Media Matters - The Hill

Media Matters - The Hill http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/the_hill This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: The Hill en-US Copyright 2009, Media Matters for America The Hill asserted some "surprise[d]" "liberals" did not resist Obama's "sudden turn to tax cuts," ignored his campaign pledge to cut taxes http://mediamatters.org/items/200901060010 In an article about President-elect Barack Obama's meetings with members of Congress to discuss a stimulus package, The Hill's Mike Soraghan asserted, "To the surprise of some, congressional liberals offered up little initial resistance to the sudden turn to tax cuts." But in referring to Obama's purported "sudden turn to tax cuts," Soraghan ignored Obama's promise of tax cuts during the campaign, nor did Soraghan quote or name one person expressing "surprise" that "congressional liberals" would support tax cuts as part of a stimulus plan. http://mediamatters.org/items/200901060010 Tue, 6 Jan 2009 13:38:43 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 Media repeat McCain's false claims about Obama's health care and energy plans http://mediamatters.org/items/200810300008 The Washington Post, The Washington Times, the Associated Press, and The Hill reported Sen. John McCain's claims that Sen. Barack Obama is "offering government-run health care" and "an energy plan guaranteed to work without drilling," without noting that both claims are false. Obama has not proposed "government-run health care" and Obama's energy plan calls domestic oil and natural gas production "critical to prevent global energy prices from climbing even higher." http://mediamatters.org/items/200810300008 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:45:34 EST The Hill again ignored McCain's reversal on immigration legislation http://mediamatters.org/items/200809230011 In an article, The Hill asserted that "[m]any GOP members have previously questioned McCain for co-sponsoring legislation with Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) that would have put millions of illegal immigrants on a path to citizenship." However, the article did not note that McCain has said he no longer supports that legislation. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809230011 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:00:29 EST Media uncritically report McCain camp's assertion that Obama "voted against funds for American troops in harm's way" http://mediamatters.org/items/200808290004 Numerous media outlets uncritically reported the assertion by Sen. John McCain's campaign that Sen. Barack Obama "voted against funds for American troops in harm's way." However, none of these outlets noted that McCain himself has voted against legislation to fund the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, nor did they mention that Obama has voted in the past to provide funds for troops stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808290004 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:51:50 EST Purporting to read Clark quote, The Hill's Stoddard omitted major parts of Face the Nation exchange http://mediamatters.org/items/200807020009 In an online video on The Hill's website, A.B. Stoddard purported to "read the quote" from retired Gen. Wesley Clark's interview with Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer. In fact, Stoddard did not fully "read the quote," omitting major parts of the exchange, including Clark's praise of Sen. John McCain and Schieffer's comments. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807020009 Wed, 2 Jul 2008 18:05:02 EST The Hill, Bloomberg uncritically reported McCain's false suggestion that Obama would increase taxes on 21.6 million small businesses http://mediamatters.org/items/200806170011 The Hill and Bloomberg News uncritically reported Sen. John McCain's false suggestion in a June 10 speech that Sen. Barack Obama plans to raise taxes on 21.6 million small businesses that file taxes under the individual income tax. However, Obama has proposed rolling back the Bush tax cuts only on "people who are making 250,000 dollars a year or more," and according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center, only 481,000 small businesses fall into the tax brackets that would be affected by those increases. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806170011 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:54:46 EST Hill article failed to note that McCain "buckle[d] under pressure to abandon" his position on immigration http://mediamatters.org/items/200806120004 The Hill asserted that Sen. John McCain "did not buckle under pressure to abandon" his prior position on comprehensive immigration reform during the Republican presidential primary. But as The Hill itself previously reported, McCain "adopted a harder stance on the campaign trail as his primary opponents painted him as soft on" immigration. Indeed, McCain now says he no longer supports the immigration bill he co-sponsored. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806120004 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:03:15 EST The Hill cropped Obama's quote on Israeli-Palestinian conflict http://mediamatters.org/items/200806110009 The Hill's Alexander Bolton cropped a statement from Sen. Barack Obama that Bolton said "[s]ome Jewish voters interpreted ... as a sign that Obama would be overly sympathetic to the Palestinian side in future peace negotiations with Israel." Bolton also did not note what Obama subsequently said about his comments. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806110009 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:06:06 EST Stoddard baselessly asserted Obama "doesn't think he's going to win Ohio and Florida" http://mediamatters.org/items/200806030003 During The Hill's online video segment "Ask A.B.," A.B. Stoddard asserted: "[Sen.] Barack Obama has pretty much conceded that he doesn't think that he's going to win Ohio and Florida, two states that are necessary to becoming president of the United States -- usually." Stoddard offered no evidence to support this claim. In fact, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel recently quoted Rep. Robert Wexler, co-chairman of Obama's Florida campaign, as saying Obama "is confident he will win Florida," and a recent SurveyUSA poll shows Obama leading Sen. John McCain by nine percentage points in Ohio. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806030003 Tue, 3 Jun 2008 14:29:50 EST The Hill's Stoddard falsely claimed Obama attempting to "get away from" national security, John McCain's "comfort zone" http://mediamatters.org/items/200805290007 In an online video segment, A.B. Stoddard described national security as Sen. John McCain's "comfort zone" and asserted that Sen. Barack Obama "hasn't quite figured out yet how to get away from it, but he will. He has a few months to figure out how to always lob it back to the economy." But far from attempting "to get away" from the issue of national security, Obama has challenged McCain to debate the issue. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805290007 Thu, 29 May 2008 16:41:28 EST The Hill reported McCain's immigration bill "damaged his credibility with conservatives," but not that he responded by now opposing it http://mediamatters.org/items/200805220003 The Hill reported that Sen. John McCain "sponsored legislation with Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) that would offer a path to citizenship to millions of illegal immigrants" and said "[t]his damaged his credibility with conservatives, and they do not trust him on the issue." While asserting that McCain took a "harder stance" on immigration during the primary, the article did not note that McCain now says he would no longer support the bill he co-sponsored with Kennedy if it came up for a vote in the Senate. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805220003 Thu, 22 May 2008 14:18:54 EST Hill article on differences between Webb, McCain GI bills failed to note more generous benefits in Webb bill http://mediamatters.org/items/200805190007 An article in The Hill stated that there are "some marked differences" between bills offered by Sen. Jim Webb and Sen. John McCain addressing benefits for military veterans. But the article cited only one difference and did not mention the ways in which Webb's bill is more generous to veterans than McCain's. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805190007 Mon, 19 May 2008 20:28:03 EST The Hill claimed McCain has "court[ed] Hispanic voters" with immigration legislation, but didn't mention his reversal on his own bill http://mediamatters.org/items/200805060006 Reporting on Sen. John McCain's efforts to "attract" Hispanic voters, The Hill's Klaus Marre wrote that McCain "has spent the past few years courting Hispanic voters by being the lead Republican sponsor of failed immigration legislation that would have granted a path to citizenship to most of the more than 12 million illegal immigrants living in the United States." But Marre did not note that McCain has said he no longer supports that legislation. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805060006 Tue, 6 May 2008 17:37:00 EST Drudge further distorted Hill article that itself made misleading comparison regarding Clinton's reported earmark request http://mediamatters.org/items/200804290006 The Hill made a misleading comparison between the amount in earmarks reportedly requested by Sen. Hillary Clinton for 2009 and the amount secured by other senators for the 2008 fiscal year in reporting that Clinton "has requested nearly $2.3 billion in federal earmarks for 2009, almost three times the largest amount received by a single senator this year." The Hill did not report which senator had requested the most in earmarks for 2009 -- presumably because senators are not required to make their earmark requests public, a detail not noted until the 22nd paragraph of the Hill article. The Drudge Report further distorted the Hill article to falsely claim: "Clinton requests $2.3B in earmarks -- three times largest amount ever by Senator!" http://mediamatters.org/items/200804290006 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:36:39 EST