The John Wick

Tag: fair and balanced

  • State of the Union and Democratic Response

    (from FactCheck) Summary  We found some puffery in President Bush’s State of the Union address. He  proposed a 20 per cent cut in gasoline use, which turns out to be only an 11 per cent decrease from current levels. The President claimed to have cut the federal deficit in half, which hasn’t quite happened yet. He trumpeted the 7.2 million…

  • Medicare Hot Air

    Can the Democrats’ bill bring lower drug prices? Don’t count on it. January 17, 2007  Summary  Democrats are overselling their Medicare prescription drug bill. They claim it will bring about big price cuts for medication while Medicare experts say it won’t. Republicans have been equally misleading, describing the bill as a system of severe price…

  • The Liberal Fucking Media

    The Liberal Fucking Media (LFM) is at it again, trying to swerve voters toward the Left. They’re always at it. Always. You have to watch them like hawks. But the truth of the matter is, they don’t even have the courage of their convictions, hiding behind the facade of “fair and balanced.” Here’s CNN reporting…

  • Republican Congressman Pays $500,000 to Keep His Mistress Quiet

    Congressman agreed to pay ex-mistress about $500,000 ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania: A Republican congressman accused of abusing his ex-mistress agreed to pay her about $500,000 in a settlement last year that contained a powerful incentive for her to keep quiet until after election day, a person familiar with the terms of the deal told The Associated Press.…

  • Ads (incorrectly) accuse Republican House members of supporting oil and drug companies

    (from Fact Check) Summary Gauging by the attack ads flowing from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the party’s House contenders are running against Exxon, Pfizer and Bush. The ads tie Republican House candidates to unpopular industries and an unpopular President. Some of these ads are exaggerations. At times DCCC ads run completely off the rails…

  • Waterboarding: A Demonstration

    Keith Olbermann gives us a real demonstration of “waterboarding” as demonstrated by military personnel. Now, here’s the deal. Waterboarding is not allowed by the US Military Code. It is not allowed by Federal Law. It is not allowed by International Law. Except the President just signed a bill that says he defines what torture is…

  • Democratic ads attack Republicans for voting to “raid the Social Security Trust Fund.”

    (from Fact Check) Summary Democrats get no points for originality on this one, and demerits for lack of honesty. In half a dozen ads they accuse a number of GOP House incumbents of voting repeatedly to “raid the Social Security Trust Fund.” That line was bunk when Republicans used it against Democratic candidates in the…

  • Democrats (incorrectly) attack GOP incumbents for voting against funding troops.

    (from FactCheck.org) Summary Well over a dozen Democratic ads claim incumbent GOP lawmakers voted against benefits and funding for the nation’s military.The Republicans are accused variously of opposing a $1,500 bonus, expanded health care, trauma care, and job assistance for troops. Some of the ads are false. The rest are true, but don’t tell the…

  • Fair and Balanced

    Here is Fox News anchor John Gibson talking to two members of our government. The first is a Democrat and the second is a Republican. Watch both, compare them. Compare how many times Gibson interrupts and attacks the Democrat and then watch how many softball questions he tosses to the Republican. Compare the questions. Compre…

  • Both sides strain facts about California’s most expensive ballot measure in history.

    Summary (from Fact Check) Former President Bill Clinton says California’s Proposition 87 will help “save the planet” and Al Gore says it’s the one thing the state can do to “free us from foreign oil.” One ad urging a “yes” vote says it will bring “cheaper fuels for our cars, trucks and SUVs.” On the…