http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/attacks_on_bill_clinton This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Attacks on Bill Clinton en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200811220003 <em>New York Daily News</em> columnist Michael Goodwin falsely suggested that former President Bill Clinton has not disclosed "the paid speeches that he gives around the world." In fact, the sources and amounts of Clinton's speaking fees are disclosed annually in Hillary Clinton's Senate disclosure forms. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811220003 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:46:39 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811190004 In an article about whether Sen. Hillary Clinton would accept the position of secretary of state in an Obama administration, <em>The New York Times</em> reported that aides to President-elect Barack Obama "have been reviewing Mr. [Bill] Clinton's business dealings, focusing on the array of his post-presidential activities, some details of which have not been made public. That includes the identity of most of the donors to his foundation" and "the source of some of his speaking fees." But the <em>Times</em> did not note that the source and amount of all of Bill Clinton's speaking fees of $200 or more are disclosed annually in Hillary Clinton's Senate disclosure forms. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811190004 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:10:18 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811180017 On <em>Hardball</em>, Chris Matthews used reports that President-elect Barack Obama might nominate Sen. Hillary Clinton as secretary of state to "rehash" 1990s-era smears and scandals involving the Clintons. Matthews invoked Linda Tripp and hosted Rep. Dan Burton, whom Matthews asked to discuss the false accusation that Vince Foster was murdered, and Christopher Hitchens. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811180017 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:12:38 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811180015 Media have continued to respond to reports that President-elect Barack Obama is considering naming Sen. Hillary Clinton secretary of state with the smear that she (or Bill Clinton) might pursue her own agenda as secretary of state and not President-elect Barack Obama's, including the assertion that "Obama may wake up one day and discover that Hillary has decreed a new 'Clinton Doctrine' of foreign policy." <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200811180015 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:50:35 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809290015 On<em> MSNBC Live</em>, Andrea Mitchell followed Contessa Brewer in airing a heavily cropped version of former President Bill Clinton's remarks on <em>Meet the Press</em> in which Clinton seemingly declined to respond in the affirmative when asked by <em>Meet the Press </em>host Tom Brokaw if he would say he "admire[s]" Sen. Barack Obama and "think[s] he's a ... great man." Mitchell called Clinton's comments "hardly an endorsement" of Obama and "not as effusive as you would expect." But Mitchell did not air or otherwise note Clinton's statements moments later that he "certainly admire[s]" Obama and that Obama's "greatness will ... become apparent" when he is elected president. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809290015 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:59:43 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808270012 Misquoting and misrepresenting what he described as a "pretty provocative" remark by former President Bill Clinton, Tom Brokaw claimed that Clinton said, "[Y]ou've got candidate X and candidate Y. Candidate X, you agree with everything that he stands for, but you have some real doubts about his experience. Candidate Y only believes in half the things but you really trust his experience -- who you gonna vote for?" But Clinton did not raise the issue of "experience" in his remarks, and Brokaw did not mention -- as he did when discussing Clinton's remarks earlier on <em>MSNBC Live -- </em>that Clinton said the hypothetical he described "has nothing to do with what's going on now." http://mediamatters.org/items/200808270012 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:29:46 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808270011 KSFO's Lee Rodgers said of Sen. Hillary Clinton's speech at the convention, "With that screechy, fingernails-on-the-blackboard voice of hers, it is impossible for Hillary Clinton to deliver a great speech." Rodgers later said that Bill and Hillary Clinton are hoping Sen. Barack Obama "falls flat on his face so the Hilldebeest can have another run in four years, and Billy Bentpecker can hide behind the curtain in the Oval Office telling Hillary what he wants her to do as president of the United States." http://mediamatters.org/items/200808270011 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:00:20 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808250014 On <em>Hannity &amp; Colmes</em>, Sean Hannity said to Fox News contributor Geraldine Ferraro: "[Y]ou've been one of the Clinton supporters that have been very vocal, very unhappy about the way [Sen. Barack] Obama treated [Sen. Hillary] Clinton." Ferraro responded: "And the media treated Clinton." Hannity said: "No, I think I was more fair to the Clintons." In fact, during the Democratic presidential primaries, Hannity asserted: "I'm leading the Stop Hillary Express." Hannity also reportedly referred to his nationally syndicated radio program as "The Stop Hillary Express" during the time and has repeatedly advanced smears of the Clintons. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808250014 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:34:28 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808060002 CBS' Jeff Greenfield reported that President Clinton "offered a decidedly lukewarm endorsement of Obama's credentials," but Greenfield aired only a small portion of a response Clinton gave to the question from ABC's Kate Snow: "Is he ready to be president?" Greenfield did not air Clinton saying: "I mean, I certainly learned a lot about the job in my first year. ... He's shown a keen strategic sense and his ability to run an effective campaign. He clearly can inspire people and motivate people and energize them, which is a very important part of being president, and he's smart as a whip so there's nothing he can't learn." http://mediamatters.org/items/200808060002 Wed, 6 Aug 2008 12:37:00 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808050002 NBC's Chuck Todd responded to video of former President Bill Clinton saying of Sen. Barack Obama, "I think we have two choices. I think he [Obama] should win, and I think he will win," by falsely claiming that Clinton failed to make "a choice between Obama and McCain." In falsely asserting that Clinton had given a "non-endorsement" of Obama, Todd also left out Clinton's statement that he would "absolutely" campaign for Obama. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808050002 Tue, 5 Aug 2008 11:41:04 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807100002 On <em>Hannity &amp; Colmes</em>, Sean Hannity aired a deceptively cropped statement from Bill Clinton's remarks at the Aspen Ideas Festival in asserting that Clinton was "obviously taking a shot at Senator [John] McCain," omitting the context showing that Clinton was discussing what Nelson Mandela means to him. Hannity also falsely asserted that Clinton's statement and recent comments by Wesley Clark were part of "a series of attacks on Senator McCain's military record." http://mediamatters.org/items/200807100002 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:58:41 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807080006 Three <em>Fox &amp; Friends</em> co-hosts repeatedly asserted that former President Bill Clinton recently "attack[ed]" Sen. John McCain's "selfless heroism at the Hanoi Hilton," in Andrew Napolitano's words, and two of the hosts -- Napolitano and Gretchen Carlson -- falsely suggested that Clinton's statement and recent comments by retired Gen. Wesley Clark were part of a coordinated effort by Sen. Barack Obama's campaign to "attack" McCain's service. But the <em>Fox &amp; Friends</em> co-hosts provided no evidence that Clinton's comments were intended to refer to McCain; nor did they provide the context of those remarks. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807080006 Tue, 8 Jul 2008 17:54:16 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806300007 On <em>MSNBC Live</em>, Contessa Brewer falsely claimed that former President Bill Clinton "reportedly told London's <em>The Telegraph</em> paper that [Sen.] Barack Obama was going to, quote, 'have to kiss my you-know-what,' unquote, if he wanted the former president's help." In fact, the <em>Telegraph</em> article quoted an anonymous "senior Democrat who worked for Mr Clinton," who in turn cited another anonymous source: "One person told me that Bill said Obama would have to quote kiss my ass close quote, if he wants his support." http://mediamatters.org/items/200806300007 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:47:41 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200806120009 Despite the absence in a June 11 <em>New York Times</em> article of on-the-record evidence of a Clinton "enemies list," MSNBC interviewed<em> New York Times</em> reporter Mark Leibovich twice and devoted a total of nearly 25 minutes to the topic in at least 10 separate segments that day. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806120009 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:50:59 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200803040001 Chris Matthews asserted that former President Bill Clinton "made a series of remarks about Barack Obama that turned off many Democrats and may have helped galvanize black voters for Obama." Matthews then aired an abbreviated clip of Clinton's January 7 comments, "This whole thing is the biggest fairy tale I've ever seen," leaving out his preceding comments in which Clinton made clear that he was talking about Obama's statements regarding the Iraq war and not Obama's campaign. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803040001 Tue, 4 Mar 2008 11:37:06 EST