Media Matters - A.B. Stoddard

Media Matters - A.B. Stoddard http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/a_b__stoddard This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: A.B. Stoddard en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America Purporting to read Clark quote, The Hill's Stoddard omitted major parts of Face the Nation exchange http://mediamatters.org/items/200807020009 In an online video on The Hill's website, A.B. Stoddard purported to "read the quote" from retired Gen. Wesley Clark's interview with Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer. In fact, Stoddard did not fully "read the quote," omitting major parts of the exchange, including Clark's praise of Sen. John McCain and Schieffer's comments. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807020009 Wed, 2 Jul 2008 18:05:02 EST Stoddard baselessly asserted Obama "doesn't think he's going to win Ohio and Florida" http://mediamatters.org/items/200806030003 During The Hill's online video segment "Ask A.B.," A.B. Stoddard asserted: "[Sen.] Barack Obama has pretty much conceded that he doesn't think that he's going to win Ohio and Florida, two states that are necessary to becoming president of the United States -- usually." Stoddard offered no evidence to support this claim. In fact, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel recently quoted Rep. Robert Wexler, co-chairman of Obama's Florida campaign, as saying Obama "is confident he will win Florida," and a recent SurveyUSA poll shows Obama leading Sen. John McCain by nine percentage points in Ohio. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806030003 Tue, 3 Jun 2008 14:29:50 EST The Hill's Stoddard falsely claimed Obama attempting to "get away from" national security, John McCain's "comfort zone" http://mediamatters.org/items/200805290007 In an online video segment, A.B. Stoddard described national security as Sen. John McCain's "comfort zone" and asserted that Sen. Barack Obama "hasn't quite figured out yet how to get away from it, but he will. He has a few months to figure out how to always lob it back to the economy." But far from attempting "to get away" from the issue of national security, Obama has challenged McCain to debate the issue. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805290007 Thu, 29 May 2008 16:41:28 EST Some MSNBC journalists identify a media double standard in coverage of McCain gaffe; others demonstrate it http://mediamatters.org/items/200803200011 After Chuck Todd acknowledged a media double standard in coverage of Sen. John McCain's Al Qaeda-Iran gaffe, CNBC's John Harwood asserted on Morning Joe: "I think that at the end of the day, John McCain has got sufficient credibility on that issue that people are not going to look at that and say, 'Oh, John McCain is confused' or 'John McCain's too old' or 'John McCain doesn't get it.' ... But he obviously can't do that too many times or he's got a problem." Harwood was not alone in misrepresenting or excusing McCain's false claim on MSNBC; several MSNBC reporters and anchors have ignored or excused McCain's false claim. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803200011 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:01:40 EST Brewer and Stoddard failed to note FCC chairman's criticism of McCain's letter for Paxson http://mediamatters.org/items/200802220005 On MSNBC Live, discussing the New York Times article on Sen. John McCain's ties to lobbyist Vicki Iseman, Contessa Brewer asked A.B. Stoddard, "[I]n Washington, is it unusual if you get a letter from a constituent or a lobbyist on a matter, and you're concerned about it, that you would move on it?" Brewer was referring to the Times' reporting that Iseman "asked Mr. McCain's staff to send a letter to the [Federal Communications] commission to help Paxson [Communications], now Ion Media Networks." Stoddard replied, "Senators and members of Congress act all the time on behalf of concerns from their constituents, as well as lobbyists, if they think that they are valid points to make, and they're acting on their own beliefs." But neither Brewer nor Stoddard noted that then-FCC chairman William E. Kennard expressed concern about McCain's letter, calling it "highly unusual." http://mediamatters.org/items/200802220005 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:31:39 EST The Hill's Stoddard on Paws' donations: "[T]his is exactly the kind of thing that could bring [Hillary Clinton] down" http://mediamatters.org/items/200708290014 On Tucker, while discussing a Wall Street Journal article that suggested a major donor may have funneled illegal campaign contributions to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, A.B. Stoddard asserted that "this is exactly the kind of thing that could bring her down." However, as the Journal article itself reported: "[R]egulators and law-enforcement officials said they have seen a spike recently in the number of cases of individuals and companies illegally reimbursing others for campaign donations. Those cases don't necessarily implicate the candidates, who sometimes don't even appear to be aware of such payments executed on their behalf." http://mediamatters.org/items/200708290014 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:55:41 EST On MSNBC, The Hill's Stoddard claimed Democrats "have an Al Qaeda problem" http://mediamatters.org/items/200707270003 http://mediamatters.org/items/200707270003 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:48:08 EST Front-page Wash. Times article touted Pelosi's popularity in Syria with purported person-on-the-street interviews http://mediamatters.org/items/200705030001 http://mediamatters.org/items/200705030001 Thu, 3 May 2007 10:56:25 EST CNN's Roberts, The Hill's Stoddard uncritically repeated claim that Pelosi "fumbled" Israel's message to Syria http://mediamatters.org/items/200704090006 http://mediamatters.org/items/200704090006 Mon, 9 Apr 2007 14:46:07 EST On MSNBC, The Hill's Stoddard cited unnamed "discrepancies" from Obama's memoir http://mediamatters.org/items/200704040012 http://mediamatters.org/items/200704040012 Wed, 4 Apr 2007 18:21:40 EST The Hill's Stoddard: Dems "need to prove themselves on national security" http://mediamatters.org/items/200701110007 http://mediamatters.org/items/200701110007 Thu, 11 Jan 2007 13:03:47 EST Before midterms, media downplayed potential Dem gains in House and Senate, touting GOP's "formidable" and "stunning" get-out-the-vote campaign; will they revisit? http://mediamatters.org/items/200611090001 http://mediamatters.org/items/200611090001 Wed, 8 Nov 2006 19:00:05 EST On Hardball, The Hill's Stoddard accepted Novak's claim that CIA leak was "inadvertent" http://mediamatters.org/items/200607130012 The Hill associate editor A.B. Stoddard claimed that "we learned" from Robert Novak's syndicated column that the leak of then-CIA employee Valerie Plame's identity "was inadvertent." But Novak's assertion that the leak was "inadvertent" appears to conflict with an earlier assertion he made, that his sources thought Plame's identity "was significant" and that "they gave me the name and I used it." http://mediamatters.org/items/200607130012 Thu, 13 Jul 2006 18:53:54 EST