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mcablue (625 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 02:55 PM Original message |
I wonder where the Taibbi fact-checkers were when our President made the following errors |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
1. Here's a solution: |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
2. I refuse to think independently about anything without knowing Taibbi's opinion |
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phasma ex machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 09:22 PM Response to Reply #2 |
24. Taibbi emotes righteous rants that seem at least superficially plausible, Until further scrutiny. nt |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
3. More from the factcheck report --- |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
4. Why the obsession with Taibbi? He is but one journalist of many. |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 08:38 PM Response to Reply #4 |
21. his middle name is truth |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
5. Are you actually going through factcheck and looking for |
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mcablue (625 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 03:09 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Yes, I was digging for errors. How else would I know where Taibbi's fact-checkers were? |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 03:12 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Here's a thought. If yo're so all-fired interested, contribute to DU |
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mcablue (625 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 03:16 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I tried google. That's how I found the factcheck.org article |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 03:28 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. I think that if a policy is based on an error then errors are important whenever they occur |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 08:40 PM Response to Reply #12 |
22. why do you hate charter schools? |
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Teaser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
8. make me fucking care |
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ima_sinnic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 07:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
17. yeah, I'm beyond caring if a politician lies, too. That's all they do anyway. |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
10. The president is to some extent at the mercy of his staff. In his day he doesn't have |
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mcablue (625 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 03:22 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. I assume that you and many others criticized his staff, then |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 03:32 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. However, the burden on the president for what is in his speeches is not as directly |
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Undercurrent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
14. ? |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
15. OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG This is HUGH!!!! Obama-- Fact Check!!!~ We aRE duMEdd!!! |
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Kahuna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
16. Phew! Why are you going out of your way to diss the Prez. I swear.. |
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ima_sinnic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 07:54 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. "loving coulter" et al. is like fact-checking a politician? |
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firedupdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-13-09 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
19. "being slick".... |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
20. The President has quite a bit more on his |
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mkultra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-14-09 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
23. OBAMA IZ A LIAR!!!111!! |
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