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. Father of filmmaker behind ACORN videos has backlog of controversial remarks The Washington Post recently reported that according to Young America's Foundation director Ron Robinson, Hannah Giles, who helped create the controversial ACORN videos, "may have been inspired to some extent" by the work of her father, Townhall.com columnist Doug Giles -- who has frequently uttered extremist, radical, or ridiculous remarks while attacking the Obama administration and progressives. Notably, Giles stated with regard to health care reform that "thinking, unbeholden people aren't buying Barack's crack," suggested President Obama is "treat[ing] us like Ike Turner did Tina," and called Obama's outreach to Christians a "booty call." Read More NY Times disappears Fox's history of attacking Obama as "racist" and a fascist In a September 21 article, The New York Times reported that President Obama "gave five back-to-back television interviews broadcast on Sunday," but engaged in an act of "Medici vengeance" and showed "a rare sign of frustration, and payback" by not "speak[ing] to 'Fox News Sunday.' " The Times reported that "the presidential slight" occurred because "Fox did not broadcast Mr. Obama's health care speech to Congress on Sept. 9," but the Times did not address that Fox News hosts have maligned Obama as a "racist" and repeatedly compared him to Hitler. Read More Dobbs promotes website that hosts several pro-secession articles On the September 17 broadcast of his radio show, Lou Dobbs hosted Tenth Amendment Center founder Michael Boldin and repeatedly "urge[d]" his listeners to visit the group's "very interesting" website. The site, among other things, has published or reprinted several articles advocating secession from the United States. Read More Lipson's call for independent prosecutor to investigate ACORN rests on baseless claims In a September 20 op-ed in the Chicago Tribune, University of Chicago political science professor Charles Lipson called for an independent prosecutor to investigate ACORN by baselessly arguing that Attorney General Eric Holder was incapable of conducting a "fair-minded, independent" investigation into the organization, and that Holder "compounded these concerns" because cases against Gov. Bill Richardson (D-NM) and the New Black Panther Party were dropped. But Lipson cited no evidence to support the claim that Holder influenced either decision. Read More Emerging right-wing talking point: Special prosecutor needed to investigate ACORN University of Chicago political science professor Charles Lipson and The Wall Street Journal's James Taranto, each of whom has previously pushed conservative talking points, have recently suggested that Attorney General Eric Holder should appoint an independent special prosecutor to investigate ACORN in the wake of the recently released videos exposing improper behavior at several ACORN offices. Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh, meanwhile, have suggested that an investigation of ACORN by the Justice Department will not be valid because of the group's ties to Democrats and the Obama administration. Read More Breitbart now really stretching to link White House with ACORN Andrew Breitbart's website BigGovernment.com, which pushed the undercover ACORN videos, is continuing its quest "to wake-up America to Obama Administration relationships with ACORN" -- no matter how insignificant those relationships are. Breitbart's latest evidence of "relationships" consist of a White House employee who previously worked for an organization that has had a "partnership" with ACORN and a White House website that redirects to a volunteer database containing opportunities to volunteer with ACORN. Read More You can help support our work; become a volunteer media monitor, or donate to Media Matters for America.

VIDEO: Evil genius Michael Steele calls Obama racist for backstabbing Gov. Paterson

VIDEO: Evil genius Michael Steele calls Obama racist for backstabbing Gov. Paterson

Republican party chairman Michael Steele had his tongue firmly in his cheek today, using the Obama machine’s own medicine against it when he subtly played the race card against President Obama.

Fox Producer Caught Stoking Protest Crowd - Politics News Briefs | Newser

Fox Producer Caught Stoking Protest Crowd - Politics News Briefs | Newser

The claim by Fox News that it covered the 9/12 protest in Washington like no other media turned out to be true. A behind-the-scenes video clearly shows a Fox News producer raising her arms as the camera rolled to increase cheers and chants from the supposedly-spontaneous crowd, reports the Huffington Post. Producer Heidi Noonan whips up the crowd behind reporter Griff Jenkins, then, apparently noticing she's being filmed, ducks down.

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"Honor killing' could await Rifqa in Sri Lanka

Can't see this email? View the online version. ACORN investigation? Advertisement New DVD Release - Order Today - Free Shipping 'Honor killing' could await Rifqa in Sri Lanka A former Muslim who now heads a Southern Baptist seminary says Rifqa Bary faces certain death in her native Sri Lanka if she's not allowed to stay in the U.S. Perspective: Islam on the march in DC If past media coverage is any gauge, America is about to get a giant, mushy Hallmark card on behalf of Islam on Friday. 'Rent-a-Mob' (ACORN) deserves investigation Former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is calling on House and Senate negotiators to completely defund the liberal activist group ACORN -- an organization he calls "Rent-a-Mob." Billy Graham's grandson to remain pastor of megachurch A grandson of evangelist Billy Graham will continue to lead the Florida megachurch founded by the late evangelical leader D. James Kennedy. 'Soft preaching' produces hard people Popular Christian author John MacArthur says one can look to Jesus when it comes to dealing with false teachers and bad theology. More of today's news Nyc Hotel Killi... Insane Killer F... Fl Family Slain 4 presumed dead after plane crashes into Florida Everglades FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Rescue crews are returning to the Florida Everglades to comb the site of a small plane crash that killed as many as four people on Colo. terror plot suspect due in federal court DENVER A Colorado man arrested as part of a terrorism investigation who admitted to receiving training from al Qaida will be in court to hear the charges against him. Report: Troops needed to avoid Afghan failure National Security Writer WASHINGTON The situation in Afghanistan is serious and growing worse and without more boots on the ground the United States risks failure in a war it's Calif. rapper suspected of killing 4 RICHMOND, Va. A 20 year old California man calling himself Syko Sam rapped in his "horrorcore" lyrics on "the best feeling" derived from killing people slowly, watching their House moves to extend unemployment benefits WASHINGTON Despite predictions the Great Recession is running out of steam, the House is taking up emergency legislation this week to help the millions of Americans who see NEA: Big time supporter of ACORN by Bryan Fischer, AFA Director of Issue Analysis If values driven teachers needed another reason to dump their memberships in the National Education Association, here it is. According to the Department of Labor, the NEA gave $300,000 of its union When the First Lady shops by Bryan Fischer, AFA Director of Issue Analysis According to the Washington Post, When the First Lady shops, the planet dies. Excerpts from Dana Milbank’s piece, on Michelle Obama’s trip to a farmer’s market just down the street from the Good News and the Fringe Media by Jerry Richardson Many conservatives have complained to anyone willing to listen that most large news organizations in modern America are decidedly tilted toward the political left. Worse, these organizations have allowed their ideological bias to subvert the long accepted, School Officials Cleared in Mealtime Prayer Case Yesterday Pace High School Principal Frank Lay and Athletic Director Robert Freeman were cleared of contempt charges that arose from asking a blessing at a meal to honor private contributors to the school's athletic program. See LifeSite News andLiberty Counsel. Pelosi's Crocodile Tears by Jeremy Wiggins Nancy Pelosi has yet again managed to ruin an opportunity to provide some healing during this difficult times, and turned it into prejudiced rhetoric once again. Instead of saying something like, "We can all learn a lesson Poll: 77% of OK highschoolers can't name the first president Elijah Friedeman| We're used to ignorance in our society, but this is almost beyond belief. When asked who the first president of the U.S. was, 77% of high school students in OK couldn't answer correctly. ACORN CEO Blames Modern-Day McCarthyism For Troubles Check out this video of MSNBC's Ed Schultz interviewing ACORN CEO Bertha Lewis. Lewissays ACORN is a "target of this right wing Republican attempt. . ." and that they will "not stand for this modern day McCarthyism . . ." 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Conservative News, Issues, Political Cartoons, Blogs, Talk Radio, Commentary from Townhall Conservatives

Conservative News, Issues, Political Cartoons, Blogs, Talk Radio, Commentary from Townhall Conservatives

The worst chief executive of the twentieth century dismissed tea party protestors as sore losers who cannot accept the painful reality that an African-American man is now the President of the United States.

Politics, Political News - POLITICO.com

Politics, Political News - POLITICO.com

In the most contentious exchange of President Barack Obama’s marathon of five Sunday shows, he said it is “not true” that a requirement for individuals to get health insurance under a key reform plan now being debated amounts to a tax increase.

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CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News

Three men charged with lying to federal agents during a terrorism probe are scheduled to make court appearances Monday.