Election 2012
December 13, 2011
Hannity Makes A Big Deal Out Of Christine “Not A Witch” O’Donnell’s Endorsement Of Mitt Romney
If there’s a doubt in anyone’s mind that Fox News will cheerlead almost any Republican, no matter how foolish or inconsequential, check out tonight's Hannity segment that trumpeted Christine "I'm not a witch" O’Donnell’s endorsement for the 2012 Republican primary. The thought crossed my mind that the whole thing was a sneaky way of making Romney look bad. But even if Hannity’s praise of O'Donnell didn't seem quite sincere, he sure did a good job of looking like his good wishes for her and Romney were.
Continue reading >>Donald Trump Quits His Debate – One Day After Insisting He Wouldn’t
Donald Trump visited the O’Reilly Factor last night and promised that despite everyone but Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum declining to attend his December 27th debate, “I am going to show up and maybe we’ll just have a chat. We might just discuss the world and we’ll discuss it with ourselves.” But, oh what a difference a day makes. Today, Trump has announced his withdrawal. But, as FoxNews.com notes, he’s still threatening a run of his own. Can we stop treating this charlatan as a serious political figure yet? Also in the interview, O'Reilly hilariously lectured Trump about being overly sensitive.
Continue reading >>Herman Cain’s Fox News Image Makeover Continues
Forget the multiple accusations of sexual harassment, infidelity and other improprieties. Forget the jaw-dropping ignorance about foreign policy. Herman Cain has suffered at the hands of the “liberal media” and that means there must be lots to like as far as Fox News is concerned. I posted last week that Sean Hannity dangled broadcast opportunities for Cain during his last visit to the Hannity show. In Cain’s follow-up visit – ostensibly to analyze the weekend Republican candidates’ debate – the only real question on the table was just how bad the liberal-media moderators were. And, for viewers at home, just how much could Hannity slobber over Cain. UPDATED.
Continue reading >>December 12, 2011
Republican David Frum Explains How Fox Creates An “Alternative Knowledge System”
Republican pundit and CNN contributor David Frum is not a fan of Fox News or right-wing media. Yesterday, on CNN’s Reliable Sources, he spelled out why.
Continue reading >>December 11, 2011
New York Times Explains How Fox News Has Hijacked The Republican Primary
A revealing article by Alessandra Stanley in yesterday’s New York Times highlights a recent quote from Dick Morris on Fox & Friends last week: "You don’t win Iowa in Iowa, you win it on this couch.” Sadly, this is one time Morris seems to have hit the nail on the head.
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