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Media Matters - Wall Street Journal http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/wall_street_journal This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Wall Street Journal en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America WSJ cites Field Poll survey, ignores leading question on offshore drilling http://mediamatters.org/items/200807180011 In an article citing the newly released Field Poll, The Wall Street Journal reported that "43% of Californians support the idea of drilling for oil or natural gas along the state's coast, compared with 51% who oppose it," without noting that the poll question included the false suggestion that "drill[ing] more oil and gas wells in state tidelands" would in fact "deal with the rising cost of energy" in the near future. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807180011 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:34:13 EST Several print outlets noted that McCain proposed sending three brigades of troops to Afghanistan, but not that McCain's tally would reportedly include NATO forces http://mediamatters.org/items/200807170009 The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The Wall Street Journal reported that Sen. John McCain, in the words of the Journal, "said he would send at least three additional brigades to Afghanistan." But none noted that McCain reportedly stated following his speech that his proposal to deploy three additional brigades to Afghanistan would require "greater participation on the part of our NATO allies," or that McCain spokeswoman Nicolle Wallace reportedly said the three brigades he mentioned would include non-American troops. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807170009 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:13:23 EST WSJ echoed RNC attack ad, didn't report Obama's response http://mediamatters.org/items/200807080002 A Wall Street Journal blog post reported on a Republican National Committee attack ad without noting the Obama campaign's response to it, which other news organizations had reported a day earlier. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807080002 Tue, 8 Jul 2008 13:51:11 EST In WSJ op-ed, Rove misled about Obama ad http://mediamatters.org/items/200807030007 In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, Karl Rove stated that an ad for Barack Obama "says he was raised with 'values straight from the Kansas heartland,' though he grew up in Hawaii." But Obama does not suggest in the ad that he was raised in Kansas; rather, he explicitly notes his mother and grandparents "grew up" there. Rove also asserted that Obama claims in the ad "to have passed three bills, but fails to mention that two were in the Illinois state Senate." However, Obama does not suggest that the bills referenced in the ad were passed by the U.S. Senate, and the ad displays the years in which the bills were passed. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807030007 Thu, 3 Jul 2008 16:32:07 EST Print reports on Clark's comments didn't note that McCain camp's response included Swift Boat Vet Bud Day http://mediamatters.org/items/200807010008 July 1 reports by The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Reuters noting that John McCain's campaign organized a "conference call" of supporters to respond to Gen. Wesley Clark's recent comments about McCain did not mention that among those supporters was Bud Day, a member of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, whose smears against Sen. John Kerry were criticized by McCain himself. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807010008 Tue, 1 Jul 2008 17:21:41 EST WSJ's Moore didn't note that McCain's own words contradict Gramm's claim that McCain "wants to cut defense" http://mediamatters.org/items/200806290002 In a Wall Street Journal commentary, Stephen Moore quoted Phil Gramm, economic adviser to Sen. John McCain, saying McCain is "going to cut the defense budget by making major changes in procurement." Moore later quoted Gramm saying: "[T]here is nothing John McCain wants from Congress. He wants to cut defense. There's no place they can take him in cutting spending that he's not willing to go." But Moore did not mention that Gramm's statements are inconsistent with McCain's assertion in a Foreign Affairs article that the United States needs "additional investment" in the military and "can afford to spend more on national defense." http://mediamatters.org/items/200806290002 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:46:53 EST Purporting to cite Obama's "arrogance," Rove misrepresented Obama's comments in latest WSJ column http://mediamatters.org/items/200806260010 In a Wall Street Journal column, Karl Rove wrote, "After Rev. [Jeremiah] Wright repeated his anti-American slurs at the National Press Club, Mr. Obama said their relationship was forever changed -- but not because of what he'd said about America. Instead, Mr. Obama complained, 'I don't think he showed much concern for me.' " However, Rove cropped Obama's quote, excluding his next statement: "[M]ore importantly, I don't think he showed much concern for what we are trying to do in this campaign and what we're trying to do for the American people and with the American people." http://mediamatters.org/items/200806260010 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:28:24 EST NY Times, WSJ reported McCain "has been a champion of public financing," but not that he may be breaking the law http://mediamatters.org/items/200806190005 In online articles discussing Sen. Barack Obama's decision to opt out of public financing for the general election, both The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times reported that Sen. John McCain "has been a champion of public financing." But neither article noted that McCain claims to have opted out of public financing -- and has exceeded spending limits under the public financing system -- during the primary season or that the FEC chairman has taken the position that McCain cannot legally opt out without FEC approval. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806190005 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:47:43 EST WSJ editorial falsely claimed Obama bought "property at a discount ... from Tony Rezko" http://mediamatters.org/items/200806110007 The Wall Street Journal asserted in an editorial that Sen. Barack Obama bought "property at a discount ... from Tony Rezko." However, according to documents posted on the Obama campaign website, Obama paid $104,166 for the piece of property in question -- well above its appraised value of $40,500. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806110007 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:49:49 EST WSJ's Moore echoed George Will falsehood that Social Security taxes are levied on household income http://mediamatters.org/items/200806110005 The Wall Street Journal's Stephen Moore asserted that Sen. Barack Obama "has vowed ... to end the cap on Social Security taxes, which amounts to a tax hike on anyone who makes more than $100,000 in income," and he later asserted that "New York Rep. Joseph Crowley says a couple with earnings of $100,000 could be 'a police officer and nurse.' 'In New York City,' he adds, 'they'd be struggling.' " Moore's inclusion of a reference to "a couple ... [who] could be 'a police officer and nurse' " falsely suggests that Social Security taxes are assessed on households. In fact, Social Security payroll taxes are assessed on individual income. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806110005 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:53:20 EST Media outlets noted McCain's efforts to woo Clinton supporters, but not prior distortions and personal attacks challenging his sincerity now http://mediamatters.org/items/200806050003 Reuters, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and NBC's Today reported Sen. John McCain's praise of Sen. Hillary Clinton in a June 3 speech, but none of those outlets noted that McCain has previously distorted Clinton's record on issues such as health care, taxes, the environment, and housing, nor did they note that McCain has a history of personal attacks against Clinton and her family. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806050003 Thu, 5 Jun 2008 14:38:20 EST Print media reported McCain's call for nuclear arms talks with Russia, without noting his proposal to exclude Russia from the G8 http://mediamatters.org/items/200805280007 In reporting on Sen. John McCain's speech on nuclear security, the AP, Reuters, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post noted McCain's claim that he would pursue nuclear arms reduction talks with Russia, but did not mention that McCain has also proposed excluding Russia from the Group of Eight. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805280007 Wed, 28 May 2008 17:47:52 EST Print media noted Cindy McCain's limited financial release, but not how McCains benefit from tax cuts http://mediamatters.org/items/200805270007 In contrast with The New York Times' 2004 analysis of the benefit Teresa Heinz Kerry gained from the Bush tax cuts, the Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Associated Press, and The New York Times did not note, following the May 23 release of a summary of her 2006 tax returns, that Cindy McCain also benefited significantly from the tax cuts -- which Sen. John McCain has pledged to make permanent. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805270007 Tue, 27 May 2008 20:01:12 EST WSJ again quoted McCain aide accusing Obama of raising age issue, ignoring Obama's actual charge about negative campaigning http://mediamatters.org/items/200805150002 In a profile of Mark Salter, Sen. John McCain's chief of staff, The Wall Street Journal reported that Salter responded to Sen. Barack Obama's comment that McCain was "losing his bearings" by "complain[ing] publicly" that it "was a 'not particularly clever way of raising John McCain's age.' " But the Journal did not provide the context of the remark, which Obama made in response to a smear by McCain, and in which Obama said, "John McCain always says, well, I'm not going to run that kind of politics." http://mediamatters.org/items/200805150002 Thu, 15 May 2008 14:37:14 EST WSJ uncritically reported McCain's accusation that Obama raised age issue, ignoring Obama's actual charge about negative campaigning http://mediamatters.org/items/200805090004 A Wall Street Journal article reported that "Sen. [Barack] Obama suggested Sen. [John] McCain was 'losing his bearings,' " and noted the response of a McCain adviser, who "called it a 'not particularly clever way of raising John McCain's age as an issue.' " But the Journal did not note the context of Obama's remark, which he made after accusing McCain of violating his pledge to avoid negative campaigning, and it did not report an Obama spokesman's denial that Obama was referring to McCain's age. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805090004 Fri, 9 May 2008 14:41:31 EST