CNN's Beck didn't challenge former oil exec's assertion that ANWR drilling would "probably" produce oil in "two to three years"
On his CNN Headline News program, Glenn Beck did not challenge former Shell Oil president John Hofmeister's assertion that drilling in ANWR would "probably" produce oil in "two or three years." In fact, the Energy Department's Energy Information Administration concluded that any benefit from drilling in ANWR would not impact the U.S. oil supply for at least a decade. Read More
Atlanta Journal-Constitution uncritically reported RNC spokesperson's false assertion that Reid "took nearly $68,000 from Abramoff"
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution uncritically quoted a Republican National Committee spokeswoman's false assertion that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid "took nearly $68,000 from [former Washington lobbyist Jack] Abramoff." In fact, Abramoff made contributions only to Republicans, not Democrats. Read More
NY Times' Nagourney distorted Obama's "proud citizen of the United States and a fellow citizen of the world" quote
In a "Political Memo," Adam Nagourney distorted a quote from Sen. Barack Obama's Berlin speech in which Obama referred to himself as "a citizen -- a proud citizen of the United States, and a fellow citizen of the world." Nagourney cited only the second part of the quote, telling readers to "expect" that in future ads Sen. John McCain will highlight "Mr. Obama's presenting himself as a 'fellow citizen of the world.' " Read More
Wash. Post cropped Obama quote in purporting to contrast Obama's and McCain's identities as Americans
A Washington Post article falsely suggested that in a speech in Berlin, Sen. Barack Obama referred to himself only as a "citizen of the world." In fact, in that speech, Obama referred to himself as "a citizen -- a proud citizen of the United States, and a fellow citizen of the world," a self-description very similar to President Reagan's assertion in a 1982 speech before the United Nations that "I speak today as both a citizen of the United States and of the world." Read More
O'Reilly ignores McCain's shifts on a time frame for balancing the budget
Bill O'Reilly stated that Sen. John McCain "says he's going to balance the budget before the four-year -- the first four-year term is over," failing to note that McCain has previously shifted on his time frame for balancing the budget, originally claiming he would balance the budget in four years, then pledging to do so in eight years, before reversing himself again to return to the four-year pledge. Read More
Cameron on McCain speech: Georgian oil pipeline "very, very important" for U.S. energy independence
During the August 12 edition of Fox News' Your World, Fox News chief political correspondent Carl Cameron said of Sen. John McCain's speech earlier that day in York, Pennsylvania: "Senator McCain opened his remarks talking about his conversation with the Georgian president, talking about the crisis there, saying that he believes that there is a true strategic imperative for the world to take notice and make sure that Georgia is protected because of its oil pipeline, one that does provide energy access across the Caspian Sea, the Black Sea -- a very, very important position for energy independence for the United States to make sure that those sorts of things are protected." Cameron did not explain how the protection of an oil pipeline in Georgia was related to U.S. energy independence. Read More
Limbaugh: "Edwards might be attracted to a woman whose mouth did something other than talk"
On the August 12 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, Rush Limbaugh said of former Sen. John Edwards' recent disclosure of an extramarital affair: "I've got a theory about the motivations. Well, I don't know that I could -- I don't know that I can put this one on the air." Discussing his "theory," Limbaugh said, "We know -- we've been told that Elizabeth Edwards is smarter than John Edwards. That's part of the puff pieces on them that we've seen. Ergo, if Elizabeth Edwards is smarter than John Edwards, is it likely that she thinks she knows better than he does what his speeches ought to contain and what kind of things he ought to be doing strategy-wise in the campaign? If she is smarter than he is, could it have been her decision to keep going with the campaign? In other words, could it be that she doesn't shut up? Now, that's as far as I'm going to go." Limbaugh later added, "It just seems to me that Edwards might be attracted to a woman whose mouth did something other than talk." Limbaugh went on to say in a subsequent segment: "my theory that I just explained to you about why -- you know, what could have John Edwards' motivations been to have the affair with Rielle Hunter, given his wife is smarter than he is and probably nagging him a lot about doing this, and he found somebody that did something with her mouth other than talk." Read More
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