Politifact calls Romney’s Jeep claim the ‘lie of the year’
Yahoo’s Rachel Rose Hartman reports:
Mitt Romney’s claim in a campaign ad that President Barack Obama “sold Chrysler to Italians who are going to build Jeeps in China” earned PolitiFact’s “Lie of the Year,” the site announced on Wednesday.
“The Jeep ad was brazenly false,” Angie Drobnic Holan wrote in her analysis.
The Romney campaign ran the ad in the final weeks of the campaign, drawing sharp rebukes from the automakers and public condemnation from the Obama campaign.
Romney first claimed Jeep was moving to China in a late October campaign speech in Ohio, citing “reports,” which he later identified in his ad as a story by Bloomberg News.
But Chrysler immediately rejected the claim, saying the company was reviewing adding production in China, not moving production out of the United States. Chrysler also noted that the Bloomberg story was misinterpreted.
Barack Obama’s election night Twitter message featuring the above photo and the message “Four more years” was the most retweeted message of the year, according to Twitter. (via The Ticket)
"There are municipalities, there are states where there is flight of population, and as the population goes down, you need fewer teachers. As technology contributes to community security and dealing with issues that firefighters have to issue, you would hope that you can as a taxpayer see the benefits of the efficiency in personnel you can get out of that."
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels recently prevailed in Yahoo News’ tepid endorsement bracket. But can a bumper sticker knock him from the top slot??
Tepid Romney endorsement showdown: Mitch Daniels vs … a bumper sticker | The Ticket - Yahoo! News
So what does the pornography industry think of Santorum’s war on porn??
PORN TITANS LARRY FLYNT, MICHAEL LUCAS AND STEVEN HIRSCH AREN’T WORRIED ABOUT RICK SANTORUM BANNING THEIR BUSINESS (via Chris Moody.) Moody spoke with Flynt, Lucas and Hirsch about Santorum’s mission to ban “hardcore pornography.”
"America is suffering a pandemic of harm from pornography… Pornography is toxic to marriages and relationships. It contributes to misogyny and violence against women. It is a contributing factor to prostitution and sex trafficking."
"As we await tonight’s results, I wanted to take a moment to let you know about a chance to meet up for lunch. This won’t be just any lunch, though. I’ll be bringing the winner out to California to grab a bite with me at my favorite burger place."
via Rachel Rose Hartman, Yahoo News
