The Guardian
Paul Ryan's speech: a round-up of his most audacious untruths
Mitt Romney's running mate made a series of attacks against Obama, from Medicare to GM. But did he get his facts straight?
In his barnstormer of a speech to the swooning crowd at the Republican national convention on Wednesday night,
Paul Ryan
laid a mound of misdeeds at President Obama's door. To sustained
applause from the floor, the vice-presidential candidate accused Obama
of raiding Medicare, lying to auto workers and turning his back on the
poor. But the speech (
transcript here)
was not always at pains to adhere to the historical record. At times,
we are disappointed to report, Ryan baldly lied. Here's a round-up of
Ryan's most audacious untruths:
Read it at The Guardian:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/30/paul-ryans-speech-audacious-untruths
Also not to be missed... from satirist Andy Borowitz of The New Yorker
Ryan Launches Campaign Theme of Lying About Everything
“The question was, how many whoppers could you pack into one speech?”
the campaign adviser Tracy Klugian said. “All I can say is, when Fox
News accuses a Republican of lying, you know you’ve witnessed something
historic.”
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