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February 6, 2010

Latest Fox Nation Target For Death Wishes: Bill Ayers

Fox News just happened to "run into" Bill Ayers - while they had a video camera and microphone at the ready - recently and the unremarkable exchange made it on to Fox Nation, the website that boasts about its dedication to tolerance and civil discourse. Yet once again, a slew of death wishes somehow escaped the moderators' notice. Screen grabs after the jump. (H/T Jim S.)

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Reported by Ellen at 4:28 PM

February 4, 2010

O’Reilly’s Defense Of Fox News To Jon Stewart Doesn’t Hold Up To Scrutiny

During his interview with Jon Stewart last night (2/3/10), Bill O’Reilly “proved” Fox News is not a GOP operation by claiming that John McCain would not come on The O’Reilly Factor. If Fox News were really a GOP machine, O’Reilly reasoned, McCain would have appeared on his show. O’Reilly also held up Dick Cheney, “Mr. Republican,” as an example of someone who would not come on his program. But O’Reilly neglected to point out that both McCain and Cheney appeared several times with Sean Hannity on his then-show, Hannity & Colmes. In fact, liberal Alan Colmes was shut out from the interviews, suggesting that the Fox powers that be did not want their important Republican guest to face questions that were too tough. Furthermore, McCain and Palin were scheduled to appear with O’Reilly about a week before the 2008 election but the interview was canceled by the O’Reilly people because of bad weather. McCain also appeared on O’Reilly at least once before securing the GOP nomination. With video.

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Reported by Ellen at 1:50 AM

January 24, 2010

ACORN Still Smeared With “Voter Fraud” In Fox Article

Guest Blogged by Nayef

Yesterday I found this article on Fox website, which concluded with, “"ACORN faced allegations of voter fraud during the 2008 presidential election . . . .” The article was reporting on an ACORN employee, Katherine Conway-Russell's, lawsuit against the “pimp” and “prostitute” (Hannah Giles and James O'Keefe) in civil court for illegally filming her. If you read the article, the last line sticks out like a sore thumb. It's like an article about Coca-Cola's, say, quarterly earnings, concluding with, “And by the way, drinking too much Coke causes cavities.” Overkill, anyone? But then again, on Fox, it seems no article is complete without a subtle or not-so-subtle swipe at the left, at President Obama, or at ACORN. However, as reported by the Drudge Report in December 2009, “The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) did not commit voter fraud, and it didn't misuse federal funding in the last five years, according to a recently released report prepared by the Congressional Research Service (CRS), a nonpartisan investigational arm of Congress.”

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Reported by Julie at 8:36 PM

January 15, 2010

No Concern From Hannity As Palin Suggests More Passion Is The Key To Winning The War On Terror

The line between news, punditry and partisanship has become even more blurred on Fox News with the arrival of their latest “analyst,” Sarah Palin. Lest there be any doubts that Fox News is actively helping to groom and promote Sarah Palin’s political future, Sean Hannity’s three-part infomercial interview with her last night (1/14/10) should have laid them to rest for good. Besides the softball questions designed to showcase her “platform,” Palin candidly admitted she plans to “get out on the campaign trail” and “stump for candidates.” And in between her takes on national security, “the rules of war,” and the economy, Palin said that while she’s “not going to close any doors for my future,” she also plans “to do all that I can to help our country get back on the right track and that’s to get a message out there about solutions that I believe, and a whole lot of Americans believe, need to be plugged in.” Oh, and she also said that one of the specials she plans to do on Fox is about energy independence. Meanwhile, Hannity ignored Palin’s flip-flop on the bailouts, her discredited “death panel” claim and her ridiculous suggestion that more passion is the key to winning the war on terror. With video.

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Reported by Ellen at 3:00 AM

January 14, 2010

Hannity Guest Argues Palin "As Qualified," "More Serious," Than President Obama

Just when I thought that the Palin fawning could not get any more slobbering or less reality-based, a panel on Hannity last night (1/13/10) argued, in all sincerity, that Sarah Palin is articulate, “as qualified” and “more serious” than President Obama. With video.

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Reported by Ellen at 2:32 PM
Jesse Ventura Pwns Hannity, reported by Ellen,
Hannity Interviews Blagojevich, reported by Ellen,
Megyn Kelly's Happy Iraq, reported by Ellen,
Obama Inauguration Open Thread, reported by Ellen,
Bill O'Reilly is number two, reported by Chrish,
Nice Try Neil — Goodbye PUMA, reported by Melanie,
Morris To Colmes: Just Shut Up, reported by Ellen,
Ellen On The Ploy, reported by Ellen,
"Bamelot", reported by Melanie,
Neil Cavuto Punks Himself, reported by Melanie,
Cavuto Doesn't Disappoint, reported by Melanie,
President-Elect Barack Obama!, reported by Ellen,
Live-blogging FOX all day, reported by Chrish,
FOX News Endorses McCain/Palin, reported by Ellen,
Coulter likens Obama to Hitler, reported by Ellen,
Coincidence? I Think Not, reported by Melanie,
Tidbit - Fox Outs Obama Supporters, reported by Melanie,
FOX News kiss of death?, reported by Chrish,
Too Much Caffeine For Megyn Kelly?, reported by Priscilla,
FOX proves that propaganda works, reported by Chrish,
The truth about ACORN, reported by Chrish,
Fox Hearts “Joe The Plumber”, reported by Priscilla,
Fox Won't Let ACORN Speak, reported by Melanie,
Morris spins ACORN, Ayers, Obama, reported by Chrish,
FOX News "mentally unbalanced", reported by Chrish,
FOX News Gives Palin A Do-Over, reported by Ellen,
FOX Friends prefer Palin by 8:1, reported by Chrish,
Cavuto's Picture of the Day, reported by Melanie,
John McCain: Economic Disaster, reported by Ellen,
Cavuto Plays the Race Card, reported by Melanie,
Wimpy MSNBC Cowed by Bill O'Reilly, reported by Melanie,
Breaking News: Debate On Again, reported by Ellen,
Fox News Has A New Best Girlfriend, reported by Priscilla,
"T" Word Gets Dropped On Fox&Friends, reported by Priscilla,
Palin Lied, Hannity Let It Ride, reported by Ellen,
FOX "Two minutes of hate", reported by Chrish,
Is Fox Starting A War On Oprah?, reported by Priscilla,
FOX News Hypocrisy Alert, reported by Deborah,
FOX Friends heart Sarah Palin, reported by Chrish,
Convention Open Thread, reported by Ellen,
Convention? What convention?, reported by Chrish,
Convention Open Thread, reported by Ellen,
Doocy nepotism on FOX, reported by Chrish,
It's Biden, reported by Ellen,
FOX News Promotes McCain Myths, reported by Deborah,
George Clooney and Barack Obama, reported by Chrish,
The "Mitt Romney Phenomenon?", reported by Melanie,
Has Fox Been Playing The Nazi Card?, reported by Priscilla,
Brit Hume Smears Minority Journalists, reported by Priscilla,
Fox Guest Ties Obama to al Qaeda, reported by Melanie,
Greta's gossip game, reported by Chrish,
Dobson: principles, schminciples, reported by Chrish,
Sean Hannity On American Racism, reported by Priscilla,
Tenth circle of hell, reported by Chrish,
McCain predicts last-minute win, reported by Chrish,
Mike Huckabee Joins FOX News, reported by Ellen,
Murdoch May Endorse Obama, reported by Ellen,
O'Reilly spins Clinton, reported by Chrish,