Bad Deeds for 1-24-2011

 

Republican House Leader Says He Backs Plan Which Will Slash Social Security and Medicare – House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) on Sunday threw a measure of support behind a key Republican lawmaker’s plan to dramatically cut Social Security and Medicare. The plan was created by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), the new chairman of the budget committee.

Ryan will be giving the Republican Party’s response to the President’s State of the Union address on Tuesday.

 

Bachmann’s Claims are ‘False’ More Often Than Any Other Politician – The Pulitzer Prize-winning PolitiFact noted that Minnesota Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann has made false statements more often than any public official.

“We have checked her 13 times, and seven of her claims to be false and six have been found to be ridiculously false,” PolitiFact editor Bill Adair told Minnesota Public Radio. He added that no other politician had been fact checked as often as Bachmann without saying something that was found to be true.

“I don’t know anyone else that we have checked, more than a couple times, that has never earned anything above a false,” Adair said. “She is unusual in that regard that she has never gotten a rating higher than false.” When PolitiFact last checked the congresswoman, they gave her a “Pants on fire” rating.

Bachmann will be giving the Tea Party’s response to the President’s State of the Union address on Tuesday.

 

Texas Was The #1 Stimulus Moocher – A new study finds that more than any other state Texas relied on Federal stimulus money to balance its budget.

According to the National Congress Of State Legislatures, 97% of the state’s budget shortfall was plugged using stimulus funds — more than any other state.

 

Fox News Gave Republican Presidential Candidates $55 Million in Free Advertising – Not only did five potential Republican candidates get regular paychecks from Fox News last year, but they also got something even more valuable: airtime

Liberal watchdog group Media Matters found that the five received about $55 million in free advertising over the course of more than 85 hours of appearances in 2010.

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee appeared for almost 48 hours (worth $31 million). Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin had nearly 14 hours

(worth $7.5 million) of appearances.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich was given close to 12 hours. Former senator from Pennsylvania Rick Santorum and former UN Ambassador under George W. Bush John Bolton both received about six hours.

Regards,

Jim