September 07, 2010 9:24 am ET filed under Blog
Fact Checking The Sunday Shows - September 5, 2010
September 07, 2010 9:09 am ET filed under Fact Check
Fact Checking The Sunday Shows - September 5, 2010
Holiday weekends make for quiet Sundays on the political talk circuit, but yesterday Sens. John McCain (R-AZ) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) shouldered the propaganda load usually carried by a larger rotation of Republicans. On Fox News Sunday, Sen. McCain took dishonest potshots at President Obama's economic record — economists agree the Recovery Act worked, and the administration has been pushing tax relief for small businesses all summer while McCain's Senate colleagues have blocked the bill — and lied about the future of Medicare. In reality, the Affordable Care Act strengthens Medicare without cutting benefits. On Meet the Press, Sen. Graham claimed the Affordable Care Act includes a government takeover of health care and higher costs (neither claim is true) before suggesting that tax cuts for the wealthy pay for themselves (they don't) and that the Recovery Act led to 2.5 million job losses (it didn't).
September 05, 2010 11:25 pm ET filed under Blog
Five Ways "Speaker Boehner" Would Hurt American Workers
September 02, 2010 6:13 pm ET filed under Blog
MN Chamber Of Commerce To Gov. Pawlenty: Be Sensible About Health Care Money
September 02, 2010 2:44 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Americans For New Leadership Repeats Medicare Lie In Attack On Sen. Reid
Americans for New Leadership, a 527 group founded by Tea Party activist Eric Odom, is raising money to get their "Harry Reid Is Wrong For Nevada" ad on the air. The ad accuses Reid of supporting a "$500 billion Medicare cut" that simply doesn't exist in the Affordable Care Act, and implies that Reid's support for the Recovery Act, clean energy legislation and the unpopular TARP rescue package prove that Reid is "Wrong for Nevada." In reality, Congress' response to the economic crisis pulled us back from the brink, and clean energy laws would strengthen the economy further.
September 02, 2010 10:57 am ET filed under Blog
Gov. Pawlenty: The Government Is "A Financial Drug Dealer Handing Out Tastes"
September 02, 2010 10:54 am ET filed under Video
Gov. Pawlenty: The Government's "A Financial Drug Dealer Handing Out Tastes"
August 31, 2010 5:26 pm ET filed under Fact Check
American Crossroads' New Ad Is Full Of Bad Facts
American Crossroads, a conservative 527 group linked to Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie, has produced a new ad attacking Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway and the Affordable Care Act. The ad recycles the well-worn Republican lies about "job-killing taxes," insurance premiums going up, and Medicare cuts. In reality, the Affordable Care Act will lower premiums, create jobs, strengthen Medicare without reducing benefits for seniors, improve the economy and cut the deficit.
August 30, 2010 6:11 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Ad Check: Chamber Of Commerce's Attack On Rep. Paul Hodes Is Deeply Dishonest
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has released a new campaign ad attacking Rep. Paul Hodes (D-NH), the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate. The ad claims that Hodes supported "a government takeover of health care" and "a job-killing energy tax," and blames the $13 trillion national debt on Hodes and the Democrats. In reality, the Affordable Care Act is not a "government takeover," the clean energy bill passed by House Democrats would create millions of American jobs, and the national debt has grown because of irresponsible policies from the Bush era.
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 27, 2010 6:08 pm ET filed under Blog
Rick Scott Blames Massive Medicare Fraud On Inability To Understand Regulation
August 27, 2010 4:40 pm ET filed under Video
Rick Scott Now Taking Responsibility For Medicare Fraud
August 25, 2010 4:56 pm ET filed under Fact Check
American Crossroads' Misleading Attack On Robin Carnahan
American Crossroads, a conservative 527 group linked to Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie, has produced a new ad attacking Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan for supporting the Affordable Care Act and for not supporting a lawsuit the state's Lt. Governor has brought forth aimed at stopping the implementation of reform. The ad accuses Carnahan going against the wishes of "71% of Missouri voters" who opposed the individual mandate. But the figure is highly misleading — only 23% of voters participated in the primaries and Republicans outnumbered Democrats two to one — and takes away from the larger issue: the mandate is both constitutional and vital to reform.
August 25, 2010 3:54 pm ET filed under Fact Check
American Crossroads' Misleading Attack On Jack Conway
American Crossroads, a conservative 527 group linked to Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie, has produced a new ad attacking Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway for supporting the Affordable Care Act and for refusing to sue the federal government to stop its implementation. The ad accuses Conway of supporting cuts to Medicare and higher insurance premiums. But none of that is true. Worse, the ad neglects to mention the benefits of health care reform.
August 25, 2010 2:37 pm ET filed under Fact Check
American Crossroads' Misleading Attack On Rep. Sestak
American Crossroads, a conservative 527 group linked to Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie, has produced a new ad attacking Rep. Joe Sestak for supporting health care reform. The ad accuses Sestak of voting to gut Medicare and allowing higher insurance premiums. But none of that is true. Worse, the ad neglects to mention the myriad of benefits of the Affordable Care Act.
August 19, 2010 1:43 pm ET filed under Blog
Kelly Ayotte: Deficit Is "The Biggest Threat," So Let's Increase It!
August 17, 2010 9:11 am ET filed under Fact Check
New Americans For Prosperity Ad Lies About Health Care Reform, Clean Energy Legislation
In a desperate attempt to smear Rep. Betsy Markey (D-CO) with lies about Democratic policies, Americans for Prosperity has issued a new ad that falsely claims that cap and trade legislation would have killed jobs and that health care reform cut Medicare. In reality, cap and trade would create jobs and health care reform not only creates jobs and cuts the deficit but also improves Medicare for America's seniors.
August 12, 2010 11:55 am ET filed under Blog
Newt Gingrich's Statistics: All Sizzle, No Steak
August 11, 2010 11:37 am ET filed under Blog
Rick Scott's Never Ending Legal Headaches
August 05, 2010 10:08 am ET filed under Blog
GOP Swoons Over Missouri Health Care Vote, Ignores National Attitudes
July 28, 2010 2:19 pm ET filed under Blog
Rep. Steve King's Love/Hate Relationship With Socialism
July 19, 2010 3:18 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Republicans Still Lying About Health Care Reform And Abortions
In a pair of op-eds in The Hill last Friday, House Republicans Phil Roe (TN) and James Sensenbrenner (WI) charged that federal tax dollars are paying for abortions in Pennsylvania, and that President Obama lied about abortion funding under the Affordable Care Act. Pennsylvania was the first state to present a high-risk pool plan to Washington, and so they are the first to receive funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). According to Roe and Sensenbrenner, Pennsylvania is therefore the first state to offer taxpayer-funded abortions under "ObamaCare." This predictable attack is as untrue as it is uncreative.
July 13, 2010 2:42 pm ET filed under Blog
What Do Rick Scott And The Lockerbie Bomber Have In Common?
July 07, 2010 1:00 pm ET filed under Blog
Republicans Feign Outrage Over Berwick Appointment
July 01, 2010 5:46 pm ET filed under Blog
Carly Fiorina Continues Her War On The Unemployed
June 29, 2010 1:19 pm ET filed under Blog
Rep. Boehner Sees "Rebellion" Akin To 1776
June 25, 2010 11:02 am ET filed under Fact Check
Rep. Gingrey Lies About Health Care Polling
Speaking on the House floor last night, Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) asserted that "in all polls taken" the American people "overwhelmingly" oppose the Affordable Care Act. In reality, however, public opinion is shifting in favor of the Affordable Care Act. According to a new Gallup poll, 49 percent say that passage of the bill is a "good thing" versus 46 percent who say it's a "bad thing."
June 25, 2010 11:01 am ET filed under Blog
Rep. Gingrey Lies About Health Care Polling
