10 Facts That Will Blow Right-Wingers' Minds

[kentuck]

http://www.alternet.org/10-facts-will-blow-right-wingers-minds

for example:

1. The United States is not a Christian nation, and the Bible is not the cornerstone of our law.

also:

9. Obama has increased government spending less than any president in at least a generation.

Republican campaign strategists may lie, but the numbers don’t. Government spending, when adjusted for inflation, has increased during his administration (to date) by 1.4%. Under George W. Bush, the increases were 7.3% (first term) and 8.1% (second term). Bill Clinton, in his two terms, comes in at 3.2% and 3.9%. George H. W. Bush increased government spending by 5.4%, while Ronald Reagan added 8.7% and 4.9% in his two terms.

Not only does Obama turn out to be the most thrifty president in recent memory, but the evidence shows that Republican administrations consistently increased government spending significantly more than any Democratic administration. Go figure.

and:

10. President Obama was not only born in the United States, his roots run deeper in American history than most people know.

[TexasProgresive]

1. I repeat what I posted last time this came up

Can't blow what doesn't exist.

True believers have a closed mind and there is little anyone can say or do to open them up.

[RKP5637]

4. When I've had discussions with them, their typical answer is, "well, if that's

what you choose to believe." It's just a one way street, they are incapable of intelligent dialog.

[2naSalit]

5. and...

completely unencumbered by the thought process.

[Dawson Leery]

2. k/r

[RKP5637]

3. K&R! n/t

[pampango]

6. 3. The first president to propose national health insurance was a Republican. (Teddy Roosevelt)

6. Roe v. Wade was a bipartisan ruling made by a predominantly Republican-appointed Supreme Court.

By ideological orientation, the decision was for Roe all the way: conservatives 2-1, liberals 3-1, moderates 2-0; by party of presidential appointment it was Republicans 5-1, Democrats 2-1. No one can rightly say that this was a leftist court forcing its liberal beliefs on America.

8. The Environmental Protection Agency was, too. (a Republican invention)

The United States Environment Protection Agency, arch-enemy of polluters in particular and government regulation haters in general, was created by President Richard Nixon. ... Hard to believe, but if it hadn’t been for Watergate, we might remember Richard Nixon today as the “environmental president”. Oh, yes - Republicans might enjoy knowing Nixon was an advocate of national health insurance, too.

Thanks for posting this, kentuck.

[Still Sensible]

7. The Faux Folks Don't Need

No Stinkin' Facts!