24 August 2020
The {Republican|Republican politician} National Convention {started off|began|started} with a parade of dishonesty, in {stark|plain} contrast with {last week|recently}’s Democratic convention. While CNN {also|likewise} {watched|viewed|enjoyed|saw} and fact-checked the Democrats, those {four|4} nights {combined|integrated} didn’t have the {number of|variety of} {{misleading|deceptive} and {false|incorrect}|{false|incorrect} and {misleading|deceptive}} claims made on the {first night|opening night} of the Republicans’ convention.
Here are {some of|a few of} the most {noteworthy|notable} {falsehoods|fallacies|frauds} from night {one of|among} the RNC.
{Government|Federal government} takeover of {healthcare|health care}
{Former|Previous} UN Ambassador Nikki Haley {attacked|assaulted} Democratic positions on {health care|healthcare}.”They {want|desire} {a government|a federal government} takeover of {health care|healthcare},”she {said|stated} at the {Republican|Republican politician} National Convention on Monday. {Facts|Truths|Realities} First: This {is true|holds true} of some Democrats, {but|however} it’s not a policy Joe Biden supports. While he does {advocate|promote} {broadening|expanding|widening} the {government|federal government}’s {involvement|participation} in the {nation|country}’s {health care|healthcare} system, he does not back so-called”single
payer”programs like Medicare for All, which were {pushed|pressed} by others in the {primary|main}. While Biden {has|has actually} {agreed to|consented to|accepted} back {lowering|reducing|decreasing} the Medicare eligibility age to 60, from the {current|present|existing} 65, as a concession to the {party|celebration}’s progressive wing, he is not {a supporter|an advocate|a fan} of Medicare for All, which would have {essentially|basically} {replaced|changed} the {private|personal} {health insurance|medical insurance} system with a single, government-run {plan|strategy}. That {idea|concept} was {pushed|pressed} by Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts.
Biden would {also|likewise} increase the federal {subsidies|aids} in Obamacare so more middle-class Americans {could|might} {afford|pay for|manage} to {buy|purchase} {coverage|protection}.
His running mate, Kamala Harris, {shifted|moved} her positions {during|throughout} her {short|brief} {campaign|project}– {at times|sometimes} {strongly|highly} backing Medicare for All. {{But|However} when she {eventually|ultimately} {unveiled|revealed} her {health care|healthcare} {plan|strategy}, it {also|likewise} {included|consisted of} {a role|a function} for {private|personal} {insurance companies|insurance provider|insurer}.|When she {eventually|ultimately} {unveiled|revealed} her health care {plan|strategy}, it {also|likewise} {included|consisted of} {a role|a function} for {private|personal} {insurance|insurance coverage} {companies|business}.} {{However|Nevertheless}, she now supports Biden’s {proposal|proposition}.
| She now supports Biden’s {proposal|proposition}.
} {Abolishing|Eliminating} {suburbs|suburban areas|residential areas}
Patricia McCloskey, the {woman|lady|female} who {along with|together with|in addition to} her {husband|hubby|spouse|other half|partner} Mark McCloskey pointed {a gun|a weapon} at protestors from her St. Louis {home|house} in June, {claimed|declared} that Democrats {want to|wish to} “{abolish|eliminate}” {suburbs|suburban areas|residential areas}. “They {want to|wish to} {abolish|eliminate} the {suburbs|suburban areas|residential areas} {altogether|entirely|completely} by ending single-family {home|house} zoning,” she {claimed|declared}.
{Facts|Truths|Realities} First: This is {false|incorrect}. Democrats are not {seeking|looking for} to {abolish|eliminate} {suburbs|suburban areas|residential areas} or end single-family {home|house} zoning. An Obama-era {housing|real estate} {rule|guideline} {meant|implied|indicated|suggested} to {address|deal with|attend to|resolve} racial {segregation|partition} does not {abolish|eliminate} {suburbs|suburban areas|residential areas} in any {way|method}.
McCloskey {seems|appears} to be {repeating|duplicating} Trump’s racially coded {nonsense|rubbish} from July when he worked to {overturn|reverse} the {change|modification} the Obama administration made in 2015 to the Affirmatively Furthering Fair {Housing|Real Estate} (AFFH), a decades-old federal requirement {aimed|intended} to {eliminate|get rid of|remove} discrimination and {combat|battle|fight} {segregation|partition} in {housing|real estate}.
You can {read more|learn more|find out more} about the {regulations|policies|guidelines} and Trump’s {false|incorrect} claims here. Some background: The McCloskeys drew {national|nationwide} attention in late June after they were seen in a viral video {brandishing|displaying} {guns|weapons} outside their {mansion|estate} at protesters {walking|strolling} on {a private|a personal} street en {route|path} to {demonstrate|show} outside the St. Louis mayor’s {residence|home|house}.
The mayor {lives on|survives on|resides on} {a nearby|a close-by|a neighboring} public street and the protesters were {going down|decreasing} a street that {doesn’t|does not} reach the mayor’s {house|home}, a St. Louis city {official|authorities} {said|stated}. The Missouri couple was charged in July with {unlawful|illegal} {use|usage} of a weapon, a class E felony.
{Unemployment|Joblessness}
{Multiple|Several|Numerous} speakers– {including|consisting of} Rep. Vernon Jones, Rep. Jim Jordan and Mark McCloskey– {touted|promoted} the low {unemployment|joblessness} rate America {has|has actually} {witnessed|seen|experienced} under the Trump administration. Both Jordan and McCloskey credited the President for the “{lowest|most affordable|least expensive} {unemployment|joblessness} in 50 years,” while Jones {said|stated} President Trump “{built|developed|constructed} the most inclusive economy ever, with record low {unemployment|joblessness} for African Americans.”
{Facts|Truths|Realities} First: This is misleadingly {outdated|dated|obsoleted}, as it {ignores|disregards|neglects|overlooks} the {economic|financial} {destruction|damage} {caused by|triggered by|brought on by} the coronavirus pandemic. While the {US|United States} {unemployment|joblessness} rate {fell to|was up to} a seasonally {adjusted|changed} rate of 3.5% last September– its {lowest|most affordable|least expensive} level {since|because|considering that|given that} 1969– the pandemic {has|has actually} put {a definitive|a conclusive} end to America’s strong {jobs|tasks} market and {millions of|countless} {people|individuals} {remain|stay} out of work.
After dropping to a 50-year low in September 2019, the {unemployment|joblessness} rate hovered around that level for {five|5} months {before|prior to} Covid-19 hit and {millions of|countless} {jobs|tasks} {vanished|disappeared}.
The {unemployment|joblessness} rate for Black {workers|employees}, {meanwhile|on the other hand}, {fell to|was up to} 5.4% in August of 2019, a record low for the {data|information}, which {have|have actually} been {collected|gathered} {since|because|considering that|given that} 1972. It was {mostly|mainly|primarily} driven a drop in the {jobless|unemployed|out of work} rate for Black {women|ladies|females}. The Black {unemployment|joblessness} rate {rose|increased} throughout the {winter months|winter season|cold weather}.
All in all, America’s {jobs|tasks} market was strong when the pandemic hit. The March {jobs|tasks} report was the weakest {since|because|considering that|given that} 2009. Things {got worse|became worse|worsened} in April, when more than 20 million American {jobs|tasks} {disappeared|vanished} {amid|amidst|in the middle of} the pandemic lockdown, {by far|without a doubt} the most {sudden|unexpected|abrupt} and {largest|biggest} {decline|decrease} {since|because|considering that|given that} the {government|federal government} {began|started} tracking the {data|information} in 1939.
The {unemployment|joblessness} rate {spiked|surged|increased} to 14.7%– the {highest|greatest} level {since|because|considering that|given that} {monthly|regular monthly|month-to-month} records {began|started} in 1948. Joblessness {had|had actually} not been that {severe|serious|extreme} {since|because|considering that|given that} the Great {Depression|Anxiety}: The {unemployment|joblessness} rate peaked at 24.9% in 1933, according to {historical|historic} {annual|yearly} {estimates|quotes|price quotes} from the Bureau of Labor {Statistics|Stats|Data}.
While the pandemic {affected|afflicted} {workers|employees} {across|throughout} the {country|nation}, minorities fared {worse|even worse} than White {workers|employees}. In July, the {overall|general|total} {unemployment|joblessness} rate fell back to 10.2%– still {higher|greater} than {during|throughout} the worst part of the Great {Recession|Economic downturn|Economic crisis}– while the {jobless|unemployed|out of work} rate for Black Americans was 14.6%.
This story is being {updated|upgraded}.