Fox Nation Must Really Be Bugged About Those NSA Leaks
How do we know that Fox Nation is bugged by the NSA leaks? Check out one of their latest headlines: Wikileaks Helps NSA Leaker Snowden Flea Hong Kong, Reportedly Seeking Asylum In Ecuador. Flea Hong Kong? (H/T Edwin M.)
Read moreFr. Jonathan Morris Pimps Priestly Propaganda & Lie: 'Religious Freedom Crushing' HHS Mandate Covers Abortion Drugs
Fox News occasionally features a few non-Catholic clergy; but their one true clergyperson, who gets the sweetest face time, is the sweet faced Catholic priest, Fr. Jonathan Morris. Morris is always willing to preach the GOP gospel to his Fox flock which, thanks to his Facebook cult who see him as divinely inspired, is growing (and for that Roger Ailes gives thanks and praise). He has been a key part of the "fair & balanced" (?) Fox support for the Catholic Church's opposition to the HHS mandate which requires all employers to provide birth control coverage, in their health care plans, except for church employees and parochial schools. The Catholic bishops are still whining that this is a "violation of religious freedom." As such, the anti-Obama Fox News provides Morris a pulpit from which to preach this message and in so doing, Morris actually said that Catholic priests should be willing to die for the cause. Last Sunday, a still alive Morris continued the whine and, once again, promoted the Fox News advanced "pro-life" lie about how the mandate covers abortion drugs. Bless you father, for you have sinned?
Read moreWhat Was Fox News' Most Outrageous Quote Last Week?
Another week, another crop of outrageous quotes from the "fair and balanced" folks at Fox News. Which one was the most outrageous? As usual, many can be nominated but only one can be the Most Outrageous Quote of the Week. And choosing that quote is up to you, dear readers. Cast your vote after the jump!
Read moreBill O’Reilly Attacked By Right Wing After He Announces Support For Immigration Reform
On Thursday, Bill O’Reilly announced his support for immigration reform – and, as Alan Colmes put it, conservative heads exploded. Colmes noted, "Hard to tell what’s worse to these people, liberals like me with whom they always disagree, or someone they generally admire who thinks for himself and doesn’t always tow the party line."
Read moreFox News: Let Student Loan Rates Double!
Yesterday’s Forbes on Fox hyped the doubling of student loan rates from 3.4% to 6.8% on July 1. Forbes publisher Rich Karlgaard wasn’t just all for the doubling, he thought that even that amount would be “way too low.”
Read moreFox News Mail Call – June 22, 2013
Hey, Fox News, you’ve got mail. Mail that was sent to us by viewers who can’t tell the difference between us and them, that is. It’s a small batch this week but still good for a few laughs on our part
Read moreSarah Palin Now A Business Pundit On Fox News
It's not as if Fox News' Saturday business shows are really about business but the facade may have been permanently shattered by the arrival of Sarah Palin on this morning's Cashin' In. Today's "insights" included her response to whether or not we can trust the IRS and/or the federal government. "Is a bear Catholic? Does the Pope live in the woods?" she answered.
Read moreSean Hannity Waterboard Watch - Four Years, Two Months Since Promising To Undergo Waterboarding For Charity
It has now been four years and two months since Sean Hannity offered to be waterboarded (or "dunked" as he sometimes calls it) to prove that it is not torture. Yet he has not fulfilled his promise. After such a long time, I do not expect him to. But I feel this is an important issue to keep alive - not to ridicule Hannity (although it's tempting) - but to point out that his failure to follow through on his promise is an implicit acknowledgment that it is, indeed torture.
Read moreHoward Kurtz Expects To Be An Independent Voice On Fox
Mediaite - blind as ever to most of Fox News' bias - just happened to score an interview with Howard Kurtz on the eve of his surprising move from CNN to Fox. In it, there's this even more surprising statement: "Kurtz said that he expects to be an independent voice on Fox and his criticism of media personalities and institutions will be as sharp as it was on CNN." Really, Mr. Kurtz?
Read moreHannity Again Disingenuously Suggests Obama Is A Muslim
Sean Hannity likes to say he believes President Obama is a Christian but Hannity loves to suggest Obama is a Muslim. In fact, in a recent Playboy interview, Hannity again denied promoting the myth – at the same time that he helped perpetuate it. So last night, in a segment that purported to be about President Obama’s speech in Northern Ireland, Hannity twisted Obama’s words about overcoming divisions between Catholics and Protestants into some kind of innuendo that Obama is hostile to Catholic and Protestant schools because he favors Muslim ones.
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