Media Matters - Chris Wallace

Media Matters - Chris Wallace http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/chris_wallace This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Chris Wallace en-US Copyright 2009, Media Matters for America Consistent with Fox pattern, Chris Wallace used terminology favored by Employee Free Choice Act opponents http://mediamatters.org/items/200901040003 Consistent with a pattern on Fox News, Chris Wallace used a term echoed by opponents of the Employee Free Choice Act when he identified the EFCA as "union card check." Wallace later acknowledged that he was using the terminology of one side of the debate on the bill. http://mediamatters.org/items/200901040003 Sun, 4 Jan 2009 19:58:11 EST On FNS, Wallace did not challenge Kyl on false claim that Republican economist Feldstein opposes an economic stimulus package http://mediamatters.org/items/200811160004 On Fox News Sunday, host Chris Wallace did not challenge the false assertion by Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) that Republican economist "Marty Feldstein says we shouldn't" enact a new economic stimulus plan. But Feldstein wrote in an October 30 op-ed that "[t]he only way to prevent a deepening recession will be a temporary program of increased government spending." http://mediamatters.org/items/200811160004 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:14:07 EST O'Reilly falsely claimed that Rep. Frank "sat by" while "Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae made bad loans" http://mediamatters.org/items/200809210007 In a column, Bill O'Reilly falsely claimed that Rep. Barney Frank "sat by as mortgage brokers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac made bad loans." Also, Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace did not challenge a similar claim by Sen. Jon Kyl that efforts by the Bush Administration and Republicans in Congress to regulate Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae "were stopped at every turn by Democrats." In fact, more than a year ago, Frank sponsored a bill to create the Federal Housing Finance Agency, granting that agency "general supervisory and regulatory authority over" Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and directing it to reform the two companies' business practices and regulate their exposure to credit and market risk. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809210007 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 14:08:58 EST NBC, Fox didn't challenge McCain's false claim that Obama was community organizer when Palin was in office http://mediamatters.org/items/200809010012 During separate interviews on NBC's Nightly News and Fox News Sunday, Sen. John McCain falsely claimed that Sen. Barack Obama was a community organizer when Gov. Sarah Palin was in elected office. Neither NBC's Brian Williams nor Fox's Chris Wallace noted that McCain's claim is false. In fact, Palin was an undergraduate at the University of Idaho when Obama was a community organizer. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809010012 Mon, 1 Sep 2008 17:08:25 EST Wallace did not ask McCain about ethics investigation into "reformer" Palin http://mediamatters.org/items/200808310007 On Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace did not ask Sen. John McCain about the current ethics investigation of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, despite McCain's statement that Palin is "a reformer" and that his selection of her as his vice-presidential running mate "brings a spirit of reform and change that is vital now in our nation's capital." http://mediamatters.org/items/200808310007 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:14:39 EST Wallace did not challenge McCain's claim that Palin said of "bridge to nowhere": "We don't need it. And if we need it, we'll pay for it ourselves" http://mediamatters.org/items/200808310006 On Fox News Sunday, Sen. John McCain said that regarding the "bridge to nowhere" project, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin "stood up and said, 'We don't need it. And if we need it, we'll pay for it ourselves.' " Chris Wallace did not note in response that during her 2006 gubernatorial campaign, Palin reportedly supported the proposal to build a bridge between Ketchikan, Alaska, and Gravina Island and suggested that Alaska's congressional delegation should continue to try to procure funding for the project. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808310006 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 18:59:11 EST Couric didn't challenge McCain's false claim that Biden proposed "break[ing] Iraq up into three different countries" http://mediamatters.org/items/200808240008 During an interview with Sen. John McCain, Katie Couric did not challenge McCain's false claim that Sen. Joe Biden "said you had to break Iraq up into three different countries" as part of his Iraq plan. On America's Election HQ, Karl Rove falsely asserted that Biden's proposal for Iraq involved "unilaterally splitting up a sovereign nation," a statement that Chris Wallace echoed. In fact, Biden introduced a "five-point plan" to "[m]aintain a unified Iraq by decentralizing it and giving Kurds, Shiites and Sunnis breathing room in their own regions." Further, Biden has made clear that he was not proposing that his plan be imposed on Iraq "unilaterally." http://mediamatters.org/items/200808240008 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:57:31 EST CNN's King, Blitzer selectively cited poll showing less support for Obama among Clinton backers http://mediamatters.org/items/200808240006 On Late Edition, Wolf Blitzer and John King both cited an August 15-18 Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll in which 52 percent of Sen. Hillary Clinton's supporters said they will support Sen. Barack Obama, but neither noted that an August 19-22 Washington Post/ABC News poll found that 70 percent of Clinton supporters "back Obama," according to the Post. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808240006 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:12:34 EST Citing convention negotiations, Fox News Sunday's Wallace asked if President Obama would negotiate by "caving in" http://mediamatters.org/items/200808170002 On Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace said that "after giving Hillary Clinton a speaking role on Tuesday night and Bill Clinton a speaking role on Wednesday night, now Hillary Clinton's going to get her name placed in nomination and to have a roll call. Question: Is that the way President Obama would negotiate, to just keep caving in?" Wallace also asked if placing Clinton's name in nomination was "[s]mart politics or a show of weakness." http://mediamatters.org/items/200808170002 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:15:19 EST Fox's Wallace did not challenge McCain campaign's assertion that "[y]ou'll never find John McCain changing his stripes just because of an election" http://mediamatters.org/items/200808100003 On Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace did not challenge McCain campaign manager Rick Davis' assertion that "[y]ou'll never find [Sen.] John McCain changing his stripes just because of an election," despite criticism of Sen. John McCain's shifts on policy, some of which he has acknowledged. Indeed, McCain has "chang[ed] his stripes" and reversed his position on comprehensive immigration reform and the religious right. http://mediamatters.org/items/200808100003 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:33:34 EST Fox News Sunday's Wallace, Chicago Tribune's Dorning falsely claimed McCain's repeated Iran training falsehood was momentary http://mediamatters.org/items/200807180007 Fox News Sunday's Chris Wallace falsely claimed that Sen. John McCain "momentarily mistook Shias and Sunnis in Jordan," and the Chicago Tribune's Michael Dorning asserted that if Sen. Barack Obama "makes a mistake" on his upcoming overseas trip, "it'll be a much bigger deal than, say, when McCain was in Jordan, or somewhere in the Middle East, and basically mixed up Shia and Sunnis for a moment." In fact, McCain did not "mix[] up" Shias and Sunnis just for a moment; he made the false statement three times in two days. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807180007 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:43:36 EST Wallace let Pawlenty falsely assert Obama has "changed his views" on whether Iranian Revolutionary Guard should be designated a terrorist group http://mediamatters.org/items/200806080003 Fox News Sunday's Chris Wallace did not challenge Gov. Tim Pawlenty's false assertion that Sen. Barack Obama "is somebody who has first said that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard isn't a terrorist group, and now he's changed his views on that and several other foreign policy issues." In fact, Obama has consistently supported designating the Iranian Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization, having co-sponsored a bill in 2007 to do so. http://mediamatters.org/items/200806080003 Sun, 8 Jun 2008 15:54:09 EST Media asserted that McCain flew coach in 2007, without noting expenditure records showing payments for use of wife's jet http://mediamatters.org/items/200804280006 Despite the availability of expenditure reports showing that Sen. John McCain's campaign used a corporate jet owned by his wife's company over a seven-month period beginning in the summer of 2007, several members of the media asserted earlier this year that McCain flew coach when the campaign was low on funds. http://mediamatters.org/items/200804280006 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:59:32 EST Wallace refused to acknowledge inconsistency in McCain's statements on Iraq as South Korea, accusing Kerry of "conflating" them http://mediamatters.org/items/200804070007 Sen. John McCain said at a New Hampshire town hall meeting that the U.S. may have a presence in Iraq for "[m]aybe a hundred [years]. We've been in South Korea; we've been in Japan for 60 years. We've been in South Korea for 50 years or so." But McCain said in an interview four months earlier on Charlie Rose that a long-term U.S. presence in Iraq, modeled after its presence in South Korea, would not work "because of the nature of the society in Iraq." When Sen. John Kerry pointed out this inconsistency on Fox News Sunday, host Chris Wallace did not acknowledge it, instead saying that he thought Kerry was "conflating two different interviews." http://mediamatters.org/items/200804070007 Mon, 7 Apr 2008 17:49:38 EST Wallace joined other Fox hosts in falsely suggesting Dean criticized McCain for citing his military service http://mediamatters.org/items/200804060003 Responding to Sen. John Kerry's assertion that "[n]obody ever would insinuate that John McCain is anything but a hero for his activities in -- in -- ," Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace interrupted him and stated: "Well, [Democratic National Committee chairman] Howard Dean called him a blatant opportunist," falsely suggesting that Dean accused McCain of being a "blatant opportunist" because McCain has discussed his military experience. http://mediamatters.org/items/200804060003 Sun, 6 Apr 2008 18:14:21 EST