Archive for the ‘myth busting’ Category
Myth Busting: Debunking the “WWII Ended The Great Depression” myth.
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February 9, 2009
Tags: debunk, myth busting · Posted in: myth busting, Politics
Debunking the “Obama Recession” myth.
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November 16, 2008
Posted in: myth busting, Politics
Time to Put this “Party of Lincoln” Nonsense to Bed Once and For All
On CBS’s “Face the Nation” Sunday, host Bob Schieffer asked guest John McCain about the fact so few African-Americans were in attendance during the Republican National Convention last week (video: comment at 15:00): Schieffer: I want to ask you about the “composition” of the Convention. There were 36 African-American delegates out of 2,300+ delegates […]
September 8, 2008
Tags: debunk, myth busting · Posted in: myth busting, Politics, Racism, Rants
Did Saudi kid confirm Bush let bin Laden escape at Tora Bora?
It was a throw-away line at best in the middle of a story on NBC Nightly News last Tuesday night that no one seemed to notice. The story was about “a rehab center for young Saudi Arabian boys” that had once been lured into joining al Qaeda. After serving time in a juvenile detention facility, the […]
July 19, 2007
Posted in: myth busting, Politics, War
Debunking the Four Basic 9/11 Conspiracy Myths
I know it seems like a stale topic, but thanks to the (2008) Republican Presidential race, the subject is rearing its ugly head again. Earlier this past week, Presidential non-candidate Fred Thompson once again bravely stood up to his opponents from the safety of behind his desk and lobbed insults worthy of a twelve year […]
June 21, 2007
Posted in: fake scandals, mystery, myth busting, Politics, Rants, Seems Obvious to Me, Terrorism