Claim: Haley Barbour accused a fellow governor of "amnesia," claiming he was forgetting "the fact that Obama had the biggest Democratic majorities in Congress since Lyndon Johnson." But it was actually Republican Barbour who was having a memory lapse. He forgot about the Democrats' massive victories following Richard Nixon's Watergate scandal. Forgetting the 'Watergate Babies' During an exchange on CBS' "Face the Nation," Barbour, the Republican governor of Mississippi, responded to Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley's complaint that Republicans in Congress were impeding the president's ability to create jobs.
Fact-check: Haley Barbour's 'Amnesia' - FactCheck.org
Verdict: haley barbour accused a fellow governor of "amnesia," claiming he was forgetting "the fact that obama had the biggest democratic majorities in congress since lyndon johnson." but it was actually republican barbour who was having a memory lapse. he forgot about the democrats' massive victories following richard nixon's watergate scandal. forgetting the 'watergate babies' during an exchange on cbs' "face the nation," barbour, the republican governor of mississippi, responded to maryland gov. martin o'malley's complaint that republicans in congress were impeding the president's ability to create jobs.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2011-10-04T19:50:34