Posted on 09/08/2009 2:27:06 PM PDT by blueglass
Something FactCheck said made me start thinking. Personally, I think a pediatrician cuts out more tonsils of newborns than FactCheck checks facts, as I have realized thatFactCheck lies in the most insidious of ways, not with blatant lies but with partial truths and the omissions of facts.
One such lie is about the question Q: Does Barack Obama have Kenyan citizenship? A: No. He held both U.S. and Kenyan citizenship as a child, but lost his Kenyan citizenship automatically on his 21st birthday. The Rocky Mountain News sets up a story on the internet to be debunked. As proof that the article that appeared on the internet was false, FactCheck offered this explanation:
But the paper failed to note that the Kenyan Constitution prohibits dual citizenship for adults. Kenya recognizes dual citizenship for
(Excerpt) Read more at therightsideoflife.com ...
Very good article. Thanks for posting it.
Thanks. I hope something comes of all of this someday.
Me too...
As Glenn Beck pointed out....note the use of the word “scrubbed” ...
“And it was a fresh reminder that the White House’s vetting process didn’t fall down only on high-profile nominees like Tom Daschle. It barely touched the lower reaches of the administration – a White House official conceded Sunday that Jones’ past statements weren’t as thoroughly scrubbed due to his relatively low rank.”
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0909/26813.html#ixzz0QYrUNnkb
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