Claim: Viewers were relatively safe from false or misleading tripe on the Sunday morning talk shows yesterday. But we can't let a couple of statements go unmentioned, one from Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour and a couple from Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota; both officials are Republicans. Barbour, speaking on CNN's "State of the Union" with Candy Crowley, said: Barbour, April 11: I mean,  has proposed a $3.8 trillion budget with a $1.6 trillion deficit.
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Verdict: viewers were relatively safe from false or misleading tripe on the sunday morning talk shows yesterday. but we can't let a couple of statements go unmentioned, one from mississippi gov. haley barbour and a couple from rep. michele bachmann of minnesota; both officials are republicans. barbour, speaking on cnn's "state of the union" with candy crowley, said: barbour, april 11: i mean,  has proposed a $3.8 trillion budget with a $1.6 trillion deficit.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Viveca Novak
Date published: 2010-04-12T21:27:29