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Station Censors Mistake in Debate & Fact-Checking Last Night
This is an odd case of censoring that if applied at the debate last night, could have made things look very different. In a congressional debate in Pennsylvania, a TV station has censored remarks made by one of the candidates because they were erroneous. Bleeping out a mistake?
Where I'm Clicking Now: FactCheck.org
Candidates and politicians love to throw around facts and statistics. But how can they all be true? The spurious stat slinging was super-evident during last week's Republican debate.
Fact-Free Campaign Ad?
Pricey campaign ads often use moving images, dramatic music, and value-laden but vague words. The people at FactCheck.org put together some tips on how to spot fact-free advertising— ads that convey a positive image of the candidate without relaying specifics. The article offers this advice: - Be critical.
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Palin: AP Did "Opposition Research" on Going Rogue
Sarah Palin blasted the Associated Press yesterday for doing "opposition research," more commonly known as fact-checking, on her new book Going Rogue.
"Amazingly, but not surprisingly, the AP somehow nabbed a copy of the book before it was released," she said. "They're now erroneously reporting on the book's contents and are repeating many of the same things they spewed during the campaign and afterwards."
Front Page: House Set to Vote on Bailout, Fact-Checking and Debate Quotes, Fewer People Entering US Illegally
- House Set to Vote on Bailout: The US House is debating the Bailout Bill this morning, preparing for a vote expected later today. The version they're considering is heftier version approved by the Senate earlier this week. Speaker Pelosi said of the pending vote, "We're not going to take a bill to the floor that doesn't have the votes.
NRA Aims False Claims at Barack Obama
Obama wants to ban handguns, hunting ammo, and the use of guns for home defense?! Not true! But that's what the NRA claims, and it's spending $15 million to get the message out through TV ads and mailers.
What Did the Press Get Wrong About Mumbai?
Slate ran a useful piece this week looking at all the mistakes the press made in its reporting on the Mumbai massacre. Inconsistencies involved the nationalities of the killers (some were British citizens?), the planning of the assault (did the attackers visit Mumbai to spy?), and the targets of the attacks (Americans and Brits, Mumbai's luxury hotels, or anyone and everyone?). The author even takes issue with the fact that multiple publications provided different spellings of the lone remaining gunman Kasab.
Briefing Book! Bill Clinton Asks Democrats to Deliver Big
- Democrats: Stumping for the Democratic Party? Bill Clinton urges Virginia Democrats to not just elect Obama, but also to preserve the party. — Politico
- Troops: Need some straight talk?
Sarah Palin Inspires a New Lipstick Color
This weekend, Tina Fey killed it once again with her hilarious Sarah Palin impersonation. (Seriously, "Bono, the king of Ireland?" Haw!) But that wasn't the only bit of recent election fluff to involve Governor Palin.
The Morning After: Rebuttals Fly to Palin's Big Speech
No sooner had Sarah Palin's speech ended last night and the cheers faded were people clamoring to hear the response and analysis to it. I was the star of my shuttle bus for having the first-shot email from the Obama camp on my phone — I did a dramatic reading of it for my bus-mates.
The first shot included, "The speech that Governor Palin gave was well delivered, but it was written by George Bush's speech writer and sounds exactly like the divisive, partisan attacks we've heard from George Bush for the last eight years."
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