http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/propaganda_noise_machine This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Propaganda/Noise Machine en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America 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 http://mediamatters.org/items/200811260002 In recent weeks, several conservative media figures, echoed by Republican lawmakers, have responded to comparisons in the media of President-elect Barack Obama to FDR, or assertions in the media that a New Deal-level of government intervention will be necessary to resolve the current economic crisis, by asserting that the New Deal was a dismal failure, plunging the 1930s economy into a depression, an assertion that prominent progressive economists flatly reject. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811260002 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:07:47 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811240019 In an article headlined "Obama skips church, heads to gym," <em>Politico</em> reported, "On the three Sundays since his election, Obama has instead used his free time to get in workouts at a Chicago gym," and also asserted, "Both President-elect George W. Bush and President-elect Bill Clinton managed to attend church in the weeks after they were elected." However, <em>Politico</em> ignored numerous reports that Bush attended church infrequently over the past eight years and did not belong to a Washington congregation. <em>Politico</em>'s report was echoed by other media, including Fox News and the syndicated radio show <em>The War Room with Quinn &amp; Rose</em>. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811240019 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:17:07 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811240018 On <em>MSNBC Live</em>, Norah O'Donnell hosted Mark Williams -- a New York-based radio host and spokesman for the Our Country Deserves Better Political Action Committee -- who took the opportunity to accuse President-elect Barack Obama of "buy[ing] the office of presidency" and of promising to enact "harmful, anti-American policies." This is merely the latest in a string of appearances on MSNBC in which Williams has made baseless and incendiary attacks on progressives. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811240018 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:45:29 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811240007 Discussing the recount in the Minnesota Senate race between Al Franken and Sen. Norm Coleman, Fox News' Bret Baier asserted that the Franken campaign has been "dogged" in challenging questionable ballots and then aired a photograph of a ballot challenged by Franken, stating: "Franken is challenging this ... ballot, although the bubble beside Coleman's name appears to be clearly marked." However, Baier did not note or display any of the published examples of ballots that the Coleman campaign has challenged which "appear[] to be clearly marked" for Franken or another candidate besides Coleman. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811240007 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:09:29 EST 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/200811210015 In a <em>Washington Times </em>article, Jerry Seper repeated accusations in a House Republican report of wrongdoing by Eric Holder -- reportedly President-elect Barack Obama's choice for attorney general -- in the 2001 pardon of Marc Rich. In doing so, Seper falsely suggested that Holder was the author of an email telling Rich's attorney that "the 'timing is good' for Mr. Rich's request for a pardon," and did not report the refutation of the allegations by House Democrats. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811210015 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:03:26 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811210008 Criticizing Sen. Hillary Clinton over her possible appointment as secretary of state, in three separate appearances, Christopher Hitchens purported to quote Clinton from 15 years ago to attack her foreign policy credentials. On MSNBC and CNN, from November 17-19, Hitchens claimed that Clinton directed her husband in 1993 not to intervene in the Balkans because it would detract attention from her health-care program. But the source he has previously cited for the assertion does not support it. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811210008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:50:50 EST 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 http://mediamatters.org/items/200811200009 ABC's Matt Jaffe reported that Cardinal J. Francis Stafford "railed against a speech Obama gave July 17, 2007, to the Planned Parenthood Federation of America when the Illinois lawmaker reiterated his support of Roe v. Wade, saying he didn't want his two daughters ... to be 'punished by a pregnancy.' " But Obama never said the word "punished" during the Planned Parenthood speech, and was referring to sex education -- not <em>Roe v. Wade</em> or abortion generally -- when he stated during a March 2008 campaign event: "I've got two daughters -- 9 years old and 6 years old. I'm going to teach them first of all about values and morals, but if they make a mistake, I don't want them punished with a baby." http://mediamatters.org/items/200811200009 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:29:02 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811190011 On MSNBC's <em>1600 Pennsylvania Avenue</em>, discussing the possible appointment of Sen. Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, Christopher Hitchens said of Clinton: "It's only true that she's respected in the Pentagon if people go around saying so. I've never heard that before." In fact, media outlets have previously reported that Clinton "has gained a lot of respect among military leadership" and has "built relationships" with military leaders such as Gen. David H. Petraeus and Adm. William J. Fallon. Clinton also received the endorsement of numerous retired generals and admirals during her 2008 presidential campaign. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811190011 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:38:43 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/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/200811180014 <em>The New York Times</em> reported that in considering whether to nominate Sen. Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, "[t]he Obama transition team is focused on the wide array of Mr. Clinton's postpresidential activities, some details of which have not been made public. This list includes the identity of most of the donors to his foundation, the source of some of his speaking fees -- he has earned as much as $425,000 for a one-hour speech." 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/200811180014 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:38:44 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811180007 In a <em>Newsweek</em> 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