Claim: Sen. Rand Paul distorted an old quote from Rahm Emanuel during an appearance on Fox Business, as he disparaged the reaction of liberals to last weekend's shootings in Tucson. The Kentucky Republican, who took office just this month, was asked on Wednesday by Fox host Andrew Napolitano how pundits  could "get away with blaming murder on political discourse." Paul responded: Rand Paul,
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Verdict: sen. rand paul distorted an old quote from rahm emanuel during an appearance on fox business, as he disparaged the reaction of liberals to last weekend's shootings in tucson. the kentucky republican, who took office just this month, was asked on wednesday by fox host andrew napolitano how pundits  could "get away with blaming murder on political discourse." paul responded: rand paul,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Viveca Novak
Date published: 2011-01-13T21:55:10