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stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis, Mo.:

"You ... said that Barack Obama was not ready to be commander in chief."

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By David DeCamp October 2, 2008

Biden's words haunt him

Trying to challenge Sen. Barack Obama’s preparedness to be president, Gov. Sarah Palin used Sen. Joe Biden’s own words against him.

As Biden and Palin debated records on Iraq during the St. Louis debate, Palin noted, "You also said that Barack Obama was not ready to be commander in chief."

Indeed Biden did. In an Aug. 19, 2007, debate among Democratic hopefuls, moderator George Stephanopoulos pressed Biden whether he stood by a recent quote that Obama was "not ready" to be president.

Biden said he stood by it.

stated on July 19, 2007 in a YouTube video.

"At least Obama didn't marry his cousin," as Giuliani did.

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It’s worth noting that in May 2008, Biden changed his tune. "He’s learned a hell of a lot," Biden said.

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Still, he said what he said. Based on those first comments, Palin’s assessment is True.

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stated on October 12, 2010 in a campaign video:

Bill Heller "raises taxes. Property taxes. Small business taxes. He even wants to tax the Internet. Mr. Heller said no to balancing the federal budget, that puts more debt on our kids."

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stated on September 26, 2010 in a campaign video:

Company may close, "all because government essentially says if they don't hire a lifeguard to watch their workers, they can't stay open."

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stated on September 14, 2010 in a candidates forum in Dunedin:

"The downsizing of Pinellas County government resulted in about 1,200 people being laid off in a 12 percent unemployment market. … I can tell you that every one of them was hired from the time that Ms. Latvala went into office in 2000."

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stated on September 14, 2010 in a candidates forum in Dunedin:

"One of the other inaccuracies ... is that we have raised taxes multiple times and run up the budget. Absolutely not true. One tax increase since I’ve been in office. It was a quarter mill tax in the unincorporated area only."

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stated on October 15, 2008 in a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.:

"Congressman John Lewis, an American hero, made allegations that Sarah Palin and I were somehow associated with ... the worst chapter in American history. ... And, Senator Obama, you didn't repudiate those remarks."

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stated on October 15, 2008 in a debate in Hempstead, N.Y.:

"He voted twice for a budget resolution that increases the taxes on individuals making $42,000 a year."

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stated on October 7, 2008 in a debate in Nashville, Tenn.:

Obama "voted for ... $3-million for an overhead projector at a planetarium in Chicago."

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stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis:

"Barack Obama ... 96 percent of his votes have been solely along party line."

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stated on October 2, 2008 in St. Louis, Mo.:

"You ... said that Barack Obama was not ready to be commander in chief."

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stated on August 27, 2008 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver:

Three years ago, John McCain said, "Afghanistan — we don't read about it anymore in papers because it succeeded."

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stated on August 28, 2008 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Denver:

"Today, we import triple the amount of oil than we had on the day Senator McCain took office."

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stated on January 24, 2008 in a debate in Boca Raton.:

"I won the majority of the Republican vote in both New Hampshire and South Carolina."

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stated on October 30, 2007 in a debate in Philadelphia:

"The fact of the matter is that my colleague from New York, Senator Clinton, there are 50 percent of the American public that say they're not going to vote for her."

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stated on December 19, 2007:

Former business partner Robert Gay says: "The man who helped save my daughter was Mitt Romney."

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stated on October 9, 2007 in Detroit:

"For every single illegal immigrant family in this country, it costs $20,000 — it costs us $20,000; $20,000 in infrastructural costs. They pay about $10,000 in taxes."

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stated on August 27, 2024 in an Instagram post:

California S.B. 1174 eliminates the requirement for voter ID at polling places.

By Sofia Ahmed • August 30, 2024
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stated on August 29, 2024 in X posts:

President Joe Biden “did a campaign ad at the graves in Arlington in 2020.”

By Loreben Tuquero • August 30, 2024
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stated on August 16, 2024 in a video:

Video shows “Kamala Harris describing how she can ruin lives with the 'swipe of a pen.’"

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • August 30, 2024
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stated on August 25, 2024 in a post:

Kamala Harris’ “plan to tax unrecognized Capital Gains mean(s) if your house goes up in value you will have to pay that Tax Even if you don’t sell your House!”

By Sara Swann • August 30, 2024
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stated on August 25, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“There’s no such thing as menopause.”

By Madison Czopek • August 30, 2024
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stated on August 27, 2024 in an Instagram post:

“Hollywood actor Kurt Russell just said: ‘It is now proven, beyond a shadow of a doubt that Kamala Harris and Joe Biden CHEATED in the 2020 election with mail-in ballots.’”

By Caleb McCullough • August 30, 2024
Kamala Harris
stated on August 22, 2024 in her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention:

Former President Donald Trump "intends to enact what, in effect, is a national sales tax ... that would raise prices on middle-class families by almost $4,000 a year."

By Louis Jacobson • August 30, 2024
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stated on August 27, 2024 in a Facebook post:

“Kurt Russell forms a new non-woke actors alliance with Roseanne Barr and Tim Allen.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • August 30, 2024
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stated on August 23, 2024 in an X post:

Photo of former President Donald Trump after an assassination attempt was generated by artificial intelligence.

By Ciara O'Rourke • August 30, 2024
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stated on August 28, 2024 in an X post:

C-SPAN captions for a JD Vance speech said, “Single person clapping.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • August 30, 2024

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