Media Matters - Lou Dobbs Tonight

Media Matters - Lou Dobbs Tonight http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/lou_dobbs_tonight This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Lou Dobbs Tonight en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America Media react to sec. of state rumors with suggestions of a rogue Clinton agenda, Clinton as Obama's "enem[y]" http://mediamatters.org/items/200811150003 Discussing reports that President-elect Barack Obama is considering naming Sen. Hillary Clinton secretary of state, several media figures have responded with smears, including speculation that Clinton would pursue her own agenda as secretary of state and not Obama's, references to Clinton as Obama's "enem[y]," and speculation that Obama is considering the nomination because if Clinton remains in the Senate, she poses a threat of challenging him for the Democratic nomination in 2012 and can "mak[e] trouble" for him in the Senate. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811150003 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:20:56 EST Lou Dobbs falsely claimed 40 percent of working Americans "don't pay taxes" http://mediamatters.org/items/200810160021 While talking about Sen. Barack Obama's tax plan, Lou Dobbs falsely asserted that "just about 40 percent of all Americans -- working Americans -- don't pay taxes." In fact, all American workers are required to pay taxes on their wages for Social Security and Medicare, and people in the United States are also subject to excise taxes. Indeed, the Congressional Budget Office found that the average effective federal tax rate for households in the lowest quintile of income earners in 2005 was 4.3 percent, while the second lowest quintile paid an average effective rate of 9.9 percent that year. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810160021 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:36:42 EST On Dobbs, radio host claimed HUD said "about 5 million illegal alien home mortgage loans ... have gone bad," but HUD reportedly says stat is bogus http://mediamatters.org/items/200810100018 On Lou Dobbs Tonight, Roger Hedgecock claimed that the Department of Housing and Urban Development "was talking about 5 million illegal alien home mortgage loans that have gone bad." But Hedgecock did not cite a source for the purported HUD statistic. In fact, an article published more than an hour before Lou Dobbs Tonight aired reported that HUD "says there is no basis to news reports that more than 5 million bad mortgages are held by illegal immigrants" and that "a HUD spokesman said his agency has no data showing the number of illegal immigrants holding foreclosed or bad mortgages." http://mediamatters.org/items/200810100018 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:10:38 EST CNN's Schiavone aired Chapman's criticism of Obama for Ayers association, ignored his denunciation of McCain's association with Liddy http://mediamatters.org/items/200810080011 On CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight, correspondent Louise Schiavone aired a video clip of Chicago Tribune columnist Steve Chapman criticizing Sen. Barack Obama for his association with Bill Ayers, but neither Schiavone nor Lou Dobbs noted that Chapman has also repeatedly criticized Sen. John McCain for his association with G. Gordon Liddy, whom Chapman has called McCain's "own Bill Ayers." http://mediamatters.org/items/200810080011 Wed, 8 Oct 2008 12:33:20 EST Media figures falsely accuse Democrats of attempting to direct millions of dollars to ACORN http://mediamatters.org/items/200810010019 Media figures have recently accused Democrats of attempting to direct millions of dollars in government money to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) in the financial bailout bill. The accusation is false. Neither the draft proposal nor the version of the bill that was voted down in the House contained any language mentioning ACORN. Those making the false claim were misrepresenting a provision -- since removed -- that would have directed 20 percent of any profits realized on troubled assets purchased under the plan into the Housing Trust Fund* and the Capital Magnet Fund. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810010019 Wed, 1 Oct 2008 22:15:09 EST UPDATED: Dobbs falsely identified convicted former Republican Rep. Janklow as a Democrat http://mediamatters.org/items/200808010001 On CNN, Lou Dobbs asserted that "[f]ormer Congressman Bill Janklow, a Democrat from South Dakota, was convicted of striking and killing a motorcyclist with his car in 2003. He was sentenced to 100 days in prison." In fact, Janklow was a Republican member of the House of Representatives. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808010001 Fri, 1 Aug 2008 11:14:53 EST Dobbs cited Obama's "newly painted Boeing 757 aircraft" as an example of hubris, but McCain has a jet too http://mediamatters.org/items/200807310010 Lou Dobbs pointed to Sen. Barack Obama's "newly painted Boeing 757 aircraft, sprayed with, of course, the Obama campaign slogan" as an example of Obama's alleged "hubris." But Dobbs neglected to note that in June, Sen. John McCain unveiled his own Boeing 737 jet, with the words "JohnMcCain.com" emblazoned on it. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807310010 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:16:38 EST Media report McCain "mocking" Obama for laying out Iraq, Afghanistan policy before visiting, but McCain has done the same http://mediamatters.org/items/200807170012 Several media outlets, including CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, and The Washington Post, have uncritically reported Sen. John McCain's speech attacking Sen. Barack Obama for "outlining a plan" for Afghanistan and Iraq before his upcoming visit to the region without noting that in the same speech, McCain outlined his own "Comprehensive Strategy For Victory In Afghanistan," but hasn't visited that country since December 2006. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807170012 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:39:48 EST CNN's Bash cited McCain's Afghanistan plan as "proof" that he knows "how to win wars" http://mediamatters.org/items/200807170006 On Lou Dobbs Tonight, Dana Bash asserted that Sen. John McCain's proposal to send more troops to Afghanistan offered "proof" -- in the form of what Bash said was "a new proposal for Afghanistan" -- that McCain "know[s] how to win wars." Bash did not explain how this "proposal" constituted proof that McCain "know[s] how to win wars." http://mediamatters.org/items/200807170006 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:01:49 EST Dobbs falsely asserted that Obama advocated bilingualism "while discussing the issue of illegal immigration" http://mediamatters.org/items/200807130001 CNN's Lou Dobbs asserted that in his July 8 remarks, Sen. Barack Obama was "out telling people to have their children not learn languages -- foreign languages, but specifically, while discussing the issue of illegal immigration, tells them they've got to learn Spanish." In fact, Obama was responding to a question about education and bilingualism, not "illegal immigration," and at no point in his remarks did he mention "illegal immigration." http://mediamatters.org/items/200807130001 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:50:09 EST Columnist West falsely asserts Obama's terror policy is "simply a matter of cops and robbers" http://mediamatters.org/items/200806240006 On CNN, Washington Times columnist Diana West said that "Senator Obama's made it very clear that he believes terrorism is simply a matter of cops and robbers." Host Lou Dobbs did not challenge West's assertion echoing claims by the McCain campaign that Obama has said are "demonstrably false." http://mediamatters.org/items/200806240006 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:47:49 EST Dobbs falsely asserted Obama "in a complete reversal" is only "now" considering trip to Iraq http://mediamatters.org/items/200806170008 CNN's Lou Dobbs claimed that "in what appears to be a complete reversal tonight, Senator [Barack] Obama says he's considering a trip now to Iraq." In fact, Obama has said on several occasions since last November that he is considering a trip to Iraq. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806170008 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:36:09 EST CNN's Dobbs, Daily News' Goodwin expressed incredulity that Pelosi would "giv[e] the Iranians the credit," but her comments echoed CNN's own reporting http://mediamatters.org/items/200806040005 On Lou Dobbs Tonight, Lou Dobbs and Michael Goodwin cited House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's comments about Iran negotiating an end to fighting in Basra, Iraq, to accuse her of being unwilling to give credit to U.S. troops and being "invested in failure" when, in fact, CNN itself reported that Iran had played an integral role in brokering a cease-fire in Basra, as did numerous other media outlets. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806040005 Wed, 4 Jun 2008 15:16:21 EST No "façade": CNN correspondent Sylvester rebuffs Dobbs' efforts to get her to affirm his false accusations of secrecy against Appleseed http://mediamatters.org/items/200805220012 On Lou Dobbs Tonight, Dobbs introduced a segment by Lisa Sylvester about a report by the nonprofit group Appleseed by asserting, "Many of these groups call themselves nonpartisan, nonprofit organizations when in reality they are nothing more than advocates for illegal alien amnesty and, in many cases, open borders. Lisa Sylvester reports on the façade." But Sylvester did not expose any such "façade," and Sylvester rebuffed Dobbs' efforts to get her to assert that Appleseed is something other than what it claims to be -- "[a] non-profit network of 16 public interest justice centers in the U.S. and Mexico ... dedicated to building a society where opportunities are genuine, access to the law is universal and equal, and government advances the public interest." http://mediamatters.org/items/200805220012 Thu, 22 May 2008 19:45:34 EST On Meet the Press, Russert allowed GOP strategist Murphy to falsely claim that "Rubin mischaracterized," "paraphrased" McCain http://mediamatters.org/items/200805180002 On Meet the Press, Tim Russert failed to correct Mike Murphy's false claim that James Rubin "mischaracterized" Sen. John McCain in a Washington Post op-ed. Russert said, "And there is an interview with James Rubin, as you know, from Senator McCain where he said that in time, we would have to talk with Hamas." Murphy replied, "Right. Well, but I think if you look, like many of us did, at the full YouTube of that, Rubin mischaracterized him in his op-ed. ... McCain had a lot of qualifications, if you look at the full context of it, which is not what Rubin paraphrased in that op-ed." In fact, Rubin did not "mischaracterize[]" or "paraphrase[]" McCain's comments, as video posted on YouTube shows. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805180002 Sun, 18 May 2008 17:11:24 EST