Obama's record. A snapshot of facts

[BigRedChief]

Obama Job creator?




Manufacturing




Obama the big spender?


Home Prices


Stock market

[cosmo20002]

Originally Posted by Donger

x = 6?

5

[Direckshun]

Originally Posted by patteeu

This thread is coming from a partisan source so we should just discount the OP, right?

If facts are facts, then facts are still facts when they come from a partisan source.

Sometimes.

There's a difference, however, in talking to a person who's presenting their point of view, and someone who is presenting the collected point of view of a shit ton of partisan sources.

You should not rely on politicians for facts. Rely on experts.

[patteeu]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

Sometimes.

There's a difference, however, in talking to a person who's presenting their point of view, and someone who is presenting the collected point of view of a shit ton of partisan sources.

You should not rely on politicians for facts. Rely on experts.

Are the facts pete posted wrong? If not, and I bet they aren't, then what's your point?

[blaise]

Originally Posted by cosmo20002

Good golly! Gas and food cost more than 4 years ago? This is probably the first time in history prices have risen in a 4-year period. My grandpa told me how he used to be able to go to the movies for a nickel and have enough left over for a sodey-pop. Now a movie is $10. Grrrr! Obama!

Of course price increases don't matter. Obama is President!

- cosmo

[cosmo20002]

Originally Posted by blaise

Of course price increases don't matter. Obama is President!

- cosmo

Seems like you are pretty much ignoring common sense. Prices on most things tend to go up over time.

[Direckshun]

Originally Posted by patteeu

Are the facts pete posted wrong? If not, and I bet they aren't, then what's your point?

They could be wrong.

If they come from a partisan source, they could be blatantly misrepresented or distorted. That's far more common an occurrence from partisan sources.

As a result, I now have to do independent research to verify it, which most people won't do.

If you want to come across as honest, and present facts as honestly as you can, avoid partisan sources.

[Direckshun]

Besides, pat, how often did you used to criticize me for sources you thought were biased?

I know you're swimming in the art of shilling these days, but you gotta pick your battles better.

[patteeu]

Here are some more Obama facts:

Muslims are rioting in the streets all across the Islamic world expressing their hatred of the US.

We just experienced the first assassination of a US Ambassador since the Jimmy Carter era.

Obama snubbed the Israeli Prime Minister and explained that his schedule was too full. Meanwhile, he has made appearances on the Letterman show, the View, and at mulitple fundraisers and campaigning stops including one hosted by Jay-Z and Beyonce.

Obama's UN Ambassador, after lying to the country in five separate national TV appearances in the immediate aftermath of the aforementioned Ambassador assassination, attended the UN speech of Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad but chose not to attend that of Benjamin Netanyahu.

And now an opinion: Obama's foreign policy is a disaster that's only getting worse.

[patteeu]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

Besides, pat, how often did you used to criticize me for sources you thought were biased?

I know you're swimming in the art of shilling these days, but you gotta pick your battles better.

I'm responding to someone (BRC) who says that facts are facts and who doesn't seem to recognize that facts can be used to mislead.

When I criticize your sources, I'm not criticizing the truth of real facts. I'm criticizing the objectivity of the presentation of those facts, the thoroughness of the analysis based on those facts, or the conclusions being drawn from those facts.

[patteeu]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

They could be wrong.

If they come from a partisan source, they could be blatantly misrepresented or distorted. That's far more common an occurrence from partisan sources.

As a result, I now have to do independent research to verify it, which most people won't do.

If you want to come across as honest, and present facts as honestly as you can, avoid partisan sources.

I read this post after the one I just responded to. I agree with what you're saying here. I have to wonder why you didn't make these points when BRC created this thread instead of waiting until now. Of course, I understand that it's because you're swimming in the art of shilling these days so I don't really wonder all that much.

[Direckshun]

Originally Posted by patteeu

I'm responding to someone (BRC) who says that facts are facts and who doesn't seem to recognize that facts can be used to mislead.

When I criticize your sources, I'm not criticizing the truth of real facts. I'm criticizing the objectivity of the presentation of those facts, the thoroughness of the analysis based on those facts, or the conclusions being drawn from those facts.

When you're using partisan sources, it's far more common for alleged facts to simply be wrong.

That's why you don't use them.

[cosmo20002]

Originally Posted by patteeu

Here are some more Obama facts:

Muslims are rioting in the streets all across the Islamic world expressing their hatred of the US.

We just experienced the first assassination of a US Ambassador since the Jimmy Carter era.

Obama snubbed the Israeli Prime Minister and explained that his schedule was too full. Meanwhile, he has made appearances on the Letterman show, the View, and at mulitple fundraisers and campaigning stops including one hosted by Jay-Z and Beyonce.

Obama's UN Ambassador, after lying to the country in five separate national TV appearances in the immediate aftermath of the aforementioned Ambassador assassination, attended the UN speech of Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad but chose not to attend that of Benjamin Netanyahu.

And now an opinion: Obama's foreign policy is a disaster that's only getting worse.

Wow. A perfect example of grasping at straws. Your first one is the most ridiculous. Hell, if they weren't expressing US hatred, you would say it is because of Obama's appeasement of them. Of course, you say that also. He's simultaneously appeasing and outraging them.

[patteeu]

Originally Posted by cosmo20002

Wow. A perfect example of grasping at straws. Your first one is the most ridiculous. Hell, if they weren't expressing US hatred, you would say it is because of Obama's appeasement of them. Of course, you say that also. He's simultaneously appeasing and outraging them.

His efforts to appease have been miserable failures as anyone with half a brain could have predicted. If appeasement were a strategy for success, there wouldn't be anything wrong with it.

[Mr. Plow]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

They could be wrong.

If they come from a partisan source, they could be blatantly misrepresented or distorted. That's far more common an occurrence from partisan sources.

As a result, I now have to do independent research to verify it, which most people won't do.

If you want to come across as honest, and present facts as honestly as you can, avoid partisan sources.

So you don't know they are wrong, but you are just assuming they are either wrong or distorted to fit an agenda.

[headsnap]

Originally Posted by Mr. Plow

So you don't know they are wrong, but you are just assuming they are either wrong or distorted to fit an agenda.

his facts are better than your facts...