http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/ethics This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Ethics en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200806090007 The <em>Chicago Sun-Times</em> reported that Sen. John McCain spoke out against "land swaps, worthless land for valuable land" in connection with the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics and that "McCain is still a watchdog when it comes to federal spending, but he is a supporter of Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympics, said his spokesman, Tucker Bounds." But the article did not note that McCain has himself reportedly facilitated land-swap deals that benefited wealthy developers who were major McCain donors. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806090007 Mon, 9 Jun 2008 16:40:19 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200805230005 On February 24, Tim Russert stated on NBC's <em>Today</em> that "the story about Senator [John] McCain and lobbyists and ethics and money -- that continues. It's been on the front page of several papers for the last three days. ... We have not heard the end of that discussion about Senator McCain." However, since that date, "the story" has not "continue[d]" on <em>Meet the Press</em>. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805230005 Fri, 23 May 2008 15:17:16 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200803110003 On <em>Hardball</em>, Chris Matthews repeatedly referenced allegations that New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer was linked to a prostitution ring to call into question the role of superdelegates in the Democratic nominating process. Matthews stated: "I have to bring into question the prudence, the justice, the judiciousness of these superdelegates." http://mediamatters.org/items/200803110003 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:32:42 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200802240003 On <em>Meet the Press</em>, discussing the <em>New York Times</em> 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 <em>Times </em>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 http://mediamatters.org/items/200802150012 NBC <em>Nightly News</em> anchor Brian Williams stated that the Republicans "left the House chamber to protest the Democrats' refusal to renew the foreign intelligence surveillance law, which expires this week." In fact, the House voted on a measure to extend the law in question, the Protect America Act, for another 21 days, but all 195 Republicans who voted on the matter voted against it. Moreover, the "foreign intelligence surveillance law" doesn't expire this week; the Protect America Act, giving the president broad authority to intercept communications involving people in the U.S. without a warrant, expires. Even without its renewal, the government has the authority to conduct foreign intelligence surveillance. http://mediamatters.org/items/200802150012 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:14:18 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200709230001 http://mediamatters.org/items/200709230001 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 13:55:10 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200709060012 For the second time in a week, <em>The Washington Times</em> asserted in an article that "[f]ugitive businessman Norman Hsu ... donated more than $1 million to senior Democrats" and that "some of his donations were made through several people." However, Hsu himself has donated only "$260,000 to Democratic Party groups and federal candidates since 2004," as the article itself later noted, and the <em>Wall Street Journal</em> article that first suggested Hsu had orchestrated illegal campaign contributions provided no evidence that he had actually done so. http://mediamatters.org/items/200709060012 Thu, 6 Sep 2007 19:26:14 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200709060011 Glenn Beck -- apparently referring to Democratic donor William Paw -- falsely stated that Paw, who Beck said had an income of $46,000, sent Clinton "I think $200,000 in donations." In fact, according to the Federal Election Commission's donor database, William Paw himself donated $4,200 to Hillary Clinton's campaign and $11,800 to all Democratic candidates beginning in October 2005, while, according to the <em>Los Angeles Times</em>, the seven members of the Paw family "gave $213,000, including $55,000 to Clinton and $14,000 to candidates for state-level offices in New York." Beck's guest, <em>American Spectator</em>'s R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr., stated that Norman Hsu, a businessman and Clinton "bundler," is one of several "shadowy Asian figures" who have been involved with campaign finance violations associated with the Clintons. http://mediamatters.org/items/200709060011 Thu, 6 Sep 2007 18:55:46 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200709060001 During a washingtonpost.com discussion, when John Solomon was asked why a recent article he co-wrote on fundraisers did not mention Alan B. Fabian -- Mitt Romney's recently indicted former national finance co-chairman -- he did not mention Fabian but claimed that the article included a passage on Robert Lichfield, another Romney fundraiser facing several lawsuits, but that "it was edited out," adding that this "sometimes happens ... to make room for late-breaking news." <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200709060001 Wed, 5 Sep 2007 20:12:12 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200709050010 A <em>New York Times</em> editorial criticizing presidential candidates' use of "bundlers" stated that "Senator Hillary Clinton [D-NY] has been burned twice lately by so-called bundlers," and made apparent references to Clinton bundlers Norman Hsu and Sant Chatwal. The <em>Times </em>went on to note that "[o]ther candidates in both parties have been similarly embarrassed" but offered no further details and made no mention of Alan B. Fabian, a Maryland bundler for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's campaign who was indicted last month on fraud and money laundering charges. http://mediamatters.org/items/200709050010 Wed, 5 Sep 2007 17:59:15 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200709050001 A <em>Washington Post</em> editorial arguing for legally mandated full disclosure of campaign donation "bundlers" left out key facts about the two cases that it cited, Geoffrey Fieger and Norman Hsu. The editorial did not note that prosecutors have reportedly confirmed that John Edwards' campaign was unaware of alleged illegal contributions made by Fieger and absolved the campaign of any wrongdoing; similarly, the editorial failed to note that the <em>Wall Street Journal</em> article it cited offered no evidence implicating Hillary Clinton with regard to Hsu. http://mediamatters.org/items/200709050001 Tue, 4 Sep 2007 20:17:17 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200708310007 Discussing whether Sen. Larry Craig will resign following his guilty plea for misdemeanor disorderly conduct, Tom DeLay falsely claimed that Mark Foley "resigned from Congress because the Republicans demanded that he resign from Congress," when sexually explicit Internet messages he had sent to former congressional pages became public. In fact, Dennis Hastert stated in October 2006 that "Foley resigned almost immediately upon the outbreak of this information, and so we really didn't have a chance to ask him to resign." <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200708310007 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:04:02 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200708300008 On MSNBC, Pat Buchanan asserted that Rep. Barney Frank "had a fellow running a -- basically a full-service whorehouse in his basement." In fact, the House ethics committee found that the man's initial public assertions that he had run a prostitution ring out of Frank's residence were contradicted by evidence and the sworn testimony of third parties. http://mediamatters.org/items/200708300008 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:54:30 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200708280015 From 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET on August 27, Fox News devoted only 3 minutes and 47 seconds to segments discussing Sen. Larry Craig's lewd-conduct arrest. By contrast, MSNBC aired 8 minutes and 26 seconds of coverage on the story, while CNN aired 20 minutes and 38 seconds. <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200708280015 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 18:54:39 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200708280013 In reporting on Sen. Larry Craig's guilty plea on disorderly conduct charges, the nightly network news broadcasts and <em>The New York Times</em> all ignored Craig's positions on legislation concerning gay and lesbian rights, including voting against legislation to ban employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. http://mediamatters.org/items/200708280013 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 18:35:09 EST