Biden judged more honest than Trump; Harris more than Pence

No surprise that Joe Biden is judged to be more truthful than Donald Trump in PolitiFact’s public statement honesty ratings.

Or that Kamala Harris is found to be more honest than Mike Pence.

Or that Lyin' Ted Cruz lives up to the nickname Trump gave him. Calling Cruz that is one of the few honest statements Trump has made in the last four years.

But it is interesting how far down the list Trump, his son, and Cruz are. A whopping 73 percent of Trump's public statements were found to be lies or mostly lies. That's an astonishingly high percentage, though Cruz is not far behind at 65 percent. Trump's son is at 90 percent but has had far fewer statements reviewed than those two accomplished liars. Pence is also far down the list.

Barack Obama, by comparison, has had only 25 percent of his statements judged as false or mostly false. Biden had only 39 percent of his utterances deemed in those categories.

Amy Klobuchar, Mike Bloomberg, Andrew Yang and Elizabeth Warren are among the most honest politicians.

Joe Biden, left, is judged as more honest than 2020 foe Donald Trump by PolitiFact’s statement honesty ratings. Democratic VP nominee Kamala Harris, right, is seen as more truthful than Mike Pence. [Creative Commons photo]

The 'nice' Trump supporter

I’ve had a lot of debates with conservatives in my day. One of my favorites was during a 2004 drive through Tennessee on my way to Texas from Washington, D.C. I actually phoned in on #Watergate crook #GordonLiddy's radio show, and we yelled at each other about #JohnKerry and the FCC and the Super Bowl #JanetJackson thing.

That’s the kind of debate I’m used to when dealing with cons, especially the last four years of confronting Trump supporters. Get angry and get kicked off their radio shows. My mom and other family members still support Trump, and we rarely talk. It helps being 1,300 miles away from them.

But I recently had a #Twitter debate with someone that kind of threw me. This person claimed to be a “decent” Trump supporter but seemed more like a #Trumpbot or #fakenews account. At one point, he or she or it claimed to have seen "a lot of looting and destruction in person."

ABKTL @lowry2071
Replying to @jackthor44 and @charliekirk11
That’s great if I’m wrong, but I saw a lot of looting and destruction in person and on the news. And I heard of several people getting injured, shot, and killed as well. I don’t personally know anyone who was looting. Not sure how to reassure you that I’m not a bot. Sorry.

When I asked for the photos and video of looting, it claimed not to take any. When I asked where and what buildings, got no response.

It also asked for examples of racism by Trump, and I posted an Atlantic story with many examples.

That story takes 15 minutes to really read. Fourteen minutes later, I got this response:

ABKTL @lowry2071
Replying to @jackthor44 and @charliekirk11
I am sorry you don’t know many decent Trump supporters. I have met quite a few, so I assure you, they are out there! Thank you for the story, I did read it. I’ve looked into the examples it’s given, done some research, and made up my own mind. It’s a worthwhile journey!

Read it, did some "research" and made up its own mind as a "worthwhile journey" in 14 minutes? I don't think so.

I think it's a fake account but posing as a "nice" person. Perhaps it could be paid by the campaign to do this, or is in Russia doing it. Is this the new #Trumpcampaign tactic to pose as "nice" people to lure votes? It kind of freaked me out. I prefer the one that insults you and screams at you.

For more on this battle, click here.

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