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No one ever reports when these progressives run false reports.....



Earlier this month, PolitiFact — the fact-check website run by the St. Petersburgh Times — deemed claims Rachel Maddow made about Fox News “false.” Well, it seems Maddow is at again, and this time, PolitiFact is crying foul over bold claims made about Wisconsin’s budget numbers, mainly that there is no budget deficit.

Sounds damning. But it’s not.

According to the Wisconsin division of PolitiFact, Maddow didn’t read the fine print:

We re-read the fiscal bureau memo, talked to Lang, consulted reporter Jason Stein of the Journal Sentinel’s Madison Bureau, read various news accounts and examined the issue in detail.

Our conclusion: Maddow and the others are wrong.

There is, indeed, a projected deficit that required attention, and Walker and GOP lawmakers did not create it.

More on that second point in a bit.

The confusion, it appears, stems from a section in Lang’s memo that — read on its own — does project a $121 million surplus in the state’s general fund as of June 30, 2011.

But the remainder of the routine memo — consider it the fine print — outlines $258 million in unpaid bills or expected shortfalls in programs such as Medicaid services for the needy ($174 million alone), the public defender’s office and corrections. Additionally, the state owes Minnesota $58.7 million under a discontinued tax reciprocity deal.

The result, by our math and Lang’s, is the $137 million shortfall.

But what about Maddow’s other claim, the one that says that if there is a deficit, GOP tax breaks are the reason for that deficit? Again, PolitiFact says Maddow didn’t read the whole report:

Lang’s fiscal bureau report and news accounts addressed that issue as well.

The tax cuts will cost the state a projected $140 million in tax revenue — but not until the next two-year budget, from July 2011 to June 2013. The cuts are not even in effect yet, so they cannot be part of the current problem.

“With the facts unveiled,” writes Mediaite, “it will be interesting to see whether Maddow is willing to recalibrate her view.”

The more likely possibility is that she’ll just blame Glenn Beck.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/once-ag ... led-false/

The first sentence of your post is contradicted by the second. Just sayin'.

BigDrewHalenite wrote:The first sentence of your post is contradicted by the second. Just sayin'.

sicktwistedfreak wrote: The more likely possibility is that she’ll just blame Glenn Beck.

Do you harbor homosexual love for Glenn?

I have a love for the truth...and you can't get anymore truthful than this......here is what Mr Beck has predicited....weird how it's all come true.

We will have universal healthcare 07-26-2007
Death panels (agrees with Palin) – 08-10-09
Health care will cause financial reset – 3-18-10
NEA is putting out Obama propaganda – 9/1/2009
There will be riots in the CA streets – 02/17/10
Yosi Sargent resigns – 9/24/09
Shirley Sherrod is right – 7/20/10
Eric Massa story is a waste of time – 3/9/2010
Van jones is a 9/11 truther – 9/4/2009
Van Jones resigns – 9/6/2009
Acorn is an organization full of fraud & corruption – November 7, 2006
Acorn will go underground – 6/18/09
Chicago Climate Exchange CCX is Crime INC- 4/26/10
Cash for Clunkers warning (cars.gov) – 7/31/09
Congress will become irrelevant – June 30, 2009
Auto Industry will collapse 7/26/07
Economy is smoke & mirrors – 8/16/07
Debunk FEMA camps myth 3-26-09
We will monetize the debt – 01/05/10
Net Neutrality will neuter the internet – 12/02/09
Cass Sunstein is most dangerous man in U.S. – Dec. 7, 2009
Anita Dunn is a Mao lover – Oct. 15, 2009
Food prices will inflate – April 21, 2008

sicktwistedfreak wrote:No one ever reports when these progressives run false reports.....

I'm guessing you don't see the stupidity in making this statement, and then following it up with a report on when these progressives run false reports?

sicktwistedfreak wrote:I have a love for the truth...and you can't get anymore truthful than this......here is what Mr Beck has predicited....weird how it's all come true.

We will have universal healthcare 07-26-2007
Death panels (agrees with Palin) – 08-10-09
Health care will cause financial reset – 3-18-10
NEA is putting out Obama propaganda – 9/1/2009
There will be riots in the CA streets – 02/17/10
Yosi Sargent resigns – 9/24/09
Shirley Sherrod is right – 7/20/10
Eric Massa story is a waste of time – 3/9/2010
Van jones is a 9/11 truther – 9/4/2009
Van Jones resigns – 9/6/2009
Acorn is an organization full of fraud & corruption – November 7, 2006
Acorn will go underground – 6/18/09
Chicago Climate Exchange CCX is Crime INC- 4/26/10
Cash for Clunkers warning (cars.gov) – 7/31/09
Congress will become irrelevant – June 30, 2009
Auto Industry will collapse 7/26/07
Economy is smoke & mirrors – 8/16/07
Debunk FEMA camps myth 3-26-09
We will monetize the debt – 01/05/10
Net Neutrality will neuter the internet – 12/02/09
Cass Sunstein is most dangerous man in U.S. – Dec. 7, 2009
Anita Dunn is a Mao lover – Oct. 15, 2009
Food prices will inflate – April 21, 2008

He's a regular Nostrodumbass.

He used to be a chick.

Engine13 wrote:He used to be a chick.

That would explain all the crying Glenn does.

Engine13 wrote:He used to be a chick.

She probably went to a Harvard Lacrosse after-party, got date-raped, and became a carpet cleaner like Kristy Swanson in Higher Learning.

NOBODY takes ANYTHING Rachel Maddow says for FACT! She's a mindless puppet thats lies with every breath! She's as bad as the fired Keith Olbermann and should be next on the unemployment line! Oh and it drives you liberal wackos more nutty that Glen Beck is right on the money with just about every breath he takes.

Redbeard wrote:NOBODY takes ANYTHING Rachel Maddow says for FACT! She's a mindless puppet thats lies with every breath! She's as bad as the fired Keith Olbermann and should be next on the unemployment line! Oh and it drives you liberal wackos more nutty that Glen Beck is right on the money with just about every breath he takes.

What's sad is she's more man than the magic underwear clad crybaby.

Redbeard wrote:NOBODY takes ANYTHING Rachel Maddow says for FACT! She's a mindless puppet thats lies with every breath! She's as bad as the fired Keith Olbermann and should be next on the unemployment line! Oh and it drives you liberal wackos more nutty that Glen Beck is right on the money with just about every breath he takes.

Umm...someone is wrong, but it's not Rachel Maddow. Nice to see that the discussion has turned to her sexuality. That never happens.


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sicktwistedfreak wrote:I have a love for the truth...and you can't get anymore truthful than this......here is what Mr Beck has predicited....weird how it's all come true.

Death panels (agrees with Palin) – 08-10-09

Is not true. There are no "death panels." No matter how many times Sarah and Glenn click their heels together and say it.. Since I'm sure Glenn has posted them for all his viewers to see, please post links to the supposed committee responsible for allocating healthcare and promoting euthanasia to reduce costs, for those of us who do not tune into Mr Beck's show.

Debunk FEMA camps myth 3-26-09

Actually Glenn didn't debunk anything. Popular Mechanics did all the work.. The PM editor appeared on his show..

Cash for Clunkers warning (cars.gov) – 7/31/09
Also untrue. CFC was not a covert government way of getting into your computers, your files becoming government property and allowing the government to eavesdrop on your phone calls.
http://www.snopes.com/computer/internet/clunkers.asp

Cass Sunstein is most dangerous man in U.S. – Dec. 7, 2009

This is actually not a "truth" but more of this is Glenn's "opinion." While Sunstein has some fucked up ideas, it does not make him "the most dangerous man in America" and I seen no alerts for him on America's Most Wanted.

There will be riots in the CA streets – 02/17/10

There have been riots in the California streets since Watts in 1965. Many predict riots after every other trial out there if there is a controversial verdict..
What riot did Glenn predict again and when did it occur?

Glen Beck was right about our health care system being the best in the world.

Until he said that it was awful and a disgrace to our nation.

He's always right.

TravisBickelsMohawk wrote:Dick Beck's rating are so low, he's about to get axed from Fox.

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/0 ... 2011/85292

Cliffenstein wrote:

TravisBickelsMohawk wrote:Dick Beck's rating are so low, he's about to get axed from Fox.

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/0 ... 2011/85292

Wow. Another link, and no comments.

tin00can wrote:Wow. Another link, and no comments.

Oh really? You can't look at that linked page and quickly ascertain the point I was making with it?

Liberals are always proven wrong but yet they continue to create the untrue! It's hard to call em liars though! They are so completely out of their minds they actually believe garbage that comes out of their mouths!

Redbeard wrote:Liberals are always proven wrong but yet they continue to create the untrue! It's hard to call em liars though! They are so completely out of their minds they actually believe garbage that comes out of their mouths!

Cliffenstein wrote:

tin00can wrote:Wow. Another link, and no comments.

Oh really? You can't look at that linked page and quickly ascertain the point I was making with it?

The flip side of that would be: why is it so difficult for you to express your point with your own words?

MasterOfMeatPuppets wrote:

Redbeard wrote:NOBODY takes ANYTHING Rachel Maddow says for FACT! She's a mindless puppet thats lies with every breath! She's as bad as the fired Keith Olbermann and should be next on the unemployment line! Oh and it drives you liberal wackos more nutty that Glen Beck is right on the money with just about every breath he takes.

What's sad is she's more man than the magic underwear clad crybaby.

What's really sad is the number of lemmings like Redbeard who take Harold Hill's like Beck seriously.

HeavyMetalZombie666 wrote:Rachel Maddow is a manhating dyke.

Who "ruled" Maddow false, anyway?

Did this make it to the Supreme Court?