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Scarborough Lies About Obama: ‘We Have A President Who Has Never Received A Paycheck’
thinkprogress.org - 4/7/2009
Scarborough Lies About Obama: ‘We Have A President Who Has Never Received A Paycheck’
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This morning on MSNBC, Joe Scarborough ranted about President Obama’s economic plans (even though 56 percent of Americans approve ). His latest talking point: that Obama “has never received a paycheck” in his entire life: SCARBOROUGH: Think about this: We have a president ...
mediamatters.org - 4/15/2009
Scarborough ignores Bush FBI report to claim Obama administration stoking fear
— mediamatters.org — Summary: Joe Scarborough distorted a DHS intelligence assessment to allege the Obama administration is warning that returning... war veterans "are to be feared." In fact, the assessment, citing a Bush administration report, warned of a possible ... (more) Scarborough ignores Bush FBI report to claim Obama ...

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mediamatters.org - 4/9/2009
Scarborough claimed Pew poll "said [Obama] split the country," but Pew official reportedly ...
— mediamatters.org — During a discussion of President Obama's approval ratings on the April 7 edition of MSNBC's Morning Joe... , co-host Joe Scarborough claimed a March 9-12 Pew Research Center poll "said [Obama] split the country more than any president in ... (more) Scarborough claimed Pew poll "said [Obama] split the ...

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Political Animal — PAYCHECKS.... We heard plenty of criticisms related to President Obama's experience before he was elected, but MSNBC's Joe Scarborough seems to have tweaked the argument a bit. This morning on MSNBC, Joe Scarborough ranted about President Obama's economic plans (even though 56 percent of Americans approve). His latest talking point: that Obama "has never received a paycheck" in his entire life: "Think about this: We have a president who has never received a paycheck. ... This guy -- think about it -- he's running Detroit, he's running Wall Street, he's gonna run other ...

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What is Scarborough Talking About? — Talking Points Memo
In falsely claiming that Obama has having never earned a paycheck in the private sector, MSNBC's Joe Scarborough seems to dismiss Obama's book sales out of hand (I guess Joe is giving all of his royalties to charity), but what about Obama's years in the private practice of law, or even his year ...