http://mediamatters.org This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: 2008 Elections en-US Copyright 2009, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/research/200904290011 Fox News' Brian Wilson stated that Michelle Obama "was portrayed in some quarters as an angry woman" and "as some type of radical" during the presidential campaign. But Wilson did not acknowledge that Fox News was among those who portrayed her as "angry" and "radical." A.J.W. http://mediamatters.org/research/200904290011 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:13:38 EDT http://mediamatters.org/research/200904060003 <em>National Journal</em> repeatedly referred to how Sen. John McCain "buck[ed] his party on immigration" prior to 2008, but did not address McCain's flip-flop on immigration reform during the 2008 presidential campaign. D.C.P. http://mediamatters.org/research/200904060003 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:13:08 EDT http://mediamatters.org/research/200904010016 <em>The Hill</em> advanced the baseless charge by the National Republican Congressional Committee that Democrats are attempting to "steal" the New York congressional and Minnesota Senate elections. B.R.F. & E.H.H. http://mediamatters.org/research/200904010016 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:53:51 EDT http://mediamatters.org/research/200903270004 The <em>Los Angeles Times</em> dubbed Sen. John McCain a "key Republican[]" in the immigration debate, but ignored his flip-flop on immigration during the 2008 presidential campaign. D.C.P. http://mediamatters.org/research/200903270004 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:25:30 EDT http://mediamatters.org/research/200903230021 In a <em>New York Times </em>article, Sheryl Gay Stolberg wrote that President Obama "never served in the military and campaigned as an antiwar candidate." In fact, Obama did not campaign as "an antiwar candidate"; Obama has repeatedly said that he doesn't "oppose all wars" but is opposed to "a dumb war" or "a rash war." L.Y. http://mediamatters.org/research/200903230021 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:06:14 EDT http://mediamatters.org/research/200903170016 A <em>Hill</em> article asserted that "[s]mall businesses are also worried about an Obama healthcare proposal that could require small firms to provide health insurance to their workers." However, during the presidential campaign, then-Sen. Barack Obama proposed requiring large businesses that do not provide employer-sponsored health coverage to pay a percentage of their payroll into a National Health Insurance Exchange but stated that small businesses would be exempt. T.A. http://mediamatters.org/research/200903170016 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:28:05 EDT http://mediamatters.org/research/200903040017 <em>The New York Times</em>' Maureen Dowd falsely claimed that President Obama is not "liv[ing] up to his own no-earmark pledge from the campaign," echoing a <em>Times</em> article false claim that Obama made "campaign promises to put an end to the practice" of earmarks and Sen. John McCain's accusation that Obama has gone back on a promise to "work to eliminate ... earmarks." In fact, Obama promised to <em>reform</em> the earmark process and cut wasteful spending. J.K.F. http://mediamatters.org/research/200903040017 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:01:47 EDT http://mediamatters.org/columns/200903040016 <p>In 1994 when Republicans regained power in the House of Representatives after 40 years of Democratic control, the freshly minted majority knew just who to thank: radio host Rush Limbaugh. With great fanfare they bestowed upon their spokesman the unique title of honorary member of Congress.</p> K.V.F. http://mediamatters.org/columns/200903040016 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:50:39 EDT http://mediamatters.org/research/200902260001 Fox News' Bill O'Reilly and Dennis Miller falsely suggested President Obama supported California's Proposition 8. After Miller described a call to his radio show in which the caller suggested that "had [Obama] been a California resident," he "would have voted for Proposition 8," O'Reilly stated that the caller "probably listened to <em>The Radio Factor</em> and then called you because we had said that." In fact, Obama opposed Proposition 8. J.K.F. http://mediamatters.org/research/200902260001 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:58:26 EDT http://mediamatters.org/blog/200902230015 K.V.F. http://mediamatters.org/blog/200902230015 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:02:08 EDT http://mediamatters.org/columns/200901280014 <p>This review of Bernard Goldberg's <em><em>A Slobbering Love Affair: The True (And Pathetic) Story of the Torrid Romance Between Barack Obama and the Mainstream Media</em></em> (Regnery Publishing - January 26, 2009) originally appeared on the <em>Dayton Daily News</em> Book Nook blog. It was also featured on The Huffington Post and printed in the <em>Utah Standard</em>.</p> K.V.F. http://mediamatters.org/columns/200901280014 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:31:32 EDT http://mediamatters.org/research/200901230017 Early in his new book <em>A Slobbering Love Affair: The True (and Pathetic) Story of the Torrid Romance Between Barack Obama and the Mainstream Media</em>, Bernard Goldberg offers an example of the media's purported "pro-Obama bias" that collapses on minimal review. In Chapter One, Goldberg cites as evidence the fact that <em>The Early Show</em> ran a segment called "Five Things You Should Know About Barack Obama" that featured trivia about Obama. But five days later, the show ran a segment called "Five Things You Should Know" about Sen. John McCain. E.H.H. & S.S.M. http://mediamatters.org/research/200901230017 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:09:15 EDT http://mediamatters.org/research/200901230012 Announcing a "Fox News Alert" on the "sordid details" behind Caroline Kennedy's withdrawal from consideration for New York's Senate seat, Sean Hannity reported that "there are even rumors tonight of marital issues." But Hannity previously accused <em>The New York Times</em> of trafficking in "innuendo [and] rumor" about Sen. John McCain's personal life. A.J.W. http://mediamatters.org/research/200901230012 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:15:32 EDT http://mediamatters.org/research/200901220006 Ignoring the additional costs of security, transportation, and other expenses incurred by federal, state, and local governments in conjunction with former President Bush's 2005 inauguration, Fox News' Sean Hannity allowed former Gov. Mitt Romney to claim that "[President] Barack Obama spen[t] three times" what Bush spent on his 2005 inauguration. In doing so, Hannity allowed his show to become the latest media outlet to promote the false comparison between the costs of Obama's inauguration and Bush's 2005 inauguration. A.J.W. http://mediamatters.org/research/200901220006 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 12:39:21 EDT http://mediamatters.org/research/200901210012 On his radio show, Lou Dobbs claimed that Obama's "inaugural celebration from start to finish will cost an estimated $170 million, and that dwarfs the $42 million spent on George Bush's inauguration just four years ago." Similarly, Brent Bozell wrote in a column: "For the record, the 'lavish' Bush inaugural cost $43 million. Final tallies are not complete, but according to some sources, like the Guardian newspaper, the Obama inaugural will cost more than $150 million." But the comparison is a false one, as the Bush figure excludes security, transportation, and other incidental costs. D.C.P. & C.S. http://mediamatters.org/research/200901210012 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:20:06 EDT