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2008-11-08 10:28:12It's not just Limbaugh and Hannity
While there has been much discussionabout the role that nationally syndicated radio hosts Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity haveplayed in perpetuating smears and falsehoods about progressive candidates andideals, little has been said about the vast network of lesser-known syndicatedand regional radio hosts who have served as an echo chamber for conservative talking points andfalsehoods. This year, ÏŽm>Media Matters forAmerica has greatly expanded its monitoring of regional radio andhas produced numerous items documenting falsehoods, smears, and baselessattacks on progressives in that time. While the hosts vary in the degree ofvitriol they spew and in their ratio of rebuttable falsehoods to unbridledsmears, ÏŽm>Media Matters and ÏŽmϬolorado Media Mattershave identified common themes that many, ifnot all, promote.The Project for Excellence in Journalismrecently released a ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://journalism.org/node/13307">report, which garneredconsiderable media ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810310012"Ϫttention, concludingthat Sen. John McCain received much more "negative" coverage than President-elect Barack Obamaduring the campaign. But in purporting to compare the media's coverage ofthe two candidates, PEJ did not consider talk radio, saying: "Talk radiostories ... were not included in this campaign study of tone." But, beyond ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810310012f=s_search"Ϫrguable flaws in PEJ's methodology, nostudy of the "tone" in the media's coverage of thispresidential campaign is complete without inclusion of conservative talk radio. Several ofthe radio hosts monitored by ÏŽm>Media Matterstheir ÏŠ href="#shows">shows are described in detail below, as well as theirguests, engaged in an all-outeffort to foment hate and suspicion of Obama among their listeners, promoting the most baseless andfarfetched of smears and advancing falsehoods -- including about Obama'sreligion and background -- that have taken hold among a substantialpercentage of the electorate. ÏŽm>MediaMatters has compiled some ofthe more noteworthy examples of conservative radiohosts' and their guests' attacks on Obama and, more generally,attacks against others in the context of the 2008 election.Generalthemes in 2008 electionThroughout the general election cycle, conservative talk radio hosts haverepeatedly attempted to exploit ignorance about and distrust of Obama rooted inhis heritage and upbringing, and have engaged in a relentless campaign todepict Obama as an untrustworthy outsider. In doing so, radio hosts havecompared Obama to the Antichrist, as well as to Hitler and Mao and have suggested that his loyalties lie outside of the United States, including in the case of some radio hosts, with Kenya andKenyan political figures. The first-ever nomination bya major party of an African-American has also inspired extensive, racially tinged commentary on conservativeradio, with direct attacks on Obama, his qualifications for office, and themotivations of his supporters.This election-related commentary was not limited to Obama.Sen. Hillary Clinton's and Gov. Sarah Palin's candidacies promptedmany talk radio hosts to engage in unabashed sexist commentary, often focusedon the candidate's physical appearances. Attacks were also waged againstthose seen as supporters or beneficiaries of progressive candidates. Forinstance, several talk radio hosts and their guests suggested that demographicgroups such as the poor or women should be denied the right to vote.ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810280018">Radio hosts echo Drudge's distortion of Obama's 2001 WBEZinterviewOn his October 27 radio show, Minneapolis radio host ChrisBaker distorted Obama's 2001 remarks by claiming that Obama said "we gottahave economic justice and the Supreme Court ought to weigh in on redistributingwealth." Baker added: "Yeah, it's too bad you kind of stuck with theConstitution as it was. It's a tragedy that redistribution of wealth was notpursued by the Supreme Court. Can you believe that" In fact, Obama didnot say, "It's a tragedy that redistribution of wealth was not pursued bythe Supreme Court," or indicate, as Baker later claimed, that Obama"wants to use the Supreme Court to reinterpret the Constitution in orderto force the redistribution of wealth." Rather, as ÏŽm>ÏŽm>Media Matters hasÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810270008">noted, the "tragedy" Obamaidentified during the interview was that the civil rights movement �meso court-focused" in trying to bring about political and economic justice.ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200802270001" target="_blank" title="http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200802270001f=s_search"><strongϬlear Channel hostslikened African outfit worn by Obama to "the kind of garb you often seeOsama bin Laden in" and to "Somali warlord garb"On the February 25 broadcast of his radioshow, Dan Caplis questioned Obama's having worn the traditional attire of atribal elder during an August 2006 visit to Kenya. Referring to Osama binLaden, Caplis questioned why Obama would "put on similar clothing to theoutfit worn by the man who personally ordered thousands of Americans, includingwomen and kids, to be burned to death," later stating that "it would beas if John Kennedy had gone out and thrown on the fatigues and the funnybaseball hat that Castro wore."ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810310019"Ϭunningham alleged that "Obama wants to gas theJews"<pÏuring the October 30 broadcast ofhis Cincinnati-based radio show, Bill Cunningham asked "RandyFurman," a fictional Jewish character voiced by fellow WLW-AM host ScottSloan: Èid you hear about this ColumbiaUniversity professor of Middle East studies Rashid Khalidi tape where Obama istoasting a guy who wants to gas and fry Jews ... This Obama guy loves the PLOPalestinian Liberation Organization. Can't you figure that out"Cunningham later added, "Jews for McCain because Obama wants to gas theJews, like the PLO wants to gas the Jews, like the Nazis gassed the Jews.ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810310017">In the days before the election, media figures haverepeatedly compared Obama to HitlerOn the October 28 edition of ClearChannel's ÏŽm>ÏŽm>The Big Show, referringto McCain, Cunningham asserted: "Maybe it's his age, or maybe it's hislack of eloquence. Whatever it is, the guy just doesn't have the same verbalskills of someone like a Barack Hussein Obama. Of course, Adolf Hitler hadgreat verbal skills, too, and he led the country of his country todisaster."ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810140020" target="_blank"><strongϬunningham invoked"six-six-six" and "the beast" in discussing ⊺rackHussein Obama"Stating that 666,000 new voters haveregistered in Ohio,Cunningham said on October 10: "Six-six-six. The mark of the beast. Thegreat majority, of course, are registered by ACORN. ... Who conducted ACORN seminarsto tell ACORN employees and others how to cheat the system Barack HusseinObama. I may declare him to be the beast. Six-six-six. It could be the end ofall days." On the October 13 edition of Cunningham's show, a caller saidof Obama, "He may be the Antichrist."Mark LevinÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810310017">In the days before the election, media figures haverepeatedly compared Obama to HitlerOn the October 29 edition of ABCRadio Networks' ÏŽm>ÏŽm>TheMark Levin Show, Levin asserted that Obama is"really into these big German-like events that he creates in this country,isn't he Have you noticed that" Curtis Sliwa, WABC radio host and CEOand founder of the community activist organization Guardian Angels, responded:"I am telling you, and he comes out and it's almost as if the crowd standsin unison, and I'm saying to myself, 'Oh my God, the Olympic Stadium, Berlin,1938,' " to which Levin replied: "Yeah, we've seen this. It'sscary." Sliwa then asserted: Ȫnd the only thing missing is he's notstanding up in an open car."ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810280018">Radio hosts echo Drudge's distortion of Obama's 2001 WBEZinterview<pÏuring the October 27 broadcast of hisradio show, Levin falsely asserted that "what the Supreme Court shouldhave done from Obama's point of view was impose socialism from the bench."He also claimed that Obama and Harvard Law Schoolprofessor Cass Sunstein are "promoting" an interpretation of the14th Amendment that it should ⊾ used ... to compel, as a matter ofconstitutional law, the socialist agenda. In other words, constitutionalizeredistribution of wealth." Levin then called Obama's position on theConstitution Ȫ radical point of view" and Ȫ foreign approachto the rule of law."ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200806060008">Levin, MacCallum falsely accused Obama of inconsistency on whetherIranian Revolutionary Guard should be designated a terrorist groupOn the June 4 broadcast of his radioshow, Levin falsely asserted that Obama "lied to" the American IsraelPublic Affairs Committee when he "told them today that the IranianRevolutionary Guards should be designated a terrorist group after votingagainst a bill designating them a terrorist group a year ago." In fact,Obama has consistently supported designating the Iranian Revolutionary Guard aterrorist organization, having co-sponsored a bill in 2007 to do that."Gunny" Bob NewmanÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200807110004" target="_blank" title="http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200807110004f=s_search">Newman: "There willbe an invasion of Muslim terrorists" if Obama becomes presidentOn the July 10 broadcast of his radioshow, responding to a caller's statement that "we better start learningArabic" if Obama is elected president, Newsradio 850 KOA's"Gunny" Bob Newman stated that "there will be an invasion ofMuslim terrorists" if Obama is elected. Further, after stating that hedidn't know whether Obama has È®ver held a real job," Newman falselyclaimed that Obama has accomplished "nothing" in the U.S. Senate.ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200805200001" target="_blank" title="http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200805200001f=s_search">"You are justanother blowhard, make-believe thug": KOA's Newman asked if Obama would"try ... to whip my white ass"On May 19, Newman labeled Obama aȬlown" and stated, "Son, you are not some sort of macho toughguy, trust me." Directly addressing Obama, Newman asked, "What areyou gonna do, Obama, come to Denverand try, key word try, to whip my white ass" Continuing, Newman said,"Son, you are not some sort of macho tough guy, trust me. You are justanother blowhard, make-believe thug who wants to be the most powerful man onEarth. You're a far-left, terrorist-hugging politician, not the bad-boy gangstayou want people to believe you are."ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200805020001" target="_blank" title="http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200805020001f=s_search">"Gunny" Bob toKOA caller concerned about critics who Èon't even know" Obama:"I didn't know Hitler. I didn't know Stalin."On his April 30 program, Newman respondedto a caller's complaint about people who say of Obama "that he doesn'thave a good heart when you don't even know the guy and are relying on massmedia to paint a picture of him," by stating, "Well, you know, Ididn't know Hitler. I didn't know Stalin." Newman added, "Not thatObama is Stalinesque, not that Obama is Hitleresque, but we didn't know thosetwo either."Quinn ɪmp; RoseÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810280018">Radio hosts echo Drudge's distortion of Obama's 2001 WBEZinterviewOn the October 27 broadcast of ÏŽm>ÏŽm>The War Room,co-host Jim Quinn said, "Here's what was wrong with the civil rights movement,according to Barack Obama: The Supreme Court never got into the area ofredistribution of the wealth." He added, Èo you want to have a judgetell you how much you can make, and how much of your productivity goes toanother man who may have done nothing You want the court to decide that AndI'm telling you, this guy is gonna make one, two, three -- maybe --appointments to the Supreme Court, and they're gonna be exactly those kinds ofjudges. Hold onto your wallet, kids." Quinn also said, " He just gotdone telling you that the Constitution's only half-done. He needs to write theother half -- you know, the other half where we decide how much we take fromyou and give to that guy down the street."ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810080027" target="_blank">ÏŽm>ÏŽm>Quinn ɪmp; Rose from Kenya, Corsi said of his detention: "Call Barack's officeand ask him why I'm being detained"In a phone call to ÏŽm>ÏŽm>The War Room during theshow's October 7 broadcast, Jerome Corsi statedthat he and his staff were ⊾ing detained by the immigration of Kenya⟊use they lost our entry papers." Corsi repeatedly suggested Obama wasresponsible for his detention, stating at one point: "Just don't writeanything bad about Senator Obama, because, otherwise, this is what happens toyou." Corsi also said, "Call Barack's office and ask him why I'mbeing detained." Also during the interview, Corsi said, "We hadmeetings with top government officials here in Nairobi. Everybody knew we were here. But wetry to do a press conference, and then, you know, then you get detained. So,there's free speech in Kenyafor ya," to which Quinn replied: Ȫnd soon to be free speech here, bythe way."Rodgers ɪmp; SussmanÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810280018">Radio hosts echo Drudge's distortion ofObama's 2001 WBEZ interviewOn the October 27 broadcast of SanFrancisco radio station KSFO's ÏŽm>ÏŽm>The Lee Rodgers Show, host Brian Sussmandescribed Obama's comments as "talking about using the courts forredistributional change." Sussman then played a clip of the portion of theJanuary 18, 2001, WBEZ interview in which Obama referred to "theoreticaljustifications" for È«ringing about economic change through thecourts." Sussman then commented: Èid you hear that Bringing abouteconomic change through the courts That's judicial activism on steroids."But Sussman did not air what Obama said just prior to referencing the"theoretical justifications" -- "it's very hard to legitimizeopinions from the court in that regard" -- or what he said just afterward:"I think that, as a practical matter, our institutions just are poorlyequipped to do it."ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810100017" target="_blank">In post-detention KSFO interview, Corsi claimed critics of Obama are"now going to have to risk being thrown in jail or killed"On the October 9 broadcast of ÏŽm>ÏŽm>The Lee Rodgers Show,Corsi asserted regarding his detention and departure from Kenya: "Ithink the story here is really the suppression of the press. ... I hate tothink of what the First Amendment is going to mean. If you write a negativebook or criticize Obama, I think you're now going to have to risk being thrownin jail or killed." Rodgers said, "I'll tell you what's scary aboutthis, to make the connection here. These are friends of Barack Obama in Kenya,who are trying to intimidate a journalist. ... I'm telling you, this is scary.I have heard from Obama supporters telling me: one way or another, boy, whenwe're in office, we're going to shut you down."Michael SavageÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810280018">Radio hosts echo Drudge's distortion of Obama's 2001 WBEZinterviewOn the October 27 broadcast of hisnationally syndicated radio show, Michael Savage also misrepresented Obama'scomments, falsely claiming that in the interview, Obama "says that one ofthe tragedies of the civil rights movement was that the courts did not move forredistributive change."ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810130012" target="_blank" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810130012http://mediamatters.org/items/200810130012f=s_search">Savage:"Kenya is going to move to America if Barack Hussein Obama wins"<pÏuring the October 10 broadcast of hisradio show, Savage baselessly accused Obama of running a Ȭorruptcampaign," suggested that white liberals "hate white people," repeatedthe discredited charge that Obama "won't produce his birthcertificate," and asserted "Kenya is going to move to America"if Obama wins the election. ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200803190006" target="_blank" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200803190006f=s_search">Savage: Obama was"hand-picked by some very powerful forces ... to drag this country into ahell that it has not seen since the Civil War" Savage stated of Obama on the March 13broadcast of his radio show: "I think he was hand-picked by some verypowerful forces both within and outside the UnitedState of America to drag this country into ahell that it has not seen since the Civil War of the middle of the 19thcentury." ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200802040008" target="_blank" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200802040008f=s_search">Savage: Ȫmerica'snot ready for an affirmative action presidency" On the February 1 broadcast of his radioshow, while referring to Sen. Clinton and Obama, Savage stated: "We have awoman and a multi-ethnic man running for office on the Democrat side. Is thisnot akin to a -- an affirmative action election Isn't that why the libs arehysterical, tripping over themselves to say amen and yes to this affirmativeelection vote" He later added, Ȫmerica's not ready for anaffirmative action presidency." Misinformation aboutObama's religion<pϪ key component of the dangerous-outsiderdepiction of Obama on conservativetalk radio has been promotion ofthe false claim that Obama was not being truthful about his religious beliefs.Despite numerous instances of falsehoods about Obama's religion rebuttedby media outlets and nonpartisan fact-checkers, conservative radio hostsrepeatedly and consistently advanced the false claim that Obama was a Muslim,not a Christian, and that he has concealed his true religion.Neal BoortzÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200808250016" target="_blank"Ï«oortz: "Let's ask Obama how manyprayer rugs he has"On the August 21 broadcast of hisnationally syndicated radio show, host Neal Boortz falsely suggested that Obamais a Muslim. While discussing McCain's inability to answer the ÏŽm>ÏŽm>Politico'squestion about how many homes he and his wife own, Boortz said: "Let's askObama how many prayer rugs he has."G. Gordon LiddyÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809110018" target="_blank">Liddy guest Walid Shoebat falsely claimed that Obama is 𢷯initelya Muslim"On his September 10 radio show, Liddyhosted self-described former terrorist Walid Shoebat to advance the false claimthat Obama, who Shoebat said would be È®xtremely dangerous" aspresident, is a Muslim. Liddy also did not challenge Shoebat's false claim thatHamas supports Obama.ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809100028" target="_blank"><strongϬonservative radio hosts seize on Obama comment to revive false rumorsabout his faithOn the September 8 broadcast of hissyndicated radio show, Liddy aired an audio clip of Middle Eastern-soundingmusic and said, "You're listening to our secret taping of a Obama familymeeting, and we're -- just kidding." "Gunny" Bob NewmanÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200807090001" target="_blank" title="http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200807090001f=s_search">"Gunny" Bobposted doctored photos of Obama, fake photo captions on Clear Channel-ownedwebsiteIn July, Newman posted a variety of doctored photos and other images on hispage on the station's website, depicting Obama as meeting with bin Laden anddressed as Ȭhe Obama." The page also included actual photos of Obamaaccompanied by false "quotes," purportedly by the candidate,threatening Newman in profane terms. Michael SavageÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200804070001" target="_blank" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200804070001f=s_search">Savage on Obama: "Now we have an unknown stealth candidate who wentto a madrassas in Indonesia and, in fact, was a Muslim" On the April 3 broadcast of his radio show,Savage falsely asserted that Obama was a Muslim and attended a madrassa,stating: "Now we have an unknown stealth candidate who went to a madrassasin Indonesiaand, in fact, was a Muslim."ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200802220012" target="_blank" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200802220012f=s_search">Savage on Obama: "We have a right to know if he's a so-calledfriendly Muslim or one who aspires to more radical teachings"Savage falsely asserted during theFebruary 21 broadcast of his radio show that Obama is a Muslim, claiming that"we have a right to know if he's a so-called friendly Muslim or one whoaspires to more radical teachings." The Obama campaign website states thatObama "has never been a Muslim, was not raised a Muslim, and is acommitted Christian who attends the United Church of Christ."ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200801110013" target="_blank" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200801110013f=s_search">Savage smeared Obama with false name, ⊺rack Madrassas Obama"On the January 10 edition of his radioshow, Savage referred falsely to Obama as "Senator Barack MadrassasObama." Savage made the comment while discussing a December 10 AssociatedPress article headlined, "Presidential hopefuls and first cars" thatȪsked candidates to name their first cars" and also "lookedat some of their personal vehicles now." Savage said of Obama: "IllinoisSenator Barack Madrassas Obama. His first car was his grandfather's FordGranada. Now he owns a Chrysler 300C."Rodgers ɪmp; SussmanÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810220018">Rodgers falsely claimed Obama âŠmits in one of hisown books" that he would "stand with the Muslims" against"the Western world"On the October 22 broadcast of his radio show, Rodgers falsely claimed Obama âŠmits in one of his ownbooks" that "in case of a confrontation between the Western world andthe Islamic world, he will stand with the Muslims." Rodgers' assertionrecalls a similar allegation in a chain email that has been previouslydebunked. As FactCheck.org documented, while discussing "my meetings withArab and Pakistani Americans" in ÏŽm>ÏŽm>The Audacity of Hope, Obamawrote: "They need specific assurances that their citizenship reallymeans something, that America has learned the right lessons from the Japaneseinternments during World War II, and that I will stand with them should thepolitical winds shift in an ugly direction.ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809100030" target="_blank">Sussman suggestedObama's "lipstick on a pig" comment may be his Muslim father's"genetic DNA welling up inside of him"On the September 10 broadcast of ÏŽm>ÏŽm>The Lee Rodgers Show,a caller suggested that Obama's ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809090026f=h_top" target="_blank">remark that "youcan put lipstick on a pig; it's still a pig" was ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809100007f=h_top" target="_blank"Ïirected at Palin andsaid: "It's a little indicative of a Muslim attitude towards womenthat's creeping up, you know, and he just can't help but say it, how he feels."Sussman responded: "Well, there's no question that Muslims, at least thereligious ones, look at women as second-class citizens. That was just a lowblow. He should not have made the remark. I don't know if it was his father'sgenetic DNA welling up inside of him or not, but I'll tell you something: Itwas stupid. The question is, did he know what he was saying"ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200807310004" target="_blank"㺯ter suggesting Obama was "runningfor Antichrist," Sussman now says if Obama "were on trial for beinga Christian...I think he would walk"On the July 30 broadcast of ÏŽm>The Lee Rodgers Show, Sussman questioned Obama'sChristianity: "Now I'm going to get into something that is probablyequally as offensive to some, especially those listening in on KSFO.com fromaround the world. If Barack Obama were on trial for being a Christian, wouldthere be enough evidence for a jury of his peers to pronounce him guilty I doubtit. I think Obama would walk."Obama'sbirth certificateIn yet another attempt to define Obama asun-American and foreign, numerous conservative talk radio hosts and their guests have advancedthe discredited claim that Obama was not born in the United States and is therefore noteligible for the presidency.ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810140015" target="_blank"><strongϬonservative radio hosts repeat discredited claim that Obama has notproduced valid U.S. birth certificateOn the October 9 broadcast of his radioshow, Baker discussed a ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810070004" target="_blank">lawsuitfiled in August by Philip J. Berg, who baselessly charged that Obama was bornin Kenya.Baker stated that "when you really start looking into this, thereapparently has never been a real birth certificate presented. There's been acertificate, but it's not a birth certificate. ... Just get the damn birthcertificate presented and let's move on with our lives."Peter BoylesÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200810290003f=s_search">Hosting Berg for the third time, Boylesagain allowed Obama birth certificate smear<pϯor the third time in three weeks, Boyleshosted Berg during the October 29edition of his radio show and allowed him torepeat the discredited falsehood that Obama has not released a valid birthcertificate establishing he was born in the United States and therefore couldbe ineligible to run for president.ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200810250001">Hosting Philip Berg, Boyles and Martino allowed furtherfalsehoods about Obama's birth certificateOn the October 22 broadcast of ÏŽm>The Troubleshooter and the October 23broadcast of ÏŽm>The Peter Boyles Show,Boyles and Tom Martino, respectively, uncritically allowed Berg to repeat thediscredited smear that Obama has not released a valid birth certificateestablishing he was born in the United States and therefore could be ineligible torun for president. Berg further claimed on both broadcasts that the copy ofObama's certification of live birth posted on his campaign website is aȯorgery."ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200810100004" target="_blank" title="http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200810100004f=s_search"𾮬k-to-back guests on Boyles repeateddiscredited claim that Obama has not released valid birth certificateOn his October 9 broadcast, Boyles hosteddiscredited author Jerome Corsi and Berg, both of whom repeated the debunkedfalsehood that Obama has not released an authentic birth certificateestablishing that he was born in the United States and therefore couldbe ineligible to run for president.G. Gordon LiddyÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809180017" target="_blank">Liddy, Corsi again repeated discredited claim that Obama has not producedbirth certificate establishing his U.S. citizenshipOn the September 17 broadcast of his radioshow, Liddy and Corsi each repeated the discredited claim that Sen. BarackObama has not produced a birth certificate establishing his U.S. citizenship. In fact,FactCheck.org reported that the Obama campaign provided its staff with Obama'soriginal birth certificate and concluded that it "meets all of therequirements from the State Department for proving U.S. citizenship," andeven WorldNetDaily.com, the right-wing website for which Corsi works as a staffreporter, has reported that a "WND investigation into Obama's birthcertificate utilizing forgery experts also found the document to beauthentic.""Gunny" Bob NewmanÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200808190001" target="_blank" title="http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200808190001f=s_search">Newman disputed theauthenticity of Obama's birth certificate; Hawaii Department of Healthconfirmed itOn his August 11 radio show, Newmanasserted that Obama has produced a ⋺ke" birth certificate, a weekafter claiming that Obama "will not produce his birth certificate" toprove his United States citizenship. In fact, the Hawaii Department of Healthhas confirmed that the document posted on Obama's campaign website is Ȫvalid Hawaiistate birth certificate" and has labeled speculation about his citizenship"ridiculous." Quinn ɪmp; RoseÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810070004" target="_blank">Quinn and Tennent repeated discredited claims that Obama has not releasedvalid birth certificateOn the October 3 broadcast of ÏŽm>ÏŽm>The War Room,Quinn and Tennent hosted Berg to discuss Berg's lawsuit, which baselesslyalleges that Obama is not a natural-born U.S.citizen; during the interview, Quinn, Tennent, and Berg each repeated thediscredited charge that Obama has not produced an authentic U.S. birthcertificate. In fact, in addition to posting a copy of Obama's birth certificate on thecampaign website, the Obama campaign reportedly provided the original documentto FactCheck.org, whose staff reported that it "meets all of therequirements from the State Department for proving U.S. citizenship."Michael SavageÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810140015" target="_blank" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810140015f=s_search"><strongϬonservative radio hosts repeat discredited claim that Obama has notproduced valid U.S. birth certificateOn the October 8 and 9 broadcasts of ÏŽm>The Savage Nation, Savage and guest host Rick Roberts repeatedly questioned Obama'scitizenship. For instance, Savage falsely claimed that Obama's birthcertificate Èoes not exist, they can't find it in the Hawaii government. It's never been produced.The one that was produced is a forgery." Roberts stated, "You'rerunning for the president of the United States, OK Show them thebirth certificate and say, 'OK, here's my birth certificate, get out of myface.' Why hasn't it been produced Why" On the October 10 broadcast, Savage against stated that Obama Èoesn'thave a birth cerfiticate."<pð¾«itionally, while baselessly stating thatObama has not proven his U.S.citizenship, Savage revived other falsehoods about Obama. He falsely suggestedthat Obama is a Muslim, stating: "How could he not be Muslim if he has aMuslim name How could he not be Muslim if his father and grandfather wereMuslims How is that possible, when he has no known birth certificate"ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810230020"Ϭonservative media figures allege Obama's Hawaii trip is aboutdiscredited birth-certificate rumors, not his ailing grandmotherOn the October 22 broadcast of his show,Savage stated that "there are people arguing that Obama is headed backto Hawaii not so much to visit an ailing relative, but to fudge the birthcertificate in question" and said moments later, "There is intensenational interest on the Internet about his citizenship, and the question isbeing asked, could this be the real reason he is headed to Hawaii" Savagesubsequently became more definitive, claiming that "there's some otherreason that he's leaving the mainland of the United States in the midst of thistoe-to-toe struggle right now, and it's got to do with his birthcertificate."ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200811040010"Ïiscussing death of Obama's grandmother, Savage continuedto promote discredited birth-certificate rumors <pÏuring the November 3 broadcast of his show,Savage again revived discredited "rumors" about Obama's È«irthcertificate not being valid" -- this time while discussing the recentdeath of Obama's grandmother, Madelyn Dunham. Savage stated: Ȫnd, oh yes,our condolences to his grandmother who raised him, who he so bravely visited lastweek -- shockingly, out of nowhere, in the, in the last days of a campaign --while the rumors of his birth certificate not being valid were circulatingthroughout the Internet. Shockingly, Obama goes to Hawaii, and again, not one of the emptyskirts in the media asks him about his birth -- his birth certificate, theKenyan relatives. Not one of the empty skirts in the media raises the question.And today she dies, poor lady dies, poor lady dies today; the woman who raisedhim -- the white grandmother who raised him."Obamaand race <pϬonservative radiohosts used Obama's status as the first African-American major partynominee for president to launch extensive, racially tinged commentary on Obama,his qualifications for office, and the motivations of his supporters.ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810080005" target="_blank" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810080005">Minneapolisradio host Baker promoted video of pastor calling Obama's mother "trash"On October 7, on bothhis radio show and website, Baker promoted an Internet video in which the Rev.James David Manning of ATLAH World MissionaryChurch in Harlemsays: "The difference between Obama's mama and Bristol Palin is thatObama's mama was trash. I mean, she was dirt. She was a bag of trash sitting onthe sidewalk waiting there in Honoluluon one of those streets for the garbage truck to come by and pick her up andtake her to the dump."ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810300019" target="_blank" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810300019"Ϭunninghamon Obama Sr.: "That's what black fathers do. They simply leave"On the October 28broadcast of his show, Cunningham stated of Obama's childhood: "Imagineat the age of 1 or 2 seeing your father for the last time. See, his father wasa typical black father who, right after the birth, left the baby. That's whatblack fathers do. They simply leave."ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810210015" target="_blank" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810210015"Ϭunninghamguest Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson: "Most black people today are racist"On the October 20edition of Clear Channel's ÏŽm>ÏŽm>The Big Show, guest Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson saidof former Secretary of State Colin Powell's endorsement of Obama: "He'sclearly for the color of the man and not the character." Cunninghamreplied, "Great comments, and if Obama was white as chalk, do you thinkthat Powell would be endorsing the Democrat He didn't endorse Al Gore, hedidn't endorse Sen. John Kerry. I think color trumps everything in hismind." Peterson responded: "That's right, because if it was about whatBarack Obama stood for, then he would have endorsed Gore and all those guys,but he did not. You know, it's so sad, my friend, that most black people todayare racist. Not all, not all -- but most of them are racist."ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810140009" target="_blank" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810140009"><strongϬunningham:"I think there will be 100 cities burning if Barack loses. Yeah, that'swhat the black intelligentsia says" <pÏuring the October 10broadcast of ÏŽm>ÏŽm>The Big Show,Cunningham stated: "I think there will be 100 cities burning if Barackloses. Yeah, that's what the black intelligentsia says." Cunningham alsoasserted that ȯlavor Flav, 50 Cent, and Diddy" are "really incharge of the Obama Inaugural Ball."G. Gordon LiddyÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810090017" target="_blank" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810090017">Insketch on Corsi's detention in Kenya, Liddy played audio of "jungletelegraph drums"On the October 7edition of his program, Liddy discussed the detention of Corsi in Kenya and aired a sketch in which he said:"We've used the satellite connection to Kenya, and we are now focusing inon the trial of Dr. Jerome Corsi. ... He's being accused of impersonating ahuman being. My Zulu's not -- not as good as Obama's, but -- yeah, they'rereally upset with him. You can probably tell." Liddy then aired a clipapparently from the 1950 movie ÏŽm>ÏŽm>King Solomon's Mines, which featured charactersspeaking in Kinyarwanda not Zulu, one of the official languages of Rwanda,and playing music on drums.Quinn ɪmp; Rose ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810200015" target="_blank" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810200015">Quinnand Tennent: Powell endorsed Obama because "he's tired of being called anOreo," Ȫn Uncle Tom"On the October 20broadcast of ÏŽm>The War Room, Tennentasserted that Powell endorsed Obama �use he doesn't want to beknown as an Uncle Tom anymore. He wants to be black again." Quinn latersaid of Powell, "He's tired of being called an Oreo."Michael SavageÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810280016" target="_blank" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810280016">Savageon Obama: Ȫmerica's first affirmative action candidate about to becomepresident"<pÏuring the October 27broadcast of his show, Savage said: "Obama and I are on the opposite sidesof the political spectrum, as you can well imagine. While he benefited fromaffirmative action, stepping over more qualified white men, I actually lost asa result of affirmative action, many times in my life. Although Iɽ get near100s on certain exams, they put me at the back of the bus because they said --the ACLU said -- certain people will have to put their futures on hold in orderto let others advance, and take a look at where we are today -- we have America's firstaffirmative action candidate about to become president."SexismRight-wing talk radio hosts have alsorepeatedly made sexist comments or attacked feminists, often while highlightinga woman's physical characteristics. For example, with McCain's pickof Palinas his running mate, talk radio hosts have often focused on Palin's appearance and have also referred to progressive women as "ugly." Some hosts and guests havequestioned women's abilities as political leaders, and even suggestedthat the country would be better off if women were denied the right to vote.ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810070010" target="_blank"><strong㺺ker called Obama a"little bitch" who "won't even stand up to""smoking-hot" PalinWhile discussing Palin's assertion that Obamawas "palling around with terrorists" on the October 6 broadcast ofhis radio show, Baker called Obama a "little bitch" who "won'teven stand up to a smoking-hot chick from Alaska." Baker did not note that ÏŽm>ÏŽm>The New York Timesarticle Palin cited for her claim about Obama's association with William Ayersreported that "the two men do not appear to have been close," or thatthe Obama campaign did indeed respond to Palin's claim.ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810060010" target="_blank"><strong㺺ker on Palin's appearance at VP debate: "Shoulda had a littlecleavage going ... I noticed a panty line on her"On the October 3 broadcast of ÏŽm>The Chris Baker Show, Baker said Palin"shoulda had a little cleavage going" during the vice-presidentialdebate, and that he "noticed a panty line on her."ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810030004" target="_blank"><strong㺺ker: "I don't think homeless people should vote" "I'mnot that excited about women voting"On the October 2 broadcast of his radioshow, Baker said, "I don't think homeless people should vote. Frankly. Infact, I have to be very honest. I'm not that excited about women voting, to behonest." Baker later said: È«ut that's just me. I'm a pig, and that'sfine. All right"ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809050024" target="_blank">Minneapolis radio host said Code Pink protesters "ought to have alltheir tubes tied"<pÏuring the September 5 broadcast his show,Baker stated of McCain's speech at the Republican National Convention,"I'll tell you, though, in the speech -- the best part of the speech waswhen those Code Pink nuts -- another bunch that ought to have all their tubestied. All right I can't stand these Code Pink broads."Mark BellingÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809120018" target="_blank"><strong㺾lling: "When you think of Hillary Clinton," the wordÈ«itches" comes to mindMilwaukee radio host Mark Belling declared on his September 11 radio show,"What's the process that determines which potholes get patched the fastestin MilwaukeeI'll tell you what it is. No, they don't go and judge it on severity. ... It'swho -- can I use this word When you think of Sen. Hillary Clinton what doyou think -- what word comes to mind Yes, can I use that word here All right,it's who bitches the most."ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809050016" target="_blank"><strong㺾lling called Gloria Steinem a "grizzled old bag," "oldwitch"ÏŽm>The Mark Belling Late Afternoon Show,Belling called Gloria Steinem a "grizzled old bag," "oldwitch," and È®mbittered old has-been" and also stated that the"previous generation" of feminists "were so ugly you couldn'tstand to look at them." Belling made these remarks while discussing Steinem'sSeptember 4 ÏŽm>ÏŽm>Los AngelesTimes op-ed, in which she criticized McCain's choice of Palinas his vice-presidential running mate.Jon CaldaraÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200806170001" target="_blank" title="http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200806170001f=s_search">On Caldara's KOA show,Coulter claimed women's suffrage È®xplains the destruction ofAmerica"<pϪppearing as a guest on the June 16 broadcast of JonCaldara's Newsradio 850 KOA program, Ann Coulter asserted that women aren'tȬoncerned with how capital is generated and created," and claimedthat women's suffrage È®xplains the destruction of America." Herremarks echoed those in a 2007 blog posting that quoted her as saying, "Ifwe took away women's right to vote, weɽ never have to worry about anotherDemocrat president."ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200801230002" target="_blank" title="http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200801230002f=s_search"><strong㻊ldara asked Coulter ifClinton was È«itch-slapped" in debate<pÏiscussing the January 21 CNN Democraticpresidential candidates' debate, Caldara during his broadcast that eveningasked Coulter whether it was ⋺ir to say" that Clinton "got bitch-slappedtonight."ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810300017"Ϭunningham on Democratic women: "Alot of women who are single are vulnerable; they need like a daddy governmentto keep an eye on them"On the October 29 broadcast of his show, Cunninghamstated: "Traditionally, we think of women as Democratic voters because alot of women who are single are vulnerable; they need like a daddy governmentto keep an eye on them."Mark LevinÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809090022" target="_blank">Levin on his "National Organization of Ugly Women" remark:"For now on, it's the National Organization of Really Ugly Women"<pð¾«ressing his September 4 comments onSean Hannity's radio show, in which he called the National Organizationfor Women, the "National Organization of Ugly Women," Levin said onhis September 8 radio show: "I just wanted to underscore that maybe Ishouldn't have called them the National Organization of Ugly Women. For now on,it's the National Organization of Really Ugly Women." Levin first made hisremarks while discussing with Hannity NOW's opposition to Palin.Quinn ɪmp; RoseÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810070020" target="_blank">Jim Quinn: Steinem opposes Palin because Palin 𢷬lined to slaughterher own unborn child, Trig, to the goddess of feminism"On the October 6 broadcast of ÏŽm>The War Room, Quinn claimed that Steinemopposes Palin because Palin "refused the sacrificial right of passage,better known as the Eucharist of the feminist church: abortion. That's right.She declined to slaughter her own unborn child, Trig, to the goddess offeminism, even after doctors told her that he was one of those Down syndrome'throw-aways.' "ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809170001" target="_blank">Quinn: To feminists, even Ȫ childless feminist who looks like aBulgarian weightlifter in drag" can be a "real woman"On the September 15 broadcast of ÏŽm>ÏŽm>The War Room, Quinn stated: "Ifyou don't agree with the feminist scolds, then you're not a real woman -- evenif you are a very feminine working mom. But even if you're an actual man, nevermind a childless feminist who looks like a Bulgarian weightlifter in drag,you're a real woman solely because you nod your head like a windup clappingmonkey every time you read the latest editorial from ÏŽm>ÏŽm>Ms. Magazine." Quinn made theseremarks while discussing, among other things, prominent feminists'opposition to Palin.ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200808270022">Quinn introduced segment about Clinton by playing EltonJohn's "The Bitch Is Back"On the August 27 edition of thesyndicated radio program ÏŽm>ÏŽm>TheWar Room, Quinn introduced a segment on Clinton bysaying,ÏŽm>ÏŽm> "the way, that brings us to our Hillary Heads-Up," and then playing audioof the Elton John song "The Bitch Is Back." Quinn then said, "Iwas going to play ɽing Dong, the Witch is Dead.' But you know what, I -- younever know with the Clintons."Lee RodgersÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810170007" target="_blank">Rodgers said many "professed leaders of the feminist movement"are "hags" who Ȭouldn't get laid in a men's prison"On the October 17 broadcast of ÏŽm>ÏŽm>The Lee Rodgers Show,Rodgers said: "You look at many -- perhaps most -- but many of the womenwho are professed leaders of the feminist movement in this country, and they'rea bunch of hags." He added: "They couldn't get laid in a men'sprison, let's be honest about it." Rodgers made these ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810170007">remarks while discussing,among other things, feminists' disapproval of Palin.ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809230018" target="_blank">Rodgers: "Puckered-butt Democrat women hate Sarah Palin ...because her idea of choice was choosing not to have an abortion"Returning to a previous claim he hasmade, Rodgers asserted on September 23: "I believe that the reason a bunchof puckered-butt Democrat women hate Sarah Palin is because her idea of choicewas choosing not to have an abortion." Guest Steven Hayward of theAmerican Enterprise Institute responded in part by saying: "There isthat very vocal segment of feminist opinion that celebrates abortion as apositive good in the same way that, you know, Southern slaveholders 150 years agocelebrated slavery as a positive good."ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809170017" target="_blank">Rodgers: "Female leadership of the Democratic Party" consistsof "ugly skanks" who "hate" that "Sarah Palin'sgood-looking"On the September 17 broadcast of his radioshow, Rodgers said that "the female leadership of the DemocraticParty" is made up of "ugly skanks." He also stated: "SarahPalin's good-looking and they hate that." He also declared: "I thinkwe have to ask: Would you like Sarah Palin better if she got pregnant again anddid have an abortion, because it's obvious, with a lot of liberal women,killing babies is the main priority they have."ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200808270011" target="_blank">Rodgers: "With that screechy, fingernails-on-the-blackboard voice ofhers, it is impossible for Hillary Clinton to deliver a great speech"On the August 27 broadcast of his radioshow, Rodgers said of Clinton'sspeech at the Democratic National Convention, "With that screechy,fingernails-on-the-blackboard voice of hers, it is impossible for HillaryClinton to deliver a great speech." Rodgers later said that Bill andHillary Clinton are hoping Obama ⋺lls flat on his face so theHilldebeest can have another run in four years, and Billy Bentpecker can hidebehind the curtain in the Oval Office telling Hillary what he wants her to doas president of the United States."ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200806120001" target="_blank">KSFO's Rodgers on voting gender gap: For Ȫ lot of women in thiscountry who get knocked up ... the government becomes Daddy in terms of payingthe bills"On the June 11 broadcast of ÏŽm>ÏŽm>The Lee Rodgers Program,Rodgers said: "The historical voting records show that Democrats have,historically, enjoyed a huge advantage in women voters. Why is that"Rodgers continued: "Well, some women may be offended by this, but here'sanother dose of reality. We have a lot of women in this country who get knockedup and they don't have a husband. In effect, the government becomes Daddy interms of paying the bills. And that accounts -- that's not all of it, but thataccounts for a large part of that vote."LGBT issuesSmears against lesbian, gay, bisexual,and transgendered Americans are routine among conservative talk radio hosts, and the 2008 election has provided them with specific issues toaddress. Michael Savage, for example, has focused on Proposition 8 to amend theCaliforniaconstitution to ban same-sex marriage. Michael SavageÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810310015">Savage: "If you're insane, hate the family ... hateyour mother and father, hate the Bible, hate the church, and hate thesynagogue," you oppose CA gay marriage banOn the October 29 broadcast of his radioshow, Savage said of a Californiaballot initiative that would amend the state constitution to ban gay marriage,"There's a ballot initiative on homosexual marriage that is moreimportant than you could imagine. It's called Proposition 8, and you must vote'yes' if you're sane. If you're insane, hate the family, hate man and woman,hate your mother and father, hate the Bible, hate the church, and hate thesynagogue, of course you're in favor of 'no' on Proposition 8." The nextday on his program, Savage stated: "The people who don't have familiesdon't understand that, as difficult as family life is, life is impossiblewithout it. They don't understand that. They don't understand what the familyunit is. It's the strongest bond on Earth, which is why homosexual marriage issuch a threat to civilization itself."ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810030006" target="_blank" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810030006f=s_search"><strong㺯ter railing against gay marriage, Savage said "the spiritual sideof the downturn on Wall Street was directly related to the moral downturn"On the October 1 broadcast of his show, Savagesaid: "You may say, 'Why should we care about homosexuals trying todestroy families through the mock marriage that they perform in order to mockGod, the church, the family, children, the fetus, the DNA of the human speciesWhy should we care about it while we have a financial meltdown' Because thespiritual side of the downturn on Wall Street is directly related to the moraldownturn in the United States of America." Savage later saidof San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom: "Today it's the gays, tomorrow it'llbe a man marrying a horse." <strongϪttackson the poorSeveral talk radio hosts have attackedlow-income Americans over the past year, including several who have expressedsupport for the idea that certain groups of lower-income Americans shouldnot have the right to vote. ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810030004f=s_search" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810030004f=s_search"㺺ker: "I don't think homelesspeople should vote" "I'm not that excited about women voting"On the October 2 broadcast of show, Bakersaid: "I don't think homeless people should vote. Frankly. In fact, I haveto be very honest. I'm not that excited about women voting, to be honest."Baker subsequently added: È«ut that's just me. I'm a pig, and that's fine.All right And we'll see that, I'm sure, on a lame-ass website very soon. But Idon't think hobos ought to vote at all. They're nuts. And I think that thereneeds to be a little more care in who votes."G. Gordon Liddy ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810310009f=s_search" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810310009f=s_search">Liddy: Obama is relying, in part, on"the welfare class" to win PennsylvaniaOn his October 30 program, Liddy said ofObama's electoral prospects in Pennsylvania:"Pennsylvania has been described as Pittsburgh and Philadelphia,with Alabamain the middle. Obama is counting on the urban elites and the welfare class towin the state for him. But he's putting on a show for the rest of Pennsylvania."Jim Quinn ɪmp; Rose Tennent ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810310014f=s_search" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810310014f=s_search">Rose Tennent on Obama ad: "Don'tput that jive out there in front of me, devil, and tell me that these peopleare hurting when they are not hurting"On the October 30 broadcast of ÏŽm>ÏŽm>The War Room, Tennent said of the families featured inObama's 30-minute ad: "Well, OK. They were sad stories, but I'm looking atthe background. I'm not looking at the person talking in their home, I'mlooking at what they have in their home. They have color television sets; theyhave everything that I have in my house. I'll bet you they have an iPod, I betyou they have, you know -- I'll bet they have a lot of luxuries in that home.They are not poor." Tennent later said: "So don't put -- don't putthat jive out there in front of me, devil, and tell me that these people arehurting when they are not hurting. All they need to do is make some cuts andfigure out a way to do this."ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810220012" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810220012f=h_latest">Quinn: "Originally, if you didn'thave land, you didn't vote, and there was a good reason for it"On the October 21 broadcast of ÏŽm>ÏŽm>The War Room,while reading from an opinion column by conservative blogger Scott Johnson thatdiscussed the history of taxation and property rights in the United States,Quinn declared: "Originally, if you didn't own land, you didn't vote, andthere was a good reason for it: because those without property will always voteaway the property of other people unto themselves, and that's the beginning ofthe end." Quinn added: È«ut, oh no, that was -- that was just toomean-spirited." Moments earlier, Quinn said, "Now -- I mean, I canhear the appeal to the masses: 'It's not fair, it's not the American way thatyou don't get to vote,' but let me ask you a question: If I don't own anything,what kind of a problem do I have with voting for a measure -- a tax, a law --that takes somebody else's property and gives it to me I have no stake inpersonal property ownership ⟊use I don't have any. Now, back in the day, whenthis was the law of the land, anybody who wanted to vote needed to step up tothe plate, achieve, get a stake in America, and then vote."Michael Savage ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810230016" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810230016f=h_top">Savage: "Why should a welfare recipient have the rightto vote They're only gonna vote themselves a raise"On his October 22 show, Savage asked:Èo you think a person on welfare has the right to vote I don't. Whyshould a person who is on public assistance maintain the right to vote Tell mewhy. Where is it written that they should have the right to vote" Headded: "I support them, and they should have the same vote I do Thatwould be like saying an infant has the right to vote or an insane person hasthe right to vote. Why should a welfare recipient have the right to voteThey're only gonna vote themselves a raise."ÏŠ name="shows">THESHOWSÏŽm>The Chris Baker Show is a Minneapolis-based talk-radio show that airs weekdays from 7a.m. to 11 a.m. CT on ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.ktlkfm.com/pages/chrisbaker.html" target="_blank" title="http://www.ktlkfm.com/pages/chrisbaker.html">KTLK-FM. Baker ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/hoffman/5844463.html" target="_blank" title="http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/hoffman/5844463.html">previously hosted twodifferent Houston-based radio programs before reportedly being dismissed in November2007. Baker joined KTLK in February and was nominated to the Texas Radio Hallof Fame in June. Since moving to KTLK, Baker discussed with a co-host beingȬonvinced that Magic Johnson faked AIDS" claimed that"it's very rare to find a woman worthy of serving in politicaloffice" said that Gov. Sarah Palin "shoulda had a little cleavagegoing" during the vice-presidential debate; and declared "I don'tthink homeless people should vote." ÏŽm>The Mark Belling Late Afternoon Show iscarried on News/Talk 1130 ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.newstalk1130.com/main.html" target="_blank" title="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.newstalk1130.com/main.htmlhttp://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.newstalk1130.com/main.html">WISN-AM in Milwaukee, which is ownedby Clear Channel Communications. ÏŽm>Talkers Magazine includes Belling in its"ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://talkers.com/main/index.phpoption=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=44" target="_blank" title="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://talkers.com/main/index.phpoption=com_contentɪmp;task=viewɪmp;id=19ɪmp;Itemid=44">Heavy Hundred,"which it describes as "the 100 most important radio talk show hosts in America."According to 1130 WISN-AM, ÏŽm>ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://2005.newstalk1130.com/pages/markbelling.html" target="_blank" title="http://2005.newstalk1130.com/pages/markbelling.html">The Mark Belling Late Afternoon Show "isregularly rated number one in its time slot in the Milwaukee radio market and is the highestrated afternoon drive talk show host in the country." In 2001, Bellingwas awarded National Association of Broadcasters' ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nab.org/AM/Template.cfmSection=Search&template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=8597" target="_blank" title="http://www.nab.org/AM/Template.cfmSection=Searchɪmp;template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfmɪmp;ContentID=8597">Marconi Radio Award formedium-market "Personality of the Year." Belling has said"when you think of Hillary Clinton" the wordÈ«itches" comes to mind; has called Gloria Steinem a "grizzledold bag," an "old witch," and an È®mbittered oldhas-been" and has smeared teachers who have talked about global warmingas "idiot union teachers," "liberal unionized hacks,""greedy, overpaid unionized schoolteachers," andȯruitcakes."ÏŽm>The Neal Boortz Show is anAtlanta-based program that airs weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET. Theprogram is nationally syndicated by ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://coxradio.com/company/syndication.html" target="_blank"Ϭox Radio Syndication,which says that it "partners with the Jones Radio Network to service morethan 200 affiliate stations with programming listened to by several millionpeople each week." According to ÏŽm>ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.talkers.com/main/index.phpoption=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=34" target="_blank">Talkers Magazine,the show is the seventh-rated talk-radio program and averages at least 4.25million listeners a week. Boortz has repeatedly referred to Hurricane Katrinavictims as "parasites" commented that he would "make a lousyMexican" because of his inability to use a floor buffer; and described"single mothers receiving public assistance" as "welfarebroodmares."ÏŽm>The Peter Boyles Show airs weekday mornings from 5 to 9 a.m. MT on Denver's 630 KHOW-AM. According to hisKHOW ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.khow.com/pages/shows-boyles.htmlfeed=119773&article=361092" target="_blank"Ï«iography,È«oyles has received numerous awards including âž¾st InvestigativeRadio Talkshow Host' in The Denver Post, Westword, 5280 Magazine, and atthe 1999 Denver A.I.R. awards. He is also considered one of the mostinfluential media people in Colorado."Boyles was a 2006 ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nab.org/AM/Template.cfmSection=Search&template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=5019" target="_blank" title="http://www.nab.org/AM/Template.cfmSection=Searchɪmp;template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfmɪmp;ContentID=5019"ϯinalist for theNational Association of Broadcasters' Marconi Radio Award forlarge-market "Personality of the Year." Boyles has repeatedlyhosted guests who spread the discredited claim that Obama does not have a valid U.S.birth certificate.ÏŽm>The Jon Caldara Show airs on Denver's 850 KOA-AM on weeknights from 10 p.m. to 1a.m. MT. Caldara is ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.i2i.org/main/author.phpauthor_id=93" target="_blank" title="http://www.i2i.org/main/author.phpauthor_id=93">president of theȯree market" Independence Institute and has had a public role innumerous anti-tax and anti-government spending campaigns. Caldara also hosts aȬurrent affairs" television program, ÏŽm>Independent
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2008-11-07 15:00:29✈ SHOCK: Drudge still smearing, distorting quotes, and touting fake allegations
In the past few weeks, ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/columns/200810210005">mediacritics havepostulated that Matt Drudge'sinfluence in setting the media's agenda -- which the ÏŽm>Politico's John F. Harris and ÏŽm>Time's Mark Halperin argue in ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdhttp://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperlisbn=9781400064472">ÏŽm>The Way to Win:Taking the White House in 2008 hasbeen great --has waned this election cycle. In his continuingefforts to drive media coverage, this election season, Drudge has posted along series of items that were false on their face, misrepresented reports helinked to, or were subsequently exposed as false. As reporter and blogger GregSargent wrote in an October 31 ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/10/media_figures_admitting_that_d.php" title="http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/10/media_figures_admitting_that_d.php">post at TalkingPoints Memo, "Multipletimes this cycle, Drudge has pushed stories that have gone belly-up." Whether or not Drudge's influence isin fact waning, these items, examples of which ÏŽm>MediaMatters for America has compiled below, make a strong case that itshould be. ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/10/29/20081029_153437.htm" title="http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/10/29/20081029_153437.htm">October 29 --World SeriesÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/static/images/item/drudge_001.jpg">suggestion that Sen. Barack Obamawas â‹žlaying the World Series" with his purchase of 30 minutes ofnetwork airtime on October 29. In fact, as ÏŽm>MediaMatters ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810290008" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810290008"Ïocumented, ÏŽm>The New York Timesreported in an October 28 ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/29/us/politics/29obama.html"Ϫrticle thatȯox executives have said that they, and not the Obama campaign, hadinitially asked Major League Baseball to move the start of Wednesday's game to8:35 p.m. from 8:20, to make way for his infomercial. But as it turns out, sucha delay was not necessary anyway; none of the World Series games has startedbefore 8:30, and two started after 8:35." ÏŽm>Politico's Ben Smith also ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1008/Fox_exec_Obama_didnt_delay_baseball.htmlshowall">quoted a Fox broadcasting executivewho reportedly "negotiated the ad buy" as saying: È«y nomeans did they the Obama campaign push to get us to accommodate them withGame Six of the World Series. ... We'rejust missing the pregame, which isn't a big deal for us. It was a businessdecision."ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/10/27/20081027_062345.htm" title="http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/10/27/20081027_062345.htm">October 27 --Supreme Court "tragedy"Drudge featured the following false ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/10/27/20081027_134124.htm" title="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/10/27/20081027_134124.htm">headline:� OBAMA: TRAGEDY THAT 'REDISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH' NOT PURSUED BYSUPREME COURT":ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/static/images/item/drudge_002.jpg">Ï‹r />In fact, as the YouTube ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.youtube.com/watchv=iivL4c_3pck" title="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.youtube.com/watchv=iivL4c_3pck"Ϫudio that Drudgelinked to demonstrates, during a 2001 ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.chicagopublicradio.org/audio_library/od_rajan01.asp" title="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.chicagopublicradio.org/audio_library/od_rajan01.asp">interview onChicago Public Radio station WBEZ, Obama did not say it is a"tragedy" that the Supreme Court has not pursued wealthredistribution. The "tragedy" Obama identified was that the civilrights movement �me so court-focused" in trying to effectpolitical and economic justice. Obama stated: Ȫnd one of the -- I thinkthe tragedies of the civil rights movement was, because the civil rightsmovements became so court-focused, I think that there was a tendency to losetrack of the political and community organizing, and activities on the groundthat are able to put together the actual coalitions of power through which youbring about redistributive change."ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810270008f=s_search" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810270008f=s_search">Numerous ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810300018f=s_search" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810300018f=s_search">media ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810290005f=s_search" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810290005f=s_search"ϯigures ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810280018f=s_search" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810280018f=s_search"㻬hoedDrudge's false headline about Obama's 2001 remarks.ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/10/23/20081023_202828.htm" title="http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/10/23/20081023_202828.htm">October ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/10/23/20081023_195410.htm" title="http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/10/23/20081023_195410.htm"㸣 -- PittsburghȪttack"<pÏuring the afternoon of October 23, Drudge seized on McCaincampaign volunteer Ashley Todd's allegations that a black man mugged herand, after seeing a McCain bumper sticker on her car, carved a È«"into her cheek. At 2:54 p.m. ET, Drudge reported Todd's allegationsas fact, posting on his website: "SHOCK: MCCAIN CAMPAIGN VOLUNTEERATTACKED AND MUTILATED IN PITTSBURGH,"along with another headline reading: " É»' CARVED INTO20-YEAR OLD WOMAN'S FACE... DEVELOPING..."Drudge did not initially link to a news report for thisclaim. From the Drudge Report at ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/10/23/20081023_195410.htm" title="http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/10/23/20081023_195410.htm"Ï¢:54 p.m. ET onOctober 23: ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/static/images/item/drudge_003.jpg"> by WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh about the alleged attack. From theDrudge Report on October 23 at ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/10/23/20081023_202828.htm" title="http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/10/23/20081023_202828.htm"Ï£:28 p.m. ET:ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/static/images/item/drudge_004.jpg">He later ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/10/23/20081023_234003.htm" title="http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/10/23/20081023_234003.htm">posted a pictureof Todd with her purportedinjuries. From the Drudge Report on October 23 at ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/10/23/20081023_234003.htm" title="http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/10/23/20081023_234003.htm"Ϧ:40 p.m. ET:ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/static/images/item/drudge_005.jpg">Todd's claims were proven to be false on ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/10/report_mccain_volunteer_who_cl.php" title="http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/10/report_mccain_volunteer_who_cl.php">October 24, whenTodd reportedly told police she made up her story. The ÏŽm>Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08299/922849-53.stm" title="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08299/922849-53.stm">reported on October 25 that"almost from the start, Pittsburgh police were skeptical about a youngwoman's claim that she had been mugged and a É»' carved into hercheek by an attacker who was provoked by the sight of a John McCain bumpersticker on her car."TheÏŽm> Post-Gazetteadded that Todd's story "quickly became political fodder on theInternet and spread around the world, fueled by the presidential campaign andMs. Todd's political connections as a field representative for the CollegeRepublican National Committee and McCain volunteer. But in less than a day, theinternational story of a McCain volunteer being attacked, traumatized anddisfigured for her political beliefs deflated into a sad tale of a troubledwoman with a history of mental problems." The ÏŽm>Post-Gazette wrote of Drudge: Ï‹lockquote>Todd's friend Dan Garcia took the widely published picture ofMs. Todd with her injuries. He said he took several photographs with a digitalcamera to document what had happened. He said he only gave copies of the photosto police and Ms. Todd's employer, the College Republicans. One photo appearedon The Drudge Report on Thursday, setting off a storm of media attention.TheÏŽm> Post-Gazettewrote in an October 30 ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08304/923935-192.stm" title="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08304/923935-192.stm"ã»itorial that the ÈrudgeReport made 20-year-old Ashley Todd an object of political fascination aroundthe country." ÏŽmϯinancial Timesassociate editor John Gapper wrote in an October 29 ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://us.ft.com/ftgateway/superpage.ftnews_id=fto102920081546279076&page=1" title="http://us.ft.com/ftgateway/superpage.ftnews_id=fto102920081546279076ɪmp;page=1"Ϫrticle: "Itwas a shocker in the tradition of Mr Drudge's scare stories and hyped-up triviaabout Democratic candidates in USpresidential campaigns, to go with past items about former Sen. John Edwards'$400 haircut and Sen. John Kerry's windsurfing. This time, however, it wasnot merely tendentious but false." Gapper ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://us.ft.com/ftgateway/superpage.ftnews_id=fto102920081546279076&page=2"�:"The Ashley Todd affair was the latest in a series of failures by MrDrudge to recapture the magic of the past, when the Drudge Report had anunrivalled grip on the media agenda." ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810170015" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810170015">October 16 -- Gallup shockDrudge displayed the following lead ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/10/16/20081016_205808.htm">headline:"GALLUP SHOCK: 49 OBAMA, 47 MCCAIN WITH LIKELY VOTERS":ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/static/images/item/drudge_006.jpg">However, as ÏŽm>Media MattersÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810170015" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810170015">noted, Drudge selectively cited onlyone of three findings from an October 13-15 Gallup daily tracking ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.gallup.com/poll/111211/Gallup-Daily-Obama-49-McCain-43.aspx" title="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.gallup.com/poll/111211/Gallup-Daily-Obama-49-McCain-43.aspx">poll of thepresidential race -- the result that showed Obama holding his smallest leadover McCain. MSNBC's ÏŽm>Morning Joeechoed Drudge by displaying the on-screen text "Gallup shock." ÏŽm>New Republic contributorand statistician Nate Silver noted in an October 16 blog ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/10/todays-polls-1016.html" title="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/10/todays-polls-1016.html">post that Drudgehad Ȭherry-picked" polling results: Ï‹lockquote>With seven different daily trackingpolls to work with -- one of which releases three separate versions of itsmodel each day -- there is a lot to choose from for those who might seek tocherry-pick results.Slow news day, Matt If this is atwo-point race right now, I'll eat Drudge's fedora. None of the ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.pollster.com/polls/us/08-us-pres-ge-mvo.php" title="http://www.pollster.com/polls/us/08-us-pres-ge-mvo.php"Ïozen or so other pollsthat were in the field this week shows a race that close. Nor do either of the ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.gallup.com/poll/111211/Gallup-Daily-Obama-49-McCain-43.aspx" title="http://www.gallup.com/poll/111211/Gallup-Daily-Obama-49-McCain-43.aspx"Ϫlternate versions of Gallup's model,including the so-called Likely Voters II model that I find most credible.Drudge, of course, had no interest in featuring the ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.zogby.com/" title="http://www.zogby.com/">Zogby poll, as he had for the pastseveral of days on his site, but which today showed Obama gaining ground.September 9-10 -- Lipstick on a pig<pÏrudge falselysuggested in lead headlines from September 9 through September 10 that Obamawas referring to Gov. Sarah Palin when he said: "You can put lipstick on apig; it's still a pig." As ÏŽm>Media MattersÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809090026f=s_search">noted, onSeptember 9, Drudge ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/09/10/20080910_010122.htm" title="http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/09/10/20080910_010122.htm">placed the words"OBAMA: 'LIPSTICK ON A PIG, STILL A PIG' " under a picture of Palin.Then, on September 10, Drudge ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/09/10/20080910_140342.htm" title="http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/09/10/20080910_140342.htm">posted the leadheadline, "HOLY SOW!" under a picture of Palin:ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/static/images/item/drudge_007.jpg">ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/static/images/item/drudge_008.jpg"><pϬontrary to Drudge's suggestion, Obama did not mentionPalin in at least the 65 words preceding his "lipstick on a pig"comment, as ÏŽm>Media Matters ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809090026f=s_search" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809090026f=s_search">noted. Indeed, Obama'spreceding comments consisted of what he described as a "list" ofMcCain's policies that Obama said were no different from President Bush's.Moreover, the expression "lipstick on a pig" is ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809100035" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809100035"Ϭommonpolitical rhetoric -- Obama hadreportedly used the expression in the past, and McCain himself used it in 2007in reference to Sen. Hillary Clinton's health-care proposal. of CNN's ÏŽm>Reliable Sources, host Howard Kurtz said:"I seriously thought about passing up entirely this ridiculous,trumped-up, phony lipstick controversy. No one really seriously believes thatBarack Obama was talking about Sarah Palin when he used the well-worn barnyardphrase. Just about everyone knows it was essentially pushed along and made upby Drudge, Sean Hannity, and the ÏŽm>New YorkPost, which endorsed McCain, by the way, in a front-pageeditorial." Kurtz, CNN special correspondent Frank Sesno, and ÏŽm>Houston Chronicle White Housecorrespondent Julie Mason then ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809140003" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809140003">went on to criticize the media for their reporting on the"lipstick" remarks. ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/07/24/20080724_235353.htm" title="http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/07/24/20080724_235353.htm">July 24-ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/07/26/20080726_235636.htm">July 26"Obama scraps visit to wounded troops"Drudge furthered the myth that Obama did not visit woundedtroops on his trip to the Middle East and Europein July. A Drudge headline stated "Obama scraps visit to wounded troops..." and linked to a July24 Associated Press ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.breitbart.com/article.phpid=D924E4KO0&show_article=1" title="http://www.breitbart.com/article.phpid=D924E4KO0ɪmp;show_article=1"Ϫrticle that reported "Obamascrapped plans to visit wounded members of the armed forces in Germany as partof his overseas trip, a decision his spokesman said was made because theDemocratic presidential candidate thought it would be inappropriate on acampaign-funded journey." From the Drudge Report on July 24 at ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/07/24/20080724_235353.htm"Ϧ:53 p.m. ET:<pð¾«itionally, a July 26 Drudge Report headline read"McCain camp: Obama shortchanged injured troops..." and linked to a July 26 AP ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/07/26/mccain_camp_obama_shortchanged_injured_troops/"Ϫrticle that reported "McCain'scampaign on Saturday sharply criticized Democratic rival Barack Obama forcanceling a visit to wounded troops in Germany. ...A new McCain ad that began airing Saturday in selected markets also chidesObama as disrespectful for making 'time to go to the gym' duringhis European visit while at the same time canceling the visit with woundedtroops." From the Drudge Report on July 26 at ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/07/26/20080726_235636.htm"Ϧ:56 p.m. ET:However, as ÏŽm>Media MattersÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200807280003" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200807280003"Ïocumented, while Obama did not goto Landstuhl RegionalMedical Centerin Germany,Obama did visit wounded troops earlier in his trip overseas. Indeed, the July26 AP article Drudge linked to reported that the Obama campaign "notedthat the Illinois senator had visited troopsin Iraq and Afghanistan last week and had made numeroustrips to Washington's Walter Reed Army Medical Center." Obama also reportedly made phone calls to wounded soldiersat Landstuhl.ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/06/30/20080630_185545.htm" title="http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/06/30/20080630_185545.htm">June 30 -- Obama, MoveOn.orgAs ÏŽm>Media MattersÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200807010003" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200807010003"Ïocumented,Drudge ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200804090007f=s_search" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200804090007f=s_searchblocked::http://mediamatters.org/items/200804090007f=s_search">revivedthe ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200709270007f=s_search" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200709270007f=s_searchblocked::http://mediamatters.org/items/200709270007f=s_search"㻺lsehoodthat Obama did not condemn MoveOn.org's "General Betray Us" ad about Gen. David Petraeus. Drudge ran the followingstring of headlines -- "Obama: I will never question others'patriotism..." Ȭriticizes MoveOn.org for 'General Betray Us'Ad..." "ÏŽm>ÏŽmÏ«UTDIDN'T VOTE TO CONDEMN AD..." From the DrudgeReport at ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/06/30/20080630_185545.htm"Ï¡:55 p.m.ET on June 30:ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/static/images/item/drudge_011.jpg">The "ÏŽm>ÏŽmÏ«UT DIDN'T VOTE TO CONDEMN AD..." headlinelinked to a September 20, 2007, ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2007/09/clinton-dodd-vo.html" title="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2007/09/clinton-dodd-vo.html">post on ÏŽm>ÏŽm>USA Today'sOn Politics blog, which noted that Obama Èid not vote on" an ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdhttp://cornyn.senate.gov/public/index.cfmFuseAction=Files.Viewɪmp;FileStore_id=14e59d63-b0af-4842-b741-2055d5a15fea" title="http://mediamatters.org/rdhttp://cornyn.senate.gov/public/index.cfmFuseAction=Files.Viewɪmp;FileStore_id=14e59d63-b0af-4842-b741-2055d5a15feahttp://cornyn.senate.gov/public/index.cfmFuseAction=Files.Viewɪmp;FileStore_id=14e59d63-b0af-4842-b741-2055d5a15fea"Ϫmendment by Sen.John Cornyn R-TX that, in the words of the amendment, "repudiates theunwarranted personal attack on General Petraeus by the liberal activist groupMoveon.org." However, while Obama ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfmcongress=110&session=1&vote=00344" title="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfmcongress=110&session=1&vote=00344"Ïid not vote on Cornyn'samendment, which passed, the ÏŽm>ÏŽm>USA Today blog post also reported: "The APsaid Obama did not vote on the resolution even though he had voted 'minutesearlier' for an alternative that condemned the MoveOn ad as an 'unwarrantedpersonal attack,' but also condemned attack ads that questioned the patriotismof Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., and former Sen. Max Cleland, D-Ga., both Vietnamveterans." Indeed, Obama ÏŽm>ÏŽmÏid ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfmcongress=110&session=1&vote=00343" title="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfmcongress=110&session=1&vote=00343">vote for an amendment offered by Sen.Barbara Boxer D-CA that condemned the ad, as well as other attacks on pastand present members of the armed forces.ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/03/03/20080303_204901.htm" title="http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/03/03/20080303_204901.htm">March 3 --Ȫs far as I know"Drudge ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/03/03/20080303_142136.htm" title="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/03/03/20080303_142136.htm">linked to onlinenews portal Breitbart.tv video ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.breitbart.tv/p=55904" title="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.breitbart.tv/p=55904"ϯootage from theMarch 2 edition of CBS' ÏŽm>ÏŽmã¹ Minutes withthe headline "Hillary: Obama Not Muslim ÏŽm>ÏŽm>ɺs Far As I Know' ... ":ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/static/images/item/drudge_012.jpg"><pÏ«ut contrary toDrudge's suggestion that Sen. Hillary Clinton characterized the issue ofObama's religion as unresolved, Clintondid the opposite, as ÏŽm>Media Matters ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200803030004f=s_search"Ïocumented. Correspondent SteveKroft first asked Clinton,"You don't believe that Senator Obama is a Muslim" Clinton replied, "Of course not. I mean,that's -- you know, there is no basis for that. You know, I take him on thebasis of what he says. And, you know, there isn't any reason to doubtthat." Kroft then asked, Ȫnd you said youɽ take Senator Obama athis word that he's not a Muslim."Clintonreplied, "Right. Right." Only after Kroft went on to ask, "Youdon't believe that he's a Muslim or implying, right," did Clinton respond, "No.No. Why would I No, ÏŽm>there is nothing tobase that on, as far as I know" emphasis added.<pϯollowing Clinton's responseto Kroft's third query on the subject, Kroft said, "It's just scurrilous--" to which Clintonresponded, "Look, I have been the target of so many ridiculous rumors. Ihave a great deal of sympathy for anybody who gets, you know, smeared with thekind of rumors that go on all the time."ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/01/22/20080122_220024.htm" title="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2008/01/22/20080122_220024.htm">January 22 -- NiagaraFallsDrudge ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200801220010"㺺selessly suggestedin a headline that the children's psychiatric unit at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Centerclosed because Clinton was "neglecting" New York:In fact, ÏŽm>The Buffalo News article that the headlinelinked to contained no mention of Clinton; rather, it reported that hospitalofficials attributed the closure to problems surrounding the way Medicaid isadministered by Niagara County.ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2007/10/16/20071016_132906.htm" title="http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2007/10/16/20071016_132906.htm">November 16, 2007 -- Clinton"spied"<pÏrudge advanced the anonymously sourced allegation that Clinton "spied on political rivals" -- anallegation the Clintoncampaign has said is "ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200710170002" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200710170002"㻊tegoricallyuntrue." From the Drudge Report at 9:29 a.m. ET on November 16:ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/static/images/item/drudge_015.jpg">Media MattersÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200710180006#200710262" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200710180006#200710262">noted, in the book ÏŽm>ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/books_9780316017428.htm" target="_blank" title="http://mediamatters.org/rdhttp://www.hachettebookgroupusa.com/books/51/0316017426/index.html">Her Way: The Hopes and Ambitions ofHillary Rodham Clinton, co-authors Jeff Gerth andDon Van Natta Jr. cited a single unnamed source describing events thatallegedly occurred 14 years earlier to claim that during the 1992 presidential campaign, Clinton"listened to a secretly recorded audiotape of a phone conversation ofClinton critics plotting their next attack." Despite the book's releasein June, Drudge revived the anonymously sourced allegation months later.ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2007/11/13/20071113_185015.htm" title="http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2007/11/13/20071113_185015.htm">November 13, 2007 -- Wolf Blitzer"warned"As ÏŽm>Media MattersÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200711140002f=h_latest" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200711140002f=h_latest"Ïocumented, Drudge ran ananonymously sourced itemthat claimed CNN hostWolf Blitzer "has been warned not to focus Thursday's Dem debate on"Clinton and quoted an anonymous "top Clinton insider" saying,"This campaign is about issues, not on who we can bring down and destroy.... Blitzer should not go down to the levels of character attack." Drudgealso ran the lead headline: "WOLF WARNED: NO GANGING UP ON HILLARY INVEGAS!":ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/static/images/item/drudge_016.jpg">However, Blitzer statedthat Drudge's claims were "not true" during the November 13,2007, ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0711/13/sitroom.01.html" title="http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0711/13/sitroom.01.html"ã»ition of CNN's ÏŽm>The Situation Room. During the broadcast,CNN commentator Jack Cafferty said to Blitzer: "I was clicking on'The Drudge Report,' and there you are, big as life, in the middleof the Drudge Reportthis afternoon, with a headline suggesting that the Hillary Clinton campaign istrying to intimidate you before you moderate this big debate in Las Vegas.What's up with that" Blitzer replied: Ï‹lockquote><pÏ«LITZER: Not true. No one haspressured me. No one has threatened me. Noone is trying to intimidate me.... No one has evencalled me to try to pressure me or anything like that. ...I have no idea where it's coming from. I have no idea who generated this story, but I can tell you I have not felt anypressure whatsoever. <p�rty then said to Blitzer: "What about Drudge justrushing this thing onto the websitewithout knowing if it's true or not" Blitzer replied: "Well,that's another story."ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2007/09/18/20070918_201653.htm" title="http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2007/09/18/20070918_201653.htm">September 18, 2007-- "Health insurance proof"<pÏrudge featured the lead headline "HEALTH INSURANCEPROOF REQUIRED FOR WORK" under a picture of Clinton:However, Drudge's headline was false, as ÏŽm>Media Matters ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200709180016" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200709180016"Ïocumented. The Associated Pressarticle to which the headline linked did not report that Clinton's proposed health-care ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdhttp://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/speech/view/id=3329" title="http://mediamatters.org/rdhttp://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/speech/view/id=3329http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/speech/view/id=3329">plan would requirepeople to show proof of health insurance ȯor work." Rather, itreported that in an interview with the AP, Clinton said: Ȫt this point, we don'thave anything punitive that we have proposed" for people who do notpurchase health insurance as required by her plan. According to the article, Clinton also said,"We're providing incentives and tax credits which we think will be veryattractive to the vast majority of Americans." The AP article also statedthat Clinton "said she could envision a day when 'you have to show proofto your employer that you're insured as a part of the job interview -- likewhen your kid goes to school and has to show proof of vaccination,' but saidsuch details would be worked out through negotiations with Congress."In a September 18, 2007, post on ÏŽm>Time's Swampland blog -- headlined, "ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2007/09/18/why_drudge_is_a_disgrace/" title="Permanent Link to Why Drudge is a Disgrace">Why Drudge is a Disgrace"-- politicalcolumnist Joe Klein wrote: Ï‹lockquote>I knowthis is old news, but this guy is shameless. The headline, with a photo of athree-quarters crazed Hillary, is HEALTH INSURANCE PROOF REQUIRED FOR WORK butthe linked story says this: Ï‹lockquote><pϪt thispoint, we don't have anything punitive that we have proposed," thepresidential candidate said in an interview with The Associated Press."We're providing incentives and tax credits which we think will be veryattractive to the vast majority of Americans."Shesaid she could envision a day when "you have to show proof to youremployer that you're insured as a part of the job interview - like whenyour kid goes to school and has to show proof of vaccination," but saidsuch details would be worked out through negotiations with Congress.Howstupid does he think we are Answer: Extremely dumbolic. ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2007/08/28/20070828_125417.htm" title="http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2007/08/28/20070828_125417.htm"Ϫugust 28, 2007 --Clinton"supports national smoking ban"A Drudge headline falsely claimed that "HILLARYSUPPORTS NATIONAL SMOKING BAN... ":ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/static/images/item/drudge_018.jpg">New York Post ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdhttp://www.nypost.com/seven/08282007/news/nationalnews/hill_eyes_national_cig_curb.htm" title="http://mediamatters.org/rdhttp://www.nypost.com/seven/08282007/news/nationalnews/hill_eyes_national_cig_curb.htm"Ϫrticle with the headline,"Hill Eyes National Cig Curb." However, as ÏŽm>Media Matters ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200708280014f=s_search" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200708280014f=s_search"Ïocumented, thearticle did not say Clintonsupported a "national smoking ban." The ÏŽm>Post actually reported: Ȫsked whether the feds shouldimpose a nationwide ban, Clintondeferred to local governments."ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2007/08/21/20070821_151712.htm" title="http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2007/08/21/20070821_151712.htm"Ϫugust 21, 2007 --"Obama wife slams Hillary"<pÏrudge's lead headline stated "OBAMA WIFE SLAMSHILLARY":ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/static/images/item/drudge_019.jpg">The Drudge headline linked to an August 21, 2007, ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdhttp://www.suntimes.com/news/hunter/518408,CST-NWS-hunter21.article" title="http://mediamatters.org/rdhttp://www.suntimes.com/news/hunter/518408,CST-NWS-hunter21.articlehttp://mediamatters.org/rdhttp://www.suntimes.com/news/hunter/518408,CST-NWS-hunter21.articlehttp://www.suntimes.com/news/hunter/518408,CST-NWS-hunter21.arti"Ϭolumn by the ÏŽmϬhicago Sun-Times' Jennifer Hunter aboutMichelle Obama's remarks that "if you can't run your own house, youcertainly can't run the White House." Hunter asserted of MichelleObama's comment: "She didn't elaborate, but it could be interpretedas a swipe at the Clintons."However, as ÏŽm>Media Matters ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200708220002f=h_latest" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200708220002f=h_latest">noted, Hunterselectively cited Michelle Obama's remarks in claiming that they could be aboutthe Clintons.As Talking Point Memo's Greg Sargent ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2007/08/obama_spokesman_denies_michell.php" title="http://mediamatters.org/rdhttp://electioncentral.tpmcafe.com/blog/electioncentral/2007/aug/21/obama_campaign_denies_michelles_speech_was_attack_on_hillaryhttp://electioncentral.tpmcafe.com/blog/electioncentral/2007/aug/21/obama_campaign_denies_michelles">noted, Obama immediately went on to discuss measuresher family was taking to keep their children "grounded" while she andBarack Obama were campaigning, indicating that her comments were not areference to rival candidates but rather a statement about the efforts theywere making to ensure that their children will continue to Ȭomefirst." <p㺯ter stating, "Our view is that if you can't run yourown house, you certainly can't run the White House," Michelle Obamacontinued: "So we've adjusted our schedules to make sure that our girlsare first, so while he's Barack Obama traveling around, I do day trips"in order to be "home before bedtime." ÏŽmϪtlantic associate editor Marc Ambinder ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdhttp://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2007/08/michelle_obamas_swipe.php" title="http://mediamatters.org/rdhttp://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2007/08/michelle_obamas_swipe.phphttp://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2007/08/michelle_obamas_swipe.php">wrote that one"recurring theme of her stump speech" is "the hard choices sheand Sen. Obama have had to make about their work/family balance."Sargent wrote of suggestions that Obama was taking a swipeat Clinton:"The Obama campaign says this wasn't an attack on Hillary at all."Sargent added that Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton sent him a statementsaying: "The only family Mrs. Obama was referring to was the Obamafamily." Ambinder further ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdhttp://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2007/08/michelle_obamas_swipe.php" title="http://mediamatters.org/rdhttp://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2007/08/michelle_obamas_swipe.phphttp://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2007/08/michelle_obamas_swipe.php">noted that inhighlighting Hunter's column, "Matt Drudge has other designs, and you canbet that the cable news networks will follow." NBC political director Chuck Todd, deputy political directorMark Murray, and reporter Andrew Merten wrote in an August 21, 2007, blog ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/08/21/325945.aspx" title="http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/08/21/325945.aspx">post onMSNBC.com's First Read that Drudge's headline was a"manufactured controversy" and Ȫppears to be a Drudge straw man": Ï‹lockquote>On his site now, ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.drudgereport.com/" target="_blank" title="http://www.drudgereport.com/"Ïrudgehas this provocative headline: "Obama Wife Slams Hillary" It's takenfrom this ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.suntimes.com/news/hunter/518408,CST-NWS-hunter21.article" target="_blank" title="http://www.suntimes.com/news/hunter/518408,CST-NWS-hunter21.article"Ϭhicago Sun-Times storytoday. ...There's just one problem: This allseems to be a manufactured controversy. For one thing, what Michelle Obama saidisn't anything new; in fact, it appears to be her stump speech. She said thison August 13, per the ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.breitbart.com/article.phpid=D8R07N3O0&show_article=1" target="_blank" title="http://www.breitbart.com/article.phpid=D8R07N3O0ɪmp;show_article=1"ϪP. And also onAugust 16, per the ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/17/us/politics/17obama.htmlref=politics" target="_blank" title="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/17/us/politics/17obama.htmlref=politics">New York Times. Inboth instances, it appears she's talking about her own family and its values....In short, this appears to be a Drudgestraw man; the challenge for news divisions including our own is whether theyactually bite. ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2007/08/01/20070801_124159.htm" title="http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2007/08/01/20070801_124159.htm"Ϫugust 1, 2007 -- PakistanA Drudge lead headline claimed "WAR: COMMANDER OBAMAWOULD SEND TROOPS INTO PAKISTAN":ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/static/images/item/drudge_020.jpg">The headline linked to an August 1, 2007, Associated Press ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20070536" title="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20070536">report about a foreign policy ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdhttp://www.barackobama.com/2007/08/01/remarks_of_senator_obama_the_w_1.php" title="http://mediamatters.org/rdhttp://www.barackobama.com/2007/08/01/remarks_of_senator_obama_the_w_1.phphttp://www.barackobama.com/2007/08/01/remarks_of_senator_obama_the_w_1.php">speech that day byObama. However, Drudge's headline is a distortion of Obama'sremarks. Obama did not say he "would send troops into Pakistan"he said that "if we have actionable intelligence about high-valueterrorist targets and then-PakistaniPresident Pervez Musharrafwon't act, we will," without elaborating on how he would act. Furthermore,Obama ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200708080009" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200708080009">never said he would declare"war" on Pakistan,as Drudge suggested.ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2007/05/25/20070525_183152.htm" title="http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2007/05/25/20070525_183152.htm">May 25, 2007 --ȯlak Jacket"A Drudge headline read "McCain mocks Obama for notknowing how to spell É¿lak jacket' ..." and linked to a May 25, 2007, ÏŽm>Hill ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/memorial-day-showdown-between-presidential-camps-2007-05-25.html" title="http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/memorial-day-showdown-between-presidential-camps-2007-05-25.html"Ϫrticle that reported McCain"took a shot at Obama for making a mistake in" a statement that dayin which Obama wrote ȯlack jacket":ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/static/images/item/drudge_021.jpg">However, as ÏŽm>Media MattersÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200705260002f=h_latest" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200705260002f=h_latest"Ïocumented,ȯlack" is an alternatespelling of ȯlak." Indeed, the phraseȯlack jacket" with a Ȭ" appears on dozens of militarywebsites.ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2007/03/11/20070311_132611.htm" title="http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2007/03/11/20070311_132611.htm">March 11, 2007 --JFK of 2008A Drudge headline read "HILLARY: I'M THE JFK OF2008... ":The Drudge headline linked to a March 11, 2007, ÏŽm>NewYork Post ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdhttp://www.nypost.com/php/pfriendly/print.phpurl=http://www.nypost.com/seven/03112007/news/nationalnews/hill__im_the_jfk_of_2008_nationalnews_maggie_haberman_post_correspondent.htm" title="http://mediamatters.org/rdhttp://www.nypost.com/php/pfriendly/print.phpurl=http://www.nypost.com/seven/03112007/news/nationalnews/hill__im_the_jfk_of_2008_nationalnews_maggie_haberman_post_correspondent.htmblocked::http://www.nypost.com/php/pfriendly/p"Ϫrticle with theheadline "Hill: I'm the JFK of 2008." However, as ÏŽm>Media Matters ÏŠ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200703140001f=s_search" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200703140001f=s_search">noted, Clinton did not say shewas the John F. Kennedy of 2008. Instead, Clintonwas comparing the possibility of her becoming the first woman president toKennedy having become the first Catholic president. Following is the portion ofClinton's March10, 2007, speech duringwhich she addressed Kennedy: Ï‹lockquote>A lot of people back then duringformer President Kennedy's 1960 campaign said, "Well, you know Americawill never elect a Catholic as president," but those who gathered herealmost half a century ago knew better. ... So when people tell me, or when oneof the pundits says that "I don't think a woman can be electedpresident," I say, "We'll never know unless we try."
2008-11-06 03:14:36Media continue to uncritically report McCain campaign attacks on their coverage, but case studies still show disparate coverage in McCain's favor
Throughout the 2008 general election campaign, the mediauncritically reported complaints by Sen. John McCain's campaign that theyfavored his opponent in their coverage of the presidential race, while makinglittle attempt to assess the accuracy of those complaints or to confirm orrefute them. In September, ώm>ώm>Media Matters for America undertook a ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809190012f=s_search" target="_blank">reviewof the media's coverage of two stories negatively affecting or reflecting onSen. Barack Obama and two stories negatively affecting or reflecting on McCainand compared the extent of media attention to each. ώm>Media Matters has since updated that review through ElectionDay, November 4. Specifically, ώm>ώm>Media Matters compared the media's coverage ofObama's association with Chicagodeveloper ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200806110007" target="_blank"Ϫntoinϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200808220007f=s_search" target="_blank">Rezkoto the media's coverage of McCain's associations with donors for whom McCainreportedly facilitated ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200805230005f=s_search" target="_blank">landdealsώm>ώm>. MediaMatters also compared coverage of Obama's associationwith former Weather Underground member Bill Ayers to coverage of McCain'sassociation with G. Gordon Liddy, whom ώm>ώmϬhicago Tribune columnistSteve Chapman has ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-oped0504chapmanmay04,0,6061828.column" target="_blank"㻞scribed as McCain's "own Bill Ayers."ώm>ώm>Media Matters found that while the five major newspapers --theώm>ώm> Los Angeles Times, ώm>ώm>The New York Times, ώm>ώm>USA Today, ώm>ώm>The WallStreet Journal, and ώm>ώm>The Washington Post -- frequently mentioned Obama's ties to Ayersand Rezko, they rarely mentioned McCain's reported facilitation of land deals thatbenefited donors, and they almost completely ignored McCain's association withLiddy. In addition, the three evening network news broadcasts mentionedObama's ties to Ayers and Rezko several times, but never reported onMcCain's reported facilitation of land deals that benefited donors or hisassociation with Liddyώm>ώm>. Indeed, since ώm>ώm>The New York Times reported on April 22 that McCain facilitated land deals that benefited majordonors, these media outlets mentioned such deals in only five additional reports and one editorial. By contrast, those mediaoutlets mentioned Obama's ties to Rezko -- who was convicted in June in a casein which Obama was never accused of any wrongdoing -- in 76 network evening news broadcasts, newsreports, editorial, or opinion pieces during that same time period. Moreover,while these same media outlets mentioned Obama's ties to Ayers311 times in 2008 throughElection Day, theyproduced only five reports mentioning McCain's connections to Liddy, whomMcCain has praised and repeatedly associated with in public and in campaignsettings. Media Matters'September ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809190012f=s_search">report -- which found that thosemedia outlets had yet to cover McCain's relationship with Liddy -- therewas some ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0810/09/cnr.02.html">media ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0810/17/lkl.01.html"Ϫttentionon that association. However, the broadcast networks continued toignore the association on their evening news programs, and, with the exceptionof a single ώm>Washington Post ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/13/AR2008101302171.html"Ϭolumnby Richard Cohen, mentions in the five major papers were limitedto sixarticles noting that CBS host David Letterman had asked McCain about hisassociation with Liddy.ώm>ώm>Media Matters has previously ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810040004f=s_search" target="_blank">noted McCain's ties toLiddy. Liddyserved four and a half years in prison in connection with his conviction forhis ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/onpolitics/watergate/liddy.html" target="_blank">role in the Watergate break-in and the break-in at theoffice of the psychiatrist of Daniel Ellsberg, the military analyst who leakedthe Pentagon Papers. Liddy has ϊ href="htt
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