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Media Matters - American Morning http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/american_morning This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: American Morning en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America CNN's Bash, Roberts, and Phillips ignored Hagee's comments linking Hurricane Katrina to gay pride parade http://mediamatters.org/items/200804280010 Reporting on a New Orleans campaign event at which Sen. John McCain's "carefully scripted imagery was interrupted by a voter's question about Pastor John Hagee," CNN's Dana Bash aired a clip of Hagee -- who has endorsed McCain -- saying of Hurricane Katrina, "What happened in New Orleans looked like the curse of God." But Bash did not air the portion of Hagee's comments in which he reaffirmed his previous assertion that Hurricane Katrina was at least in part the result of "sin" that Hagee identified as "a massive homosexual rally." CNN's John Roberts and Kyra Phillips similarly noted that Hagee said that "Katrina was God's punishment for sinful behavior in New Orleans" without mentioning that among the "sinful behavior" Hagee referenced was the gay pride parade. http://mediamatters.org/items/200804280010 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:44:59 EST CNN allowed Romney to "plug[]" McCain's "credentials on fiscal issues" without noting Romney's own previous attacks http://mediamatters.org/items/200804160006 Reports on CNN's American Morning and its Political Ticker blog quoted former Gov. Mitt Romney praising Sen. John McCain's "credentials on fiscal issues," but neither report noted that "questioning McCain's economic credentials was the centerpiece" of Romney's campaign during the Republican presidential primary in Florida. http://mediamatters.org/items/200804160006 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:30:25 EST Chetry falsely claimed Franken said Rove and Libby "should be executed for treason" -- then denied having claimed it http://mediamatters.org/items/200803170003 Interviewing Al Franken on CNN's American Morning, Kiran Chetry falsely claimed that Al Franken, in a 2005 appearance on David Letterman's show, "said some things about Karl Rove and Scooter Libby, saying they should be executed for treason." In fact, as Franken noted, he had said that "George H.W. Bush, the president's father, was the head of the CIA, and he has said that outing a CIA agent is treason. ... And so, basically, what it looks like is going to happen is that Libby and Karl Rove are going to be executed." Chetry then denied having said that Franken "advocated" executing Rove and Libby. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803170003 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:38:07 EST CNN, NY Times quote McCain attacking Obama over vote ratings, but don't report that McCain missed too many votes to draw score http://mediamatters.org/items/200802140006 CNN's Kiran Chetry aired and The New York Times quoted Sen. John McCain's statement that "[i]t's not an accident [Sen. Barack Obama] has, I think, according to the National Journal, the most liberal voting record in the United States Senate. I have one of the most conservative," but neither mentioned that the Journal's ratings did not include McCain because he "did not vote frequently enough in 2007 to draw a composite score." http://mediamatters.org/items/200802140006 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:28:20 EST CNN's Bash noted McCain said he'd oppose his own immigration bill -- but not his remark days earlier that as president, he'd sign it into law http://mediamatters.org/items/200801310007 On American Morning, Dana Bash asserted that Sen. John McCain made "a concession" to "conservatives" on the issue of "illegal immigration" during CNN's January 30 Republican presidential debate, when McCain said he would not, in Bash's words, "vote for his own legislation allowing citizenship" for undocumented immigrants if it came to a vote on the Senate floor. But Bash failed to note that just days earlier on Meet the Press, McCain had said he would sign that very legislation into law. http://mediamatters.org/items/200801310007 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:37:40 EST CNN's Bash and Snow omitted McCain "shift" on immigration when airing McCain quote that Romney "flip-flopped" http://mediamatters.org/items/200801290010 In separate reports, Dana Bash and Mary Snow aired a clip of Sen. John McCain saying of Mitt Romney, "He's consistently taken both sides of any major issue. He has consistently flip-flopped on every issue." However, neither noted that McCain himself has changed his position on immigration. http://mediamatters.org/items/200801290010 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:49:46 EST On CNN, Politico's Allen defends McCain response to "bitch" question about Clinton: "[W]hat Republican voter hasn't thought that? What voter in general hasn't thought that?" http://mediamatters.org/items/200711140011 Discussing a campaign event at which a questioner asked Sen. John McCain, "How do we beat the bitch?" -- presumably referring to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton -- Politico chief political correspondent Mike Allen said, "[W]hat Republican voter hasn't thought that? What voter in general hasn't thought that?" http://mediamatters.org/items/200711140011 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:32:16 EST Kurtz: Clinton's Ground Zero ad is treading on Giuliani's "turf" http://mediamatters.org/items/200710070002 Discussing Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's new television advertisement, Howard Kurtz began an article: "In a stark, black-and-white ad that pictures her in a mask at Ground Zero, Hillary Rodham Clinton is treading on Rudy Giuliani's turf." Similarly, on CNN's American Morning, John Roberts said that Clinton's ad "really is a shot across Rudy Giuliani's bow to say, 'You're not the only one who has a claim to 9-11 here.' But is she going too far? Is she politicizing 9-11?" Roberts did not ask whether Giuliani, who has repeatedly discussed 9-11 in campaign settings, is "going too far" or "politicizing 9-11." http://mediamatters.org/items/200710070002 Sun, 7 Oct 2007 14:25:33 EST AP, CNN, Wash. Post reported GOP claim that Webb proposal is unconstitutional without noting Webb response http://mediamatters.org/items/200709210004 Reporting on Sen. Jim Webb's proposal to "specify minimum periods between deployment of units and members of the Armed Forces" deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, several media outlets noted Sen. John McCain's criticism that the amendment is "unconstitutional" without including comments from Webb or any other Democrat defending the constitutionality of the proposal. http://mediamatters.org/items/200709210004 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:04:37 EST Wash. Post, CNN ignored McConnell's retraction on role of newly expanded FISA in German terror arrests http://mediamatters.org/items/200709130007 After reporting on National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell's claim that the recently approved law expanding the government's ability to eavesdrop on U.S. citizens contributed to arrests in Germany, The Washington Post and CNN have not subsequently reported that McConnell has since acknowledged that the newly passed law did not factor into the German arrests. http://mediamatters.org/items/200709130007 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:03:22 EST TV news outlets focused on Clinton fundraiser Hsu but ignored Romney finance co-chair Fabian's indictment for fraud http://mediamatters.org/items/200709010002 In recent days, NBC, CNN, and Fox News have all aired reports or discussed the case of Norman Hsu, who The Wall Street Journal suggested may have funneled illegal campaign contributions to Sen. Hillary Clinton. However, when Mitt Romney's national finance committee co-chairman Alan Fabian was charged with mail fraud, money laundering, bankruptcy fraud, perjury and obstruction of justice, the three networks did not report or discuss it during programs available in the Nexis database. http://mediamatters.org/items/200709010002 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 20:24:57 EST CNN failed to detail Chertoff's Katrina "problem" while discussing possible attorney general appointment http://mediamatters.org/items/200708280002 While discussing possible replacements for Alberto Gonzales, several CNN anchors and reporters cited DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff's handling of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina as a "potential problem" but did not provide any details regarding Chertoff's mismanagement of the disaster. Indeed, two congressional reports specifically identified numerous failures by Chertoff and DHS in overseeing the government's response. http://mediamatters.org/items/200708280002 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:50:43 EST Citing Cheney praise of Edelman letter, CNN left out Gates' refutation of attack on Clinton http://mediamatters.org/items/200708010009 In a report on the "dispute" between the Bush administration and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, CNN's John Roberts stated that during an interview Vice President Cheney told Larry King that he "backed a Pentagon bureaucrat [Eric Edelman] who has accused Clinton of helping the enemy in Iraq." But Roberts did not note that Edelman is a "former top aide" to Cheney, nor that, in contrast with Cheney, Defense Secretary Gates responded to Clinton that the Pentagon in no way "believe[s] that congressional oversight emboldens our enemies." http://mediamatters.org/items/200708010009 Wed, 1 Aug 2007 17:03:22 EST Once again, CNN ignores questions about timing of terror-arrest announcement http://mediamatters.org/items/200707200002 http://mediamatters.org/items/200707200002 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 20:41:52 EST CNN alleged "creative math" in Obama's fundraising before debunking the allegation http://mediamatters.org/items/200707180004 http://mediamatters.org/items/200707180004 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:40:47 EST