Media Matters - FOX News Sunday

Media Matters - FOX News Sunday http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/fox_news_sunday This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: FOX News Sunday 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 Win or lose on Election Day, Republicans and conservatives hold majority on Face the Nation and Fox News Sunday http://mediamatters.org/items/200811180005 A Media Matters analysis found that, on the first two Sundays following the November 4 elections, in which a Democrat took the White House and the party added to its majority in the House and Senate, conservatives and Republicans dominated post-election analysis on both Fox News Sunday and Face the Nation -- a pattern that is consistent with their guest and panelist lineups in the first weeks after the November 2004 elections. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811180005 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:17:03 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 Hume furthered capital gains tax assertion disputed by economists http://mediamatters.org/items/200810190002 In criticizing Sen. Barack Obama's "mindset about taxes," Fox News' Brit Hume said that "when you've lowered [capital gains tax rates] in the past, you get a gusher of revenue, because people go ahead and take their capital gains and the revenues go up." However, in suggesting that cuts in the capital gains tax result in greater revenue, Hume did not note that many economists have challenged the idea that tax revenue increases over the long term as a result of cuts in the capital gains tax rate. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810190002 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:43:12 EST Media have repeatedly asserted Palin faces "low" or "lowered" expectations in debate, despite praise of her debate skills http://mediamatters.org/items/200810010015 Several media figures have asserted that Gov. Sarah Palin faces "low" or "lowered" expectations in the upcoming vice-presidential debate and that she therefore faces a lower bar for victory than Sen. Joe Biden. They have made these assertions despite criticism by at least one member of the media over the media's setting of a lower bar for Palin and despite praise of her performance in the Alaska gubernatorial debate by others in the media and by McCain campaign surrogate Mitt Romney. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810010015 Wed, 1 Oct 2008 16:49:52 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 Rove advances falsehoods about Obama's "lipstick" remark http://mediamatters.org/items/200809140005 Karl Rove falsely asserted that Sen. Barack Obama's statement that "you can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig" "was a deliberate slap at Governor [Sarah] Palin." In fact, Obama did not mention or refer to Palin in the comments immediately preceding his "lipstick" comment. Rove also falsely asserted, "The only time this word has intruded in recent months in the campaign was in her [Palin's] you know, self-deprecating remark at the convention"; in fact, McCain himself used the phrase "putting lipstick on a pig" in a public appearance on May 2. http://mediamatters.org/items/200809140005 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:46:20 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 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 Echoing Rove, Williams claimed Obama ad "makes himself out to be born in Kansas" http://mediamatters.org/items/200807070009 On Fox News Sunday, Juan Williams asserted of a recent campaign ad from Sen. Barack Obama: "He makes himself out to be born in Kansas, Kansas values. He's in Hawaii." However, as Media Matters for America has noted, in the ad, Obama does not "make[] himself out to be born in Kansas"; rather, he makes clear he was "raised" by his mother and grandparents, who "grew up" in Kansas. Karl Rove made a similar claim in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. http://mediamatters.org/items/200807070009 Mon, 7 Jul 2008 18:30:44 EST Kristol, who previously said "[w]hite women are a problem ... we all live with," is "appalled" by the "sexism and misogyny the Democratic primary voters demonstrated" http://mediamatters.org/items/200806290001 On Fox News Sunday, Bill Kristol, who previously declared that "[w]hite women are a problem ... we all live with that," stated of Sen. Hillary Clinton: "She's put behind her the horrible sexism and misogyny the Democratic primary voters demonstrated, which I'm appalled by, personally. Never would have happened in the Republican Party. You know, we're -- Republicans are much more open to strong women." http://mediamatters.org/items/200806290001 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:22:38 EST