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Greg Jarrett Talks “Eric Holder’s Hidden Agenda” – Julie Banderas Talks Traffic

Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision to allow the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, alleged mastermind of 9-11, in a NY Federal Court, is a contentious one. There are strong opinions on either side of the issue. But if one were watching the Saturday Fox News (and it’s not officially “opinion,” right?) one would have heard information relating to, with the exception of one “fair and balanced” discussion, just one side only. Last Saturday afternoon (November 14th) I had the TV on in the background as I was putting the finishing touches on the Julia Child Beef Bourguignon (and I must say that it turned out quite well). There was a substantial amount of KSM coverage from Gregg Jarrett and Julie Banderas who couldn’t hide their “agita” over the situation. In the time slot from roughly 4:30 to almost 6PM, the supposed “fair and balanced” news was – not so much.

Fox Opinion News Get Caught Using Wrong Footage - Whoopsie!

Fox Opinion News, as America's Tea Party news room, seemed to be on board with the teabagger mythology that hundreds of thousands of proud pitchforkers attended the 9-12 march in September. And it also seems that they have no problem with the latest iteration of the mythology which claims that Saturday's astro turfed insane clown posse gathering on the steps of the Capitol brought in 20,000 to 40,000 teabaggers when the actual number seems to be smaller. So it was no suprise that Fox fave and conspiratorialist Congresswomen Michele Bachmann promoted the propaganda while being interviewed on Fox Opinion News. Problem was that the film footage, which purportedly showed vast hordes of pissed off populists, was taken at the September rally which drew far greater numbers than Saturday's party. But who cares about such silly details when you've got propaganda to peddle?! Jon Stewart explains it all.

Update: Media Matters has a piece on Fox's "use" of audio and video. In their summary, they forgot to mention the Planned Parenthood in the crosshairs graphic used during a Laura Ingraham segment.

Update: Hannity apologized for the "screw up" on his 11/11/09 show. He did not explain how someone could have "inadvertently" mixed up video from a much larger event with video of a much smaller event and nobody at Fox noticed or cared until Jon Stewart mocked them. Video after the jump.

Marc Lamont Hill's Insights Into Fox News Techiniques And Shout Out To News Hounds

While being interviewed by WHYY’s Mary Moss-Coane (November 2nd), former contributor to Fox News, Marc Lamont Hill, PhD, provides some interesting nuggets of information about Fox Opinion News. As stated by Rupert Murdoch, Hill was fired by Fox News. Hill has said only that “he is no longer employed by Fox News” and “has nothing bad to say.” During his radio interview, however, he let us in on some Fox tricks of the trade such as turning down guests' mic’s, “the classic Fox technique” of “picking up red herrings” and “taking minor issues and blowing them up.” When asked about the “shenanigans” of Fox News, Hill responded that “there’s some interesting websites that take this up too, like News Hounds” after which he referenced the “Cavuto Mark” which originated with Jon Stewart and which has become part of our lexicon. Anyway, it’s Fox’s loss that Dr. Hill, a “class act” in every way, is no longer providing interesting and informative commentary on Fox Opinion News. He will be missed. And his mention of News Hounds is greatly appreciated.

Jane Hall Departs Fox Opinion News Due, In Part, To Glenn Beck

Where have all the Fox News non conservatives gone, long time passing…? First they came for Neal Gabler (waaaaay too librul ). David Corn replaced him for several session of Fox News Watch; but because he was waaaaay too librul he soon disappeared. Then HANNITY and colmes became HANNITY. Mark Lamont Hill (PhD from University of Pennsylvania) recently was disappeared from "America’s Newsroom" because he was too “uppity?” (Notice my use of the "Cavuto Mark?") And now, another voice of reason on Fox News Watch has also left the building.

H/T to that sexy beast Noel Sheppard (but in a chaste, Christian, and heterosexual manner) at Newsbusters – tee hee!!!!

Another Culture War Defeat For Fox News?

Despite the prayers and entreaties of good, conservative Christians and the Fox “opinion” pieces in which the host’s opinion dovetailed that of their good, conservative Christian audience and good conservative guest(s), Rifqa Bary is being returned, per court order, to her home state of Ohio. Bary is the Muslim American young woman whose conversion to Christianity was, allegedly, met with a death threat from her father. As such, she amscrayed down to Florida where she briefly lived with some evangelical Christians whom she met on the internet. When the state took custody of her, her case became quite the cause celebre (Jihad?) in the conservative Christian community who hooked her up with a Florida “family values” lawyer and proceeded to smear her family and the members of her father’s mosque of being wild eyed radicals who represented a grave threat to this girl. The court said not so much and has now ordered her back to Ohio where she will live with a foster family. So despite Frank Gaffney’s belief that this case is an example of creeping Sharia and good Christian Gretchen Carlson’s question of “how this could be happening in America,” Rifqa Bary is back in Ohio after the court found that her allegations of possible violence had no credibility. Oh well, as long as there are persecuted Christians (and they are legion) they’ll have sanctuary at Fox News!