Media Matters - Tom DeLay Scandal

Media Matters - Tom DeLay Scandal http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/tom_delay_scandal This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Tom DeLay Scandal en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America CNN's Malveaux failed to challenge DeLay's assertion that Bush "held the line on spending" http://mediamatters.org/items/200708170002 During a CNN interview about the effect of Karl Rove's resignation, Suzanne Malveaux did not challenge Tom DeLay's claim that "[t]he president held the line on spending," despite the fact that, even though President Bush assumed office with a $125.3 billion surplus, the Bush administration has run a deficit in every fiscal year of the Bush presidency. Additionally, Malveaux did not note Rove's reported assertion that his "biggest error" of the 2006 election cycle was "not working soon enough to replace Republicans tainted by scandal," or point out that DeLay himself remained in the House for several months following his indictment on money laundering and conspiracy charges. http://mediamatters.org/items/200708170002 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:07:07 EST According to The Politico, Jefferson is "indicted" while DeLay is merely "under investigation" http://mediamatters.org/items/200706210006 http://mediamatters.org/items/200706210006 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 14:35:02 EST Politico noted DeLay's "retirement" from Congress, but not that he resigned after indictment http://mediamatters.org/items/200706080008 http://mediamatters.org/items/200706080008 Fri, 8 Jun 2007 16:23:04 EST On Hannity & Colmes, DeLay falsely claimed House ethics committee never called for him to stop House violating rules http://mediamatters.org/items/200611090010 Tom DeLay falsely claimed that Alan Colmes told a "lie" when Colmes noted that the House ethics committee, in the course of admonishing DeLay for objectionable fundraising and improper use of a federal agency, called on DeLay to "temper your future actions to ensure you were in compliance with House ethics rules." In fact, the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct did indeed ask DeLay to "temper [his] future actions" to assure "full compliance ... with the applicable House rules and standards of conduct." http://mediamatters.org/items/200611090010 Thu, 9 Nov 2006 17:52:03 EST Barnes falsely claimed that "only the press" refers to DeLay as "the Hammer" http://mediamatters.org/items/200604110001 Fred Barnes claimed that "only the press" refers to former Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX) as "the Hammer." But The New York Times reported that a tribute dinner held by DeLay supporters in Washington, D.C., in May 2005 included numerous references to DeLay's nickname: "Mr. DeLay was served a red-white-and-blue cake festooned with sparklers and plastic hammers -- a reference to his nickname, the Hammer -- while the band played 'If I Had a Hammer.' " http://mediamatters.org/items/200604110001 Tue, 11 Apr 2006 09:55:58 EST Interviewing DeLay, Cavuto "can't believe" he's leaving office, but didn't ask why http://mediamatters.org/items/200604070004 Fox News host Neil Cavuto interviewed Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX) only two days after DeLay announced his intention to resign his congressional seat. But during the entire interview, Cavuto asked DeLay nothing about why he abandoned his re-election bid after winning a contentious primary or why he decided to leave office altogether, even though Cavuto claimed he "can't believe" that he had done so. Neither did Cavuto once mention DeLay's alleged ties to Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff or the guilty pleas of two of his former top aides, Michael Scanlon and Tony C. Rudy, for conspiring with Abramoff. http://mediamatters.org/items/200604070004 Fri, 7 Apr 2006 11:59:30 EST Wash. Post editorial asserted that DeLay exit made it "much tougher for Democrats" to attack GOP "culture of corruption" -- but cited only DeLay http://mediamatters.org/items/200604050013 An April 5 Washington Post editorial asserted that Rep. Tom DeLay's (R-TX) departure from Congress will make it "much tougher for Democrats to flog their 'culture of corruption' message," offering only a quote from DeLay in support of the assertion -- but a Post article published the same day quoted a Democratic leader saying the opposite. The editorial then went on to undermine its own argument by noting that the political culture fostered by DeLay -- rather than the man himself -- represented the Republicans' "real problem." http://mediamatters.org/items/200604050013 Wed, 5 Apr 2006 19:01:34 EST Fox pundits: Dems' culture of corruption campaign defunct with DeLay departure http://mediamatters.org/items/200604050012 On Fox News, numerous media figures asserted that Rep. Tom DeLay's (R-TX) decision to resign from Congress will hurt Democrats' ability to campaign against congressional Republicans' record of corruption -- and DeLay's part in it -- during the November 2006 midterm elections. But such predictions overlook the widening ethics scandals involving DeLay and the Republican Party. http://mediamatters.org/items/200604050012 Wed, 5 Apr 2006 18:16:28 EST Ignoring guilty pleas, Hume misled on DeLay staff scandals http://mediamatters.org/items/200604050009 In an interview with former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX), Brit Hume misleadingly claimed that the scandal involving former lobbyist and DeLay associate Jack Abramoff has resulted in "charges against one of" DeLay's former aides and "possibly against a second." In fact, two former DeLay staffers have pleaded guilty to felonies in connection with the Abramoff scandal, and a third former DeLay staffer is reportedly under investigation. http://mediamatters.org/items/200604050009 Wed, 5 Apr 2006 16:54:03 EST Matthews overstated DeLay's redistricting "sacrific[e]," saying falsely that DeLay reduced Republicans in his home district to 55 percent http://mediamatters.org/items/200604040010 Chris Matthews falsely claimed that Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX) -- "quite sacrificially" -- engineered a redistricting in Texas that reduced his home district to "only about a 55 percent Republican district now," in order to raise GOP percentages in other districts and strengthen the Republican majority in Congress. In fact, the congressional district that DeLay represents is 65.9 percent Republican following DeLay's redistricting plan. http://mediamatters.org/items/200604040010 Tue, 4 Apr 2006 19:57:47 EST Cavuto didn't ask about indictment during DeLay interview http://mediamatters.org/items/200603100013 In an interview with former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, Fox News' Neil Cavuto not only failed to ask DeLay any questions about his indictment by a Texas grand jury on charges of money-laundering, he did not even mention the indictment. http://mediamatters.org/items/200603100013 Fri, 10 Mar 2006 17:31:00 EST Matthews falsely accused political ad of smearing DeLay http://mediamatters.org/items/200601260002 MSNBC host Chris Matthews falsely accused an accurate ad by Americans United for Change of smearing Tom DeLay. http://mediamatters.org/items/200601260002 Thu, 26 Jan 2006 12:02:22 EST Garrett falsehood: "[N]either DeLay nor his aides have been charged" http://mediamatters.org/items/200601060007 Fox News correspondent Major Garrett stated that "neither [former House Majority Leader Tom] DeLay nor his aides have been charged" in the investigation surrounding former lobbyist Jack Abramoff. In fact, while none of DeLay's current aides has been charged, DeLay's former communications director has pleaded guilty to federal charges of bribery and fraud, and another former DeLay aide has reportedly been implicated. http://mediamatters.org/items/200601060007 Fri, 6 Jan 2006 14:52:28 EST Wash. Post, Special Report falsely cast Bush's claim that DeLay is innocent as inconsistent with White House response to CIA leak investigation http://mediamatters.org/items/200512190003 In a December 15 Washington Post article, Jonathan Weisman wrote that Bush's recent statement that he believes Tom DeLay is innocent was an "apparent inconsistency," with how the White House has "deflected questions" about the CIA leak investigation "by saying they could not comment on ongoing investigations." Similarly, Fox News' Major Garrett purported to identify the "difference" in how the White House handled questions about the DeLay and Plame investigations. In fact, in both cases the administration made a premature statement presuming that a White House ally was innocent before an investigation was launched. http://mediamatters.org/items/200512190003 Mon, 19 Dec 2005 12:39:48 EST Wilson repeated allegation that Earle sought to postpone DeLay trial, failed to attribute it to DeLay supporters http://mediamatters.org/items/200512130009 Fox News correspondent Brian Wilson asserted that the "real question" regarding district attorney Ronnie Earle's decision to appeal the dismissal of a conspiracy charge against former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) was whether Earle "wants to win on that point of law or if this is designed to kind of drag out the case against Tom DeLay." But rather than being the "real" question, it is the question raised by one side -- DeLay's supporters. http://mediamatters.org/items/200512130009 Tue, 13 Dec 2005 18:06:11 EST