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Monday, June 07, 2010

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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.

Right-wing Mad Libs: [Insert event] is Obama's [insert catastrophe]
Media figures have advanced a long line of inane historical analogies to attack the Obama administration, characterizing the Gulf oil spill -- and a wide range of other events -- as Obama's Katrina and searching for Obama's Watergate, Obama's 9-11, and Obama's Waterloo, among others.
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The media's Obama double standard
In yet another example of the conservative media creating a double standard for President Obama, right wing media outlets attacked him for giving "absolutely no commemoration" of the D-Day anniversary. In fact, Obama's D-Day commemorations mirror the Bush administration's; both commemorated D-Day on significant anniversaries but not annually. Read More

Varney contradicts private analysts, economists with claim that stimulus failed
Fox business analyst Stuart Varney claimed -- without evidence -- that President Obama's Recovery Act was "wasted money" and that it "did not produce jobs." However, Varney's statement stands in stark contrast to that of prominent private analysts and economists who estimate that the stimulus has in fact aided economic recovery. Read More

CNN's Erickson falsely suggested Obama ignored Tennessee flooding
On RedState.com, CNN contributor Erick Erickson falsely suggested that President Obama "never addressed [Nashville, Tennessee] after its horrific floods." In fact, Obama acted swiftly to provide federal aid to the area and won praise from Tennessee Governor (and former Mayor of Nashville) Phil Bredesen. 
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Karl Rove doesn't shoot straight in addressing Obama's oil spill response
Criticizing President Obama's response to the Gulf oil spill, Karl Rove said Obama "should have shot straight" and acknowledged that the "only sure way" to stop the spill was to drill relief wells. In fact, Obama has repeatedly offered very similar comments about the spill. Read More

Glenn Beck promotes book rife with anti-Semitism and racism
Glenn Beck promoted The Red Network: A "Who's Who" and Handbook of Radicalism for Patriots, stating that the book is "from people who were doing what we're doing now. We now are documenting who all of these people are." However, the book's author, Elizabeth Dilling, was a virulent anti-Semite, and The Red Network itself contains numerous passages that espouse anti-Semitism and racism. Read More

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Monday, June 7, 2010


Blackhawks 1 win from Stanley Cup | VIDEO
The Blackhawks are on the brink of a championship, one win away from the Stanley Cup after wiping out the Philadelphia Flyers Sunday night.

UofC doctor attacked, robbed
A doctor is hospitalized after he was beaten during a robbery early Monday morning.

Teen shot and killed in Cicero
A 15-year-old boy is dead after he was shot in the head in west suburban Cicero.

Woman charged in card-game murder
Murder charges have been filed against a woman accused of shooting another woman during a card game.

Quinn to tour storm-damaged towns | VIDEO
Gov. Pat Quinn is expected to tour a central Illinois community damaged by a tornado and storms over the weekend.

Blago judge wants jury seated by Tues. | VIDEO
Jury selection resumed Monday morning at the corruption trial of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich.


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