http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/michael_shear This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Michael Shear en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200807090006 In an article on Sen. John McCain's proposed plan to balance the budget by 2013, <em>The Washington Post</em>'s Michael Shear reported that "Democrats immediately criticized McCain, asserting that his promise is unrealistic, given his stated goals of tax cuts and other government spending." In fact, several economists and nonpartisan analysts have also criticized McCain's plan, reportedly saying that McCain's proposal for numerous tax cuts would bloat the deficit or require huge spending cuts. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807090006 Wed, 9 Jul 2008 15:15:47 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807010005 Several media reports falsely claimed that Wesley Clark criticized Sen. John McCain's military service during a June 29 appearance on CBS' <em>Face the Nation</em>, including CNN anchor John Roberts, who said that "Clark took a weekend hit at McCain, targeting his history as a war hero and his possible future as president." In fact, Clark praised McCain as "a hero to me and to hundreds of thousands of millions of others in the Armed Forces as a prisoner of war." http://mediamatters.org/items/200807010005 Tue, 1 Jul 2008 16:42:51 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200805270005 In reporting on Sen. John McCain's efforts to woo Hispanic voters, the <em>Los Angeles Times</em>, <em>The Washington Post</em>, the <em>Politico</em>, and Reuters mentioned McCain's previous support for comprehensive immigration reform but did not note that he has since said he would no longer support a comprehensive reform measure he co-sponsored. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805270005 Tue, 27 May 2008 16:52:14 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200805150007 <em>The Washington Post</em>'s Michael Shear falsely suggested that Sen. Barack Obama has changed his position on U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq since September 2007, writing that when Obama was "[a]sked to make a withdrawal timeline pledge during a debate last September," he "declined, saying that 'it's hard to project four years from now,' " but that Obama now says "he will remove all combat brigades from Iraq within 16 months of becoming president and will leave 'some troops' in Iraq to protect U.S. embassy personnel there and carry out targeted strikes on terrorists." But contrary to Shear's suggestion, Obama did not make contradictory statements. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805150007 Thu, 15 May 2008 17:35:12 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200805140003 In reports about televangelist John Hagee's apology for his anti-Catholic remarks, neither <em>The Washington Post</em>'s Michael D. Shear nor Fox News' Brit Hume mentioned that Hagee -- whose endorsement Sen. John McCain has acknowledged seeking -- also has made controversial statements about women, race, homosexuality, and Islam. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805140003 Wed, 14 May 2008 14:20:09 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200803090002 A <em>Washington Post</em> article stated that Sen. John McCain "condemned" a Tennessee Republican Party press release that used Sen. Barack Obama's middle name. However, the <em>Post</em> did not mention that McCain later touted the endorsement of the Tennessee Republican Party chairman, who was quoted attacking Obama in the press release. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803090002 Sun, 9 Mar 2008 16:40:08 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200802050009 <em>The Washington Post</em> and the<em> New York Post</em> both baselessly asserted that Sen. Hillary Clinton referred to an emotional moment before last month's New Hampshire primary when she said during a February 4 visit to the Yale Child Study Center, "I said I would not tear up." http://mediamatters.org/items/200802050009 Tue, 5 Feb 2008 17:05:49 EST