I hate to do another entry on American politics when there are many Canadian and Albertan issues that need to be addressed, but this makes me disgusted that no one holds Fox News accountable. They are blatantly lying. There is no question, it is just a pure lie. It makes me very happy the our media has some level of integrity in this country.

Fox News’ lie is that the United States would not retaliate with nuclear weapons in response to a chemical or biological attack as part of the new Nuclear Posture Review and the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty that President Barack Obama and Russian President Dimitri Medvedev just signed.

According to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: “”If we can prove that a biological attack originated in a country that attacked us, then all bets are off.

And what the treaty itself says that “the U.S. reserves the right to make adjustments to this policy in case of biological weapons threats.”

So Fox News and its contributors are just outright lying. No one can call them on it. And they are the number one news network in America. Feeding their viewership false information to turn them against the Obama Administration.

Another thing I found interesting were comments made by Sarah Palin, “No administration in America’s history would, I think, ever have considered such a step that we just found out President Obama is supporting today. It’s kinda like getting out there on a playground, a bunch of kids, getting ready to fight, and one of the kids saying, ‘Go ahead, punch me in the face and I’m not going to retaliate. Go ahead and do what you want to with me.’”

Two things about this. One, she is comparing the use of nuclear weapons to playground fights - which is absolutely terrifying. The vast nuclear arsenals held by a handful of countries have the ability to kill hundreds of millions and destroy human civilization. And a very influential political figure compares this to children on a playground. Right.

Second thing. Palin says that no administration in American history would consider doing what Obama is doing. At the same event, she was spouting about how things would be different with Ronald Reagan, the Messiah of the American Right. Really? Hmm…Barack Obama said his dream was for a nuclear-free world. Oh, wait, so did Ronald Reagan! Obama’s treaty with the Russians states that each side will reduce their nuclear arsenal by a third. Turns out the Reagan desired the exact same thing.

I thank random chance everyday that I was born in Canada.