In recent threads there has been a fair amount of outrage over claims being made by both sides. In typical partisan fashion many members of this board have responded by only attacking the "other" side without giving any real thought to what "their" side is doing or has done.
Feel free to add to this list on both sides as I'm sure I've missed some (I'll try to keep it somewhat general since there are several lies and distortions that can be associated with each of these).
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Lies/Distortions with no conclusive evidence about Bush:
He stole the election from Gore.
His desire even before 9/11 was to invade Iraq.
He invaded Iraq to control its oil.
He invaded Iraq as a personal vendetta because Saddam tried to kill his dad.
Bush intentionally lied about Iraq's WMDs.
Bush was AWOL during his tenure with the Air National Guard (ANG).
Bush received preferential treatment to join the ANG.
Bush is a puppet of Dick Cheney and he doesn't make the decisions.
Bush is unintelligent.
Bush knew 9/11 was going to happen and he didn't stop it.
Bush caused the recession.
Bush only cut taxes on the wealthy.
Bush knew about or coordinated efforts with the Swift Boat group.
Bush is a religious fanatic who "is directed by God".
The only justification Bush used for going into Iraq was WMDs and ties to Al Qaida
Bush has permqanently taken away your rights under the Patriot Act
Bush suppressed (and is again planning to suppress) the black vote
Lies/Distortions with no conclusive evidence about Kerry:
Kerry didn't earn his medals in Vietnam
Kerry is a traitor
Kerry admitted to committing war crimes
Kerry changes his position more than most other politicians (flip-flopper)
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I'm sure some will want to debate the veracity of this list. Please do not do it here. If you want to debate the truthfullness of the "lies" I listed above feel free to PM me and if you make a compelling case I will modify or remove the ones that are inappropriate.
Please prove that we can have a rational discussion here in this thread. The only contributions I would like to see in response to this post is either an addition to the above list for either candidate or a discussion about the responsibility of both parties for choosing to head down the path of partisan lie creation.