This item originally critiqued Howard Fineman's comment that Sen. John McCain suggested, "I'm with Bush on the war, but only the war" in addition to Jonathan Allen's comments. However, it was brought to our attention that the context indicates that rather than referring to McCain's record in general in comparison to President Bush's, Fineman made the comment in reference to McCain's rhetoric about foreign policy. Therefore, noting McCain's commonalities with Bush on a number of issues unrelated to foreign policy does not rebut Fineman's assertion; we have removed that part of the item. We regret the error and appreciate having it brought to our attention.
Posted to the web on Thursday Apr 3, 2008
"Media Matters"; by Jamison Foser
In the original version of this column, I erroneously asserted that McCain's "rustic cabin" was featured in Architectural Digest and has a pool. Those facts apply instead to one of McCain's other homes, near Phoenix. Cindy McCain also owns two residential properties near the ocean in the San Diego area. I regret the error.
Posted to the web on Friday Mar 14, 2008
Matthews' sexist displays go beyond Clinton
This item originally stated that "[d]uring MSNBC's coverage of the January 8 New Hampshire Democratic primary, Chris Matthews -- host of MSNBC's Hardball -- discussed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's (D-NY) victory and said, '[T]he reason she's a U.S. senator, the reason she's a candidate for president, the reason she may be a front-runner is her husband messed around.' " Matthews made that comment on the January 9 edition of MSNBC's Morning Joe, while discussing Clinton's victory in the New Hampshire primary. Media Matters for America regrets the error.
Posted to the web on Friday Jan 11, 2008
