Politico's Wilner: Masculinity a "trait that is absent from the top of the Democratic field"
In an October 16 Politico article, Elizabeth Wilner wrote that masculinity is "a trait that is absent from the top of the Democratic [presidential campaign] field where, despite Barack Obama's fondness for pickup basketball, none of the candidates is really known for being a guy." Asserting that 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry does project masculinity -- albeit "an effete, wet-suited masculinity compared to [President] Bush's frat-boy, towel-snapping version" -- she wrote: "It seems unlikely that between 2004 and 2008, the need for Democrats to show some trappings of strength will just disappear." Read more
MSNBC reported Giuliani promise not to attack other Republicans without noting his shots at Romney, Paul
Four times on October 16, MSNBC anchors uncritically aired Rudy Giuliani's declaration, "Thou shalt not attack another Republican. So, I'm going to try to follow that commandment as much as I can." However, none of the anchors or either of the political analysts featured during the segments noted that Giuliani has, in fact, repeatedly attacked Mitt Romney and Ron Paul.Read more
Newsday, Matthews, Cameron uncritically quoted Giuliani on his knowledge of Kerik
In reports on the possible indictment of former New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik on charges relating to a company suspected of having ties to organized crime, Newsday, MSNBC's Hardball, and Fox News' Special Report all uncritically aired statements by Rudy Giuliani suggesting he had been unaware of Kerik's relationship with Interstate Industrial Corp. However, in April 2006, Giuliani reportedly "told a grand jury that the former city commissioner of investigation remembered briefing him on some aspects of Mr. Kerik's relationship to the
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Carlson wonders why no one mentions that Dems "win" those making more than $100k -- because they don't
On the October 16 edition of MSNBC's Tucker, discussing third-quarter fundraising totals for the 2008 presidential candidates with The Hill associate editor A.B Stoddard and Politico staff writer Josephine Hearn, host Tucker Carlson asserted: "[H]ere's the fact that nobody ever, ever mentions -- Democrats win rich people." He continued:
"Over 100,000 in income, you are likely more than not to vote for Democrats. People never point that out. Rich people vote liberal. I don't know what that's all about." However, according to CNN exit polls from the 2006 congressional elections, the 2004 presidential election, the 2004 congressional elections, and the 2000 presidential election, voters with annual incomes of more than $100,000 are more likely to vote for Republican, not Democratic, candidates.
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Colmes claimed that Imus "satirized" Rutgers women's basketball team
On the October 15 edition of Fox News' Hannity & Colmes, responding to the National Association of Black Journalist's Eric Deggans' assertion that former MSNBC host Don Imus is "returning to the air essentially without fully apologizing for what he actually did wrong," co-host Alan Colmes said that Imus "did apologize" and went on to say: "The team that he allegedly insulted -- I would say 'satirized' -- they accepted his apology. Why can't you?" When Deggans asserted, "What he did wrong was build a 25- to 30-year broadcasting career on humor that's racist and that exaggerates stereotypes," Colmes responded, "Well, that's what satire is." Read more
McConnell staffer's reported admission offers NY Times opportunity to update article -- will it?
An October 16 article in The (Louisville) Courier-Journal -- highlighted by blogger Greg Sargent -- reported that "Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's [R-KY] spokesman acknowledged yesterday that he alerted reporters last week to questions bloggers raised about the financial
circumstances of a 12-year-old boy Democrats had used to urge passage of an expanded children's health insurance program." The 12-year-old, Graeme Frost, had delivered a Democratic radio address criticizing President Bush's veto of a bill to expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program. The article added that McConnell's communications director, Don Stewart, "said he also wrote a follow-up e-mail later the same day that said a blogger he respected had determined that there was no story and that 'the family is legit.' " Media Matters for America noted that, in an October 10 article by David M. Herszenhorn about attacks on Frost by "conservative bloggers" and others, The New York Times reported that "Republicans on Capitol Hill, who were gearing up to use Graeme as evidence that Democrats have overexpanded the health program to include families wealthy enough to afford private insurance, have backed off." As evidence, the Times reported that "[a]n aide to Senator Mitch McConnell ... expressed relief that his office had not issued a press release criticizing the Frosts."
But the Times has yet to follow up on that report and has yet to note that, notwithstanding the aide's "relief" over the office's not having issued a press release, the office did in fact pass on to reporters challenges to claims about the Frosts' financial situation, according to the communications director, as reported by the Courier-Journal. Moreover, the communications director's reported acknowledgment constitutes evidence that McConnell himself did not tell the truth in an October 12 interview, as noted on October 16 by the blog Think Progress. Read more
On This Week, Will suggested developing nations "not interested" in climate change
On This Week, George F. Will suggested that developing countries are "not interested" in climate change. In fact, during the recent United Nations General Assembly, numerous leaders from so-called developing nations said that their countries are particularly vulnerable to the impact of climate change and requested international cooperation to help mitigate its impact.
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