http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/01/us/politics/fact-checkers-howl-but-both-sides-cling-to-false-ads.html?ref=politics
I found this article interesting. I don't know if any of you heard of the website PolitiFact.com. This is a Pulitzer Prize-winning fact-checking website. The gist of the website is to check what people are stating in the political world are accurate and whether what they are telling us are lies. The trending topic of the site is the presidential candidates and what they are saying in their campaigns.
What stood out the most to me in this article was the third paragraph were it states that "people started talking about the sluggish economy and how Mr. Obama's campaign promises had fallen short."
After reading this sentence, I thought about all the economy and what the people are saying. But, what people have to understand is that things don't change in a blink of an eye. Obama was put into office at a bad time in the economy and you have to give him time to help better things. You can't jump to conclusion and say he has fallen short with his promises. It took Bush two terms to not destroy, but weaken our economy. You can't just expect thinks to turn around that fast. Obama has only been president for less than 4 years. Give Him Some Time!
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Please read this article and tell me what you think. What do you think about this PolitiFact website. Do you think it irrelevant or do you think we can actually rely on this site to help us see the truth in what these candidate are really saying?
Here is what I believe, leaders need to make less promises. Promise less and do more! Leaders have the patience to make the changes, but they need to believe at the moment. We don't really know if the campaigns are true or false. We just have to wait as the time comes. Great interesting story!
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