http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/howard_fineman This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Howard Fineman en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200803050001 Discussing Sen. Hillary Clinton's answer to a question about whether she believed Sen. Barack Obama is a Muslim, <em>Newsweek</em> editor Howard Fineman said that Clinton's answer was "positively Nixonian in its pauses and innuendos." In fact, Clinton's first three words in response to the question -- "You don't believe that Senator Obama is a Muslim?" -- were, "Of course not<em>.</em>" http://mediamatters.org/items/200803050001 Wed, 5 Mar 2008 13:19:52 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200801160014 <em>Newsweek</em> chief political correspondent Howard Fineman falsely claimed during MSNBC's coverage following the January 15 Democratic presidential candidates debate in Las Vegas that Sen. Barack Obama "admitt[ed] that he can't manage his way out of a paper bag while he's running for president of the United States." http://mediamatters.org/items/200801160014 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:34:52 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200708270005 On <em>Countdown</em>, <em>Newsweek</em> chief political correspondent Howard Fineman asserted that "[t]he problem that the Democrats have got, indeed, that all America has got, is that having gone into Iraq the way we did, there is, in the opinion of many fair-minded observers, chaos and hell to pay if we get out overnight." While Fineman did not specify which "Democrats" have advocated withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq "overnight," Democrats support several plans that call for a "gradual" withdrawal or a "phased redeployment" of U.S. troops from Iraq, with some troops remaining in Iraq for specified missions after the withdrawal of most combat troops. http://mediamatters.org/items/200708270005 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:55:29 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200708060003 http://mediamatters.org/items/200708060003 Mon, 6 Aug 2007 14:30:15 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200706210011 http://mediamatters.org/items/200706210011 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:29:07 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200705250005 http://mediamatters.org/items/200705250005 Fri, 25 May 2007 14:56:40 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200705080010 On <em>Hardball</em>, <em>Newsweek</em>'s Howard Fineman suggested that a recent poll finding that 77 percent of Democrats and "Democrat Leaners" are satisfied with their party's choice of presidential nominees, while 52 percent of Republicans and "Republican Leaners" said the same, meant that "both parties are going to nominate somebody that they're sort of not wildly enthusiastic about, and then there is going to be seven months ... for everybody to have buyer's remorse big time." Chris Matthews asserted that the supposed dissatisfaction could lead to a "third party" bid. http://mediamatters.org/items/200705080010 Tue, 8 May 2007 15:35:04 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200704090002 http://mediamatters.org/items/200704090002 Mon, 9 Apr 2007 12:12:05 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200702010001 http://mediamatters.org/items/200702010001 Thu, 1 Feb 2007 09:41:12 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200701240001 http://mediamatters.org/items/200701240001 Tue, 23 Jan 2007 19:47:32 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200610090008 In their coverage of the Foley scandal's political effects, numerous media figures have suggested that conservative Christians are most likely to react negatively to the Foley scandal. In doing so, they presume that so-called "values voters" are more concerned than others with protecting children. http://mediamatters.org/items/200610090008 Mon, 9 Oct 2006 18:37:55 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200608300002 On the August 27 <em>Chris Matthews Show</em>, panelists Elisabeth Bumiller, Howard Fineman, and Michael Duffy failed to note Sen. John McCain's history of conflicting statements on President Bush's Iraq policy and on Donald Rumsfeld's performance as secretary of defense. http://mediamatters.org/items/200608300002 Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:11:03 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200608100010 On <em>Hardball</em>, Chuck Todd, editor in chief of the <em>National Journal</em>'s weblog The Hotline, asserted that Republicans had invoked the issue of national security "in a positive [way]" in the 2002 and 2004 elections. In fact, Republicans launched numerous attacks on Democrats such as former Sen. Max Cleland in 2002 and Sen. John Kerry in 2004. http://mediamatters.org/items/200608100010 Thu, 10 Aug 2006 17:09:04 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200608060001 Several news outlets portrayed Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's harsh criticism of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld as a purely political maneuver to "find the exact middle" in the Democratic Party or to position herself for a potential 2008 presidential run. http://mediamatters.org/items/200608060001 Sun, 6 Aug 2006 11:50:45 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200607310002 On <em>The Chris Matthews Show</em>, CBS News contributor and <em>U.S. News &amp; World Report</em> contributing editor Gloria Borger stated that former Sen. John Edwards might be able to defeat Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination because "he's a more authentic person than Hillary Clinton." Borger's comment met with agreement from the panel. http://mediamatters.org/items/200607310002 Mon, 31 Jul 2006 12:39:53 EST