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The “Idiots” Corner by “Billy Bob Smith” I know , I know - I have talked about this stuff before regarding stupid things politicians have said over the years, but enough is enough. If I hear one more line of lies from a politician, I think I will jump off a cliff. Since we are knee deep in political season and it seems the only thing on TV now is politics, I thought I would finally get the following off my chest. My TV remote needs a special button to mute anything anyone in politics, who calls themselves an American, says when all they really care about is putting their party first and America second. Why do politicians keep saying what they think we want to hear, rather than truth? Yes, I know they just want to get elected or keep their job. Well, I gotta tell you I’m sick and tired of being treated like a 10-year-old. Don’t believe me? Here’s a few examples: President Barack Obama: The Keystone XL pipeline "bypasses the United States." For the Obama administration, it has become increasingly difficult over the years to pretend the failure to make a decision on whether or not to allow the construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline was anything other than political. In 2015, one of the president's go-to lines was this one. Senator Cruz: The reason "Obama has not bombed ISIS oil fields is they're concerned about global warming." Maybe you don't admire his decision to misquote a CIA official, which he did with that statement. Senator Bernie Sanders: "Climate change is directly related to the growth of terrorism." Misrepresenting the history and status of the battle against terrorism to press an unrelated agenda is not limited to one party, or to climate change denialists. Witness Sanders, Hillary Clinton's top rival for the party's nomination, discussing terror. Hillary Clinton: “Ninety percent of my e-mails as Secretary of State were, according to the State Department, already in the system." Clinton, under fire for her highly questionable decision to endanger national security by using a personal e- mail address for work correspondence while serving as Secretary of State, tried to convince a congressional panel the vast majority of e-mails that moved through her account were also archived by the State Department. Except no, they weren't. Jeb Bush: Planned Parenthood is "not actually doing women's health issues. They are involved in something way dif- ferent than that." You don't have to like Planned Parenthood. You don't have to vote to spend government money to fund Planned Parenthood. There are plenty of arguments you can make to support either side. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid: Planned Parenthood "is the health care backbone for American women during their lives. In fact, it is the only health care that a significant number of women get. About 30% of women, that's their health care." No. This is just not true. Here, Reid was pretty plainly making up statistics. Even Planned Parenthood itself only claims one in five women - 20% - visit one of their clinics during their lifetimes. President Barack Obama: After the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, "One hundred twenty-nine million people who could have otherwise been denied or faced discrimination now have access to cover- age." Really, in this day and age, what collec- tion of untruths could be complete without at least one reference to Obamacare? The controversial health law has generat- ed an extraordinary amount of nonsense from partisans on both sides of the aisle. Nancy Pelosi, the former Speaker of the House and current Minority Leader, was found to be untruthful 40% of the time. One of her statements found to be false was: “Under the health care law, every- body will have lower rates, better quality care, and better access.” Had enough? Am I the only one who is tired of this junk? Billy Bob Contact him via e-mail to michele@ worldwidedrillingresource.com “They need to build a fence around Washington D C and call it off limits for anyone with common sense “ ~Mark Twain 43 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® SEPTEMBER 2016