http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/frank_luntz This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Frank Luntz en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200804100006 On <em>Hannity &amp; Colmes</em>, Frank Luntz said of Sen. Barack Obama: "[W]hen he gave his [March 18] speech on race, it was the first time that he used American flags behind him." However, <em>Media Matters</em> has identified numerous prior instances in which Obama spoke in front of either multiple American flags or a prominent American flag. http://mediamatters.org/items/200804100006 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:22:44 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200803050009 On Fox News' <em>Fox &amp; Friends</em>, while discussing the electability of Sen. Hillary Clinton with a focus group in Ohio, pollster Frank Luntz called Jimmy Carter "the first female president." http://mediamatters.org/items/200803050009 Wed, 5 Mar 2008 17:16:04 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200803040006 On Fox News, Frank Luntz told a focus group regarding Sen. Barack Obama: "But let's face it. He doesn't have foreign policy experience. He hasn't run a government, he hasn't run a business. Doesn't that concern you?" In fact, Obama is a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has traveled to numerous countries while senator, and sponsored foreign policy-related bills. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803040006 Tue, 4 Mar 2008 15:35:32 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200802220002 On <em>Hannity &amp; Colmes, </em>while conducting a focus group analysis of the February 21 Democratic presidential debate, Frank Luntz asked the focus group participants: "How many of you want [Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton] to really argue? Raise your hands." Luntz then asked: "And how many of you want them to make love to each other?" http://mediamatters.org/items/200802220002 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:42:35 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200801290012 On <em>Hannity &amp; Colmes</em>, Sean Hannity echoed President Bush's misleading claim during the State of the Union address that "116 million American taxpayers ... would see their taxes rise by an average of $1,800" if the Bush tax cuts are allowed to expire, a claim that Frank Luntz further exaggerated. In fact, because the tax cuts are largely skewed toward the wealthiest Americans, the "average of $1,800" figure cited by Bush dramatically overstates the impact of repealing the tax cuts on most Americans. http://mediamatters.org/items/200801290012 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:20:07 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200801030001 On <em>Today</em>, David Gregory and Frank Luntz discussed video clips of what Gregory called "the year's best quotes from the campaign trail." However, Gregory and Luntz omitted relevant context for two of the quotations -- an attack on Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton by Rudy Giuliani and a separate attack on Clinton by Sen. John McCain. http://mediamatters.org/items/200801030001 Wed, 2 Jan 2008 21:26:29 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200801020003 Referring to a video clip of John Edwards discussing campaign finances at an appearance in Emmetsburg, Iowa, Republican pollster Frank Luntz stated: "But the problem with Edwards is, whenever he brings up money, people remember how wealthy he is, and they have a hard time listening to him complain about other candidates spending money when he himself is worth dozens and dozens of millions of dollars." But Edwards did not "bring[] up money" during his appearance in Emmetsburg; rather, he was responding to a question about campaign finances from an attendee at the event. <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200801020003 Wed, 2 Jan 2008 15:38:13 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200711020004 Discussing Sen. Hillary Clinton's performance during the Democratic presidential debate, Chris Matthews claimed that Clinton made herself "look like a switcher" when responding to questions about her views on Gov. Eliot Spitzer's proposal to allow illegal immigrants to obtain driver's licenses. In fact, Clinton maintained that Spitzer's plan "ma[de] sense," explaining that "what Governor Spitzer is trying to do is fill the vacuum left by the failure of this administration to bring about comprehensive immigration reform" and claiming: "I believe we need to get back to comprehensive immigration reform because no state, no matter how well-intentioned, can fill this gap. There needs to be federal action on immigration reform." Matthews and other media figures invoked Sen. John Kerry's alleged "flip-flopping," suggesting that Clinton made inconsistent statements. <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200711020004 Fri, 2 Nov 2007 12:31:22 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200709070003 On <em>Hannity &amp; Colmes</em>, Republican pollster Frank Luntz cited Republican focus group responses to an exchange over Iraq policy between Mike Huckabee and Rep. Ron Paul, and, echoing Huckabee's assertion about needing not "to lose our honor," declared: "Clearly, principle won out in this exchange." Luntz cited no evidence that the focus group participants favored Huckabee's comments because they thought that the comments -- in contrast with Paul's -- were based on "principle." In fact, Paul's position on the Iraq war has been consistent, though originally sharply at odds with public opinion. http://mediamatters.org/items/200709070003 Fri, 7 Sep 2007 09:28:22 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200708080008 http://mediamatters.org/items/200708080008 Wed, 8 Aug 2007 17:53:56 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200706300004 http://mediamatters.org/items/200706300004 Sat, 30 Jun 2007 12:58:15 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200706280006 http://mediamatters.org/items/200706280006 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:20:08 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200706260002 http://mediamatters.org/items/200706260002 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:19:12 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200706210015 http://mediamatters.org/items/200706210015 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:33:00 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200706210009 http://mediamatters.org/items/200706210009 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:21:53 EST