2016 Postmortem

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,438 posts) Wed Jul 25, 2012, 11:50 AM Jul 2012

Politifact makes my head want to explode sometime. Check this latest one out.

"GOP promise to repeal Obamacare blocked by Democrats (emphasis mine)"

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2012/jul/25/rating-GOP-promises-health-care/

It also blames the failure of the Republicans to pass any potential "replacement" for PPACA on Democrats as well despite the fact, of course, that they have no replacement plan anywhere near comparable to PPACA- basically they have no plan at all. Politifact is just evil! Will Politifact now be revising all of their ratings on President Obama's promises if they were blocked by Republicans? I think I might actually e-mail them on this. I don't think that I EVER saw them qualify any of their ratings on President Obama's broken promises like this.

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Politifact makes my head want to explode sometime. Check this latest one out. (Original Post) Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2012 OP

Having been called out by Rachel, numerous times, I guess they figure annabanana Jul 2012 #1

Sickening, huh? n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2012 #2

I wonder why they felt the need to opine on this obvious fact. flpoljunkie Jul 2012 #3

That's about the only reason I can figure. Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2012 #4

Update: Politifact's Response to my FB comment: Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2012 #5

annabanana

(52,791 posts)

1. Having been called out by Rachel, numerous times, I guess they figure

Reply to Proud Liberal Dem (Original post)

Wed Jul 25, 2012, 11:52 AM

Jul 2012

their value to the fox-exclusivites is enough reason to keep existing.

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)

2. Sickening, huh? n/t

Reply to Proud Liberal Dem (Original post)

Wed Jul 25, 2012, 11:54 AM

Jul 2012

flpoljunkie

(26,184 posts)

3. I wonder why they felt the need to opine on this obvious fact.

Reply to Proud Liberal Dem (Original post)

Wed Jul 25, 2012, 11:58 AM

Jul 2012

Except to perhaps curry favor with the Republican party.

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,438 posts)

4. That's about the only reason I can figure.

Reply to flpoljunkie (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 25, 2012, 12:02 PM

Jul 2012

I guess that, once again, right-wing intimidation wins the day.

Proud Liberal Dem

(24,438 posts)

5. Update: Politifact's Response to my FB comment:

Reply to Proud Liberal Dem (Original post)

Wed Jul 25, 2012, 12:14 PM

Jul 2012

Last edited Wed Jul 25, 2012, 01:10 PM - Edit history (1)

Politifact: "On all our Promise meters, we rate outcomes, not intentions. On the Obameter, Obama has earned several Promise Broken ratings due to efforts blocked by Republicans. We have applied the same standard here to Republican initiatives stopped by Senate Democrats."

My response: "Yes, but I don't think I have ever seen it so clearly emphasized as it is in this case."

Will update with any further responses.

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