Media Matters - Morning Edition

Media Matters - Morning Edition http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/morning_edition This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Morning Edition en-US Copyright 2009, Media Matters for America In reporting on Letterman appearance, media fail to note other aspects of Liddy's controversial past http://mediamatters.org/items/200810170012 In reporting on Sen. John McCain's October 16 appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman, several media outlets noted McCain's response to a question about his association with Watergate break-in figure G. Gordon Liddy that Liddy "paid his debt, he went to prison." However, none of these outlets noted other controversial actions by Liddy, which McCain did not mention, let alone denounce, on Letterman's show, including multiple instances of reportedly advising his radio show audience on the best way to shoot Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms agents -- statements that were reportedly made long after Liddy left prison. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810170012 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:33:30 EST NPR, CNN's Crowley report on Obama's Beverly Hills fundraiser, ignore McCain's recent lucrative fundraisers http://mediamatters.org/items/200809170012 NPR and CNN reported that Sen. John McCain mocked Sen. Barack Obama for holding fundraisers in Beverly Hills that were expected to raise several million dollars, but neither report noted that McCain himself reportedly attended a fundraiser in Miami earlier in the week that raised several million dollars and held a fundraiser last month in Beverly Hills attended by celebrities. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809170012 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:30:06 EST NPR's Liasson played clip of McCain ad without noting its distortions http://mediamatters.org/items/200809170010 NPR's Mara Liasson uncritically reported that Sen. John McCain's campaign is "running this ad claiming she's [Gov. Sarah Palin] been the victim of sexism by Obama." In fact, the ad distorts each of the three Obama campaign statements it uses to make its "claim[]" as FactCheck.org and The New York Times have noted. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809170010 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:58:49 EST NPR's Liasson falsely claimed distortion-laden McCain ad "catalogued all of the false or sexist or awful things" Dems have said about Palin http://mediamatters.org/items/200809120011 On NPR's Morning Edition, Mara Liasson asserted that a new McCain campaign ad "catalogued all of the false or sexist or awful things that Democrats and Obama supporters have said about [Gov.] Sarah Palin." In fact, the ad did not "catalogue[]" any "false" statements the Obama campaign or other Democrats have made about Palin and, as FactCheck.org noted, the ad "distorts" each of the three Obama campaign statements it uses "to make the case" that Sen. Barack Obama is "being 'disrespectful' of Palin." http://mediamatters.org/items/200809120011 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:55:09 EST NPR's Williams ignores falsehood in Palin's claim about "bridge to nowhere" http://mediamatters.org/items/200809090015 On NPR, Renee Montagne asked Juan Williams of Gov. Sarah Palin's claims about the "bridge to nowhere": "Is it surprising that she keeps saying that, or repeating that she told Congress, 'No thanks,' on that bridge?" Rather than note that Palin's assertion is false, Williams responded in part by saying: "Well, what they're [the McCain campaign] emphasizing is that she, you know, did eventually turn down the idea without disclosing that early on she was, as you said, campaigning for it back in 2006. ... So, it's a matter of, you know, omission in their view." http://mediamatters.org/items/200809090015 Tue, 9 Sep 2008 16:04:17 EST NPR, CNN repeat falsehood that Casey was denied speaking role at '92 Dem convention "because of his opposition to abortion rights" http://mediamatters.org/items/200808260018 Discussing Sen. Bob Casey's speaking slot at the Democratic National Convention, both NPR and CNN falsely asserted that late Gov. Bob Casey Sr. was not allowed to speak at the 1992 Democratic convention "because of his opposition to abortion rights." In fact, other Democrats who opposed abortion rights spoke at that convention and at every convention since, so Casey's opposition to abortion rights could not have been the sole reason he was not given a speaking role. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808260018 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:53:08 EST Liasson finds "irony" in "a liberal Democrat showcasing his faith" http://mediamatters.org/items/200808110182 On NPR's Morning Edition, Mara Liasson asserted there was "irony" in "a liberal Democrat showcasing his faith." Liasson did not explain what she thought was "ironic" about such an action. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808110182 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:11:42 EST Roberts again criticizes Obama for "exotic" trip home to Hawaii http://mediamatters.org/items/200808110177 On NPR, Cokie Roberts asserted that Sen. Barack Obama's vacation to Hawaii "makes him seem a little bit more exotic," and characterized Hawaii as "a somewhat odd place to be doing it," despite also asserting, "I know that he is from Hawaii, he grew up there, his grandmother lives there." Roberts previously criticized Obama on ABC's This Week, stating that Obama's vacation in Hawaii "has the look of him going off to some sort of foreign, exotic place." http://mediamatters.org/items/200808110177 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:43:18 EST Note to NPR: The only time Mississippi has ever gotten anything out of the federal government is ... always http://mediamatters.org/items/200808060007 Reporting on U.S. Senate candidates campaigning at a Mississippi county fair, NPR's Debbie Elliott uncritically aired a clip of one fairgoer claiming that the "[o]nly time we have ever gotten anything out of the federal government was when the Republicans were there." In fact, according to the Tax Foundation, from 1981 through 2005, Mississippi has consistently received more from the federal government than the state's residents pay in taxes. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808060007 Wed, 6 Aug 2008 15:29:50 EST NPR's Welna said it's "unanswered" whether Lieberman will switch sides after '07 but didn't note that Lieberman would break promise if he left caucus http://mediamatters.org/items/200807160008 NPR's David Welna quoted Sen. Joe Lieberman saying "I don't have any intention" of joining the Republican Party "before the end of this session of Congress," to which Welna added: "Which still leaves unanswered what Lieberman might do in the next session of Congress." But Welna did not note that if Lieberman joined the Republican Party, he would be breaking his promise during the 2006 campaign to caucus with the Democrats if re-elected to the Senate. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807160008 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:08:11 EST Liasson reported McCain "has begun emphasizing the importance of securing the borders," not that it's a reversal of his position http://mediamatters.org/items/200807090010 NPR's Mara Liasson asserted that Sen. John McCain, "while never abandoning his commitment to legalization, has begun emphasizing the importance of securing the borders." In fact, McCain's current position -- that "we've got to secure the borders first" -- is not just a change of "emphasi[s]"; it is at odds with his prior position that border security could not be disaggregated from other aspects of comprehensive immigration reform without being rendered ineffective. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807090010 Wed, 9 Jul 2008 19:40:11 EST NPR's Kelemen reported McCain's response to Maliki's call for withdrawal timetable, but not McCain's 2004 assertion that "it's obvious" the U.S. "would have to leave" if Iraq requested it http://mediamatters.org/items/200807090005 NPR's Michele Kelemen reported that Sen. John McCain "suggested in an interview with MSNBC that the Iraqi calls for a troop withdrawal date may be driven by politics in Baghdad," and quoted McCain as saying, "The Iraqis have made it very clear, including the meetings I had with the president and foreign minister of Iraq, that it's based on conditions on the ground. [...] I've always said we will come home with honor and with victory and not through a set timetable." But Kelemen did not note that in 2004, when asked what the United States would do if the "Iraqi government asks us to leave," McCain responded, "I think it's obvious that we would have to leave." http://mediamatters.org/items/200807090005 Wed, 9 Jul 2008 14:46:47 EST NPR's Liasson cited McCain's work with Kennedy on immigration reform as a "source of his maverick reputation," didn't note flip-flop http://mediamatters.org/items/200807020008 NPR's Mara Liasson said that Sen. John McCain "has made a career of taking heat from his own party for working with liberal Democrats like ... Ted Kennedy on immigration." However, Liasson did not note that during his run for president, McCain reversed his position on a key component of comprehensive immigration reform, and stated that he would not vote for the bill he co-sponsored with Kennedy. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807020008 Wed, 2 Jul 2008 17:44:36 EST Media figures continue to cite National Journal ranking of Obama as "most liberal" senator in '07 without noting subjectivity http://mediamatters.org/items/200806270010 NPR's Renée Montagne, MSNBC's Pat Buchanan, and CNN's Bill Bennett all referred to the National Journal's 2007 Vote Ratings, which ranked Sen. Barack Obama the most liberal senator that year, without noting the subjectivity of the ratings. The National Journal based its rankings not on all votes cast by senators in 2007, but on "99 key Senate votes, selected by NJ reporters and editors, to place every senator on a liberal-to-conservative scale." http://mediamatters.org/items/200806270010 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:21:07 EST NPR quoted McCain saying Giuliani's 9-11 experience made him "qualified" to attack Obama on national security, but not his prior assertion to the contrary http://mediamatters.org/items/200806200005 NPR's Scott Horsley reported on the attacks on Sen. Barack Obama's national security credentials by Sen. John McCain's campaign, including allies such as former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and played an audio clip of McCain saying, "And I think Mayor Giuliani, who is very well qualified on this issue, having been mayor of New York City at an incredible time in American history, has put it very well." However, Horsley did not note that McCain had previously said that "having been mayor of New York City" on 9-11 did not constitute foreign policy or national security experience. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806200005 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:30:33 EST