Caplis claimed he puts "more facts out there about Barack Obama" than "any other show" does -- but record shows otherwise
Summary: During a March 12 discussion with co-host Craig Silverman, 630 KHOW-AM's Dan Caplis asserted, "I'm putting more facts out there about Barack Obama than you will find on any other show around here." He further vowed that he would "continue to bring [listeners] the facts" about the Democratic presidential candidate -- but as Colorado Media Matters has documented, Caplis repeatedly has misrepresented facts or smeared Obama on his broadcast
After claiming on his March 12 broadcast that he puts "more facts out there about Barack Obama than you will find on any other show," 630 KHOW-AM's Dan Caplis promised his listeners he would "continue to bring them the facts" about the Democratic presidential candidate. However, Colorado Media Matters has repeatedly documented false or factually misleading statements Caplis has made about Obama.
During a discussion with co-host Craig Silverman, who asked Caplis if he "felt intimidated from criticizing Barack Obama," Caplis said, "I'm not going to be intimidated" before later stating, "I'm throwing facts out there." He added, "I'm putting more facts out there about Barack Obama than you will find on any other show around here, and your response to that is always the Bash Barack Hour. And so that's code that there's something else going on here; it isn't really factual, it isn't legitimate, it isn't analytical. When in fact, that's exactly what I'm offering, and what I'm getting in return is name-calling."
Later in the broadcast, Caplis said, "I'm confident listeners hear through that. ... the facts I've offered on Barack Obama have dealt with a very wide range of issues," before concluding, "I trust the audience; I'm gonna continue to bring them the facts."
Contrary to Caplis' claim that he's "throwing facts out there" about Obama, Colorado Media Matters has documented the following instances in which Caplis misrepresented facts or smeared Obama on his program:
- On March 4, Caplis baselessly asserted that, through the intervention of the since-indicted Chicago businessman Antoin "Tony" Rezko, Obama bought his house "for 300 grand less than market value." In fact, according to a February 18 Bloomberg News article, "[t]he couple who sold Barack Obama his Chicago home said the Illinois senator's $1.65 million bid 'was the best offer' and they didn't cut their asking price because a campaign donor bought their adjacent land, according to e-mails between Obama's presidential campaign and the seller."
- On two straight broadcasts, Caplis attacked Obama and questioned his "judgment" for having worn the traditional attire of a tribal elder during an August 2006 visit to Kenya. On his February 25 program, Caplis questioned why Obama would "put on similar clothing to the outfit worn by the man who personally ordered thousands of Americans, including women and kids, to be burned to death," a reference to Osama bin Laden. On February 26, Caplis again used the bin Laden analogy in stating, "Unfortunately, the man who personally ordered the burning to death of thousands of Americans in New York City, including women and children, also wears that clothing." Caplis omitted news reports noting that the attire is common to the nomadic people of the region Obama visited and that it has no religious significance.
- Parroting other media commentators, Caplis asserted on February 13 that Obama is "obviously" the "most liberal senator in the Senate," adding, "[T]hat's objective criteria applied there." Caplis did not cite the source of his "objective criteria," which apparently was the National Journal's 2007 vote ratings, and failed to mention that a highly respected study by political science professors Jeff Lewis and Keith Poole ranked Obama as tied with Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) as the 10th "most liberal" senator in 2007.
As Colorado Media Matters has noted, despite his history of providing misinformation, Caplis has claimed that he backs up his arguments with "facts, and logic, and history."
From the March 12 broadcast of 630 KHOW-AM's The Caplis & Silverman Show:
SILVERMAN: I think -- I don't accuse you of racism; I've come back at you, but you've, have you felt intimidated from criticizing Barack Obama?
CAPLIS: No, but look at my email. And I'm not going to be intimidated, and that's one reason I think it's so important in the face of that -- and you have your own subtle intimidation, Craig. You won't call it, you won't say, "Oh, you're a racist for criticizing Obama," but look at what you just did, and you do it every day. You call it the Bash Barack Hour, which is your way of saying to the people out there who, like you, have endorsed Obama, your way of saying to them, this isn't accurate, it isn't fair, it isn't real, it isn't true. So that's your code for it. I'm not done --
[crosstalk]
CAPLIS: I'm not done. But it doesn't matter, but what you're doing is, I'm throwing facts out there. I'm putting more facts out there about Barack Obama than you will find on any other show around here, and your response to that is always the Bash Barack Hour. And so that's code that there's something else going on here; it isn't really factual, it isn't legitimate, it isn't analytical. When in fact, that's exactly what I'm offering, and what I'm getting in return is name-calling.
SILVERMAN: Well, that's hardly the case; I've come back at you with facts and figures, and what comes to you being biased, yeah, you are biased; you're biased because the guy is pro-choice. And he's proudly pro-choice, he doesn't mince around it, and I will in your defense say you're similarly biased against anybody who's proudly pro-choice, so it has nothing to do with race, and I've never implied that it -- you're gonna bash Hillary Clinton the same way, you're gonna bash anybody who's pro-choice, and I expect you would've done the same thing to Rudy Giuliani, given his pro-choice --
CAPLIS: But you see, that's part of the game you're playing; and I'm confident listeners hear through that. Rather than deal with the facts -- and the facts I've offered on Barack Obama have dealt with a very wide range of issues; obviously life's foundational, if you kill a kid before he's born, the other policy issues don't matter. But I've offered facts on a wide range of issues, but part of your game is to try to distract from that by saying it's all about abortion. But that's fine, because I'm not going to be intimidated by any of that. I trust the audience; I'm gonna continue to bring them the facts.
—C.K.
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And KHOW is "gonna continue to bring us Hacks". In the beginning God made idiots for practice. Then he made the "Clapper" who's beliefs and convictions were beget and without examination.
This shrill attackfest by sniffer AND about every other red yakker is actually becoming funny. The ends these idiots will go to in order to smear Obama only shows how truly afraid of him they are. This is "ramming speed", and the NOMINATION hasn't even been decided yet. 8 months to the election. CMM's documented the list of lie after misinformation after disinformation that sniffer's trotted out in just the last few weeks. The bad guys like wadhams can spin this thing any way they want thru sniffer and the other red liars for hire, but the thruth is they know that Senator Obama's gonna roll grampa munster in the general. To be clear, these sissies are scared to death of his campaign. Their only hope.......get lucky on one of the smears they're throwing out there. This ridiculous "outrage" they're faking about Wright is pathetic. Yea, I've heard the guy. Only the SELECT SNIPPETS scammity, sniffer et al play. From that it sounds like the old pastor has issues. So what? Ever heard of pastors haggee and parsley? One calls for christians to wipe out the muslims. The other calls the catholic church some pretty bad names. These 2 fine "christians" endorse grampa munster. So yeah, we can go round and round, but it means nothing in the end. Bottom line is Who's gonna grab the wheel and get my nation out of the "ditch" and back on the road? People like sniffer know grampa munster can't do the job. But in sniffer world ideology and paycheck trump nation and his own kids' future. No amount of posturing, pontificating, attacking, lying or outrageous accusations hide the fact that sniffer and his masters are shakin' in their boots, and that the red party's ONLY hope is to scare the voters into voting against their kids' best interests.
Holy crap, did anyone else here the battle of the blowhards between Caplis and Dr. Laura today? Man, it was hard to root for either of them considering I find them both dispicable, but it was fun to listen to. Caplis was at his most self righteous.
It was funny how quick Caplis was to shout people down who wanted to talk about it. He couldn't wait to dive back into the "Bash Obama" 3 hour fest.
Yeah, that was vintage Caplis treating a guest like crap…then denying it. Caplis says “yes” when questioned by Dr. Laura that she was scheduled on the show to talk about her book, but then Caplis says “If she came here for some kind of flack, she came to the wrong place…” and “We talk about what’s in the news, we’re not anyone’s PR flack…”. What, is Dan a little sensitive about his ethics? He should be. He sounds like, oh, I dunno…A LIAR.
When Caplis had Archbishop Chaput on in February of 2006, the archbishop apparently made the agreement to only talk about immigration. This was at the exact same time that a state senate bill was attempting to extend litigation limits related to sex abuse by priests and others. Caplis, I believe, was going through Joan Fitz Gerald’s records at the statehouse…THE VERY SAME DAY. The Archbishop was on the show for AN HOUR. Immigration was in the news, but certainly the senate bill and priest sex abuse were as well. Caplis says he talks about what’s in the news and what is interesting to listeners, and no questions about priest sex abuse or defeating the senate bill, as Caplis campaigned so hard to do? Not anyone’s PR flack? Give me a break. He certainly sounds like an unethical liar to me.
But before I forget, and before you get the wrong impression, I am certainly not anti-Catholic. Far from it. Some of my best friends are Catholic. I work with Catholics, and I’ve represented Catholics. I love Catholics! And I am a strong supporter for real Catholics, like Dan’s parents, and all the good Catholics I know and respect, but not the Catholic Elites, like Dan, who don’t represent the values and best interests of the common Catholic, in my opinion. Sorry, but I’ve got a lot of catching up to do on my inoculation statements if I’m ever going to catch up with Dan. Just my opinion.NATE. Thanks for giving honorable mention to the odious Hustler magazine centerfold hypocrite, the bimbo mamma, "Dr. Laura". She's the perfect fit for Father Clapplis. I agree with you. They are both despicable.
By the way, Dr. Laura is one of my least favorite persons…I’ll let you guess who is one of the other ones.
And in case you thought I was exaggerating about Caplis, SUV use and hypocrisy (and liability?) of his Chevy sponsorship, here’s a few quotes from August 30, 2005. If and when I find the SUV’s helping terrorist reference, I’ll post it. Enjoy your Tahoe, Dan, and nice plug for youself at the end:
When asked by Silverman if it is immoral to drive SUV: “Unless you have to for practical purposes, there is no alternatives I think it is (immoral)”. Caplis says it is immoral to drive an SUV because: “Imperils this nation” due to more reliance on foreign oil. Caplis also said it is “Unfair to other fellow citizens who can’t afford these oil prices” because SUV’s increase fuel demand. Caplis also said it was unfair to “People who cant afford these big honkers…and hey, I drove a Navigator for six years, so I’m as guilty as anyone, but the people who can’t afford these things, you are imperiling there lives. What could otherwise be a fender bender could cause them serious injury or maybe even death, and you know what, you don’t even realize it yourself, but with most, not all of these SUV’s you’re imperiling your own darn life! Because their not that safe! You know the tank philosophy doesn’t really work that well when it comes to vehicles. And this is the kind of law I do, I know a little bit about this…”. JMO
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