http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/jonathan_martin This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Jonathan Martin en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200807070001 <em>Politico</em> writers Ben Smith and Jonathan Martin reported a claim by Tucker Bounds, McCain campaign spokesman, that "Barack Obama wants more taxes from 21 million small businesses," without noting that it is false. In fact, Obama has proposed rolling back President Bush's tax cuts only on "people who are making 250,000 dollars a year or more," and according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center, 481,000 small businesses fall into the tax brackets that would be affected by those increases. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807070001 Mon, 7 Jul 2008 11:56:07 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806230004 Jonathan Martin uncritically quoted Regnery Publishing president Marjory Ross saying of Sen. Barack Obama, "He's the No. 1 most liberal member of the U.S. Senate, and nobody has really examined his record." Ross was apparently referring to the <em>National Journal</em>'s 2007 Vote Ratings. Martin did not cite any criticism of the study's subjectivity -- including criticism by Obama during a February interview with <em>Politico -- </em>or note that a more comprehensive study reached a different result. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806230004 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:54:25 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806050001 Ignoring its own interview with Sen. Barack Obama in which he criticized the <em>National Journal </em>study, the <em>Politico</em> uncritically reported Sen. John McCain's claim that Obama has the "most liberal voting record," without citing any criticism of the study or noting that the ranking was based on subjectively selected votes. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806050001 Thu, 5 Jun 2008 11:41:13 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200804120001 The <em><em>Politico's</em> </em>Jonathan Martin asserted as "fact" that Al Gore and John Kerry "were elitists and were out of touch with average Americans." But to the extent the public perceived the<strong><strong>m</strong></strong> in that manner, the media played a dominant role in creating and promoting that perception while largely avoiding discussion of whether President Bush was an "elitist." http://mediamatters.org/items/200804120001 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 16:00:08 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200804100009 <em>Politico </em>senior political writer Jonathan Martin reported on Republican National Committee "[i]nternal polling data" showing Sen. John McCain "with a solid lead over both his potential general election rivals," but Martin did not report -- nor did he give any indication that he had sought -- any additional information about the RNC's data, or provide any justification for treating the results of an internal partisan poll as newsworthy. http://mediamatters.org/items/200804100009 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:39:50 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200803100003 On CNN's <em>This Week in Politics</em>, Cliff May falsely asserted, unchallenged, that Nancy Pelosi "is not letting a vote come on" a "bipartisan bill passed by the Senate that would restore to intelligence agencies the authority they used to have to ... surveil, to bug terrorists and terrorist suspects abroad." May further claimed, falsely, that Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama "have said they're against this bill that would restore intelligence authority." In fact, the U.S. government currently has the authority to eavesdrop on the communications of suspected terrorists through the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803100003 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:21:08 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200802060005 Comparing Sen. John McCain's 2008 Republican presidential campaign to his failed 2000 bid, <em>Politico</em> senior political writer Jonathan Martin stated: "There is another reason why McCain's fared better this time -- he reluctantly allowed his campaign to spotlight his 5 1/2 years in the Hanoi Hilton." However, numerous reports in 2000 noted the prominent role McCain's experience as a POW in Vietnam played in his first presidential campaign. http://mediamatters.org/items/200802060005 Wed, 6 Feb 2008 16:50:56 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200710070001 In a blog entry, <em>Politico</em> senior political writer Jonathan Martin wrote that Rudy Giuliani's campaign had circulated a press release titled "Romney's Taxachussetts Hypocrisy" and characterized the campaign as "[n]ot terribly thrilled about having to engage a GOP opponent -- but also recognizing the necessity of letting no dig go unanswered." However, in the blog entry, Martin did not note a relevant statement that Giuliani made two days earlier in an interview with Martin himself: "It's my intention not to attack any other Republicans, absolutely. ... The whole focus of my campaign is I'm going to run against a Democrat." On <em>Meet the Press</em>, David Brody claimed that Giuliani "is talking about Hillary Clinton and nobody else," adding: "I mean, it's invoking the Eleventh Commandment, as Ronald Reagan would say, you know, thou shalt not speak ill of a fellow Republican." http://mediamatters.org/items/200710070001 Sun, 7 Oct 2007 14:08:41 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200709110002 http://mediamatters.org/items/200709110002 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:30:21 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200709050005 In an article on Republican candidates, the <em>Politico</em>'s Jonathan Martin claimed that the reason Rudy Giuliani has not "stopped being 'America's Mayor' " and become "just another presidential candidate" is "in part ... because he still enjoys the halo of Sept. 11 and the celebrity that comes with the heroics." However, Giuliani's performance before, during, and after 9-11 has been questioned and criticized. http://mediamatters.org/items/200709050005 Wed, 5 Sep 2007 13:52:33 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200705260002 http://mediamatters.org/items/200705260002 Fri, 25 May 2007 20:13:49 EST