http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/roger_simon This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Roger Simon en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200804300002 In writing that Rev. Jeremiah Wright "made it legitimate" to use Sen. Barack Obama's middle name, the <em>Politico</em>'s Roger Simon selectively quoted Wright saying at an NAACP dinner, "Please run and tell my stuck-on-stupid friends that Arabic is a language; it's not a religion. Barack Hussein Obama. Barack Hussein Obama. Barack Hussein Obama." Simon omitted the portion of Wright's remarks that immediately followed the part he quoted, in which Wright appeared to criticize those who use Obama's middle name. http://mediamatters.org/items/200804300002 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:53:25 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200804100007 Writing about Sen. John McCain's chances of winning California in the general election, <em>Politico</em> chief political columnist Roger Simon asserted that McCain "is, broadly speaking, in the same mold as California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger." But Simon did not mention the differences between Schwarzenegger and McCain on two key issues: a timetable for U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq and universal health care. http://mediamatters.org/items/200804100007 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 18:48:33 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200803200004 Several media figures have falsely claimed that Sen. Barack Obama contradicted previous statements when he said during a March 18 speech on race: "Did I ever hear him [Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Obama's former pastor] make remarks that could be considered controversial while I sat in the church? Yes." In fact, Obama previously asserted he had not been present for particular statements Wright made that were repeated by various media outlets and that spurred the recent controversy. He did not claim to have never heard Wright make "remarks that could be considered controversial." http://mediamatters.org/items/200803200004 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:42:33 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200803040012 On <em>Hardball</em>, the <em>Politico</em>'s Roger Simon falsely suggested that "the last thing [Sen. Hillary Clinton] said" during a recent interview on <em>60 Minutes</em> when asked whether she believed Sen. Barack Obama is a Muslim was: "No, there is nothing to base that on, as far as I know." In fact, Clinton went on to say, "I have been the target of so many ridiculous rumors. I have a great deal of sympathy for anybody who gets ... smeared with the kind of rumors that go on all the time." In his column, Simon wrote of Clinton's "as far as I know" comment, "Doesn't that just continue a smear?" http://mediamatters.org/items/200803040012 Tue, 4 Mar 2008 21:15:19 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/200712170004 On <em>The Chris Matthews Show</em>, Matthews falsely asserted that Mark Penn "raised drugs again when I had him on <em>Hardball</em>." In fact, that entire <em>Hardball</em> segment was devoted to the controversy over remarks made by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's then-campaign co-chair about Sen. Barack Obama's past drug use, and Penn was not the first to "raise[]" the issue. On the December 14 edition of <em>Hardball</em>, Matthews accused Clinton's campaign of engaging in "dirty politics"; Matthews and his guests went on to say "cocaine" a total of 10 times during the show. http://mediamatters.org/items/200712170004 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:41:41 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200706060004 http://mediamatters.org/items/200706060004 Wed, 6 Jun 2007 12:07:47 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200705160005 Media figures and outlets heaped praise on Mike Huckabee's comment, during the May 15 Republican presidential debate, that "[w]e've had a Congress that's spent money like John Edwards at a beauty shop," a reference to reports that former Sen. John Edwards spent $800 of campaign money (which Edwards said was reimbursed) on two haircuts. ABC News' The Note, as well as <em>The Politico</em>'s Mike Allen called the line an "instant classic," while <em>The Politico</em>'s Jonathan Martin predicted that it "will dominate the news coverage in the days ahead." http://mediamatters.org/items/200705160005 Wed, 16 May 2007 14:22:28 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200702140001 http://mediamatters.org/items/200702140001 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:29:27 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200701300006 http://mediamatters.org/items/200701300006 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 14:11:55 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200701250003 Roger Simon, chief political columnist for <em>The Politico</em>, wrote that Sen. John Kerry had "botched a joke about the draft" in October 2006. In asserting that the botched joke was about "the draft," Simon echoed Republican claims that Kerry was disparaging U.S. troops, rather than President Bush, as Kerry has said. http://mediamatters.org/items/200701250003 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:58:00 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200701230007 http://mediamatters.org/items/200701230007 Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:37:54 EST