Echoing McCain, Weekly Standard's Continetti falsely suggested Obama opposed designating the Iranian Revolutionary Guard a terrorist group
The Weekly Standard's Matthew Continetti falsely suggested that Sen. Barack Obama opposed designating the Iranian Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization. In fact, Obama said he would have voted against the bill Continetti referenced -- the 2007 Kyl-Lieberman amendment -- because it "states that our military presence in Iraq should be used to counter Iran," not because it designated the Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization. Indeed, Obama co-sponsored a different bill in 2007 that also would have designated the group a terrorist organization. Read More
On The 700 Club, Robertson smeared Rep. Frank with false claim that he "was caught running a group of male prostitutes out of his D.C. residence"
On The 700 Club, Pat Robertson falsely claimed that Rep. Barney Frank "was caught running a group of male prostitutes out of his D.C. residence." In fact, a House ethics committee investigation cleared Frank of such allegations in 1990. Read More
NBC's Mitchell again failed to challenge false assertion that Katrina didn't result in oil spills
On MSNBC Live, Andrea Mitchell again failed to challenge the false assertion that Hurricane Katrina did not result in any oil spills, despite a report prepared for the U.S. Minerals Management Service that found 5,552 barrels of oil and petroleum products were spilled from Outer Continental Shelf structures as a result of damage caused by Katrina. Read More
"It has come to this": In two separate segments, MSNBC highlights Hillary Clinton's new hairdo
Two segments on MSNBC Live referenced Sen. Hillary Clinton's new hairdo, with one of the segments featuring a discussion "[l]ive from Capitol Hill" with MSNBC congressional correspondent Mike Viqueira, who said, "I'm not really crazy about standing here talking about a senator's hair, especially Senator Clinton's hair, but I'll just say this: When it comes to senatorial hair, she's way ahead of the game." Read More
Savage referred to Pelosi as "Nancy Mussolini"
On the July 15 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, Michael Savage referred to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) as "Nancy Mussolini." As Media Matters for America noted, during the June 27 broadcast of his program, Savage similarly referred to Pelosi as "the Mussolini in a skirt," "Nancy Pelosi Mussolini," and the "Mussolini-like woman of the day." During the June 27 show, Savage also said of Sen. Barack Obama: "We don't know whether he'd be more like Mussolini or Stalin, but one of the two would work." Read More
Good cop/bad cop: Dobson denied attacking Obama's faith, while co-host Minnery questioned Obama's sincerity "with the way he talks about religion"
In his July 7 Focus on the Family broadcast, James Dobson insisted that he and co-host Tom Minnery were "not throwing stones at Senator Obama for his faith" during an earlier show. However, later in the same broadcast, Minnery questioned if Obama is "even sincere with the way he talks about religion." Read More
NPR's Welna said it's "unanswered" whether Lieberman will switch sides after '07 but didn't note that Lieberman would break promise if he left caucus
NPR's David Welna quoted Sen. Joe Lieberman saying "I don't have any intention" of joining the Republican Party "before the end of this session of Congress," to which Welna added: "Which still leaves unanswered what Lieberman might do in the next session of Congress." But Welna did not note that if Lieberman joined the Republican Party, he would be breaking his promise during the 2006 campaign to caucus with the Democrats if re-elected to the Senate. Read More
Brzezinski continues pattern of MSNBC hosts not challenging false assertion that McCain called for Rumsfeld's resignation
On MSNBC Live, Mika Brzezinski failed to correct Mitt Romney's false assertion that Sen. John McCain "said that [Donald] Rumsfeld needed to go." Although a McCain spokesman reportedly acknowledged that McCain "did not call for his resignation," MSNBC hosts have repeatedly failed to correct guests' assertions that he did so. Read More
AP continues pattern of ignoring McCain's immigration reversal
Since July 13, the Associated Press has produced four separate articles that have described Sen. John McCain's position on immigration reform without mentioning that McCain's current position that the borders must be secured "first" represents a reversal from his previous position that border security could not be disaggregated from other aspects of comprehensive immigration reform without being rendered ineffective. Nor did the articles mention that McCain said in January that he "would not" vote for the immigration reform bill he co-sponsored if it came to a vote on the Senate floor. Read More
Wash. Times falsely asserted "occupation, experience, seniority, education and hours worked" are "ignored by those citing the wage gap"
In an editorial about the pay gap between male and female workers, The Washington Times falsely asserted that "the relevant factors that affect pay -- occupation, experience, seniority, education and hours worked -- are ignored by those citing the wage gap." The editorial also asserted that "women tend to place a higher priority on flexibility and personal fulfillment" than on higher pay. In fact, a GAO study found that a pay gap persists even when controlling for work experience, seniority, education, industry, occupation, race, marital status, and job tenure. Read More
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