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Jon Stewart
stated on December 6, 2011 a segment of "The Daily Show"

"When the country was founded, Congress had exactly the same attitude about the sanctity of Christmas celebrations that a 7-Eleven does today: 'Yeah, we're open.'"

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 9, 2011

Glenn Beck
stated on February 25, 2011 his radio program

Says Michelle Obama has 43 people on her staff; Nancy Reagan had just 3.

March 4, 2011

Glenn Beck
stated on November 22, 2010 his radio broadcast

"This town (Wilmington, Ohio) hasn’t taken any money from the government. They don’t want any money from the government."

By Mark Naymik • December 3, 2010

Glenn Beck
stated on June 28, 2010 comments on his radio program

"The government is trying to now close the Lincoln Memorial for any kind of large gatherings."

August 27, 2010

Ed Schultz
stated on June 22, 2010 a commentary on MSNBC's "The Ed Show"

With his decision on whether to fire Gen. Stanley McChrystal, President Obama "has to fix yet another problem he inherited from the Bush administration."

By Louis Jacobson • June 23, 2010

Michael Savage
stated on May 10, 2010 his website

Elena Kagan is "a New York City radical, Marxist lawyer through and through."

May 14, 2010

Ed Schultz
stated on May 5, 2010 a broadcast of the Ed Show

"Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu received almost $1.8 million from BP over the last decade."

By Catharine Richert • May 14, 2010

Bill O'Reilly
stated on April 13, 2010 a segment on the Fox News show The O'Reilly Factor

"We researched to find out if anybody on Fox News had ever said you're going to jail if you don't buy health insurance. Nobody's ever said it."

By Louis Jacobson • April 27, 2010

Rush Limbaugh
stated on March 9, 2010 his talk show

People "can't go fishing anymore because of Obama."

By Catharine Richert • March 17, 2010

Nancy Pfotenhauer
stated on January 27, 2010 an interview on CNN

The president's health care proposals will cause "most Americans to have their premiums increased, not decreased, and hundreds of millions of people lose their current insurance coverage."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • January 28, 2010

Rush Limbaugh
stated on January 18, 2010 a comment on his radio show.

There are "high administrative costs" when you donate to Haiti relief through the White House Web site.

By Kevin Robillard • January 20, 2010

Glenn Beck
stated on November 12, 2009 his radio program

"In the health care bill, we're now offering insurance for dogs."

November 12, 2009

Organizing for America
stated on September 1, 2009 a fundraising e-mail

Over the past few months, we've learned that "we just can't count on the media to debunk" lies about health insurance reform.

By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 2, 2009

Rush Limbaugh
stated on August 25, 2009 a radio broadcast

"President Obama . . . wants to mandate circumcision."

By Catharine Richert • August 27, 2009

Glenn Beck
stated on July 22, 2009 his TV program

John Holdren, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, "has proposed forcing abortions and putting sterilants in the drinking water to control population."

July 29, 2009

Investor's Business Daily
stated on July 15, 2009 an editorial.

The health care reform bill -- on Page 16 -- outlaws private insurance.

By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 22, 2009

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