http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/past_politicians This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Past Politicians en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200805280010 <em>The Washington Post</em> asserted that "Republicans tarred [Al Gore] in 2000 as someone who claimed to have discovered the Love Canal disaster and invented the Internet." But the <em>Post</em> did not note that the Love Canal smear was based on a falsehood originating in <em>The New York Times</em> and<em> The Washington Post</em> itself, nor did it note that Gore never claimed to have "invented the Internet." http://mediamatters.org/items/200805280010 Wed, 28 May 2008 19:57:55 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200803040001 Chris Matthews asserted that former President Bill Clinton "made a series of remarks about Barack Obama that turned off many Democrats and may have helped galvanize black voters for Obama." Matthews then aired an abbreviated clip of Clinton's January 7 comments, "This whole thing is the biggest fairy tale I've ever seen," leaving out his preceding comments in which Clinton made clear that he was talking about Obama's statements regarding the Iraq war and not Obama's campaign. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803040001 Tue, 4 Mar 2008 11:37:06 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200802140008 Citing the case of Willie Horton, a black man whose image as a criminal who committed crimes while on a weekend furlough from prison was used against 1988 Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis, <em>Politico</em>'s Roger Simon wrote that Al Gore "raised the issue in a New York primary debate against Dukakis." In fact, while Gore questioned Dukakis about "weekend passes for convicted criminals," Gore did not mention Horton's name, his crimes, or his race. http://mediamatters.org/items/200802140008 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:14:17 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200801240005 CNN's Wolf Blitzer asserted, as did a <em>Washington Post</em> blog entry, that Bill Clinton "lashed out" at CNN congressional correspondent Jessica Yellin after she asked him a question following a campaign event in South Carolina that day. Recounting the exchange to Blitzer, Yellin agreed, "He lashed out, Wolf." Similarly, an ABCNews.com report described a "testy exchange" between Barack Obama and<em> New York Times</em> reporter Jeff Zeleny. But videos of the two exchanges do not support these sensational descriptions. http://mediamatters.org/items/200801240005 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:37:41 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200801210003 Discussing "dynasticism" on NBC's <em>Meet the Press</em>, <em>Wall Street Journal</em> columnist Peggy Noonan asserted that "this Bush-Clinton-Bush-Clinton" is a "sickness" that "is giving so many people pause." But when asked how they felt about members of the Bush and Clinton families holding the presidency for nearly 20 years, 50 percent of respondents in a recent <em>New York Times</em>/CBS News poll said it "doesn't really make much difference." http://mediamatters.org/items/200801210003 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:30:25 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200801210001 Referencing an interview former President Bill Clinton gave on PBS' <em>The Charlie Rose Show</em>, <em>Newsweek</em>'s Jonathan Alter wrote, "During a December taping with PBS's Charlie Rose, a frustrated Clinton called [Sen. Barack] Obama 'a roll of the dice,' as aides tried to end the interview." However, Alter omitted Rose's on-air comments in which he indicated why Clinton's aides wanted to "end the interview." http://mediamatters.org/items/200801210001 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:12:40 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200710180009 ABC's The Note referred to an <em>American Spectator</em> column claiming that there was a "vast record of Hillary's joint misdeeds with her spouse" as a "Must-Read," but the column offered false or misleading examples as evidence of these purported "misdeeds." http://mediamatters.org/items/200710180009 Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:14:08 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200703210010 Fox News' <em>America</em><em>'s</em><em> Newsroom</em> uncritically reported Republican assertions that Al Gore violated House and Senate committee rules by not submitting copies of his testimony 48 hours in advance, but did not note that committee rules give the chairman authority to waive or ignore the requirement. http://mediamatters.org/items/200703210010 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 16:25:06 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200703200006 http://mediamatters.org/items/200703200006 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:39:45 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200703080003 http://mediamatters.org/items/200703080003 Thu, 8 Mar 2007 13:18:39 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200611270001 http://mediamatters.org/items/200611270001 Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:16:10 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200511220007 http://mediamatters.org/items/200511220007 Tue, 22 Nov 2005 13:52:32 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200511170010 http://mediamatters.org/items/200511170010 Thu, 17 Nov 2005 18:14:13 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200508020009 http://mediamatters.org/items/200508020009 Tue, 2 Aug 2005 18:09:07 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200507210002 http://mediamatters.org/items/200507210002 Thu, 21 Jul 2005 12:34:20 EST