Thursday, June 17, 2004

Hannity held accountable More hi-jinks from the SCLM: Speaking at the Take Back America conference on June 3, American Progress CEO John Podesta said, "I think when you get so distant from the facts as -- as guys like Limbaugh and Sean Hannity do, yeah, I think that tends to -- it kind of -- it tends to corrupt the dialogue."  Apparently he struck a nerve with Fox News' Sean Hannity. Hannity challenged Podesta to "defend and explain one example where I -- where I said something that was so false."  Since choosing just one of Hannity's distortions is too difficult, here are fifteen examples: 11:05:56 PM    comment []

Whoops he did it again Bush's spokesmen are now saying that the debunking of his and Cheney's claims that Iraq was in cahoots with Osama and in on 9-11 miss the mark because, according to White House Communications Director Dan Bartlett: "President Bush has made it very clear that there was not direct evidence linking to the 9/11 plot, and never did he make that suggestion." Really? Then how do they explain this justification for the Iraq war? ...acting pursuant to the Constitution and Public Law 107-243 is consistent with the United States and other countries continuing to take the necessary actions against international terrorists and terrorist organizations, including those nations, organizations, or persons who planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001. Sincerely, GEORGE W. BUSH 8:25:00 PM    comment []