January 17, 2012 3:02 pm ET filed under Blog
What Throwing An Ally Under The Bus Actually Looks Like
January 17, 2012 10:29 am ET filed under Blog
In Debate, GOP Candidates Have Little Sympathy For The Jobless
January 16, 2012 9:57 pm ET filed under Video
Gov. Perry: Texas Is "Under Assault"; "South Carolina Is At War" With Obama Administration
From the January 16, 2012, Fox News/Wall Street Journal GOP primary debate in Myrtle Beach:
January 16, 2012 9:31 pm ET filed under Video
Gov. Perry: "I Would Get Rid Of A Substantial Amount Of Those Financial Regulators"
From the January 16, 2012, Fox News/Wall Street Journal GOP primary debate in Myrtle Beach:
January 03, 2012 2:30 pm ET filed under Blog
Ambitious Republicans Conveniently Discover Opposition To Abortion Just In Time To Woo Conservative Voters
December 16, 2011 9:30 am ET filed under Blog
Candidates Play It Safe In Fox News' Iowa Debate
December 15, 2011 9:52 pm ET filed under Video
Gov. Perry: "I Hope I Am The Tim Tebow Of The Iowa Caucuses"
From the December 15, 2011, Fox News GOP debate in Sioux City, Iowa:
December 15, 2011 6:12 pm ET filed under Blog
Gov. Perry's Off-The-Rails Defense of Sheriff Arpaio
December 09, 2011 10:45 am ET filed under Blog
Gov. Perry Learns The Wrong Lesson From Backlash Over Anti-Gay Ad
December 08, 2011 1:05 pm ET filed under Blog
Gov. Perry: Obama's "War On Religion" Includes "Not Allowing" Kids To Celebrate Christmas
December 01, 2011 5:37 pm ET filed under Blog
Gov. Perry Hypes Anti-Immigrant Sheriff's Endorsement To Bolster Right-Wing Immigration Cred
December 01, 2011 11:00 am ET filed under Blog
Why The GOP Candidates Can't Answer The Immigration Question
November 17, 2011 11:02 am ET filed under Blog
Gov. Perry, Who Deletes All Official Emails, Calls For Government Transparency
November 16, 2011 5:34 pm ET filed under Blog
Gov. Perry Calls Obama “Socialist” In “Lazy” Ad
November 10, 2011 9:23 am ET filed under Blog
"Oops": Perry's Gaffe Steals The Show
November 09, 2011 9:45 pm ET filed under Video
Gov. Rick Perry: Regulations Are "Killing America"
From a statement by Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) during the November 9, 2011, "Your Money, Your Vote" Republican presidential debate:
November 09, 2011 9:29 pm ET filed under Video
"Oops": Gov. Perry Can't Name The Third Agency He'd Cut
From a statement by Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) during the November 9, 2011, "Your Money, Your Vote" Republican presidential debate:
November 04, 2011 3:46 pm ET filed under Blog
GOP Responses To Jobs Report Ignore Main Obstacle To Growth
November 04, 2011 3:05 pm ET filed under Fact Check
GOP Responses To Jobs Report Ignore Main Obstacle To Growth
With the news this morning that the private economy added 104,000 jobs but the public sector shed 24,000, prominent Republicans had a chance to trot out the same tired, debunked explanation for slow economic growth they've been using throughout the Obama presidency. According to the GOP, job creators are not hiring because of regulations and high spending from Washington, D.C. But according to the job creators themselves, regulations, taxes and spending are not the issue — they simply don't have enough customers to justify expanding their workforces. The problem continues to be weak demand.
October 31, 2011 10:49 am ET filed under Blog
Fact Checking The Sunday Shows - October 30, 2011
October 31, 2011 10:24 am ET filed under Fact Check
Fact Checking The Sunday Shows - October 30, 2011
This week's Sunday talk shows included several GOP presidential contenders who have figured out that ignoring facts is a winning formula among their party's voters. While all the candidates who appeared on the shows parroted the same points they've been making for the past several months, there were also several new allegations. On Face the Nation, GOP frontrunner Herman Cain, after having adjusted his 9-9-9 tax plan to avoid tax hikes on those living in poverty, claimed that the exemption was there all along and that his critics simply misreported his plan. That's unlikely given that Cain has been on record defending taxing the income of those living in poverty. On This Week, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) was called out for misrepresenting immigration statistics. Rather than acknowledge her mistake and move on, Bachmann claimed that she did not say what the video clearly showed her saying. And on Fox News Sunday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) repeated a slew of easily debunked economic talking points, including that President Obama had overseen the creation of "practically no jobs."
October 26, 2011 3:09 pm ET filed under Blog
Gov. Perry's Not-So-Bold Promise On Job Creation
October 25, 2011 10:40 am ET filed under Blog
Gov. Perry: Birther Nonsense Is "A Good Issue To Keep Alive"
October 23, 2011 12:11 pm ET filed under Blog
Gov. Perry: "I Don't Know" If President Obama's Birth Certificate Is Real
October 19, 2011 9:49 am ET filed under Blog
What Happened In Vegas: Candidates Feel The Heat In GOP Debate
October 18, 2011 9:06 pm ET filed under Video
Bachmann On The 14th Amendment: "The Issue That You're Referring To Is The Issue Of Anchor Babies"
From the October 18, 2011, CNN Western Republican Presidential Debate:
October 18, 2011 8:49 pm ET filed under Video
Perry And Romney Duke It Out Over Illegal Immigration
From the October 18, 2011, CNN Western Republican Presidential Debate:
October 18, 2011 8:39 pm ET filed under Video
Perry Claims His Energy Plan Would Create 1.2 Million Jobs
From the October 18, 2011, CNN Western Republican Presidential Debate:
October 12, 2011 9:20 am ET filed under Blog
GOP Debate Features Right-Wing Economic Illiteracy
October 11, 2011 10:25 pm ET filed under Video
Gov. Perry Reiterates Support For Turning Medicaid Into Block Grants
From the October 11, 2011, Bloomberg/Washington Post GOP primary debate:
