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Media Matters - New York Post http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/new_york_post This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: New York Post en-US Copyright 2009, Media Matters for America NY Post exaggerated results of ambiguously worded poll question about Obama and Blagojevich scandal http://mediamatters.org/items/200812160009 The New York Post falsely reported that a Rasmussen poll found that "[n]early one in two Americans thinks it likely" that President-elect Barack Obama or members of his staff were "in on" the scandal involving Gov. Rod Blagojevich and that 23 percent of respondents in the poll "[s]ay it's 'very likely' an Obama aide will be implicated." In fact, the poll found that 23 percent of respondents found it "[v]ery likely" and 22 percent of respondents found it "[s]omewhat likely" that "Obama or one of his top campaign aides was involved in the Blagojevich scandal" [emphasis added]. The Rasmussen question itself is ambiguous as to whether "involvement" is limited to instances of wrongdoing by Obama or his staff, of which there is no evidence. http://mediamatters.org/items/200812160009 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:23:08 EST Media advance notion of disappointment on "the left" with Obama, but polling undermines their claims http://mediamatters.org/items/200812030015 Several media figures are promoting the notion of division among Obama supporters, asserting that "the left" is or should be disappointed with the president-elect's Cabinet selections. But the idea of significant disappointment with Obama runs counter to a USA Today/Gallup poll finding that 94 percent of Democrats "approve of the way Obama is handling his presidential transition." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812030015 Wed, 3 Dec 2008 16:45:56 EST In TV appearances and columns, Dick Morris repeatedly promotes group without disclosing apparent financial relationship http://mediamatters.org/items/200811240012 Since the beginning of October, Dick Morris has repeatedly used his columns and Fox News appearances to promote and raise money for the National Republican Trust PAC without disclosing that the organization has paid $24,000 to a company apparently connected to Morris, according to FEC filings. During that time, Morris' email newsletter has frequently included ads that state: "Paid for by The National Republican Trust PAC." http://mediamatters.org/items/200811240012 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:18:03 EST Fox News hosts, NY Post repeated report of Sarkozy comments about Obama, without noting French Embassy dismissed report as "groundless" http://mediamatters.org/items/200810290011 Special Report host Brit Hume, Fox & Friends co-host Gretchen Carlson, and New York Post writer Geoff Earle uncritically repeated a report by Israeli newspaper Haaretz 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 Haaretz report about Sarkozy's comments "groundless." http://mediamatters.org/items/200810290011 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:42:12 EST NY Post baselessly claimed that Obama "broke his promise" to military family "when he mentioned" soldier's name during debate http://mediamatters.org/items/200809300025 The New York Post reported that "Barack Obama apparently broke his promise to the family of a fallen Wisconsin soldier when he mentioned the slain sergeant's name in his Friday debate with Sen. John McCain." The article added that "Brian Jopek, the father of the late Ryan David Jopek, told National Public Radio in March that the family asked Obama to stop wearing his son's bracelet, but the Illinois senator continued to do so." However, the Post provided no evidence that Obama ever "promise[d]" the Jopek family that he would "stop wearing" Ryan Jopek's bracelet. In fact, during the March 20 interview, Brian Jopek made no such claim. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809300025 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:03:25 EST NY Post falsely claimed that ad analysis findings "clashed with recent media coverage accusing McCain of distorting Obama's record in ads" http://mediamatters.org/items/200809180011 The New York Post falsely claimed that the results of a Wisconsin Advertising Project analysis stating that in a recent week Sen. Barack Obama ran more negative ads than Sen. John McCain "clash with recent media coverage accusing McCain of distorting Obama's record in ads." In fact, the analysis reportedly "do[es]n't measure the veracity of the ads"; rather, in the words of the San Francisco Chronicle's Joe Garofoli, it "define[s] 'negative' as any time you mention the opponent's name." Thus, the analysis did not "clash" with recent media reports noting that McCain's ads distorted Obama's record because it reportedly did not analyze whether the ads contained distortions. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809180011 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:27:00 EST NY Post editorial falsely claims Obama "once insisted that U.S. forces invade Pakistan" and "opposes sanctions" against Iran http://mediamatters.org/items/200809090004 The New York Post falsely claimed that Sen. Barack Obama "once insisted that US forces invade Pakistan" and that he "opposes sanctions" against Iran (emphasis in the original). In fact, Obama has never said he would "invade Pakistan." Also, he has stated that he favors sanctions on Iran and introduced legislation to enable state and local governments to divest from Iran. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809090004 Tue, 9 Sep 2008 08:39:28 EST NY Post's Hurt baselessly asserted that Obama "is ranked the most liberal member of the Senate" http://mediamatters.org/items/200807170003 The New York Post's Charles Hurt asserted that Sen. Barack Obama "is ranked the most liberal member of the Senate based on his votes on issues," citing no evidence for his assertion. Many conservatives and media figures have repeated the National Journal's ranking of Obama as the "most liberal senator" for 2007 without noting the ranking's subjectivity. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807170003 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:17:36 EST NY Post, Politico uncritically reported misinformation by CNBC's Bartiromo about Obama's tax proposals http://mediamatters.org/items/200806100012 The New York Post reported CNBC host Maria Bartiromo's assertion that Sen. Barack Obama would "take the capital gains tax at 15 percent right now all the way up to 25 to 28 percent." The Post further quoted Bartiromo: "Sell anything, like a home or stocks, and make a profit ... [almost] 30 percent of the profit will go to the government instead of 15' " [brackets in original]. But Bartiromo's suggestion that the entire profit on the sale of a house is always subject to tax is false; single homeowners can exempt up to $250,000 in gains realized from the sale of an owner-occupied home from capital gains taxes, and married homeowners can in most cases exempt up to $500,000. Politico's Mike Allen uncritically reprinted the Post report of Bartiromo's comments in its entirety. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806100012 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:52:37 EST NY Post's Hurt falsely claimed "most people believe the federal government is the only thing that could actually make health care worse" http://mediamatters.org/items/200804150010 The New York Post's Charles Hurt wrote that when Sen. Hillary Clinton proposed national health-care reform as first lady, "Americans revolted over her proposals," adding that "she still doesn't understand that most people believe the federal government is the only thing that could actually make health care worse." In fact, recent polling suggests that a majority of Americans support health-care reform proposals that expand the government's role. http://mediamatters.org/items/200804150010 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:17:12 EST Ignoring repeated statements making her position clear, NY Post asserted "Clinton hedged on whether Obama is a Muslim" http://mediamatters.org/items/200803100001 A New York Post editorial characterized as "cheap shots and low blows" Sen. Hillary Clinton's recent comments made in response to a question about Sen. Barack Obama's religion and asserted that "Clinton hedged on whether Obama is a Muslim." In fact, during an interview on CBS' 60 Minutes, Clinton repeatedly made clear that she believes Obama is not a Muslim and likened the false rumors about Obama's religion to false rumors about her. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803100001 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:11:58 EST NY Post editorial falsely asserted that Kerry "borrow[ed]" money from his wife for presidential campaign http://mediamatters.org/items/200802080006 In an editorial on Sen. Hillary Clinton's recent $5 million loan to her presidential campaign, the New York Post falsely asserted that, in 2004, John Kerry "borrow[ed] millions from his wife" to finance his presidential candidacy. In fact, Kerry did not "borrow[] millions" from Teresa Heinz Kerry; doing so would have been a violation of federal law. http://mediamatters.org/items/200802080006 Fri, 8 Feb 2008 15:25:05 EST Wash. Post, NY Post baselessly asserted that Clinton was referring to NH moment by saying "I said I would not tear up" http://mediamatters.org/items/200802050009 The Washington Post and the New York Post both baselessly asserted that Sen. Hillary Clinton referred to an emotional moment before last month's New Hampshire primary when she said during a February 4 visit to the Yale Child Study Center, "I said I would not tear up." http://mediamatters.org/items/200802050009 Tue, 5 Feb 2008 17:05:49 EST NY Post, Wash. Post editorials distorted key facts regarding Clinton's Kazakhstan trip http://mediamatters.org/items/200802040005 A New York Post editorial about President Bill Clinton's September 2005 trip to Kazakhstan with Canadian mining financier Frank Giustra misleadingly characterized Giustra as "a newcomer to uranium mining" and suggested he was able to secure mining agreements because of his connection to Clinton; in fact, Giustra reportedly had been involved in other Kazakh mining deals at least as far back as 10 years ago. And a Washington Post editorial misrepresented a New York Times report of a quote by Moukhtar Dzhakishev, the president of the Kazakh company that reached the uranium mining deal with Giustra, falsely suggesting that Dzhakishev had acknowledged that Clinton's presence had played a role in Dzhakishev's willingness to reach a deal with Giustra. http://mediamatters.org/items/200802040005 Mon, 4 Feb 2008 15:38:59 EST NY Post column: Obama "is like a woman," Clinton "has long been accused of androgyny," Edwards is "a cute 8-year-old boy" http://mediamatters.org/items/200801080002 In a New York Post column titled "Bam: Our 1st Woman Prez?" Lucy Berrington and Jeff Onore claimed that Sen. Barack Obama "is like a woman: slim, good looking, with long elegant fingers, appealingly dressed -- all terms more typically ascribed to female candidates," adding, "By the end of this year we might indeed have our first woman president -- but not necessarily Hillary." Berrington and Onore also claimed that Sen. Hillary Clinton "has long been accused of androgyny -- trying to sound like a man, flexing her rhetorical muscle," and that Sen. John Edwards' "appeal to female voters is more as a cute 8-year-old boy." http://mediamatters.org/items/200801080002 Mon, 7 Jan 2008 20:50:13 EST