Open Scandal

In episode 18 of FactCheck Radio, we look at claims from the Sunday political talk shows about Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, health care, Afghanistan and kidnappings in Phoenix. Plus, we talk about a false ad from Democratic Rep. Paul Hodes, targeting Republican Kelly Ayotte in the New Hampshire Senate race

President Obama, like him or not, is in a peculiar situation. His own party is on the fritz and can’t collectively decide on anything while the opposition is so far in it’s own world drumming up rhetoric over anything put in front of them that nothing can be done. Elections soon await so nobody is [...]

I have been a firm believer that President Obama has had the country’s best intentions at heart since the beginnings of his campaign for presidency started. However,the one large obstacle to completely believing that has been the war in Afghanistan. In an interview with Jim Lehrer (February 2009), the President defined his goals for Afghanistan. [...]