http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/gretchen_carlson This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Gretchen Carlson en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200806120006 On <em>Fox &amp; Friends</em>, Ben Stein misrepresented Sen. Barack Obama's tax plan to raise the capital gains tax rate on the wealthiest earners, stating: "[P]eople that have incomes in the five digits ... that's crazy to increase their capital gains tax." In fact, Obama has said he would not raise the capital gains tax on individuals with income of less than $250,000. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806120006 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:05:05 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200804240007 Discussing an attack ad on Sen. Barack Obama that Sen. John McCain has denounced, <em>Fox &amp; Friends</em> co-host Andrew Napolitano asserted: "John McCain, for his whole career, has tried to stay above this kind of a fray. Why should he change now?" Napolitano did not point out that this is the latest example of a pattern in which McCain denounces smears against his opponents, while also benefiting from them. Moreover, in asserting that McCain has "tried to stay above this kind of a fray," Napolitano seemingly ignored several instances in which McCain has misrepresented the statements or positions of his opponents. http://mediamatters.org/items/200804240007 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:08:38 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200804010004 Echoing his false claim the previous day that DNC chairman Howard Dean accused Sen. John McCain of "blatant opportunism" for referencing his military service as part of his presidential campaign, co-host Steve Doocy asserted on <em>Fox &amp; Friends</em> that "Howard Dean looked at the biography tour and called John McCain blatantly opportunistic, which is extraordinary about a guy who spent five years in the Hanoi Hilton." In fact, Dean did not say that McCain's reference to his military record was "blatantly opportunistic." http://mediamatters.org/items/200804010004 Tue, 1 Apr 2008 16:12:15 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200803310017 Fox News' Steve Doocy asserted that Sen. John McCain "has not really talked much about his time in the Hanoi Hilton for five years, and what happened to him, and they are including some of that archival stuff in a [campaign] video. And now, Howard Dean says that that is 'blatant opportunism.' " In fact, Dean said: "John McCain can try to reintroduce himself to the country, but he can't change the fact that he cast aside his principles to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with President Bush for the last seven years. While we honor McCain's military service, the fact is Americans want a real leader who offers real solutions, not a blatant opportunist who doesn't understand the economy and is promising to keep our troops in Iraq for 100 years." http://mediamatters.org/items/200803310017 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:46:22 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200803210008 <em>Fox News Sunday</em>'s Chris Wallace criticized the hosts of <em>Fox &amp; Friends</em> <strong><strong>for </strong></strong>engaging in "two hours of Obama bashing" and for "distorting" comments Sen. Barack Obama made about his grandmother in a radio interview on March 20. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803210008 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:46:37 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200802270008 While discussing conservative radio host Bill Cunningham's repeated reference to Sen. Barack Obama's middle name -- Hussein -- <em>Fox &amp; Friends</em> co-host Gretchen Carlson asserted: "[T]he silent thing that nobody is really talking about here is the reason that he was saying the middle name so many times ... is because the connotation is that Barack Obama is a Muslim potentially. His father was a Muslim." Carlson then referred to claims that Obama is a Muslim as "rumors," but neither she nor co-hosts Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade pointed out that those rumors are false, and that Obama is a Christian. http://mediamatters.org/items/200802270008 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:20:15 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200710040016 On <em>Fox &amp; Friends</em>, Mike Huckabee criticized senators for denouncing Rush Limbaugh regarding his recent "phony soldiers" comments, saying that "it is not the business of government to infringe upon the free speech of anybody, including a talk show host." But host Gretchen Carlson did not point out that Huckabee supported -- and attacked Sen. Hillary Clinton for opposing -- a Senate amendment that condemned the "General Betray Us" MoveOn.org ad. http://mediamatters.org/items/200710040016 Thu, 4 Oct 2007 19:39:34 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200704020007 http://mediamatters.org/items/200704020007 Mon, 2 Apr 2007 16:52:29 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200703260011 http://mediamatters.org/items/200703260011 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 19:51:24 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200701110013 http://mediamatters.org/items/200701110013 Thu, 11 Jan 2007 18:56:37 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200611150017 Several discussions on Fox News about Sen. Trent Lott's candidacy for Senate minority whip have glossed over or omitted any explanation of exactly why Lott stepped down from his Senate leadership post in 2002 -- specifically, that Lott was forced to resign after praising Sen. Strom Thurmond's 1948 pro-segregationist presidential campaign. <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200611150017 Wed, 15 Nov 2006 17:59:02 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200611040006 <em>Fox </em><em>&amp;</em><em> Friends</em> co-hosts Brian Kilmeade and Gretchen Carlson touted articles on right-wing website WorldNetDaily.com and in the <em>The New York Sun</em> purporting to show that, in Carlson's words, "[s]enior terrorist leaders" have indicated "that they hope Americans sweep the Democrats into power because of the party's position on withdrawawing from Iraq." http://mediamatters.org/items/200611040006 Fri, 3 Nov 2006 20:51:11 EST