A RedStateVT Primer on Obama's Lies

Today's post is prompted by the following inquiry from a Loyal Reader.


Dear RedStateVT,


Is it true that President Obama lies? If so, can you provide a list of his lies?


Sincerely, 


Loyal Reader


RedStateVT replies: Yes, Loyal Reader, it is true that President Obama lies. Space considerations prohibit us from listing all of his lies, so we have provided a representative sample. First, it is important to remember that it is not only as president that Obama has lied. In fact, candidate Obama lied, as well. The best example of this is when candidate Obama said that he was not going to opt out of public financing for his presidential bid. Oops, he lied and opted out. 


As president, Obama has lied many times: he said he was going to close Gitmo - lie; he said he was going to limit the influence of lobbyists - lie; he said he was going to have a transparent administration - lie. 


Because Obama's signature legislative achievement - Obamacare - is much in the news today, it may be useful to look at the various lies surrounding it. First, Obama swore up and down that the indivdual mandate was not a tax. Yesterday we learned from the Supreme Court that he lied - it is a tax. Obama also said that insurance rates would go down, not up as a result of Obamacare. As RedStateVT has previously reported rates are ALREADY going up (in our case 54%) as insurers brace for the full onslaught of Obamacare. Obama also announced that you could keep your own health care if you wanted to. In fact, as Obamacare begins to take hold your plan may no longer be available. Some students have already discovered that the plan they purchased through their college or university is now not being offered. We count this as a lie.

We hope that this is helpful.




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