Ring of Fire’s Weekly Rewind

Texas Man Sued for Defamation by Fracking Company that Contaminated his Water Supply

A Weatherford, Texas resident is facing a $3 million defamation lawsuit by Ft. Worth fracking company Range Resources. In 2011, Steve Lipsky exposed the company for contaminating his water supply with methane and benzene, DeSmog Blog reports. … Read more.

Darrell Issa Continues His Lies

The House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA), continues to leak false information about the administration to the media and the general public. He has done it twice since June with his latest egregious lie centered around the implementation of the ACA. … Read more.

Conservative Argument that Obamacare Gives Immigrants Free Health Care is BS

Conservatives love to perpetuate the misguided notion that “Obamacare” gives free health coverage to illegal immigrants. Many reference this viral quote, which they falsely attribute to economist Ben Stein, when complaining about how Obamacare will provide health care coverage for non-citizens. Unfortunately, their argument is completely invalid … Read more.

Gas Pipeline Explodes Prompting Evacuation of Texas Town

An entire Texas town was evacuated yesterday after a Chevron drilling crew punctured a gas pipeline near a drilling rig, triggering an explosion. The explosion occurred at about 9:30 am CST in north Texas near Milford, according to the Associated Press. …Read more.

John Stossel Thinks the Poor Should Sell a Kidney

Last week, on an episode of Fox & Friends, libertarian and Fox Business host John Stossel made a call to privatize nearly everything, including the medical organ business. The Fox host that once said the America is a “nation of freeloaders” thinks that we should not “get money for nothing,” if we have to, sell a kidney. … Read more.