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Fact vs. Fiction in the Limbaugh “Phony Soldiers” Controversy

05-Oct-07

To: Interested Parties
From: Karl Frisch, Media Matters for America
Re: Fact vs. Fiction in the Limbaugh “phony soldiers” controversy…
Below you will find a brief description of Rush Limbaugh’s “phony soldiers” comments along with documentation that corrects common misconceptions in the media about the controversy surrounding his remarks and subsequent statements on [...]

Rush Refers to Murtha as “Genuine Phony Soldier”

28-Sep-07

Responding to the growing controversy over his claims that members of the military who support U.S. withdrawal from Iraq are “phony soldiers,” Rush Limbaugh today referred to Rep. John Murtha (D-PA), a Vietnam veteran, as a “genuine phony soldier.” Limbaugh also falsely claimed that Media Matters for America had taken his original statement out of [...]

O’Reilly Attacks Media Matters for Posting Harlem Remarks

25-Sep-07

Fox News Host Riled Over Exposure of Racially Charged Statements
Yesterday, Rick Sanchez, host of CNN’s Out in the Open, reported that Bill O’Reilly attacked Media Matters for America for documenting racially charged comments he made on his nationally syndicated radio program, calling it a “hatchet job.” The prominent conservative [...]

Report: Black and White and Re(a)d All Over

12-Sep-07

Op-Ed Pages Dominated by Right
Unprecedented New Study of U.S. Dailys Shows Conservatives with Distinct Advantage in Syndicated Op-Eds
Report is Available Online at:
http://www.mediamatters.org/reports/oped/
Media Matters for America today released “Black and White and Re(a)d All Over: The Conservative Advantage in Syndicated Op-Ed Columns,” a comprehensive and unprecedented analysis of nationally syndicated [...]