Jon Stewart Skewers Fox’s Racist Ferguson Coverage
Jon Stewart got right to the heart of what’s wrong with Fox News’ coverage of the shooting death of Michael Brown and the resulting protests in Ferguson, Missouri: a lack of understanding or even interest in the problems of people of color. With special lampooning of Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity.
Read moreFox’s Guilfoyle Wishes Putin Were President For 48 Hours To ‘Get It Done Right’ With ISIS
Fox’s Kimberly Guilfoyle has no credentials in national security, terrorism or international policy and she never seems to have spent one minute in military service. But that’s no reason not to play an expert on how to handle ISIS on Fox News.
Read moreYes, Megyn Kelly, Another National News Organization Did Cover The Ferguson Rally For Officer Darren Wilson
Monday night, The Kelly File hosted a supporter of Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot and killed the unarmed Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Kelly attempted to boost her “fair and balanced” cred by indignantly complaining that other news organizations had ignored a rally on behalf of Wilson. So what’s CNN? Chopped liver?
Read moreBill O’Reilly On African Americans: ‘All You Hear Is Grievance, Grievance, Grievance! Money, Money, Money. Give me more money!’
Bill O’Reilly followed up last night’s discussion about white privilege with Megyn Kelly with another of his tongue lashings for African Americans – this time without the inconvenience of Kelly’s challenges. But while O’Reilly railed yet again against “race hustler” Al Sharpton for not addressing problems within the black community, O’Reilly conveniently ignored Sharpton’s remarks at Michael Brown’s funeral yesterday calling for just the kinds of changes O’Reilly advocates.
Read moreMegyn Kelly Says Beyoncé's Lyrics Are 'Skanky'
Roger Ailes knows that sex sells. And that's why Fox females are positioned so that the camera can make maximum use of their legs which, in the case of Megyn Kelly, are famous. Yet, when it comes to Beyoncé's performance at the VMA awards, Fox is taking a very Victorian stance because Queen Bey dared to combine her raw sexuality with a message on feminism which, with its message of empowerment, is very threatening to those who want women to know their place in the patriarchy. As the mouthpiece for this medieval, misogynistic world view, Fox News has hosted anti-feminist Suzanne Venker and the Princeton Mom who thinks that college is only for finding a husband. Last night, Megyn Kelly and her anti-feminist guest Mollie Hemingway continued this narrative by trashing both Beyoncé' and feminism which, according to Rush Limbaugh, "allows ugly women access to society." Beyoncé says otherwise and Fox isn't happy!
Read moreSteve Doocy's Guest Says Michael Brown's Body Was Lethal Weapon?
As they did in smearing Trayvon Martin as a young black thug who had it coming, Fox News is doing the same thing with Michael Brown. Last week, Fox ran with discredited account that purported to show that Brown was acting aggressively. While acknowledging that their source's story hadn't been verified, a number of Fox talkers claimed that Officer Wilson suffered a facial fracture because he was assaulted by Brown - a story that has subsequently been debunked. Bill O'Reilly and Peter Johnson Jr. claimed that the video of Brown, allegedly robbing a store, was relevant to the case even though the Ferguson Police Chief said it wasn't. And this morning, the very irrelevant GOP spokesperson Linda Chavez, in engaging in the now patented Fox trashing of Eric Holder, said that Michael Brown, who is being buried today, couldn't be considered unarmed because he was so big. Just when you thought it couldn't go any lower.....
Read moreOn Fox & Friends: Murdoch Minion Jason Riley Tells Blacks To Stop Being Murderous Thugs
As Russell Brand so wisely said, the racism on Fox News is "so outrageous, it's nearly art." But in an attempt to bring some "diversity" to its race baiting, Fox News outsources some of its race baiting to conservative African-Americans who, just like the white Fox hosts, disparage blacks and in so doing assure Fox's white racist audience that even black people are in synch with Fox's racist narratives. One of Fox's acceptable blacks is Jason Riley who is also employed by the Wall Street Journal which is, like Fox, part of the Murdoch empire. Riley's views are very conservative and, like so many on Fox, he dismisses poverty and systemic racism in order to blame blacks for the injustices and brutality perpetrated on them. Last week, Riley appeared on Fox & Friends to discuss the Ferguson situation. He went from trashing Eric Holder, a popular Fox spectator sport, to demeaning blacks for being a bunch of murderous thugs. Steve Doocy smiled. Nuff said...
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