Thomas Friedman https://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/19505/all en Reagan Had It Easy in the Cold War? https://archive2.mrc.org/bozells-column/reagan-had-it-easy-cold-war <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/l-brent-bozell-iii">L. Brent Bozell III</a> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <div class="field-label-inline"> By</div> <a href="/author/tim-graham">Tim Graham</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>They don’t hand out master’s degrees in revisionist history, but if they did, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman might deserve one.&nbsp; Obama is mired in a geopolitical mess of his own making, from the Ukraine to the ISIS menace, yet Friedman’s decided to argue that Obama shouldn’t be harshly judged. His era is much more complicated than Reagan’s, you see.</p><p><a href="https://archive2.mrc.org/bozells-column/reagan-had-it-easy-cold-war" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Bozell's Column News Analysis Division Barack Obama Cold War Ronald Reagan Thomas Friedman Mon, 06 Oct 2014 13:43:12 +0000 tim.graham 47308 at https://archive2.mrc.org Obama and Showtime Admit to Exploiting Extreme Weather Events to ‘Shift’ Public Opinion https://archive2.mrc.org/articles/obama-and-showtime-admit-exploiting-extreme-weather-events-shift-public-opinion <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> President laughs as Times’ Friedman looks forward to storm ‘big enough to end the debate.’ </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/sean-long">Sean Long</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>If you suspected that Showtime had a liberal agenda, the June 9 finale of “Years of Living Dangerously” confirmed it.</p> <p>The finale of Showtime’s “Years of Living Dangerously” wrapped up a long effort to push climate alarmism with an interview between New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman and President Barack Obama. Friedman and Obama agreed on the need to connect extreme weather events to climate change in order to sway public opinion, showcasing the partisan political goal of the Showtime series.</p><div class='signature'><p>— Sean Long is Staff Writer at the Media Research Center. <a href="http://www.twitter.com/@SeanLong717" target="_blank">Follow Sean Long on Twitter.</a></p></div><p><a href="https://archive2.mrc.org/articles/obama-and-showtime-admit-exploiting-extreme-weather-events-shift-public-opinion" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Barack Obama The Years of Living Dangerously Thomas Friedman Tue, 10 Jun 2014 18:27:55 +0000 mike.ciandella 46433 at https://archive2.mrc.org CBS Touts Showtime's 'Groundbreaking,' 'Well-Done' New Series Hyping Climate Change https://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/cbs-touts-showtimes-groundbreaking-well-done-new-series-hyping-climate-change <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/matthew-balan">Matthew Balan</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><img src="http://www.mrc.org/sites/default/files/images/2014-04-11-CBS-Friedman_large.JPG" style="width: 240px; height: 134px; float: right; margin: 1px;" />Friday's <em>CBS This Morning</em> set aside almost six and a half minutes of air time to promote Showtime's upcoming series about climate change, which features liberal <em>New York Times</em> columnist Thomas Friedman and CBS's Lesley Stahl.</p><div class='signature'><p>— Matthew Balan is a News Analyst at the Media Research Center. <a href="http://www.twitter.com/MatthewJLB" target="_blank">Follow Matthew Balan on Twitter.</a></p></div><p><a href="https://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/cbs-touts-showtimes-groundbreaking-well-done-new-series-hyping-climate-change" target="_blank">read more</a></p> BiasAlerts News Analysis Division cbs CBS This Morning Charlie Rose Climate Change environment Gayle King Global Warming Lesley Stahl Norah O'Donnell Showtime Thomas Friedman Sun, 13 Apr 2014 01:14:11 +0000 matthew.balan 45990 at https://archive2.mrc.org Thomas Friedman On Questioning Global Warming: ‘That’s Not Conservatism, That’s Trotskyite Radical’ https://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/thomas-friedman-questioning-global-warming-thats-not-conservatism-thats-trotskyite-radica <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/jeffrey-meyer">Jeffrey Meyer</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>“New York Times” columnist Thomas Friedman took a nasty swipe at conservatives over the subject of climate change on Sunday April 6. Friedman appeared alongside Heidi Cullen of Climate Central on Sunday’s CBS This Morning and proceeded to mock conservatives who question human-caused climate change.</p><p>Speaking to host Bob Schieffer,&nbsp;<strong>Friedman claimed that 97 percent of scientists believe in climate change and “conservatives are saying I’m going go to with the 3%. That’s not conservative, that’s Trotskyite radical.”&nbsp;</strong></p><div class='signature'><p>— Jeffrey Meyer is a News Analyst at the Media Research Center. <a href="http://www.twitter.com/JeffreyPMeyer" target="_blank">Follow Jeffrey Meyer on Twitter.</a></p></div><p><a href="https://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/thomas-friedman-questioning-global-warming-thats-not-conservatism-thats-trotskyite-radica" target="_blank">read more</a></p> BiasAlerts News Analysis Division Bob Schieffer cbs Face The Nation Global Warming Thomas Friedman Mon, 07 Apr 2014 13:36:59 +0000 jeffrey.meyer 45941 at https://archive2.mrc.org NYT's Ludicrously Liberal Columnists Give It Their Worst in the Sunday Review https://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/nyts-ludicrously-liberal-columnists-give-it-their-worst-sunday-review <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/clay-waters">Clay Waters</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>The liberal columnists of the <em>New York Times</em> were in fine fettle in this week's Sunday Review.</p><p><a href="https://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/nyts-ludicrously-liberal-columnists-give-it-their-worst-sunday-review" target="_blank">read more</a></p> BiasAlerts News Analysis Division Barack Obama boston education Frank Bruni Gun Control Maureen Dowd Tea Party Terrorism Thomas Friedman Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:42:21 +0000 clay.waters 43291 at https://archive2.mrc.org NYT's Ludicrously Liberal Columnists Give It Their Worst in the Sunday Review https://archive2.mrc.org/articles/nyts-ludicrously-liberal-columnists-give-it-their-worst-sunday-review <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/clay-waters">Clay Waters</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>The liberal columnists of the New York Times were in fine fettle in this week's Sunday Review.</p><p><a href="https://archive2.mrc.org/articles/nyts-ludicrously-liberal-columnists-give-it-their-worst-sunday-review" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles TimesWatch Barack Obama boston education Frank Bruni Gun Control Maureen Dowd Tea Party Terrorism Thomas Friedman Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:21:57 +0000 clay.waters 43281 at https://archive2.mrc.org New York Times Columnists Battle Over Susan Rice and Benghazi https://archive2.mrc.org/articles/new-york-times-columnists-battle-over-susan-rice-and-benghazi <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/clay-waters">Clay Waters</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>Wednesday's <em>New York Times</em> front page featured Susan Rice's failed attempt to assuage concerns of three Senate Republicans on her false statements about the Benghazi massacre in "<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/28/us/politics/after-benghazi-meeting-3-republicans-say-concerns-grow-over-rice.html?ref=todayspaper&amp;pagewanted=all ">Rice Concedes Error on Libya: G.O.P. Digs In</a>". Inside was an unflattering photo of a peeved-looking Sen.</p><p><a href="https://archive2.mrc.org/articles/new-york-times-columnists-battle-over-susan-rice-and-benghazi" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles TimesWatch Benghazi Jeremy Peters John McCain Libya Mark Landler Maureen Dowd Susan Rice Terrorism Thomas Friedman Wed, 28 Nov 2012 19:11:10 +0000 clay.waters 41905 at https://archive2.mrc.org NYT Sunday Review Contributor Finds 'Political Racism' in Long-Voting Lines for Minority Voters https://archive2.mrc.org/articles/nyt-sunday-review-contributor-finds-political-racism-long-voting-lines-minority-voters <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/clay-waters">Clay Waters</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>Since taking over the section, editor Andrew Rosenthal has transformed the <em>New York Times</em> Sunday Review from a selection of liberal-leaning political and sociological analysis into a bulletin board for the far left.<img src="http://www.mrc.org/sites/default/files/images/hahn.jpg.crop_display.jpg" style="float: right;" height="187" width="241" /></p><p><a href="https://archive2.mrc.org/articles/nyt-sunday-review-contributor-finds-political-racism-long-voting-lines-minority-voters" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles TimesWatch Andrew Rosenthal Campaign 2012 David Leonhardt Maureen Dowd Steven Hahn Sunday Review Thomas Friedman Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:23:37 +0000 clay.waters 41805 at https://archive2.mrc.org NYT's Friedman Bemoans 'False Indignation' at Rosen's Slam of Ann Romney https://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/nyts-friedman-bemoans-false-indignation-rosens-slam-ann-romney <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/matthew-balan">Matthew Balan</a> </div> </div> </div> <p> <img src="http://newsbusters.org/sites/default/files/2012-04-13-CBS-Friedman.jpg" style="float: right;" width="240" height="184" />On Friday's CBS This Morning, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman did his best to brush aside the controversy over liberal diehard Hilary Rosen's attack on Ann Romney, claiming that the issue was "<strong>our latest example of false indignation</strong>." Friedman also defended the class warfare argument of the <a href="http://www.nationalreview.com/campaign-spot/295838/hillary-rosen-frequent-white-house-visitor" target="_blank">frequent visitor</a> </p><p><a href="https://archive2.mrc.org/biasalerts/nyts-friedman-bemoans-false-indignation-rosens-slam-ann-romney" target="_blank">read more</a></p> BiasAlerts News Analysis Division Ann Romney cbs CBS This Morning Charlie Rose Hilary Rosen Mitt Romney Thomas Friedman Fri, 13 Apr 2012 22:02:35 +0000 matthew.balan 39835 at https://archive2.mrc.org Rewriting Ronald Reagan https://archive2.mrc.org/special-reports/rewriting-ronald-reagan <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> How the Media Have Worked to Distort, Dismantle and Destroy His Legacy </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-attach"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="filefield-file"><a href="https://archive2.mrc.org/sites/default/files/documents/Reagan2011.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=1363454" title="Reagan2011.pdf">Formatted PDF Version</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <h3><strong>Executive Summary</strong></h3><p><strong><br /></strong></p><p><a href="https://archive2.mrc.org/special-reports/rewriting-ronald-reagan" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Special Reports News Analysis Division Barbara Cochran Beth Fouhy Bill Moyers Bob Herbert Bob Schieffer Bryant Gumbel Charles Krauthammer Chris Matthews Christine Gorman D.L. Hughley Dan Rather David Nyhan Ed Bradley Eleanor Clift Eric Bogosian Evan Thomas Garry Wills Harrison Rainie Harry Smith Haynes Johnson Helen Thomas Howell Raines Hugh Downs Jack White Jane Clayson Jim Wooten John Chancellor John Cusack John Leonard John Singleton Jonathan Alter Juan Williams Katie Couric Keith Morrison Keith Olbermann Kevin Fagan Kirk Johnson Lance Morrow Larry Gelbart Lesley Stahl Lisa Myers Maria Shriver Michael Gartner Michelle Ingrasia Peter Jennings R. W. Apple Richard Lacayo Richard Roth Richard Threlkeld Robert MacNeil Roger Rosenblatt Ronald Reagan Sam Donadlson Sarah McLendon Steven Roberts Strobe Talbott Ted Koppel Terence Smith Thomas Friedman Tim Russert Timothy Noah Tom Brokaw Tom Matthews Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:47:51 +0000 geoff.dickens 39128 at https://archive2.mrc.org NYT's Friedman on Climategate: Global Warming Action Necessary, No Matter Risk or Cost https://archive2.mrc.org/articles/nyts-friedman-climategate-global-warming-action-necessary-no-matter-risk-or-cost <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/jeff-poor">Jeff Poor</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>What’s <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/09/15/taking_liberties/entry5314040.shtml"></a>$200 billion annually, or roughly $1,761 per family per year, if it means lowering by 10 percent the chance that the world is going to end? It’s a pittance to New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://archive2.mrc.org/articles/nyts-friedman-climategate-global-warming-action-necessary-no-matter-risk-or-cost" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Climate Change Campbell Brown climategate Thomas Friedman Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:50:32 +0000 admin 26487 at https://archive2.mrc.org