RE-CHECK ON FACT CHECKS -- Just A Minute Radio for Friday 10-09-09

            Hello Pardner… IT’S FRIDDDDDAAAAYYYY!

 

            And it’s been a crowded week I fear. Well, no fear, for it’s almost over – just a lot of things have transpired I believe.  And like the man says -- “Facts are stubborn things.” Sometimes not so eloquently – just the “He said -- She said” kind of back and forth.

 

            But sometimes there comes the day of reckoning – and things have to ‘whoa’ and be sorted out by truth.

 

            Unfortunately for America, that day of reckoning seems to be very far off… too long in fact.  But perhaps that’s the way with lesson learning… the more painful conclusions often bring the more lasting results.  Possibly the Nation will survive through it all… and be the stronger and more truthful for it.

 

            Sometimes in conversation about how ‘bad’ things are when it comes to government – I haul out my John Adams biography – not the literal one, the ephemeral, it’s lighter to carry around – and remind my friends that President Adams in the foundling days of our Republic was the second President of the United States – and it was on his watch the Congress created and the President signed the Aliens and Sedition Act which allowed government to put people in jail for criticizing it.  Now remember this was after the Constitution and the first ten amendments had already been adopted. It was a crazy time and we were learning our way as a Nation.  Ultimately the Act was taken off the books – before it was run through the courts I think… but we survived it.

 

            We survived the traitorous selling of secrets in World War Two by the Rosenbergs, the machinations of Alger Hiss in the Department of State, more recently CIA operatives selling secrets to those who intended to do America harm.  Tokyo Rose is but a footnote in Pacific War history -- Aaron Burr was an accomplished American turncoat General – and to this day is a hero in the U.K. – but when he didn’t get what he wanted… he changed sides.

 

            All that to say, God has blessed our nation with good weather when Gen. Eisenhower picked the day to cross to the Normandy beach head; HE gave us air superiority over the German Air force in the Battle of Britain; HE caused the Japanese to overreach too soon in building their Pacific fleet. Their blow was a terrible one at Pearl Harbor but early enough so the American war machine could crank up and crank out a miraculous amount of armament for our troops, Navy and Air Forces.

 

            We are blessed – and we need to be aware of it – and be thankful as well as watchful.  I would not be able to make this program today if the global forces arrayed against America had been successful. HE is to be thanked and glorified – let’s be sure to do that this weekend.

 

            Cordially, IN HIM

 

            Jack Buttram   

 

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RE-CHECK ON FACT CHECKS

Just A Minute – Last year just about this time Senator Obama was in a debate in Oxford, Mississippi. Taxes came up. From the transcript I read: (quote)

MCCAIN: "… Senator Obama has shifted on a number of occasions. He has voted in the United States Senate to increase taxes on people who make as low as $42,000 a year."

OBAMA: "That's not true, John. That's not true."

McCAIN: "… that's just a fact. Again, you can look it up."

OBAMA: "Look, it's just not true."

          In fact Congressional Quarterly – the gold standard for Capitol Hill reporting says "McCain Was Right" -- Barack Obama Voted Twice In Favor Of The Democrats' FY2009 Budget Resolution To Raise Taxes On Those Making Just $42,000 A Year.  Senate Conference Resolution records vote #70 Obama voted Yea – Vote #142 Obama Voted Yea.

 

          So – despite lying about it on national TV – CQ says: … Obama did vote higher taxes on people with annual incomes as low as $42,000.

         

          Does that jog your memory on what American people let themselves in for almost exactly a year ago?

<> I’m Jack Buttram

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