Media Matters - Al Gore

Media Matters - Al Gore http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/al_gore This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Al Gore en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America Politico's Simon falsely claimed Al Gore "raised the issue" of Willie Horton http://mediamatters.org/items/200802140008 Citing the case of Willie Horton, a black man whose image as a criminal who committed crimes while on a weekend furlough from prison was used against 1988 Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, Politico's Roger Simon wrote that Al Gore "raised the issue in a New York primary debate against Dukakis." In fact, while Gore questioned Dukakis about "weekend passes for convicted criminals," Gore did not mention Horton's name, his crimes, or his race. http://mediamatters.org/items/200802140008 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:14:17 EST Hardball panelist Murdock revived "invented the Internet" falsehood to smear Gore http://mediamatters.org/items/200706070012 http://mediamatters.org/items/200706070012 Thu, 7 Jun 2007 19:11:35 EST In column criticizing Gore's energy use, Krauthammer omitted Gore's purchase of green power http://mediamatters.org/items/200703160008 http://mediamatters.org/items/200703160008 Fri, 16 Mar 2007 15:45:53 EST Blitzer on hypothetical Gore presidential run: "He can consult with Naomi Wolf" http://mediamatters.org/items/200703010007 http://mediamatters.org/items/200703010007 Thu, 1 Mar 2007 15:15:58 EST Media still "Say[ing] Anything" http://mediamatters.org/items/200701240001 http://mediamatters.org/items/200701240001 Tue, 23 Jan 2007 19:47:32 EST WSJ editorial baselessly suggested that there are not "a lot of Democrats who feel passionately" about Sen. Clinton http://mediamatters.org/items/200701180016 http://mediamatters.org/items/200701180016 Thu, 18 Jan 2007 18:03:36 EST Media perpetuate myth that Gore claimed to have "invented" Internet http://mediamatters.org/items/200701160013 http://mediamatters.org/items/200701160013 Tue, 16 Jan 2007 18:39:34 EST Matthews: Gore is "the Hindenburg" http://mediamatters.org/items/200612220002 http://mediamatters.org/items/200612220002 Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:27:53 EST Bennett's Sense of Irony: It's snowing in December http://mediamatters.org/items/200612180003 http://mediamatters.org/items/200612180003 Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:17:08 EST Friedman: Democrats "voted with their nose plugged" for Gore and Kerry http://mediamatters.org/items/200612180001 http://mediamatters.org/items/200612180001 Mon, 18 Dec 2006 12:29:03 EST Wash. Post's Ignatius cast Hagel as among earliest "national politician[s]" to criticize Iraq war, ignoring his support for 2002 war resolution http://mediamatters.org/items/200611290012 In his Washington Post column, David Ignatius asserted that if Sen. Chuck Hagel decides to run for president in 2008, "he can claim to have been right about Iraq and other key issues earlier than almost any national politician, Republican or Democratic." However, Ignatius' claim is undermined by the fact that Hagel voted to authorize military action against Iraq in October 2002, which numerous Democrats vocally opposed at the time. http://mediamatters.org/items/200611290012 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:50:29 EST Fox & Friends interviewed Inhofe again; co-host Doocy seconded his claim that humans are not a cause of global warming http://mediamatters.org/items/200611290004 Fox & Friends conducted a one-on-one interview with Sen. James Inhofe for the second time in two weeks, during which he asserted that there is no "relationship between manmade gases and global warming." In fact, the scientific consensus view is that "human activities are responsible for much of the recent warming" of the planet. http://mediamatters.org/items/200611290004 Wed, 29 Nov 2006 09:47:01 EST Contrasting Steele and Ford, Matthews asserted "unthreatening" Steele is a "gentleman of the first order" and later endorsed him http://mediamatters.org/items/200611070009 During MSNBC's Battleground America coverage, Chris Matthews stated that Tennessee Democratic Senate candidate Harold Ford Jr. is "not as good a candidate as [Maryland Republican Senate candidate] Michael Steele," citing an incident in which Ford approached his opponent outside a campaign event. Matthews compared this to a 2000 presidential debate in which Al Gore approached George W. Bush; Matthews said Gore was "being a fool" and "a dork" for doing so. However, in a 2002 book, Matthews wrote that Gore "turned in his best performance" during that debate. http://mediamatters.org/items/200611070009 Tue, 7 Nov 2006 11:44:48 EST On CBS' "Free Speech," Hannity falsely suggested Gore flip-flopped on Iraq, blamed Dems for "divided" country despite his own divisive statements http://mediamatters.org/items/200610250001 In an appearance on the "Free Speech" segment of the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, Sean Hannity falsely suggested that Al Gore "reversed course" on Iraq -- in fact, Gore has consistently opposed the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq -- and, despite Hannity's own history of politically divisive statements, attributed the country's "divided" state to Democrats. http://mediamatters.org/items/200610250001 Tue, 24 Oct 2006 20:02:30 EST Carlson claimed Gore's supporters "would be terrified" if Gore ran for president; baselessly claimed "nobody" wants Gore to run http://mediamatters.org/items/200609130004 Tucker Carlson baselessly claimed that "nobody, especially his friends, wants to see Al Gore run for president," but recent polling indicates that respondents would choose Gore as the Democratic nominee for president in 2008 over all other potential challengers except for Sen. Hillary Clinton. He also repeated his earlier description of Gore as a "zealot." http://mediamatters.org/items/200609130004 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 11:29:18 EST