Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)– In a New York Post op-ed, Brian Riedl of the Heritage Foundation falsely suggested that President Obama promised that the stimulus would end net job losses; in fact, Obama stated in February 2009 before the stimulus passed that the "magnitude of the crisis" means that even with the[Read More…]
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NY Times’ Leonhardt Highlights What Has Worked In The Stimulus
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)– From David Leonhardt’s February 16 New York Times analysis: Imagine if, one year ago, Congress had passed a stimulus bill that really worked. Let’s say this bill had started spending money within a matter of weeks and had rapidly helped the economy. Let’s also imagine it was large[Read More…]
IEA Sees Progress and Teamwork at Rich East High School (Video)
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– From the Illinois Education Association: An effort to work together among school staff and administration has paid off for students at Rich East High School.
Citing Mein Kampf, Limbaugh Calls Obama’s Comments On The Stimulus ‘The Big Lie’
Rush resurrects Hitler-Obama comparisons By Greg Lewis Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Before today’s show started, some of us at the Limbaugh Wire HQ were chatting about how it has been a while since Rush has invoked Hitler or Nazism in discussions of President Obama on The Rush Limbaugh Show. He was almost[Read More…]
Beck Barks Like A Dog To Criticize Stimulus (Video)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– From the February 17 edition of Fox News’ Glenn Beck: Source: Media Matters for America. Used with permission.
Miller: Biden is not Catholic, Ashes on Forehead Are Where Obama ‘Puts His Smokes Out’ (Video)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– From the February 17 edition of Fox News’ The O’Reilly Factor: Source: Media Matters for America. Used with permission.
So Who’s Still Advertising On Beck? February 17 Edition …
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– At least 80 advertisers have reportedly dropped their ads from Glenn Beck’s Fox News program since he called President Obama a "racist" who has a "deep-seated hatred for white people." Here are his February 17 sponsors, in the order they appeared: American Petroleum Institute Rosland Capital Sylvan Learning[Read More…]
Maddow Calls Out Beck For Falsely Claiming That “Nobody’s Saying” D.C. Snow Disproves Climate Change
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– On her February 12 program, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow responded to Glenn Beck’s claim that "nobody’s saying" the Washington, D.C. snowstorm disproves climate change by noting that Beck himself previously forwarded such a suggestion. In response, Beck accused Maddow of selectively editing his remarks — by airing a[Read More…]
James O’Keefe and the Myth of the ACORN Pimp
Commentary by Eric Boehlert Last September, when the ACORN scandal that his website helped launch was breaking in the press, Andrew Breitbart wrote a column for The Washington Times detailing the rollout of the undercover, right-wing gotcha. He recalled a 2009 meeting with "filmmaker and provocateur James O’Keefe" that took[Read More…]
Rich Countries Have No Excuse for Broken Aid Promises
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)– Responding to OECD predictions that 2010 will see overseas aid stand at a staggering $21bn lower than promised, Head of Oxfam Campaign, Emma Seery said: “This missing $21 billion could pay for every child to go to school, and could save the lives of 2 million of the[Read More…]
