Media Matters - Anderson Cooper 360

Media Matters - Anderson Cooper 360 http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/anderson_cooper_360 This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Anderson Cooper 360 en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America CNN has yet to note that, notwithstanding McCain's criticism of Obama, McCain reportedly doesn't expect Al Qaeda in Iraq would "be taking a country" if "we left" Iraq http://mediamatters.org/items/200804230003 After airing several reports in February highlighting Sen. John McCain's assertion that "if we left [Iraq], [Al Qaeda in Iraq] wouldn't be establishing a base ... they'd be taking a country," CNN has yet to follow up by noting that McCain reportedly does not believe that assertion. According to The New York Times, "[f]ew, including Mr. McCain, expect Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia [Iraq], a Sunni group, to take control of Shiite-dominated Iraq in the event of an American withdrawal." http://mediamatters.org/items/200804230003 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:00:46 EST During CNN debate, John King falsely claimed Obama "refused" to disclose earmarks http://mediamatters.org/items/200802220011 During the February 21 Democratic presidential debate, CNN's John King cited a report stating that Sen. Barack Obama was "responsible for $91 million in earmarks" in the 2008 fiscal year, and asked Obama: "And you have refused to say where the money went, what it's for. Why?" In fact, Obama disclosed his "earmarks" for the 2008 fiscal year in a June 2007 press release. http://mediamatters.org/items/200802220011 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:37:47 EST CNN's Foreman failed to keep McCain honest about his former opposition to the Bush tax cuts http://mediamatters.org/items/200802190003 CNN's Tom Foreman uncritically reported Sen. John McCain's claim that he voted against President Bush's 2001 and 2003 tax cuts because "he wanted reductions in spending, too." But in a 2001 floor statement explaining his opposition, McCain did not mention the absence of offsetting spending cuts; rather, he stated, "I cannot in good conscience support a tax cut in which so many of the benefits go to the most fortunate among us, at the expense of middle class Americans who most need tax relief." http://mediamatters.org/items/200802190003 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:35:38 EST CNN's Foreman falsely suggested Rangel's attack on Obama over race issue "still being flung" http://mediamatters.org/items/200801160011 In his report on a "cease-fire" between Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton over the issue of Clinton's recent comments on civil rights, CNN's Tom Foreman falsely suggested that an attack on Obama by Rep. Charlie Rangel was "still being flung." But Foreman did not mention that Rangel, who asserted that the reason "race got into this thing [campaign] is because Obama said race," had earlier expressed "regret" for "essentially pouring gasoline on the fire" at a time when Clinton was "essentially declaring a cease-fire," as Norah O'Donnell put it. http://mediamatters.org/items/200801160011 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:57:34 EST On CNN, Donahue claimed Penn repeated "drug issue ... over and over and over" -- but Matthews first asked about drugs http://mediamatters.org/items/200712220004 Discussing controversial remarks made by a then-co-chair of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign about Sen. Barack Obama, Jennifer Donahue claimed that the Clinton campaign is "playing the race card" because of "what happened last week on the drug issue" and that Clinton's chief strategist, Mark Penn, "kept repeating it over and over and over." In fact, the entire Hardball segment on which Penn appeared was devoted to the controversy over the remarks about Obama's past drug use, and Penn was not the first to raise the drug issue. http://mediamatters.org/items/200712220004 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 20:04:46 EST Joe Klein: Earlier in the year, Clinton spoke "from ... her diaphragm. Now she's speaking much more quickly again and through her nose" http://mediamatters.org/items/200712150001 On CNN, Anderson Cooper asked Joe Klein: "You actually -- you hear fear in Hillary Clinton's voice?" Klein responded: "Well, it's interesting. Earlier in the year when she was doing really well, she was speaking more slowly and from, like, her diaphragm. Now, she's speaking much more quickly again and through her nose. It's interesting." http://mediamatters.org/items/200712150001 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 19:50:44 EST CNN's Cooper praised Huckabee's failure to answer WWJD question as "probably one of the best answers you could possibly come up to" http://mediamatters.org/items/200711300003 During post-debate discussion of the November 28 CNN/YouTube Republican debate, CNN's Anderson Cooper praised Mike Huckabee's response to the question, "The death penalty: What would Jesus do?" calling Huckabee's answer, "certainly, probably one of the best answers you could possibly come up to, to that question." However, Huckabee, who has repeatedly invoked Jesus Christ and Christianity to explain his position on matters of public policy, did not answer the question or Cooper's own follow-up. http://mediamatters.org/items/200711300003 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:52:12 EST CNN's Roberts equated "Christian conservatives" with "values voters" http://mediamatters.org/items/200711300001 On Anderson Cooper 360, CNN's John Roberts said of Mike Huckabee: "[H]e brings Christian conservatives in the door, values voters." CNN personalities have repeatedly linked "values" and religious faith to conservative voters or politicians. http://mediamatters.org/items/200711300001 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:09:53 EST Ignoring Obama's actual statements, CNN and Fox News claimed Obama "waffled" on driver's licenses http://mediamatters.org/items/200711160008 CNN's Anderson Cooper and Gloria Borger, and Fox News' Megyn Kelly claimed that Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) "waffled" during the Democratic presidential debate on the issue of driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants. In fact, Obama stated: "Look, I have already said, I support the notion that we have to deal with public safety and that driver's licenses at the state level can make that happen." When debate moderator Wolf Blitzer asked him to respond "yes or no" to the question, "Do you support driver's licenses for illegal immigrants?" Obama answered, "Yes." http://mediamatters.org/items/200711160008 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:53:17 EST The Iraq news blackout: how the press spent its summer vacation http://mediamatters.org/items/200709050002 http://mediamatters.org/items/200709050002 Wed, 5 Sep 2007 09:34:12 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 AP, CNN, The State reported McCain's Roe comment without noting McCain's history of flip-flopping on overturning Roe http://mediamatters.org/items/200702200008 http://mediamatters.org/items/200702200008 Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:02:07 EST Media uncritically reported Bush's statement touting Iraqi success in Najaf http://mediamatters.org/items/200701310001 Numerous media outlets reported -- as President Bush claimed in an interview on National Public Radio -- that Iraqi troops took the lead in the battle near Najaf against religious militia the Soldiers of Heaven, without noting that the Iraqis were reportedly "overwhelmed" until U.S. forces joined them. http://mediamatters.org/items/200701310001 Wed, 31 Jan 2007 11:47:25 EST CNN, NBC blame Obama "opponents" for smears advanced by media http://mediamatters.org/items/200701260014 Anderson Cooper, David Gregory, and Soledad O'Brien have all asked Sen. Barack Obama about smears leveled against him, purportedly by his political "opponents" or "enemies." But in each case, they did not name any of these "opponents." Indeed, by framing their questions in terms of political "opponents," they ignored the media's role in promoting these smears, and in some cases originating them. http://mediamatters.org/items/200701260014 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 18:02:17 EST CNN parroted Republican contention about "onslaught of subpoenas" http://mediamatters.org/items/200701060003 CNN correspondent Brian Todd warned that "an onslaught of subpoenas" from congressional Democrats could be seen as "payback" by voters. However, polling indicates that a majority of the public favors oversight of certain aspects of the Bush administration. http://mediamatters.org/items/200701060003 Fri, 5 Jan 2007 19:57:40 EST