Accuracy in Media

Chris Matthews used the discussion of the senate recall election in Colorado on Tuesday as another opportunity to bash Republicans for what he sees is their effort to suppress the minority vote: This is what the Republican Party—not to be partisan here—but this has to do with the right to vote. The Republican Party has […]

On Sunday’s Meet The Press, former White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said Hillary Clinton’s early-stage presidential campaign would do well to distance itself from the presidencies of Barack Obama, and of her husband Bill. Gibbs was responding to Meet The Press anchor David Gregory’s question on how Hillary should position herself “vis-à-vis” Obama, noting that his […]

Thursday night on MSNBC’s Hardball, Chris Matthews continued to beat the drum that the Republican Party’s goal during the election was to suppress the black and Hispanic vote. He accused the party’s leadership of using “dog whistles” to tell voters that “we don’t like black presidents.” After playing a montage of clips featuring Newt Gingrich, […]

New York Times opinion columnist Charles Blow used his appearance on Martin Bashir’s program on Tuesday to take a shot at Republican-led efforts to enact voter identification laws, calling them a “poll tax.” He said that it will help the GOP steal the election in the fall. Bashir asked Blow if what President Obama meant […]