Comments on: Fact Checking FactCheck.org on Palin’s Speech http://www.redstate.com/ben_domenech/2008/09/05/fact-checking-factcheckorg-on-palins-speech/ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:33:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: ptort http://www.redstate.com/ben_domenech/2008/09/05/fact-checking-factcheckorg-on-palins-speech/#comment-733 ptort Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:04:53 +0000 #comment-733 <p>wasn't there some committee Obama was on where he never attended meetings, then tried to join in on the press conference to grab some credit. I think he even annoyed Kennedy on that one.</p> wasn’t there some committee Obama was on where he never attended meetings, then tried to join in on the press conference to grab some credit. I think he even annoyed Kennedy on that one.

]]> By: jeffweimer http://www.redstate.com/ben_domenech/2008/09/05/fact-checking-factcheckorg-on-palins-speech/#comment-732 jeffweimer Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:14:32 +0000 #comment-732 <p>Well done. </p> <p>How can we break this out to the MSM? </p> <p>(snark alert) they apparently won't get this unless it's on DailyKos or at the Atlantic. (okay only half-snark)</p> Well done.

How can we break this out to the MSM?

(snark alert) they apparently won’t get this unless it’s on DailyKos or at the Atlantic. (okay only half-snark)

]]> By: Commodore http://www.redstate.com/ben_domenech/2008/09/05/fact-checking-factcheckorg-on-palins-speech/#comment-731 Commodore Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:30:46 +0000 #comment-731 <p>Totally agree with you on the ethics bill, Obama touting that is a joke.</p> <p>But there are lots of bills he sponsored in both state senate and US Senate (although they aren't mentioned by factcheck.org). I found them on that same website and on the Illinois state senate website. </p> <p>Question I have, what qualifies as "major" legislation, and can it reasonably be assumed that if you are the sponsor (not merely cosponsor), then you are also the/an author?</p> Totally agree with you on the ethics bill, Obama touting that is a joke.

But there are lots of bills he sponsored in both state senate and US Senate (although they aren’t mentioned by factcheck.org). I found them on that same website and on the Illinois state senate website.

Question I have, what qualifies as “major” legislation, and can it reasonably be assumed that if you are the sponsor (not merely cosponsor), then you are also the/an author?

]]> By: ChrisM http://www.redstate.com/ben_domenech/2008/09/05/fact-checking-factcheckorg-on-palins-speech/#comment-730 ChrisM Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:58:56 +0000 #comment-730 <p>Seems like it should be obvious that there is a difference between "authoring" and "help push through". Perhaps its the same logic that allows for the equivalency of inventing the internet and helping with legislation that in part laid the ground work for the internet. </p> Seems like it should be obvious that there is a difference between “authoring” and “help push through”. Perhaps its the same logic that allows for the equivalency of inventing the internet and helping with legislation that in part laid the ground work for the internet.

]]> By: Raven http://www.redstate.com/ben_domenech/2008/09/05/fact-checking-factcheckorg-on-palins-speech/#comment-729 Raven Fri, 05 Sep 2008 21:02:23 +0000 #comment-729 <p>They'll be correcting themselves in about 18 hours.</p> They’ll be correcting themselves in about 18 hours.

]]> By: dglenn http://www.redstate.com/ben_domenech/2008/09/05/fact-checking-factcheckorg-on-palins-speech/#comment-728 dglenn Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:25:43 +0000 #comment-728 <p>Didn't Obama used to work for the Annenberg challenge? Is there any relation between the two? That might explain their flimsy evidence.</p> <p>Is it just me, or does CQPolitics' Politifact seem to be in the tank for Obama?</p> Didn’t Obama used to work for the Annenberg challenge? Is there any relation between the two? That might explain their flimsy evidence.

Is it just me, or does CQPolitics’ Politifact seem to be in the tank for Obama?

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