Media Matters - Mark Halperin

Media Matters - Mark Halperin http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/mark_halperin This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Mark Halperin en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America Time's Halperin uncritically reported false claim by "[c]ritics" that Obama "encourag[ed] Americans to learn Spanish over immigrants learning English" http://mediamatters.org/items/200807120001 On his website, The Page, Mark Halperin uncritically reported the false accusation, which he attributed to "[c]ritics" of Sen. Barack Obama, that Obama "encourag[ed] Americans to learn Spanish over immigrants learning English." In fact, Obama said: "I agree that immigrants should learn English. ... But instead of worrying about whether immigrants can learn English -- they'll learn English -- you need to make sure your child can speak Spanish. You should be thinking about how can your child become bilingual. We should have every child speaking more than one language." http://mediamatters.org/items/200807120001 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:43:03 EST Halperin declared Republicans the "winner of the week" -- did not note McCain campaign's week of controversies, admitted falsehoods http://mediamatters.org/items/200807110008 In a July 11 entry on The Page, Mark Halperin declared "Republicans" the "winner of the week" over Democrats without noting any of the admitted falsehoods by or controversies involving the McCain campaign over the previous week. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807110008 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:39:36 EST Time's Halperin printed Boehner's accusation against Obama without providing context showing it was false http://mediamatters.org/items/200805130005 Time's Mark Halperin reported on his blog that House Minority Leader John Boehner "use[d]" Sen. Barack Obama's interview with The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg to "accuse Obama of calling Israel a 'constant sore.' " Halperin reported that the Obama campaign called Boehner's comments "a dishonest and ridiculous distortion" but did not note that the Obama campaign was right or provide the context for Obama's comment. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805130005 Tue, 13 May 2008 15:04:15 EST Citing Gingrich, Halperin falsely suggested Obama's "[t]alk to your enemies" position includes support for meeting with Hamas http://mediamatters.org/items/200804130001 Discussing on ABC's This Week former President Jimmy Carter's planned meeting with a Hamas leader and the "two schools of thought about how America should deal in the world," Time magazine senior political analyst Mark Halperin -- citing former House Speaker Newt Gingrich -- said of Sen. Barack Obama: "Obama's position: Talk to your enemies." But Halperin did not mention that Obama has repeatedly said his willingness to meet with international adversaries "does not include Hamas." http://mediamatters.org/items/200804130001 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:34:39 EST Halperin: Dem president will "have a come-to-Jesus moment" when Bush and Cheney tell them "what's on the line every day" http://mediamatters.org/items/200710110006 http://mediamatters.org/items/200710110006 Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:04:00 EST Eschewing its own reporting, ABC News relied solely on Drudge to report alleged NY Times Clinton story http://mediamatters.org/items/200701030005 http://mediamatters.org/items/200701030005 Wed, 3 Jan 2007 12:09:39 EST The Karl Rove crush http://mediamatters.org/items/200611140003 http://mediamatters.org/items/200611140003 Tue, 14 Nov 2006 12:39:03 EST Mark Halperin's flip-flop at ABC News http://mediamatters.org/items/200611060008 http://mediamatters.org/items/200611060008 Mon, 6 Nov 2006 17:40:48 EST ABC's Halperin: Conservatives no longer letting "liberal entertainers" like Michael J. Fox "have a free ride" http://mediamatters.org/items/200610300007 http://mediamatters.org/items/200610300007 Mon, 30 Oct 2006 16:24:53 EST To back up claims of a "liberal media," ABC's Halperin said liberal 527s "spent millions" attacking Bush, but falsely suggested there were no similar groups on the right http://mediamatters.org/items/200610260013 ABC News political director Mark Halperin falsely suggested that while progressive 527 organizations with ties to the Democratic Party attacked President Bush during the 2004 election, there were no comparable groups on the right. But one of the most prominent 527 groups in the 2004 election cycle was the Swift Boat Veterans For Truth, a group with ties to both the GOP and the Bush-Cheney '04 campaign whose attacks on Democratic candidate John Kerry -- which included numerous false and discredited allegations -- received broad coverage in the media. http://mediamatters.org/items/200610260013 Thu, 26 Oct 2006 16:52:01 EST Echoing Limbaugh, Halperin greeted Beck to discuss Michael J. Fox by stating: "[M]egadittos. And I just need you to know, I'm not doing this segment on my meds, so watch out" http://mediamatters.org/items/200610260008 http://mediamatters.org/items/200610260008 Thu, 26 Oct 2006 15:15:22 EST ABC's Halperin told O'Reilly and Hannity his network will "prove to conservatives that we understand their grievances," and "explain to people what Nancy Pelosi's liberal views are like" http://mediamatters.org/items/200610250012 http://mediamatters.org/items/200610250012 Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:33:23 EST Halperin asserted, despite polling to the contrary, that Republicans have "an advantage" over Democrats on "national security and taxes" http://mediamatters.org/items/200610180007 http://mediamatters.org/items/200610180007 Wed, 18 Oct 2006 11:46:44 EST Here's how dishonest Beltway journalism has become http://mediamatters.org/items/200610030008 http://mediamatters.org/items/200610030008 Tue, 3 Oct 2006 15:53:09 EST