Media Matters - Hillary Clinton

Media Matters - Hillary Clinton http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/hillary_clinton This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Hillary Clinton en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America Blasting Franken's "vulgarity," Wash. Post's Gerson touted McCain's "civility," ignoring McCain's "vulgarity" and tolerance of it http://mediamatters.org/items/200806190011 Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson criticized senatorial candidate Al Franken for what he called Franken's "offensive vulgarity" and wrote: "At its best, politics can offer examples of civility and generosity that challenge selfishness and prejudice -- the tradition so far embraced by both John McCain and Barack Obama." However, Gerson ignored McCain's previous personal attacks on Sen. Hillary Clinton, including McCain's reported telling of this joke at a 1998 fundraiser: "Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly? Because her father is Janet Reno." http://mediamatters.org/items/200806190011 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:01:36 EST MSNBC shows great interest in purported Clinton "enemies list," despite NY Times article's absence of on-the-record evidence http://mediamatters.org/items/200806120009 Despite the absence in a June 11 New York Times article of on-the-record evidence of a Clinton "enemies list," MSNBC interviewed New York Times reporter Mark Leibovich twice and devoted a total of nearly 25 minutes to the topic in at least 10 separate segments that day. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806120009 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:50:59 EST Monica Crowley asserted Hillary Clinton "will cut off your manhood" http://mediamatters.org/items/200806120008 Referring to a New York Times article headlined "Those Loyal to the Clintons Take Note of Who Was Not," Monica Crowley claimed that those who reportedly spoke to the Times did so "only on the condition of anonymity, because they also do not want to end up in cement shoes." Crowley also described Hillary Clinton's purported treatment of someone who is, in Crowley's words, "backing the 'hope' guy": "[I]t will be too bad for you because girlfriend will cut you. She will strap you into the electric chair. Then she will waterboard you. Then she will slowly and methodically pull off each one of your toenails. Then she will deprive you of sleep by blasting 'The Best of the '80s Hair Bands' at you, and then she will cut off your manhood, and then she will throw the switch." http://mediamatters.org/items/200806120008 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:45:04 EST Reporting on efforts to woo Clinton voters, LA Times, CNN quoted McCain flack praising Clinton -- but not his prior smears http://mediamatters.org/items/200806110011 Los Angeles Times blogger Andrew Malcolm and CNN.com's Rebecca Sinderbrand quoted statements in a blog post by McCain deputy communications director Michael Goldfarb, in which Goldfarb wrote that "there is a genuine affection for her here at McCain HQ" and that Clinton is an "impressive candidate" who "inspired a generation of women." But neither noted that before joining the McCain campaign, in his prior capacity as online editor of The Weekly Standard, Goldfarb regularly engaged in the kind of personal smears that McCain has denounced. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806110011 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:08:25 EST CNN's Brown aired McCain's remarks about Clinton without noting he later reportedly claimed he never made them http://mediamatters.org/items/200806100008 CNN's Campbell Brown played a video clip of Sen. John McCain praising Sen. Hillary Clinton and then said, "[T]his has certainly got to reverberate with Clinton supporters, the die-hards," without noting that McCain reportedly denied having made the comments aired in the clip. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806100008 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:30:32 EST Report: Maureen Dowd repeatedly uses gender to mock Democrats http://mediamatters.org/items/200806100002 A Media Matters for America review of Maureen Dowd's columns since the beginning of 2007 reveals that Dowd frequently characterized Sen. Hillary Clinton as masculine, while portraying Sen. Barack Obama and John Edwards as feminine. By contrast, Dowd rarely feminized the all-male Republican field and, during the period Media Matters reviewed, has never feminized Sen. John McCain, whom she has referred to in one column as a "tough guy[]." http://mediamatters.org/items/200806100002 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:10:49 EST CNN joined other media in reporting McCain's attempted wooing of Clinton supporters, but not his prior attacks http://mediamatters.org/items/200806050004 Reporting on Sen. John McCain's efforts to court Clinton supporters, by "speaking right to them and flattering his old friend," neither CNN correspondent Carol Costello nor host Wolf Blitzer noted that notwithstanding his recent "flattering" words about Clinton, McCain has previously distorted Clinton's record on issues such as health care, taxes, the environment, and housing, and also issued several personal attacks against Clinton and her family. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806050004 Thu, 5 Jun 2008 14:45:13 EST Media outlets noted McCain's efforts to woo Clinton supporters, but not prior distortions and personal attacks challenging his sincerity now http://mediamatters.org/items/200806050003 Reuters, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and NBC's Today reported Sen. John McCain's praise of Sen. Hillary Clinton in a June 3 speech, but none of those outlets noted that McCain has previously distorted Clinton's record on issues such as health care, taxes, the environment, and housing, nor did they note that McCain has a history of personal attacks against Clinton and her family. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806050003 Thu, 5 Jun 2008 14:38:20 EST CNN's Toobin accused the Clintons of having "deranged narcissism" http://mediamatters.org/items/200806040003 CNN's Jeffrey Toobin accused the Clintons of having "deranged narcissism," stating: "[Sen. Barack Obama] has won the nomination. So, you know, without the deranged narcissism of the Clintons, I don't understand why this isn't ..." Gloria Borger responded by asking, "What do you really think?" David Gergen later responded to Toobin's claim by stating, "I must say, I disassociate myself from 'deranged narcissism.' " http://mediamatters.org/items/200806040003 Wed, 4 Jun 2008 14:00:19 EST Confronted on GMA with "stereotypical bitch" statement about Clinton, Beck said "probably a better word was 'nag' " http://mediamatters.org/items/200805300010 On Good Morning America, ABC News' Claire Shipman confronted Glenn Beck with his remark in March 2007 that Sen. Hillary Clinton is "the stereotypical bitch." Beck responded, in part, that "probably a better word was 'nag.' " http://mediamatters.org/items/200805300010 Fri, 30 May 2008 20:54:33 EST Matthews again mischaracterized Clinton's remarks to accuse her of fostering doubt about Obama's religion http://mediamatters.org/items/200805280001 Chris Matthews, asserting that Sen. Barack Obama "might want to make sure" the public knows he is a Christian, added: "Of course, Hillary Clinton's not helping by saying he's not a Muslim, 'as far as I know.' " In fact, Clinton's first three words in response to a question about Obama's religion on CBS' 60 Minutes were, "Of course not," and she likened the rumors about Obama's religion to false rumors about her. http://mediamatters.org/items/200805280001 Wed, 28 May 2008 12:10:40 EST On Morning Joe, Carlson compared Clinton to a "cat in a box" and a "drunk party guest" http://mediamatters.org/items/200805270001 On MSNBC's Morning Joe, Tucker Carlson said of Sen. Hillary Clinton, "Look, she's a trapped animal, there's absolutely no question about it. As I've thought to myself many times, if you've ever tried to get your cat in a box, you know what Hillary Clinton is doing right now." Carlson then imitated a screeching cat, and added, "with all four paws out, all the hair standing up? Look, she is in feral mode." Later in the segment, Mika Brzezinski referred to Clinton as "the cat in a box, as Tucker so aptly put it." http://mediamatters.org/items/200805270001 Tue, 27 May 2008 12:09:33 EST On MSNBC, purveyors of sexism Buchanan and Barnicle purported to assess role of sexism in presidential campaign coverage http://mediamatters.org/items/200805220005 On Morning Joe, Mike Barnicle and Pat Buchanan discussed whether "sexism [will] play a key role in what went wrong" in Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, with Barnicle saying that "reality," not sexism, "will play a much larger role in what has happened," and Buchanan asserting that, while "there's resistance to a woman being the nominee," "the fact that she's a woman has helped her." But Barnicle has referred to Clinton as "looking like everyone's first wife standing outside a probate court." Buchanan has described Clinton's voice as "rising to the level that every husband in America at one time or another has heard." http://mediamatters.org/items/200805220005 Thu, 22 May 2008 15:00:43 EST UPDATED: CNN's Castellanos on Clinton as "white bitch": "[S]ome women, by the way, are named that and it's accurate" http://mediamatters.org/items/200805210002 Discussing Sen. Hillary Clinton's comments regarding sexism in the media's coverage of her presidential campaign, CNN's Jeffrey Toobin referred to a New York Times column that "talked about some of the humor in the campaign, and the punch line was a line that was -- that Hillary Clinton was a 'white bitch.' " CNN political contributor Alex Castellanos asserted, "And some women, by the way, are named that and it's accurate." http://mediamatters.org/items/200805210002 Wed, 21 May 2008 12:15:53 EST Citing "her infamy within American politics," MSNBC interviewed Tonya Harding on Clinton's alleged "Tonya Harding strategy" http://mediamatters.org/items/200805150005 On MSNBC Live, Tamron Hall stated: "Well, remember when there were those reports out that Hillary Clinton would use the so-called 'Tonya Harding strategy' to perhaps take out Barack Obama? Well, we're going to talk to the real Tonya Harding about her place in history and now her infamy within American politics. Yes, really, Mika." Mika Brzezinski said: "Oh, my God," later adding: "I can't believe that. It's great." http://mediamatters.org/items/200805150005 Thu, 15 May 2008 17:03:27 EST