Media Matters - Attacks on Progressives

Media Matters - Attacks on Progressives http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/attacks_on_progressives This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Attacks on Progressives en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America Ignoring sergeant-at-arms' security concerns, Levin said of "Stretch" Pelosi's need for "big military jet": "She wants a really, really big one" http://mediamatters.org/items/200812010007 Mark Levin declared of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: "[S]he's gotta have a big military jet. I mean, she's the first woman speaker. She wants a really, really big one. ... And if she doesn't get it, well then that's sexual discrimination." Levin ignored the fact that the House sergeant-at-arms -- who is responsible for the security of House members -- has said that a larger military plane for Pelosi, "that is capable of making non-stop flights" between Washington, D.C., and California, is necessary for "security purposes." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812010007 Mon, 1 Dec 2008 14:21:11 EST Fox News' Napolitano advanced Communist smear against MN Sec. of State Ritchie http://mediamatters.org/items/200811200012 Fox News' Andrew Napolitano claimed that Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie is a "former communist" and a "former member of the Communist Party" but provided no evidence to support either claim. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811200012 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:05:10 EST Newsweek publishes article on purported debate over whether "Obama [is] the Antichrist" http://mediamatters.org/items/200811180007 In a Newsweek article headlined "Is Obama the Antichrist?" senior editor Lisa Miller treated as newsworthy purported debate among some "conservative Christians" over whether President-elect Barack Obama is "the Antichrist." In doing so, she gave credibility to the views of RaptureReady.com editor and founder Todd Strandberg, who has, among other things, smeared gays and lesbians, Islam, progressives, Jehovah's Witnesses, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811180007 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:24:13 EST Media revive pattern of reporting on alleged "voter fraud" concerns, despite lack of evidence http://mediamatters.org/items/200810160014 Media outlets have revived the cyclical practice of highlighting allegations by conservatives of voter fraud, and the primary target of most recent allegations appears to be ACORN, over reports that some people hired by ACORN have submitted false or redundant registration forms. The media are devoting great attention to these charges, even though in past election cycles, charges of voter fraud have largely proven empty. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810160014 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:27:14 EST In post-detention KSFO interview, Corsi claimed critics of Obama are "now going to have to risk being thrown in jail or killed" http://mediamatters.org/items/200810100017 On KSFO's The Lee Rodgers Show, Jerome Corsi asserted regarding his detention and departure from Kenya: "I think the story here is really the suppression of the press. ... I hate to think of what the First Amendment is going to mean. If you write a negative book or criticize [Sen. Barack] Obama, I think you're now going to have to risk being thrown in jail or killed." Rodgers said, "I'll tell you what's scary about this, to make the connection here. These are friends of Barack Obama in Kenya, who are trying to intimidate a journalist." http://mediamatters.org/items/200810100017 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:53:32 EST Fox News' Sammon ignores contrary evidence in suggesting that Rep. Frank allowed personal relationship to affect his oversight of Fannie Mae http://mediamatters.org/items/200810080023 On The O'Reilly Factor and in a FoxNews.com article, Bill Sammon suggested that Rep. Barney Frank allowed his relationship in the 1990s with Herb Moses, a Fannie Mae official at the time, to improperly influence his conduct as a member of the House Financial Services Committee. However, in his article, Sammon cited only an anonymous Republican congressional staffer and a member of the conservative Media Research Center. Sammon also misrepresented Frank's record by reporting that Frank "spent years blocking GOP lawmakers from imposing tougher regulations" on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac without noting that during the period in question, Frank supported legislation to increase regulation of Fannie Mae and create a government regulatory agency that would oversee some aspects of the company. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810080023 Wed, 8 Oct 2008 18:25:10 EST Savage repeated false attack on Rep. Frank, smeared Biden's son http://mediamatters.org/items/200810060015 Michael Savage again falsely claimed that Rep. Barney Frank "ran a house of ill-repute for male prostitutes out of his apartment in Washington." In fact, the House ethics committee determined in 1990 that Frank "did not have either prior or concomitant knowledge of prostitution activities involving third parties alleged to have taken place in his apartment." Also, after noting that Beau Biden, son of Sen. Joe Biden, would be serving in Iraq as a prosecutor in the National Guard, Savage said, "[T]hey're going to see if they can burn any of the military men over there, and they'll use Biden's son to see if they can put them in jail. ... What would you expect from a Democrat going to Iraq?" http://mediamatters.org/items/200810060015 Mon, 6 Oct 2008 15:29:45 EST Discussing bailout bill, Bill Cunningham falsely claimed Barney Frank "ran a house of prostitution" http://mediamatters.org/items/200810030021 On his Cincinnati talk radio show, Bill Cunningham falsely claimed that Rep. Barney Frank "ran a house of prostitution in Washington, D.C., for gay men." In fact, the House Ethics Committee determined that Frank "did not have either prior or concomitant knowledge of prostitution activities involving third parties alleged to have taken place in his apartment," and it also did not conclusively determine that any "prostitution activities" took place there. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810030021 Fri, 3 Oct 2008 16:28:33 EST Claiming "I'm not making any comparison here," O'Reilly asserted that like Pelosi, Hitler also "practiced for hours before making a speech" http://mediamatters.org/items/200810010009 On The O'Reilly Factor, after guest Tonya Reiman claimed that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's body language during a recent speech suggested she "practices the speech too much," Bill O'Reilly responded: "You know who used to do that, who practiced for hours before making a speech? And I'm not making any comparison here. So, don't -- you crazy left-wing websites out there, it's not a comparison. Adolf Hitler. Adolf Hitler practiced for hours, all of his ... gestures and everything else before he went out there." http://mediamatters.org/items/200810010009 Wed, 1 Oct 2008 13:18:42 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 Discussing economic crisis and bailout plan, Savage said Rep. Frank "should be in the gallows for this" http://mediamatters.org/items/200809300018 Michael Savage said of Rep. Barney Frank's role in proposed federal financial bailout legislation: "Barney Frank should be in the gallows for this. Barney Frank should be in jail for doing this." http://mediamatters.org/items/200809300018 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:24:01 EST KSFO's Rodgers: "[P]uckered-butt Democrat women hate Sarah Palin ... because her idea of choice was choosing not to have an abortion" http://mediamatters.org/items/200809230018 Returning to a previous claim he has made, KSFO's Lee Rodgers asserted: "I believe that the reason a bunch of puckered-butt Democrat women hate Sarah Palin is because her idea of choice was choosing not to have an abortion." Guest Steven Hayward of the American Enterprise Institute responded in part by saying: "[T]here is that very vocal segment of feminist opinion that celebrates abortion as a positive good in the same way that, you know, Southern slaveholders 150 years ago celebrated slavery as a positive good." http://mediamatters.org/items/200809230018 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:14:34 EST KSFO's "gentleman" Rodgers lashes out at Media Matters http://mediamatters.org/items/200809180014 On his KSFO radio show, responding to a Media Matters item documenting his comments that "the female leadership of the Democratic Party" consists of "ugly skanks" who "hate" that "Sarah Palin's good-looking," Lee Rodgers stated that "one of the little left-wing websites" "inferred that I had said that these women, prominent women in the liberal movement, are prostitutes. And of course I didn't say any such thing as that because I am a gentleman." Rodgers also said that "left-wing bloggers ... are men in their 30s and 40s who are single and likely to stay that way" and are "[s]till living at home with one or both parents." He added: "And, of course, handwriting analysis has revealed that ... they have to use tweezers to masturbate." http://mediamatters.org/items/200809180014 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:02:20 EST Quinn & Rose's Rose, whose co-host referred to NOW as the "National Organization for Whores," called Obama a "sexist pig" http://mediamatters.org/items/200809110012 On the Quinn & Rose radio show, co-host Rose Tennent claimed that Sen. Barack Obama's remark regarding Sen. John McCain's policies, "[Y]ou can put lipstick on a pig; it's still a pig," was directed at Gov. Sarah Palin. After saying she was "offended" and "appalled" by Obama's remark, Tennent stated, "You know what, you're a pig, you're a chauvinist pig is what you are, Barack." On previous shows, Tennent's co-host Jim Quinn introduced a segment about Sen. Hillary Clinton by playing the song "The Bitch Is Back" and referred to the National Organization for Women as the "National Organization for Whores." http://mediamatters.org/items/200809110012 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:17:21 EST Quinn said he referred to NOW as "National Organization for Whores" because "that's what they are. They're political whores" http://mediamatters.org/items/200809080017 Jim Quinn defended his referring to the National Organization for Women as the "National Organization for Whores" by claiming, "The reason is that's just what they are. They're political whores. They are whores for liberalism in general," later adding that "they were whores for Bill Clinton in particular." Quinn also addressed his comment that Philadelphia Daily News columnist Fatimah Ali should "get an American name, will you, if you want to be an American," by saying, "The point is that African-Americans -- excuse me, black Americans, after their indoctrination into Marxism, adopting clearly non-American, Third World-type names, is an act of separation." http://mediamatters.org/items/200809080017 Mon, 8 Sep 2008 17:13:26 EST