http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/george_f__will This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: George F. Will en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200806130008 The AP reported that Vice President Dick Cheney's office has acknowledged that "he was mistaken when he asserted that China, at Cuba's behest, is drilling for oil in waters 60 miles from the Florida coast" -- an assertion Cheney took from columnist George Will. Does Will plan to offer evidence in support of his claim, or will he issue a correction? http://mediamatters.org/items/200806130008 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:06:05 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806100016 On <em>Hardball</em>, George Will described female pro-choice voters as "women who believe, in the words of Barack Obama, that they shouldn't be punished with a baby." As video of Obama's remarks shows, Obama was discussing sex education, not abortion, when he made the comment Will highlighted. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806100016 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:54:32 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200805210007 <em>Newsweek</em> has corrected George Will's false assertion in his <em>Newsweek</em> column that Social Security taxes are levied based on household income. Will made the same assertion on ABC's <em>This Week</em>, but ABC has yet to issue a correction on the show. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805210007 Wed, 21 May 2008 16:32:14 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200805080001 In his column, George F. Will claimed that "Hillary Clinton, 60, Illinois native and Arkansas lawyer, became, retroactively, a lifelong Yankee fan at age 52, when, shopping for a U.S. Senate seat, she adopted New York state as home sweet home." However, the idea that Clinton proclaimed herself a Yankees fan "retroactively" is a myth commonly repeated in the media and contradicted by the evidence. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805080001 Thu, 8 May 2008 12:40:39 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200805020007 In his <em>Newsweek</em> column, George Will falsely claimed that Social Security taxes are levied on household income. He had similarly falsely asserted on ABC's <em>This Week </em>that Sen. Barack Obama "wants to raise taxes on a lot of people, beginning with those earning about $100,000 a year, a household." In fact, Social Security taxes are levied based on individual income, and contrary to his assertion in <em>Newsweek</em>, a married couple with each spouse making less than $102,000 would not face a payroll tax increase if the income cap was raised, even if combined they made more than the current cap. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805020007 Fri, 2 May 2008 19:09:58 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200803230003 <em>The Washington Post</em>'s George Will asserted that Sen. John McCain's admittedly false claim that Iran is training Al Qaeda is "[n]ot damaging at all" to McCain, "because people say it's a given that this man knows what he's talking about." Similarly, <em>The Chicago Tribune</em>'s Jill Zuckman asserted that "I don't think many people believe" "the argument that McCain doesn't know what he's talking about when it comes to foreign policy." But neither Will nor Zuckman noted that McCain has made that error more than once. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803230003 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:42:10 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200802190010 On ABC's <em>This Week, </em>George Will falsely asserted that "in the primaries," Sen. John McCain "has achieved more independent voters than [Sen. Barack] Obama." In fact, in calculations based on exit polls, in each of the nine states that have held open or semi-open primaries contested by both Obama and McCain, Obama received more votes from voters who identified themselves as "independent" than McCain. http://mediamatters.org/items/200802190010 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:20:24 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200710180003 George Will wrote that Sen. Clinton "stridently opposed" President Bush's "advocacy of personal accounts financed by a portion of individuals' Social Security taxes" and suggested that her recent proposal to offer a matching tax credit to families that invest in 401(k) retirement accounts reflects "an undisclosed epiphany," after which "she belatedly recognizes that 401(k) funds invested in equities are a foundation for security." But contrary to Will's suggestion, Clinton has long expressed support for tax credits for retirement investments, while opposing the diversion of Social Security payments into private accounts. <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200710180003 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:02:55 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200710170003 On <em>This Week</em>, George F. Will suggested that developing countries are "not interested" in climate change. In fact, during the recent United Nations General Assembly, numerous leaders from so-called developing nations said that their countries are particularly vulnerable to the impact of climate change and requested international cooperation to help mitigate its impact. http://mediamatters.org/items/200710170003 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:17:02 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200710140004 On ABC's <em>This Week</em>, <em>The Washington Post</em>'s George Will asserted "What they [Republican primary voters] have learned about Giuliani is that he doesn't flip-flop. ... [H]e's taken exactly the un-Romney approach to his problem, which was to say, 'Look, this is me. Take it or leave it.' " But as NPR senior news analyst Cokie Roberts said, "[H]e equivocated on guns. He equivocated on abortion." http://mediamatters.org/items/200710140004 Sun, 14 Oct 2007 16:42:26 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200707060007 http://mediamatters.org/items/200707060007 Fri, 6 Jul 2007 19:14:07 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200706250006 http://mediamatters.org/items/200706250006 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:04:25 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200704060007 http://mediamatters.org/items/200704060007 Fri, 6 Apr 2007 14:27:02 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200703090001 http://mediamatters.org/items/200703090001 Thu, 8 Mar 2007 19:09:24 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200612080002 http://mediamatters.org/items/200612080002 Thu, 7 Dec 2006 19:09:07 EST