Media Matters - Elisabeth Bumiller

Media Matters - Elisabeth Bumiller http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/elisabeth_bumiller This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Elisabeth Bumiller en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America NY Times falsely reported McCain "began tapping into" Bush donor base on February 12 http://mediamatters.org/items/200802130005 The New York Times' Elisabeth Bumiller claimed that "Senator John McCain began tapping into President Bush's prized political donor base on Tuesday." In fact, four of the five "major McCain fundraisers" Bumiller mentioned in her article were either Bush Rangers or Pioneers -- people who raised $100,000 and $200,000, respectively -- during the 2004 election and signed up to raise money for McCain in 2007 or 2006. http://mediamatters.org/items/200802130005 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:08:19 EST Despite reversal, NY Times claimed McCain's advocacy for border security first is not a "change[]" in "his basic position" http://mediamatters.org/items/200802080005 A New York Times article about Sen. John McCain's speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference asserted that on the issue of immigration, McCain "has not changed his basic position." Similarly, National Public Radio's Mara Liasson stated, "McCain hasn't changed his position on providing illegal aliens with a pathway to citizenship, but he now has a new approach: secure the border first." In fact, McCain's current support for securing the border first represents a reversal of his prior position. http://mediamatters.org/items/200802080005 Fri, 8 Feb 2008 15:05:18 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 Fox News personalities serve up a host of CIA leak falsehoods, taking cue from misleading Wash. Post editorial http://mediamatters.org/items/200609070011 Fox News anchors and commentators seized upon a Washington Post editorial falsely asserting that the revelation that former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage was the original source for syndicated columnist Robert D. Novak's column exposing CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity disproved the notion of a coordinated effort within the White House to discredit former ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV, using the occasion to repeat a host of false claims about the CIA leak case. http://mediamatters.org/items/200609070011 Thu, 7 Sep 2006 18:41:19 EST Chris Matthews Show panel ignored McCain's inconsistencies on Bush's Iraq policy http://mediamatters.org/items/200608300002 On the August 27 Chris Matthews Show, panelists Elisabeth Bumiller, Howard Fineman, and Michael Duffy failed to note Sen. John McCain's history of conflicting statements on President Bush's Iraq policy and on Donald Rumsfeld's performance as secretary of defense. http://mediamatters.org/items/200608300002 Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:11:03 EST Chris Matthews Show panelists answer host's question: "Why does the media like McCain?" http://mediamatters.org/items/200608280002 http://mediamatters.org/items/200608280002 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:45:30 EST Bumiller stated she's "totally in favor of" Libby's NIE leak, which included false info http://mediamatters.org/items/200606190010 On the Chris Matthews Show, Elisabeth Bumiller noted that President Bush had ordered Vice President Dick Cheney to authorize I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby to leak portions of the National Intelligence Estimate on prewar intelligence. Bumiller then stated: "I'm totally in favor of leaking of any kind." But Bumiller neglected to mention that Libby testified that he had been authorized to leak false information to then-New York Times reporter Judith Miller to defend the administration's use of prewar intelligence. http://mediamatters.org/items/200606190010 Mon, 19 Jun 2006 19:36:23 EST Bumiller echoed White House denials that Bush is criticizing media over Iraq coverage http://mediamatters.org/items/200603270010 During a roundtable discussion on NBC's Meet the Press, New York Times reporter Elisabeth Bumiller uncritically repeated Bush administration assertions that the administration was not attempting to blame the media for negative public opinion about the Iraq war. In fact, administration officials have repeatedly suggested that the media have painted a distorted and disproportionately negative picture of Iraq. http://mediamatters.org/items/200603270010 Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:15:56 EST NY Times' Sanger, Bumiller smeared Clinton over Pakistan trip http://mediamatters.org/items/200603070009 New York Times staff writers David Sanger and Elisabeth Bumiller used the opportunity presented by President Bush's March 3 visit to Pakistan to contrast Bush's "more public landing" on Air Force One with Clinton's 2000 visit, in which, Bumiller wrote, he "slipped into Islamabad for six hours on an unmarked military jet." However, both Sanger and Bumiller ignored the historical and political context of Clinton's trip to Pakistan and the security measures taken by Bush that undermine any notion that he "arrived with a roar on Air Force One." http://mediamatters.org/items/200603070009 Tue, 7 Mar 2006 15:23:51 EST On CBS, NY Times' Bumiller repeatedly questioned Dean about GOP depiction of Sen. Clinton as "angry" http://mediamatters.org/items/200602130010 On CBS' Face the Nation, New York Times reporter Elisabeth Bumiller repeatedly pressed Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean to respond to Republican National Committee chairman Ken Mehlman's recent description of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) as "angry." http://mediamatters.org/items/200602130010 Mon, 13 Feb 2006 17:58:45 EST