Posts with the tag Facts

John McCain's Mideast "Experience"??

Democrat in North Bergen, NJ — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:54:03 EDT

Is anyone keeping track? So far:

1) McCain doesn't know the difference between Shiite (Iran) and Sunni (Al Qaeda) Muslims.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkfM7z0-Vdg

2) McCain doesn't know who is in charge in Iran. Hint: His title is "Supreme Leader" Ayotollah, and it's been the same guy since 1989!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr6Va7PEBg8

3) McCain doesn't know the number of US troops in Iraq (NOT at "pre-surge levels").

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMmbtlRBiCM

4) McCain consistenly claims Iran is training Al Qaeda in Iraq... (oops, Shiite "extremists", not their sworn enemy Sunni "Al Qaeda in Iraq")

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cQdVGLr34M

5) McCain has flat out LIED (or is incredibly misinformed?) about the safety in Baghdad.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c6kzCR07PQ

Does John McCain really not know all these facts? Or is he trying to push the US into another war with more "faulty intelligence"?? Either way, he does not deserve to be our president.

electing sweetie

annie b (mcliberal) — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:43:48 EDT

erica jong, from the huffington post:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/erica-jong/electing-sweetie_b_102081.html

fact-checking the debate

annie b (mcliberal) — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:16:03 EDT

from the washington post:

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/2008/04/pennsylvania_democratic_debate.html

Who's The True Elitist?

Democrat in Bakersfield, CA — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:06:39 EDT

Who's the true elitist?
The dictionary define the word elitist: Someone who believes in rule by an elite or select group. Check both Obama's and Clinton's backgrounds and judge for yourself!

The Clintons $109 million between 2000-2007. They have used their money to grease the palms of fat cats to do their dirty work. This presidential candidacy is not owed to them regardless of their money... It should not be bought with money, dinners and/or favoritism. Watch this video:Clinton Donors Threaten Nancy Pelosi

"substance" abuse

annie b (mcliberal) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:54:55 EDT

newsweek sheds light on some myths surrounding the legislative records of hillary clinton and barack obama. this will be VERY eye-opening for some people here....

http://www.newsweek.com/id/129976

irish pm ahern on clinton role in peace process.

annie b (mcliberal) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:08:39 EDT

bertie ahern, the prime minister of ireland, clarifies hillary clinton's involvement in brokering peace in northern ireland.

http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19398210&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=415898&rfi=

Interesting story

Mark (and I'm not sure about the former) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:40:26 EDT

My big question is, where did the government obtain the 400 billion? Did they borrow from the Chinese?

NY Times

questions obama MUST answer

annie b (mcliberal) — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 07:38:46 EST

Questions Sen. Obama Should Answer About Tony Rezko

3/3/2008 10:18:49 AM

The trial of indicted influence peddler Tony Rezko – longtime friend and political patron of Sen. Barack Obama -- starts today . Sen. Obama's name has already surfaced in pre-trial documents submitted by the prosecution and, according to media reports, is likely to surface again as the trial progresses. Democrats deserve the answers to these questions as they consider their votes:

obama and guns

annie b (mcliberal) — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:55:22 EST

i'm sure the gopee and the nra love this!!

http://facts.hillaryhub.com/archive/?id=5693

facts: hillary and walmart

annie b (mcliberal) — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:20:48 EST

the obama pledge to run a positive campaign clearly is not shared by his disciples. for the rest of us, here are the facts on hillary, labor and walmart.

http://facts.hillaryhub.com/archive/?id=5620

facts on rezko

annie b (mcliberal) — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:45:24 EST

just the facts, please.

http://facts.hillaryhub.com/archive/?id=5488

clarification of clinton remarks

annie b (mcliberal) — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:45:53 EST

um, sorry, barack. here's the facts.

http://facts.hillaryhub.com/archive/?id=5350

misquotes from the richardson camp

annie b (mcliberal) — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:50:16 EST

desperate times seem to lead to desperate measures.

http://facts.hillaryhub.com/archive/?id=4850

edwards, obama and stmo

annie b (mcliberal) — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:46:07 EST

that's short term memory loss.....

Link

when the dust settles.....

annie b (mcliberal) — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:16:04 EST

.....the facts remain.

Link

fact checking, obama, and meet the press

annie b (mcliberal) — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:11:40 EST

how enlightening!

who's flip-flopping now, kids?

Link

Facts about the U.S. Constitution

MT — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 14:35:46 EDT

Fascinating Facts about the U.S. Constitution

The U.S. Constitution has 4,400 words. It is the oldest and shortest written Constitution of any major government in the world."

Of the typographical errors in the Constitution, the misspelling of the word Pensylvania above the signers names is probably the most glaring.

Thomas Jefferson did not sign the Constitution. He was in France during the Convention, where he served as the U.S. minister. John Adams was serving as the U.S. minister to Great Britain during the Constitutional Convention and did not attend either.

The Constitution was penned by Jacob Shallus, a Pennsylvania General Assembly clerk, for a fee of $30 ($325.29 today). It was stored in various cities until 1952, when it was placed in the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C. During the daytime, pages one and four of the document are displayed in a bullet-proof case. The case contains helium and water vapor to preserve the papers quality. At night, the pages are lowered into a vault, behind five-ton doors that are designed to withstand a nuclear explosion. The entire Constitution is displayed only one day a year "September 17, the anniversary of the day the framers signed the document.

The Constitution does not set forth requirements for the right to vote. As a result, at the outset of the Union, only male property-owners could vote. African Americans were not considered citizens, and women were excluded from the electoral process. Native Americans were not given the right to vote until 1924.

James Madison, the father of the Constitution, was the first to arrive in Philadelphia for the Constitutional Convention. He arrived in February, three months before the convention began, bearing the blueprint for the new Constitution.

Of the forty-two delegates who attended most of the meetings, thirty-nine actually signed the Constitution. Edmund Randolph and George Mason of Virginia and Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts refused to sign due in part to the lack of a bill of rights.

When it came time for the states to ratify the Constitution, the lack of any bill of rights was the primary sticking point.

The Great Compromise saved the Constitutional Convention, and, probably, the Union. Authored by Connecticut delegate Roger Sherman, it called for proportional representation in the House, and one representative per state in the Senate (this was later changed to two.) The compromise passed 5-to-4, with one state, Massachusetts, divided.

Patrick Henry was elected as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, but declined, because he smelt a rat.

Because of his poor health, Benjamin Franklin needed help to sign the Constitution. As he did so, tears streamed down his face.

Gouverneur Morris was largely responsible for the wording of the Constitution, although there was a Committee of Style formed in September 1787.

The oldest person to sign the Constitution was Benjamin Franklin (81). The youngest was Jonathan Dayton of New Jersey (26).

When the Constitution was signed, the United States population was 4 million. It is now more than 300 million. Philadelphia was the nation largest city, with 40,000 inhabitants.

A proclamation by President George Washington and a congressional resolution established the first national Thanksgiving Day on November 26, 1789. The reason for the holiday was to give for the new Constitution.

The first time the formal term The United States of America was used was in the Declaration of Independence.

It took one hundred days to actually frame the Constitution.

There was initially a question as to how to address the President. The Senate proposed that he be addressed as Highness the President of the United States of America and Protector of their Liberties. Both the House of Representatives and the Senate compromised on the use of Ã�ï¿½Ã�Â¢Ã�Â¯Ã�Â¿Ã�Â½Ã�Â¯Ã�Â¿Ã�Â½President of the United States.Ã�ï¿½Ã�Â¢Ã�Â¯Ã�Â¿Ã�Â½Ã�Â¯Ã�Â¿Ã�Â½

James Wilson originally proposed the President be chosen by popular vote, but the delegates agreed (after 60 ballots) on a system known as the Electoral College. Although there have been 500 proposed amendments to change it, this direct system of electing the president is still intact.

George Washington and James Madison were the only presidents who signed the Constitution.

In November of 1788 the Congress of the Confederation adjourned and left the United States without a central government until April 1789. That is when the first Congress under the new Constitution convened with its first quorum.

James Madison was the only delegate to attend every meeting. He took detailed notes of the various discussions and debates that took place during the convention. The journal that he kept during the Constitutional Convention was kept secret until after he died. It (along with other papers) was purchased by the government in 1837 at a price of $30,000 (that would be $503,675.99 today). The journal was published in 1840.

Although Benjamin Franklins mind remained active, his body was deteriorating. He was in constant pain because of gout and having a stone in his bladder, and he could barely walk. He would enter the convention hall in a sedan chair carried by four prisoners from the Walnut Street jail in Philadelphia.

As Benjamin Franklin left the Pennsylvania State House after the final meeting of the Constitutional Convention on September 17, 1787, he was approached by the wife of the mayor of Philadelphia. She was curious as to what the new government would be. Franklin replied, A republic, madam. If you can keep it.

On March 24, 1788, a popular election was held in Rhode Island to determine the ratification status of the new Constitution. The vote was 237 in favor and 2,945 opposed!

The members of the first Congress of the United States included 54 who were delegates to the Constitutional Convention or delegates to the various state-ratifying conventions. The number also included 7 delegates who opposed ratification.

Benjamin Franklin died on April 17, 1790, at the age of 84. The 20,000 mourners at his funeral on April 21, 1790, constituted the largest public gathering up to that time.

Vermont ratified the Constitution on January 10, 1791, even though it had not yet become a state.

The word democracy does not appear once in the Constitution.

There was a proposal at the Constitutional Convention to limit the standing army for the country to 5,000 men. George Washington sarcastically agreed with this proposal as long as a stipulation was added that no invading army could number more than 3,000 troops!

John Adams referred to the Constitution as the greatest single effort of national deliberation that the world has ever seen and George Washington wrote to the Marquis de Lafayette that It (the Constitution) appears to me, then, little short of a miracle.

The Pennsylvania State House (where the Constitutional Convention took place) was where George Washington was appointed the commander of the Continental Army in 1775 and where the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776. It was also where the Articles of Confederation were adopted as our first constitution in 1781.

During an event to celebrate the Constitutions Sesquicentennial in 1937, Harry F. Wilhelm recited the entire document through the newly added 21st Amendment from memory. He then obtained a job in the Sesquicentennial mailroom!

Proud member of reality-based community

Adam F. — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 15:57:16 EDT

2 + 2 = 4. Period. That's the end of the discussion. Anyone that disagrees is plain and simple wrong. Fox News doesn't get to have Hannity and three fellow right wing extremists screaming "Anyone that doesn't think 2 + 2 = 5 is helping the terrorists win!!!" over the top of some poor schmuck math teacher Fox News producers brought in a a sacrificial lamb to be immediately labeled a "lib-ruhl extremist 2 + 2 = four-nicator!"

2 + 2 = 4 no matter how many neo-cons scream their denials indignantly.