Media Matters - Bill Bennett

Media Matters - Bill Bennett http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/bill_bennett This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Bill Bennett en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America Media figures continue to cite National Journal ranking of Obama as "most liberal" senator in '07 without noting subjectivity http://mediamatters.org/items/200806270010 NPR's Renée Montagne, MSNBC's Pat Buchanan, and CNN's Bill Bennett all referred to the National Journal's 2007 Vote Ratings, which ranked Sen. Barack Obama the most liberal senator that year, without noting the subjectivity of the ratings. The National Journal based its rankings not on all votes cast by senators in 2007, but on "99 key Senate votes, selected by NJ reporters and editors, to place every senator on a liberal-to-conservative scale." http://mediamatters.org/items/200806270010 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:21:07 EST CNN contributor Bennett's donation to McCain not disclosed during discussion of senator http://mediamatters.org/items/200802080016 On The Situation Room, Bill Bennett defended Sen. John McCain against criticism he has received from radio host Laura Ingraham and other conservatives. But Bennett and host Wolf Blitzer both failed to disclose that Bennett has given more than $2,000 to McCain's presidential campaign. http://mediamatters.org/items/200802080016 Fri, 8 Feb 2008 20:29:32 EST After predicting Clinton was "going out," Bennett marveled at "mainstream media saying that she was done and finished" http://mediamatters.org/items/200801110008 During the early evening of January 8, the day of the New Hampshire primaries, Bill Bennett said on CNN: "The Clintons come in like George McGovern and go out like Richard Nixon. I think they're going out, by the way." Later, Bennett also stated: "Count Hillary Clinton out of this." But after CNN called the primary for Clinton that night, Bennett commented, "You know, watching the mainstream media saying that she was done and finished -- for a conservative Republican, where do I go? Do I side with the Clintons or do I side with the mainstream media?" At no point did Bennett mention his earlier comments. http://mediamatters.org/items/200801110008 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:42:13 EST Media revive characterization of Clinton as "calculating" after emotional moment in NH http://mediamatters.org/items/200801080008 While discussing a recent campaign event during which Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's voice broke as she talked about why she is seeking the presidency, several media figures described Clinton's actions as "calculated," reviving a characterization frequently made by the media that Clinton is "calculating." http://mediamatters.org/items/200801080008 Tue, 8 Jan 2008 17:38:56 EST Defending Limbaugh, Bennett misrepresented Limbaugh's attack on Rep. Murtha http://mediamatters.org/items/200710030001 http://mediamatters.org/items/200710030001 Tue, 2 Oct 2007 20:55:46 EST White House soirée, part deux: Beck, Bennett, Ingraham, Medved, and others met with Bush http://mediamatters.org/items/200708030001 http://mediamatters.org/items/200708030001 Thu, 2 Aug 2007 20:20:09 EST CNN identified Bennett only as "CNN contributor" as he praised Rove, bashed Democrats http://mediamatters.org/items/200703210004 http://mediamatters.org/items/200703210004 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 11:42:10 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 Ignoring widespread agreement on core issues, media suggested wins by "conservative Democrats" will cause intraparty strife http://mediamatters.org/items/200611080009 Media figures have attributed Democratic gains in the House and Senate in the midterm elections to the number of wins by conservative or moderate Democratic challengers and have suggested that because the party's victory in the House was purportedly "built on the back of more centrist candidates," the incoming Democratic majority will be sharply divided. However, a Media Matters for America survey of the policy positions of 27 victorious House candidates found that they all agree on a core set of issues, including raising the minimum wage and protecting Social Security. http://mediamatters.org/items/200611080009 Wed, 8 Nov 2006 15:52:37 EST Bennett, Christie revived dubious claim that Steele "had Oreos thrown at him" to defend RNC ad former Sec. Cohen called "overt[ly] racist" http://mediamatters.org/items/200610270012 Responding to criticism of an RNC ad attacking Tennessee Democratic Senate candidate Rep. Harold Ford Jr. -- an ad described by former Republican senator and Secretary of Defense William Cohen as "overt[ly] racist" -- CNN political analyst Bill Bennett and Ron Christie, former special assistant to President Bush, revived the dubious claim that, in 2002, Maryland Senate candidate and lieutenant governor Michael Steele (R), who is an African-American, "had Oreos thrown at him" by Democrats as a racial insult. In fact, there is significant evidence that calls into question the Oreo cookie claims. http://mediamatters.org/items/200610270012 Fri, 27 Oct 2006 13:54:41 EST On Today, Bennett falsely claimed Clinton "brought ... up" topic of his administration's handling of Al Qaeda and bin Laden http://mediamatters.org/items/200609270015 On NBC's Today, discussing the recent dispute between the Clinton and Bush administrations over which administration has better handled the terrorism threat, Bill Bennett falsely claimed that President Clinton was the one who "brought ... up" the topic of his administration's anti-terror efforts. In fact, the recent dispute between the Clinton and Bush administrations grew out of Clinton's Fox News interview, during which host Chris Wallace first brought up the subject by asking Clinton why he did not "do more to put [Osama] bin Laden and Al Qaeda out of business." http://mediamatters.org/items/200609270015 Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:00:05 EST ABC's 9-11 miniseries under intense fire from journalists, conservatives http://mediamatters.org/items/200609080007 http://mediamatters.org/items/200609080007 Fri, 8 Sep 2006 14:20:56 EST Blitzer left unchallenged Bennett's claim that U.K. terror arrests "help[ed] the president" http://mediamatters.org/items/200608210007 CNN's Wolf Blitzer failed to challenge Bill Bennett's assertion that the recent arrests of terrorism suspects in the United Kingdom "helps the president." In fact, national polling conducted after the alleged terror plot was exposed indicates that President Bush has received no appreciable boost in public support. http://mediamatters.org/items/200608210007 Mon, 21 Aug 2006 18:49:56 EST Hosting Bennett to discuss Mideast conflict, NBC's Today continued trend of imbalanced morning-show coverage http://mediamatters.org/items/200607260012 NBC's Today hosted Bill Bennett on its July 26 edition to discuss the current conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, continuing the major morning shows' pattern of allowing Republicans and conservatives to dominate the shows' analysis of the topic. http://mediamatters.org/items/200607260012 Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:02:26 EST On radio show, Bennett mocked CNN colleague Amanpour, misrepresented report by Nasr http://mediamatters.org/items/200606080011 On his radio program, Bill Bennett referred to CNN chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour as "Aman-bleakness" and accused her of trying to "get some bad news" out of the killing of Al Qaeda leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. He also misrepresented a report by CNN Arab affairs correspondent Octavia Nasr, whom he called "Octavia Unhappiness Person." http://mediamatters.org/items/200606080011 Thu, 8 Jun 2006 19:22:46 EST