Rachel destroys PolitiFact

[Scuba]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/ns/msnbc_tv-rachel_maddow_show/#46141410


So BHO made some statements in the SOTU that PolitiFact decided to check.

Result: True + True = Half-true.



May PolitiFact never be cited again as a reliable source.


Runs 4:35

[geckosfeet]

1. They revised it to 'mostly true'.

Glad to see someone policing Politifact though.

[Scuba]

2. Under pressure, they still weren't factual.

[geckosfeet]

4. I didn't say they were. But they are a whole lot better than

taking statements from political candidates at face value. And politifact does provide references so the reader can start their own analysis.

I like Rachel, but even she has an agenda. I like to make my own decisions.

[Scuba]

5. I'm with you on how decisions are made. I think PolitiFact is intellectually dishonest....

... in some misguided attempt to be perceived as "fair".


They try to find a balance between how many times they say each side lies, and of course there is no such balance.

[geckosfeet]

6. Well, that is their marketing platform. But again, they do provide references.

And thankfully some people are smart enough to see through their marketing scheme and understand the nature of the beast they are riding. But I would guess most folks simply look at their results and take it at face value. People like instant gratification and are easily pacified by claims of impartiality and airs of authority.

[Firebrand Gary]

3. She beat the hell out of em.

Good on Rachel!

[Surya Gayatri]

7. Her righteous disgust

was a beautiful thing to see.

PolitiFact, you have been served by the avenging truth-teller Rachel M.

SG

[jsmirman]

8. "And we lost another 4 million before our policies were in full effect"

I'm not looking for a fight here, just asking a question:

Shouldn't Rachel be addressing this statement that introduced the two "fact-checked truths" rather than just repeatedly showing the clip about "businesses"?

On just an honest read, putting the sentence in the subject line before the introduction of the next two statistics does appear to create a suggested link between "policies" and "created jobs."

Am I missing something here?

[jsmirman]

9. Can I get an answer here?

as you've linked it again, I thought it fair to see of anyone had an answer...