August 30, 2010 10:02 am ET filed under Blog
Fact Checking The Sunday Shows - August 29, 2010
August 30, 2010 9:59 am ET filed under Fact Check
Fact Checking The Sunday Shows - August 29, 2010
Sunday on Face The Nation, Republican Senate hopeful Joe Miller (AK) stoked fears about Social Security's finances and Gov. Haley Barbour (R-MS) wrapped his sugary drawl around a variety of sour attacks on Democrats' economic policies. Miller claimed "the trust fund is empty," but in reality Social Security holds assets of $2.5 trillion and is solvent through the Baby Boomers' golden years. Later, Gov. Barbour dissembled about the cost-cutting Affordable Care Act — the bill actually reigns in health care spending while expanding coverage dramatically and cutting the deficit — and suggested Democrats aren't creating jobs despite the expert consensus that the Recovery Act and other measures saved millions of jobs and turned the economy around.
August 05, 2010 1:08 pm ET filed under Blog
Palin Doubles Down On "Pants On Fire" Tax Lie
August 05, 2010 10:08 am ET filed under Blog
GOP Swoons Over Missouri Health Care Vote, Ignores National Attitudes
August 02, 2010 5:05 pm ET filed under Blog
A Few More Sarah Palin Lies About The Expiring Tax Cuts
June 21, 2010 12:55 pm ET filed under Blog
Does Sen. Murkowski Really Understand Clean Energy Policy?
June 21, 2010 10:54 am ET filed under Fact Check
Fact Checking the Sunday Shows — June 20, 2010
On Sunday, Republicans struggled to deflect attention from Rep. Joe Barton's (R-TX) ridiculous apology to BP. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) ludicrously suggested that President Obama has taken so much money from BP that he is more likely than the GOP to side with Big Oil — which has given Republicans $188 million since 1990. McConnell and Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) each claimed that Barton's comments are not the Republican position, but the 114-member Republican Study Committee has expressed similar concerns. Elsewhere, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) proved that she doesn't understand the basics of cap-and-trade by calling that system of economic incentives a "command-and-control type of system."
June 08, 2010 9:37 am ET filed under Blog
RNC Official On Murkowski Amendment: Great Use Of An "Obscure Procedure"
November 13, 2009 9:44 am ET filed under Fact Check
Sarah Palin Makes False Claims About Clean Energy Legislation
In a November 12, 2009 Facebook note, Sarah Palin falsely claimed clean energy legislation was a "job-killing scheme." In reality, an increased investment in renewable energy would create millions of American jobs across every single state.
September 24, 2009 10:08 am ET filed under Fact Check
Palin Gets It Wrong On The F-22
While delivering a paid speech in Hong Kong, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin criticized President Obama for eliminating the Air Force's F-22 program. However, President Obama, the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Air Force Chief of Staff, the Secretary of the Air Force and even Sen. John McCain believe Sarah Palin is wrong.
July 27, 2009 1:18 pm ET filed under Blog
Palin's Relationship With Fraudster Raises Questions
While she has her share of critics, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin also has a number of passionate supporters. Fred Malek is a big one. Yet, in 2004 Malek was fined $250,000 for what the SEC called a "fraudulent scheme." For a woman whose favorite political zinger criticized then-Senator Obama for "pallin' around" with shady figures, she best be careful who she associates with herself.
July 14, 2009 10:44 am ET filed under Fact Check
Gov. Palin's Misleading Washington Post Op-ed
On July 14, 2009, Gov. Sarah Palin wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post that falsely claimed cap-and-trade would harm low-income Americans and kill jobs. In reality, the American Clean Energy and Security Act would create jobs in every state and help America become more energy independent, all for the price of a postage stamp per day.
July 07, 2009 2:36 pm ET filed under Blog
(Soon To Be Former) Gov. Palin's Political Posturing
June 01, 2009 3:31 pm ET filed under Blog
GOP Rep. Don Young: It's "Not True" That The Employee Free Choice Act Eliminates The Secret Ballot
During an appearance in Alaska last week, GOP Rep. Don Young refuted one of his party's favorite talking points.
May 27, 2009 2:20 pm ET filed under Fact Check
False Tweet Alert: Gov. Sarah Palin
On May 27, 2009, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin tweeted that "Alaska's role is to provide domestic energy leading to less reliance on foreign sources." However, despite frequent Republican claims to the contrary, Alaska doesn't contain enough oil to have a significant impact on America's reliance on foreign sources.
May 01, 2009 10:27 am ET filed under Fact Check
In Their Own Words: The Majority's Prerogative
In 2005, many Republican Senators went so far as to claim the filibuster of judicial nominees was unconstitutional. Now four years later, with President Obama's first Supreme Court appointment looming, will they remain consistent in their position or commit one of the most blatant acts of hypocrisy in the 220-year history of the United States Senate?
