Media Matters - The Washington Times

Media Matters - The Washington Times http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/the_washington_times This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: The Washington Times en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America Wash. Times quoted Indiana man saying Obama is "a Muslim" without noting the assertion is false http://mediamatters.org/items/200805070001 A Washington Times article uncritically quoted an Indiana man saying of Sen. Barack Obama, "I can't stand him. ... He's a Muslim. He's not even pro-American as far as I'm concerned." By contrast, after quoting the same man in its own article, the Chicago Sun-Times wrote that "Obama has never been a Muslim, but bogus e-mails accuse him of being a Muslim who put his hand on a copy of the Quran to be sworn into the U.S. Senate and refusing to say the Pledge of Allegiance." http://mediamatters.org/items/200805070001 Wed, 7 May 2008 11:42:36 EST Wash. Post, WSJ editorial pages urged release of tax returns by Teresa Heinz Kerry, but have yet to call for Cindy McCain's http://mediamatters.org/items/200805050001 In 2004, the editorial pages of The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal called on Teresa Heinz Kerry to release her tax returns. But both have yet to call on Sen. John McCain's campaign to release Cindy McCain's tax returns or even note that the campaign has refused to do so. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805050001 Mon, 5 May 2008 14:52:39 EST Wash. Times asserted McCain "doesn't intend to make" Wright "a political issue," but aides have reportedly distributed materials about Wright http://mediamatters.org/items/200804140005 The Washington Times' Andrea Billups wrote that Sen. John McCain's "low profile during the Wright flap suggests he doesn't intend to make it a political issue, even if others in his party do." But Billups did not report that a McCain campaign aide reportedly distributed a video that "splices together the most inflammatory language of Jeremiah Wright with a series of other issues that have arisen in the campaign." http://mediamatters.org/items/200804140005 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:40:42 EST Reporting on Dems' "condemn[ation]" of McCain comment, Wash. Times left out McCain's inconsistency http://mediamatters.org/items/200804080005 Reporting on Sen. John McCain's speech about the Iraq war, The Washington Times asserted that "Democrats have condemned Mr. McCain for his 100-year comment, though Mr. McCain was saying Iraq could become a nation like South Korea, where U.S. forces have been stationed for more than 50 years." But the Times did not mention that McCain has been inconsistent on whether U.S. troop's future presence in Iraq would be analogous to that in South Korea. http://mediamatters.org/items/200804080005 Tue, 8 Apr 2008 15:50:51 EST Wash. Times' McCaslin misrepresented FEC spokesman, advisory opinions, to raise questions about Clinton's Elton John concert http://mediamatters.org/items/200803270011 In a column about an Elton John concert on behalf of Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign, The Washington Times' John McCaslin questioned whether the concert violates federal election law and wrote that FEC spokesman Bob Biersack "said he doesn't know whether the Elton John performance would be considered unlawful by FEC standards." While McCaslin later updated his column, he did not note that, according to the Clinton campaign, Biersack said: "I did not intend to convey ... that there is anything unlawful" about the concert. McCaslin also falsely asserted that a 1981 FEC advisory opinion "prohibited a foreign national artist from donating his services in connection with fundraising for a U.S. Senate campaign." http://mediamatters.org/items/200803270011 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:35:38 EST Wash. Times' Lambro asserted McCain "burnish[ed] his defense and foreign policy credentials" on trip, ignored Al Qaeda-Iran gaffe http://mediamatters.org/items/200803250007 The Washington Times' Donald Lambro asserted that Sen. John McCain's "fact-finding foreign policy trip" "burnish[ed] his defense and foreign policy credentials." Lambro wrote this despite McCain's admittedly false claim during the trip that "it's common knowledge and has been reported in the media that ... Al Qaeda is going back into Iran and receiving training and are coming back into Iraq from Iran." http://mediamatters.org/items/200803250007 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:14:18 EST Despite reporting to the contrary, Wash. Times claimed Obama received "a discount" on his house http://mediamatters.org/items/200803030005 A Washington Times article asserted that Sen. Barack Obama "received a discount for purchasing [his] home, and Mr. [Antoin] Rezko bought the lot next door." The article did not cite any evidence that Obama "received a discount," and Bloomberg News has reported that "[t]he couple who sold Barack Obama his Chicago home said the Illinois senator's $1.65 million bid 'was the best offer' and they didn't cut their asking price because a campaign donor bought their adjacent land, according to e-mails between Obama's presidential campaign and the seller." http://mediamatters.org/items/200803030005 Mon, 3 Mar 2008 16:16:12 EST Wash. Times falsely claimed Obama "urg[ed] the Bush administration to conduct air strikes against terrorist targets in Pakistan without its approval" http://mediamatters.org/items/200802280014 A Washington Times article distorted Sen. Barack Obama's comments about targeting terrorists in Pakistan, falsely claiming that Obama "urg[ed] the Bush administration to conduct air strikes against terrorist targets in Pakistan without its approval." http://mediamatters.org/items/200802280014 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:25:38 EST Media advance myth of McCain as lobbyist foe http://mediamatters.org/items/200802260009 Various media figures and reports have helped perpetuate the myth of Sen. John McCain as a straight-talking maverick who is feared by lobbyists and representatives of special interests. But McCain's campaign reportedly has more current and former lobbyists on staff or as advisers and more current and former lobbyist fundraising bundlers than any other candidate. http://mediamatters.org/items/200802260009 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:59:17 EST Ignoring own reporting, Wash. Times headline claimed "McCain refuses to pander" http://mediamatters.org/items/200802140007 A Washington Times headline claimed in reference to Sen. John McCain: "McCain refuses to pander." In fact, The Washington Times itself has reported on McCain's efforts to satisfy conservative Republicans by changing his positions on issues such as taxes and immigration. http://mediamatters.org/items/200802140007 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:47:29 EST Wash. Times misrepresented photograph of Clinton from New Haven event http://mediamatters.org/items/200802050012 The Washington Times misrepresented an Associated Press photograph, claiming that it showed Hillary Clinton "tear[ing] up during a stop in New Haven, Conn." In fact, according to the caption provided by the AP, it depicted Clinton "wiping her eye and sipping water to get her cough under control"; it does not depict the moment at the New Haven event the accompanying Times article highlighted. http://mediamatters.org/items/200802050012 Tue, 5 Feb 2008 20:18:21 EST Wash. Times editorial cropped Obama quote to falsely claim he argued against protecting "babies who survive botched late-term abortions" http://mediamatters.org/items/200802050010 A Washington Times editorial falsely claimed that Sen. Barack Obama "argu[ed] cold-bloodedly on the Illinois Senate floor that babies who survive botched late-term abortions should not be considered 'persons' because this would be tantamount to admitting 'that they are persons that are entitled to the kinds of protections that would be provided to a -- a child, a 9-month old -- child that was delivered to term.' " In fact, he was not discussing "late-term abortions" in the remarks the editorial highlighted; Obama was asserting that the bill in question, which was not limited to late-term abortions, would "essentially bar abortions." http://mediamatters.org/items/200802050010 Tue, 5 Feb 2008 17:20:48 EST Wash. Times runs column on Obama under the headline: "Black horse" http://mediamatters.org/items/200802050004 A Washington Times column reporting that Chris Matthews spoke about Sen. Barack Obama's presidential candidacy and the "galloping horse of history" ran under the headline "Black horse." http://mediamatters.org/items/200802050004 Tue, 5 Feb 2008 13:51:54 EST Reporting National Journal's rating of Obama, media ignored magazine's non-rating of McCain because of missed votes http://mediamatters.org/items/200802050002 Media Matters for America has identified numerous media outlets or figures who reported that the National Journal has rated Sen. Barack Obama "the most liberal senator in 2007," but did not report that the same National Journal feature stated that Sen. John McCain "did not vote frequently enough in 2007 to draw a composite score. He missed more than half of the votes in both the economic and foreign-policy categories." http://mediamatters.org/items/200802050002 Tue, 5 Feb 2008 12:46:58 EST Wash. Times left out Obama statements that undermine its claim that "Obama '04 at Odds with Obama '08" http://mediamatters.org/items/200802010011 The Washington Times claimed that during his 2004 Senate campaign, Barack Obama "took positions" on health care for undocumented immigrants, mandatory minimum sentences, and single-payer health insurance "that conflict with statements that he has made during his run for the White House." But the Times omitted key parts of Obama's statements on these issues, the inclusion of which would have undermined its characterization of Obama as having changed his positions. http://mediamatters.org/items/200802010011 Fri, 1 Feb 2008 19:56:36 EST