The way the "fact check" was stated, it was more like an op-ed piece than a fact check. They lost all credibility in my book. Your book, of course, may vary.
-------------- On Sep 10, 12:34 pm, VT Sean Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This wasn't opinion, this was a news item. > > The Opinion piece was the rebuttal. It selected ONE > special needs program to try to debunk the issue that > Palin cut OTHER special needs programs. > > On Sep 10, 3:12 pm, PoliticalAmazon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > 1) factcheck.org, based on their "Palin Slime" op-ed dressed up like a > > fact check, is not credible. > > > 2) A cable channel's journalist staff's opinions often conflict each > > other. Good grief, do you think Pat Buchanan and Keith Olberman, both > > on MSNBC's staff, never voice conflicting opinions? > > > 3) Really, you get too excited about such little things. Is every > > freaking thing a "BIG DEAL" to the GOP? Sheesh. How do you get > > through a day. I can see you at breakfast, "OH NO! I CURDLED MY > > POACHED EGG!! CALL THE PARAMEDICS!! CALL THE SWAT TEAM!! LIFE IS > > OVER!! HELPPPPPP!!! > > > --------------- > > > On Sep 10, 4:52 am, mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > For two straight days, CNN repeated liberal rumors about Republican > > > vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s political record – rumors > > > that had already been debunked by their own correspondents, as well as > > > the respected FactCheck.org, a group led by former CNN reporter Brooks > > > Jackson. > > > > During Monday evening’s Election Center program, CNN’s senior legal > > > analyst Jeffrey Toobin claimed that Palin "wants to ban all > > > abortions," despite a September 2 report by his own network which > > > included a quote from the Alaska governor that she is "pro-life... > > > [w]ith the exception of a doctor's determination that the mother's > > > life would end if the pregnancy continued." Toobin also claimed that > > > Palin "wants to treat -- to have creationism taught in public > > > schools." This isn’t the entire story. A FactCheck.org report released > > > on Monday, which aimed to refute "dubious Internet postings and mass e- > > > mail messages making claims about McCain's running mate," clarified > > > that Palin "supports teaching creationism alongside evolution, though > > > she has not actively pursued such a policy as governor." > > > > Less than ten hours later, during Tuesday’s American Morning, > > > correspondent Jessica Yellin, in a report purporting to give the > > > "facts" about Palin’s fiscal record at the beginning of the 6 am hour > > > of the program, stated that "Palin has used her line-item veto to cut > > > funds for special interest programs called earmarks, but Democrats > > > criticize her for slashing programs, even for people with > > > disabilities, a group she's vowed to defend." Yellin, like Toobin, > > > didn’t tell the whole story. The same FactCheck.org report began by > > > stating that Palin "did not cut funding for special needs education in > > > Alaska by 62 percent. She didn't cut it at all. In fact, she tripled > > > per-pupil funding over just three year." The report cited CNN’s > > > Soledad O’Brien’s use of the supposed 62 percent figure on September 4 > > > as an example of how far these "dubious Internet postings and mass e- > > > mail messages" had gone. > > > >http://newsbusters.org/blogs/matthew-balan/2008/09/09/cnn-contradicts...Hide > > > quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
