Media Matters - Lou Dobbs

Media Matters - Lou Dobbs http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/lou_dobbs This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Lou Dobbs en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America Lou Dobbs falsely claimed 40 percent of working Americans "don't pay taxes" http://mediamatters.org/items/200810160021 While talking about Sen. Barack Obama's tax plan, Lou Dobbs falsely asserted that "just about 40 percent of all Americans -- working Americans -- don't pay taxes." In fact, all American workers are required to pay taxes on their wages for Social Security and Medicare, and people in the United States are also subject to excise taxes. Indeed, the Congressional Budget Office found that the average effective federal tax rate for households in the lowest quintile of income earners in 2005 was 4.3 percent, while the second lowest quintile paid an average effective rate of 9.9 percent that year. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810160021 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:36:42 EST CNN's Schiavone aired Chapman's criticism of Obama for Ayers association, ignored his denunciation of McCain's association with Liddy http://mediamatters.org/items/200810080011 On CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight, correspondent Louise Schiavone aired a video clip of Chicago Tribune columnist Steve Chapman criticizing Sen. Barack Obama for his association with Bill Ayers, but neither Schiavone nor Lou Dobbs noted that Chapman has also repeatedly criticized Sen. John McCain for his association with G. Gordon Liddy, whom Chapman has called McCain's "own Bill Ayers." http://mediamatters.org/items/200810080011 Wed, 8 Oct 2008 12:33:20 EST Daily News' Goodwin, CNN's Dobbs, NBC's Mitchell latest to mislead on Biden's claim that McCain "voted against funding the troops" http://mediamatters.org/items/200810040003 On Lou Dobbs Tonight, Michael Goodwin and Lou Dobbs falsely claimed that Sen. Joe Biden was wrong when he said during the vice-presidential debate that Sen. John McCain "voted against funding the troops" in a 2007 bill making supplemental appropriations for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. In fact, McCain voted against a supplemental appropriations bill on March 29, 2007, saying at the time that he was opposing it, in part, because it "would establish a timeline" for U.S. withdrawal from Iraq. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810040003 Sat, 4 Oct 2008 15:00:30 EST Media figures falsely accuse Democrats of attempting to direct millions of dollars to ACORN http://mediamatters.org/items/200810010019 Media figures have recently accused Democrats of attempting to direct millions of dollars in government money to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) in the financial bailout bill. The accusation is false. Neither the draft proposal nor the version of the bill that was voted down in the House contained any language mentioning ACORN. Those making the false claim were misrepresenting a provision -- since removed -- that would have directed 20 percent of any profits realized on troubled assets purchased under the plan into the Housing Trust Fund* and the Capital Magnet Fund. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810010019 Wed, 1 Oct 2008 22:15:09 EST UPDATED: Dobbs falsely identified convicted former Republican Rep. Janklow as a Democrat http://mediamatters.org/items/200808010001 On CNN, Lou Dobbs asserted that "[f]ormer Congressman Bill Janklow, a Democrat from South Dakota, was convicted of striking and killing a motorcyclist with his car in 2003. He was sentenced to 100 days in prison." In fact, Janklow was a Republican member of the House of Representatives. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808010001 Fri, 1 Aug 2008 11:14:53 EST Dobbs cited Obama's "newly painted Boeing 757 aircraft" as an example of hubris, but McCain has a jet too http://mediamatters.org/items/200807310010 Lou Dobbs pointed to Sen. Barack Obama's "newly painted Boeing 757 aircraft, sprayed with, of course, the Obama campaign slogan" as an example of Obama's alleged "hubris." But Dobbs neglected to note that in June, Sen. John McCain unveiled his own Boeing 737 jet, with the words "JohnMcCain.com" emblazoned on it. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807310010 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:16:38 EST Dobbs falsely asserted that Obama advocated bilingualism "while discussing the issue of illegal immigration" http://mediamatters.org/items/200807130001 CNN's Lou Dobbs asserted that in his July 8 remarks, Sen. Barack Obama was "out telling people to have their children not learn languages -- foreign languages, but specifically, while discussing the issue of illegal immigration, tells them they've got to learn Spanish." In fact, Obama was responding to a question about education and bilingualism, not "illegal immigration," and at no point in his remarks did he mention "illegal immigration." http://mediamatters.org/items/200807130001 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:50:09 EST Dobbs falsely asserted Obama "in a complete reversal" is only "now" considering trip to Iraq http://mediamatters.org/items/200806170008 CNN's Lou Dobbs claimed that "in what appears to be a complete reversal tonight, Senator [Barack] Obama says he's considering a trip now to Iraq." In fact, Obama has said on several occasions since last November that he is considering a trip to Iraq. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806170008 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:36:09 EST CNN's Dobbs, Daily News' Goodwin expressed incredulity that Pelosi would "giv[e] the Iranians the credit," but her comments echoed CNN's own reporting http://mediamatters.org/items/200806040005 On Lou Dobbs Tonight, Lou Dobbs and Michael Goodwin cited House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's comments about Iran negotiating an end to fighting in Basra, Iraq, to accuse her of being unwilling to give credit to U.S. troops and being "invested in failure" when, in fact, CNN itself reported that Iran had played an integral role in brokering a cease-fire in Basra, as did numerous other media outlets. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806040005 Wed, 4 Jun 2008 15:16:21 EST No "façade": CNN correspondent Sylvester rebuffs Dobbs' efforts to get her to affirm his false accusations of secrecy against Appleseed http://mediamatters.org/items/200805220012 On Lou Dobbs Tonight, Dobbs introduced a segment by Lisa Sylvester about a report by the nonprofit group Appleseed by asserting, "Many of these groups call themselves nonpartisan, nonprofit organizations when in reality they are nothing more than advocates for illegal alien amnesty and, in many cases, open borders. Lisa Sylvester reports on the façade." But Sylvester did not expose any such "façade," and Sylvester rebuffed Dobbs' efforts to get her to assert that Appleseed is something other than what it claims to be -- "[a] non-profit network of 16 public interest justice centers in the U.S. and Mexico ... dedicated to building a society where opportunities are genuine, access to the law is universal and equal, and government advances the public interest." http://mediamatters.org/items/200805220012 Thu, 22 May 2008 19:45:34 EST On Meet the Press, Russert allowed GOP strategist Murphy to falsely claim that "Rubin mischaracterized," "paraphrased" McCain http://mediamatters.org/items/200805180002 On Meet the Press, Tim Russert failed to correct Mike Murphy's false claim that James Rubin "mischaracterized" Sen. John McCain in a Washington Post op-ed. Russert said, "And there is an interview with James Rubin, as you know, from Senator McCain where he said that in time, we would have to talk with Hamas." Murphy replied, "Right. Well, but I think if you look, like many of us did, at the full YouTube of that, Rubin mischaracterized him in his op-ed. ... McCain had a lot of qualifications, if you look at the full context of it, which is not what Rubin paraphrased in that op-ed." In fact, Rubin did not "mischaracterize[]" or "paraphrase[]" McCain's comments, as video posted on YouTube shows. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805180002 Sun, 18 May 2008 17:11:24 EST Dobbs claimed there "isn't much difference" among the three candidates, except on Iraq http://mediamatters.org/items/200803310008 CNN's Lou Dobbs claimed that, "with the exception of Iraq, there isn't much difference among" Sens. Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and John McCain. In fact, on health care, Obama and Clinton have both proposed plans to expand coverage, which McCain has denounced. Obama and Clinton also both support comprehensive immigration reform; McCain abandoned his previous support for comprehensive immigration legislation during his campaign for the Republican nomination. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803310008 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:30:00 EST Dobbs asked if Obama is "pandering to ethnocentric special interests again" by accepting Richardson's endorsement http://mediamatters.org/items/200803240009 Lou Dobbs introduced the March 21 edition of CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight by announcing: "Tonight, Senator [Barack] Obama wins the endorsement of the nation's only Hispanic governor, Bill Richardson. Is Obama pandering to ethnocentric special interests again? We'll have complete coverage." The subsequent report included no discussion of whether Obama is "pandering to ethnocentric special interests." http://mediamatters.org/items/200803240009 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:21:39 EST On CNN, following Schiavone's false claims, Dobbs falsely claimed that Obama and Clinton are "not for border security" http://mediamatters.org/items/200803210004 On Lou Dobbs Tonight, CNN correspondent Louise Schiavone falsely asserted that in votes cast last week, Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton "said no to additional funding for border security, immigration enforcement, and deportation of criminal aliens." Additionally, Lou Dobbs falsely claimed that Obama and Clinton are "not for border security." http://mediamatters.org/items/200803210004 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:47:23 EST Contradicting polling, Dobbs claimed "illegal immigration" is among "the top three issues for American voters in both political parties" http://mediamatters.org/items/200803130006 Lou Dobbs claimed on his radio show that "illegal immigration" is among "the top three issues for American voters in both political parties." In fact, no recent polls support Dobbs' assertion that "voters in both political parties" consider illegal immigration "one of the top three issues," although some polls indicate that immigration is among the top issues for Republican voters. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803130006 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:35:15 EST