Opinion, News, Analysis, Videos and Polls. Obama vs. Romney Presidential Debate Fact-Check Part 3: Who Lied? On a brisk spring evening in March 1882, Robert Koch walked into the library at the University of Berlin, and prepared to change the course of medicine for all time.
There were about 100 men gathered in the room, the greatest scientists in Germany. Koch barely acknowledged them as he began his demonstration. He showed his test tubes and cultures. He explained how he had tested and retested his work. There was no grandstanding, no theater. “All of these facts taken together can lead to only one conclusion,” Koch said. RELATED: Following Tuberculosis from Death Sentence to Cure Bacteria caused tuberculosis. To grasp the gravity of Koch’s discovery, we must first get our heads around this: To live in the 19th century was to experience infectious disease as a constant, to have death loom around any corner, and to always live in fear that a cold, a rash, or a cough might soon be the end of one’s days on earth. Fact-Checking Obama, Romney Ahead of Debates: Blue Truth, Red Truth. No one would ever mistake the White House press briefing room for a courthouse or a confessional, so the blue curtains and official seal made an ironic backdrop this summer for President Obama’s impromptu homily on honesty in public life.
“The truth of the matter is you can’t just make stuff up,” he told the scribblers who get paid to check his facts. “That’s one thing you learn as President of the United States. You get called in to account.” It was just what reporters wanted to hear, even if it was not exactly true. Veep Debate Violations. Summary The Biden-Ryan debate was marked by some spirited claims that didn’t always match the facts.
Ryan said Obama’s proposal to let tax rates rise for high-income individuals would “tax about 53 percent of small-business income.” Wrong. Biden Vs. Ryan Vice Presidential Debate Fact-Check: Who Lied? The far-right Christian Patriarchy—brought to American audiences by the Duggar family—is on the verge of collapse after a series of alleged sex scandals involving the movement’s leaders.
Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar have put many years and a lot of work into putting a smiling, nearly normal-seeming face on the extreme Christian right. The couple adheres to a fringe strain of fundamentalist Christianity dubbed the “Christian patriarchy” or sometimes the “Quiverfull” movement, and while there is a lot of internal diversity to the movement, they generally preach a combination of beliefs that run counter to mainstream America: absolute female submission, a ban on dating, homeschooling, a rejection of higher education for women, and shunning of contraception in favor of trying to have as many children as humanly possible. The strategy has been surprisingly effective, with Michelle Duggar being able to act like she’s just like any other reality TV star, giving sex tips and sharing recipes. VP debate: Five big dubious claims from the Biden/Ryan showdown. Photograph by Saul Loeb/AFP/GettyImages.
I've got five fingers on each of my hands, and five seriously questionable arguments advanced by the vice presidential contenders earlier tonight: 1. Romney distorts truth on green jobs. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his running mate, Rep.
Paul Ryan, order food at a Wendy's restuarant in Richmond Heights, Ohio, on Tuesday. Romney boards his campaign plane in Bedford, Massachusetts. The Romney camp has decided to continue campaigning on Election Day. President Barack Obama gets emotional at his final campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, November 5, on the eve of the U.S. presidential election. Romney’s Clean Energy Whoppers. Mitt Romney made numerous bogus claims in the Oct. 3 debate about the $90 billion in grants, guaranteed loans and tax breaks for energy projects in the stimulus bill: Romney falsely claimed “about half” of the clean-energy companies that received U.S.
-backed loans “have gone out of business.” But 26 companies received loan guarantees under a loan program cited by Romney, and three of those have filed for bankruptcy. The three firms were approved for about 6 percent of the loan guarantees.Romney incorrectly claimed the “$90 billion in breaks to the green energy world” was provided “in one year.” It was over several years.He stated at one point that Obama put $90 billion “into solar and wind.” Putting $90 Billion ‘Into Wind and Solar’? Obama vs. Romney Presidential Debate Fact-Check: Who Lied? The second episode of Season 4 brought us another wedding ceremony for the ages, and ended with a bang.
[Warning: SPOILERS] In retrospect, we really should have seen it coming. I am referring, of course, to the Big Shocking Plot Twist at the end of Sunday night’s episode of Game of Thrones. Mass Revolt: Why Doesn't Mitt Romney Campaign in Massachusetts? Fact-checking 7 claims in Bill Clinton's convention speech. The 42nd President of the United States Bill Clinton addresses the audience at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, on September 5, 2012 on the second day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC).
MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP/GettyImages (CBS News) CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- In his 49-minute speech Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention, former President Bill Clinton cited several statistics and made a number of supposedly fact-based assertions. The Fact Checker. Fact checking Mitt Romney’s acceptance speech at the GOP convention. In his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination, former governor Mitt Romney focused more on his biography than his policy positions.
But there were moments when his facts went awry or were missing important context. Let’s take a tour through the rhetoric. “And unlike the president, I have a plan to create 12 million new jobs.” This sounds like a pretty bold statement, especially considering that only two presidents — Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton — created more than 12 million jobs. Romney, in fact, says he can reach this same goal, in just four years, though the policy paper issued by his campaign contains few details. Fact checking Bill Clinton’s speech and other Democrats at the convention in Charlotte.
“We are not going to let our campaign be dictated by fact checkers.” — Former president Bill Clinton, quoting Romney campaign pollster Neil Newhouse Whew. Fact checking the opening night of the Democratic convention. The Democrats launched their convention with a series of speeches that put the best possible gloss on the president’s economic record and took various shots at GOP nominee Mitt Romney. First lady Michelle Obama, who like Ann Romney gave a mostly personal testimonial about her husband, did not give us much material to fact-check.
But here’s a roundup of other notable claims Tuesday evening. “Four years ago, America stood on the brink of a depression. Despite incredible odds and united Republican opposition, our president took action. Biden’s incorrect claim that a Bain ‘bailout’ cost American taxpayers. (Mark Stahl/AP) “Let me quote from a recent article. Quote, Romney was willing to go to extremes to secure federal bailout, end of quote, when Bain Consulting was on the verge of collapse. Bill Clinton says TARP turned a profit. The financial crisis of 2008 spawned some new terminology -- "too big to fail" and the Troubled Asset Relief Program. TARP, as it's more commonly known, is the $700 billion in government money set up to rescue banks such as Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Bank of America, and a host of other financial entities, big and not so big. There were dire predictions on TARP’s final cost to taxpayers.
The Congressional Budget Office said it could top $350 billion. But the payback was higher than expected, which former President Bill Clinton mentioned during an interview on The Daily Show. Fact checking Obama’s and Biden’s speeches at the Democratic convention in Charlotte. In their defense of the administration’s policies Thursday night, President Obama and Vice President Biden sometimes took license with the facts or left out important information.
Here are some highlights. “Independent analysis shows that my plan would cut our deficits by $4 trillion. Last summer, I worked with Republicans in Congress to cut $1 trillion in spending.” — Obama President Obama repeated a claim made by former President Bill Clinton the night before, but even less accurately. Sorting out the truth in politics. Bill Clinton says Barack Obama cut taxes for 95 percent of people through stimulus. Update, Sept. 6, 2012, 10:43 a.m.: When we first posted this item, we did not address the distinction between all Americans and all American workers. Our report now addresses that difference, and we have changed the rating from True to Half True. In making the case for President Barack Obama’s re-election, former President Bill Clinton vouched for job creation under Obama’s reign despite the "deeply damaged economy" he inherited.
Clinton singled out Obama’s 2009 economic stimulus program, known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, as a positive step for the economy. Romney claims five studies back up his tax plan. In the relentless back and forth over which candidate would raise taxes on middle-income Americans, President Barack Obama used a study from the Tax Policy Center, a joint effort of the Brookings Institution and the Urban Institute, as fuel for an ad claiming Mitt Romney would cut taxes on the rich and raise them for middle-income taxpayers. Mitt Romney ad blames Barack Obama for Florida housing woes. Mitt Romney says Barack Obama has 'doubled' the deficit. During the first presidential debate in Denver, Mitt Romney took President Barack Obama to task for his record on the deficit. Did Mitt Romney's Massachusetts rank 47th in job creation? Repeating a favorite talking point, speakers at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., took aim at Mitt Romney’s job-creation record as governor of Massachusetts.
Stephanie Cutter said Mitt Romney's platform won't protect the mortgage interest tax deduction for middle-class families. Obama says Romney called Russia our ‘No. 1 enemy’ Barack Obama says U.S. has gained a half-million manufacturing jobs. During his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., President Barack Obama touted recent growth in manufacturing jobs. Limbaugh, GOP have it wrong: Health care law is not the largest tax increase ever. Julian Castro says seven presidents before Barack Obama sought universal health care.
President Barack Obama’s health care law has been one of the most polarizing aspects of his presidency, with Republicans criticizing it at every turn. Democrats Stretch the Truth in Talk and Text - Check Point. Fact Check: The $2,000 question. A Project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center. A Campaign Full of Mediscare. Obama’s ‘Outsourcer’ Overreach. Obama’s Deficit Dodge.
Ryan’s VP Spin. Romney’s Sorry ‘Apology’ Dig. Romney’s Economic Exaggerations. Democratic Disinformation from Charlotte. Our Clinton Nightmare. Fact Checking Obama and Biden.