Friday, September 12, 2008
- Hannity misled about several Obama foreign policy positions to ask: "[D]oes that sound like a guy that has the experience to be the commander in chief?"
Friday, September 12, 2008 - Fox News repeatedly aired new McCain ad without noting its falsehoods
Friday, September 12, 2008 - Belling: "When you think of Hillary Clinton," the word "bitches" comes to mind
Friday, September 12, 2008 - Slacker Friday
Friday, September 12, 2008 - KSFO's Sussman offers to bet that "Obama believes [9-11] was an inside job," but Obama has said it was Al Qaeda
Friday, September 12, 2008 - Matthews does not believe McCain would personally join in his campaign's attacks -- but he did
Friday, September 12, 2008 - After NBC political director discredited it, MSNBC uncritically ran McCain campaign ad attacking Obama
Friday, September 12, 2008 - Fox's Williams falsely suggested Obama has changed position in now supporting ROTC on campuses
Friday, September 12, 2008 - NPR's Liasson falsely claimed distortion-laden McCain ad "catalogued all of the false or sexist or awful things" Dems have said about Palin
Friday, September 12, 2008 - Rove mischaracterized Obama's, Palin's records on earmarks
Friday, September 12, 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
- MSNBC's Hall, Harwood allowed McCain campaign's DuHaime to set up false "contrast" between Palin and Obama on earmarks
Thursday, September 11, 2008 - Liddy guest Walid Shoebat falsely claimed that Obama is "definitely a Muslim"
Thursday, September 11, 2008 - NECN video posted on Boston Globe website falsely suggests "lipstick" comment immediately followed Palin reference
Thursday, September 11, 2008 - CBS devoted 5 minutes to "lipstick," other McCain attacks before reporting that "lipstick" attack was bogus
Thursday, September 11, 2008 - On MSNBC, Feehery claimed attacks on Palin are "kind of attacking motherhood and apple pie and everything good about America"
Thursday, September 11, 2008 - Quinn & Rose's Rose, whose co-host referred to NOW as the "National Organization for Whores," called Obama a "sexist pig"
Thursday, September 11, 2008 - You declared you would be three inches taller ...
Thursday, September 11, 2008 - Boston Globe ignored Swift backtrack from charge that Obama compared Palin to a pig
Thursday, September 11, 2008 - Limbaugh distorted NBC report to baselessly suggest audience chanted, "No more pit bull," in response to Obama's " 'lipstick on a pig' joke"
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
- NBC's Mitchell aired Swift's accusation that Obama compared Palin to a pig, but not her backtrack the next day
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - MSNBC's Brewer and PolitiFact's Adair did not note that McCain falsely claimed Palin "sold" jet on eBay and "made a profit"
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - Despite long history of political "lipstick" references, AP's Pickler linked Obama's to Palin's
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - Hemmer on Fox News' treatment of Obama's faith: "No one here is promulgating untrue rumors about anyone's faith"
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - CNN's Foreman falsely claimed McCain was "getting Barack Obama's record right" on military spending
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - MSNBC's Brewer aired McCain attack ad without noting its falsehoods
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - Fox's Cameron: Obama "run[s] the risk of appearing a little bit arrogant" if he doesn't offer "lipstick on a pig" apology
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - KSFO's Sussman suggested Obama's "lipstick on a pig" comment may be his Muslim father's "genetic DNA welling up inside of him"
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - NBC Washington bureau chief discussed McCain campaign's, but not media's, ability to "driv[e] the news cycle"*
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - Conservative radio hosts seize on Obama comment to revive false rumors about his faith
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - Fox's Garrett uncritically quoted from McCain ad mischaracterizing Obama's position on sex education
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - Does anybody really know what time it is?
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - Fox News' Cameron uncritically reported on McCain ad without noting DNC had denied allegations
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - Scarborough: Media will talk about "[w]hatever the McCain campaign wants us to talk about, because the McCain campaign is assertive"
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - Citing no evidence, AP's Pickler purported to know how audience interpreted Obama's remark
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - NBC News political director: Media taking bait on "lipstick" comment "a joke," "laughable"
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - MSNBC poll about Obama's "lipstick on a pig" comment precluded exoneration of Obama or assessment of McCain reaction
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - Hannity baselessly claimed Obama's "lipstick" comment was about Palin -- Huckabee, Wolfson disagree
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - Media outlets scrutinizing Palin's "Bridge to Nowhere" statement haven't noted her claim that "I told the Congress 'Thanks, but no thanks' " is a lie
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - Halperin: Media attention to "lipstick on a pig" comment "playing into the McCain campaign's crocodile tears"
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
