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Just another WordPress.com site. Newer posts →. Holy Misrepresentation, Batman! July 21, 2012. There has been recent discussion about the homophonic relationship between Mitt Romney’s company, Bain, and the villain of. The Dark Knight Rises. Bane Recent musings on that subject by Rush Limbaugh earned a “Pants on Fire” rating from PolitiFact. With other media members making claims similar to PolitiFact’s, Limbaugh responded. The transcript PolitiFact used as a source. Offers more support for the radio hos...
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Just another WordPress.com site. A source is a source, of course, of course →. By their own standards. October 14, 2013. Politifact recently passed judgment on a statement by Senator Bernie Sanders. The opinion offered by Politifact seemed unremarkable, and it might be, if it weren’t for their assessment of this statement by Congresswoman Michele Bachmann. It seems that, according to the Politifact rating system, failing to use the appropriate modifier for. In her statement. Politifact justified this...
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A source is a source, of course, of course | counterirritant
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Just another WordPress.com site. By their own standards. A source is a source, of course, of course. November 25, 2013. Senator Harry Reid’s office recently published a bit of fiction that claimed “in the history of the United States, 168 presidential nominees have been filibustered; 82 blocked under President Obama, 86 blocked under all other presidents.” PolitiFact produced an opinion piece. To the uninitiated, that might seem to support Reid’s claim. PolitiFact clearly believes it does. ...Although cl...
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Just another WordPress.com site. By their own standards →. October 31, 2012. Have a joined the chorus of voices taking the Romney campaign to task for an that criticizes Chrysler for shifting Jeep production to China. PolitiFact and Kessler disparage the ad. Both rely, in part, on the following statement from Chrysler’s headquarters (emphasis Kessler’s):. No intention of shifting production. It seems pretty simple doesn’t it? The Romney ad claims that American workers will lose their jobs when Jeep produ...
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A poor choice of words | counterirritant
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Just another WordPress.com site. Tax evasion →. A poor choice of words. August 1, 2012. Recently posted an item, “ The heatwave debate. 8220;, about journalism and climate science. One paragraph discussed the use of probabilities in science reporting. Here is that paragraph sans its final clause:. Using probability to calculate the likelihood that a weather event was caused by global warming is a new science. The next clause is the final one in the paragraph. It should bring logical and thematic clos...
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Just another WordPress.com site. An agent that induces local inflammation to relieve inflammation in underlying or adjacent tissues." The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. A source is a source, of course, of course. November 25, 2013. By their own standards. October 14, 2013. October 31, 2012. PolitiFact and Glenn Kessler have a joined the chorus of voices taking the Romney campaign to task for an that criticizes Chrysler for shifting Jeep production to China. Poli...
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Tax evasion | counterirritant
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Just another WordPress.com site. A poor choice of words. August 6, 2012. PolitiFact recently fact checked the following statement. 8220;Win Olympic Gold, Pay the IRS: U.S. Olympic medal winners will owe up to $9,000 to the IRS.” The statement is the subtitle of an article by Americans for Tax Reform. An agent that induces local inflammation to relieve inflammation in underlying or adjacent tissues." The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. A poor choice of words.