http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/abc This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: ABC en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200811250017 On all three network evening news programs, reports on the bailout of Citigroup included interviews with supporters of the deal, but only the <em>CBS Evening News</em> included any criticism of the bailout -- and that criticism came from a source who argued that the bailout was not large enough. None of the reports featured criticism of the bailout on the grounds that it is a poor deal for taxpayers, even though several economists have made that argument. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811250017 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:06:28 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811120010 On ABC's <em>The View</em>, co-hosts Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd again promoted the falsehood that without the passage of Proposition 8, the California ballot initiative to amend the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage, members of the clergy could be jailed for refusing to perform same-sex marriages. In fact, neither Proposition 8 nor the California Supreme Court ruling that affirmed the constitutional right of same-sex couples to marry had anything to do with members of the clergy. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811120010 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:42:02 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811100003 On <em><em>The View, </em></em>Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd both suggested that without Proposition 8, a California ballot measure to amend the state constitution to reverse the California Supreme Court's ruling in favor of same-sex marriage, members of the clergy who refused to perform same-sex marriage ceremonies could have been prosecuted. In fact, as the court itself made clear, the ruling applied only to state officials, and<strong><strong> "</strong></strong>no religious officiant will be required to solemnize a marriage in contravention of his or her religious beliefs." http://mediamatters.org/items/200811100003 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:33:12 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811060013 On <em><em>World News</em></em>, Jake Tapper quoted House Minority Leader John Boehner's statement that Rep. Rahm Emanuel, who has agreed to be President-elect Barack Obama's chief of staff, "is an ironic choice for a president-elect who has promised to change Washington, make politics more civil, and govern from the center." However, Tapper did not note that Sen. Lindsey Graham praised Emanuel as "a wise choice," saying Emanuel "understands the need to work together." http://mediamatters.org/items/200811060013 Thu, 6 Nov 2008 21:11:31 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810310016 ABC's Robin Roberts did not challenge Sen. John McCain's claim that Sen. Barack Obama "wants to raise people's taxes" -- a claim that McCain's own chief economic adviser reportedly said is inaccurate. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810310016 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:03:15 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810230004 ABC's David Wright reported without challenging Sen. John McCain's claim to voters in New Hampshire that Sen. Barack Obama "wants to confiscate their hard-earned money." Wright did not note that Obama has proposed cutting taxes for low- and middle-income taxpayers, while raising taxes only on individuals earning more than $200,000 per year and families earning more than $250,000 per year. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810230004 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:45:00 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810220020 In its list of "Must-Reads," ABCNews.com's The Note included a <em>Washington Times</em> "commentary" from W.F. Walker Johanson, in which he wrote that Sen. Barack Obama is a "true wolf in sheep's clothing" and "resembles an anti-American Marxist who believes," for example, that "[m]urdering innocent babies -- through abortion -- is an inalienable 'right.' " http://mediamatters.org/items/200810220020 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:22:07 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810150015 During a preview of the third presidential debate on ABC's <em>World News</em>, David Wright said that Sen. John McCain "plans to present [Sen. Barack] Obama as someone who will raise your taxes" and will "question Obama's judgment and character following from [Gov.] Sarah Palin's charge that Obama has been palling around with terrorists, like former '60s radical William Ayers" without noting the misrepresentations in those attacks. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810150015 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:50:30 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810150014 On <em>World News</em>, Jake Tapper reported on "accusations of voter fraud" against ACORN workers, noting that "ACORN officials said the primary problem isn't a few phony names on voter registrations, but real voters being prevented from casting their ballots." But <em>World News</em> did not report on the indictment of former RNC official James Tobin and in the past two weeks has not aired any reports on the issue of voter suppression. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810150014 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:43:42 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810140022 ABC's Robin Roberts did not challenge Rudy Giuliani's claim that Sen. Barack Obama "wants to raise taxes." In fact, Obama has repeatedly said he would cut taxes for families making less than $250,000 per year, and Sen. John McCain's own chief economic adviser reportedly said that it is inaccurate to claim that "Barack Obama raises taxes." http://mediamatters.org/items/200810140022 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:12:35 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810090009 During a report on ABC's <em>Good Morning America</em>, David Wright stated that Gov. Sarah Palin "accus[ed]" Sen. Barack Obama of "palling around with terrorists," but did not note that <em>The New York Times</em>, in the article Palin cited in making that claim, reported that "the two men do not appear to have been close." <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200810090009 Thu, 9 Oct 2008 12:53:47 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810020031 ABC News correspondent Kate Snow uncritically quoted Gov. Sarah Palin's claim that Sen. Barack Obama voted for "[c]utting off funding for our troops while in a war zone." However, Snow did not report that Sen. John McCain voted against legislation to fund the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, as Obama noted during the September 26 presidential debate. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810020031 Thu, 2 Oct 2008 23:00:41 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809300013 ABCNews.com's Terry Davis and Rigel Anderson reported that "[Sen. John] McCain's top policy adviser hammered [Sen. Barack] Obama for a set of prepared remarks which incorrectly assumed that the bailout would pass," but they did not note that both McCain and another key McCain campaign adviser prematurely touted McCain's role in achieving passage of the bill. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809300013 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:09:45 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809240008 During her ABC <em>World News</em> report on the Bush administration's $700 billion Wall Street proposal, Betsy Stark uncritically aired Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson's claim that he "welcome[s]" oversight of the administration's plan, but did not note that a section of the bill states: "Decisions by the Secretary [of the Treasury] pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency." http://mediamatters.org/items/200809240008 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:30:14 EST 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