http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/robert_novak This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Robert Novak en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200805270004 In his column, Robert Novak wrote, "[Sen. Barack] Obama, while asserting that 'nobody is pro-abortion,' has said that if his two daughters 'make a mistake, I don't want them punished with a baby,' " falsely suggesting that Obama was discussing abortion when he said that if his two daughters were to "make a mistake, I don't want them punished with a baby." However, as video of the campaign event at which Obama made his comments shows, he was not referring to abortion but was instead referring to sex education. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805270004 Tue, 27 May 2008 15:25:53 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200802190005 Robert Novak asserted that "[a] closed-door caucus of House Democrats" had "instructed Speaker Nancy Pelosi to call President Bush's bluff on extending the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to continue eavesdropping on suspected foreign terrorists" and that "Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said there was no danger in letting the FISA legislation lapse temporarily." In fact, FISA did not lapse or expire; what expired was the Protect America Act (PAA), which amended FISA. Additionally, Novak falsely stated that "the Democratic leadership Wednesday brought up another bill simply extending FISA authority, this time for 21 days" and that most of the Democrats who voted against the bill "intuitively oppose any anti-terrorist proposal." In fact, the House voted on an extension to the PAA, not FISA, and most of the Democrats who voted against the extension have supported other bills to allow surveillance of suspected terrorists. http://mediamatters.org/items/200802190005 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:58:51 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200802110009 Citing a "Zogby poll that showed a big Obama lead in California," Robert D. Novak asserted that Sen. Barack Obama's defeat in the California presidential primary "raises the specter of the dreaded 'Bradley effect.' " But in explaining why his poll showing Obama leading in California by 13 points did not match the actual results, John Zogby wrote: "It appears that we underestimated Hispanic turnout and overestimated the importance of younger Hispanic voters. We also overestimated turnout among African-American voters." http://mediamatters.org/items/200802110009 Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:01:27 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200802040009 While writing that Sen. Clinton said "she opposed the Levin amendment to the 2003 [sic] Iraq war resolution because it would 'subordinate' U.S. decision-making to the United Nations," Robert Novak falsely claimed that Clinton "made no such claim until her presidential campaign." In fact, the same day Clinton voted on Sen. Carl Levin's proposed amendment to the 2002 resolution authorizing the use of force against Iraq, she gave a floor speech that included her reason for opposing a proposal that the United States "should only resort to force if and when the United Nations Security Council approves it." http://mediamatters.org/items/200802040009 Mon, 4 Feb 2008 18:13:23 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200801170009 Nationally syndicated columnist Robert Novak falsely asserted that former President Bill Clinton had "referred to [Sen. Barack] Obama's candidacy as 'a fairy tale.' " Clinton in fact described as the "biggest fairy tale" Obama's statements about his position on the Iraq war. http://mediamatters.org/items/200801170009 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:55:14 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200801100004 Discussing a recent campaign event during which Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's voice broke as she talked about why she is seeking the presidency, Robert Novak wrote that "only the naive can believe Clinton was not artfully playing for sympathy from her sisters." Novak's remarks echoed other media figures who characterized Clinton's emotional moment as "pretend[]" or not "genuine" or "calculated." http://mediamatters.org/items/200801100004 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:01:56 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200708140008 In a column discussing Karl Rove's resignation, Robert D. Novak asserted that "[a]lthough [special counsel Patrick] Fitzgerald knew from the start that not Rove but the politically nondescript Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage was my primary source in identifying Valerie Plame as a CIA employee, the prosecutor came close to indicting Rove for perjury or obstruction of justice." However, Rove confirmed the information Armitage divulged, as Novak himself has admitted. <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200708140008 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:25:34 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200708020009 http://mediamatters.org/items/200708020009 Thu, 2 Aug 2007 18:35:33 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200707260008 http://mediamatters.org/items/200707260008 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:33:01 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200707200012 http://mediamatters.org/items/200707200012 Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:58:01 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200707180008 http://mediamatters.org/items/200707180008 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:11:22 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200707160001 http://mediamatters.org/items/200707160001 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 11:43:10 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200707150002 http://mediamatters.org/items/200707150002 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 14:22:22 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200707140002 http://mediamatters.org/items/200707140002 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 23:00:23 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200707090006 http://mediamatters.org/items/200707090006 Mon, 9 Jul 2007 19:33:25 EST