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  • It's not just Limbaugh and Hannity

    While there has been much discussionabout the role that nationally syndicated radio hosts Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity haveplayed in perpetuating smears and falsehoods about progressive candidates andideals, little has been said about the vast network of lesser-known syndicatedand regional radio hosts who have served as an echo chamber for conservative talking points andfalsehoods. This year, ώm>Media Matters forAmerica has greatly expanded its monitoring of regional radio andhas produced numerous items documenting falsehoods, smears, and baselessattacks on progressives in that time. While the hosts vary in the degree ofvitriol they spew and in their ratio of rebuttable falsehoods to unbridledsmears, ώm>Media Matters and ώmϬolorado Media Mattershave identified common themes that many, ifnot all, promote.The Project for Excellence in Journalismrecently released a ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://journalism.org/node/13307">report, which garneredconsiderable media ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810310012"Ϫttention, concludingthat Sen. John McCain received much more "negative" coverage than President-elect Barack Obamaduring the campaign. But in purporting to compare the media's coverage ofthe two candidates, PEJ did not consider talk radio, saying: "Talk radiostories ... were not included in this campaign study of tone." But, beyond ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810310012f=s_search"Ϫrguable flaws in PEJ's methodology, nostudy of the "tone" in the media's coverage of thispresidential campaign is complete without inclusion of conservative talk radio. Several ofthe radio hosts monitored by ώm>Media Matterstheir ϊ href="#shows">shows are described in detail below, as well as theirguests, engaged in an all-outeffort to foment hate and suspicion of Obama among their listeners, promoting the most baseless andfarfetched of smears and advancing falsehoods -- including about Obama'sreligion and background -- that have taken hold among a substantialpercentage of the electorate. ώm>MediaMatters has compiled some ofthe more noteworthy examples of conservative radiohosts' and their guests' attacks on Obama and, more generally,attacks against others in the context of the 2008 election.Generalthemes in 2008 electionThroughout the general election cycle, conservative talk radio hosts haverepeatedly attempted to exploit ignorance about and distrust of Obama rooted inhis heritage and upbringing, and have engaged in a relentless campaign todepict Obama as an untrustworthy outsider. In doing so, radio hosts havecompared Obama to the Antichrist, as well as to Hitler and Mao and have suggested that his loyalties lie outside of the United States, including in the case of some radio hosts, with Kenya andKenyan political figures. The first-ever nomination bya major party of an African-American has also inspired extensive, racially tinged commentary on conservativeradio, with direct attacks on Obama, his qualifications for office, and themotivations of his supporters.This election-related commentary was not limited to Obama.Sen. Hillary Clinton's and Gov. Sarah Palin's candidacies promptedmany talk radio hosts to engage in unabashed sexist commentary, often focusedon the candidate's physical appearances. Attacks were also waged againstthose seen as supporters or beneficiaries of progressive candidates. Forinstance, several talk radio hosts and their guests suggested that demographicgroups such as the poor or women should be denied the right to vote.ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810280018">Radio hosts echo Drudge's distortion of Obama's 2001 WBEZinterviewOn his October 27 radio show, Minneapolis radio host ChrisBaker distorted Obama's 2001 remarks by claiming that Obama said "we gottahave economic justice and the Supreme Court ought to weigh in on redistributingwealth." Baker added: "Yeah, it's too bad you kind of stuck with theConstitution as it was. It's a tragedy that redistribution of wealth was notpursued by the Supreme Court. Can you believe that" In fact, Obama didnot say, "It's a tragedy that redistribution of wealth was not pursued bythe Supreme Court," or indicate, as Baker later claimed, that Obama"wants to use the Supreme Court to reinterpret the Constitution in orderto force the redistribution of wealth." Rather, as ώm>ώm>Media Matters hasϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810270008">noted, the "tragedy" Obamaidentified during the interview was that the civil rights movement �meso court-focused" in trying to bring about political and economic justice.ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200802270001" target="_blank" title="http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200802270001f=s_search"><strongϬlear Channel hostslikened African outfit worn by Obama to "the kind of garb you often seeOsama bin Laden in" and to "Somali warlord garb"On the February 25 broadcast of his radioshow, Dan Caplis questioned Obama's having worn the traditional attire of atribal elder during an August 2006 visit to Kenya. Referring to Osama binLaden, Caplis questioned why Obama would "put on similar clothing to theoutfit worn by the man who personally ordered thousands of Americans, includingwomen and kids, to be burned to death," later stating that "it would beas if John Kennedy had gone out and thrown on the fatigues and the funnybaseball hat that Castro wore."ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810310019"Ϭunningham alleged that "Obama wants to gas theJews"<pϭuring the October 30 broadcast ofhis Cincinnati-based radio show, Bill Cunningham asked "RandyFurman," a fictional Jewish character voiced by fellow WLW-AM host ScottSloan: ȭid you hear about this ColumbiaUniversity professor of Middle East studies Rashid Khalidi tape where Obama istoasting a guy who wants to gas and fry Jews ... This Obama guy loves the PLOPalestinian Liberation Organization. Can't you figure that out"Cunningham later added, "Jews for McCain because Obama wants to gas theJews, like the PLO wants to gas the Jews, like the Nazis gassed the Jews.ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810310017">In the days before the election, media figures haverepeatedly compared Obama to HitlerOn the October 28 edition of ClearChannel's ώm>ώm>The Big Show, referringto McCain, Cunningham asserted: "Maybe it's his age, or maybe it's hislack of eloquence. Whatever it is, the guy just doesn't have the same verbalskills of someone like a Barack Hussein Obama. Of course, Adolf Hitler hadgreat verbal skills, too, and he led the country of his country todisaster."ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810140020" target="_blank"><strongϬunningham invoked"six-six-six" and "the beast" in discussing ⊺rackHussein Obama"Stating that 666,000 new voters haveregistered in Ohio,Cunningham said on October 10: "Six-six-six. The mark of the beast. Thegreat majority, of course, are registered by ACORN. ... Who conducted ACORN seminarsto tell ACORN employees and others how to cheat the system Barack HusseinObama. I may declare him to be the beast. Six-six-six. It could be the end ofall days." On the October 13 edition of Cunningham's show, a caller saidof Obama, "He may be the Antichrist."Mark Levinϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810310017">In the days before the election, media figures haverepeatedly compared Obama to HitlerOn the October 29 edition of ABCRadio Networks' ώm>ώm>TheMark Levin Show, Levin asserted that Obama is"really into these big German-like events that he creates in this country,isn't he Have you noticed that" Curtis Sliwa, WABC radio host and CEOand founder of the community activist organization Guardian Angels, responded:"I am telling you, and he comes out and it's almost as if the crowd standsin unison, and I'm saying to myself, 'Oh my God, the Olympic Stadium, Berlin,1938,' " to which Levin replied: "Yeah, we've seen this. It'sscary." Sliwa then asserted: Ȫnd the only thing missing is he's notstanding up in an open car."ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810280018">Radio hosts echo Drudge's distortion of Obama's 2001 WBEZinterview<pϭuring the October 27 broadcast of hisradio show, Levin falsely asserted that "what the Supreme Court shouldhave done from Obama's point of view was impose socialism from the bench."He also claimed that Obama and Harvard Law Schoolprofessor Cass Sunstein are "promoting" an interpretation of the14th Amendment that it should ⊾ used ... to compel, as a matter ofconstitutional law, the socialist agenda. In other words, constitutionalizeredistribution of wealth." Levin then called Obama's position on theConstitution Ȫ radical point of view" and Ȫ foreign approachto the rule of law."ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200806060008">Levin, MacCallum falsely accused Obama of inconsistency on whetherIranian Revolutionary Guard should be designated a terrorist groupOn the June 4 broadcast of his radioshow, Levin falsely asserted that Obama "lied to" the American IsraelPublic Affairs Committee when he "told them today that the IranianRevolutionary Guards should be designated a terrorist group after votingagainst a bill designating them a terrorist group a year ago." In fact,Obama has consistently supported designating the Iranian Revolutionary Guard aterrorist organization, having co-sponsored a bill in 2007 to do that."Gunny" Bob Newmanϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200807110004" target="_blank" title="http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200807110004f=s_search">Newman: "There willbe an invasion of Muslim terrorists" if Obama becomes presidentOn the July 10 broadcast of his radioshow, responding to a caller's statement that "we better start learningArabic" if Obama is elected president, Newsradio 850 KOA's"Gunny" Bob Newman stated that "there will be an invasion ofMuslim terrorists" if Obama is elected. Further, after stating that hedidn't know whether Obama has Ȯver held a real job," Newman falselyclaimed that Obama has accomplished "nothing" in the U.S. Senate.ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200805200001" target="_blank" title="http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200805200001f=s_search">"You are justanother blowhard, make-believe thug": KOA's Newman asked if Obama would"try ... to whip my white ass"On May 19, Newman labeled Obama aȬlown" and stated, "Son, you are not some sort of macho toughguy, trust me." Directly addressing Obama, Newman asked, "What areyou gonna do, Obama, come to Denverand try, key word try, to whip my white ass" Continuing, Newman said,"Son, you are not some sort of macho tough guy, trust me. You are justanother blowhard, make-believe thug who wants to be the most powerful man onEarth. You're a far-left, terrorist-hugging politician, not the bad-boy gangstayou want people to believe you are."ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200805020001" target="_blank" title="http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200805020001f=s_search">"Gunny" Bob toKOA caller concerned about critics who ȭon't even know" Obama:"I didn't know Hitler. I didn't know Stalin."On his April 30 program, Newman respondedto a caller's complaint about people who say of Obama "that he doesn'thave a good heart when you don't even know the guy and are relying on massmedia to paint a picture of him," by stating, "Well, you know, Ididn't know Hitler. I didn't know Stalin." Newman added, "Not thatObama is Stalinesque, not that Obama is Hitleresque, but we didn't know thosetwo either."Quinn ɪmp; Roseϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810280018">Radio hosts echo Drudge's distortion of Obama's 2001 WBEZinterviewOn the October 27 broadcast of ώm>ώm>The War Room,co-host Jim Quinn said, "Here's what was wrong with the civil rights movement,according to Barack Obama: The Supreme Court never got into the area ofredistribution of the wealth." He added, ȭo you want to have a judgetell you how much you can make, and how much of your productivity goes toanother man who may have done nothing You want the court to decide that AndI'm telling you, this guy is gonna make one, two, three -- maybe --appointments to the Supreme Court, and they're gonna be exactly those kinds ofjudges. Hold onto your wallet, kids." Quinn also said, " He just gotdone telling you that the Constitution's only half-done. He needs to write theother half -- you know, the other half where we decide how much we take fromyou and give to that guy down the street."ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810080027" target="_blank">ώm>ώm>Quinn ɪmp; Rose from Kenya, Corsi said of his detention: "Call Barack's officeand ask him why I'm being detained"In a phone call to ώm>ώm>The War Room during theshow's October 7 broadcast, Jerome Corsi statedthat he and his staff were ⊾ing detained by the immigration of Kenya⟊use they lost our entry papers." Corsi repeatedly suggested Obama wasresponsible for his detention, stating at one point: "Just don't writeanything bad about Senator Obama, because, otherwise, this is what happens toyou." Corsi also said, "Call Barack's office and ask him why I'mbeing detained." Also during the interview, Corsi said, "We hadmeetings with top government officials here in Nairobi. Everybody knew we were here. But wetry to do a press conference, and then, you know, then you get detained. So,there's free speech in Kenyafor ya," to which Quinn replied: Ȫnd soon to be free speech here, bythe way."Rodgers ɪmp; Sussmanϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810280018">Radio hosts echo Drudge's distortion ofObama's 2001 WBEZ interviewOn the October 27 broadcast of SanFrancisco radio station KSFO's ώm>ώm>The Lee Rodgers Show, host Brian Sussmandescribed Obama's comments as "talking about using the courts forredistributional change." Sussman then played a clip of the portion of theJanuary 18, 2001, WBEZ interview in which Obama referred to "theoreticaljustifications" for ȫringing about economic change through thecourts." Sussman then commented: ȭid you hear that Bringing abouteconomic change through the courts That's judicial activism on steroids."But Sussman did not air what Obama said just prior to referencing the"theoretical justifications" -- "it's very hard to legitimizeopinions from the court in that regard" -- or what he said just afterward:"I think that, as a practical matter, our institutions just are poorlyequipped to do it."ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810100017" target="_blank">In post-detention KSFO interview, Corsi claimed critics of Obama are"now going to have to risk being thrown in jail or killed"On the October 9 broadcast of ώm>ώm>The Lee Rodgers Show,Corsi asserted regarding his detention and departure from Kenya: "Ithink the story here is really the suppression of the press. ... I hate tothink of what the First Amendment is going to mean. If you write a negativebook or criticize Obama, I think you're now going to have to risk being thrownin jail or killed." Rodgers said, "I'll tell you what's scary aboutthis, to make the connection here. These are friends of Barack Obama in Kenya,who are trying to intimidate a journalist. ... I'm telling you, this is scary.I have heard from Obama supporters telling me: one way or another, boy, whenwe're in office, we're going to shut you down."Michael Savageϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810280018">Radio hosts echo Drudge's distortion of Obama's 2001 WBEZinterviewOn the October 27 broadcast of hisnationally syndicated radio show, Michael Savage also misrepresented Obama'scomments, falsely claiming that in the interview, Obama "says that one ofthe tragedies of the civil rights movement was that the courts did not move forredistributive change."ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810130012" target="_blank" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810130012http://mediamatters.org/items/200810130012f=s_search">Savage:"Kenya is going to move to America if Barack Hussein Obama wins"<pϭuring the October 10 broadcast of hisradio show, Savage baselessly accused Obama of running a Ȭorruptcampaign," suggested that white liberals "hate white people," repeatedthe discredited charge that Obama "won't produce his birthcertificate," and asserted "Kenya is going to move to America"if Obama wins the election. ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200803190006" target="_blank" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200803190006f=s_search">Savage: Obama was"hand-picked by some very powerful forces ... to drag this country into ahell that it has not seen since the Civil War" Savage stated of Obama on the March 13broadcast of his radio show: "I think he was hand-picked by some verypowerful forces both within and outside the UnitedState of America to drag this country into ahell that it has not seen since the Civil War of the middle of the 19thcentury." ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200802040008" target="_blank" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200802040008f=s_search">Savage: Ȫmerica'snot ready for an affirmative action presidency" On the February 1 broadcast of his radioshow, while referring to Sen. Clinton and Obama, Savage stated: "We have awoman and a multi-ethnic man running for office on the Democrat side. Is thisnot akin to a -- an affirmative action election Isn't that why the libs arehysterical, tripping over themselves to say amen and yes to this affirmativeelection vote" He later added, Ȫmerica's not ready for anaffirmative action presidency." Misinformation aboutObama's religion<pϪ key component of the dangerous-outsiderdepiction of Obama on conservativetalk radio has been promotion ofthe false claim that Obama was not being truthful about his religious beliefs.Despite numerous instances of falsehoods about Obama's religion rebuttedby media outlets and nonpartisan fact-checkers, conservative radio hostsrepeatedly and consistently advanced the false claim that Obama was a Muslim,not a Christian, and that he has concealed his true religion.Neal Boortzϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200808250016" target="_blank"ϫoortz: "Let's ask Obama how manyprayer rugs he has"On the August 21 broadcast of hisnationally syndicated radio show, host Neal Boortz falsely suggested that Obamais a Muslim. While discussing McCain's inability to answer the ώm>ώm>Politico'squestion about how many homes he and his wife own, Boortz said: "Let's askObama how many prayer rugs he has."G. Gordon Liddyϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809110018" target="_blank">Liddy guest Walid Shoebat falsely claimed that Obama is 𢷯initelya Muslim"On his September 10 radio show, Liddyhosted self-described former terrorist Walid Shoebat to advance the false claimthat Obama, who Shoebat said would be Ȯxtremely dangerous" aspresident, is a Muslim. Liddy also did not challenge Shoebat's false claim thatHamas supports Obama.ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809100028" target="_blank"><strongϬonservative radio hosts seize on Obama comment to revive false rumorsabout his faithOn the September 8 broadcast of hissyndicated radio show, Liddy aired an audio clip of Middle Eastern-soundingmusic and said, "You're listening to our secret taping of a Obama familymeeting, and we're -- just kidding." "Gunny" Bob Newmanϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200807090001" target="_blank" title="http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200807090001f=s_search">"Gunny" Bobposted doctored photos of Obama, fake photo captions on Clear Channel-ownedwebsiteIn July, Newman posted a variety of doctored photos and other images on hispage on the station's website, depicting Obama as meeting with bin Laden anddressed as Ȭhe Obama." The page also included actual photos of Obamaaccompanied by false "quotes," purportedly by the candidate,threatening Newman in profane terms. Michael Savageϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200804070001" target="_blank" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200804070001f=s_search">Savage on Obama: "Now we have an unknown stealth candidate who wentto a madrassas in Indonesia and, in fact, was a Muslim" On the April 3 broadcast of his radio show,Savage falsely asserted that Obama was a Muslim and attended a madrassa,stating: "Now we have an unknown stealth candidate who went to a madrassasin Indonesiaand, in fact, was a Muslim."ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200802220012" target="_blank" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200802220012f=s_search">Savage on Obama: "We have a right to know if he's a so-calledfriendly Muslim or one who aspires to more radical teachings"Savage falsely asserted during theFebruary 21 broadcast of his radio show that Obama is a Muslim, claiming that"we have a right to know if he's a so-called friendly Muslim or one whoaspires to more radical teachings." The Obama campaign website states thatObama "has never been a Muslim, was not raised a Muslim, and is acommitted Christian who attends the United Church of Christ."ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200801110013" target="_blank" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200801110013f=s_search">Savage smeared Obama with false name, ⊺rack Madrassas Obama"On the January 10 edition of his radioshow, Savage referred falsely to Obama as "Senator Barack MadrassasObama." Savage made the comment while discussing a December 10 AssociatedPress article headlined, "Presidential hopefuls and first cars" thatȪsked candidates to name their first cars" and also "lookedat some of their personal vehicles now." Savage said of Obama: "IllinoisSenator Barack Madrassas Obama. His first car was his grandfather's FordGranada. Now he owns a Chrysler 300C."Rodgers ɪmp; Sussmanϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810220018">Rodgers falsely claimed Obama ⊭mits in one of hisown books" that he would "stand with the Muslims" against"the Western world"On the October 22 broadcast of his radio show, Rodgers falsely claimed Obama ⊭mits in one of his ownbooks" that "in case of a confrontation between the Western world andthe Islamic world, he will stand with the Muslims." Rodgers' assertionrecalls a similar allegation in a chain email that has been previouslydebunked. As FactCheck.org documented, while discussing "my meetings withArab and Pakistani Americans" in ώm>ώm>The Audacity of Hope, Obamawrote: "They need specific assurances that their citizenship reallymeans something, that America has learned the right lessons from the Japaneseinternments during World War II, and that I will stand with them should thepolitical winds shift in an ugly direction.ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809100030" target="_blank">Sussman suggestedObama's "lipstick on a pig" comment may be his Muslim father's"genetic DNA welling up inside of him"On the September 10 broadcast of ώm>ώm>The Lee Rodgers Show,a caller suggested that Obama's ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809090026f=h_top" target="_blank">remark that "youcan put lipstick on a pig; it's still a pig" was ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809100007f=h_top" target="_blank"ϭirected at Palin andsaid: "It's a little indicative of a Muslim attitude towards womenthat's creeping up, you know, and he just can't help but say it, how he feels."Sussman responded: "Well, there's no question that Muslims, at least thereligious ones, look at women as second-class citizens. That was just a lowblow. He should not have made the remark. I don't know if it was his father'sgenetic DNA welling up inside of him or not, but I'll tell you something: Itwas stupid. The question is, did he know what he was saying"ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200807310004" target="_blank"㺯ter suggesting Obama was "runningfor Antichrist," Sussman now says if Obama "were on trial for beinga Christian...I think he would walk"On the July 30 broadcast of ώm>The Lee Rodgers Show, Sussman questioned Obama'sChristianity: "Now I'm going to get into something that is probablyequally as offensive to some, especially those listening in on KSFO.com fromaround the world. If Barack Obama were on trial for being a Christian, wouldthere be enough evidence for a jury of his peers to pronounce him guilty I doubtit. I think Obama would walk."Obama'sbirth certificateIn yet another attempt to define Obama asun-American and foreign, numerous conservative talk radio hosts and their guests have advancedthe discredited claim that Obama was not born in the United States and is therefore noteligible for the presidency.ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810140015" target="_blank"><strongϬonservative radio hosts repeat discredited claim that Obama has notproduced valid U.S. birth certificateOn the October 9 broadcast of his radioshow, Baker discussed a ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810070004" target="_blank">lawsuitfiled in August by Philip J. Berg, who baselessly charged that Obama was bornin Kenya.Baker stated that "when you really start looking into this, thereapparently has never been a real birth certificate presented. There's been acertificate, but it's not a birth certificate. ... Just get the damn birthcertificate presented and let's move on with our lives."Peter Boylesϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200810290003f=s_search">Hosting Berg for the third time, Boylesagain allowed Obama birth certificate smear<pϯor the third time in three weeks, Boyleshosted Berg during the October 29edition of his radio show and allowed him torepeat the discredited falsehood that Obama has not released a valid birthcertificate establishing he was born in the United States and therefore couldbe ineligible to run for president.ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200810250001">Hosting Philip Berg, Boyles and Martino allowed furtherfalsehoods about Obama's birth certificateOn the October 22 broadcast of ώm>The Troubleshooter and the October 23broadcast of ώm>The Peter Boyles Show,Boyles and Tom Martino, respectively, uncritically allowed Berg to repeat thediscredited smear that Obama has not released a valid birth certificateestablishing he was born in the United States and therefore could be ineligible torun for president. Berg further claimed on both broadcasts that the copy ofObama's certification of live birth posted on his campaign website is aȯorgery."ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200810100004" target="_blank" title="http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200810100004f=s_search"𾮬k-to-back guests on Boyles repeateddiscredited claim that Obama has not released valid birth certificateOn his October 9 broadcast, Boyles hosteddiscredited author Jerome Corsi and Berg, both of whom repeated the debunkedfalsehood that Obama has not released an authentic birth certificateestablishing that he was born in the United States and therefore couldbe ineligible to run for president.G. Gordon Liddyϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809180017" target="_blank">Liddy, Corsi again repeated discredited claim that Obama has not producedbirth certificate establishing his U.S. citizenshipOn the September 17 broadcast of his radioshow, Liddy and Corsi each repeated the discredited claim that Sen. BarackObama has not produced a birth certificate establishing his U.S. citizenship. In fact,FactCheck.org reported that the Obama campaign provided its staff with Obama'soriginal birth certificate and concluded that it "meets all of therequirements from the State Department for proving U.S. citizenship," andeven WorldNetDaily.com, the right-wing website for which Corsi works as a staffreporter, has reported that a "WND investigation into Obama's birthcertificate utilizing forgery experts also found the document to beauthentic.""Gunny" Bob Newmanϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200808190001" target="_blank" title="http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200808190001f=s_search">Newman disputed theauthenticity of Obama's birth certificate; Hawaii Department of Healthconfirmed itOn his August 11 radio show, Newmanasserted that Obama has produced a ⋺ke" birth certificate, a weekafter claiming that Obama "will not produce his birth certificate" toprove his United States citizenship. In fact, the Hawaii Department of Healthhas confirmed that the document posted on Obama's campaign website is Ȫvalid Hawaiistate birth certificate" and has labeled speculation about his citizenship"ridiculous." Quinn ɪmp; Roseϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810070004" target="_blank">Quinn and Tennent repeated discredited claims that Obama has not releasedvalid birth certificateOn the October 3 broadcast of ώm>ώm>The War Room,Quinn and Tennent hosted Berg to discuss Berg's lawsuit, which baselesslyalleges that Obama is not a natural-born U.S.citizen; during the interview, Quinn, Tennent, and Berg each repeated thediscredited charge that Obama has not produced an authentic U.S. birthcertificate. In fact, in addition to posting a copy of Obama's birth certificate on thecampaign website, the Obama campaign reportedly provided the original documentto FactCheck.org, whose staff reported that it "meets all of therequirements from the State Department for proving U.S. citizenship."Michael Savageϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810140015" target="_blank" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810140015f=s_search"><strongϬonservative radio hosts repeat discredited claim that Obama has notproduced valid U.S. birth certificateOn the October 8 and 9 broadcasts of ώm>The Savage Nation, Savage and guest host Rick Roberts repeatedly questioned Obama'scitizenship. For instance, Savage falsely claimed that Obama's birthcertificate ȭoes not exist, they can't find it in the Hawaii government. It's never been produced.The one that was produced is a forgery." Roberts stated, "You'rerunning for the president of the United States, OK Show them thebirth certificate and say, 'OK, here's my birth certificate, get out of myface.' Why hasn't it been produced Why" On the October 10 broadcast, Savage against stated that Obama ȭoesn'thave a birth cerfiticate."<p𾫝itionally, while baselessly stating thatObama has not proven his U.S.citizenship, Savage revived other falsehoods about Obama. He falsely suggestedthat Obama is a Muslim, stating: "How could he not be Muslim if he has aMuslim name How could he not be Muslim if his father and grandfather wereMuslims How is that possible, when he has no known birth certificate"ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810230020"Ϭonservative media figures allege Obama's Hawaii trip is aboutdiscredited birth-certificate rumors, not his ailing grandmotherOn the October 22 broadcast of his show,Savage stated that "there are people arguing that Obama is headed backto Hawaii not so much to visit an ailing relative, but to fudge the birthcertificate in question" and said moments later, "There is intensenational interest on the Internet about his citizenship, and the question isbeing asked, could this be the real reason he is headed to Hawaii" Savagesubsequently became more definitive, claiming that "there's some otherreason that he's leaving the mainland of the United States in the midst of thistoe-to-toe struggle right now, and it's got to do with his birthcertificate."ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200811040010"ϭiscussing death of Obama's grandmother, Savage continuedto promote discredited birth-certificate rumors <pϭuring the November 3 broadcast of his show,Savage again revived discredited "rumors" about Obama's ȫirthcertificate not being valid" -- this time while discussing the recentdeath of Obama's grandmother, Madelyn Dunham. Savage stated: Ȫnd, oh yes,our condolences to his grandmother who raised him, who he so bravely visited lastweek -- shockingly, out of nowhere, in the, in the last days of a campaign --while the rumors of his birth certificate not being valid were circulatingthroughout the Internet. Shockingly, Obama goes to Hawaii, and again, not one of the emptyskirts in the media asks him about his birth -- his birth certificate, theKenyan relatives. Not one of the empty skirts in the media raises the question.And today she dies, poor lady dies, poor lady dies today; the woman who raisedhim -- the white grandmother who raised him."Obamaand race <pϬonservative radiohosts used Obama's status as the first African-American major partynominee for president to launch extensive, racially tinged commentary on Obama,his qualifications for office, and the motivations of his supporters.ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810080005" target="_blank" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810080005">Minneapolisradio host Baker promoted video of pastor calling Obama's mother "trash"On October 7, on bothhis radio show and website, Baker promoted an Internet video in which the Rev.James David Manning of ATLAH World MissionaryChurch in Harlemsays: "The difference between Obama's mama and Bristol Palin is thatObama's mama was trash. I mean, she was dirt. She was a bag of trash sitting onthe sidewalk waiting there in Honoluluon one of those streets for the garbage truck to come by and pick her up andtake her to the dump."ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810300019" target="_blank" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810300019"Ϭunninghamon Obama Sr.: "That's what black fathers do. They simply leave"On the October 28broadcast of his show, Cunningham stated of Obama's childhood: "Imagineat the age of 1 or 2 seeing your father for the last time. See, his father wasa typical black father who, right after the birth, left the baby. That's whatblack fathers do. They simply leave."ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810210015" target="_blank" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810210015"Ϭunninghamguest Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson: "Most black people today are racist"On the October 20edition of Clear Channel's ώm>ώm>The Big Show, guest Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson saidof former Secretary of State Colin Powell's endorsement of Obama: "He'sclearly for the color of the man and not the character." Cunninghamreplied, "Great comments, and if Obama was white as chalk, do you thinkthat Powell would be endorsing the Democrat He didn't endorse Al Gore, hedidn't endorse Sen. John Kerry. I think color trumps everything in hismind." Peterson responded: "That's right, because if it was about whatBarack Obama stood for, then he would have endorsed Gore and all those guys,but he did not. You know, it's so sad, my friend, that most black people todayare racist. Not all, not all -- but most of them are racist."ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810140009" target="_blank" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810140009"><strongϬunningham:"I think there will be 100 cities burning if Barack loses. Yeah, that'swhat the black intelligentsia says" <pϭuring the October 10broadcast of ώm>ώm>The Big Show,Cunningham stated: "I think there will be 100 cities burning if Barackloses. Yeah, that's what the black intelligentsia says." Cunningham alsoasserted that ȯlavor Flav, 50 Cent, and Diddy" are "really incharge of the Obama Inaugural Ball."G. Gordon Liddyϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810090017" target="_blank" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810090017">Insketch on Corsi's detention in Kenya, Liddy played audio of "jungletelegraph drums"On the October 7edition of his program, Liddy discussed the detention of Corsi in Kenya and aired a sketch in which he said:"We've used the satellite connection to Kenya, and we are now focusing inon the trial of Dr. Jerome Corsi. ... He's being accused of impersonating ahuman being. My Zulu's not -- not as good as Obama's, but -- yeah, they'rereally upset with him. You can probably tell." Liddy then aired a clipapparently from the 1950 movie ώm>ώm>King Solomon's Mines, which featured charactersspeaking in Kinyarwanda not Zulu, one of the official languages of Rwanda,and playing music on drums.Quinn ɪmp; Rose ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810200015" target="_blank" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810200015">Quinnand Tennent: Powell endorsed Obama because "he's tired of being called anOreo," Ȫn Uncle Tom"On the October 20broadcast of ώm>The War Room, Tennentasserted that Powell endorsed Obama �use he doesn't want to beknown as an Uncle Tom anymore. He wants to be black again." Quinn latersaid of Powell, "He's tired of being called an Oreo."Michael Savageϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810280016" target="_blank" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810280016">Savageon Obama: Ȫmerica's first affirmative action candidate about to becomepresident"<pϭuring the October 27broadcast of his show, Savage said: "Obama and I are on the opposite sidesof the political spectrum, as you can well imagine. While he benefited fromaffirmative action, stepping over more qualified white men, I actually lost asa result of affirmative action, many times in my life. Although Iɽ get near100s on certain exams, they put me at the back of the bus because they said --the ACLU said -- certain people will have to put their futures on hold in orderto let others advance, and take a look at where we are today -- we have America's firstaffirmative action candidate about to become president."SexismRight-wing talk radio hosts have alsorepeatedly made sexist comments or attacked feminists, often while highlightinga woman's physical characteristics. For example, with McCain's pickof Palinas his running mate, talk radio hosts have often focused on Palin's appearance and have also referred to progressive women as "ugly." Some hosts and guests havequestioned women's abilities as political leaders, and even suggestedthat the country would be better off if women were denied the right to vote.ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810070010" target="_blank"><strong㺺ker called Obama a"little bitch" who "won't even stand up to""smoking-hot" PalinWhile discussing Palin's assertion that Obamawas "palling around with terrorists" on the October 6 broadcast ofhis radio show, Baker called Obama a "little bitch" who "won'teven stand up to a smoking-hot chick from Alaska." Baker did not note that ώm>ώm>The New York Timesarticle Palin cited for her claim about Obama's association with William Ayersreported that "the two men do not appear to have been close," or thatthe Obama campaign did indeed respond to Palin's claim.ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810060010" target="_blank"><strong㺺ker on Palin's appearance at VP debate: "Shoulda had a littlecleavage going ... I noticed a panty line on her"On the October 3 broadcast of ώm>The Chris Baker Show, Baker said Palin"shoulda had a little cleavage going" during the vice-presidentialdebate, and that he "noticed a panty line on her."ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810030004" target="_blank"><strong㺺ker: "I don't think homeless people should vote" "I'mnot that excited about women voting"On the October 2 broadcast of his radioshow, Baker said, "I don't think homeless people should vote. Frankly. Infact, I have to be very honest. I'm not that excited about women voting, to behonest." Baker later said: ȫut that's just me. I'm a pig, and that'sfine. All right"ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809050024" target="_blank">Minneapolis radio host said Code Pink protesters "ought to have alltheir tubes tied"<pϭuring the September 5 broadcast his show,Baker stated of McCain's speech at the Republican National Convention,"I'll tell you, though, in the speech -- the best part of the speech waswhen those Code Pink nuts -- another bunch that ought to have all their tubestied. All right I can't stand these Code Pink broads."Mark Bellingϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809120018" target="_blank"><strong㺾lling: "When you think of Hillary Clinton," the wordȫitches" comes to mindMilwaukee radio host Mark Belling declared on his September 11 radio show,"What's the process that determines which potholes get patched the fastestin MilwaukeeI'll tell you what it is. No, they don't go and judge it on severity. ... It'swho -- can I use this word When you think of Sen. Hillary Clinton what doyou think -- what word comes to mind Yes, can I use that word here All right,it's who bitches the most."ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809050016" target="_blank"><strong㺾lling called Gloria Steinem a "grizzled old bag," "oldwitch"ώm>The Mark Belling Late Afternoon Show,Belling called Gloria Steinem a "grizzled old bag," "oldwitch," and Ȯmbittered old has-been" and also stated that the"previous generation" of feminists "were so ugly you couldn'tstand to look at them." Belling made these remarks while discussing Steinem'sSeptember 4 ώm>ώm>Los AngelesTimes op-ed, in which she criticized McCain's choice of Palinas his vice-presidential running mate.Jon Caldaraϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200806170001" target="_blank" title="http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200806170001f=s_search">On Caldara's KOA show,Coulter claimed women's suffrage Ȯxplains the destruction ofAmerica"<pϪppearing as a guest on the June 16 broadcast of JonCaldara's Newsradio 850 KOA program, Ann Coulter asserted that women aren'tȬoncerned with how capital is generated and created," and claimedthat women's suffrage Ȯxplains the destruction of America." Herremarks echoed those in a 2007 blog posting that quoted her as saying, "Ifwe took away women's right to vote, weɽ never have to worry about anotherDemocrat president."ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200801230002" target="_blank" title="http://colorado.mediamatters.org/items/200801230002f=s_search"><strong㻊ldara asked Coulter ifClinton was ȫitch-slapped" in debate<pϭiscussing the January 21 CNN Democraticpresidential candidates' debate, Caldara during his broadcast that eveningasked Coulter whether it was ⋺ir to say" that Clinton "got bitch-slappedtonight."ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810300017"Ϭunningham on Democratic women: "Alot of women who are single are vulnerable; they need like a daddy governmentto keep an eye on them"On the October 29 broadcast of his show, Cunninghamstated: "Traditionally, we think of women as Democratic voters because alot of women who are single are vulnerable; they need like a daddy governmentto keep an eye on them."Mark Levinϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809090022" target="_blank">Levin on his "National Organization of Ugly Women" remark:"For now on, it's the National Organization of Really Ugly Women"<p𾫝ressing his September 4 comments onSean Hannity's radio show, in which he called the National Organizationfor Women, the "National Organization of Ugly Women," Levin said onhis September 8 radio show: "I just wanted to underscore that maybe Ishouldn't have called them the National Organization of Ugly Women. For now on,it's the National Organization of Really Ugly Women." Levin first made hisremarks while discussing with Hannity NOW's opposition to Palin.Quinn ɪmp; Roseϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810070020" target="_blank">Jim Quinn: Steinem opposes Palin because Palin 𢷬lined to slaughterher own unborn child, Trig, to the goddess of feminism"On the October 6 broadcast of ώm>The War Room, Quinn claimed that Steinemopposes Palin because Palin "refused the sacrificial right of passage,better known as the Eucharist of the feminist church: abortion. That's right.She declined to slaughter her own unborn child, Trig, to the goddess offeminism, even after doctors told her that he was one of those Down syndrome'throw-aways.' "ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809170001" target="_blank">Quinn: To feminists, even Ȫ childless feminist who looks like aBulgarian weightlifter in drag" can be a "real woman"On the September 15 broadcast of ώm>ώm>The War Room, Quinn stated: "Ifyou don't agree with the feminist scolds, then you're not a real woman -- evenif you are a very feminine working mom. But even if you're an actual man, nevermind a childless feminist who looks like a Bulgarian weightlifter in drag,you're a real woman solely because you nod your head like a windup clappingmonkey every time you read the latest editorial from ώm>ώm>Ms. Magazine." Quinn made theseremarks while discussing, among other things, prominent feminists'opposition to Palin.ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200808270022">Quinn introduced segment about Clinton by playing EltonJohn's "The Bitch Is Back"On the August 27 edition of thesyndicated radio program ώm>ώm>TheWar Room, Quinn introduced a segment on Clinton bysaying,ώm>ώm> "the way, that brings us to our Hillary Heads-Up," and then playing audioof the Elton John song "The Bitch Is Back." Quinn then said, "Iwas going to play ɽing Dong, the Witch is Dead.' But you know what, I -- younever know with the Clintons."Lee Rodgersϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810170007" target="_blank">Rodgers said many "professed leaders of the feminist movement"are "hags" who Ȭouldn't get laid in a men's prison"On the October 17 broadcast of ώm>ώm>The Lee Rodgers Show,Rodgers said: "You look at many -- perhaps most -- but many of the womenwho are professed leaders of the feminist movement in this country, and they'rea bunch of hags." He added: "They couldn't get laid in a men'sprison, let's be honest about it." Rodgers made these ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810170007">remarks while discussing,among other things, feminists' disapproval of Palin.ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809230018" target="_blank">Rodgers: "Puckered-butt Democrat women hate Sarah Palin ...because her idea of choice was choosing not to have an abortion"Returning to a previous claim he hasmade, Rodgers asserted on September 23: "I believe that the reason a bunchof puckered-butt Democrat women hate Sarah Palin is because her idea of choicewas choosing not to have an abortion." Guest Steven Hayward of theAmerican Enterprise Institute responded in part by saying: "There isthat very vocal segment of feminist opinion that celebrates abortion as apositive good in the same way that, you know, Southern slaveholders 150 years agocelebrated slavery as a positive good."ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809170017" target="_blank">Rodgers: "Female leadership of the Democratic Party" consistsof "ugly skanks" who "hate" that "Sarah Palin'sgood-looking"On the September 17 broadcast of his radioshow, Rodgers said that "the female leadership of the DemocraticParty" is made up of "ugly skanks." He also stated: "SarahPalin's good-looking and they hate that." He also declared: "I thinkwe have to ask: Would you like Sarah Palin better if she got pregnant again anddid have an abortion, because it's obvious, with a lot of liberal women,killing babies is the main priority they have."ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200808270011" target="_blank">Rodgers: "With that screechy, fingernails-on-the-blackboard voice ofhers, it is impossible for Hillary Clinton to deliver a great speech"On the August 27 broadcast of his radioshow, Rodgers said of Clinton'sspeech at the Democratic National Convention, "With that screechy,fingernails-on-the-blackboard voice of hers, it is impossible for HillaryClinton to deliver a great speech." Rodgers later said that Bill andHillary Clinton are hoping Obama ⋺lls flat on his face so theHilldebeest can have another run in four years, and Billy Bentpecker can hidebehind the curtain in the Oval Office telling Hillary what he wants her to doas president of the United States."ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200806120001" target="_blank">KSFO's Rodgers on voting gender gap: For Ȫ lot of women in thiscountry who get knocked up ... the government becomes Daddy in terms of payingthe bills"On the June 11 broadcast of ώm>ώm>The Lee Rodgers Program,Rodgers said: "The historical voting records show that Democrats have,historically, enjoyed a huge advantage in women voters. Why is that"Rodgers continued: "Well, some women may be offended by this, but here'sanother dose of reality. We have a lot of women in this country who get knockedup and they don't have a husband. In effect, the government becomes Daddy interms of paying the bills. And that accounts -- that's not all of it, but thataccounts for a large part of that vote."LGBT issuesSmears against lesbian, gay, bisexual,and transgendered Americans are routine among conservative talk radio hosts, and the 2008 election has provided them with specific issues toaddress. Michael Savage, for example, has focused on Proposition 8 to amend theCaliforniaconstitution to ban same-sex marriage. Michael Savageϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810310015">Savage: "If you're insane, hate the family ... hateyour mother and father, hate the Bible, hate the church, and hate thesynagogue," you oppose CA gay marriage banOn the October 29 broadcast of his radioshow, Savage said of a Californiaballot initiative that would amend the state constitution to ban gay marriage,"There's a ballot initiative on homosexual marriage that is moreimportant than you could imagine. It's called Proposition 8, and you must vote'yes' if you're sane. If you're insane, hate the family, hate man and woman,hate your mother and father, hate the Bible, hate the church, and hate thesynagogue, of course you're in favor of 'no' on Proposition 8." The nextday on his program, Savage stated: "The people who don't have familiesdon't understand that, as difficult as family life is, life is impossiblewithout it. They don't understand that. They don't understand what the familyunit is. It's the strongest bond on Earth, which is why homosexual marriage issuch a threat to civilization itself."ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810030006" target="_blank" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810030006f=s_search"><strong㺯ter railing against gay marriage, Savage said "the spiritual sideof the downturn on Wall Street was directly related to the moral downturn"On the October 1 broadcast of his show, Savagesaid: "You may say, 'Why should we care about homosexuals trying todestroy families through the mock marriage that they perform in order to mockGod, the church, the family, children, the fetus, the DNA of the human speciesWhy should we care about it while we have a financial meltdown' Because thespiritual side of the downturn on Wall Street is directly related to the moraldownturn in the United States of America." Savage later saidof San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom: "Today it's the gays, tomorrow it'llbe a man marrying a horse." <strongϪttackson the poorSeveral talk radio hosts have attackedlow-income Americans over the past year, including several who have expressedsupport for the idea that certain groups of lower-income Americans shouldnot have the right to vote. ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810030004f=s_search" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810030004f=s_search"㺺ker: "I don't think homelesspeople should vote" "I'm not that excited about women voting"On the October 2 broadcast of show, Bakersaid: "I don't think homeless people should vote. Frankly. In fact, I haveto be very honest. I'm not that excited about women voting, to be honest."Baker subsequently added: ȫut that's just me. I'm a pig, and that's fine.All right And we'll see that, I'm sure, on a lame-ass website very soon. But Idon't think hobos ought to vote at all. They're nuts. And I think that thereneeds to be a little more care in who votes."G. Gordon Liddy ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810310009f=s_search" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810310009f=s_search">Liddy: Obama is relying, in part, on"the welfare class" to win PennsylvaniaOn his October 30 program, Liddy said ofObama's electoral prospects in Pennsylvania:"Pennsylvania has been described as Pittsburgh and Philadelphia,with Alabamain the middle. Obama is counting on the urban elites and the welfare class towin the state for him. But he's putting on a show for the rest of Pennsylvania."Jim Quinn ɪmp; Rose Tennent ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810310014f=s_search" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810310014f=s_search">Rose Tennent on Obama ad: "Don'tput that jive out there in front of me, devil, and tell me that these peopleare hurting when they are not hurting"On the October 30 broadcast of ώm>ώm>The War Room, Tennent said of the families featured inObama's 30-minute ad: "Well, OK. They were sad stories, but I'm looking atthe background. I'm not looking at the person talking in their home, I'mlooking at what they have in their home. They have color television sets; theyhave everything that I have in my house. I'll bet you they have an iPod, I betyou they have, you know -- I'll bet they have a lot of luxuries in that home.They are not poor." Tennent later said: "So don't put -- don't putthat jive out there in front of me, devil, and tell me that these people arehurting when they are not hurting. All they need to do is make some cuts andfigure out a way to do this."ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810220012" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810220012f=h_latest">Quinn: "Originally, if you didn'thave land, you didn't vote, and there was a good reason for it"On the October 21 broadcast of ώm>ώm>The War Room,while reading from an opinion column by conservative blogger Scott Johnson thatdiscussed the history of taxation and property rights in the United States,Quinn declared: "Originally, if you didn't own land, you didn't vote, andthere was a good reason for it: because those without property will always voteaway the property of other people unto themselves, and that's the beginning ofthe end." Quinn added: ȫut, oh no, that was -- that was just toomean-spirited." Moments earlier, Quinn said, "Now -- I mean, I canhear the appeal to the masses: 'It's not fair, it's not the American way thatyou don't get to vote,' but let me ask you a question: If I don't own anything,what kind of a problem do I have with voting for a measure -- a tax, a law --that takes somebody else's property and gives it to me I have no stake inpersonal property ownership ⟊use I don't have any. Now, back in the day, whenthis was the law of the land, anybody who wanted to vote needed to step up tothe plate, achieve, get a stake in America, and then vote."Michael Savage ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810230016" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810230016f=h_top">Savage: "Why should a welfare recipient have the rightto vote They're only gonna vote themselves a raise"On his October 22 show, Savage asked:ȭo you think a person on welfare has the right to vote I don't. Whyshould a person who is on public assistance maintain the right to vote Tell mewhy. Where is it written that they should have the right to vote" Headded: "I support them, and they should have the same vote I do Thatwould be like saying an infant has the right to vote or an insane person hasthe right to vote. Why should a welfare recipient have the right to voteThey're only gonna vote themselves a raise."ϊ name="shows">THESHOWSώm>The Chris Baker Show is a Minneapolis-based talk-radio show that airs weekdays from 7a.m. to 11 a.m. CT on ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.ktlkfm.com/pages/chrisbaker.html" target="_blank" title="http://www.ktlkfm.com/pages/chrisbaker.html">KTLK-FM. Baker ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/hoffman/5844463.html" target="_blank" title="http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/hoffman/5844463.html">previously hosted twodifferent Houston-based radio programs before reportedly being dismissed in November2007. Baker joined KTLK in February and was nominated to the Texas Radio Hallof Fame in June. Since moving to KTLK, Baker discussed with a co-host beingȬonvinced that Magic Johnson faked AIDS" claimed that"it's very rare to find a woman worthy of serving in politicaloffice" said that Gov. Sarah Palin "shoulda had a little cleavagegoing" during the vice-presidential debate; and declared "I don'tthink homeless people should vote." ώm>The Mark Belling Late Afternoon Show iscarried on News/Talk 1130 ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.newstalk1130.com/main.html" target="_blank" title="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.newstalk1130.com/main.htmlhttp://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.newstalk1130.com/main.html">WISN-AM in Milwaukee, which is ownedby Clear Channel Communications. ώm>Talkers Magazine includes Belling in its"ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://talkers.com/main/index.phpoption=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=44" target="_blank" title="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://talkers.com/main/index.phpoption=com_contentɪmp;task=viewɪmp;id=19ɪmp;Itemid=44">Heavy Hundred,"which it describes as "the 100 most important radio talk show hosts in America."According to 1130 WISN-AM, ώm>ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://2005.newstalk1130.com/pages/markbelling.html" target="_blank" title="http://2005.newstalk1130.com/pages/markbelling.html">The Mark Belling Late Afternoon Show "isregularly rated number one in its time slot in the Milwaukee radio market and is the highestrated afternoon drive talk show host in the country." In 2001, Bellingwas awarded National Association of Broadcasters' ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nab.org/AM/Template.cfmSection=Search&template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=8597" target="_blank" title="http://www.nab.org/AM/Template.cfmSection=Searchɪmp;template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfmɪmp;ContentID=8597">Marconi Radio Award formedium-market "Personality of the Year." Belling has said"when you think of Hillary Clinton" the wordȫitches" comes to mind; has called Gloria Steinem a "grizzledold bag," an "old witch," and an Ȯmbittered oldhas-been" and has smeared teachers who have talked about global warmingas "idiot union teachers," "liberal unionized hacks,""greedy, overpaid unionized schoolteachers," andȯruitcakes."ώm>The Neal Boortz Show is anAtlanta-based program that airs weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET. Theprogram is nationally syndicated by ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://coxradio.com/company/syndication.html" target="_blank"Ϭox Radio Syndication,which says that it "partners with the Jones Radio Network to service morethan 200 affiliate stations with programming listened to by several millionpeople each week." According to ώm>ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.talkers.com/main/index.phpoption=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=34" target="_blank">Talkers Magazine,the show is the seventh-rated talk-radio program and averages at least 4.25million listeners a week. Boortz has repeatedly referred to Hurricane Katrinavictims as "parasites" commented that he would "make a lousyMexican" because of his inability to use a floor buffer; and described"single mothers receiving public assistance" as "welfarebroodmares."ώm>The Peter Boyles Show airs weekday mornings from 5 to 9 a.m. MT on Denver's 630 KHOW-AM. According to hisKHOW ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.khow.com/pages/shows-boyles.htmlfeed=119773&article=361092" target="_blank"ϫiography,ȫoyles has received numerous awards including ➾st InvestigativeRadio Talkshow Host' in The Denver Post, Westword, 5280 Magazine, and atthe 1999 Denver A.I.R. awards. He is also considered one of the mostinfluential media people in Colorado."Boyles was a 2006 ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nab.org/AM/Template.cfmSection=Search&template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=5019" target="_blank" title="http://www.nab.org/AM/Template.cfmSection=Searchɪmp;template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfmɪmp;ContentID=5019"ϯinalist for theNational Association of Broadcasters' Marconi Radio Award forlarge-market "Personality of the Year." Boyles has repeatedlyhosted guests who spread the discredited claim that Obama does not have a valid U.S.birth certificate.ώm>The Jon Caldara Show airs on Denver's 850 KOA-AM on weeknights from 10 p.m. to 1a.m. MT. Caldara is ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.i2i.org/main/author.phpauthor_id=93" target="_blank" title="http://www.i2i.org/main/author.phpauthor_id=93">president of theȯree market" Independence Institute and has had a public role innumerous anti-tax and anti-government spending campaigns. Caldara also hosts aȬurrent affairs" television program, ώm>Independent
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  • Media continue to uncritically report McCain campaign attacks on their coverage, but case studies still show disparate coverage in McCain's favor

    Throughout the 2008 general election campaign, the mediauncritically reported complaints by Sen. John McCain's campaign that theyfavored his opponent in their coverage of the presidential race, while makinglittle attempt to assess the accuracy of those complaints or to confirm orrefute them. In September, ώm>ώm>Media Matters for America undertook a ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809190012f=s_search" target="_blank">reviewof the media's coverage of two stories negatively affecting or reflecting onSen. Barack Obama and two stories negatively affecting or reflecting on McCainand compared the extent of media attention to each. ώm>Media Matters has since updated that review through ElectionDay, November 4. Specifically, ώm>ώm>Media Matters compared the media's coverage ofObama's association with Chicagodeveloper ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200806110007" target="_blank"Ϫntoinϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200808220007f=s_search" target="_blank">Rezkoto the media's coverage of McCain's associations with donors for whom McCainreportedly facilitated ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200805230005f=s_search" target="_blank">landdealsώm>ώm>. MediaMatters also compared coverage of Obama's associationwith former Weather Underground member Bill Ayers to coverage of McCain'sassociation with G. Gordon Liddy, whom ώm>ώmϬhicago Tribune columnistSteve Chapman has ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-oped0504chapmanmay04,0,6061828.column" target="_blank"㻞scribed as McCain's "own Bill Ayers."ώm>ώm>Media Matters found that while the five major newspapers --theώm>ώm> Los Angeles Times, ώm>ώm>The New York Times, ώm>ώm>USA Today, ώm>ώm>The WallStreet Journal, and ώm>ώm>The Washington Post -- frequently mentioned Obama's ties to Ayersand Rezko, they rarely mentioned McCain's reported facilitation of land deals thatbenefited donors, and they almost completely ignored McCain's association withLiddy. In addition, the three evening network news broadcasts mentionedObama's ties to Ayers and Rezko several times, but never reported onMcCain's reported facilitation of land deals that benefited donors or hisassociation with Liddyώm>ώm>. Indeed, since ώm>ώm>The New York Times reported on April 22 that McCain facilitated land deals that benefited majordonors, these media outlets mentioned such deals in only five additional reports and one editorial. By contrast, those mediaoutlets mentioned Obama's ties to Rezko -- who was convicted in June in a casein which Obama was never accused of any wrongdoing -- in 76 network evening news broadcasts, newsreports, editorial, or opinion pieces during that same time period. Moreover,while these same media outlets mentioned Obama's ties to Ayers311 times in 2008 throughElection Day, theyproduced only five reports mentioning McCain's connections to Liddy, whomMcCain has praised and repeatedly associated with in public and in campaignsettings. Media Matters'September ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200809190012f=s_search">report -- which found that thosemedia outlets had yet to cover McCain's relationship with Liddy -- therewas some ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0810/09/cnr.02.html">media ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0810/17/lkl.01.html"Ϫttentionon that association. However, the broadcast networks continued toignore the association on their evening news programs, and, with the exceptionof a single ώm>Washington Post ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/13/AR2008101302171.html"Ϭolumnby Richard Cohen, mentions in the five major papers were limitedto sixarticles noting that CBS host David Letterman had asked McCain about hisassociation with Liddy.ώm>ώm>Media Matters has previously ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810040004f=s_search" target="_blank">noted McCain's ties toLiddy. Liddyserved four and a half years in prison in connection with his conviction forhis ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/onpolitics/watergate/liddy.html" target="_blank">role in the Watergate break-in and the break-in at theoffice of the psychiatrist of Daniel Ellsberg, the military analyst who leakedthe Pentagon Papers. Liddy has ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://books.google.com/booksid=YRty_4HT_8kC&pg=PA169&dq=Only+if+there+were+absolutely+no+other+way.+But+yes,+I+would,+if+necessary+to+protect+my+men.+I+gave+them+my+word+I%E2%80%99d+cover+them&sig=ACfU3U1wDwuoYxZdCxrISO-4oz4IFMztEA" target="_blank"㺬knowledged preparing to kill someone during the Ellsbergbreak-in "if necessary" ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://books.google.com/booksid=YRty_4HT_8kC&pg=PA208&dq=I+took+the+position+that,+in+a+hypothetical+case+in+which+the+target&sig=ACfU3U1O2hqX-x2w2V3ZLiAudAzZYsLtLw" target="_blank">plotting to kill journalist Jack Anderson; ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://books.google.com/booksid=YRty_4HT_8kC&pg=PA169&dq=Only+if+there+were+absolutely+no+other+way.+But+yes,+I+would,+if+necessary+to+protect+my+men.+I+gave+them+my+word+I%E2%80%99d+cover+them&sig=ACfU3U1wDwuoYxZdCxrISO-4oz4IFMztEA#PPA309,M1" target="_blank">plotting with a "gangland figure" to kill HowardHunt to stop him from cooperating with investigators; ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://books.google.com/booksid=YRty_4HT_8kC&pg=PA171&dq=We+devised+a+plan+that+entailed+buying&ei=0hrTSIybEoTkygSg3uDpAw&sig=ACfU3U3kI1DJ3zZ1TIhfgmILplU-GA0Vmg#PPA171,M1" target="_blank">plotting to firebomb the Brookings Institution; and ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://books.google.com/booksid=YRty_4HT_8kC&pg=PA197&dq=With+Magruder+and+Dean+out+to+lunch,+I+felt+obliged+to+impress+Mitchell+with+my+seriousness+of+purpose,+that&sig=ACfU3U0_veH7Y5W0hUPGaf28moOKxtDDKA" target="_blank">plotting to kidnap "leftist guerillas" at the1972 Republican National Convention -- a plan he outlined to the Nixonadministration using terminology borrowed from the Nazis. The murder,firebombing, and kidnapping plots were never carried out; the break-ins were. ώm>ώm>Media Matters previously conducted a review ofarticles in ώm>ώm>TheWashington Post and ώm>ώm>The New York Times comparingcoverage of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. with coverage of televangelist JamesHagee, a McCain supporter who hasmade numerous controversial ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200803250012"Ϭomments. ώm>Media Matters ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200804300007"ϯoundthat, from February 27, the date Hagee endorsed McCain for president, to April30, the two papers combined published more than 12 times as many articlesmentioning Wright and Obama as they did mentioning Hagee and McCain. ώm>ώm>Media Mattersalso documented ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200803250012">here, ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200803140013">here, ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200803030006">here, ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200803250005">here, and ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200804250006">here otherexamples of the disparity between the media's extensive coverage ofcontroversial comments made by Wright and other supporters of Obama and theircoverage of controversial ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200803250012" target="_blank" title="http://mediamatters.org/items/200803250012"Ϭomments by Hageeand other supporters of McCain.McCain and land deals vs. Obama and Rezko McCain has reportedly facilitated several land deals thatbenefited wealthy developers who were major McCain donors. But while severalmajor newspapers published initial articles concerning those deals, the mediahave devoted far less attention to McCain's involvement in land deals than they have paidto Obama's ties to Rezko. According to a ώm>ώm>Media Matters search of theNexis and Factiva databases, since ώm>ώm>The New York Times' initialApril 22 article, the land deals were mentioned in only six additional newsarticles, editorials, or opinion pieces in theώm>ώm> Los Angeles Times, ώm>ώm>The New York Times,ώm>ώm>USA Today,ώm>ώm>The Wall Street Journal,or ώm>ώm>The Washington Post,and were not mentioned on any evening network news program through ElectionDay. By contrast, during thatsame time period, 71news articles, editorials, or opinion pieces in those papers have collectivelymentioned Obama and Rezko; the evening news broadcasts have collectivelymentioned Obama and Rezko in five reports. Specifically:The ώm>ώm>Los Angeles Times published one news article that mentioned McCain-facilitated land deals, compared with nine news articles mentioning Obama's association with Rezko. ώm>ώm>The New York Times published its original April 22 news article and one editorial that mentioned McCain-facilitated land deals, compared with 16 news articles and two opinion pieces mentioning Obama's association with Rezko. ώm>ώm>USA Today published one news article that mentioned McCain-facilitated land deals, compared with three news articles mentioning Obama's association with Rezko. ώm>ώm>The Wall Street Journal did not publish a news article, editorial, or opinion piece that mentioned McCain-facilitated land deals, but published six news articles and nine editorials or opinion pieces mentioning Obama's association with Rezko. ώm>ώm>The Washington Post published three news articles that mentioned McCain-facilitated land deals, compared with 20 news articles and six editorials or opinion pieces mentioning Obama's association with Rezko. ώm>World News did not air a report that mentioned McCain-facilitated land deals, but aired three reports mentioning Obama's association with Rezko. The ώm>ώm㻋S Evening News did not air a report that mentioned McCain-facilitated land deals, but aired one report mentioning Obama's association with Rezko. NBC's ώm>ώm>Nightly News did not air a report that mentioned McCain-facilitated land deals, but aired one report mentioning Obama's association with Rezko. In its April 22 article, headlined "ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/22/us/politics/22diamond.html_r=3&pagewanted=all" target="_blank"Ϫ Developer, His Deals and His Ties to McCain," ώm>ώm>The New York Timesexamined McCain's relationship with Arizonadeveloper Donald R. Diamond,reporting that McCain"sponsored two laws sought by Mr. Diamond that resulted in providing himmillions of dollars and thousands of acres in exchange for adding some of hisproperties to national parks." The article described Diamond as"one of the elite fund-raisers Mr. McCain's current presidential campaigncalls Innovators, having raised more than $250,000 so far."In a May 9 article,headlined "ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/08/AR2008050803494.html" target="_blank">McCain Pushed Land Swap That Benefits Backer," ώm>ώm>The Washington Postreported that McCain Ȭhampioned legislation that will let an Arizonarancher trade remote grassland and ponderosa pine forest here for acres ofvaluable federally owned property that is ready for development, a land swapthat now stands to directly benefit one of his top presidential campaignfundraisers." The ώm>Postidentified the Ȫrizonarancher" as SunCor Development president Steven A. Betts, and describedhim as Ȫ longtime McCain supporter who has raised more than $100,000 forthe presumptive Republican nominee."In a May 19 ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-05-15-mccainland_N.htm" target="_blank" title="http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-05-15-mccainland_N.htm"Ϫrticle,ώm>ώm>USA Todayreported that McCain also "inserted $14.3 million in a 2003 defense billto buy land around Luke Air Force Base in a provision sought by SunCorDevelopment." The article further noted that "McCain's campaignshave received $224,000 since 1998 from donors connected to SunCor Developmentparent company Pinnacle West, including $104,100 for his current presidentialrun" and that Pinnacle West's CEO, vice president and lobbyist, and formerpresident, in addition to Betts, are all McCain fundraisers.In an October 27 article,headlined "ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.mcclatchydc.com/226/story/54851.html">McCain pushed regulatorsfor land swap, despite pledge," McClatchy Newspapersreported that "years after he resurrected hispolitical fortunes from the Keating Five savings and loan investigation, JohnMcCain promoted an Arizona land swap that would've benefited a former mentorand partner of the scandal's central figure":ϋlockquote>The owners of the Spur Cross Ranch,a dramatic 2,154-acre tract of Sonoran desert just north of Phoenix, in the late 1990s sought to sell itto a developer who planned to build a premier golf course surrounded by 390luxury homes.Nearby residents andenvironmentalists, however, wanted to preserve the area's unusual cacti, stoneformations and hundreds of Hopi Indian tribal artifacts. <p㺯ter opposition surfaced, thedeveloper sought McCain's help in forging a land swap with the U.S. ForestService -- a deal thatalso would benefit the owners of the ranch, including a company controlled bybillionaire Carl H. Lindner Jr., an associate of Sɪmp;L chief Charles H.Keating.McCain and an aide pushed for theexchange in more than a half dozen sometimes-testy letters and phone calls upand down the Forest Service's hierarchy, according to former agency officialsand correspondence. McCain's office even circulated draft legislation thatwould have overridden the agency's objection to surrendering national forestland. Ultimately, the deal fell apart.McCain's behind-the-scenesmaneuvering on Spur Cross contrasts with his image as a congressional ethicschampion and his pledge --made after the Keating scandal in 1991 sullied his reputation -- never to intervene with regulators again.McClatchy further reported that"the 89-year-old Lindner and his son,Carl H. Lindner III, have raised more than $300,000 for McCain's presidentialcampaign."McCain and Liddy vs. Obama and Ayersώm>Media Matters search of theNexis and Factiva databases, between January 1 and Election Day, the five majornewspapers, as well as the network evening news broadcasts, collectivelybroadcast or published 311news reports, editorials, and opinion pieces mentioning Obama's relationshipwith Ayers. By contrast, over the same period, the five major newspapersproduced six articlesand one opinion piece mentioning McCain's association with Liddy; the evening news broadcastsdid not mention that relationship at all. All six news articles were reports onMcCain's appearance on the October 16 ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810170013" target="_blank"㻭itionof CBS' ώm>Late Show with David Letterman, duringwhich Letterman questioned McCain about his association with Liddy. Specifically:The ώm>ώm>Los Angeles Times published two news articles that mentioned McCain's ties to Liddy, compared with 46 news articles and 13 editorials or opinion pieces mentioning Obama's association with Ayers. ώm>ώm>The New York Times published one news article that mentioned McCain's ties to Liddy, compared with 60 news articles and 16 editorials or opinion pieces mentioning Obama's association with Ayers. ώm>ώm>USA Today published one news article that mentioned McCain's ties to Liddy, compared with 11 news articles and seven editorials or opinion pieces mentioning Obama's association with Ayers. ώm>ώm>The Wall Street Journal did not publish a news article, editorial, or opinion piece that mentioned McCain's ties to Liddy, but published 14 news articles and 26 editorials or opinion pieces mentioning Obama's association with Ayers. ώm>ώm>The Washington Post published two news articles and one opinion piece that mentioned McCain's ties to Liddy, compared with 58 news articles and 35 editorials or opinion pieces mentioning Obama's association with Ayers. ώm>World News did not air a report that mentioned McCain's ties to Liddy, but aired nine reports mentioning Obama's association with Ayers. The ώm>ώm㻋S Evening News did not air a report that mentioned McCain's ties to Liddy, but aired eight reports mentioning Obama's association with Ayers. NBC's ώm>ώm>Nightly News did not air a report that mentioned McCain's ties to Liddy, but aired eight reports mentioning Obama's association with Ayers. The ώm>ώm>Tribune'sChapman wrote in a May4 ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-oped0504chapmanmay04,0,6061828.column" target="_blank"Ϭolumn, "Back in the 1970s, Liddy extolledviolence and committed crimes in the name of a radical ideology." Writingthat "Liddy's penchant for extreme solutions has not abated," Chapmanwent on to note that, in 1994, Liddy "gave some advice to hislisteners" on how to shoot ATF officials. Chapman further wrote that "farfrom repudiating him Liddy, McCain has embraced him." In an August 22blog ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/steve_chapman/2008/08/obamas-radical.html">postabout an Americans Issues Project ad about Obama's association with Ayers,Chapman wrote: "If Obama needs to answer questions about Ayers, McCainhas the same obligation regarding Liddy. How about they both getstarted" Nevertheless, in a 2,140-word October 4 front-page ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/04/us/politics/04ayers.htmlpartner=rssuserland&emc=rss&pagewanted=all"Ϫrticleabout Obama's association with Ayers, ώm>The NewYork Times quoted Chapman denouncing Obama's association with Ayersbut ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/items/200810040004f=s_search"ϭid not notethat Chapman's statement that "if Obama needs to answer questionsabout Ayers, McCain has the same obligation regarding Liddy." In anOctober 7 blog ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/steve_chapman/2008/10/mccain-has-his.html" target="_blank">post citingthe ώm>Times article, Chapman wrote:"While Obama has gotten lots of scrutiny for his connection to Ayers,McCain has never had to explain his association with Liddy. If he can't defendit, he should admit as much. And if he thinks he can defend it, let him."During his October 16 interview with Letterman, McCain said of Liddy:"You say I know Gordon Liddy. I -- he paid his debt. He went to prison.He paid his debt, as people do. I'm not in any way embarrassed to know GordonLiddy, and his son who is also a good friend and supporter of mine."Rezko coverage<pϯrom April 22 to November 4, 76combined network evening news broadcasts and news, editorials, or opinionpieces covered or mentioned Obama's ties to Rezko:ϋr />ϋr />ώm>ώm>Los Angeles Times 9HeadlineNews or Editorial/Op. ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://articles.latimes.com/2008/oct/09/nation/na-briefs9">Judge delays sentencing for RezkoNProsecutors delay Rezko sentencingNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-campaign7-2008oct07,0,4435947.storytrack=rss" title=ȫlocked::http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-campaign7-2008oct07,0,4435947.storytrack=rss">McCain, Obama introduce newly sharp tone amid major news eventsNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-campaign6-2008oct06,0,7280347.story" title=ȫlocked::http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-campaign6-2008oct06,0,7280347.story"㺺rack Obama accuses Republicans of distracting voters from the economyNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-onthemedia9-2008sep09,0,2053631.story" target="_blank" title=ȫlocked::http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-onthemedia9-2008sep09,0,2053631.story">Hiding Sarah Palin behind �rence'Nϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-obama28-2008aug28,0,2758412,full.story" target="_blank" title=ȫlocked::http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-obama28-2008aug28,0,2758412,full.storyhttp://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-obama28-2008aug28,0,2758412,full.story"㺺rack Obama: Search for identityNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-campaign22-2008aug22,0,2543403.story" target="_blank" title=ȫlocked::http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-campaign22-2008aug22,0,2543403.storyhttp://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-campaign22-2008aug22,0,2543403.story">McCain out of touch if he's lost count of his homes, Obama saysNRezko closing arguments beginNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://articles.latimes.com/2008/may/06/nation/na-rezko6" target="_blank" title=ȫlocked::http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://articles.latimes.com/2008/may/06/nation/na-rezko6http://articles.latimes.com/2008/may/06/nation/na-rezko6"Ϫntoin Rezko won't take the stand in his fraud trialNώm>ώm>ϋr />The New York Times 18HeadlineNews or Editorial/Op.ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/weekinreview/26kantor.htmlpagewanted=all"㺺rack Obama, Forever Sizing UpNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.htmlres=9806E0D6133AF937A25753C1A96E9C8B63&scp=2&sq=g.o.p.%20opens%20wallet%20for%20ads&st=cse">G.O.P. Opens Wallet for AdsNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/11/us/politics/11adbox.html"Ϫttacking Obama's AssociationsNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/09/us/politics/09mccain.html">McCain Excites Crowds With Criticism of ObamaNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.htmlres=9803E4D61739F935A35753C1A96E9C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all">Seeking to Shift Attention to Judicial NomineesNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/05/opinion/05pubed.htmlpagewanted=all">Political Scorekeepingϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/25/us/25ethics.html">Lawmakers in Illinois Make Ethics Top PriorityNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/24/us/politics/24groups.html">Pinpoint Attacks Focus on ObamaNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.htmlres=9906E4D61538F930A1575AC0A96E9C8B63">Obama's Chicago, in McCain's EyesNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/23/us/politics/23obama.htm">Obama Carries Uneven Record as Debater to First Contest With McCainNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/22/us/politics/22memo.html">Obama and McCain Seek a Common TouchNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.htmlres=9400E7DD153FF93AA2575BC0A96E9C8B63">UNIONS UNITED; Hitting McCain Where He LivesNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/05/us/politics/05rezko.html"Ϯx-Obama Fund-Raiser Is Convicted Of FraudNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/12/us/12illinois.html"Ϭorruption Case Taints Rising Political StarNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/11/us/politics/11chicago.htmlpagewanted=all">Pragmatic Politics, Forged on the South SideNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/us/politics/08repubs.htmlref=politics">Republicans Focus on Obama as Fall OpponentNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/opinion/27rich.html">How McCain Lost in Pennsylvaniaϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/23/us/politics/23rezko.html"Ϯx-Official in Illinois Admits Lying About Job for DonationNώm>ώm>ϋr />USA Today 3HeadlineNews or Editorial/Op.ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-10-15-fundraisers-corruption_N.htmloc=interstitialskip"ϯundraisers linked to corruption casesNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-08-24-mccain-ad_N.htm">McCain ad: Clinton's 'truth hurt'Nϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-08-21-mccain-homes_N.htm">Obama slams McCain's inability to count family residencesNώm>ώm>ϋr />The Wall Street Journal 15HeadlineNews or Editorial/Op.ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122567305273191707.html">Leap of Hopeϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122541378179586551.html">The Chicago Boysϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122471862591760559.html">The Tax Argument Still Worksϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://blogs.wsj.com/politicalperceptions/2008/10/07/a-mccain-comeback-may-rely-on-feeling-the-nations-anger/"Ϫ McCain Comeback May Rely On Feeling the Nation's Angerϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/miarticle.htmid=2939">Politics, Still Localϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB122005063234084813.html">Obama Should Come Clean on Ayers, Rezko and the Iraqi Billionaireϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121937270122562683.htmlmod=googlenews_wsj">House Party: Obama Homes In on McCainNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121918996082755013.htmlmod=googlenews_wsj">Obama Played by Chicago Rulesϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121314375651462773.htmlmod=opinion_main_review_and_outlooks"ϯriends of Barackϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121278857397353091.html">GOP Starts Recycling Primary Clips Attacking ObamaNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121262213641246799.html">Obama Heads to Election With Some WeaknessesNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121261183209046179.html">Rezko Convicted of Wire Fraud, Money LaunderingNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121193223213724275.htmlmod=opinion_main_commentaries">Our Collectivist Candidatesϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB121055336572783989.html"ϯor Obama, Advice Straight UpNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://online.wsj.com/public/article_print/SB121027040022277961.html"ϯrom Their House to the White HouseNώm>ώm>ϋr />The WashingtonPost 26HeadlineNews or Editorial/Op.ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/22/AR2008102203345.html">In Ads, GOP Stresses Obama's Ties to Chicago DeveloperNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/17/AR2008101702039.html">Just in Case McCain Winsϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/13/AR2008101302425.html">McCain Attack Ads Called Inevitable -- And IneffectiveNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/10/AR2008101002610.html">To Some Readers, Bias on Displayϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/10/AR2008101002897.html">McCain Mum on Former PastorNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/09/AR2008100902328.html">Obama ɪmp; Friends: Judge Notϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/05/AR2008100502356.html"㻊ndidates Prepare for Tuesday's Town Hall DebateNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/05/AR2008100502200.html">Obama Attack Gets Asterisk on AccuracyNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/03/AR2008100303738.html">McCain Plans Fiercer Strategy Against ObamaNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/02/AR2008100203043.html">Hail Mary vs. Cool Barryϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/02/AR2008100203945.html">Obama's Judgment QuestionedNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/22/AR2008092202893.html">Hitting Hard on Debatable PointsNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/02/AR2008090203144.html">McCain Strategist Blasts MediaNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/26/AR2008082603046.html">Romney Leads a Denver CounteroffensiveNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/23/AR2008082300890.html">Obama Calls His Pick, Biden, Both a Statesman and FighterNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/22/AR2008082202088.html"Ϯxtreme Campaign Makeoverϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/21/AR2008082103562.html">Obama's Judgment Is QuestionedNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/21/AR2008082103532.html">Houses Add Up to A Snag for McCainNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/12/AR2008081202875.htmlhpid=topnews"㻊n McCain Use Advice Clinton Got on ObamaNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/13/AR2008071301904.html">In Obama's Circle, Chicago Remains The Tie That BindsNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/01/AR2008070103008.html">Obama Got Discount on Home LoanNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/04/AR2008060402824.html"ϯormer Obama Fundraiser Convicted of CorruptionNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/03/AR2008060303852.html"ϯor Clinton, A Following Of 'Marshans'Nϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/22/AR2008052203905.html">Obama as You've Never Known Him!Nϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/05/AR2008050502287.html">Rezko's Defense Rests Without Calling WitnessNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/24/AR2008042402983.html">Obama's ɽistractions'ϋr />ABC evening news broadcasts 3Showώm>ώm>World News Sundayώm>ώm>World News with Charles Gibsonώm>ώm>World News with Charles Gibsonϋr />CBS evening news broadcast 1 Showώm>ώm㻋S Evening News with Katie Couricϋr />NBC evening news broadcast 1 Showώm>ώm>Nightly News with Brian Williamsϋr />Land deals coverage<pϯrom April 22 to November 4, seven news,editorials, or opinion pieces mentioned that McCain reportedly facilitated landdeals that benefited wealthy developers who were major McCain donors: ώm>ώm>Los Angeles Times 1HeadlineNews or Editorial/Op.ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://articles.latimes.com/2008/may/09/nation/na-mccainland9">McCain land deal benefits donorNώm>ώm>ϋr />The New York Times 2HeadlineNews or Editorial/Op.ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/25/opinion/25fri1.htmlref=opinion">The Trouble With Not Being Earnestϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/22/us/politics/22diamond.htmlpagewanted=all"Ϫ Developer, His Deals and His Ties to McCainNώm>ώm>ϋr />USA Today 1HeadlineNews or Editorial/Op.ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-05-15-mccainland_N.htm">Price of power: McCain action helped Arizona land developerNώm>ώm>ϋr />The Wall Street Journal: No coverage. ώm>ώm>ϋr />The WashingtonPost 3 HeadlineNews or Editorial/Op.ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/25/AR2008062502858.html">Top McCain Adviser Has Found Success Mixing Money, PoliticsNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/19/AR2008051902728.html">John McCain's Rapid-Fire RespondersNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/08/AR2008050803494.html">McCain Pushed Land Swap That Benefits BackerNϋr />ABC evening news broadcast: No coverage. ϋr />NBC evening news broadcast: No coverage. ϋr />CBS evening news broadcast: No coverageϋr />Ayers coverage<pϯrom January 1 to November 4, 311combined network evening news broadcasts and news, editorials, or opinionpieces mentioned Obama's ties to Ayers:ώm>ώm>ϋr />ϋr />Los Angeles Times 59 HeadlineNews or Editorial/Op.ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-sabato4-2008nov04,0,1905333.story">Negative campaigning -- what's newϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-video30-2008oct30,0,1408449.story">McCain, Palin demand ώm>L.A. Times release Obama videoNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-gop28-2008oct28,0,3963149.story">Social conservatives fight for control of Republican PartyNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-american26-2008oct26,0,998142.story">Patriotism and the presidencyϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-barton25-2008oct25,0,1323529.story">One smear that didn't workϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-robocall23-2008oct23,0,661268.story"Ϫ GOP "robocall"ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-voters21-2008oct21,3,1307357.story">Swing voters are bothered by McCain's temperament and his partyNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-na-obama21-2008oct21,0,5435055.story"㺺rack Obama turns rivals' words on them in FloridaNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-et-foxfriends21-2008oct21,0,2633121.story">ȯox ɪmp; Friends" anchors are having funNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-na-campaign20-2008oct20,0,180603.story"㺺rack Obama has advantages of big bucks, a big name: Colin PowellNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-ticket19-2008oct19,0,971590.storytrack=rss">Palin doesn't doubt Obama loves America -- but Michele Bachmann doesNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-goldberg19-2008oct19,0,6672204.story">Is McCain "race-baiting"ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-campaign18-2008oct18,0,1160191.story">Obama, McCain solidify campaign themes in fights for crucial statesNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-robo18-2008oct18,0,782963.story">GOP Sen. Susan Collins decries anti-Obama robocallsNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-ayers17-2008oct17,0,4666998.story">McCain campaign's robocalls seek to link Obama, AyersNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-letterman17-2008oct17,0,1508674.story">McCain appears on Letterman show, hat in handNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-campaign17-2008oct17,0,373757.story">Obama, McCain repeat themes from debateNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-factcheck16-2008oct16,0,5905242.story"ϯrom Ayers to abortion: fact-checking the debateNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-debate16-2008oct16,0,7923080.story">McCain's debatable strategyϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-newmexico16-2008oct16,0,3999043.story">Undecided Latino voters may be key in New MexicoNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-na-assess16-2008oct16,0,4249658.story">McCain deals no lethal blows in final debate with ObamaNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-debate16-2008oct16,0,5385470.storytrack=rss">McCain, Obama duel in caustic debate finaleNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-reax16-2008oct16,0,4129894.story"ϥ voters identify high, low pointsNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-ads15-2008oct15,0,3251433.story"Ϫttack ad seeks to link Obama to his former pastorNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-na-acorn15-2008oct15,0,6539990.story">McCain calls for "voter fraud" inquiryNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/bal-mccain1014,0,1471655.story"Ϫnother day, another strategy for John McCainNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-cool14-2008oct14,0,4853233.story"ϯire and ice in American cultureNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/washingtondc/la-na-ayers13-2008oct13,0,6465265.story"ϯormer federal prosecutor decries William Ayers linkNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/la-et-channel13-2008oct13,0,2694674.story">These days, even "The View" is getting politicalϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-campaign12-2008oct12,0,4441580.story">John McCain and Sarah Palin try new tacticsNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/la-na-wave12-2008oct12,0,3512211.story">Obama rides a wave of bad economic newsNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/la-na-wave12-2008oct12,0,3512211.story">McCain calms supporters, urges respect for ObamaNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-campaign10-2008oct10,0,2477870.story">McCain, Obama seek to seed doubtsNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-na-onthemedia10-2008oct10,0,1889276,full.story"ϯox News' faux documentary sets new lowϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-mccain9-2008oct09,0,2298525.story">McCain campaign ratchets up the rhetoricNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-na-tvcritic8-2008oct08,0,2725111.story">McCain, Obama and a ȯriendly" town hallϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/la-na-debate8-2008oct08,0,6978801.story">McCain, Obama clash over economy in a testy debateNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-assess8-2008oct08,0,6881351.storytrack=rss">In debate, McCain and Obama battle mostly to a drawNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-campaign7-2008oct07,0,4435947.storytrack=rss">McCain, Obama introduce newly sharp tone amid major news eventsNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-ayers7-2008oct07,0,7762158.story">Obama's Ayers connectionϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-campaign6-2008oct06,0,7280347.story"㺺rack Obama accuses Republicans of distracting voters from the economyNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-palin5-2008oct05,0,5117713.story">Sarah Palin claims Barack Obama would "pal around with terrorists"Nϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-campaign15-2008sep15,0,7458618.story"㺺rack Obama raises the funding roofNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://articles.latimes.com/2008/aug/30/nation/na-trailobama30">Some Obama links will misleadNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-obama28-2008aug28,0,2758412,full.story"㺺rack Obama: Search for identityNNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://articles.latimes.com/2008/aug/23/nation/na-simmons23"ϫillionaire behind Swift Boat ads funded anti-Obama spotNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://articles.latimes.com/2008/aug/22/nation/na-ad22"㺭 attacks Obama's ties to leftist leaderNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-op-klein1-2008jun01,0,2168608.story">The Obama-McCain age gap that mattersϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://articles.latimes.com/2008/may/19/nation/na-campaign19">Obama pounds away at McCainNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-schoen15-2008may15,0,5541828.story">Steeling ObamaGOP makes a target of ObamaNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://articles.latimes.com/2008/apr/24/nation/na-ayers24"Ϯx-radical William Ayers keeps low profileNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://articles.latimes.com/2008/apr/22/nation/na-pennsylvania22">What to look for in PennsylvaniaNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://articles.latimes.com/2008/apr/21/nation/na-pennsylvania21">Heating up in PennsylvaniaNModerators' 'gotcha' tone inspires angry new debateNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://articles.latimes.com/2008/apr/18/nation/na-radicals18">Obama and the former radicalsNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://articles.latimes.com/2008/apr/18/opinion/ed-association18">The influence testNώm>ώm>ϋr />The New York Times 76HeadlineNews or Editorial/Op.ϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/03/books/03terk.htmlpagewanted=all">He Gave Voice to Many, Among Them Himselfϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/02/nyregion/westchester/02votewe.html_r=1&oref=slogin"㻊ll to Ease Property Taxes Resounds in 35th DistrictNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/01/us/politics/01angst.htmlpagewanted=all">Obama Is Up, And Fans Fear That Jinxes ItNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/31/nyregion/31khalil.htmlpartner=rssnyt&emc=rss" target="_parent">Political Storm Finds A Columbia ProfessorNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/28/arts/television/28watc.html"Ϭoverage Of Election Now Lacks SuspenseNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/28/opinion/28herbert.htmlpartner=rssnyt&emc=rss"Ϫ Choice and an Echoϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/27/pennsylvania-republican-apologizes-for-anti-obama-e-mail/">Pennsylvania Republican Apologizes for Anti-Obama E-mailNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/27/us/politics/27pennsylvania.html"㻞mocrats in Steel Country See Color, and Beyond ItNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/27/nyregion/27ayers.html"Ϯx-Radical Talks of Education and Justice, Not ObamaNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/nyregion/westchester/26voiceswe.htmlpagewanted=all">In Westchester, Economy is No. 1 Concern, but Agreement Stops ThereNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/nyregion/long-island/26voicesli.htmlpagewanted=all"㻬onomy Is No. 1 Concern, but Agreement Stops ThereNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/23/gop-denies-involvement-in-fox-quoting-robotext/">G.O.P. Denies Involvement in Fox-Quoting 'Robotext'Nϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/24/us/politics/24web-seelye.html">In Political Coverage, Nothing Succeeds Like SuccessNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.htmlres=9E03E2D6173AF930A15753C1A96E9C8B63"Ϫ Twist on Automated CallsNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/23/us/politics/23murphy.html"Ϫ Onetime McCain Insider Is Now Offering Advice Unwanted From the OutsideNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/23/opinion/23collins.htmlpartner=rssnyt&emc=rss"Ϭonfessions of a Phone Solicitorϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/20/us/politics/20campaign.htmlpartner=rssnyt&emc=rss"ϭonation Record as Colin Powell Endorses ObamaNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/18/us/politics/18robo.htmlref=us">Republicans Rain Negative Automated Calls on Voters in Swing StatesNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/us/politics/17campaign.html">Polls Cause Campaigns to Change Their ItinerariesNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/opinion/17brooks.html">Thinking About Obamaϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/16/us/politics/16assess.html">McCain Attacks, but Obama Stays SteadyNϊ href="http://mediamatters.org/rdto=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/16/opinion/16collins.htmlpart