Tag Archives: Lies

Smear Not, Democrats.

June 12th, 2008 by Matthew Slutsky

Barack Obama’s campaign has launched a new website which acts to counter the vicious smears that have been circulated about him through email and on conservative hate radio.

This site www.fightthesmears.com lists each of these lies and provides the facts for visitors.

An appeal to all of our readers: Add this link to your Facebook profiles, Gchat away messages or tattoo is on your forehead. It’s so important that we counter these shameful attacks in real-time and with urgency.

Truth Or Truthy?

May 23rd, 2006 by Joshua Skaroff

Ever feel like it’s simply impossible to keep up? That there’s simply too much out there? At DoubleSpeak HQ, we certainly feel that way. Fortunately, diarist Dave V at Daily Kos has a nice little list going of everything you need to know to exist in this new era of truthiness. Via AmBlog:

Stephen Colbert was not funny.
Helen Thomas is old and batty.
Mexicans are taking our jobs.
Iraq sent its WMDs to Syria.
Democrats don’t want to wiretap terrorists.
Joe Wilson admitted that Valerie Plame wasn’t covert.
Karl Rove has a faulty memory.
Scooter Libby has a faulty memory.
John F. Kerry is a flip-flopper.
George W. Bush is a decider.
John McCain is a straight-shooter.
Dick Cheney is a sober shooter.

It’s an exhaustive list so you better start reading now.

Mission Accomplished?

May 1st, 2006 by Joshua Skaroff

Mission Accomplished?

2,400 US Soldiers
35,000 Iraqi civilians
280 billion dollars

Three years ago today, George W. Bush declared the war over and the Mission Accomplished. More damning stats