Sotomayor, Gingrich, and the demise of our press corps
Last week's press coverage of Judge Sonia Sotomayor's nomination to the Supreme Court was gruesome in so many ways, as reporters routinely fell down and failed to reflect even the most basic tenets of journalism. Read More
Wash. Post misleads on Obama administration plan for GM ownership
The Washington Post quoted Mitt Romney saying that "the American public" -- not the president -- "ought to own" GM. But the article did not note that the Obama administration has said it has "no desire" to own equity in GM "any longer than necessary," and reportedly plans to sell all of its shares in the company within 12 to 18 months. Read More
Fox & Friends falsely links Durbin to "pay-to-play" scheme
Fox & Friends falsely claimed an AP article reported that Dick Durbin has been "accused in [a] pay-to-play scheme" involving Rod Blagojevich. In fact, the article did not include any suggestion that Durbin was involved in a "pay-to-play scheme." Read More
Reading from Lani Guinier playbook, Buchanan smears "quota queen" Sotomayor
Pat Buchanan referenced Sonia Sotomayor's position in Ricci v. DeStefano while deriding her as a "quota queen" who "practices race-based justice." The issue in Ricci was not one of quotas, and the court said that it was bound by 2nd Circuit precedent to rule as it did in the case. Read More
Fox News again distorts Obama's Strasbourg remarks, promotes "another apology tour"
Fox News' Jon Scott asked if "the president's upcoming trip [to Europe and the Middle East will] be what conservatives might call another apology tour," and both Scott and co-host Jane Skinner aired cropped clips of President Obama's remarks from an April 3 speech in France to falsely suggest that Obama only criticized the United States. Read More
Fox Nation: The seedy underbelly of Rupert Murdoch's evil empire?
He's called former Vice President Al Gore an "evil enabler" for speaking at Netroots Nation -- an annual conference that draws thousands of progressive blog enthusiasts. He's likened Markos Moulitsas, founder of the progressive blog powerhouse Daily Kos, to white supremacist David Duke. He's even accused The Huffington Post of using the "same exact tactics that the Nazis used." Read More
Fox Nation falsely claimed Holder "[s]ays" it's "[r]acist" to only have "[c]itizens [v]oting"
A Fox Nation headline falsely claimed that Attorney General Eric Holder "[s]ays" it is "[r]acist" to allow only citizens to vote in Georgia. In fact, the AP article Fox Nation linked to made clear that the Justice Department opposes Georgia's voter verification program because it illegally denies some citizens, and disproportionately minorities, the right to vote. Read More
Media figures falsely claim anti-Obama hit piece produced by newspaper Pravda
Several media figures falsely claimed an opinion piece on the Russian website PRAVDA On-line, which attacked President Obama for instigating an "American decent [sic] into Marxism," was published by the Russian newspaper Pravda, which is not related to PRAVDA On-line. Read More
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