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Check out this statement from Huckabee from his website:

“In a recent internet post, a contributor makes the claim that I supported cap-and-trade in late 2007 while running for President.

To put it simply, that’s just not true.”

It’s kind of comical that, in this day and age, so many politician can be oblivious to the fact that everything is out there, and it’s all fairly easy to find.

…and on that note, check out this video from 2007, when it wasn’t quite as politically dangerous to support regulating carbon emissions. In short, here’s the gist of his speech at the Global Warming and Energy Solutions Conference in New Hampshire:

“I also support cap and trade of carbon emissions. And I was disappointed that the Senate rejected a carbon counting system to measure the sources of emissions…”

Hypocrisy at it’s best!

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Bias in media is certainly nothing new, but the spreading of misinformation disguised as news is unfortunately getting more mainstream. Since Fox appeared on the scene back in the mid-nineties, and with the proliferation of lunatic talking heads such as Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity (both Fox News regulars), and Rush Limbaugh before them, the tactic of using false and severely twisted news stories and commentary to manipulate potential voters has become commonplace. At Fox, it’s even an accepted practice, because let’s face it – there’s no way one organization can put out so much bullshit on a daily basis without it being a corporate mandate.

So to make my position a bit clearer, I came across this poll from WorldPublicOpinion.org – a survey of close to 850 random Americans after the last mid-term election cycle. Here’s one of the conclusions:

“…the poll found strong evidence that voters were substantially misinformed on many of the key issues of the campaign. Such misinformation was correlated with how people voted and their exposure to various news sources. “

Shocker.

The more important part of the survey found that Fox New was THE CULPRIT.

Shocker #2. ….and no, they didn’t just target Fox. MSNBC, CNN, and several other media outlets were included in the poll.

Some key quotes from the final analysis:

“…a survey of American voters that shows that Fox News viewers are significantly more misinformed than consumers of news from other sources. What’s more, the study shows that greater exposure to Fox News increases misinformation.”

- most economists estimate the stimulus caused job losses (12 points more likely)
- most economists have estimated the health care law will worsen the deficit (31 points)
- the economy is getting worse (26 points)
- most scientists do not agree that climate change is occurring (30 points)
- the stimulus legislation did not include any tax cuts (14 points)
- their own income taxes have gone up (14 points)
- the auto bailout only occurred under Obama (13 points)
- when TARP came up for a vote most Republicans opposed it (12 points)
- and that it is not clear that Obama was born in the United States (31 points)

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