http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/cnn This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: CNN en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200809050017 Bill Bennett stated: "On the issues, the immigration debate, a lot of people thought would derail John McCain. He hasn't recanted that position. He hasn't recanted his position on McCain-Feingold or McCain-Kennedy." In fact, McCain stated during a Republican primary debate that he would not vote for the immigration reform bill he co-sponsored with Sen. Ted Kennedy. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809050017 Fri, 5 Sep 2008 17:27:46 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809050001 On September 2 and September 3, MSNBC, CNN, and Fox News each dedicated more on-air time -- significantly more in most cases -- to official Republican convention programming during the most-watched portions of their coverage than each channel dedicated to official convention programming during the same times on comparable nights of the Democratic National Convention. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809050001 Fri, 5 Sep 2008 02:38:46 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200809010004 Syndicated columnist Debra Saunders and CNN Headline News host Glenn Beck both falsely claimed 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. She has also reportedly said that she would support a ballot question banning benefits for same-sex couples. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809010004 Mon, 1 Sep 2008 13:06:15 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808310004 On <em>CNN Newsroom</em>, Ali Velshi falsely claimed, "In 2005, Hurricane Katrina destroyed more than 40 of these [offshore drilling] platforms, but still no oil shed into the Gulf of Mexico because of that." In fact, a 2007 report prepared for the federal government by an international consulting firm identified damage from Katrina to 27 platforms and rigs that resulted in the spilling of approximately 2,843 barrels of petroleum products into the Gulf of Mexico. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808310004 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:13:13 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808290022 Since Sen. John McCain named Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate, media outlets including the Associated Press, MSNBC, CNN, Fox News, the <em>Detroit Free-Press</em>, and the washingtonpost.com blog The Fix have taken the "maverick" label the media have frequently and uncritically applied to McCain and affixed it to Palin as well. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808290022 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:46:29 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808290021 Referring to a McCain campaign ad in which Sen. John McCain congratulates Sen. Barack Obama on receiving the Democratic presidential nomination, CNN's Tony Harris said, "I thought it was a nice touch to see the John McCain ad congratulating Barack Obama. I guess some would quibble with it, but I won't be one of those." Harris did not note that, notwithstanding the ad's suggestion that McCain was taking the day off from attacking Obama, the McCain campaign did attack Obama the same day that the congratulatory ad came out. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808290021 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:21:31 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808290010 With reports that Sen. John McCain had picked Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate, sexist commentary on cable news followed. On CNN, John Roberts raised the question of whether as vice president, Palin would be able to devote the time necessary to care for her baby with Down syndrome, and on MSNBC, Andrea Mitchell and Chuck Todd suggested that Sen. Joe Biden bears the burden of having to adjust his behavior in a vice-presidential debate because of Palin's sex. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808290010 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:57:02 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808290009 On CNN, Alex Castellanos falsely claimed that Sen. Barack Obama has never held a job for four years. In fact, Obama taught at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992-2004, served in the Illinois senate from 1997-2004, and held positions as associate and of counsel at the law firm of Miner, Barnhill &amp; Galland from 1993-2002. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808290009 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:48:34 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808290004 Numerous media outlets uncritically reported the assertion by Sen. John McCain's campaign that Sen. Barack Obama "voted against funds for American troops in harm's way." However, none of these outlets noted that McCain himself has voted against legislation to fund the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, nor did they mention that Obama has voted in the past to provide funds for troops stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808290004 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:51:50 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808270010 During CNN's Democratic National Convention coverage, Paul Begala debunked the claim that Bob Casey Sr. was not allowed to speak at the 1992 Democratic convention because of his opposition to abortion rights. Less than 15 minutes later, CNN displayed the false on-screen caption: "FACT: Casey's father was denied a speaking role at the 1992 Democratic convention because he opposed abortion rights." MSNBC's Chris Matthews also repeated the false claim. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808270010 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:08:31 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808260018 Discussing Sen. Bob Casey's speaking slot at the Democratic National Convention, both NPR and CNN falsely asserted that late Gov. Bob Casey Sr. was not allowed to speak at the 1992 Democratic convention "because of his opposition to abortion rights." In fact, other Democrats who opposed abortion rights spoke at that convention and at every convention since, so Casey's opposition to abortion rights could not have been the sole reason he was not given a speaking role. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808260018 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:53:08 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808240006 On <em>Late Edition</em>, Wolf Blitzer and John King both cited an August 15-18 <em>Wall Street Journal</em>/NBC News poll in which 52 percent of Sen. Hillary Clinton's supporters said they will support Sen. Barack Obama, but neither noted <strong><strong>that</strong></strong> an August 19-22 <em>Washington Post</em>/ABC News poll found that 70 percent of Clinton supporters "back Obama," according to the <em>Post<em>.</em></em> http://mediamatters.org/items/200808240006 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:12:34 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808220012 CNN's Bill Schneider asserted that "[t]here are some Jewish voters who still have questions about Barack Obama," and that Sen. Joe Lieberman's speaking role at the RNC "could be a way of drawing some Jewish voters over to the Republican ticket." But Schneider made no mention of a poll released in mid-July that found that 48 percent of Jews have a negative opinion of Lieberman, with 37 percent holding a favorable view. In contrast, the same survey found that 60 percent have a favorable view of Obama, while 34 percent view him unfavorably. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808220012 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:23:10 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808210008 In a CNN special titled <em>Obama Revealed</em>, Suzanne Malveaux baselessly claimed that convicted Chicago businessman Antoin "Tony" Rezko "enable[d] Obama to buy his house at $300,000 below the asking price." According to Bloomberg News, "[t]he couple who sold Barack Obama his Chicago home said the Illinois senator's $1.65 million bid 'was the best offer' and they didn't cut their asking price because a campaign donor bought their adjacent land, according to e-mails between Obama's presidential campaign and the seller." http://mediamatters.org/items/200808210008 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:40:52 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200808210005 In a special report on Sen. Barack Obama, referring to Obama's challenges to signatures on his opponents' nominating petitions during his 1996 run for the Illinois state Senate, CNN's Suzanne Malveaux described Obama as "an avid student of Chicago-style politics" and aired remarks by a Chicago reporter calling the practice "cutthroat." But CNN's special on Sen. John McCain made no mention of McCain's reported petition challenges in at least two U.S. Senate races, aired no one labeling McCain "cutthroat" for those challenges, or at any point pronounced McCain an avid student of Arizona-style politics for those challenges. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808210005 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:24:37 EST