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Author Archives: Brooks Jackson
Pawlenty’s Bailout Blarney
Once again we find that Tim Pawlenty has changed course on an issue that is something of a litmus test for Republican candidates. In this case, it’s government bailouts. On Jan. 16, he condemned all such bailouts, saying: "I don’t think the government should bail out Wall Street or the …
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Pawlenty’s Political Climate Change
Likely GOP presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty's views on cap and trade aren't what they used to be. Pawlenty told "Fox News Sunday" on Jan. 16 that he "never did sign a bill relating to cap and trade" when he was governor of Minnesota, but that's not true. He also said: …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged cap-and-trade, climate change, sunday talk shows, Tim Pawlenty
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Health Care Repeal, Tea Party and Political Discourse
In episode 44 of our podcast, we talk about the misleading claim from Republicans that the health care law is a job-killer. Plus, we caught Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid offering his own exaggerations on the economy and the tea party, and Sen. Rand Paul distorting a well-worn quote from …
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Posted in FactCheck Radio
Tagged Harry Reid, health care reform, job-killing, podcast, Rahm Emanuel, Rand Paul, repeal
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DeLay’s Spin Cycle
Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay resorted to hyperbole Wednesday when he claimed that he was tried and convicted for money laundering in the nation’s most liberal county. It’s liberal all right, but dozens of other counties are more so. "I was tried in the most liberal county in the …
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Bum Rap for Rahm
Sen. Rand Paul distorted an old quote from Rahm Emanuel during an appearance on Fox Business, as he disparaged the reaction of liberals to last weekend’s shootings in Tucson. The Kentucky Republican, who took office just this month, was asked on Wednesday by Fox host Andrew Napolitano how pundits (Paul …
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The 2012 GOP Field
In episode 43 of our podcast, we take a look at what some of the potential Republican presidential candidates have been saying. [podcast]http://factcheck.org/Images/image/radio/FactCheckRadio.43.mp3[/podcast] For more on the claims discussed in this podcast, see: Let the Distortions Begin Dec. 23
Posted in FactCheck Radio
Tagged Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, podcast, Republican Presidential candidates, Ron Paul, Sarah Palin, Tim Pawlenty
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Let the Distortions Begin
It has been seven whole weeks now since the midterms, and – like you, perhaps – we’ve enjoyed watching football and “Glee” uninterrupted by campaign ads. But that doesn’t mean there’s no campaigning going on. Potential Republican presidential aspirants …
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Posted in Articles
Tagged cap-and-trade, estate tax, health care, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, Sarah Palin, Tim Pawlenty
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FactCheck’s Post-Election Conference
In episode 41 of our podcast, we give you some highlights from our post-election conference on political advertising by outside groups. [podcast]http://factcheck.org/Images/image/radio/FactCheckRadio_episode41(2).mp3[/podcast] For more on this episode, see: Cash Attack Conference
Posted in FactCheck Radio
Tagged Cash Attack, outside groups, podcast, political advertising
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