http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/sean_hannity This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Sean Hannity en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200811260003 Fox News hosts, reporters, and contributors have repeatedly provided or echoed the claims of only opponents of the Employee Free Choice Act, which would give workers the right to form or join a union if a majority of workers sign a card stating they want to unionize. Absent from numerous reports and discussions on Fox News is the argument made by proponents of EFCA that under the current system, employers often fire union supporters and pressure employees to vote against unionizing. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811260003 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:08:43 EST 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/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/200811120011 Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh continue to suggest that President-elect Barack Obama is to blame for the decline in the stock market, referring to the state of the stock market as an "Obama recession." In fact, analysts have refuted the proposition that the market decline has anything to do with anticipation of Obama's presidency. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811120011 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:16:46 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/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 http://mediamatters.org/items/200810280018 Numerous conservative radio hosts, including Chris Baker, Sean Hannity, Mark Levin, Jim Quinn, Michael Savage and Brian Sussman, echoed the false claim, originating on the Drudge Report, that Sen. Barack Obama said in a 2001 interview that he regretted that the Supreme Court has not addressed the redistribution of wealth. In fact, the "traged[y]" 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/200810280018 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:30:56 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810280017 <em><em>The Washington Post's</em></em> Howard Kurtz reported that Fox News Channel "now expresses regret for booking [Andy] Martin," who has a history of making anti-Semitic and racially charged comments, on <em>Hannity's America</em>. Kurtz wrote: "[Fox News Senior Vice President Bill] Shine says Hannity disagrees with some of Martin's past comments. 'Having that guy on was a mistake,' Shine says. " But Hannity himself defended Martin's appearance on his show and has not expressed regret on either <em>Hannity's America</em> or <em>Hannity &amp; Colmes</em> for having hosted Martin. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810280017 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:29:52 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810230006 On <em>Hannity &amp; Colmes</em>, Sean Hannity falsely asserted that Sen. Barack Obama "said" he is "going to ... cut tens of billions of dollars in our military." In fact, Obama has said he would cut "tens of billions of dollars in <em><em>wasteful</em></em> spending," not overall defense spending. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810230006 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:27:42 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810130009 On <em><em>Hannity &amp; Colmes</em></em>, Sean Hannity again claimed that "[n]obody in the Republican Party" is bringing up race in the context of the presidential campaign. In fact, several Republican officials and supporters have brought up the issue of Obama's race, made racial innuendos, or used his middle name. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810130009 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:06:37 EST