Newshounds Editorials
July 30, 2011
My Cross To Bear â An Annotated Segment Of The Five â A Rant By Aunty Em
Whenever we News Hounds, working behind the scenes to divide the labor, encounter another one of those Fox âNewsâ âDefending the Good Christian Crossâ segments, I am always happy to let Priscilla do it. Itâs not out of laziness, but because she has grounding in the religion that Iâborn Jewish just like Jesusâsimply donât have. She can not only quote the New Testament, but she also has an understanding of the culture that I cannot even begin to pretend to fathom. Finally: I always learn something about Christianity from her religion posts and even more about Fox âNews.â However, when The Five recently did a segment on That Old Rugged Cross at Ground Zero, I knew it was time to put down a few of my thoughts on the topic. Everyone put on your flame-retardant underwear and stand back, because Iâm taking special dispensation (isnât that a religious concept?) to editorialize from my particular point of view. These comments are my own and do not reflect the opinion of News Hounds, or anyone else who writes here.
Continue reading >>July 24, 2011
Got Hypocrisy? Monica Crowley Disses Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's Hair
Every time Bill Maher, a comedian, says anything satirical about Sarah Palin and Michele Bachman, the talking heads on Fox whine about his "sexism." There is also an ongoing Fox whine about how the media treats conservative women so badly. Yet, Fox has no problem attacking Democratic congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz for perfectly appropriate comments made to teabagging darling, GOP Rep. Alan West who made a totally sexist reference to Ms. Wasserman Schultz in an e-mail. The attacks got even more personal when Monica Crowley, not a comedian, referred, on "The Five," to Wasserman Schultz as "she of the angry perm." Here's the thing Monica. You may think you're da bomb, but your general nasty attitude is really fugly.
Continue reading >>July 12, 2011
No Fox News Outrage Re Alleged Bribe For 9-11 Victims' Phone Records?
During the Rupert Murdoch media/Pam Geller generated "controversy" surrounding the so-called "Ground Zero" mosque, Fox News became the protector of 9-11 families who, according to the coverage on Fox News, were unilaterally opposed to the construction of the NY Islamic cultural center. In reality, there was no unanimity; but that didn't stop Fox from providing lots of air time for the right wing, anti-mosque Debra Burlingame from conveying the impression that all 9-11 families were deeply troubled by the proposed construction. Flash forward a year. Reports have surfaced that Rupert Murdoch's British media have been involved in attempting to secure information about all sorts of people via all sorts of legally and ethically questionable activities which include the hacking of phones belonging to a murdered girl and families of fallen British soldiers. The human dimension of this scandal would seem to be grist for the types of stories that Fox News loves; but, interestingly, it has been rather muted. Yesterday, another report surfaced, regarding the "News of the World" and 9-11 families. You'd think that Fox would be all over this affront to a group that heretofore has had pride of place on Fox News. So far, not so much.
Continue reading >>July 6, 2011
Hannity A Great American On Casey Anthony Verdict
Believe it or not, I applauded Sean Hannity throughout his entire show last night (7/5/11) â all devoted to the Casey Anthony verdict, like almost everything else on Fox News yesterday. I expected the kind of hammy outrage I saw from Bill OâReilly and elsewhere on Fox News, an âItâs O.J. Simpson all over againâ kind of response. Instead, Hannity stood up unequivocally and even eloquently for our legal system and its âinnocent until proven guiltyâ standard. For that, I salute him.
Continue reading >>June 6, 2011
O'Reilly, Even When You're Right, You're Wrong
By Pamelia
I'll admit I'm not normally one to watch Fox News. But last week O'Reilly talked about foreign investors like China â who hold so much of the US's debt â having insecurities about the current economic stability of the US. And I thought, "Hey, this actually sounds like an intelligent point." For a while, anyway.
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