Kondracke falsely claimed "majority of the Republicans" voted for Senate immigration bill
SUMMARY: On Fox News' Special Report with Brit Hume, Roll Call executive editor Morton M. Kondracke falsely claimed that a "majority of the Republicans" voted for the recently passed Senate immigration bill. In fact, 23 Republicans voted for the legislation, while 32 voted against it.
On the May 25 edition of Fox News' Special Report with Brit Hume, Roll Call executive editor Morton M. Kondracke falsely claimed that a "majority of the Republicans" voted for the recently passed Senate immigration bill. In fact, 23 Republicans voted for the legislation, while 32 voted against it.
During the May 25 "All-Star Panel" segment, host Brit Hume asked for Kondracke's thoughts on the bill. Kondracke said it "passed by 62-36, something like that, with the majority of the Republicans, I believe, voting for it, which gives it a lot of wind going into the conference." But while the Senate bill passed with a majority of Democrats supporting it, a majority of Republicans opposed the legislation.
From the May 1 edition of Fox News' Special Report with Brit Hume:
HUME: In order to get a bill that the House will accept. Mort, your thoughts?
KONDRACKE: I think it's going to be tough to get that agreement if everybody sticks to his guns. This passed by 62-36, something like that, with the majority of the Republicans, I believe, voting for it, which gives it a lot of wind going into the conference.
and i thank the principled republicans and democrats who voted against this hideous bill. possibly the worst piece of legislation ever passed in congress. let's hope it never sees the light of day when it goes through committee. the house better step up and gut it completely. it's pathetic.
much better then what you normally jerk...
that the House doesn't back down. Illegal immigration debate,biggest joke ever. Enforce the law.
There are various degrees of certainty that can be expressed when someone speaks.
When someone uses a hesitating phrase like "I think that..." or "I believe that...", it means he/she is not sure the statement is a fact.
Give the guy a break, R.D.!!
When you're discussing the bill, wouldn't it help to know the basic facts, such as the roll call, especially when you're the Executive Editor of, ironically enough, a newspaper called "Roll Call" that specializes in covering Congress?
At best, this was extremely shoddy journalism, at worst, it was calculated misinformation.