The Media Research Center’s video of Brent Bozell’s Feb. 23 appearance on Fox News’ “Hannity” may begin with a promotion for its dubious “Tell the Truth” campaign, but it’s clear that Bozell has exempted himself from that mantra.
During the appearance, Bozell said:
This president will say that he’s allowing drilling, but he just won’t give permits. Get this. Consider that oil production in this country was 10 million barrels a day when he took office. It’s down to 7 million barrels a day, and here the president is giving a speech today blaming Republicans for this. I mean, this should be an issue. He needs to be called out on this.
There are three huge falsehoods in that statement. In fact, as Media Matters details, not only has the Obama administration issued hundreds of offshore drilling permits, oil production has actually increased under Obama (and domestic oil production hasn’t been at 10 million barrels a day since the early 1970s).
The NewsBusters post accompanying the Bozell clip makes no mention of Bozell’s falsehoods, let alone bother to correct them.
“Tell the Truth”? Bozell obviously can’t. And his minions are desperately trying to hide that inconvenient fact.