http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/john_roberts This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: John Roberts en-US Copyright 2009, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200810200014 On <em>Morning Joe</em>, Pat Buchanan misrepresented Senate votes by Democrats on the confirmations of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justice Samuel Alito, saying, "Roberts probably got 25 Democrats, Alito probably got a dozen." In fact, four Democrats voted to confirm Alito, while Roberts received 22 votes from Democrats. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810200014 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:55:18 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810130014 CNN's John Roberts interviewed "Republican political consultant" Roger Stone, who advanced the oft-repeated conservative smear that Sen. Barack Obama would be "dangerous" as president. Although Roberts said Stone is "famous for running some very, very effective negative campaigns over the course of American political history," he didn't mention Stone's recent efforts, such as the anti-Hillary Clinton 527 group Citizens United Not Timid, which emphasized its acronym on its website and on T-shirts. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810130014 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:09:56 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809180024 On CNN's <em>American Morning</em>, John Roberts did not challenge Mitt Romney's suggestion that, with "an economy in trouble," Sen. Barack Obama will raise taxes. Roberts did not note that, in fact, Obama has proposed tax cuts for low- and middle-income families and for those making less than $250,000 per year. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809180024 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:43:21 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808290010 With reports that Sen. John McCain had picked Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate, sexist commentary on cable news followed. On CNN, John Roberts raised the question of whether as vice president, Palin would be able to devote the time necessary to care for her baby with Down syndrome, and on MSNBC, Andrea Mitchell and Chuck Todd suggested that Sen. Joe Biden bears the burden of having to adjust his behavior in a vice-presidential debate because of Palin's sex. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808290010 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:57:02 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807030010 On CNN's <em>The Situation Room</em>, Carly Fiorina asserted that Sen. John McCain is "extremely well qualified" on the economy and that he "understands how the economy works." John Roberts did not challenge Fiorina's assertion, and he concluded the interview without noting numerous statements by McCain on the economy that were false or disputed by economists -- including McCain's own economic adviser -- or that McCain has repeatedly acknowledged weakness on economic issues. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807030010 Thu, 3 Jul 2008 19:07:58 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807030003 CNN's John Roberts asserted that Sen. John McCain "is a very different person, at least his record in terms of being a maverick and independent, than George Bush." But Roberts did not mention that, according to <em><em>Congressional Quarterly</em></em>, McCain was the Bush administration's most reliable supporter in the Senate in 2007, or that McCain said in 2005 that "on the transcendent issues, the most important issues of our day, I've been totally in agreement and support of President Bush." http://mediamatters.org/items/200807030003 Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:44:45 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807010005 Several media reports falsely claimed that Wesley Clark criticized Sen. John McCain's military service during a June 29 appearance on CBS' <em>Face the Nation</em>, including CNN anchor John Roberts, who said that "Clark took a weekend hit at McCain, targeting his history as a war hero and his possible future as president." In fact, Clark praised McCain as "a hero to me and to hundreds of thousands of millions of others in the Armed Forces as a prisoner of war." http://mediamatters.org/items/200807010005 Tue, 1 Jul 2008 16:42:51 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200711300001 On <em>Anderson</em><em> Cooper 360</em>, CNN's John Roberts said of Mike Huckabee: "[H]e brings Christian conservatives in the door, values voters." CNN personalities have repeatedly linked "values" and religious faith to conservative voters or politicians. http://mediamatters.org/items/200711300001 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:09:53 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200710070002 Discussing Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's new television advertisement, Howard Kurtz began an article: "In a stark, black-and-white ad that pictures her in a mask at Ground Zero, Hillary Rodham Clinton is treading on Rudy Giuliani's turf." Similarly, on CNN's <em>American Morning</em>, John Roberts said that Clinton's ad "really is a shot across Rudy Giuliani's bow to say, 'You're not the only one who has a claim to 9-11 here.' But is she going too far? Is she politicizing 9-11?" Roberts did not ask whether Giuliani, who has repeatedly discussed 9-11 in campaign settings, is "going too far" or "politicizing 9-11." http://mediamatters.org/items/200710070002 Sun, 7 Oct 2007 14:25:33 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200709130007 After reporting on National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell's claim that the recently approved law expanding the government's ability to eavesdrop on U.S. citizens contributed to arrests in Germany, <em>The Washington Post</em> and CNN have not subsequently reported that McConnell has since acknowledged that the newly passed law did not factor into the German arrests. http://mediamatters.org/items/200709130007 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:03:22 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200708280002 While discussing possible replacements for Alberto Gonzales, several CNN anchors and reporters cited DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff's handling of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina as a "potential problem" but did not provide any details regarding Chertoff's mismanagement of the disaster. Indeed, two congressional reports specifically identified numerous failures by Chertoff and DHS in overseeing the government's response. <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200708280002 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:50:43 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200708010009 In a report on the "dispute" between the Bush administration and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, CNN's John Roberts stated that during an interview Vice President Cheney told Larry King that he "backed a Pentagon bureaucrat [Eric Edelman] who has accused Clinton of helping the enemy in Iraq." But Roberts did not note that Edelman is a "former top aide" to Cheney, nor that, in contrast with Cheney, Defense Secretary Gates responded to Clinton that the Pentagon in no way "believe[s] that congressional oversight emboldens our enemies." <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200708010009 Wed, 1 Aug 2007 17:03:22 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200707180004 http://mediamatters.org/items/200707180004 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:40:47 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200706300001 <em>The Washington Post </em>editorial board endorsed the nominations of John Roberts and Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court, asserting of Roberts that he possesses "a modest conception of the judicial function and a strong belief in the stability of precedent." Since then, the <em>Post</em> has criticized several Supreme Court decisions written by or joined by Roberts or Alito, claiming that they show a lack of judicial restraint and fidelity to precedent. Yet the <em>Post</em> has given no indication that its evaluation of either nominee was flawed, or that it intends to revisit its criteria for evaluating Supreme Court nominees. http://mediamatters.org/items/200706300001 Fri, 29 Jun 2007 20:54:36 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200706270012 http://mediamatters.org/items/200706270012 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:25:25 EST