NY Times' Roberts contradicted his own earlier report on Rosenberg co-defendant
In The New York Times' Week in Review section, Sam Roberts wrote that in an interview, Morton Sobell, a co-defendant in the Rosenberg spying case, said that "Ethel [Rosenberg], in Mr. Sobell's words, 'knew what he [her husband, Julius Rosenberg] was doing' -- at the very least." But in an earlier Times article, Roberts did not suggest that Sobell left open the possibility that Ethel Rosenberg had a greater role in the case, writing that Sobell said she "was aware of Julius's espionage, but did not actively participate." Read More
Kilmeade reported SNL's Lorne Michaels has "maxed out on" contributions to Obama, but not Michaels' history of contributions to McCain
Fox & Friends' Brian Kilmeade stated that Saturday Night Live executive producer Lorne Michaels has "maxed out on" his contributions to Sen. Barack Obama. But Kilmeade failed to note that, according to FEC filings, Michaels has given at least $5,300 to Sen. John McCain and his Straight Talk America PAC since 2000, including the maximum $2,300 to his presidential campaign. Read More
CNN contributor West misled on Raines' and Johnson's purported roles in Obama campaign
On CNN, Diana West claimed that former Fannie Mae CEO Franklin Raines was among Sen. Barack Obama's "most trusted campaign advisers ... deeply implicated in the mess at Fannie and Freddie [Mac]." However, both Raines and the Obama campaign have denied that Raines is an adviser. Further, West did not note that Sen. John McCain's own "most trusted campaign advisers" have served as lobbyists for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, or both. Read More
60 Minutes called Obama's -- but not McCain's -- economic agenda "expensive," even though McCain's is reportedly more so
During interviews with Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama, CBS 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft characterized Obama's economic agenda as "ambitious and expensive," citing the costs of Obama's infrastructure, alternative energy, and health care plans, but there was no similar characterization of McCain's tax agenda by correspondent Scott Pelley, who interviewed McCain, even though, according to the Tax Policy Center, McCain's tax plan would likely add $1.5 trillion more to the federal deficit over 10 years than Obama's tax plan. Read More
Limbaugh repeats baseless Obama smear: "He's Arab. ... [H]e's not African-American"
Rush Limbaugh baselessly asserted of Sen. Barack Obama: "Do you know he has not one shred of African-American blood?" Limbaugh continued: "He's Arab. You know, he's from Africa. He's from Arab parts of Africa. ... [H]e's not African-American. The last thing that he is is African-American." Read More
Contrary to RNC official, Politico's Javers said of debate: "McCain really benefits from low expectations"
On MSNBC Live, the Politico's Eamon Javers said, regarding the upcoming presidential debate, that "everybody assumes that Barack Obama is a better speaker than John McCain" and added: "[I]f Obama stumbles, on the flip-side, and doesn't appear as well-versed or as smooth a talker as we've come to expect of him, that could be a real disaster for the Obama camp. ... So, McCain really benefits from low expectations going in here." In fact, "everybody" doesn't "assume[]" that Obama is the better speaker in a debate setting and that McCain needs only to exceed low expectations -- several media figures, and even the deputy chair of the RNC, have suggested the opposite. Read More
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