http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/the_radio_factor This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: The Radio Factor en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200811210012 Attacking <em>Media Matters</em> on his radio show for noting that his previous claim that Sen. Norm Coleman "was certified the winner" in the Minnesota Senate race was false, Bill O'Reilly repeated the falsehood, claiming: "[W]hat I said was, Coleman's victory was certified by the state because it was. He had 215 more votes, which is absolutely true." In fact, the Minnesota State Canvassing Board did not "certif[y]" a "victory" for Coleman or Al Franken, having authorized an automatic recount of ballots for that race; Minnesota election law states that "no certificate of election shall be prepared or delivered until after the recount is completed." http://mediamatters.org/items/200811210012 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:33:55 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811190017 While discussing the campaign for Proposition 8 to ban same-sex marriage in California, Bill O'Reilly asserted that if states allow same-sex couples to marry they would be required, "under equal protection," to allow polygamous marriages. In fact, the California Supreme Court explicitly stated that its May 15 decision that California's ban on same-sex marriage violated the state's constitution did not extend to polygamous marriages. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811190017 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:36:41 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810220013 Speaking with a caller to his radio show who noted that Sen. John McCain "accepted money" from G. Gordon Liddy, and that Liddy "held a fundraiser for him in 1998," Bill O'Reilly declared that "McCain has nothing to do with G. Gordon Liddy -- nothing," and added that comparing the ties between McCain and Liddy that the caller referenced with Sen. Barack's Obama's ties to Bill Ayers is "ridiculous." However, in addition to the connections the caller referenced, McCain has repeatedly appeared on Liddy's radio show during the presidential campaign, and McCain recently said that he was "not in any way embarrassed to know Gordon Liddy." http://mediamatters.org/items/200810220013 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:44:09 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200810090021 On his radio show, Bill O'Reilly falsely stated that Sen. Barack Obama did not cast a vote on a Senate amendment denouncing both an ad by MoveOn.org that targeted Gen. David Petraeus and "Swift Boat" attacks on Sen. John Kerry (D-MA). In fact, Obama voted in favor of an amendment sponsored by Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) that denounced the MoveOn.org ad and character attacks on Kerry, former Sen. Max Cleland (D-GA), and other veterans. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810090021 Thu, 9 Oct 2008 19:32:24 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809300022 After airing a clip on his radio show of actress Ashley Judd stating that "Senator [Barack] Obama has a 100 percent voting record for women's privacy and reproductive health," Fox News host Bill O'Reilly asserted that the phrase "women's privacy" is the "new mantra" which allows for "infanticide." http://mediamatters.org/items/200809300022 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:31:11 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/200809250021 Discussing the current financial situation on his radio program, Bill O'Reilly said of Rep. Barney Frank and Sen. Chris Dodd, "I swear to God, if they were in this room right now, I would hit them. Dodd and Frank -- the House Finance and Senate Finance. They knew. Don't point a finger at anybody, I'll break that finger off." http://mediamatters.org/items/200809250021 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:59:12 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809230009 On his radio show, Bill O'Reilly falsely claimed that during interviews conducted by <em>60 Minutes</em>, Sen. John McCain was asked about the financial crisis on Wall Street while Sen. Barack Obama was not. In fact, <em>60 Minutes</em> correspondent Steve Kroft asked Obama several questions about the financial crisis, including, "What caused it? Who's to blame?" and "Do you think that Secretary of the Treasury [Henry] Paulson has done the right thing?" http://mediamatters.org/items/200809230009 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:35:30 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808280009 On his radio show, Bill O'Reilly falsely suggested that no state would prohibit abortions in cases of rape and incest if such a prohibition were constitutional. In fact, at least two states, South Dakota and Louisiana, have passed laws to take effect if <em>Roe v. Wade</em> is overturned that prohibit abortions even in cases of rape and incest. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808280009 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:46:04 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808120007 Bill O'Reilly stated that Sen. John McCain "says he's going to balance the budget before the four-year -- the first four-year term is over," failing to note that McCain has previously shifted on his time frame for balancing the budget, originally claiming he would balance the budget in four years, then pledging to do so in eight years, before reversing himself again to return to the four-year pledge. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808120007 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:11:08 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808070012 On his radio and television shows, Bill O'Reilly criticized an Obama campaign ad for including a May 2003 statement from Sen. John McCain, in which McCain said that "there was a recent study that showed that I voted with the president 90 percent of the time." O'Reilly asserted that the "country was in a far different place" when McCain made those comments. In fact, according to a vote analysis by the nonpartisan <em>Congressional Quarterly</em>, McCain was the administration's most reliable supporter in 2007. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808070012 Thu, 7 Aug 2008 19:43:42 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807250009 On his radio show, Bill O'Reilly called prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib "pathetic," "awful," and said "[n]o one should justify that, ever," then added, "But nobody died." In fact, at least one detainee reportedly died at Abu Ghraib during an interrogation by CIA personnel. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807250009 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:06:13 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807250005 Bill O'Reilly used both his radio and TV programs to attack former Vice President Al Gore for delivering a July 19 speech at the Netroots Nation conference, calling Gore an "evil enabler" and repeatedly comparing the event to gatherings by the Ku Klux Klan, Nazi Party, and David Duke. O'Reilly made his attacks on Gore and the Netroots conference after asserting that the blog Daily Kos posted "hateful e-mails" about the Tony Snow. But while O'Reilly repeatedly linked Netroots Nation to Daily Kos, Daily Kos was not an official organizer or sponsor of the Netroots convention. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807250005 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:07:44 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807170013 On Bill O'Reilly's radio show, financial commentator Jonathan Hoenig said: "[I]f there's bad guys out there, Bill, and you alluded to Iran and whatnot -- let's deal with them militarily. You know, we didn't win -- win World War II by cutting back on German sausages." Hoenig has previously advocated military strikes on Iran and North Korea in appearances on Fox News' <em>Your World with Neil Cavuto</em>. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807170013 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:59:59 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200807100009 On his radio program, Bill O'Reilly stated, "Remember when Katrina hit, none of the oil rigs spilled in Louisiana." However, O'Reilly did not note that according to a report prepared for the federal government by an international consulting firm, Hurricane Katrina resulted in 70 spills from outer continental shelf structures with a total volume of approximately 5,552 barrels of oil and petroleum products, including 27 spills from platforms and rigs that resulted in the spilling of approximately 2,843 barrels of petroleum. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807100009 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:50:00 EST