Media Matters - Freddoso's "The Case Against Obama"

Media Matters - Freddoso's "The Case Against Obama" http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/freddoso_s__the_case_against_obama_ This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Freddoso's "The Case Against Obama" en-US Copyright 2009, Media Matters for America Contradicting his own book, Freddoso claimed "there's nothing" in Obama's record indicating he is a "reformer" http://mediamatters.org/items/200808250019 On Fox News' America's Election HQ, David Freddoso claimed: "Senator [Barack] Obama says that he is a reformer, an agent of positive change. And looking at his record, though, in Chicago, Springfield, and Washington, I found that he is absolutely -- there's nothing in his record to bear out that claim." However, in Freddoso's recently released book, he specifically credited Obama with two "real accomplishment[s] ... in the name of reform" -- the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006, and a 1998 Illinois ethics bill. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808250019 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:53:38 EST Freddoso misrepresents IL government findings to accuse Obama of lying about "born alive" legislation http://mediamatters.org/items/200808200003 In The Case Against Barack Obama, David Freddoso misrepresents findings by the Illinois state government to claim that a statement by Sen. Barack Obama explaining his opposition to a bill that amended the Illinois Abortion Law of 1975 was "not true." Obama asserted that "measures mandat[ing] lifesaving measures for premature babies" were "already the law" in Illinois. Freddoso falsely asserts that the Illinois Department of Public Health and a letter from the Illinois attorney general's office refute Obama's statement. They do not; indeed, a reported statement by the Public Health Department supports it. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808200003 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:27:33 EST Ignoring key facts, MSNBC's Witt agreed with Freddoso that Obama's opponents in 1996 race were disqualified on a "technicality" http://mediamatters.org/items/200808060012 During an interview with David Freddoso, MSNBC's Alex Witt baselessly adopted a word Freddoso used to describe how Sen. Barack Obama challenged his opponents' qualifications for appearing on the ballot of the 1996 Illinois state Senate Democratic primary for the 13th district, saying that Obama's opponents were disqualified on a "technicality." In fact, one of Obama's opponents in that 1996 race reportedly admitted that he "now suspects" some of the signatures his campaign collected were forged, while another reportedly had some of her signatures disqualified because they were from voters who lived outside the 13th district -- facts Witt did not raise during the interview. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808060012 Wed, 6 Aug 2008 19:18:35 EST Citations in Freddoso's anti-Obama book rife with misinformation http://mediamatters.org/items/200808050011 The first few pages of David Freddoso's book, The Case Against Barack Obama, are marked by false and misleading assertions about Sen. Barack Obama, accompanied by dubious citations. A Media Matters review of the endnotes reveals that the rest of the book is little different from these first few pages, as throughout the book, Freddoso misrepresents or distorts his sources and even makes assertions that are actually refuted by sources he cites. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808050011 Tue, 5 Aug 2008 20:54:07 EST Misinformation in Freddoso's anti-Obama book comes early http://mediamatters.org/items/200808010005 The introduction and first few pages of David Freddoso's forthcoming book, The Case Against Barack Obama, are marked by false and misleading assertions about Obama, accompanied by dubious citations. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808010005 Fri, 1 Aug 2008 19:27:48 EST