Comments on: Biden fabricates new quote built from McCain’s original http://liecount.com/2008/09/19/biden-fabricates-new-quote-built-from-mccains-original/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:50:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: lordastral http://liecount.com/2008/09/19/biden-fabricates-new-quote-built-from-mccains-original/#comment-173 lordastral Sat, 27 Sep 2008 03:11:46 +0000 http://liecount.com/?p=265#comment-173 hmm... Can't call this a lie. Biden was quoting part of what McCain said, but quoting something accurately, although out of context, isn't a lie. The problem is there that McCain used the term real estate investments. Most people do not look at their house and say, this is my real estate investment. McCain may have meant homes, but it sounds like he is talking about pieces of investment portfolio. The best you could mark this one is near lie, but its enough of a grey area to be considered truthful. Or at least as truthful as politicians normally get. hmm… Can’t call this a lie. Biden was quoting part of what McCain said, but quoting something accurately, although out of context, isn’t a lie.

The problem is there that McCain used the term real estate investments. Most people do not look at their house and say, this is my real estate investment. McCain may have meant homes, but it sounds like he is talking about pieces of investment portfolio.

The best you could mark this one is near lie, but its enough of a grey area to be considered truthful.

Or at least as truthful as politicians normally get.

]]> By: Jacob http://liecount.com/2008/09/19/biden-fabricates-new-quote-built-from-mccains-original/#comment-154 Jacob Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:33:05 +0000 http://liecount.com/?p=265#comment-154 Yeah you're right, McCain was probably talking about the houses that people shove their extra cash in, not the ones a person could live in. Yeah you’re right, McCain was probably talking about the houses that people shove their extra cash in, not the ones a person could live in.

]]> By: Renaud http://liecount.com/2008/09/19/biden-fabricates-new-quote-built-from-mccains-original/#comment-144 Renaud Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:59:26 +0000 http://liecount.com/?p=265#comment-144 Stretch as a lie as McCain did say that, Maybe Biden added the ellipses! Biden is picking up on the quote that McCain uses the term real estate investments which most middle class people can't relate to. I honestly do not see the lie in this story. McCain did say he would fight for those making real estate investments and Biden is correct to say that he did not mention homes that people actually live in. Stretch as a lie as McCain did say that, Maybe Biden added the ellipses! Biden is picking up on the quote that McCain uses the term real estate investments which most middle class people can’t relate to. I honestly do not see the lie in this story. McCain did say he would fight for those making real estate investments and Biden is correct to say that he did not mention homes that people actually live in.

]]> By: Dennis http://liecount.com/2008/09/19/biden-fabricates-new-quote-built-from-mccains-original/#comment-137 Dennis Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:42:57 +0000 http://liecount.com/?p=265#comment-137 McCain didn't specifically mention protecting homeowners or small borrowers, he spoke only of real estate investments. For a person like McCain, who owns innumerable houses, they are just investments. But middle class Americans call them their home. That is the divide: investments vs. homes. McCain didn’t specifically mention protecting homeowners or small borrowers, he spoke only of real estate investments. For a person like McCain, who owns innumerable houses, they are just investments. But middle class Americans call them their home. That is the divide: investments vs. homes.

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