http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/hannity__amp__colmes This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Hannity &amp; Colmes en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200811250018 Sean Hannity baselessly asserted that "[t]he federal government and the Democrats ... forced these banks, through the Community Reinvestment Act, to make these risky loans," adding, "The risky loans started the subprime mortgage crisis, which impacted all these financial institutions, which needed government bailouts." In fact, according to housing experts, the vast majority of subprime loans were made by independent lenders not covered by the CRA. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811250018 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:29:07 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811250006 Referring to the Minnesota Senate race recount on Fox News' <em>Hannity &amp; Colmes</em>, Sean Hannity claimed Al Franken is challenging ballots "because he's trying to litigate his way into the Senate seat." But as of November 24, according to the office of the Minnesota secretary of state, Franken and Sen. Norm Coleman have challenged roughly the same number of ballots. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811250006 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:44:41 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811250005 Responding to <em>Media Matters</em> on <em>Hannity &amp; Colmes</em>, Dick Morris did not deny that over the last two months, he has accepted thousands of dollars in ad revenue from GOPTrust.com, a group he has repeatedly promoted and fundraised for on television and in his columns without disclosing that fact. Rather, Morris compared his receipt of ad revenue from GOPTrust.com with <em>The New York Times</em>' relationship with its advertisers. But there is at least one key difference: the <em>Times</em> does not routinely run editorials touting its advertisers and urging people to buy their products or contribute to them, as Morris has. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811250005 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:10:20 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811240012 Since the beginning of October, Dick Morris has repeatedly used his columns and Fox News appearances to promote and raise money for the National Republican Trust PAC without disclosing that the organization has paid $24,000 to a company apparently connected to Morris, according to FEC filings. During that time, Morris' email newsletter has frequently included ads that state: "Paid for by The National Republican Trust PAC." http://mediamatters.org/items/200811240012 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:18:03 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811200004 Discussing the possible appointment of Sen. Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, Andrea Tantaros said that if President-elect Barack Obama "select[s] Hillary Clinton and Bill ... it would be akin to a family adopting the Menendez brothers." Erik and Lyle Menendez were convicted of first-degree murder in 1996 for shooting their parents to death. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811200004 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:58:04 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811170016 On <em>Hannity &amp; Colmes</em>, Sean Hannity and Hugh Hewitt rehashed the discredited claim that President-elect Barack Obama is to blame for recent declines in the stock market. In fact, analysts have cited economic data on dropping retail sales, increasing unemployment, and other significant factors to explain recent stock-market declines. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811170016 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:35:51 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811130007 <em>The Wall Street Journal</em>, Sean Hannity, and Brit Hume advanced rumors that 32 absentee ballots in Minnesota's Senate election were left in a car and mishandled, suggesting that election officials may have tampered with votes in an effort to benefit Al Franken. The claims followed similar allegations by Coleman campaign lawyer Fritz Knaak. However, none of the three mentioned that Knaak reportedly said later, "It does not appear that there was any ballot-tampering, and that was our concern." Further, election officials have repeatedly said the ballots were sealed and held in a secure location until they were counted. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811130007 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:38:30 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811120012 Conservative media figures have baselessly asserted that President-elect Barack Obama's reported intention to close the detention facility at Guant&aacute;namo Bay would result in the release of terrorists and place the country at risk. In fact, news reports state that Obama is considering trials for some detainees and the potential release of others who have been cleared. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811120012 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:52:37 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811070011 Conservative commentators have asserted that President-elect Barack Obama is to blame for the decline of the stock market since the election. But several analysts disagree, citing weak corporate reports and the release of unemployment statistics. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811070011 Fri, 7 Nov 2008 19:09:37 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811060009 Sean Hannity asserted that Barack Obama's new White House chief of staff, Rep. Rahm Emanuel, is "one of the hardest left-wing ... radicals" and stated that the choice of Emanuel shows that Obama is "hard, hard left." But contrary to Hannity's assertion, a study using every non-unanimous vote cast in the House in 2007 to determine relative ideology placed Emanuel in a tie for the ranking of 126th most liberal Democratic congressman, and news reports have labeled Emanuel as "a centrist," who has "worked at good relations with Republicans." http://mediamatters.org/items/200811060009 Thu, 6 Nov 2008 15:45:35 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810310020 After being pressed by Fox News contributor Juan Williams about "having an anti-Semite on his show," Fox News' Sean Hannity again declined to express regret for hosting Andy Martin on <em>Hannity's America</em>. Martin has, among other things, referred to a judge as a "crooked, slimy Jew," and Fox News' senior vice president reportedly expressed regret over Martin's appearance, calling it "a mistake." http://mediamatters.org/items/200810310020 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:16:50 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810310018 Fox News repeatedly allowed Dick Morris to solicit donations for a conservative political action committee to fund an ad attacking Sen. Barack Obama. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810310018 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:17:53 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810310017 Since October 16, numerous media figures -- among them Jerome Corsi, Ann Coulter, Mark Levin, and Bill Cunningham -- have compared Sen. Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler or the Nazis. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810310017 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:31:51 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810300015 Sean Hannity falsely asserted that Sen. Barack Obama promises "to nationalize our health care," and said his is a "false promise." In fact, Obama has not proposed, much less promised, to nationalize health care. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810300015 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:01:06 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810290005 Fox News' Sean Hannity again repeated the false claim that in a 2001 interview, "Sen. Obama said it's a tragedy, quote, that redistribution of wealth was not pursued by the Supreme Court." In fact, the "tragedy" Obama identified during the interview was that the civil rights movement "became so court-focused" in trying to bring about political and economic justice. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810290005 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:04:05 EST