Media Matters Daily Summary

Here are today's news items from Media Matters for America, click on the title or 'read more' to read the entirety of each story. National Journal reported that McCain "buck[ed] his party on immigration," but ignored his reversal National Journal repeatedly referred to how Sen. John McCain "buck[ed] his party on immigration" prior to 2008, but did not address McCain's flip-flop on immigration reform during the 2008 presidential campaign. Read More Nicolle Wallace misrepresented Obama's remarks about U.S., European attitudes On Morning Joe, Nicolle Wallace falsely suggested that President Obama did not praise the U.S. and did not criticize Europe during a speech in France. In fact, during his speech, Obama criticized "anti-Americanism" in Europe and referred to "the good that America so often does in the world." Read More Media advance discredited GOP calculation of Obama cap-and-trade proposal cost Several media figures and outlets have uncritically repeated or failed to challenge the discredited GOP talking point that President Obama's cap-and-trade proposal would cost the average U.S. household more than $3,000 per year. Read More You can help support our work; become a volunteer media monitor, or donate to Media Matters for America.