Claim: The Democratic National Committee takes Tim Pawlenty's comments on his presidential campaign out of context. In a web video posted May 22, the DNC claimed that Pawlenty said, "I don't know," in response to a question about why he was running. But the reporter had asked when the former Minnesota governor knew that he wanted to be president — not why. The DNC was quick to criticize Pawlenty, posting the video the same day he announced that he would run in another web video.
Fact-check: DNC Misquotes Pawlenty - FactCheck.org
Verdict: the democratic national committee takes tim pawlenty's comments on his presidential campaign out of context. in a web video posted may 22, the dnc claimed that pawlenty said, "i don't know," in response to a question about why he was running. but the reporter had asked when the former minnesota governor knew that he wanted to be president — not why. the dnc was quick to criticize pawlenty, posting the video the same day he announced that he would run in another web video.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2011-05-23T21:13:55