Why don’t honest journalists take on Roger Ailes and Fox News?
Mar 14th
Cathie Adams: “Bill White … supports the ‘ObamaCare’ socialized medicine plan, as well as ‘Cap and Trade’ legislation that would kill thousands of Texas jobs.”
Mar 14th
We conclude our trifecta of Truth-O-Meter rulings on a February fund-raising letter sent by Texas GOP chair Cathie Adams. She levelled six charges against Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White including these pops: "He supports the ‘ObamaCare’ socialized medicine plan, as well as ‘Cap and Trade’ legislation that would kill thousands of Texas jobs.” Socialist? Job-killer? We decided to test the politically potent charges. (We deal with the rest of Adams' letter in separate Truth-O-Meter items.) On Adams’ claim that White supports the “‘ObamaCare’ socialized medicine plan,” the Republican Party initially referred us to an August article in the El Paso ...
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Mar 14th
Republicans had former Houston Mayor Bill White in their sights well before he won the Democratic nod for governor this month. In February, Cathie Adams, who chairs the Republican Party of Texas, distributed a fund-raising letter calling White an extreme liberal with the kind of record only a Chicago politician — like President Barack Obama — could admire. Her letter levels six charges. For this ruling , we're zeroing in on the one that gave us the biggest workout (and we address her other statements in separate Truth-O-Meter items.) Adams wrote: “Bill ...
>> MoreCathie Adams: “Bill White spent his city billions of dollars into debt (and) saw crime rates soar while he backed gun control.”
Mar 14th
In a February fund-raising letter, the Texas GOP’s chairwoman, Cathie Adams, calls Democratic gubernatorial nominee Bill White an extreme liberal with the kind of record only a Chicago politician — like President Barack Obama — could admire. Her letter levels six charges against the former Houston mayor, too many for us to cover in a single PolitiFact Texas item so we've split them into three Truth-O-Meter rulings. For this one, we'll focus on the opening part of Adams' blast: “Bill White spent his city billions of dollars into debt (and) saw crime rates soar while be backed gun control." Goodness. ...
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Mar 12th
Fox News pumps up the ‘Texas textbook war’
Mar 12th
Gretchen Carlson: Says the Texas State Board of Education is considering eliminating references to Christmas and the Constitution in textbooks.
Mar 12th
After spending most of Wednesday gathering public comment, the Texas State Board of Education began hashing out how history, government and economics are taught in Texas public schools.The board's efforts to revise social studies curriculum standards had drawn national attention, from the Fox News Channel in particular. On Wednesday morning's broadcast of "Fox & Friends," co-anchor Gretchen Carlson sounded scandalized by what the network dubbed the "Texas Textbook Wars.""Stage set for a bitter debate — the Texas Board of Education begins hearings today on proposed changes to textbooks that could change what students across the country ...
>> MoreAmericans United for Change: “Individuals and small businesses will be hit by increases in health insurance premiums as high as 39 percent.”
Mar 11th
Seeking support for health care reform, the liberal advocacy group Americans United for Change launched a phone campaign March 3 urging Americans to stand up to health insurance companies. The Washington-based group was formed in 2005 to challenge President George W. Bush’s efforts to privatize Social Security and has since broadened its scope to build public and congressional support for a variety of policy initiatives, including health care.Austin American-Statesman reporter Mary Ann Roser, who analyzed the call on her health blog, was one of 3.5 million voters nationwide who heard the recorded message: "I ...
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Mar 11th
Parsing abortion in the health care bills
Mar 9th