Media Matters - Tom Foreman

Media Matters - Tom Foreman http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/tom_foreman This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Tom Foreman en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America CNN again aired McCain's false suggestion that Obama opposed designating the Iranian Revolutionary Guard a terrorist group http://mediamatters.org/items/200807150003 On This Week in Politics, Tom Foreman aired without challenging Sen. John McCain's false suggestion that Sen. Barack Obama opposed designating the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRG) a terrorist organization. Foreman did not note that Obama co-sponsored a bill in 2007 that would have designated the IRG a terrorist organization, nor did he note that Obama said he opposed the bill McCain referenced because it "state[d] that our military presence in Iraq should be used to counter Iran." http://mediamatters.org/items/200807150003 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:57:52 EST CNN's Foreman let Cliff May falsely accuse Dems of trying to prevent government from "bug[ging] terrorists and terrorist suspects abroad" http://mediamatters.org/items/200803100003 On CNN's This Week in Politics, Cliff May falsely asserted, unchallenged, that Nancy Pelosi "is not letting a vote come on" a "bipartisan bill passed by the Senate that would restore to intelligence agencies the authority they used to have to ... surveil, to bug terrorists and terrorist suspects abroad." May further claimed, falsely, that Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama "have said they're against this bill that would restore intelligence authority." In fact, the U.S. government currently has the authority to eavesdrop on the communications of suspected terrorists through the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803100003 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:21:08 EST CNN's Foreman failed to keep McCain honest about his former opposition to the Bush tax cuts http://mediamatters.org/items/200802190003 CNN's Tom Foreman uncritically reported Sen. John McCain's claim that he voted against President Bush's 2001 and 2003 tax cuts because "he wanted reductions in spending, too." But in a 2001 floor statement explaining his opposition, McCain did not mention the absence of offsetting spending cuts; rather, he stated, "I cannot in good conscience support a tax cut in which so many of the benefits go to the most fortunate among us, at the expense of middle class Americans who most need tax relief." http://mediamatters.org/items/200802190003 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:35:38 EST CNN's Foreman falsely suggested Rangel's attack on Obama over race issue "still being flung" http://mediamatters.org/items/200801160011 In his report on a "cease-fire" between Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton over the issue of Clinton's recent comments on civil rights, CNN's Tom Foreman falsely suggested that an attack on Obama by Rep. Charlie Rangel was "still being flung." But Foreman did not mention that Rangel, who asserted that the reason "race got into this thing [campaign] is because Obama said race," had earlier expressed "regret" for "essentially pouring gasoline on the fire" at a time when Clinton was "essentially declaring a cease-fire," as Norah O'Donnell put it. http://mediamatters.org/items/200801160011 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:57:34 EST CNN's Foreman misleadingly cropped Pelosi comments http://mediamatters.org/items/200711100005 On The Situation Room, Tom Foreman reported, "From Iraq to domestic programs, Democrats face White House vetoes and little support from Republicans on Capitol Hill." Foreman then aired a clip of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying, "I know that Congress has low approval ratings. I don't approve of Congress because we haven't done anything." However, Foreman cut off the end of Pelosi's remarks, in which she made clear that she was referring only to Congress' not having done anything that brought an end to the Iraq war. http://mediamatters.org/items/200711100005 Fri, 9 Nov 2007 23:28:39 EST CNN's Foreman uncritically reported that McCain "doesn't advertise his faith" http://mediamatters.org/items/200709180012 On The Situation Room, discussing an AP article which reported that "John McCain, who has long identified himself as an Episcopalian, said this weekend that he is a Baptist and has been for years," Tom Foreman stated that McCain "has said for years that he doesn't advertise his faith." But Foreman did not note that the same AP article quoted McCain saying he has publicly expressed his faith "hundreds of times." http://mediamatters.org/items/200709180012 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:28:40 EST MoveOn.org and the media mess http://mediamatters.org/items/200709180005 http://mediamatters.org/items/200709180005 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:31:46 EST CNN's Situation Room continues to equate conservatives with "values voters" http://mediamatters.org/items/200707200016 http://mediamatters.org/items/200707200016 Fri, 20 Jul 2007 18:26:06 EST CNN alleged "creative math" in Obama's fundraising before debunking the allegation http://mediamatters.org/items/200707180004 http://mediamatters.org/items/200707180004 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:40:47 EST CNN's Foreman touted McCain's "straight talk" in 2000, despite admission of dishonesty on Confederate flag http://mediamatters.org/items/200705220009 On The Situation Room, correspondent Tom Foreman reported that Sen. John McCain "became famous for his straight talk during his first run for the White House." However, Foreman did not report information that undermines the "straight talk" label, including McCain's admission that he "broke [his] promise to always tell the truth" when, in 2000, he declined to call for the removal of the Confederate flag from the South Carolina Statehouse. http://mediamatters.org/items/200705220009 Tue, 22 May 2007 19:31:37 EST