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stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis, Mo.:

"You ... said that Barack Obama was not ready to be commander in chief."

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By David DeCamp October 2, 2008

Biden's words haunt him

Trying to challenge Sen. Barack Obama’s preparedness to be president, Gov. Sarah Palin used Sen. Joe Biden’s own words against him.

As Biden and Palin debated records on Iraq during the St. Louis debate, Palin noted, "You also said that Barack Obama was not ready to be commander in chief."

Indeed Biden did. In an Aug. 19, 2007, debate among Democratic hopefuls, moderator George Stephanopoulos pressed Biden whether he stood by a recent quote that Obama was "not ready" to be president.

stated on March 22, 2024 in a Truth Social post

The New York civil fraud judgment against Trump and a plan to seize Trump-owned property “is simply a 'taking.' Much like what is done in communist countries."

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Biden said he stood by it.

It’s worth noting that in May 2008, Biden changed his tune. "He’s learned a hell of a lot," Biden said.

Still, he said what he said. Based on those first comments, Palin’s assessment is True.

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stated on October 12, 2010 in a campaign video:

Bill Heller "raises taxes. Property taxes. Small business taxes. He even wants to tax the Internet. Mr. Heller said no to balancing the federal budget, that puts more debt on our kids."

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stated on September 26, 2010 in a campaign video:

Company may close, "all because government essentially says if they don't hire a lifeguard to watch their workers, they can't stay open."

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stated on September 14, 2010 in a candidates forum in Dunedin:

"The downsizing of Pinellas County government resulted in about 1,200 people being laid off in a 12 percent unemployment market. … I can tell you that every one of them was hired from the time that Ms. Latvala went into office in 2000."

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stated on September 14, 2010 in a candidates forum in Dunedin:

"One of the other inaccuracies ... is that we have raised taxes multiple times and run up the budget. Absolutely not true. One tax increase since I’ve been in office. It was a quarter mill tax in the unincorporated area only."

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stated on October 15, 2008 in a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.:

"Congressman John Lewis, an American hero, made allegations that Sarah Palin and I were somehow associated with ... the worst chapter in American history. ... And, Senator Obama, you didn't repudiate those remarks."

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stated on October 15, 2008 in a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.:

"He voted twice for a budget resolution that increases the taxes on individuals making $42,000 a year."

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stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.:

Obama "voted for ... $3-million for an overhead projector at a planetarium in Chicago."

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stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis, Mo.:

"You ... said that Barack Obama was not ready to be commander in chief."

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stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis:

"Barack Obama ... 96 percent of his votes have been solely along party line."

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stated on August 28, 2008 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver:

"Today, we import triple the amount of oil than we had on the day Senator McCain took office."

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stated on August 27, 2008 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver:

Three years ago, John McCain said, "Afghanistan — we don't read about it anymore in papers because it succeeded."

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stated on January 24, 2008 in a debate in Boca Raton.:

"I won the majority of the Republican vote in both New Hampshire and South Carolina."

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stated on October 30, 2007 in a debate in Philadelphia:

"The fact of the matter is that my colleague from New York, Senator Clinton, there are 50 percent of the American public that say they're not going to vote for her."

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stated on December 19, 2007:

Former business partner Robert Gay says: "The man who helped save my daughter was Mitt Romney."

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stated on October 9, 2007 in Detroit:

"For every single illegal immigrant family in this country, it costs $20,000 — it costs us $20,000; $20,000 in infrastructural costs. They pay about $10,000 in taxes."

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Marco Rubio
stated on April 11, 2024 in an interview with Fox News:

“It's very misleading when (President Biden) says (inflation) used to be at 9%. This is compounding. It’s not like it went down from 9% to 3%. This is building month after month. The better way to think about it is that it’s 18%, 19% over the last three years."

By Louis Jacobson • April 17, 2024
Mark Pocan
stated on March 27, 2024 in Public appearance:

“We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.”

By Laura Schulte • April 17, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on April 5, 2024 in Facebook posts:

COVID-19 “vaccine injuries exposed in newly uncovered data.”

By Sofia Ahmed • April 17, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on April 13, 2024 in a video:

The Sydney mall attacker is a “Zionist” who targeted Jewish people so that people would think the attacker was Muslim.

By Maria Briceño • April 16, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on April 14, 2024 in Facebook posts:

The day after the total solar eclipse, 85-foot waves traveled from Antarctica to South Africa.

By Sofia Ahmed • April 16, 2024
X posts
stated on April 14, 2024 in an X post:

Donald Trump violated the Logan Act by resharing 2018 Iran tweet on Truth Social.

By Jeff Cercone • April 16, 2024
Facebook posts
stated on April 11, 2024 in a post:

“You’ve probably heard that Taylor Swift is endorsing Joe B."

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • April 16, 2024
Lisa Subeck
stated on February 16, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter:

“The United States is an outlier, one of only about half a dozen countries, without any guarantee of paid leave for new parents and/or other health care needs.”

By D.L. Davis • April 16, 2024
Instagram posts
stated on March 31, 2024 in an Instagram post:

“ULEZ protesters covering cameras with bat boxes. Authorities not allowed to remove under their own law.”

By Loreben Tuquero • April 15, 2024
Threads posts
stated on April 13, 2024 in a post on Threads:

President Joe Biden “will address the nation from the Oval Office” on April 13, “following Iran’s attack on Israel.”

By Madison Czopek • April 15, 2024

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