Day: July 24, 2010

O’Reilly Falsely Claims New Black Panthers Said ‘They Want To Kill White Babies’ At Polling Place (Video)

Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Bill O’Reilly falsely claimed that members of the New Black Panthers were "standing in front of a polling place and saying they want to kill white babies." In fact, O’Reilly conflated two separate incidents: Video of a member of the New Black Panther Party suggesting the murder of[Read More…]

House GOP Leader Boehner Criticizes Breitbart

Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Rep. John Boehner, the House Republican leader, has criticized Andrew Breitbart for posting edited video of former Agriculture Department official Shirley Sherrod, the Daily Caller has reported. Breitbart said the video showed "evidence of racism," but the full video shows that accusation to be false. From the Daily[Read More…]

Timeline of Breitbart’s Sherrod Smear

Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Media Matters has documented a timeline of Andrew Breitbart’s smear of Shirley Sherrod, from Breitbart’s initial posting of his deceptively edited clip of Sherrod — which was amplified by Fox News and other right-wing media — through the release of the full video of Sherrod’s comments, which made[Read More…]

‘Context Is Everything’: Why You Should (Still) Never Trust Andrew Breitbart

Commentary By Eric Hananoki Media Matters for America Don’t trust Andrew Breitbart. It’s a phrase Media Matters has been repeating ever since the conservative web publisher burst onto the national stage by coordinating the release of deceptively edited tapes purporting to show "illegal activities" and criminality by ACORN employees. Breitbart’s[Read More…]

Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill, July 23, 2010

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS President Obama Receives a Briefing on Preparations for Severe Weather in the Gulf President Obama was briefed today by Deputy National Incident Commander Rear Admiral Pete Neffenger on the ongoing administration-wide response to the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill, and by FEMA Administrator[Read More…]

Readout of President Obama’s Briefing on the Preparations for Tropical Storm Bonnie and its Impacts on the BP Oil Spill Response

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2010. President Obama was briefed today by Deputy National Incident Commander Rear Admiral Pete Neffenger on the ongoing administration-wide response to the Deepwater Horizon BP oil spill, and by FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate and Deputy FEMA Administrator Rich Serino on the preparations for potential impacts of Tropical[Read More…]

President Obama to Visit Auto Plants in Michigan, Illinois

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2010.  President Obama will visit Chrysler and General Motors Plants in Detroit and Hamtramck, Michigan on Friday, July 30 and a Ford plant in Chicago, Illinois on August 5. Just over a year after President Obama made tough decisions to save Chrysler and GM, these companies are returning[Read More…]

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