Media Matters - Attacks on Media Matters

Media Matters - Attacks on Media Matters http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/attacks_on_media_matters This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Attacks on Media Matters en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America O'Reilly on Media Matters: "Any of the presidential candidates who can deport those swine -- I'm voting for them" http://mediamatters.org/items/200803200008 On his radio program, Bill O'Reilly called the "people" at Media Matters for America "the worst Americans in the country" and stated, "If I could, I would deport them." O'Reilly also asserted: "But this Media Matters, this disgusting, despicable, far-left website, they do it all the time. And MoveOn and all these people, that's what they do. They disagree with you, and they brand you a racist." http://mediamatters.org/items/200803200008 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:17:01 EST Beck mischaracterized Media Matters item quoting his interview with controversial evangelist Hagee http://mediamatters.org/items/200803110008 CNN Headline News' Glenn Beck suggested that, in a recent item, Media Matters for America claimed that Beck did not "directly ask [evangelist John Hagee] about the Catholic Church and anything like that." In fact, what Media Matters noted in the March 5 item was that Beck did not challenge Hagee on his specific comments about the Catholic Church or any other of a long list of controversial statements he has made. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803110008 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:31:22 EST NRO's Williamson blasted "the hysterical ninnies over at Media Matters" http://mediamatters.org/items/200802010006 National Review Online blogger Kevin D. Williamson called Media Matters "hysterical ninnies" over a column by Media Matters' Eric Boehlert that predicted "a very rough 2008" for Fox News. http://mediamatters.org/items/200802010006 Fri, 1 Feb 2008 14:04:22 EST Scarborough: Because of Media Matters, "we decided to call [Giuliani] 'America's Mayor' about 48 times" http://mediamatters.org/items/200802010005 Joe Scarborough stated on the February 1 edition of MSNBC's Morning Joe: "Media Matters actually gets very agitated when we call [former New York City Mayor] Rudy Giuliani 'America's Mayor.' In fact, they did a whole post on us calling Rudy 'America's Mayor,' so we decided to call him 'America's Mayor' about 48 times." http://mediamatters.org/items/200802010005 Fri, 1 Feb 2008 13:51:00 EST Ignoring Boehlert's specific claims, O'Reilly suggested Media Matters is "lying" about Fox News' ratings http://mediamatters.org/items/200801310002 Referring to Eric Boehlert's recent Media Matters column, Bill O'Reilly claimed that "the smear factory has put out an article that says Fox News will have a rough year in 2008. Well, if the January ratings are any indication, Media Matters is once again lying its 'you know what' off." But Boehlert did not address Fox News' overall ratings; he compared Fox News' and CNN's ratings during major campaign events in January to support his argument that Fox News will have a "tough year." And O'Reilly did not address any of Boehlert's specific assertions about Fox News. http://mediamatters.org/items/200801310002 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:30:49 EST NRO contributor Smith "hard-pressed" to find U.S. service members who would say "it's not going well" in Iraq http://mediamatters.org/items/200710290008 In a post on the NRO military blog The Tank, W. Thomas Smith Jr. asserted that he had been to Iraq, spent "[d]ays -- sometimes weeks -- at a time" with units in action, and would be "hard-pressed to find one American Marine or soldier (or a Brit) who would say to me 'it's not going well.' " However, there are several examples of active-duty or retired service members expressing discontent with progress in Iraq through media outlets. http://mediamatters.org/items/200710290008 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:00:08 EST CBSNews.com article contains language nearly identical to WorldNetDaily article, including falsehood http://mediamatters.org/items/200710150007 An October 10 article on the conservative news website WorldNetDaily about reactions to Ann Coulter's comment that Christians "just want Jews to be perfected, as they say" asserted that the controversy over her comment began when Media Matters for America, "a pro-Democrat media lobby headed by David Brock, noted Coulter's appearance on CNBC's 'The Big Idea' with host Donny Deutsch." An October 12 CBSNews.com article contained large sections that were nearly identical to the WorldNetDaily report, including the inaccurate description of Media Matters. In fact, Media Matters is not affiliated with any party or candidate. http://mediamatters.org/items/200710150007 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:53:02 EST Schlussel smeared Soros, "believe[s]" Deutsch "was lying about his own religious status" http://mediamatters.org/items/200710130001 In a post on her website, Debbie Schlussel claimed that Media Matters is "anti-American, anti-Israel, and funded by [philanthropist] George Soros, a Jew who proudly worked for the Nazis rounding up Jews and sending them to their deaths." She also wrote, "I believe Donny Deutch [sic] was lying about his own religious status" in the interview, and that she "doubt[s] that" he is a "practicing Jew," because "his show is on live during the Jewish Sabbath, and keeping the Jewish Sabbath is the most important commandment for a religious Jew to keep." http://mediamatters.org/items/200710130001 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 20:03:46 EST Williams claimed Media Matters "attack[ed]" him by quoting his "accurate description" of "domestic insurgent" Obama http://mediamatters.org/items/200710060003 Mark Williams claimed that Media Matters "attack[ed]" him by highlighting his statement that Sen. Barack Obama came "out of the closet as the domestic insurgent that he is," referring to Obama's comments explaining why he longer wears an American flag lapel pin. Williams offered no explanation of how Media Matters' highlighting of his comments constituted an "attack" on him. http://mediamatters.org/items/200710060003 Fri, 5 Oct 2007 20:15:26 EST On Big Story, Gibson touted 3-year-old Brock book, National Review article as new http://mediamatters.org/items/200710050007 http://mediamatters.org/items/200710050007 Fri, 5 Oct 2007 15:57:41 EST Limbaugh website featured image of Stalin with Media Matters logo on his chest http://mediamatters.org/items/200710040014 http://mediamatters.org/items/200710040014 Thu, 4 Oct 2007 17:31:34 EST CNN's Beck claimed Media Matters "twisted" Limbaugh's words, revisited Soros falsehood http://mediamatters.org/items/200710040001 http://mediamatters.org/items/200710040001 Wed, 3 Oct 2007 20:22:26 EST O'Reilly: Media Matters President David Brock "biggest villain ... in the country" http://mediamatters.org/items/200710030004 Bill O'Reilly lashed out at Media Matters for America President and CEO David Brock for what O'Reilly called "the vicious far-left assaults on me and Rush Limbaugh over the past few days." After calling Brock "a hatchet man," O'Reilly stated: "[A]t this point, this guy has emerged as the biggest villain, in my opinion, in the country. He'll do anything. He'll say anything -- doesn't matter if it's true -- for money." http://mediamatters.org/items/200710030004 Wed, 3 Oct 2007 12:04:31 EST Melanie Morgan: Iraq war vet Soltz "undermin[ing] the real mission of our troops" http://mediamatters.org/items/200710020013 On Hannity & Colmes, discussing Rush Limbaugh's recent characterization of service members who advocate U.S. withdrawal from Iraq as "phony soldiers," Melanie Morgan asserted: "A number of soldiers who are fake or who are embellishers or who are posers, who go out there -- or soldiers like Jon Soltz of VoteVet.org [sic], who go out there and use their far-left, anti-American agenda, political agenda to undermine the real mission of our troops, our heroes who are out there, who are fighting in a hot war, who are fighting for our lives and for our security and safety." http://mediamatters.org/items/200710020013 Tue, 2 Oct 2007 17:22:32 EST Scarborough and Geist repeated Limbaugh's defense of "phony soldiers" comment without noting its holes http://mediamatters.org/items/200710020009 On MSNBC's Morning Joe, contributor Willie Geist stated that he had gone "back and looked at the full transcript" of Rush Limbaugh's recent description of soldiers who support withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq as "phony soldiers" and asserted that Limbaugh had been "talking about a specific soldier, this guy Jesse MacBeth," who falsely claimed to be an injured Iraq war veteran. Joe Scarborough agreed that Limbaugh's remark has "been blown out of context." However, the transcript and audio included in the original Media Matters <a href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200709270010?f=h_top" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200709270010?f=h_top">item</a> documenting Limbaugh's comments makes clear that he referred to "phony soldiers," plural. http://mediamatters.org/items/200710020009 Tue, 2 Oct 2007 15:05:55 EST