Claim: Surprisingly – considering that the topic du jour was taxes, which means numbers – the flubs and fibs on the Dec. 12 talk shows were few, and relatively minor. Not So Out-of-Context On "Meet the Press," the chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, Austan Goolsbee, claimed host David Gregory had taken a quote by White House economic adviser Larry Summers "a little out of context." Not so. Goolsbee and Gregory were discussing the tax deal President Barack Obama had worked out with congressional Republicans.
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Verdict: surprisingly – considering that the topic du jour was taxes, which means numbers – the flubs and fibs on the dec. 12 talk shows were few, and relatively minor. not so out-of-context on "meet the press," the chairman of the white house council of economic advisers, austan goolsbee, claimed host david gregory had taken a quote by white house economic adviser larry summers "a little out of context." not so. goolsbee and gregory were discussing the tax deal president barack obama had worked out with congressional republicans.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2010-12-14T22:45:28