http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/matt_lauer This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Matt Lauer en-US Copyright 2009, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200809190015 The<em> Los Angeles Times</em> reported, "[Sen. Barack] Obama has not taken a position on AIG's rescue, unlike [Sen. John] McCain, who has backed it." But the <em>Times </em>did not point out that the day before the bailout was announced, McCain indicated that he opposed a federal government bailout of AIG, asserting that "we cannot have the taxpayers bail out AIG or anybody else." http://mediamatters.org/items/200809190015 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:48:16 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806250003 On Fox News, Dick Morris asserted that as president, Sen. Barack Obama "would double the capital gains tax. That means that you get far less when you sell your home, or your 401(k) or your stock plan," and added, "[H]e would increase the limit on Social Security taxes, which means instead of paying 12 1/2 percent of the first $100,000, you pay it on everything that you're making." Morris' claims are false or highly misleading. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806250003 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:40:45 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806110010 When Sen. John McCain twice touted the idea of a gas tax "break" during an interview on NBC's <em>Today</em>, Matt Lauer failed to challenge him over whether economists believe a gas tax holiday is a good idea. But when Sen. Hillary Clinton mentioned her proposal "to get the gas tax paid this summer out of the record profits of the oil companies" on the same program a month earlier, Meredith Vieira challenged her, saying that economists are "saying it's not sound policy." http://mediamatters.org/items/200806110010 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:17:21 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200805160008 On <em>Today</em>, during an interview with former CIA agent Michael Sheehan about his new book, Matt Lauer said, "You say we've got to use more undercover agents, informants, wiretapping, email surveillance, the works. The sound you just heard, Michael, is the far left, grabbing for their remote controls, 'cause they say, you're going to do this, you're going to trample civil liberties." In fact, Americans across the political spectrum have denounced the Bush administration for alleged violations of civil liberties. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805160008 Fri, 16 May 2008 20:33:36 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200804230007 On the April 15 edition of <em>Today</em>, Matt Lauer asserted, "It's been a long time since an actual vote was cast in this primary season, a long time since we've debated actual fundamental issues. We've had a lot of sniping and second-guessing." Yet in an April 23 interview on <em>Today</em> with Sen. Hillary Clinton, Lauer discussed only the state of the Democratic presidential primary race, not any "actual fundamental issues." http://mediamatters.org/items/200804230007 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:42:10 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200705300004 http://mediamatters.org/items/200705300004 Wed, 30 May 2007 14:57:05 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200705170001 http://mediamatters.org/items/200705170001 Thu, 17 May 2007 12:21:50 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200704060011 http://mediamatters.org/items/200704060011 Fri, 6 Apr 2007 17:02:47 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200703210017 http://mediamatters.org/items/200703210017 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 19:31:34 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200703190009 http://mediamatters.org/items/200703190009 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:06:45 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200702130011 http://mediamatters.org/items/200702130011 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:33:13 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200702090004 http://mediamatters.org/items/200702090004 Thu, 8 Feb 2007 19:50:07 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200611100005 Reporting on President Bush's announcement of Donald Rumsfeld's resignation, media outlets, with few exceptions, have avoided characterizing Bush's assertion the previous week that he wanted Rumsfeld to stay on as a "lie" or intentional misrepresentation -- this, despite Bush's own admission of a deliberate deception. Some outlets even failed to acknowledge Bush's previous statement that Rumsfeld would stay on as defense secretary until the end of his presidency. <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200611100005 Thu, 9 Nov 2006 20:23:52 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200611040008 Matt Lauer asked former White House chief of staff Andrew Card whether he "question[s] the timing" of a <em>New York Times</em> report that documents that weapons experts say "constitute a basic guide to building an atom bomb" were posted on a government website functioning as a clearinghouse for documents found in Iraq. Separately, MSNBC's Norah O'Donnell asked NBC's Andrea Mitchell if the report "helps the [Bush] administration by reminding people about potential weapons of mass destruction that were developed before the first Gulf War." http://mediamatters.org/items/200611040008 Fri, 3 Nov 2006 21:15:27 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200611020009 Despite the significance of President Bush's November 1 pronouncement that Donald Rumsfeld will remain defense secretary until the end of his presidency, multiple media outlets have devoted much greater attention to the controversy over Sen. John Kerry's "botched joke." <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200611020009 Thu, 2 Nov 2006 12:55:42 EST