FROM POLITIFACT TO POLITISPIN? Romney campaign says 92.3% of the jobs lost under Obama were women’s jobs. Politifact says the number’s right, then scores him “mostly false.”
From the comments: “They’re too embarrassed to have a ‘true but damaging to our preferred candidate’ category.”
UPDATE: Reader Myk Zagorac writes:
Check out the grade they gave to Obama’s oil production claims here where they end with the bit “The suggestion of the ad, however, overstates the administration’s role in achieving these results. Much of the increase in production during under Obama has come from state and private lands that the president does not control.”. Yet they gave that claim a “mostly true” rating. How hypocritical!
Hacks. And another reader emails:
Not an unusual phenomenon lately. Take a look at what the did to Governor McDonnell. Half true after they say “he’s right on the numbers”
“McDonnell said Republican governors head seven out of 10 states with the lowest unemployment rates, providing proof that the GOP has a better record on jobs than Democrats.
He’s right on the numbers, but on shaky ground when he insists Republican stewardship has brought those results.”
It’s like they’re determined to make Democrats look good and Republicans look bad or something.
ANOTHER UPDATE: Prof. Stephen Clark writes: “Perhaps it should instead be called Politiflack.”