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The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Sen. Jim DeMint says Obey\’s partial earmark ban wouldn\’t apply to 90% of earmarks

No sooner had Rep. David Obey, D-Wis., chairman of the House Appropriations panel, announced a plan to ban earmarks to for-profit companies than Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., sent out a blast of one-upmanship via Twitter. \”House Appropriations Chair David Obey\’s partial earmark ban wouldn\’t apply to 90% of earmarks,\” DeMint wrote. \”That\’s a fig leaf, not real reform.\” While Congress has steadily moved toward tighter earmark restrictions over the last several years, the issue has taken on renewed steam in light of the massive budget deficit and several high-profile ethics investigations. On Feb. 26, the House ethics committee … >> More

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The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Obama\’s remarks never a true \’apology\’

Mitt Romney\’s new book is called No Apology. The first chapter makes it clear who he thinks is apologizing: President Barack Obama.\”Never before in American history has its president gone before so many foreign audiences to apologize for so many American misdeeds, both real and imagined,\” Romney writes. \”It is his way of signaling to foreign countries and foreign leaders that their dislike for America is something he understands and that is, at least in part, understandable. There are anti-American fires burning all across the globe; President Obama\’s words are like kindling to them.\”Obama might give … >> More

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The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Foxx blames recession on Democratic Congressional takeover

With the United States mired in its deepest recession in decades, Democrats and Republicans have sparred over which party bears the lion\’s share of blame. In a March 9, 2010, House floor speech, North Carolina Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx made clear which party she thinks is most at fault. Foxx spoke after the conclusion of a speech by Rep. Gerry Connolly, a Virginia Democrat. Connolly said Americans had lost $17.5 trillion in net worth from December 2007 through March 2009. From that point, Connolly said, Americans began to recover. \”We are not out of the woods just yet,\” … >> More

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The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Ad claims if health reform bill passes, government panel could make laws that limit preventive services like mammograms

A new TV ad from Americans for Prosperity, a group opposing the health reform bill, suggests that screening mammograms for women under 50 would be in jeopardy if the health reform bill passes. The ad, running in 18 key congressional districts through March 18, 2010, features an appeal from breast cancer survivor Tracy Walsh of North Augusta, S.C. \”I was diagnosed with breast cancer when I was 43,\” Walsh begins. \”My mother died of cancer. But early detection saved my life. Now a government panel, that didn\’t include cancer specialists, says women shouldn\’t receive mammograms until age 50. That saves … >> More

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The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Rush Limbaugh says because of Obama, people can\’t go fishing anymore

Since President Barack Obama took office, he\’s been accused of overturning a number of all-American traditions, including Christmas trees at the White House, and gun rights.Now, Obama apparently wants to ban a popular American pastime: fishing.On his March 9, 2010, talk show, Rush Limbaugh claimed that, \”fishing is on the verge becoming a privilege controlled by Barack Obama.\” He went on to say that he\’s only had a few experiences with the sport, but that, \”I know a lot of people, former professional athletes, who go into shock after hearing they can\’t go … >> More

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The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Axelrod says Supreme Court ruling enables lobbyists to threaten lawmakers

In his 2010 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama blasted a landmark, 5-4 Supreme Court decision that lifted restrictions on campaign spending by corporations. Television cameras in the House chamber showed that Justice Samuel Alito was visibly irked by the president\’s criticism, prompting a flurry of media coverage. Chief Justice John Roberts gave the controversy new life when he publicly questioned whether Supreme Court justices should attend the address, which Roberts said had \”degenerated into a political pep rally.\” But the controversy seems to have only emboldened the White House to keep up its criticism of the High Court\’s decision. … >> More

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The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Stearns says House Democrats trample procedures in healthcare vote

Ever heard of \”deem and pass\” before?It may sound like a football play, but it\’s actually House Speaker Nancy Pelosi\’s favored procedural maneuver to pass health care reform in the lower chamber.Such legislative gymnastics have Republicans up in arms, including Florida Representative Cliff Stearns who lamented the tactic on the House floor.\”There is no precedent for what the Democrats are doing with this deception,\” he said on March 15, 2010. \”We have never written a reconciliation bill to amend a law that does not exist.\”Stearns is talking about a series of procedural … >> More

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The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | J.D. Hayworth claims Massachusetts ruling opens the door for man-horse marriage

J.D. Hayworth, the former congressman running against Sen. John McCain in the Arizona Republican primary, was known for making provocative points as a conservative radio talk show host. He\’s proving every bit as provocative on the campaign trail. In an interview on radio station WORL on Orlando, Fla., on March 14, 2010, Hayworth was talking about same-sex marriage. He\’s very much against it. But it was his comments about the prospect of someone walking down the aisle in Massachusetts with a horse that landed Hayworth in the national political news cycle. Let\’s get the full … >> More

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The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Pelosi: CBO says health reform bill would cut deficits by $1.2 trillion in second decade

Shortly after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released its highly anticipated analysis of the economic impact of the health insurance reform legislation, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a press release listing several \”key points you need to know about the CBO score.\”No. 1 on that list is that \”Based on a preliminary analysis from CBO, the legislation … cuts the deficit.\” More specifically, the release says the CBO report shows that the legislation cuts the deficit by $138 billion in the first ten years (2010 – 2019) and \”cuts the deficit by $1.2 trillion in the … >> More

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The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Yarmuth: 40 percent of health care reform opponents say bill doesn\’t go far enough

Republicans have repeatedly made the case that the public believes the Democratic health care bill goes too far in restructuring the American health system. But on March 16, 2010, Rep. John Yarmuth, a Democrat from Kentucky, sought to remind the public that a lot of Americans don\’t think the bill goes far enough.\”Madam Speaker,\” Yarmuth said in a House floor speech, \”every time I hear a Republican talking about health care reform, they say the American people don’t want it. They say it so much that I think they’re beginning to try to convince themselves that it’s true. … >> More