Media Matters - Detroit Free Press

Media Matters - Detroit Free Press http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/detroit_free_press This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Detroit Free Press en-US Copyright 2009, Media Matters for America Media uncritically report McCain camp's assertion that Obama "voted against funds for American troops in harm's way" http://mediamatters.org/items/200808290004 Numerous media outlets uncritically reported the assertion by Sen. John McCain's campaign that Sen. Barack Obama "voted against funds for American troops in harm's way." However, none of these outlets noted that McCain himself has voted against legislation to fund the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, nor did they mention that Obama has voted in the past to provide funds for troops stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808290004 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:51:50 EST Detroit Free Press, Toledo Blade uncritically report false assertion that Obama would raise taxes on 21 million small businesses http://mediamatters.org/items/200806190004 The Detroit Free Press and Toledo Blade uncritically reported the false assertion by Tucker Bounds, a spokesman for Sen. John McCain, that Sen. Barack Obama would increase taxes on 21 million small businesses. In fact, Obama has proposed rolling back President Bush's tax cuts only on "people who are making 250,000 dollars a year or more," and according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center's table of 2007 tax returns that reported small-business income, only 481,000 of those returns are from filers with taxable incomes of more than $250,000. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806190004 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:30:27 EST Ignoring his numerous falsehoods, Detroit Free Press reported that at a town hall meeting, "[a]s usual, McCain was candid" http://mediamatters.org/items/200805080006 In an online article, the Detroit Free Press reported of Sen. John McCain's May 6 town hall meeting at Oakland University: "As usual, McCain was candid and said things like fuel efficiency standards have to increase and the way to make the domestic automotive industry more competitive is to get other costs, like health care for autoworkers, under control." While the media routinely refer to McCain as a straight-talker who resists pandering, Media Matters for America has identified numerous instances in which McCain has promulgated falsehoods about himself and his opponents. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805080006 Thu, 8 May 2008 15:49:39 EST