http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/james_taranto This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: James Taranto en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200708160008 OpinionJournal.com editor James Taranto claimed that "[e]ight years ago," then-presidential candidate George W. Bush "understood that he was not running against Bill Clinton and for the most part ignored him." In fact, Bush repeatedly attacked the Clinton administration throughout 1999. <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200708160008 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:30:51 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200707190001 http://mediamatters.org/items/200707190001 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 20:04:35 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200707180004 http://mediamatters.org/items/200707180004 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:40:47 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200611130009 Following the midterm elections, prominent Republicans and conservative media figures, as well as <em>The Washington Post</em>, dismissed suggestions that the results represented a referendum on Iraq by noting that Connecticut voters re-elected Sen. Joe Lieberman, despite his support for the war. But these attempts to cast Lieberman's victory as a counter to claims that the outcome of the elections was a repudiation of Bush's Iraq policy overlook Lieberman's efforts in the weeks leading up to the election to portray himself as a critic of the war. http://mediamatters.org/items/200611130009 Mon, 13 Nov 2006 17:38:43 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200609280001 OpinionJournal.com editor James Taranto cited a 1998 memo to then-President Bill Clinton titled "Bin Ladin Preparing to Hijack US Aircraft and Other Attacks" to claim that Clinton ignored evidence of the danger Al Qaeda posed to the United States. However, the 9-11 Commission detailed an immediate and aggressive response to the memo by the Clinton administration. http://mediamatters.org/items/200609280001 Thu, 28 Sep 2006 09:31:16 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200608240010 http://mediamatters.org/items/200608240010 Thu, 24 Aug 2006 18:41:54 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200606020006 <em>Wall Street Journal</em> OpinionJournal.com editor James Taranto has yet to acknowledge that his theory of media bias -- that "the mainstream media ... are generally biased in favor of liberals and Democrats, but this ends up helping conservatives and Republicans by breeding complacency on the Democratic side" -- did not pass his own test. In a May 30 column, Taranto challenged readers to find an article from 1994 or 1980 "speculating about the possibility of a Republican landslide." <em>Media Matters</em> answered Taranto's challenge by presenting eight articles from 1994 that met his criteria. Since then, Taranto has twice addressed <em>Media Matters</em>' response but has ignored the fact his theory of media bias failed his test. http://mediamatters.org/items/200606020006 Fri, 2 Jun 2006 13:22:51 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200605310001 James Taranto issued a challenge to test his theory that the "mainstream media" are "generally biased in favor of liberals and Democrats, but this ends up helping conservatives and Republicans by breeding complacency on the Democratic side." Taranto asked: "Can you find a similar article ... speculating about the possibility of a Republican landslide in 1994, when there actually was one?" <em>Media Matters for America</em> answers Taranto's challenge. http://mediamatters.org/items/200605310001 Wed, 31 May 2006 09:47:53 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200605110015 James Taranto attacked Bloomberg News for its article about a suicide bombing in the Iraqi city of Tal Afar that also mentioned President Bush's record-low job approval rating of 31 percent. Taranto went on to attack "the media and the Democratic Party" and praised the Bush administration for "dealing with" Iraq as "a real problem, not merely a political one." However, Taranto did not mention that it was Bush who politicized Tal Afar to begin with -- hyping the city as an Iraq success story despite Tal Afar's rising sectarian conflict. http://mediamatters.org/items/200605110015 Thu, 11 May 2006 17:46:04 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200603130014 James Taranto once again misrepresented <em>Media Matters for America</em>'s position, this time in response to an item noting his false characterization of <em>Media Matters</em>' coverage of Rep. John Murtha's call for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq. http://mediamatters.org/items/200603130014 Mon, 13 Mar 2006 17:29:27 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200603100012 James Taranto falsely claimed that <em>Media Matters for America</em> "cheered" Rep. John Murtha's call for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq but also "denied that he had done any such thing." In fact, <em>Media Matters</em> neither endorsed nor condemned Murtha's proposal, nor did we deny Murtha called for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. <em>Media Matters</em> instead corrected those in the media who falsely claimed that Murtha called for an "immediate withdrawal" or who falsely referred to Rep. Duncan Hunter's one-sentence resolution calling for immediate withdrawal as the "Murtha amendment." http://mediamatters.org/items/200603100012 Fri, 10 Mar 2006 16:47:04 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200602090007 Numerous media figures highlighted the alleged "partisan" nature of Coretta Scott King's funeral but failed to comment on the politicization of Ronald Reagan's funeral. http://mediamatters.org/items/200602090007 Thu, 9 Feb 2006 16:01:11 EST