thinkprogress.org — Yesterday, Sen. Pete Domenici appeared on the Fox Business Network to discuss President Bush’s announcement that he would lift the executive order banning offshore oil drilling — which Domenici hailed as “wonderful news.” Domenici’s rationale for drilling was so error-filled but Fox still invites to come back on the show to 'tell the truth'.
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Domenici?s rationale for drilling was so error-filled, however, that MacDonald was forced to repeatedly correct him, starting with the oft-cited issue of hurricane-caused oil spills: MACDONALD: We saw with Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, a lot of oil spills occurred on those oil platforms ? DOMENICI: Not so! Not so! Don?t em give you that baloney. There were none! MACDONALD: No, there were 124.Next, Domenici cited conservatives? favorite boogeyman, Chinese drilling off of Cuba: MACDONALD: And you know what I think is upsetting a lot of Americans too is the idea that China owns leases off of Cuba. It?s not just China, it?s Vietnam, it?s Spain. But even though they?re not drilling yet ? DOMENICI: Sure they are! MACDONALD: They haven?t started drilling yet.Yet Domenici?s errors didn?t dissuade the Fox anchor, who invited the senator back to the network to keep ?about telling the truth?: DOMENICI: We ought to go through because they?re not telling the truth, there?s no risk, it ought to be done. MACDONALD: We?re about telling the truth on this network, and that?s why we want you to come back.
hawkeye17Jul 15, 2008
Lies and disinformation. Fascism is at work in America and if you don't think so then you're not paying attention.
burchie2Jul 16, 2008
think progress guys!
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Liars telling the truth, isn't that an oxymoron? Fox isn't real news anyway, it's more like a parody of the news, just not very funny!