FACT CHECK: Washington Times Publishes False Report On Pelosi’s Use Of Military Aircraft »

[Dracos]

On February 1, the Washington Times published a story titled “Speaker pursues military flights,” which claimed that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) had been “pressing the Bush administration for routine access to military aircraft for domestic flights, such as trips back to her San Francisco district.” Former Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) also used military aircraft to travel to his district. However, the Times reported, Pelosi is “demanding permanent access to a large military jet for herself, her staff, other Members and supporters.”

The story was disseminated widely through right-wing talk radio and blogs, spurring posts like, “First Class Pelosi,” “Air Force Becomes Pelosi Air,” “Nancy Pelosi is Drunk With Power,” “The Imperial Speakership,” “Pelosi: Fly Me Awayyyyy,” “Pelosi wants military airlift,” and “Nancy Pelosi’s Private Military Plane.”

In fact, the central claims of the Washington Times piece are both false.

Full Story :http://thinkprogress.org/

[meegbear]

1. You're 0-2 Moonie Times ...

keep it up and lose some more credibility.

[Dracos]

2. The moonies own this (so called) paper?

[meegbear]

3. Yep ...

The Times was founded in 1982 by Sun Myung Moon, leader of the Unification Church and the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, to be a conservative alternative to the larger Washington Post. The Times is widely perceived as maintaining a right-leaning editorial stance. By 2002, the Unification Church had spent about $1.7 billion in subsidies for the Times.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Times

There are a few sites that cover this. One of the better ones is Scoobie Davis Online; hisd recent posts have been great reads on this: http://scoobiedavis.blogspot.com .

And ... :party: WELCOME TO DU!! :party:

[Dracos]

5. Thanks for the info

I didn't know this, but it really explains a lot.

[napi21]

4. I heard this discussed on several talk shows last night too.

First heard Nancy requested a pllane that could fly non-stop from Ca. to DC. i can certainly understand that!

Hastert had used a military plane too, but a much smaller one. One article said it would have to stop a refuel on a coast to coast flight.

Some nitwit last night said that smaller plane WOULD have been able to fly non-stop coast to coast!

I'm still trying to find out what the real story is!