1 hour and 34 minutes ago filed under Video
J.D. Hayworth On Benefits Of Illegal Immigration: "Cheap Labor" And "Cheap Votes"
1 hour and 35 minutes ago filed under Video
CNN's Sanchez Challenges J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ) On Illegal Immigration (FULL INTERVIEW)
2 hours ago filed under Blog
J.D. Hayworth On Benefits Of Illegal Immigration: "Cheap Labor" And "Cheap Votes"
July 27, 2010 2:53 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Johanns Defends GOP's Assault On The Unemployed
July 20, 2010 6:02 pm ET filed under Video
In Rep. King's World, Republicans Aren't Blocking Unemployment Extensions
July 20, 2010 4:48 pm ET filed under Fact Check
In Rep. King's World, Republicans Aren't Blocking Unemployment Extensions
Last night on the House floor, Democratic members held a colloquy upbraiding the GOP for systematically blocking emergency unemployment benefit extensions in the middle of a recession. Rep. Steve King (R-IA) took offense, explaining that Republicans aren't to blame because they "don't have the votes to block anything." The notion that Republicans haven't blocked benefits for the unemployed is ridiculous on its face. As this timeline shows, the GOP have repeatedly placed deficit fears above the needs of out-of-work Americans, all while denigrating the work ethic of those who rely on unemployment insurance in this economy.
July 19, 2010 10:30 am ET filed under Blog
Fact Checking The Sunday Shows - July 18, 2010
July 19, 2010 10:18 am ET filed under Fact Check
Fact Checking The Sunday Shows - July 18, 2010
The political shows were busy on Sunday, with Indiana Republican Mike Pence misleading Fox News Sunday viewers about the Recovery Act and Sen. Cornyn misrepresenting the origins of the federal deficit on Meet the Press. Sen. McConnell told State of the Union viewers a flagrant lie about the Obama administration's response to the Gulf oil spill, and exaggerated the number of small businesses that benefit from the Bush tax cuts for the rich. Elsewhere, NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions described the Tea Party as "one-third Democrat, one-third Republican" on Meet the Press despite clear evidence that Tea Party activists are overwhelmingly Republican. On Face the Nation, the task of defending Arizona's immigration law fell this week to former Rep. J.D. Hayworth, who offered no new evidence to support his conviction that SB 1070 will not lead to ethnic profiling.
July 16, 2010 12:13 pm ET filed under Blog
"Shadow RNC" Dishonestly Attacks Senator Reid In New Ad
July 16, 2010 10:44 am ET filed under Fact Check
Ad Check: American Crossroads Smears Sen. Reid Over Stimulus
A new ad from American Crossroads — the so-called "shadow RNC" launched by Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie — attacks Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) over the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Specifically, the ad claims that Nevada received less stimulus money than "every other state but one." However, data from Recovery.gov and ProPublica.org unequivocally shows the claim to be false.
July 14, 2010 1:20 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Bunning: Steinbrenner Was "Smart" To Die In 2010
July 14, 2010 11:56 am ET filed under Blog
The Republican Party's Alternate Set Of "Facts"
July 13, 2010 3:34 pm ET filed under Blog
Carly Fiorina Claims That Tax Cuts "Pay For Themselves"
July 09, 2010 3:13 pm ET filed under Blog
Rep. Mark Kirk "Smears" Opponent Over Alleged BP Ties
July 08, 2010 1:28 pm ET filed under Blog
Sharron Angle Calls BP Escrow Account A "Slush Fund"
July 07, 2010 3:07 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Ad Check: Rob Portman Lies About Democrats' Clean Energy Proposals
Former Rep. Rob Portman, the current GOP candidate for Senate in Ohio, is lying about Democrat-sponsored clean energy policy in a new ad. The ad parrots the main Republican talking point on energy policy: that any effort to put a price on pollution amounts to a job-killing national tax on anyone who flips a light switch. In fact, House Democrats passed a bill last year that would create millions of jobs and cost families "less than a postage stamp a day," and the American Power Act pending in the Senate would hold polluters accountable and start reducing our dependence on foreign oil. On top of Portman's lies, his ad asks voters to read his energy proposal. Unfortunately for Ohioans, the "Portman Plan on Energy" is based on bad science and full of bad policy.
July 07, 2010 1:00 pm ET filed under Blog
Republicans Feign Outrage Over Berwick Appointment
July 06, 2010 9:27 am ET filed under Blog
Fact Checking The Sunday Shows - July 4, 2010
July 06, 2010 9:19 am ET filed under Fact Check
Fact Checking The Sunday Shows - July 4, 2010
The Sunday political talk shows were mostly quiet on Independence Day, with one glaring exception. South Carolina Republican and Tea Party Senator Jim DeMint offered an incendiary response to President Obama's speech on immigration reform. On Fox News Sunday, DeMint told guest host Major Garrett that Obama is lying to the American people, and really wants to give no-strings amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants in an insidious plot to grow Democratic voter and union membership rolls. DeMint also suggested that Obama has refused to secure the border. In fact, the president has increased funding for real border enforcement, stopped throwing money into the failed electronic fence program, and charted a course to real, fair and sensible reform for our broken immigration system.
June 30, 2010 1:12 pm ET filed under Blog
GOP Sen. Bennett: "Plenty Of Slogans On The Republican Side, But Not Very Many Ideas."
June 29, 2010 5:43 pm ET filed under Blog
Rand Paul: Latest GOP Candidate To Trade Courage For Cowardice
June 29, 2010 12:39 pm ET filed under Blog
Angle Rejects Abortion For Rape Victims: "Sometimes God Has A Plan"
June 29, 2010 11:42 am ET filed under Fact Check
American Crossroads Ad Skews Sen. Reid's Comments On Jobs
During a Senate floor speech on March 5, 2010, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) reacted positively to the day's news that fewer Americans than expected had lost their jobs in February. In an ad out today, American Crossroads takes Reid's comments out of context to falsely claim Reid believed it was a "good thing" that 36,000 Americans lost their jobs.
June 29, 2010 10:07 am ET filed under Blog
On Wall Street Reform, Sen. Scott Brown Is Dancin' With The One That Brung Him
June 28, 2010 9:49 am ET filed under Blog
Fact Checking The Sunday Shows — June 27, 2010
