Media Matters - Andrew Napolitano

Media Matters - Andrew Napolitano http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/andrew_napolitano This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Andrew Napolitano en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America Fox & Friends baselessly claimed Bill Clinton took "a swipe at John McCain," falsely suggested his and Clark's comments part of Obama attack strategy http://mediamatters.org/items/200807080006 Three Fox & Friends co-hosts repeatedly asserted that former President Bill Clinton recently "attack[ed]" Sen. John McCain's "selfless heroism at the Hanoi Hilton," in Andrew Napolitano's words, and two of the hosts -- Napolitano and Gretchen Carlson -- falsely suggested that Clinton's statement and recent comments by retired Gen. Wesley Clark were part of a coordinated effort by Sen. Barack Obama's campaign to "attack" McCain's service. But the Fox & Friends co-hosts provided no evidence that Clinton's comments were intended to refer to McCain; nor did they provide the context of those remarks. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807080006 Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:54:16 EST On Fox, Napolitano claimed McCain "for his whole career, has tried to stay above this kind of a fray" http://mediamatters.org/items/200804240007 Discussing an attack ad on Sen. Barack Obama that Sen. John McCain has denounced, Fox & Friends co-host Andrew Napolitano asserted: "John McCain, for his whole career, has tried to stay above this kind of a fray. Why should he change now?" Napolitano did not point out that this is the latest example of a pattern in which McCain denounces smears against his opponents, while also benefiting from them. Moreover, in asserting that McCain has "tried to stay above this kind of a fray," Napolitano seemingly ignored several instances in which McCain has misrepresented the statements or positions of his opponents. http://mediamatters.org/items/200804240007 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:08:38 EST Echoing Malkin's blog, Gibson and Napolitano lamented VA Tech ban on handguns http://mediamatters.org/items/200704170001 http://mediamatters.org/items/200704170001 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 20:37:34 EST Media Matters CIA leak case "dishonor" roll http://mediamatters.org/items/200703060017 http://mediamatters.org/items/200703060017 Tue, 6 Mar 2007 18:18:30 EST Napolitano made the false -- and absurd -- claim that Wilson listed Plame's CIA employment in Who's Who entry http://mediamatters.org/items/200607130005 Fox News' Andrew P. Napolitano claimed that former ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV "told Who's Who in America to put that his wife was a CIA operative." In fact, Wilson's entry in Who's Who mentioned his wife's name -- Valerie Elise Plame -- but not her occupation. http://mediamatters.org/items/200607130005 Thu, 13 Jul 2006 13:26:42 EST Colmes challenged Coulter's claim that "you never see conservatives ... using someone's tragedy" http://mediamatters.org/items/200606130008 In two appearances on Fox News, Ann Coulter continued her attacks on the widows of 9-11 victims and added that "you never see conservatives ... using someone's tragedy." But as Alan Colmes noted, Debra Burlingame, whose brother died in the 9-11 attacks, and "a little girl who lost her mother during 9-11" were both "used to promote President Bush" during the 2004 presidential campaign. Coulter's response: "[H]e's the commander in chief." http://mediamatters.org/items/200606130008 Tue, 13 Jun 2006 15:53:24 EST Napolitano, Schatz touted McCain as one of "very few members" of Congress who oppose government pork http://mediamatters.org/items/200604100001 Fox News' Andrew P. Napolitano uncritically touted Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) as one of few members of Congress who are able to reject pork-barrel government projects. Napolitano made these remarks during a conversation with Tom Schatz, the president of Citizens against Government Waste, who also said that McCain is one of the "very few" lawmakers "who don't take these kinds of projects." In fact, McCain recently introduced a bill to spend $10 million in federal money to establish an Arizona law center in tribute to late Supreme Court Justice William H. Rehnquist, which critics have argued is a "classic" pork-barrel project that "funnel[s] money directly to a home-state institution for a project that should find financing elsewhere." http://mediamatters.org/items/200604100001 Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:00:43 EST Gibson and Napolitano lavished praise on "our boy Scalia" http://mediamatters.org/items/200603290006 Fox News' John Gibson and Andrew Napolitano lauded U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia while discussing whether Scalia should recuse himself from a case involving a Guantánamo Bay prisoner after Scalia stated that prisoners at Guantánamo Bay have no legal rights. http://mediamatters.org/items/200603290006 Wed, 29 Mar 2006 15:16:43 EST Napolitano to O'Reilly: If Hillary Clinton were president, "pro-life and pro-gun" activists, conservative commentators would be "targets of warrantless searches" http://mediamatters.org/items/200601130008 In a conversation with Radio Factor host Bill O'Reilly about President Bush's secret authorization of warrantless domestic wiretapping, Fox News senior judicial analyst Andrew P. Napolitano asked: "Would you feel this way if Hillary [Clinton] were president?" Napolitano then added: "Because then you know the pro-life and the pro-gun will -- they'll be targets of warrantless searches. ... And maybe conservative commentators will be targets of warrantless searches." http://mediamatters.org/items/200601130008 Fri, 13 Jan 2006 16:25:01 EST