Facts.. not opinions..

Taken From CNN:

You can find a LOT of actual, backed up FACTS at cnn.com even politico.

Please, be careful what you listen to. I really would hate for our country to go through all this again.

We deserve better.
Mis



Fact Check: Did Obama vote 94 times for higher taxes?
Verdict:Misleading. McCain's summary ignores the fact that some of the votes were for measures to lower taxes for many Americans while increasing them for a much smaller number of taxpayers. A nonpartisan examination also finds that the 94 total includes multiple votes on the same measures and budget votes that would not directly lead to higher taxes.

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Fact Check: Is Obama's Iraq withdrawal plan 'dangerous'?
Verdict: Misleading. Mullen reacted to a question about a hypothetical military move in Iraq — a troop withdrawal timeline. He did not say such a move would imperil the United States and gave no indication that he was talking about Obama's position

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Fact Check: Does McCain almost always agree with Bush?
Verdict: True
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Fact Check: Did Obama say the Iraq troop 'surge' could not work?
The Verdict: True but incomplete. While acknowledging the surge's military successObama says the political goals it was meant to secure have not been met.

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Fact Check: Did Obama vote to raise taxes?
Verdict: Misleading

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Fact check: Was Obama against the troop 'surge' in Iraq?
The Verdict: True but incomplete. Obama did oppose the surge but has acknowledged military success "beyond our wildest dreams."

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Fact Check:Did McCain criticize attacking al Qaeda in Pakistan?
The Verdict: True. Biden accurately characterizes Obama and McCain's statements.

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Fact Check: Is Obama ad right on McCain's immigration stance?
Mixed. While McCain has backed off his support of sweeping immigration reform, he has continued to endorse some immigration initiatives supported by Latino groups.
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Fact Check: Does Obama want to ban guns and rifles?
The Verdict: Misleading. While Obama has supported some measures to limit gun rights, he has backed nothing on the scale suggested in the ad.
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Fact Check: Did Obama vote 94 times for higher taxes?
Verdict:Misleading. McCain's summary ignores the fact that some of the votes were for measures to lower taxes for many Americans, while increasing them for a much smaller number of taxpayers. A nonpartisan examination also finds that the 94 total includes multiple votes on the same measures and budget votes that would not directly lead to higher taxes.
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Fact Check: Obama's Social Security charge
Verdict: False. There is no basis for Obama to claim that "the millions" who rely on those benefits would be affected, or that anyone's nest egg would have "disappeared." But McCain does support allowing some Social Security funds to enter the stock market in the future, while Obama does not.