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August 11, 2009

Obama lied in New Hampshire today

Topics: Political News and commentaries

As James Richardson notes at Redstate, President Barack Obama told a New Hampshire town hall audience today that he has never claimed to be an advocate of a single-payer health care system, alleging that his Republican opponents were employing "scare tactics" to derail substantive health care reform. Obama's exact words were, "I have not said that I am a supporter of a single-payer system."

This, however, is an outright lie.

And that's only one among several "incorrect and/or misleading" answers and statements Obama gave at the meeting.

Related:
Obama's Tone-Deaf Health Campaign (The president shouldn't worry about the protestors disrupting town hall meetings. He should worry about the Americans who have been sitting at home listening to him.)
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Posted by Richard at August 11, 2009 6:13 PM



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