http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/gretchen_carlson This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Gretchen Carlson en-US Copyright 2009, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200901020001 MilitaryTimes.com reported: "When asked how they feel about President-elect Barack Obama as commander in chief, six out of 10 active-duty service members say they are uncertain or pessimistic, according to a Military Times survey." But according to a separate MilitaryTimes.com article, the poll was based on voluntary responses by subscribers to Army Times Publishing Co. newspapers rather than a random statistical sample of service members. A report on the poll on <em>Fox &amp; Friends </em>also omitted this information. http://mediamatters.org/items/200901020001 Fri, 2 Jan 2009 14:54:58 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812190008 Discussing 1980 photos of President-elect Barack Obama published in <em>Time</em>, Sean Hannity asked, "[W]hy didn't we see these pictures beforehand?" and "You think the media maybe thought, well, it might not hurt -- it might not help Barack Obama?" Similarly, Fox News hosts asked, "Was <em>Time</em> magazine sitting on these photos until after the election?" In fact, according to <em>Time</em>, the photographer, Lisa Jack, a fellow student of Obama's at the time and now a psychologist, "put the negatives in a safety-deposit box, so that they could not be used until after the election." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812190008 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:32:02 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812170005 Following President-elect Barack Obama's announcement of his intention to release results of an internal review of contacts between his aides and Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's office next week, Fox News' Gretchen Carlson stated that "there is varying discussion about whether or not prosecutor [Patrick] Fitzgerald went to him [Obama] and said, hold off for another week." In fact, Fox News' Major Garrett previously reported that Fitzgerald's office "confirms that it made a special request of President-elect Obama's transition team that it not release any of the information involved in this internal search." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812170005 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:37:23 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810290011 <em>Special Report</em> host Brit Hume, <em>Fox &amp; Friends</em> co-host Gretchen Carlson, and <em>New York Post </em>writer Geoff Earle uncritically repeated a report by Israeli newspaper <em>Haaretz</em> that French President Nicolas Sarkozy called Sen. Barack Obama's position on Iran "utterly immature" and "formulations empty of all content" without noting that the French Embassy issued a statement calling the <em>Haaretz</em> report about Sarkozy's comments "groundless." http://mediamatters.org/items/200810290011 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:42:12 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810290003 Fox News' Gretchen Carlson falsely claimed that "roughly 40 percent" of Sen. Barack Obama's plan to cut taxes "is a handout to people who do not pay taxes." In fact, all American workers are required to pay taxes on their wages for Social Security and Medicare, and according to an Obama economic adviser, "every person that receives a tax cut under Barack Obama's plan is working." http://mediamatters.org/items/200810290003 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:29:08 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810240018 On October 24, <em>Fox &amp; Friends </em>co-host Gretchen Carlson baselessly linked a woman's allegations -- since recanted -- that she was attacked by a black man in retaliation for supporting Sen. John McCain to a report that <em>Fox &amp; Friends</em> aired the day before of police concerns of possible violence if Sen. Barack Obama loses the election. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810240018 Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:14:47 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809290013 <em>Fox &amp; Friends</em> aired a heavily cropped version of former President Bill Clinton's comments broadcast on the previous day's <em>Meet the Press</em> in which Clinton was asked if Sen. Barack Obama is a "great man." Co-host Gretchen Carlson asserted that the cropped comments were evidence of "a major diss against Barack Obama by Bill Clinton." But Carlson omitted Clinton's assertion in the same interview that he "certainly admire[s] him" and that Obama's "greatness will ... become apparent" when he is elected president. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809290013 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:48:25 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808290005 <em>On Fox &amp; Friends</em>, Gretchen Carlson said that the "first time" Sen. John McCain "really did start sharing some personal moments" about his prisoner of war experience in Vietnam was during his August 16 appearance at a forum at Pastor Rick Warren's Saddleback Church, adding that "most people would say that John McCain hasn't talked enough about his POW experience." In fact, McCain has discussed his POW experience, including "personal moments," during the current campaign as well as on numerous previous occasions. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808290005 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:10:34 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808190006 Referring to a response given by Sen. John McCain at the Saddleback Civil Forum on the Presidency, Fox News' Gretchen Carlson asserted that "he doesn't like to talk about when he was a POW." In fact, McCain has repeatedly highlighted his experience as a POW, even as he and the media have promoted the notion that he is reluctant to do so. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808190006 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:33:18 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807080006 Three <em>Fox &amp; Friends</em> co-hosts repeatedly asserted that former President Bill Clinton recently "attack[ed]" Sen. John McCain's "selfless heroism at the Hanoi Hilton," in Andrew Napolitano's words, and two of the hosts -- Napolitano and Gretchen Carlson -- falsely suggested that Clinton's statement and recent comments by retired Gen. Wesley Clark were part of a coordinated effort by Sen. Barack Obama's campaign to "attack" McCain's service. But the <em>Fox &amp; Friends</em> co-hosts provided no evidence that Clinton's comments were intended to refer to McCain; nor did they provide the context of those remarks. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807080006 Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:54:16 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807070004 While discussing reports of a shortage of one type of IP addresses, Gretchen Carlson stated: "I was wondering if we should call up Al Gore. Because maybe he would have a solution for this, since he invented the Internet." In fact, Gore never said that he "invented the Internet." http://mediamatters.org/items/200807070004 Mon, 7 Jul 2008 15:00:02 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806120006 On <em>Fox &amp; Friends</em>, Ben Stein misrepresented Sen. Barack Obama's tax plan to raise the capital gains tax rate on the wealthiest earners, stating: "[P]eople that have incomes in the five digits ... that's crazy to increase their capital gains tax." In fact, Obama has said he would not raise the capital gains tax on individuals with income of less than $250,000. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806120006 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:05:05 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200804240007 Discussing an attack ad on Sen. Barack Obama that Sen. John McCain has denounced, <em>Fox &amp; Friends</em> co-host Andrew Napolitano asserted: "John McCain, for his whole career, has tried to stay above this kind of a fray. Why should he change now?" Napolitano did not point out that this is the latest example of a pattern in which McCain denounces smears against his opponents, while also benefiting from them. Moreover, in asserting that McCain has "tried to stay above this kind of a fray," Napolitano seemingly ignored several instances in which McCain has misrepresented the statements or positions of his opponents. http://mediamatters.org/items/200804240007 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:08:38 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200804010004 Echoing his false claim the previous day that DNC chairman Howard Dean accused Sen. John McCain of "blatant opportunism" for referencing his military service as part of his presidential campaign, co-host Steve Doocy asserted on <em>Fox &amp; Friends</em> that "Howard Dean looked at the biography tour and called John McCain blatantly opportunistic, which is extraordinary about a guy who spent five years in the Hanoi Hilton." In fact, Dean did not say that McCain's reference to his military record was "blatantly opportunistic." http://mediamatters.org/items/200804010004 Tue, 1 Apr 2008 16:12:15 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200803310017 Fox News' Steve Doocy asserted that Sen. John McCain "has not really talked much about his time in the Hanoi Hilton for five years, and what happened to him, and they are including some of that archival stuff in a [campaign] video. And now, Howard Dean says that that is 'blatant opportunism.' " In fact, Dean said: "John McCain can try to reintroduce himself to the country, but he can't change the fact that he cast aside his principles to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with President Bush for the last seven years. While we honor McCain's military service, the fact is Americans want a real leader who offers real solutions, not a blatant opportunist who doesn't understand the economy and is promising to keep our troops in Iraq for 100 years." http://mediamatters.org/items/200803310017 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:46:22 EST