September 28, 2012
2012 Fact checkers answer Fox News claims of MSM Liberal bias
2012-09-26T22:13:23-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/65d/308407-m.jpg(excerpt) Fact checkers are accused by an audience conservative Fox News, Breitbart.com, Drudge report watcher armed w/ some Right wing think tank studies. Bill Adair tells him almost straight out that he answered his own numerical question, 2012 Republicans are simply lying 3 times as often. The conservative-leaning AP reporter James Drinkard tries to cushion the blow by pointing out that the neverending Tea Party primary process simply produces more lies and and a neverending supply of lying liars. IMAO The Tea Party wants that neverending primary campaign so that they may exert more control over other Republicans. So Republicans really only have themselves to blame if they cant field all the MSM softballs right now.(excerpt) Fact checkers are accused by an audience conservative Fox News, Breitbart.com, Drudge report watcher armed w/ some Right wing… read more
2012 Fact checkers answer Fox News claims of MSM Liberal bias (excerpt) Fact checkers are accused by an audience conservative Fox News, Breitbart.com, Drudge report watcher armed w/ some Right wing think tank studies. Bill Adair tells him almost straight out that he answered his own numerical question, 2012 Republicans are simply lying 3 times as often. The conservative-leaning AP reporter James Drinkard tries to cushion the blow by pointing out that the neverending Tea Party primary process simply produces more lies and and a neverending supply of lying liars. IMAO The Tea Party wants that neverending primary campaign so that they may exert more control over other Republicans. So Republicans really only have themselves to blame if they cant field all the MSM softballs right now. close
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