discredited campaign tactic a "Big Lie"?

[The Wiki Encyclopedia defines that term as follows:
"The Big Lie is a propaganda technique. It was defined by Adolf Hitler in his 1925 autobiography Mein Kampf as a lie so "colossal" that no one would believe that someone could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously".]

I hope not. Maybe they will stop repeating it before it gets THAT big. (?)

posted on Oct 19, 2008 7:21 PM ()

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I am so very sick of poor Joe the Plumber. Why can't they just stick to the issues and their platform? Makes me wonder if they are too insecure in their own agenda.
comment by angiedw on Oct 20, 2008 1:28 PM ()
A lot like Clinton's "I only raised taxes on the richest 1% of Americans!" Which of course meant a tax increase on a family of 4 earning under $25K per year, with an average bring home of $275 per week. Richest 1%???? Hey Obama - Words, Just Words - More like - LIES, MORE LIES, ALL LIES, nothing buy LIES all of the time. Obama is a LAWYER; and when is a lawyer lying? Any time his lips are moving!!!!
comment by oldfatguy on Oct 19, 2008 8:14 PM ()
I didn't realize they were still talking about Joe the Plumber (I fast forward through commercials on TV and don't watch the news). I recorded Sat Night Live to see if they would do a skit about it, but they didn't (maybe because Sarah Palin herself was a guest).
comment by troutbend on Oct 19, 2008 7:40 PM ()

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