An Open Letter to Taggart Romney
Hey, there, Taggart (or may I call you Tagg?):
I read that when President Obama observed that your father was less then truthful during the October 17 debate, you wanted to “take a swing at him.”
So here’s my invitation: after you read what follows, you are invited to come by and take a swing at me. (Warning: I will defend myself).
You see, Tagg, your father has based his whole campaign on falsehoods. I’m going to list just some of them - a complete list would take up too much of my time. (I’m indebted to Steve Benen and his weekly series Chronicling Matt’s Mendacity as well as Politifact for the list of untruths uttered by your dad.)
Romney: “President Obama has doubled the deficit.”
Not true.
Romney: “We have fewer people working today than we had when the president took office.”
Not true.
Romney: “The president does not have a jobs plan.”
Not true.
Romney: “The number of new business start-ups per year has dropped by 100,000 per year.”
Not true.
Romney: “Coal production is not up.”
Not true.
Romney: “Regulations have quadrupled. The rate of regulations quadrupled under this president.”
Not true.
Romney: “The president’s policies throughout the Middle East began with an apology tour”
Not true.
Romney: “It’s known as redistribution. It’s never been a characteristic of America.”
Not true.
Romney: “Under Obama’s plan (for welfare), you wouldn’t have to work and wouldn’t have to train for a job. They just send you your welfare check.”
Not true.
Romney: “He gave a speech the other day at his State of the Union address. He didn’t even mention the deficit or the debt,”
Not true.
Romney: “We’re only inches away from no longer being a free economy.”
Not true.
Romney: “(People say) ‘Obamacare represents a government takeover of health care, and I don’t like it.’ And I think they’re right.”
While it may be true that people said it, what they said, and which Mr. Romney agreed with, is not true.
Romney: “Right now, the (Congressional Budget Office) says up to 20 million people will lose their insurance as Obamacare goes into effect next year.”
Not true.
Romney: “Obamacare puts the federal government between you and your doctor.”
Not true.
So you see, Tagg, it is an unfortunate fact that your father has adopted the strategy of trying to get to the White House by blatant misrepresentation of the facts. And it is another unfortunate fact that a large number of people are either buying his falsehoods, or just don’t care that they will be voting for the most dishonest politician to come down the pike for quite a while. I’m sure it pains you to hear this, but that’s life: sometimes truth hurts.
And about coming by to take a swing. Just give me some contact info (not necessarily your own personal info) in the comments to this posting, and we can set up a time and place.