http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/hardball This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: Hardball en-US Copyright 2009, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200901060019 On <em>Hardball</em>, Pat Buchanan said of Roland Burris' appointment to the Senate and the Senate leadership's refusal to seat him: "[W]hy does [Senate Majority Leader Harry] Reid not want this guy? Why can't he get elected? Because he's an African-American." However, neither Matthews nor Buchanan mentioned that Reid stated -- well before Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich appointed Burris -- that the Senate would consider rejecting anyone appointed by Blagojevich. Nor did they mention that Reid previously denied that his opposition to Burris was based on race. http://mediamatters.org/items/200901060019 Tue, 6 Jan 2009 21:04:46 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812220005 Numerous media figures have cited Japanese fiscal policy during the "lost decade" of the 1990s to criticize President-elect Barack Obama's plan to undertake a large-scale stimulus program. These media figures ignore evidence that, according to prominent economists, economic conditions were improving in Japan before the Japanese government temporarily abandoned stimulus spending in an attempt to reduce the deficit. <br /> http://mediamatters.org/items/200812220005 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:03:11 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812180009 Teasing a segment on <em>Hardball</em> echoing the <em>Politico</em>'s suggestion that political family dynasties are largely a Democratic phenomenon, Chris Matthews said, "if the Republicans are the party of family values, the Democrats sure seem to be the party of family ties." On-screen text during the segment read: "Democratic Nepotism?" But, as MSNBC failed to do in a similar segment earlier, Matthews did not note that, in the last 10 years, two Republican senators have been appointed to their fathers' Senate seats. http://mediamatters.org/items/200812180009 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:31:08 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812170018 On <em>Hardball</em>, Chris Matthews cited a <em>Politico </em>article as purported evidence that "zero -- count 'em, zero Southerners have been named to the Obama Cabinet so far," and a Bloomberg article similarly asserted that Obama's Cabinet is lacking in Southerners. These claims either ignore or discount Obama's selection of Lisa Jackson, Hillary Clinton, and Robert Gates. http://mediamatters.org/items/200812170018 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:41:02 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812110003 On MSNBC's <em>Hardball</em>, Clarence Page said that the emerging scandal involving Gov. Rod Blagojevich "is the brightest moment for Republicans since the Reverend Jeremiah Wright tapes came out," and added: "This is fresh meat for that smear machine." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812110003 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:53:51 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812100014 Disregarding U.S. attorney Patrick Fitzgerald's warning to "not cast aspersions on people for being named or being discussed" in the criminal complaint against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, several in the media have used the scandal as an opportunity to engage in suggestions of guilt-by-association against President-elect Barack Obama, by rehashing Obama's purportedly "questionable associations," or suggesting that Obama is a product of corrupt "Chicago politics." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812100014 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:43:11 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812100011 Chris Matthews, who once referred to himself as "one of the troubadours" for Rudy Giuliani "in terms of [his] prospects," again predicted success for Giuliani, asserting that he "is running for governor and I think he's going to be the favorite to beat" New York Gov. David Paterson. Matthews' previous forecasts with regard to Giuliani's prospects in the 2008 presidential race proved to be widely off the mark. http://mediamatters.org/items/200812100011 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:16:05 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812080013 While discussing voter turnout for recent congressional elections in Georgia and Louisiana, Chris Matthews asserted that "in an average election, just showing up out of duty or habit or ritual -- patriotism, if you will -- Republicans are better at voting. More of them show up." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812080013 Mon, 8 Dec 2008 19:41:25 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812040018 Noting news reporting that MSNBC's <em>Hardball</em> host Chris Matthews is considering running for a U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania, Democratic strategist Phil Singer asserted in a blog post, "If Chris Matthews is seriously considering a run ... he shouldn't be on the air right now." Singer went on to ask: "How could he do an interview with [Democratic Pennsylvania Gov.] Ed Rendell?" Indeed, Matthews has repeatedly gushed over Rendell during interviews with the Pennsylvania governor or when speaking about him on MSNBC throughout the past year. http://mediamatters.org/items/200812040018 Thu, 4 Dec 2008 18:16:02 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812030019 Since initial reporting that President-elect Barack Obama was considering naming Sen. Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, many in the media have raised the specter of personal and political "drama" -- which they claim follows Hillary and Bill Clinton wherever they go -- negatively affecting the Obama administration. The <em>Chicago Tribune</em>'s Clarence Page acknowledged that the media are hoping for "drama" resulting from a Clinton appointment; Page responded to the question of how Obama is "going to keep the drama at bay" by saying: "Well, do we want that? We're journalists." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812030019 Wed, 3 Dec 2008 22:12:21 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812020018 On <em>Hardball</em>, Christopher Hitchens repeated an unsubstantiated claim he has made in the past: that Hillary Clinton "got" her husband to visit Pakistan in 2000 after a Pakistani-American PAC held a fundraiser that brought in $50,000 for her Senate race. http://mediamatters.org/items/200812020018 Tue, 2 Dec 2008 21:37:14 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200812010015 MSNBC again hosted commentator and author Christopher Hitchens, who again attacked Sen. Hillary Clinton, President-elect Barack Obama's nominee for secretary of state. Hitchens said Clinton "only cares about one thing, namely herself and her own prospects," adding, "After that, her impeached, disbarred husband and the many undeclared interests of his and hers that they nurture for the future." http://mediamatters.org/items/200812010015 Mon, 1 Dec 2008 22:15:40 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811250011 On <em><em>Hardball</em></em>, guest host Mike Barnicle did not challenge the false claim by Republican strategist Todd Harris that union autoworkers earn "70, $75 an hour," a claim also recently made on <em>Hardball </em>by a Heritage Foundation fellow and echoed by host Chris Matthews. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811250011 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:54:36 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811240011 MSNBC's Chris Matthews falsely claimed that President-elect Barack Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton, his reported pick for secretary of state, disagreed on whether "we should make the Iranian Revolutionary Guard a terrorist group" and on whether "we should have permanent bases in Iraq." http://mediamatters.org/items/200811240011 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:23:41 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200811210008 Criticizing Sen. Hillary Clinton over her possible appointment as secretary of state, in three separate appearances, Christopher Hitchens purported to quote Clinton from 15 years ago to attack her foreign policy credentials. On MSNBC and CNN, from November 17-19, Hitchens claimed that Clinton directed her husband in 1993 not to intervene in the Balkans because it would detract attention from her health-care program. But the source he has previously cited for the assertion does not support it. http://mediamatters.org/items/200811210008 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:50:50 EST