http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/the_o_reilly_factor This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: The O'Reilly Factor 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/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/200811190019 Echoing Sen. Norm Coleman's campaign, Bill O'Reilly falsely claimed that Coleman "was certified the winner" in the Minnesota Senate race against Al Franken, adding, "Coleman won by a mere 215 votes." In fact, the Minnesota State Canvassing Board did not certify a winner in the Senate race, having authorized an automatic recount of ballots for that race. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811190019 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:53:47 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811170014 Discussing actions by individual protesters of Proposition 8, Newt Gingrich stated: "I think there is a gay and secular fascism in this country that wants to impose its will on the rest of us, is prepared to use violence, to use harassment. I think it is prepared to use the government if it can get control of it. I think that it is a very dangerous threat to anybody who believes in traditional religion." http://mediamatters.org/items/200811170014 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:26:03 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811140015 Bill O'Reilly claimed that Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie (D) was "actively rooting for Al Franken" in the Senate race between Franken and incumbent Sen. Norm Coleman (R) and that "the fix is in." But O'Reilly did not note that Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty approved of the composition of the canvassing board Ritchie named to certify the vote and oversee the recount or that a lawyer for Coleman's campaign reportedly said that the "state should feel good about who's on the panel." http://mediamatters.org/items/200811140015 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:13:22 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811130013 On <em>The O'Reilly Factor</em>, Dennis Miller stated of Gov. Sarah Palin: "[M]ostly women on the left hate her, because to me, from outside in, it appears that she has a great sex life." He continued, "I think she has non-neurotic sex with that Todd Palin guy. I think most of the women on the Upper East Side, their husbands haven't been aroused since Mailer signed copy of <em>The Executioner's Song</em> at Rizzoli's back in the early '70s." http://mediamatters.org/items/200811130013 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:54:37 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811100010 Fox News' Bill O'Reilly, Megyn Kelly and Lis Wiehl falsely claimed that the ACLU has not raised privacy objections to the search by Ohio government officials of "Joe the Plumber" Wurzelbacher's records, with O'Reilly saying the organization's response has been "nothing." In fact, ACLU of Ohio executive director Christine Link wrote in a letter that she "was deeply disturbed to hear that state officials approved the use of government databases to obtain information" Wurzelbacher, and the legal director for the ACLU of Ohio told <em>Media Matters</em>, "We would be very happy to talk to him and see if there's something we could do to pursue redress for this violation of his privacy rights." http://mediamatters.org/items/200811100010 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:12:48 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810300018 Dick Morris falsely claimed that Sen. Barack Obama said that "it was a tragedy that the United States Supreme Court never addressed the issue of redistributing the nation's wealth to achieve social and economic justice." In fact, the "tragedy" Obama identified during the 2001 radio appearance to which Morris referred was that the civil rights movement "became so court-focused" in trying to bring about political and economic justice. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810300018 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:18:32 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810230018 Fox News' Bill O'Reilly stated on <em>The O'Reilly Factor</em> that "we're going to document every ACORN situation and any other voter fraud," but according to a <em>Media Matters</em> search of Nexis, the program has yet "to document" the reported complaints against Young Political Majors, a group hired by the Republican Party to register voters. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810230018 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:25:06 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810110007 Fox News' Bill O'Reilly purported to defend his previous false assertion that Sen. Barack Obama did not cast a vote on a Senate amendment denouncing both a MoveOn.org ad that targeted Gen. David Petraeus and "Swift Boat" attacks on Sen. John Kerry by claiming he was referring to an amendment "sponsored by John Cornyn that also condemned MoveOn," which Obama did not vote on. But O'Reilly explicitly said in his previous remarks that the amendment Obama did not vote on was one that condemned both the MoveOn Petraeus ad and <strong><strong>"</strong></strong>the Swift Boating of Kerry.<strong><strong>"</strong></strong> The Cornyn amendment did not condemn the Swift Boat attacks; an amendment by Sen. Barbara Boxer, which Obama voted for, did. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810110007 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:52:11 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810080023 On <em>The O'Reilly Factor</em> and in a FoxNews.com article, Bill Sammon suggested that Rep. Barney Frank allowed his relationship in the 1990s with Herb Moses, a Fannie Mae official at the time, to improperly influence his conduct as a member of the House Financial Services Committee. However, in his article, Sammon cited only an anonymous Republican congressional staffer and a member of the conservative Media Research Center. Sammon also misrepresented Frank's record by reporting that Frank "spent years blocking GOP lawmakers from imposing tougher regulations" on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac without noting that during the period in question, Frank supported legislation to <em>increase</em> regulation of Fannie Mae and create a government regulatory agency that would oversee some aspects of the company. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810080023 Wed, 8 Oct 2008 18:25:10 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810010009 On <em>The O'Reilly Factor</em>, after guest Tonya Reiman claimed that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's body language during a recent speech suggested she "practices the speech too much," Bill O'Reilly responded: "You know who used to do that, who practiced for hours before making a speech? And I'm not making any comparison here. So, don't -- you crazy left-wing websites out there, it's not a comparison. Adolf Hitler. Adolf Hitler practiced for hours, all of his ... gestures and everything else before he went out there." http://mediamatters.org/items/200810010009 Wed, 1 Oct 2008 13:18:42 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809300012 Several conservatives in the media have recently blamed the Community Reinvestment Act for the current financial crisis -- when, in fact, the CRA does not apply to institutions making the vast majority of troubled loans underlying the crisis. It applies only to depository institutions, such as banks and savings and loan associations. Experts have estimated that 80 percent of high-priced subprime loans were offered by financial institutions that are not subject to the CRA. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809300012 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:05:08 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809230005 On Fox News' <em>The O'Reilly Factor</em>, Mary Katharine Ham falsely claimed that Sen. Barack Obama "need[ed] changing political winds" to support designating the Iranian Revolutionary Guard a terrorist group. In fact, Obama has consistently supported designating the Iranian Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization, having co-sponsored a bill in 2007 to do so. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809230005 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:40:36 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809190007 On his Fox News program, Bill O'Reilly stated that he is "not sure" whether Gov. Sarah Palin "wants to overturn <em>Roe v. Wade</em>." In fact, during her interview with ABC News' Charles Gibson last week, Palin said that <em>Roe v. Wade</em> "should" be reversed. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809190007 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:43:57 EST