Video: Bachmann Lies About China "Procuring" Oil Off the Coast of Cuba

[Avidor]

See it at DU Videos:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x147478

More about the lie here:

Cheney Acknowledges He Lied About China Drilling ‘60 Miles Off The Coast Of Florida’

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/13/cheney-admits-oil-lie/

On Wednesday, Vice President Dick Cheney gave a speech to the Chamber of Commerce in which he claimed that China, in cooperation with the Cuban government, is drilling for oil “60 miles off the coast of Florida.” “Even the communists have figured out” that drilling for oil is the solution to the energy crisis, Cheney argued.

It’s a talking point favored by the right wing. Cheney was quoting conservative columnist Geroge Will, who wrote on June 6 that China is drilling “60 miles off Florida,” “closer to South Florida than U.S. companies are.” The same day Cheney spoke, Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO) wrote that Castro was allowing drilling “45 miles from the Florida keys.” Rep. George Radanovich (R-CA) and House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) have also raised the specter of Chinese drilling just off U.S. shores.

The problem, of course, is that the claim is completely false....

[Minnesota Raindog]

1. Why doesn't the media cover lying politicians like Bachmann?

Every time a politician like Michele Bachmann is caught in a lie like this on camera, it should be a news story. Reporters should salivate at the prospects of asking Bachmann about her source for this lie, and then presenting her with Cheney's admission that it was a lie. This is what news reporting used to be all about--catching liars and holding them accountable for their lies. Not any more. Maybe the St. Cloud Times will hit this one. They're by far the best at covering the 6th CD.

Great job by Avidor on this one...