Posts Tagged as ‘barack obama’

October 30, 2008

Pro-growth McCain is better for economy

According to an analysis on Bloomberg (and syndicated by the Business Day), a John McCain presidency would be more beneficial for the US economy because his policies are growth-oriented, whereas Barack Obama is more preoccupied with redistribution of existing wealth (“spreading the wealth around”) which will inevitably disincentivise wealth creation, futher stymieing economic growth.
Amity Shlaes, [...]

September 20, 2008

Obama’s lies: what was that about a “new” kind of politics?

A few days ago, Afrodissident posted a video outlining the dodgy claims McCain’s campaign is making about Obama. Well, it transpires that Obama is playing dirty too — with Andrew Sullivan, a blogger in the US, citing at least three examples where McCain’s positions have been deliberately misrepresented or lied about:

On immigration
On health benefits
On alternative [...]

September 13, 2008

McCain’s “distortions”: is this man a serial liar?

Here’s a viral video doing the rounds that takes aim at the alleged lies and distortions being peddled about Obama’s record in McCain campaign ads. If these allegations are true, it reveals a disquieting lack integrity on the part of McCain to say the least.

March 4, 2008

Obama vs Clinton – guess who worked harder in the Senate?

As I write this, history is in the making as Democrats in Ohio and Texas vote for their presidential nominee. After eleven consecutive wins, Obama looks set to scoop up the two states, but there’s no knowing what will happen.
I received an email from a friend that outlines the senate records of both Barack Obama [...]