| Perpetrator(s) |
Myth,
Lie, Deceit,
Bias, Denial or Just
Plain B.S. on |
Proof
provided by |
Date |
Most
recent
update? |
Most
media
Ceci Connolly (WP)
Katherine Seelye (NYT) |
Media bias
against Gore |
MSNBC
Hardball transcript
in which Bush's pet-puppy
Fineman concedes Bush
in "control of the Press."
Jane
Hall
Columbia
Journalism
Review
Daily Howler
1,
2,
3
Jake Tapper
Salon
Eric Boehlert
Rolling
Stone
1,
2 Dwight
Meredith
Politics,
Law and Autism
Robert Parry
Consortium
News
Scott Rosenberg
Salon
Paul Waldman
The
American Prospect
Eric Alterman
The
Nation |
Various |
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Yes
|
Pretty much
all the mainstream
media (NYT, WP, NBC,
Faux News Channel (esp.
the serial liar Sean Hannity
, etc.) and of course
the non-mainstream media
(e.g., Rush L,
Washington Times) |
The
"Love Canal"
The "Love Story"
issue |
Robert
Parry
Washington
Monthly
Consortium
News
Scott Shepard
Cox
News
Eric Boehlert
Rolling
Stone
Daily
Howler
Urban
Legend
Zeitgeist
|
4/00
2/00
4/00?
12/01
9/00
?/?
|
-
|
| Mainstream
and right-wing media
Wired News in particular,
WP, AP, USA Today, others |
The
"Internet" |
Daily
Howler
Phil Agre
Red
Rock Eater Digest
Scott Shepard
Cox
News
Richard Wiggins
First
Monday |
12/02
10/00
4/00
10/00
|
-
-
-
-
|
| Washington
Times
Faux News Channel
|
Buddhist
temple
visit / "fundraising" |
Daily
Howler
1,
2,
3
Joe Conason
Salon
1,
2
Eric Boehlert
Salon
|
7-9/00
6/00
10/00
|
-
-
-
|
Tony
Blankley
(Washington Times)
and other right-wing media
|
Gore and
the internal
combustion engine |
Daily
Howler
Gregg Easterbrook
The
New Republic
Richard Prasad
Democratic
Underground
Sam Parry
Consortium
News
|
8/02
2/03
1/02
4/01
|
-
|
Right-wing
media
(for the most part)
Sometimes others too (e.g.,
CNN)
|
The
fact that (conservative)
media is based on GOP/
RW
talking points |
Ben
Fritz
Spinsanity
E. J. Dionne
Washington
Post
Paul Krugman
New
York Times
Daily Howler
1,
2,
3,
4
|
12/02
12/02
11/02
8-12/02
|
-
|
| Washington
Times, AP, etc. |
(a) Floodgate
(NH)
(b) Gore's years' as
a journalist
(c) Childhood lullaby
"Look for the Union Label"
|
(a)
Jake
Tapper
Salon
(a)-(c)
Eric Boehlert
Rolling
Stone
Daily
Howler |
8/99
12/01
8/99
|
-
|
Various
(e.g., Bill Sammon's
lie-ridden book)
|
Gore trying
to "steal the
election"
|
Daily
Howler
More to come!
|
6/01
|
Yes
|
| Various
|
Boyhood
farm
experiences
and
"Fancy Hotel" Home
|
Daily
Howler
1,
2
Scott
Shepard
Cox
News
|
10/00
8/02
4/00
|
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-
-
|
Boston
Globe,
Sean Hannity (Faux
News Channel) |
Gore on his
father's
civil rights record |
Daily
Howler
1,
2
CNN
Urban
Legend
Zeitgeist
|
5/00
12/02
12/98
?/?
|
-
-
-
|
| Some news
media
Recently, E. D. Hill (Faux
News Channel)
|
(a)
Mother's and dog's
Arthritis medicine;
(b) Sister in Peace Corps;
(c) Taking Tobacco money
(d) Law school, "brilliant
student", divinity school
(e) Arrest of corrupt
criminals
(f) Class action lawsuit
by Blacks in Secret Service
(g) Black maid sitting
out in hot car |
(a)-(f)
Urban
Legend
Zeitgeist
(f), (g) Daily
Howler
|
?/?
12/02
|
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-
|
Jeff
Greenfield (CNN) and
others
|
Gore's
Presidential debate
performance and on who
really won the debates
(fact: Gore won) |
Daily
Howler
1,
2,
3,
4,
5
Eric Boehlert
Salon
|
5-6/01
8/02
10/00
|
-
-
|
| Faux News
Channel
Frank Rich
(New York Times)
|
Gore's
supposed volte-
face or equivocation
on Iraq |
Daily
Howler
1,
2,
3
Read Al Gore's speech
USA
Today
|
11/02
9/02
9/02
|
-
|
| Michael
Kelly (WP) |
Gore
on Al Qaeda |
Dwight
Meredith
Politics,
Law and Autism
|
10/02 |
-
|
CNN, WP,
New York Times,
Salon, NRO, etc.
(example offenders:
Ceci Connelly, Katharine
Seelye, Judy Woodruff)
|
(a)
"Lies on"
Bradley's plan
(b) So-called
hypocrisy on
single-payer healthcare
|
(a) Daily
Howler
1,
2
(b) Brendan
Nyhan
Spinsanity
(b) Daily
Howler
(scroll down)
|
8/02
11/02
|
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-
|
|
Peter Beinart (New Republic) |
Gore's position on
repeal of future tax
cuts |
Daily
Howler |
11/02 |
- |
Newsweek,
MSNBC, CNN,
New York Times, etc.
(e.g., Howard Fineman
(MSNBC),
Adam Nagourney (NYT),
Dan Balz (WP),
Katharine Seelye (NYT))
|
(a) Gore's
reinvention/
makeover and "search
for persona"
(b) Gore's "bitterness"
|
Daily
Howler
1
2
3
|
11/02
11/02
12/02
|
-
-
-
|
| Mainstream
and right-wing media |
Gore and Willie Horton |
USA
Today
citing
Micheal Dukakis
Daily Howler
1, 2
|
1/00
11-12/02
|
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-
|
| Chris
Matthews (MSNBC) |
Gore's "lack
of"
"American-ness" |
Daily
Howler |
8/02 |
- |
| Various |
(a) Gore-Clinton
link
and simultaneously
(b) Gore's refusal to
run on Clinton's success!
(c) Gore will do
"anything to win"
|
Daily
Howler
1,
2,
3
|
8/02
|
-
|
Will
Saletan (Slate)
among others |
Gore's
"scriptedness"
or "stiffness" |
Daily
Howler
Jake Tapper
Salon |
10/02
8/99
|
-
|
| Ceci
Connelly (WP) |
Gore's
"relentless"
fundraising etc.
(outrageous - since she
knew Bush was expected
to raise more) |
Daily
Howler
1,
2,
3 |
4/99
|
-
|
| Various |
Gore and
Naomi Wolf |
Daily
Howler
1,
2,
3
(read third article - it has links
to extensive documentation of
the media lies on Naomi Wolf
and Gore) |
12/02
2-3/03
|
Yes
|
Brian
Williams (MSNBC)
- mostly
Howard Fineman (MSNBC) |
(a)
Gore's
wardrobe
(outrageous!)
(b) Gore's personality
(c) Gore's poll #s in NY |
Daily
Howler
1,
2,
3,
4
Lars-Erik Nelson
The
American Prospect |
12/01
-
10/99
|
-
|
Various
(esp. Maureen Dowd, NYTimes) |
Gore's
beard and "girth" |
Daily
Howler
1,
2 |
8/01
|
-
|
| Various |
(a) Gore
"losing support"
from Blacks, Unions
(b) Gore's "frustration" |
Eric
Boehlert
Salon |
11/00
|
-
|
| Various |
Sarasota
high school
crowding |
Eric
Boehlert
Salon |
10/00
|
-
|
| Ceci
Connelly (WP) |
Gore's
military
lottery number |
Daily
Howler |
8/02
|
-
|
| Various |
(a) Gore's
meeting with
Gen. Westmoreland
(b) Gore v. Bradley
(c) Gore's position on
Elian Gonzalez |
Eric
Boehlert
Salon
Daily
Howler
(scroll to the bottom)
|
10/00
4/00
|
-
-
|
| Various |
Gore being
a "Sore
Loser.." |
Robert
Parry
Consortium
News |
7/01
|
-
|
| Brit
Hume (Faux News Channel) |
Gore's
campaign deliberately
causing traffic jam during
NH primary to block Bradley
voters |
Daily
Howler |
2/03
|
Yes
|
| Various
(e.g., Bill Keller NYT) |
Gore
running a bad
campaign |
Daily
Howler |
8/02
|
Yes
|
| Liberals |
Gore not
fighting enough
in Florida |
Nancy Kuhn
Buzz
Flash |
4/02
|
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|
