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Old 02-25-2011, 09:14 AM
 
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Rachel Maddow’s corrections segment, “Debunction Junction,” just corrected a correction. Maddow was accused of spreading false information by watchdog site Politifact recently when she claimed “Wisconsin is just fine” and on the road to a surplus, and the site attacked her for omitting information about the state’s budget shortfalls. Tonight, she took down the claim with video evidence and then some, saving some time to defend Shepard Smith and address personal attacks on her for being gay.

Rachel Maddow - Politifact - Wisconsin Protests | Mediaite

Maddow did not lie about Wisconson and Poitifact refuses to make the correction.

Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 1:11 PM
Subject: Correction requested re: The Rachel Maddow Show
February 21, 2011

Dear Mr. Umhoefer and Mr. Borowski:
I'm writing to request that you make a correction to your Truth-O-Meter post of Thursday, February 17th, 2011.
http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/...ve-budget-sur/

In your effort to challenge a Capital Times editorial you have mistakenly ascribed the argument therein to Rachel Maddow. In so doing, you have half-quoted her in one instance, misquoted her in another, and misrepresented her overal

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The Maddow Blog - TRMS correspondence with Politifact
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Old 02-25-2011, 09:20 AM
 
Location: Tallahassee
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Rachel Maddow’s corrections segment, “Debunction Junction,” just corrected a correction. Maddow was accused of spreading false information by watchdog site Politifact recently when she claimed “Wisconsin is just fine” and on the road to a surplus, and the site attacked her for omitting information about the state’s budget shortfalls. Tonight, she took down the claim with video evidence and then some, saving some time to defend Shepard Smith and address personal attacks on her for being gay.

Rachel Maddow - Politifact - Wisconsin Protests | Mediaite

Maddow did not lie about Wisconson and Poitifact refuses to make the correction.

Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 1:11 PM
Subject: Correction requested re: The Rachel Maddow Show
February 21, 2011

Dear Mr. Umhoefer and Mr. Borowski:
I'm writing to request that you make a correction to your Truth-O-Meter post of Thursday, February 17th, 2011.
http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/...ve-budget-sur/

In your effort to challenge a Capital Times editorial you have mistakenly ascribed the argument therein to Rachel Maddow. In so doing, you have half-quoted her in one instance, misquoted her in another, and misrepresented her overal

Full transcript....
The Maddow Blog - TRMS correspondence with Politifact
thanks for this information!
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Old 02-25-2011, 09:42 AM
 
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LOL. She didn't lie? I guess she just didn't know any better.
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Old 02-25-2011, 09:47 AM
 
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How sweet.....she was proven FALSE by omitting FACTS.
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Old 02-25-2011, 10:51 AM
 
Location: Littleton, CO
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How sweet.....she was proven FALSE by omitting FACTS.
And yet those facts are right there in the article you claim she ommitted them from.

To what do we ascribe your failure to notice them?

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Old 02-25-2011, 10:54 AM
 
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Ummmmm....she originally did not mention that the same guy she was quoting saying there was a surplus ALSO went on to say there would be a deficit.

She's BUSTED.
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Old 02-25-2011, 10:56 AM
 
Location: Littleton, CO
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Ummmmm....she originally did not mention that the same guy she was quoting saying there was a surplus ALSO went on to say there would be a deficit.
Actually... she said that herself in the article. Why would she need to mention what some other guy said when she had already said it herself?

Again I ask... To what do we ascribe your failure to notice?
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Old 02-25-2011, 11:03 AM
 
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Why can't you accept that she's been B-U-S-T-E-D?

She ALSO failed to mention that the Jobs Creation Bills weren't part of this budget and therefore had no effect.
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Old 02-25-2011, 11:23 AM
 
Location: Long Island
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madcow is a lair, and will never amount to anything
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Old 02-25-2011, 11:24 AM
 
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Rachael who????
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