Media Matters - Civil and Human Rights

Media Matters - Civil and Human Rights http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/civil_and_human_rights This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Civil and Human Rights en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America Radio host Chris Baker on Palin's appearance at VP debate: "Shoulda had a little cleavage going ... I noticed a panty line on her." http://mediamatters.org/items/200810060010 Minneapolis radio host Chris Baker said Gov. Sarah Palin "shoulda had a little cleavage going" during the vice-presidential debate, and that he "noticed a panty line on her." http://mediamatters.org/items/200810060010 Mon, 6 Oct 2008 14:26:37 EST After railing against gay marriage, Savage said "the spiritual side of the downturn on Wall Street was directly related to the moral downturn" http://mediamatters.org/items/200810030006 On his radio show, Michael Savage said: "[Y]ou may say, 'Why should we care about homosexuals trying to destroy families through the mock marriage that they perform in order to mock God, the church, the family, children, the fetus, the DNA of the human species? Why should we care about it while we have a financial meltdown?' Because the spiritual side of the downturn on Wall Street is directly related to the moral downturn in the United States of America." http://mediamatters.org/items/200810030006 Fri, 3 Oct 2008 09:55:50 EST Minneapolis radio host Baker: "I don't think homeless people should vote"; "I'm not that excited about women voting" http://mediamatters.org/items/200810030004 On his radio show, Chris Baker said, "I don't think homeless people should vote. Frankly. In fact, I have to be very honest. I'm not that excited about women voting, to be honest." Baker later said: "But 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 I don't think hobos ought to vote at all. They're nuts. And I think that there needs to be a little more care in who votes." http://mediamatters.org/items/200810030004 Fri, 3 Oct 2008 09:36:31 EST Savage on "liberal social activism": "They imposed affirmative action on me and stole my very birthright simply because I was white" http://mediamatters.org/items/200809290012 On his radio show, Michael Savage said, "I grew up with parents who went through the Depression. And I went through a sort of depression in my own life as a result of liberal social activism. They imposed affirmative action on me and stole my very birthright simply because I was white." http://mediamatters.org/items/200809290012 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:26:34 EST In an NRO blog post, Krikorian asked if WaMu's diversity policy was "[c]ause" of bank's demise http://mediamatters.org/items/200809260013 In a blog post on National Review Online, Mark Krikorian asked if diversity policies touted by Washington Mutual, which was seized by federal regulators and sold to another bank on September 25, were the "[c]ause" of the bank's collapse. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809260013 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:00:37 EST Quinn says he told Fatimah Ali to "get an American name," because, "why would you want to relate to Africa? Africa is a nightmare." http://mediamatters.org/items/200809180020 Radio host Jim Quinn again addressed his September 3 comment that Philadelphia Daily News columnist Fatimah Ali should "get an American name ... if you want to be an American," saying: "[T]he point that I was making here was simply this: First of all, why would you want to relate to Africa? Africa's a nightmare." Also, Quinn asserted that Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga is "[Sen. Barack] Obama's cousin," a claim that has been denied by the Obama campaign and was disputed by a PolitiFact.com article. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809180020 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:16:52 EST Minneapolis radio host Baker on Pelosi's response to Wall Street crisis: "Another reason why it's very rare to find a woman worthy of serving in political office" http://mediamatters.org/items/200809180002 On his radio show, Chris Baker stated in response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's comments on the Wall Street crisis: "Another reason why it's very rare to find a woman worthy of serving in political office." Moments before, Baker said, referring to Pelosi, "Get another facelift, lady." http://mediamatters.org/items/200809180002 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:36:21 EST Media continue to falsely suggest Palin supports benefits for same-sex couples http://mediamatters.org/items/200809170004 In recent reports, McClatchy News Service and the Las Vegas Sun falsely suggested that Gov. Sarah Palin supports benefits for same-sex partners of state employees. In fact, while Palin did veto a bill that would have prevented state officials from granting spousal benefits to same-sex couples, she stated that she did so because the Alaska attorney general had advised her that the bill was unconstitutional, not because she supported spousal benefits for same-sex couples. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809170004 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:52:41 EST Quinn: To feminists, even "a childless feminist who looks like a Bulgarian weightlifter in drag" can be a "real woman" http://mediamatters.org/items/200809170001 On the syndicated radio show The War Room with Quinn & Rose, Jim Quinn stated: "If you don't agree with the feminist scolds, then you're not a real woman -- even if you are a very feminine working mom. But even if you're an actual man, never mind 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 clapping monkey every time you read the latest editorial from Ms. Magazine." http://mediamatters.org/items/200809170001 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:53:05 EST Belling: "When you think of Hillary Clinton," the word "bitches" comes to mind http://mediamatters.org/items/200809120018 Milwaukee radio host Mark Belling declared, "What's the process that determines which potholes get patched the fastest [in Milwaukee]? I'll tell you what it is. No, they don't go and judge it on severity. ... It's who -- can I use this word? When you think of [Sen.] Hillary Clinton what do you think -- what word comes to mind? Yes, can I use that word here? All right, it's who bitches the most." http://mediamatters.org/items/200809120018 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:27:13 EST On Fox, MRC's Graham criticized MSNBC for "adding this lesbian Air America radio host, Rachel Maddow" to its lineup http://mediamatters.org/items/200809090008 Asked on Fox & Friends about the "damage done" by having Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews anchor MSNBC's election coverage, the Media Research Center's Tim Graham responded, "Not only is the damage already done, the damage continues. I mean, not only are they keeping these people on for an hour a night, they're adding this lesbian Air America radio host, Rachel Maddow, on every night." http://mediamatters.org/items/200809090008 Tue, 9 Sep 2008 11:59:46 EST Levin: "It's not the National Organization of Liberal Women. It's the National Organization of Ugly Women" http://mediamatters.org/items/200809050025 Calling into Sean Hannity's radio show, Mark Levin said of the National Organization for Women: "It's not the National Organization of Liberal Women. It's the National Organization of Ugly Women." Moments later, after Hannity stated, "[a]pparently [Sen. Barack] Obama took a shot at me again," Levin responded, "Obama's obsessed with you. ... Maybe he's attracted to you." http://mediamatters.org/items/200809050025 Fri, 5 Sep 2008 20:36:11 EST Mark Belling called Gloria Steinem a "grizzled old bag," "old witch" http://mediamatters.org/items/200809050016 Radio host Mark Belling called Gloria Steinem a "grizzled old bag," "old witch," and "embittered old has-been" and also stated that the "previous generation" of feminists "were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them." http://mediamatters.org/items/200809050016 Fri, 5 Sep 2008 16:17:14 EST Quinn called NOW the "National Organization for Whores," said columnist Fatimah Ali should "get an American name" http://mediamatters.org/items/200809040008 On his syndicated radio show, Jim Quinn referred to the National Organization for Women as "the National Organization for Whores," and said of Philadelphia Daily News columnist Fatimah Ali: "[Y]ou know, Fatimah, what's your real name? Come on, seriously. I mean, get an American name, will you, if you want to be an American." He then asked: "You don't suppose she's a liberal black Muslim, do you?" http://mediamatters.org/items/200809040008 Thu, 4 Sep 2008 13:12:51 EST CNN.com, UPI advance Log Cabin Republicans' false suggestion that Palin supports benefits for same-sex couples http://mediamatters.org/items/200809030013 In reports that the Log Cabin Republicans have endorsed Sen. John McCain for president, CNN.com and UPI falsely suggested that Gov. Sarah Palin supports benefits for same-sex partners of state employees. In fact, while Palin did veto a bill in 2006 that would have prevented state officials from granting spousal benefits to same-sex couples, Palin has stated that she did so because the Alaska attorney general had advised her that it was unconstitutional, not because she supported spousal benefits for same-sex couples. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809030013 Wed, 3 Sep 2008 14:39:50 EST