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• Limbaugh claimed Media Matters' "purpose" is to "take things out of context"

  Published: August 13, 2007, 6:43 pm

  Tags: Rush Limbaugh, Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, Attacks On Media Matters, Media, Propaganda Noise Machine

  no specific examples of Media Matters taking him "out of context." However, it is the policy of Media Matters to post accurate transcripts of comments made by Limbaugh, as well as any other media personality, in their full context. Past examples of Limbaugh being accurately quoted in full context can be found here. Limbaugh also

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• Boortz said Muslims are "sort of like cockroaches," continued to attack "Media Myrmidons"

  Published: August 15, 2007, 12:50 pm

  Tags: Neal Boortz, Cox Radio Syndication, The Neal Boortz Show, Attacks On Media Matters, Attacks On Muslims Islam, Media, Propaganda Noise Machine, Religion, Religious Discrimination

  Muslim colleagues. Immediately following the remark, Boortz said, "I did that for Media Myrmidons" -- his term for Media Matters for America -- and added, " 'Neal Boortz refers to Muslims as cockroaches.' Yeah, that'll be on Media Myrmidons." Boortz went on to attack Media Matters President and CEO David Brock and

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• Attacking "crackpot" Media Matters, Morgan now accuses "hypocritical cockroach" Soltz of violating "spirit" of Army rules

  Published: August 17, 2007, 6:27 pm

  Tags: Melanie Morgan, Attacks On Media Matters, Attacks On Progressives, Media, Propaganda Noise Machine

  organizations such as Media Matters for America" for making that claim. In fact, as Media Matters documented, Morgan did not accuse Soltz of violating the "spirit" of the law in her August 10 WorldNetDaily column; rather, she accused him of violating the letter of the law, specifically claiming that Soltz had committed "a violation

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• Savage responds to "fascist, gay website named Media Matters"

  Published: September 19, 2007, 8:51 pm

  Tags: Michael Savage, Talk Radio Network, The Savage Nation, Attacks On Media Matters, Civil Human Rights, Lgbt Issues, Media, Propaganda Noise Machine

  fascist, gay website named Media Matters has attacked me for pointing out that it was a so-called feminist type who tasered the student who asked Kerry too many questions," adding: "They took the side of the Taser woman, of the policewoman." In fact, Media Matters noted -- in the context of an item documenting Fox News host Bill

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• Investor's Business Daily editorial -- reprinted by CNN -- falsely claimed Soros "financed" Media Matters

  Published: September 21, 2007, 3:53 pm

  Tags: Investor S Business Daily, Attacks On Media Matters, Media, Propaganda Noise Machine

  spin outfits such as Media Matters that specialize in providing distorted conservative political statements as grist for leftist politicians and media." The editorial also claimed that Media Matters for America "succeeded last year in denying incumbent [Sen. Joseph] Lieberman [I-CT] the Democratic nomination for Senate in

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• O'Reilly: "CNN has now entered the dark side with Media Matters"

  Published: September 25, 2007, 5:15 pm

  Tags: Bill O Reilly, The Radio Factor, Westwood One, Attacks On Media Matters, Media, Propaganda Noise Machine

  story as "a hatchet job by Media Matters." On his September 25 program, O'Reilly also said of CNN: "[T]his is so dishonest, it's so ridiculous and you know CNN -- I have never said anything bad about them. I made fun of [host] Larry King a little bit but, you know, in an affectionate way, 'cause they've usually been

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• On O'Reilly Factor, Bruce called Media Matters the "media Gestapo" and MoveOn.org "the political Gestapo"

  Published: September 27, 2007, 12:34 am

  Tags: Tammy Bruce, Fox News Channel, The O Reilly Factor, Attacks On Media Matters, Attacks On Progressives, Civil Human Rights, Media, Propaganda Noise Machine, Race Affirmative Action

  If you'll notice, the attacks on you mirror the attacks on General [David] Petraeus. And you have a media Gestapo in Media Matters, and then you have the political Gestapo in MoveOn.org." Bruce continued: "And the intention is the same. The intention is to smear an individual without any basis in reality, without any fairness, in

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• O'Reilly attacked Media Matters with falsehood about whether he received complaint

  Published: September 26, 2007, 9:58 pm

  Tags: Bill O Reilly, Fox News Channel, The O Reilly Factor, The Radio Factor, Westwood One, Attacks On Media Matters, Media, Propaganda Noise Machine

  from a listener." While Media Matters for America has no way of determining whether O'Reilly received any private complaints, his discussion of race did provoke at least one public complaint from a listener. During the same September 19 broadcast in which O'Reilly made his controversial remarks, a caller told O'Reilly: "I

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• Gibson responds to Media Matters "attack" on his "black devil"/"white devil" comment

  Published: September 26, 2007, 7:36 pm

  Tags: John Gibson, Fox News Radio, The John Gibson Show, Attacks On Media Matters, Media, Propaganda Noise Machine

  responded to a recent Media Matters for America item documenting his September 21 statement that while there are "black devils stalking their streets," those protesting in support of the so-called Jena 6 only "wanna fight the white devil." Gibson said that he is being "targeted, now, by the left." He continued: "Media Matters for

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• On her blog, Bruce attacked "the Soros Media Gestapo, Media Matters"

  Published: September 27, 2007, 12:16 pm

  Tags: Tammy Bruce, Attacks On Media Matters, Attacks On Progressives, Civil Human Rights, Media, Propaganda Noise Machine, Race Affirmative Action

  made similar comments, as Media Matters documented. She said, "I think most of us who are in the public eye have got to call attention to the real story, which is the fact that a Gestapo has emerged in America. If you'll notice, the attacks on you mirror the attacks on General [David] Petraeus. And you have a media Gestapo in Media

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• Fox's Gibson claimed "George Soros is after Bill O'Reilly ... over some benign remarks"

  Published: September 27, 2007, 4:53 pm

  Tags: John Gibson, Fox News Channel, The Big Story John Gibson, Attacks On Media Matters, Media, Propaganda Noise Machine

  for his accusation that Media Matters for America "misinterpret[ed]" O'Reilly's words; in fact, in noting his remarks following his dinner at a Harlem restaurant, Media Matters provided the transcript and audio with their full context. Moreover, as repeatedly and exhaustively demonstrated, Soros has never given money to

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• O'Reilly claimed Media Matters had "personally attacked" him, but failed to offer any examples

  Published: September 27, 2007, 8:50 pm

  Tags: Bill O Reilly, Fox News Channel, The O Reilly Factor, Attacks On Media Matters, Media, Propaganda Noise Machine

  charge, twice claiming that "Media Matters has personally attacked me 109 times" and later adding that Media Matters for America "slimed me 109 times in a year." On-screen text indicated that the 109 "attack[s]" were during the period "Sept 2006-2007." But O'Reilly did not offer a single example of Media Matters' alleged

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• Citing Investor's Business Daily, Hannity repeated Soros funding falsehoods

  Published: October 1, 2007, 5:06 pm

  Tags: Sean Hannity, Fox News Channel, Hannity S America, Investor S Business Daily, Attacks On Media Matters, Media, Propaganda Noise Machine

  Monica Showalter said of Media Matters: "One thing we do know is they haven't opened their books, and nobody knows how accurate or not it is. I think if I were Soros, I would be very embarrassed to say I gave anything to Media Matters." In fact, as Media Matters has repeatedly and exhaustively demonstrated, Soros has never given money to

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• O'Reilly falsely asserted Media Matters added to the audio clip of his controversial comments after posting initial item

  Published: October 1, 2007, 1:00 pm

  Tags: Bill O Reilly, Fox News Radio, The Radio Factor, Attacks On Media Matters, Media, Propaganda Noise Machine

  falsely asserted that Media Matters for America made additions to the audio clip of his remarks after posting the item. Responding to Barber's statement that "to credit Media Matters a little bit, they posted enough of your audio that you could even listen to their clips and understand what you were saying," O'Reilly claimed

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• Melanie Morgan: Iraq war vet Soltz "undermin[ing] the real mission of our troops"

  Published: October 2, 2007, 6:22 pm

  Tags: Melanie Morgan, Fox News Channel, Hannity Amp Colmes, Attacks On Media Matters, Media, National Security Foreign Policy, Propaganda Noise Machine, War In Iraq

  manufactured controversy by Media Matters for America, an organization that has been determined to take down conservative talk-show hosts for many, many years now." She added: "Rush Limbaugh is a man who is a truth-teller and one of the most effective communicators of our generation." Later in the segment, following co-host Sean

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