Obama is still spinning lies

Faith Hope And Politics 9/17/12 

In Cleveland,(June 14th, 2012) President Barack Obama claimed he created more private-sector jobs in the past 27 months than President George W. Bush created “during the entire seven years before this crisis.” TRUE OR FALSE?

FALSE, the economy  gained just about the same number of private-sector jobs (Obama’s preferred measure) in the 27 months since the most recent job slump hit bottom as it did in the 27 months following the bottom of the first Bush slump. And looking at total jobs — the broader and more customary measure — Bush’s post-slump job creation record was significantly better than Obama’s.(factCheck.org) 

"We will invest federal resources, including tax incentives, cash prizes and government contracts into developing the most promising technologies with the goal of getting the first two billion gallons of cellulosic ethanol into the system by 2013."

Has Obama fulfilled his promise or is this a campaign lie. TRUE OR FALSE?

It's a lie.... So far, the EPA  has reduced its target every year leading up to 2013. For instance, 2010 was supposed to be 100 million gallons, but it became 6.5 million. The 2011 target was 250 million gallons, but it became 6 million. This year 1 billion gallons became 8.65 million. (PolitiFact.com) 

President Barack Obama has been claiming that the United States has “doubled our use of renewable energy” he has made this claim at the DNC and at several of his campaign stops. So have we doubled our use of renewable energy or what. TRUE OR FALSE? False, wind and solar have doubled, but total renewable energy consumption is only up by about one quarter from 2008 to 2011. Plus, wind and solar started at such a low level,  doubling may not be as impressive to voters as it sounds. Renewable energy accounted for only 9 percent of the nation’s energy consumption in 2011, up from 7 percent in 2008. Two percentage points does not qualify as doubling. (FactCheck.org)

Campaign promise: "I will sign a universal health care bill into law by the end of my first term as president that will cover every American and cut the cost of a typical family's premium by up to $2,500 a year."

So has the average American family seen their premiums cut by $2,500 or what? TRUE OR FALSE? False, in fact some have seen an increase. A Lewin's Group 2010 report said the typical family would see an increase of $110 in its premiums. That assumes that the typical family of four has a family income of $75,000 to $99,000 per year, which covers the median income (about $78,000) for all families in the United States in 2010. Families making less than $50,000 per year see as much as a $212 reduction in their premiums. Families making $150,000 or more would experience an increase up to $207.(PolitiFact.com)