Log Cabin Republicans: Mitt Romney has “a pro-choice record.”
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly true | Pro-choice is his record, but not his position
Archive for October, 2007
Joe Biden: “First, he said he would leave residual forces in Iraq, and now he says he wouldn’t.”
The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Richardson now opposes residual troops
Joe Biden: “First, he said he would take all of our troops out in six months, and now he acknowledges it would take a year.”
TRUE or NOT? – Give us your comments.
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Richardson defaults to ‘fast as possible’
Joe Biden: “First, he was in favor of my plan, now he’s attacking it.”
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly true | Richardson first said it might work
John Edwards: “What happens is people like Warren Buffett — and he says this himself…pay 15 percent on the millions of dollars that they earn from wealth income… while their secretary is paying a higher rate on her work income. It’s not right.”
The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Rich man, low tax
Fred Thompson: “I’ve seen (life) from the factory floor when I was working the graveyard shift …and I’d be ankle-deep in water at the Murray Ohio bicycle plant where I was running a machine that was so loud I couldn’t hear myself yell if I wanted to.”
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly true | Humble and, mostly, accurate
Chain e-mail: “The Clintons now charge the Secret Service $10,000 monthly rent for the use of (a) Secret Service residence and that rent is just about equal to their mortgage payment.”
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | The Clintons don’t receive money from Secret Service
Chain e-mail: Clinton “refused repeated requests to meet with the Gold Star Mothers.”
TRUE or NOT? – Give us your comments.
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | She has met with them four times
John McCain: “Senator Clinton tried to spend $1 million on the Woodstock Concert Museum.”
The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Updated: Clinton played lead for Woodstock museum
Tom Tancredo: He received “A” ratings from “every conservative organization that gives ratings.”
TRUE or NOT? – Give us your comments.
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly true | Many, but not “every”