http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/andrea_mitchell This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Andrea Mitchell en-US Copyright 2009, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200812160011 On <em>MSNBC Live</em>, Andrea Mitchell baselessly suggested that Sen. Hillary Clinton has been insincere in what she has said about who should fill her Senate seat if she becomes secretary of state. Also, Mitchell did not note a report earlier in the day that Clinton "has told her supporters not to involve her in their efforts to stop Caroline Kennedy's path to the U.S. Senate, a person familiar with replacement discussions said." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812160011 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:26:48 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812150008 In the absence of any allegations of wrongdoing by President-elect Barack Obama or his staff in connection with the scandal involving Gov. Rod Blagojevich, media figures continue to warn that a "cloud" hangs over Obama or assert that the scandal threatens to cast a "cloud" over Obama's presidency. http://mediamatters.org/items/200812150008 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:41:21 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811030017 Andrea Mitchell said it was "a great irony, a sad irony, for John McCain" that Hispanic voters are "shifting to Barack Obama" even though McCain "lost his Republican base ... partly on supporting immigration reform." But Mitchell did not note that McCain reversed his position on immigration reform, aligning himself more closely with the GOP base, or that McCain stated that he would not support his own reform bill if it came up for a vote in the Senate. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811030017 Mon, 3 Nov 2008 17:58:39 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810280021 Joe Scarborough falsely claimed that, during a 2001 radio interview, Sen. Barack Obama said that "the Warren Court was not, quote, 'radical enough.' " In fact, Obama didn't say the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren was not "radical enough." Scarborough also falsely claimed that during the interview Obama said "the Warren Court did not go far enough, that actually one of the great tragedies was there was no redistribution of wealth." In fact, the "traged[y]" Obama identified during the interview was that the civil rights movement relied too much on the courts in its efforts to bring about political and economic justice. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810280021 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:19:21 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810170015 MSNBC's <em>Morning Joe </em>echoed the Drudge Report by displaying the on-screen text "Gallup shock" and selectively citing only one of three findings from an October 13-15 Gallup daily tracking poll of the presidential race -- the one that showed Sen. Barack Obama holding his smallest lead over Sen. John McCain. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810170015 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:48:52 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810040003 On <em>Lou Dobbs Tonight</em>, Michael Goodwin and Lou Dobbs falsely claimed that Sen. Joe Biden was wrong when he said during the vice-presidential debate that Sen. John McCain "voted against funding the troops" in a 2007 bill making supplemental appropriations for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. In fact, McCain voted against a supplemental appropriations bill on March 29, 2007, saying at the time that he was opposing it, in part, because it "would establish a timeline" for U.S. withdrawal from Iraq. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810040003 Sat, 4 Oct 2008 15:00:30 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809290015 On<em> MSNBC Live</em>, Andrea Mitchell followed Contessa Brewer in airing a heavily cropped version of former President Bill Clinton's remarks on <em>Meet the Press</em> in which Clinton seemingly declined to respond in the affirmative when asked by <em>Meet the Press </em>host Tom Brokaw if he would say he "admire[s]" Sen. Barack Obama and "think[s] he's a ... great man." Mitchell called Clinton's comments "hardly an endorsement" of Obama and "not as effusive as you would expect." But Mitchell did not air or otherwise note Clinton's statements moments later that he "certainly admire[s]" Obama and that Obama's "greatness will ... become apparent" when he is elected president. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809290015 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:59:43 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809100037 On NBC's <em>Nightly News</em>, Andrea Mitchell reported former acting Massachusetts Gov. Jane Swift's assertion on September 9 that when Sen. Barack Obama said at a rally that "[y]ou can put lipstick on a pig; it's still a pig," he made "disgraceful comments comparing our vice-presidential nominee, Governor [Sarah] Palin, to a pig." However, Mitchell did not report that on September 10 on NBC's sister channel, MSNBC, Swift admitted, "I can't know if it was aimed at Governor Palin." http://mediamatters.org/items/200809100037 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 21:55:30 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808290006 On MSNBC, Andrea Mitchell falsely asserted that Sen. John McCain had not set a "threshold" that his vice presidential pick would be someone "ready to step in on a moment's notice." In fact, McCain has said that the "overwhelming priority" for his selection "is a person who shares my principles, my values, my priorities ... and could be -- immediately take my place." <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200808290006 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:14:12 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808060010 NBC and CNN uncritically reported Sen. John McCain's charge that Sen. Barack Obama voted for an energy bill in 2005 that was "full of goodies and breaks for the oil companies," while McCain voted against it. Neither provided a response from the Obama campaign, which says that Obama voted for the bill because it included extensive investments in renewable energy. Nor did either report note that the bill actually resulted in a net tax increase for the oil and gas industry. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808060010 Wed, 6 Aug 2008 18:22:00 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807170007 While discussing Sen. Barack Obama's upcoming trip to the Middle East and Europe, NBC News' Andrea Mitchell claimed that in some "parts of the Midwest and Appalachia, and other parts of key battleground states," seeing Obama "celebrated in Europe might seem to be an implicit criticism of America." http://mediamatters.org/items/200807170007 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:09:09 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807170001 ABC's <em>World News </em>and NBC's <em>Nightly News </em>both reported that Sen. John McCain vowed to send more troops to Afghanistan. But neither program noted that McCain also reportedly suggested that, in the words of <em>The Washington Post</em>, "he might call on NATO to supply part of the additional troops he hopes to send to the region." ABC's Charlie Gibson did not report that Obama, too, called for increasing troops in Afghanistan in his July 15 speech. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807170001 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:01:54 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807160004 On <em>MSNBC Live</em>, Andrea Mitchell again failed to challenge the false assertion that Hurricane Katrina did not result in any oil spills, despite a report prepared for the U.S. Minerals Management Service that found 5,552 barrels of oil and petroleum products were spilled from Outer Continental Shelf structures as a result of damage caused by Katrina. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807160004 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:13:42 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807090011 On MSNBC, Andrea Mitchell twice failed to challenge claims by McCain economic adviser Carly Fiorina that a summer gas-tax holiday is "the best stimulus package we can have right now." Mitchell did not challenge Fiorina's assertions by noting the assessment by many economists that the relief to consumers would be minimal and that the plan would likely generate increased revenue for oil companies. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807090011 Wed, 9 Jul 2008 19:59:49 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807020012 In an interview with Gen. Wesley Clark, Andrea Mitchell stated that "there's a whole issue of whether there is an organized campaign against John McCain's military service, which ... Barack Obama can stand above and say, 'I honor his service.' " Clark responded: "Absolutely not." Mitchell then said: "Take a look at the MoveOn.org ad, the MoveOn.org ad with AFSCME, which has been airing quite widely." But, as Clark stated, the ad "doesn't say anything about [McCain's] military career." http://mediamatters.org/items/200807020012 Wed, 2 Jul 2008 19:22:19 EST