Claim: Yesterday we wrote about a radio ad attacking Florida Republican Reps. Adam Putnam and John Mica for not denouncing radio personality Rush Limbaugh for calling Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor a "racist" and a "bigot." We found that the ad was accurate in capturing the words of Limbaugh and in its description of the historical significance of Sotomayor's nomination. We left it to readers to determine how responsible the congressmen were for Limbaugh's words.
Fact-check: Off Target in Sotomayor Ad - FactCheck.org
Verdict: yesterday we wrote about a radio ad attacking florida republican reps. adam putnam and john mica for not denouncing radio personality rush limbaugh for calling supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor a "racist" and a "bigot." we found that the ad was accurate in capturing the words of limbaugh and in its description of the historical significance of sotomayor's nomination. we left it to readers to determine how responsible the congressmen were for limbaugh's words.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Justin Bank
Date published: 2009-07-15T18:39:10