Unmitigated Garbage from FactCheck.org on Obama’s Second Amendment Record

Patterico's Pontifications ^ | 9/23/2008 | Patterico

[mojito]

Read the whole thing.

[gridlock]

I think Patterico is suffering from the effects of an “Insta-lanche”. I can’t get to his site.

[goldstategop]

FactCheck is an MSM site set up to debunk the truth for the Democrats. Its garbage. Pure garbage.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[PhiKapMom]

Isn’t Fact Check owned by the Annenberg Foundation? We all know who worked for Anneberg — Obama!

[FredZarguna]

FactCheck is Annenberg, a liberal foundation. They've always been full of crap. They consistenly call outright lies by 0bama as "twists" or "distortions" or "misrepresentations" or ignore them completely, while calling McCains ads "false."

Give no credibility to stealth "fact" organizations like this.

[gridlock]

The full name of www.FactCheck.org is the Annenberg Political Fact Check, which is a part of the Annenberg Public Policy Center.

Obama first big break was when he was selected by Bill Ayers to head up the Chicago Annenberg Challenge, which is part of the Annenberg Public Policy Center.

Barack Obama is, figuratively speaking, the Annenberg Candidate. Is there any particular reason one should think FactCheck.org would be impartial when dealing with their own candidate?

[Rinnwald]

One man’s facts are another man’s blue sombrero.

I truly believe, with all my heart, that Obama will not take our guns away.

I’m pretty sure he will have soldiers, FBI and BATFE agents do the dirty work.

[Lexinom]

Remember that in 1995, Obama headed Annenberg. So we have a site run by a foundation formerly led by the very subject of inquiry!!!

[mojito]

He does seem to be having trouble at the moment, but I’m sure the link is good.

[Mr. Know It All]

FactCheck bashing in 3... 2... oops, too late.

No one here minds when FactCheck calls Obama out. No one ever says, "FactCheck debunked Obama's latest talking point? Don't believe them!!!!"

...but when they support Obama or call McCain out... it's all lies.

Don't believe me? Check out the warm reception FackCheck got for exposing Obama's falsehoods on Social Security:

Scaring Seniors (Fact Check debunking Obama Social Security Ad)

I must say, this is certainly the most entertaining election in my lifetime.

[FredZarguna]

He headed an "educational project" called the Annenberg Challenge which was funded by Annenberg. Anneberg would never have allowed a nameless tyro just out of school to manage its affairs.

[FredZarguna]

Sorry, but I've never wavered in saying Annenberg's FactCheck is crap.

Nice try, but ... FAIL.

[jwalsh07]

FactCheck is lying about Obama and the Second Amendment. Obama is a gun grabber of the worst kind.

Evidently you're a gun grabber as well because I can't see any other reason that one would defend FactCheck here by citing something they got right.

[Ender Wiggin]

I am by now completely disenchanted with FactCheck.org and virtually every other “fact checking” site out there

I think all the fact checkers are hard left, or leaning left, if you were going to speread disinformation what better way than to set up a dozen websites agreeing with you all touting their independence and truth, when you control them all, so all fact checks come back to your point of view.

Like how NPR keeps coming up with these little policy groups and giving them airtime- see, it’s not OUR information, it came from Another Little Policy Group With A Cryptic Acronymic Name Foundation (ALPGWACANF) from Maryland.

[Bob]

How does their getting it right on Obama's Social Security ad falsehoods have anything to do with their getting it completely wrong with regard to the 2nd Amendment issues?

There are some pretty specific instances here of their 'fudging' the truth; in the SS ad, there was no place to hide.

[gridlock]

I eventually got through.

[Mr. Know It All]

“How does their getting it right on Obama’s Social Security ad falsehoods have anything to do with their getting it completely wrong with regard to the 2nd Amendment issues?”

I just think it’s funny how FactCheck wavers from being a beacon of light to being the Great Satan, pretty much overnight.

[patriot08]

Like your sig.

Here’s another little gem for you re; Obama:

Allah’s Apostle {Muhammad} said, ‘Some eloquent speech is as effective as magic.’

[Phlap]

factcheck.org = rpc.com = moveon.org = obama.com

The AP calls rpc.com nonpartisan. That is a load.

Of course, the AP calls it's self nonpartisan and that is an even bigger load.

According to AP, Obama didn't call Sarah a pig. But when you use someone as the butt of a joke in a prepared speech and try to deny it, then he called her a pig.

The AP isn't as biased as the NY Times, but they would like to be.

[Bob]

I just think it’s funny how FactCheck wavers from being a beacon of light to being the Great Satan, pretty much overnight.

When they're right, they're right. When they're wrong, they're wrong. I've never considered them to be either of those extremes.