Media Matters - David Brooks

Media Matters - David Brooks http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/david_brooks This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: David Brooks en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America Brooks thinks Obama wouldn't seem to "fit[] in naturally" at an Applebee's salad bar -- maybe because Applebee's doesn't have them http://mediamatters.org/items/200806030004 On MSNBC, David Brooks asserted that "less educated" and "downscale" people "look at [Sen. Barack] Obama, and they don't see anything," adding: "And so, Obama's problem is he doesn't seem like the kind of guy who could go into an Applebee's salad bar, and people think he fits in naturally there." Applebee's officials have confirmed to Media Matters that its restaurants do not have salad bars. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806030004 Tue, 3 Jun 2008 15:31:00 EST On NewsHour, Shields and Brooks ignored "aging movie actress," other statements in stressing McCain's purported "places of disagreement" with Bush's foreign policy http://mediamatters.org/items/200803310006 On The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Mark Shields asserted that Sen. John McCain "emphasized a lot of places of disagreement" with President Bush during his March 26 foreign policy speech, including "the sense of communality and collegiality among nations, reaching to the allies." But neither Shields nor the others in the discussion noted any of the highly critical statements McCain made about U.S. allies who opposed the Iraq war. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803310006 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:37:29 EST Brooks, Broder praised McCain's rebuke of Bush-style unilateralism, but didn't mention McCain's past comments attacking allies who opposed Iraq war http://mediamatters.org/items/200803300003 The New York Times' David Brooks asserted that Sen. John McCain's March 26 foreign policy speech "was so important because he broke with Bush on several ways" and described one of those ways as, "Should the U.S. go it alone on certain issues? He said no, we are -- we need a strong America, but in the community of nations. And he detailed that." Similarly, The Washington Post's David Broder wrote that McCain "outlin[ed] a vastly different approach from President Bush's" in the speech, in part by offering a "repudiation of unilateralism." Yet neither Brooks nor Broder accounted for any of the statements McCain made during the run-up to the Iraq war about France, Germany, and Belgium, which revealed a very different attitude to U.S. allies. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803300003 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:03:56 EST On Meet the Press, Brooks suggested McCain "only wrote two letters" as Commerce chairman http://mediamatters.org/items/200802240003 On Meet the Press, discussing the New York Times article about Sen. John McCain's relationship with a lobbyist, David Brooks said he "do[esn't] really understand the case" involving McCain and the letters he wrote to the Federal Communications Commission about an issue involving Paxson Communications, then suggested that McCain "only wrote two letters" as chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee. But the Times reported that McCain sent a series of letters to the FCC in a separate case, including "an unusually blunt letter to the head of the Federal Communications Commission, warning that he would try to overhaul the agency if it closed a broadcast ownership loophole." http://mediamatters.org/items/200802240003 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:31:33 EST Brooks' advice to Obama, "Go visit a factory for once"; but Obama spoke at a General Motors plant days earlier http://mediamatters.org/items/200802170002 Responding to Chris Matthews' question, "[W]ill Barack Obama's oratorical ability on the lectern in front of big rooms continue to be his winning edge?" The New York Times' David Brooks said: "Yes, but he's got to get away from colleges. Go visit a factory for once." In fact, Obama delivered what his campaign called a "major economic policy address" at a Wisconsin General Motors factory a few days before Brooks made his comment. http://mediamatters.org/items/200802170002 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:24:43 EST NY Times' Brooks: "Telling the truth is a skill" and "McCain is well-practiced" http://mediamatters.org/items/200711130006 In his New York Times column, David Brooks wrote that Sen. John McCain "led the charge against [convicted lobbyist] Jack Abramoff." In fact, as chairman of the Indian Affairs Committee, McCain reportedly steered the Abramoff investigation away from examining any potential wrongdoing by his Republican colleagues. Brooks also asserted that "[w]hile others ignored the spending binge, McCain was among the fiscal hawks." But while McCain originally opposed the 2003 Bush tax cuts on fiscal policy grounds, he subsequently voted to extend them. http://mediamatters.org/items/200711130006 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:02:32 EST On Meet the Press, NY Times' Brooks admitted to pulling number of possible Iraqi deaths "out of the air" http://mediamatters.org/items/200707220001 http://mediamatters.org/items/200707220001 Sun, 22 Jul 2007 15:02:30 EST On PBS, Brooks described Bush's whitewashing of Iraq war history as "accurate" http://mediamatters.org/items/200701120006 http://mediamatters.org/items/200701120006 Thu, 11 Jan 2007 20:38:15 EST Ignoring his own employer, NY Times' Brooks said Ford's pardon of Nixon "is now universally celebrated" http://mediamatters.org/items/200701030014 http://mediamatters.org/items/200701030014 Wed, 3 Jan 2007 15:48:45 EST For warbloggers, "The Media Are the Enemy" http://mediamatters.org/items/200612220004 http://mediamatters.org/items/200612220004 Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:26:57 EST Will media challenge first lady's criticisms of media -- now refuted by conservatives -- during interviews? http://mediamatters.org/items/200612200009 Given that conservatives such as Rich Lowry and Tony Blankley have challenged Laura Bush's assertion that the media have failed to cover "a lot of good things that are happening" in Iraq, will the media similarly take on the first lady's baseless -- and at times outright false -- attacks on the media? http://mediamatters.org/items/200612200009 Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:01:23 EST Brooks sees Iraq situation as no-lose for McCain http://mediamatters.org/items/200612180009 http://mediamatters.org/items/200612180009 Mon, 18 Dec 2006 18:49:08 EST In "Eight for '08" series, Chris Matthews Show followed McCain gush-fest by bashing Hillary Clinton http://mediamatters.org/items/200612050003 Two weeks after gushing over John McCain's likely presidential bid, the host and panelists on The Chris Matthews Show concluded that some of Hillary Rodham Clinton's greatest perceived strengths as a presidential candidate were really weaknesses. http://mediamatters.org/items/200612050003 Mon, 4 Dec 2006 20:13:29 EST Matthews and guests admired McCain's leadership on Iraq plan, failed to note questions of feasibility, McCain motives http://mediamatters.org/items/200611200008 http://mediamatters.org/items/200611200008 Mon, 20 Nov 2006 18:27:25 EST NY Times' Brooks lauded Santorum's anti-poverty work, ignored his charity-related controversies http://mediamatters.org/items/200610310001 In a recent column, David Brooks wrote that if Sen. Rick Santorum loses his Pennsylvania Senate seat, it's "probably good news in Pennsylvania's bobo suburbs" but "certainly bad for poor people around the world." Brooks, however, did not mention the controversy surrounding Santorum's own charity, or his attacks on prominent international humanitarian groups. http://mediamatters.org/items/200610310001 Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:09:44 EST