http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/face_the_nation This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Face the Nation en-US Copyright 2009, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200812210002 CBS' Bob Schieffer baselessly suggested that Hillary Clinton may "try to block" Caroline Kennedy's possible appointment to replace her as U.S. senator from New York, adding that there is "[n]o love lost with the Kennedy family after they endorsed [President-elect Barack] Obama early on." But Clinton has reportedly "told her supporters not to involve her in their efforts to stop Caroline Kennedy's path to the U.S. Senate" and that their comments critical of Kennedy "weren't appreciated." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812210002 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 14:34:33 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811180005 A <em>Media Matters </em>analysis found that, on the first two Sundays following the November 4 elections, in which a Democrat took the White House and the party added to its majority in the House and Senate, conservatives and Republicans dominated post-election analysis on both <em>Fox News Sunday</em> and <em>Face the Nation</em> -- a pattern that is consistent with their guest and panelist lineups in the first weeks after the November 2004 elections. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811180005 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:17:03 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811160005 On CBS' <em>Face the Nation</em>, Fox News contributor Newt Gingrich falsely claimed that Indiana and Utah -- both governed by Republicans -- have the "lowest unemployment rates in their respective regions." However, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics records, neither Utah nor Indiana has the lowest unemployment rate in its region, and several states with lower unemployment rates are governed by Democrats. <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200811160005 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:36:31 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810070031 On <em><em>Face the Nation,</em></em> Bob Schieffer did not ask Rep. Heather Wilson about a recent Justice Department report that called for further investigation of actions she and others allegedly took surrounding the firing of former New Mexico U.S. Attorney David Iglesias. The report stated that their actions may have constituted an "attempt[] to pressure Iglesias to accelerate his charging decision" in a case and that if attempts to pressure Iglesias occurred, they could constitute obstruction of justice or wire fraud. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810070031 Tue, 7 Oct 2008 22:44:00 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809280005 On CBS' <em>Face the Nation</em>, Bob Schieffer asserted that Sen. John McCain "suspended his campaign" to deal with the Wall Street crisis, ignoring evidence that after McCain announced he was going to suspend his campaign, his ads continued to run; his advisers repeatedly attacked Sen. Barack Obama on cable news networks; and he gave interviews with the three broadcast networks the following day. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809280005 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:44:59 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809080012 In an RNC speech, former Sen. Fred Thompson said of Sen. John McCain, "[B]eing a POW doesn't qualify anyone to be president. But it does reveal character." Similarly, retired Gen. Wesley Clark, in a July appearance on CBS' <em>Face the Nation,</em> told host Bob Schieffer that McCain was "a hero," and that "I certainly honor his service as a prisoner of war," but that "I don't think riding in a fighter plane and getting shot down is a qualification to be president." But while Schieffer suggested in July that Clark "denigrate[d]" and "attack[ed]" McCain's "military service," he did not ask McCain about Thompson's remarks during a September 7 interview on <em>Face the Nation.</em> http://mediamatters.org/items/200809080012 Mon, 8 Sep 2008 15:19:15 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808030001 On <em>Face the Nation, </em>Bob Schieffer alleged that "[Sen. Barack] Obama's people are trying to denigrate the war hero's military service," referring to Sen. John McCain. Schieffer did not explain which of "Obama's people" he was talking about, but a few days earlier he said that "[retired Gen.] Wesley Clark, who was speaking for Obama, tried to marginalize John McCain's military service" in a June appearance on <em>Face the Nation</em>. In fact, Clark did not "denigrate" McCain's "military service"; rather, he questioned the relevance of McCain's combat experience as a qualification to be president. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808030001 Sun, 3 Aug 2008 19:02:36 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807070008 On <em>Face the Nation</em>, Bob Schieffer stated that Sen. Barack Obama "seemed to have a slightly different take" on withdrawing troops from Iraq in July 3 remarks, as compared with a speech he made on March 19. But Schieffer omitted Obama's statement in the March 19 speech that he would set Iraq policy in consultation with military commanders. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807070008 Mon, 7 Jul 2008 18:27:08 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200708260001 On <em>Face the Nation</em>, Bob Schieffer claimed that Sen. Hillary Clinton is "saying it looks like ... maybe the surge is working in the sense that there is less violence there." But as <em>Media Matters for America</em> has repeatedly noted, Clinton actually said: "We've begun to change tactics in Iraq, and in some areas, particularly in Al Anbar province, it's working. ... We're just years too late changing our tactics. We can't ever let that happen again." http://mediamatters.org/items/200708260001 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 13:00:08 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200708200002 In appearances by Karl Rove on Sunday morning talk shows on Fox, CBS, and NBC, not one interviewer asked whether an August 19 <em>Washington Post</em> article was accurate in stating that, according to White House officials, one of Rove's "two basic rules" in putting together briefings for political appointees was "to make sure they complied with the Hatch Act," a federal law that limits political activities by federal employees. As the article noted, "the Office of the Special Counsel ... has concluded that the Hatch Act was violated" during a briefing that was conducted by a Rove aide for political appointees in the General Services Administration. http://mediamatters.org/items/200708200002 Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:33:30 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200705140001 http://mediamatters.org/items/200705140001 Mon, 14 May 2007 10:22:06 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200704170007 On <em>Face the Nation</em>, Bob Schieffer did not challenge Vice President Dick Cheney's false claim that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid "now has said he's adamantly opposed to any funding for the troops." In fact, Reid voted for the supplemental funding bill that the Senate passed March 29. http://mediamatters.org/items/200704170007 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:14:31 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200704020007 http://mediamatters.org/items/200704020007 Mon, 2 Apr 2007 16:52:29 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200703150007 http://mediamatters.org/items/200703150007 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 14:14:58 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200610030011 On <em>Face the Nation</em>, Bob Schieffer failed to correct Dan Bartlett's false claim that Bob Woodward, in his latest book, <em>State of Denial</em>, asserts that insurgents in Iraq conduct "900 attacks daily" on U.S. and coalition forces. In fact, Woodward wrote that attacks on coalition forces in Iraq are "exceeding 3,500 a month" (or around 875 per week, not per day, as Bartlett stated). http://mediamatters.org/items/200610030011 Tue, 3 Oct 2006 18:56:52 EST