Media Matters - Lou Dobbs

Media Matters - Lou Dobbs http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/lou_dobbs This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Lou Dobbs en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America Dobbs falsely asserted Obama "in a complete reversal" is only "now" considering trip to Iraq http://mediamatters.org/items/200806170008 CNN's Lou Dobbs claimed that "in what appears to be a complete reversal tonight, Senator [Barack] Obama says he's considering a trip now to Iraq." In fact, Obama has said on several occasions since last November that he is considering a trip to Iraq. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806170008 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:36:09 EST CNN's Dobbs, Daily News' Goodwin expressed incredulity that Pelosi would "giv[e] the Iranians the credit," but her comments echoed CNN's own reporting http://mediamatters.org/items/200806040005 On Lou Dobbs Tonight, Lou Dobbs and Michael Goodwin cited House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's comments about Iran negotiating an end to fighting in Basra, Iraq, to accuse her of being unwilling to give credit to U.S. troops and being "invested in failure" when, in fact, CNN itself reported that Iran had played an integral role in brokering a cease-fire in Basra, as did numerous other media outlets. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806040005 Wed, 4 Jun 2008 15:16:21 EST No "façade": CNN correspondent Sylvester rebuffs Dobbs' efforts to get her to affirm his false accusations of secrecy against Appleseed http://mediamatters.org/items/200805220012 On Lou Dobbs Tonight, Dobbs introduced a segment by Lisa Sylvester about a report by the nonprofit group Appleseed by asserting, "Many of these groups call themselves nonpartisan, nonprofit organizations when in reality they are nothing more than advocates for illegal alien amnesty and, in many cases, open borders. Lisa Sylvester reports on the façade." But Sylvester did not expose any such "façade," and Sylvester rebuffed Dobbs' efforts to get her to assert that Appleseed is something other than what it claims to be -- "[a] non-profit network of 16 public interest justice centers in the U.S. and Mexico ... dedicated to building a society where opportunities are genuine, access to the law is universal and equal, and government advances the public interest." http://mediamatters.org/items/200805220012 Thu, 22 May 2008 19:45:34 EST On Meet the Press, Russert allowed GOP strategist Murphy to falsely claim that "Rubin mischaracterized," "paraphrased" McCain http://mediamatters.org/items/200805180002 On Meet the Press, Tim Russert failed to correct Mike Murphy's false claim that James Rubin "mischaracterized" Sen. John McCain in a Washington Post op-ed. Russert said, "And there is an interview with James Rubin, as you know, from Senator McCain where he said that in time, we would have to talk with Hamas." Murphy replied, "Right. Well, but I think if you look, like many of us did, at the full YouTube of that, Rubin mischaracterized him in his op-ed. ... McCain had a lot of qualifications, if you look at the full context of it, which is not what Rubin paraphrased in that op-ed." In fact, Rubin did not "mischaracterize[]" or "paraphrase[]" McCain's comments, as video posted on YouTube shows. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805180002 Sun, 18 May 2008 17:11:24 EST Dobbs claimed there "isn't much difference" among the three candidates, except on Iraq http://mediamatters.org/items/200803310008 CNN's Lou Dobbs claimed that, "with the exception of Iraq, there isn't much difference among" Sens. Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and John McCain. In fact, on health care, Obama and Clinton have both proposed plans to expand coverage, which McCain has denounced. Obama and Clinton also both support comprehensive immigration reform; McCain abandoned his previous support for comprehensive immigration legislation during his campaign for the Republican nomination. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803310008 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:30:00 EST Dobbs asked if Obama is "pandering to ethnocentric special interests again" by accepting Richardson's endorsement http://mediamatters.org/items/200803240009 Lou Dobbs introduced the March 21 edition of CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight by announcing: "Tonight, Senator [Barack] Obama wins the endorsement of the nation's only Hispanic governor, Bill Richardson. Is Obama pandering to ethnocentric special interests again? We'll have complete coverage." The subsequent report included no discussion of whether Obama is "pandering to ethnocentric special interests." http://mediamatters.org/items/200803240009 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:21:39 EST On CNN, following Schiavone's false claims, Dobbs falsely claimed that Obama and Clinton are "not for border security" http://mediamatters.org/items/200803210004 On Lou Dobbs Tonight, CNN correspondent Louise Schiavone falsely asserted that in votes cast last week, Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton "said no to additional funding for border security, immigration enforcement, and deportation of criminal aliens." Additionally, Lou Dobbs falsely claimed that Obama and Clinton are "not for border security." http://mediamatters.org/items/200803210004 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:47:23 EST Contradicting polling, Dobbs claimed "illegal immigration" is among "the top three issues for American voters in both political parties" http://mediamatters.org/items/200803130006 Lou Dobbs claimed on his radio show that "illegal immigration" is among "the top three issues for American voters in both political parties." In fact, no recent polls support Dobbs' assertion that "voters in both political parties" consider illegal immigration "one of the top three issues," although some polls indicate that immigration is among the top issues for Republican voters. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803130006 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:35:15 EST CNN's Bash uncritically aired McCain's false attacks on Democrats on taxes and health care http://mediamatters.org/items/200802140012 CNN's Dana Bash uncritically aired a video clip from Republican Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) making a comparison between "the Democrats who want to raise your taxes, or me, I want to lower your taxes. Whether it will be a health care system run by the federal government, or whether families in America will make their choices about health care." In fact, neither Sen. Hillary Clinton nor Sen. Barack Obama has proposed "a health care system run by the federal government," and both have proposed tax cuts for the poor and the middle class. http://mediamatters.org/items/200802140012 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:10:55 EST Olbermann named Dobbs "Worst Person" for saying ADL is "a joke" http://mediamatters.org/items/200802080001 On MSNBC's Countdown, Keith Olbermann named CNN host Lou Dobbs the "winner" of his "Worst Person in the World" segment for calling the Anti-Defamation League a "joke," as Media Matters for America documented. http://mediamatters.org/items/200802080001 Fri, 8 Feb 2008 12:59:36 EST Confronted about using graphic from Council of Conservative Citizens, Dobbs asked: "[G]ot anything a little more recent?" http://mediamatters.org/items/200802060006 On Lou Dobbs Tonight, National Council of La Raza's Janet Murguia accused host Lou Dobbs of using "hate groups to make your case on immigration," noting that Dobbs had aired a graphic from the Council of Conservative Citizens, a group linked to white supremacists. Dobbs responded: "You got anything a little more recent?" He also asked, "How long was that on the air?" When Murguia responded, "It doesn't matter how long," Dobbs replied, "Of course it does." Dobbs also labeled the Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center as "absolute advocate groups for open borders and amnesty for illegal aliens" and said of the ADL, "They are a joke." http://mediamatters.org/items/200802060006 Wed, 6 Feb 2008 18:32:34 EST CNN reporter on issue of driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants: "It literally drives some off the deep end, like Lou Dobbs" http://mediamatters.org/items/200801300003 Discussing driver's licenses for illegal immigrants, CNN correspondent Carol Costello remarked on The Situation Room that the issue "literally drives some off the deep end, like Lou Dobbs." http://mediamatters.org/items/200801300003 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:16:38 EST Dobbs falsely suggested CNN Democratic debate didn't include "one question about illegal immigration" http://mediamatters.org/items/200801250007 On CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight, Lou Dobbs agreed with a viewer that "[t]here was not one question about illegal immigration" asked during the recent Democratic presidential debate, saying, "You know, I noticed that. I wonder why." But, during the debate, CNN's Joe Johns asked Sen. Barack Obama if his health-care plan would "cover the estimated 12 million or so illegal immigrants" in the United States. And Wolf Blitzer later asked a similar question of John Edwards. http://mediamatters.org/items/200801250007 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:08:42 EST Dobbs falsely claimed that Obama's "relationship with his faith [was] heretofore ... unexpressed" http://mediamatters.org/items/200711070008 On Lou Dobbs Tonight, Lou Dobbs said of Sen. Barack Obama: "[H]e may not be converting, but he is certainly revealing a relationship with his faith that heretofore had been unexpressed." In fact, Obama has discussed his faith publicly for years, including in his 1995 memoir. http://mediamatters.org/items/200711070008 Wed, 7 Nov 2007 16:33:52 EST CNN's Malveaux said "conspiracy theorists" talk about North American Union -- what about Dobbs? http://mediamatters.org/items/200708220014 Discussing President Bush's denial that the federal government has plans for a "North American Union," CNN's Suzanne Malveaux said Bush's denial followed "a lot of talk in the blogosphere and conspiracy theorists." But Malveaux did not note that CNN's own Lou Dobbs, on whose show Malveaux regularly provides news reports, has repeatedly hyped the possibility of a North American Union. http://mediamatters.org/items/200708220014 Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:47:32 EST