Limbaugh repeated false Judicial Watch attacks linking Obama to FARC
On his radio program, Rush Limbaugh quoted from a Judicial Watch blog entry that falsely claimed an "electronic mail[]" allegedly from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) said that "associates of FARC were scheduling a sit down with" Sen. Barack Obama "to lobby him." Limbaugh also read aloud a portion of the blog entry that misattributed a quote from right-wing news website WorldNetDaily to "evidence seized" from FARC, thereby falsely suggesting that a FARC spokesman said the group "see[s] 'more help coming next year if Barack Obama becomes president.' " Read More
Chetry falsely claimed Franken said Rove and Libby "should be executed for treason" -- then denied having claimed it
Interviewing Al Franken on CNN's American Morning, Kiran Chetry falsely claimed that Al Franken, in a 2005 appearance on David Letterman's show, "said some things about Karl Rove and Scooter Libby, saying they should be executed for treason." In fact, as Franken noted, he had said that "George H.W. Bush, the president's father, was the head of the CIA, and he has said that outing a CIA agent is treason. ... And so, basically, what it looks like is going to happen is that Libby and Karl Rove are going to be executed." Chetry then denied having said that Franken "advocated" executing Rove and Libby. Read More
Politico's Martin wrote of McCain's "progressive views" but didn't note immigration flip-flop or poor LCV score
The Politico's Jonathan Martin wrote that Sen. John McCain's "comprehensive approach to immigration reform could play well with Hispanics at all income levels," and that "his passion for addressing climate change and zeal for political reform could appeal to the sort of affluent, well-educated voters who have largely abandoned the GOP in the Bush years." But Martin did not note that McCain has shifted his position on comprehensive immigration reform and that he has a lifetime rating of 24 percent from the League of Conservation Voters. Read More
Fox & Friends' Kilmeade baselessly claimed Newsmax contributor "sat next to" Obama during church services
On Fox News' Fox & Friends, co-host Brian Kilmeade baselessly asserted that Newsmax "freelance reporter" Jim Davis "sat next to Barack Obama" when Obama heard controversial statements made by Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., then-pastor of Obama's church, during a July 22, 2007, service. In fact, Davis did not claim in his article that he "sat next to" Obama during the service, and Obama's campaign called the Newsmax report "inaccurate." Also, New York Times columnist Bill Kristol reported that Newsmax had claimed that Obama was at church on the relevant day. Kristol subsequently issued a correction, writing: "The Obama campaign has provided information showing that Sen. Obama did not attend Trinity that day. I regret the error." Read More
Barnes understated McCain's reported role in defense-contract controversy
On Fox News' Special Report, Fred Barnes said of Sen. John McCain's role in a controversial Air Force tanker contract: "He asked for the Air Force to take into consideration, which he thought the Air Force regulations required, aircraft -- taking into consideration maximizing cargo and passenger capacity, which are important in a supertanker. Well, they did. And now Northrop Grumman and Airbus won the contract." But McCain also reportedly urged the Defense Department to not consider the potential implications of a World Trade Organization dispute between the United States and the European Union over whether Airbus and Boeing received illegal subsidies for commercial airliners from their respective governments. Read More
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