August 27, 2010 4:31 pm ET filed under Blog
Family Research Council Blames Mehlman's Sexuality For GOP Failures
August 09, 2010 10:04 am ET filed under Blog
Fact Checking The Sunday Shows - August 8, 2010
August 09, 2010 10:02 am ET filed under Fact Check
Fact Checking The Sunday Shows - August 8, 2010
On Sunday's Meet the Press, Reps. John Boehner (R-OH) and Mike Pence (R-IN) dodged repeated questions about the cost of extending the Bush tax cuts. Both indirectly suggested that government doesn't need to pay for tax cuts. There is a clear consensus among economists across the political spectrum that tax cuts don't pay for themselves, and that letting tax cuts swell deficits is, in a Bush adviser's words, "just future taxes." Rep. Boehner also suggested Social Security is unsustainable, and Gov. Mitch Daniels (R-IN) agreed on Fox News Sunday. In fact, Social Security is solvent through 2037, and the shortfall thereafter is fairly small. Elsewhere, Tony Perkins told Face the Nation viewers that the Prop. 8 decision ignored the impact of no-fault divorce laws on marriage, when in fact the ruling specifically addressed the subject.
June 18, 2010 11:52 am ET filed under Blog
Family Research Council: Elena Kagan Is Siding With The Enemy
May 26, 2010 3:28 pm ET filed under Blog
Perkins: Repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Risks Millions Of Lives "For The Sake Of The Minute Sexual Fringe"
March 09, 2010 4:56 pm ET filed under Blog
Traditional Values Coalition Claims Obama Wants Kids "Trapped" And "Indoctrinated" By "Drag Queens"
January 07, 2010 3:22 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Family Research Council Spreads Homophobic Falsehoods In Misleading Email
On January 6, 2010, Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council sent an email to supporters that falsely claimed the Employee Non-Discrimination Act "would require every employer in America to open every position to homosexuals... and 'transgenders'" including "Christian owned businesses and potentially Christian ministries." In reality, the bill simply prevents unlawful discrimination, and even exempts small businesses and religious organizations.
December 15, 2009 4:59 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Family Research Council Video Spews Homophobic Lies About Kevin Jennings
On December 15th, 2009, the right-wing Family Research Council released a hateful video about Kevin Jennings, the head of the Department of Education's Office of Safe & Drug Free Schools. Predictably, the video is devoid of facts and full of homophobic smears.
December 09, 2009 2:02 pm ET filed under Blog
Civil Rights Opponent Tony Perkins Joins In Attacks On Senator Reid
November 19, 2009 4:24 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Family Research Council Deceives Supporters In Misleading Email
On November 19, 2009, the conservative Family Research Council sent an email to supporters that falsely claimed the Employee Non-Discrimination Act would "force churches, small businesses run by Christians, and faith-based charities to hire nonbelievers or face federal investigation." In reality, the bill exempts small businesses and religious organizations.
October 02, 2009 11:47 am ET filed under Fact Check
Family Research Council Is Fervently Anti-Gay
Even before its baseless attacks on Kevin Jennings, the right-wing Family Research Council had a long history of anti-gay rhetoric and activity.
October 01, 2009 11:51 am ET filed under Blog
Why The Right Is Really Going After Kevin Jennings
"I would much prefer to export homosexuals from the United States than to import them into the United States because we believe homosexuality is destructive to society."
-- Peter Sprigg, author of Family Research Council's anti-Jennings talking points
July 29, 2009 12:56 pm ET filed under Blog
