9/11 Trials
August 29, 2011
Fox News’ Dick Cheney Infomercial That Just Happens To Swipe At President Obama
In advance of Dick Cheney’s memoirs coming out, Fox News devoted an entire hour showcasing Cheney recently (8/19/11). Need I say there were rose-colored glasses for Cheney? And yet somehow host Bret Baier managed to work in some swipes at President Obama. The special was called “Dick Cheney Revealed” but it should have been called “Dick Cheney Touched Up.”
Continue reading >>April 7, 2011
Fox News "Just Asking" If Attorney General Eric Holder Should Resign
In furtherance of Fox News' witch hunt against Eric Holder, the network hosted at least two discussions on Tuesday (4/5/11) "asking" if Holder should resign. Coincidentally, Tuesday happened to be the same day Republican Congressman Peter King called for Holder to resign. Fox debated the "question" in its typically fair and balanced way: with one guest pro-Holder, one against plus an actively anti-Holder host. In other words, two on one.
Continue reading >>August 17, 2010
Fox News’ Shannon Bream Promotes Demagoguery Of “Ground Zero Mosque” And President Obama
Substituting for Megyn Kelly, Shannon Bream hosted yet another in Fox News’ endless series of inflammatory segments about the so-called “Ground Zero Mosque” on America Live today. Bream’s guest for the segment was Debra Burlingame, billed as merely a 9/11 victim (her brother died in one of the hijacked planes). In fact, Burlingame is well-known as an anti-Muslim, conservative activist who also spoke at the 2004 Republican National Convention. Bream made no mention of Burlingame’s bias. Bream also blatantly maneuvered the discussion to include President Obama into Burlingame’s attacks comments.
December 12, 2009
Hannity's Studio Audience Wants Obama Charged With Treason
Sean Hannity called his special last night (12/11/09) “Terror On Trial” but he might as well have called it “Obama On Trial, Let’s Convict Him Now” because that was the obvious game plan. Oh sure, Hannity talked to a few security experts about terrorism and the actual terrorism trial coming up but he spent most of his time attacking the Obama administration’s decision to hold the trial in a civilian court in New York. There didn’t seem to be a single person with a different point of view, even in the studio audience where, by the way, I could not find a single person of color. The audience was supposedly made up of 9/11 victims. As a former New Yorker, I know for sure that many people of color were among that group. Funny how unrepentant bigot Hannity couldn’t seem to find any worth including. If there had been any attempt at balance, the show would also have included some members of September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows which supports the civilian trials. But during the last segment of the show, Hannity dropped all pretense of discussing the trial as he brought on anti-immigration extremist Peter Gadiel who suggested President Obama should be arrested for treason. So how did “Great American” Hannity react to that bit of extremism? By encouraging his audience to agree. With video.
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