Media Matters - Gloria Borger

Media Matters - Gloria Borger http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/gloria_borger This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Gloria Borger en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America CNN's Borger claimed Obama's decision to forgo public financing gives McCain "opening" to attack Obama's character, didn't note McCain's loan http://mediamatters.org/items/200806260007 On The Situation Room, Gloria Borger asserted that Sen. Barack Obama's decision to forgo public financing for the general election "is going to become a character issue for Barack Obama, because ... [i]t gives [Sen.] John McCain an opening to say, 'This is not the man you think you know.' " But Borger did not note that McCain has also given Obama an "opening" on the issue of public financing: a loan agreement McCain signed during the primary season that could have forced him to remain in the race -- even if he had no chance of winning -- in order to be eligible for public matching funds to repay the loan. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806260007 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:14:48 EST Borger baselessly claimed "recent polls" show that "suburban women ... don't like Barack Obama very much" http://mediamatters.org/items/200806190008 CNN's Gloria Borger asserted, "[Sen. John] McCain really believes that he has an opportunity to win over these suburban women who, in recent polls, have shown that they don't like [Sen.] Barack Obama very much." But of the two recent polls identified by Media Matters that reported results for the subcategory of suburban women, one found that Obama led McCain, while the other, providing results specifically for "white suburban women," gave McCain the lead, but reportedly within the margin of error; in neither case were results reported for likability of the two candidates among suburban women. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806190008 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:39:51 EST Despite McCain's numerous falsehoods, CNN's Blitzer and Borger repeat "maverick" and "straight-talker" characterizations of McCain http://mediamatters.org/items/200804220007 On Late Edition, Wolf Blitzer stated that Sen. John McCain uses "his reputation out there as an independent, sometimes described as a maverick" to woo voters. In response, Gloria Borger said: "I think he's going to do it by saying that 'I'm a straight-talker; I tell the truth. You may not agree with me, but you ought to believe what I say.' " But as Media Matters has documented, contrary to his media-promoted image as a "straight-talker," McCain has promulgated numerous falsehoods in his campaign. http://mediamatters.org/items/200804220007 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:05:27 EST CNN's Borger falsely asserted McCain "absolutely" "called for [Rumsfeld] to be fired" http://mediamatters.org/items/200803060003 On The Situation Room, CNN senior political analyst Gloria Borger falsely claimed that "[Sen. John] McCain has said over and over again, you know, 'I would have fired [former Secretary of Defense] Donald Rumsfeld.' ... [H]e called for him to be fired while -- in the Senate." In fact, McCain did not call for Rumsfeld to resign or to be fired. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803060003 Thu, 6 Mar 2008 14:10:10 EST CNN's Borger said Clinton will "mimic[]" McCain by ... campaigning http://mediamatters.org/items/200801110007 Gloria Borger stated that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is going to question Sen. Barack Obama's experience and accomplishments on the campaign trail "without being negative and nasty, while at the same time, she kind of mimics John McCain and goes out and chats with every voter she can." Borger did not explain how "go[ing] out and chat[ting] with every voter" amounts to "mimic[king] John McCain." http://mediamatters.org/items/200801110007 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:26:43 EST Ignoring Obama's actual statements, CNN and Fox News claimed Obama "waffled" on driver's licenses http://mediamatters.org/items/200711160008 CNN's Anderson Cooper and Gloria Borger, and Fox News' Megyn Kelly claimed that Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) "waffled" during the Democratic presidential debate on the issue of driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants. In fact, Obama stated: "Look, I have already said, I support the notion that we have to deal with public safety and that driver's licenses at the state level can make that happen." When debate moderator Wolf Blitzer asked him to respond "yes or no" to the question, "Do you support driver's licenses for illegal immigrants?" Obama answered, "Yes." http://mediamatters.org/items/200711160008 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:53:17 EST CNN's Borger asserted Clinton has "a bit of a credibility problem" on health care, despite contrary poll http://mediamatters.org/items/200709190004 CNN's Gloria Borger claimed that Sen. Hillary Clinton "has a bit of a credibility problem when it comes to health care because ... she had the debacle in 1993." But polling shows that, if Clinton were to be elected president, most voters believe her past experience during the Clinton administration would help her in reforming health care. http://mediamatters.org/items/200709190004 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:04:57 EST On Chris Matthews Show, Borger falsely suggested Democratic Iraq proposals involve "withdraw[ing]" all troops "overnight" http://mediamatters.org/items/200707290005 http://mediamatters.org/items/200707290005 Sun, 29 Jul 2007 18:34:02 EST Matthews continued distortion of Clinton's Iraq plans, claimed she looked at Gore with "dead people's eyes" http://mediamatters.org/items/200703270003 http://mediamatters.org/items/200703270003 Tue, 27 Mar 2007 14:23:04 EST CBS' Borger warned of media complicity in possible "Swift Boat[ing]" of Clinton http://mediamatters.org/items/200701230003 http://mediamatters.org/items/200701230003 Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:45:47 EST Hume, Borger, Cavuto falsely reported Sen. Johnson would be replaced if "incapacitated" http://mediamatters.org/items/200612140003 Several media outlets have reported that if Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD), who recently had brain surgery, were "incapacitated" or "unable to serve in any way," that South Dakota's Republican governor would be responsible for selecting his replacement. However, the U.S. Constitution does not provide for circumstances in which an "incapacitated" senator can be replaced. http://mediamatters.org/items/200612140003 Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:05:35 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 Despite McCain's many hedges, Borger asserted that "[n]o one would accuse McCain of equivocating on anything" http://mediamatters.org/items/200610310003 In her U.S. News & World Report column, Gloria Borger asserted that "[n]o one would accuse [Sen. John] McCain [R-AZ] of equivocating on anything." But McCain has done just that on a variety of issues, including tax cuts for the wealthy, abortion, teaching intelligent design to public school students, and the Confederate flag. http://mediamatters.org/items/200610310003 Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:38:48 EST Media reported Hastert took "responsibility," ignored his later denial that he had "done anything wrong" http://mediamatters.org/items/200610060005 Following House Speaker Dennis Hastert's press conference, numerous media outlets trumpeted the news that Hastert took "responsibility" for the Mark Foley scandal but ignored his later statement, during that same press conference, that "I haven't done anything wrong." http://mediamatters.org/items/200610060005 Fri, 6 Oct 2006 16:58:02 EST In Foley scandal, conservatives find plenty of excuses and plenty of people to blame (other than the GOP) http://mediamatters.org/items/200610040010 Seeking to minimize the extent to which the House Republican leadership can be blamed for the scandal surrounding former Rep. Mark Foley, several congressional Republicans, media figures, and conservatives have posited various conspiracy theories and placed blame on just about everyone and everything else -- including liberals, Democrats, the media, "politically correct culture," gays in Congress, and congressional pages. http://mediamatters.org/items/200610040010 Wed, 4 Oct 2006 15:47:28 EST