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Priscilla's Ponderings

March 19, 2010

Bill O’Reilly Advances Christian Right Attack On Girl Scouts & Planned Parenthood

It’s no secret that the Christian right does not like Planned Parenthood and because they don’t like Planned Parenthood, they aren’t too happy about the Girl Scouts. In 2004, a Girl Scout troop ,in Texas, was attacked by members of the American Taliban (whoops, conservative Christians) because the local groups had given a “woman of distinction award” to a Planned Parenthood executive. Pro-Life Waco was also pissed because the Girl Scout organization had, for years, endorsed a Planned Parenthood sex ed program in which boys and girls were taught about (gasp) homosexuality. A call for a boycott of Girl Scout Cookies was declared. It’s 2010 and the Girls Scouts are, again, in the crossfire of far right Christians who are making a scurrilous and unsubstantiated accusation against the Girl Scouts. So are we surprised that this would be a subject for Bill O’Reilly who, like his religious fellow travelers, isn’t a fan of Planned Parenthood? But in advancing the unsubstantiated smear of Planned Parenthood, he’s also advancing a smear of the Girl Scouts and that’s not very nice!

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Reported by Priscilla at 1:07 PM

March 17, 2010

Bill O’Reilly Shows More Skin And Insults An Atheist

No, not his skin – thank God! As a manly man, Bill O’Reilly loves the ladies – especially those who are scantily clad (or not clad, as the case may be). As a godly man, Bill O’Reilly hates atheists. During last week’s “Kelly File,” a segment in which attorney and host of “America Live,” Megyn Kelly, opines on whatever Bill wants to opine about, Bill was able to work in the two aforementioned groups. Ah, good times!!!

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Reported by Priscilla at 2:48 PM

March 16, 2010

Fox News Shills For Bart Stupak And His Anti-Choice Pals?

As Fox News is the mouthpiece for Republicans and social conservatives, it’s not surprising that their “opinion” shows favor those who are opposed to abortion. (What other network had one of their top talking heads referring to an abortion doctor as a “killer?!”) Lately, while the anti-choice propaganda has been more subtle, it’s still obvious which side of the argument Fox is taking with regard to the abortion issue as it relates to health care reform. Congressman Bart Stupak has been getting quite a bit of face time to promote his anti choice amendment to the House health care bill. And it’s not just the “opinion” side of Fox News. Bill Hemmer, part of the so called Fox “news” block, gave Stupak a very sympathetic platform which included no rebuttal to Stupak’s claim that the Senate health care bill includes federal funding for abortion. Hemmer reinforced Stupak’s claim by referencing what “pro-life” groups are saying. A chyron actually made the claim about an unnamed report said that federal funds would be going to abortion. What wasn’t said was that this report could be from the National Right to Life – no bias there, nosiree. But this is just one of a number of reports which either mischaracterize the abortion language or allow Stupak to freely propagandize his biased and erroneous interpretation of the legislation based on his anti-choice views – views held by the anti-choice lobby and, of course, their mouthpiece, Fox News.

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Reported by Priscilla at 2:19 PM

March 15, 2010

Steve Doocy And Texas Board Of Education Right Winger, Cynthia Dunbar, Advance “Textbook” Propaganda!

Last week, Fox & Friends reported on the efforts, by the Texas Board of Education, to determine what will be part of the Texas educational curriculum. Their “coverage” consisted of a number of pieces which featured conservative, Christian proponents of the conservative, Christian agenda which seeks to fight against the evil libruls who are trying to corrupt Texas youth with evil librul ideas. At no time did Fox & Friends interview anybody from the other side (read reality based community). When Fox & Friends did allude to vague, undefined concerns, by those on the road to perdition, it only provided an opportunity for their conservative guest to just reinforce the right wing propaganda. Flash forward a week and because the non conservatives on the Board, in protest, walked out of the deliberations, a preliminary vote was taken (final vote in May) and the conservative zealots prevailed. (Or put another way, ignorance won and students will lose). So given the right wing bias of last week’s Fox & Friends, it wasn’t surprising to see Steve Doocy interview Texas School Board member Cynthia Dunbar, a woman whose views dovetail nicely with Michele Bachmann’s. But as the American Taliban (whoops Christian conservatives) “won,” we know that Fox & Friends & Jesus are all very happy.

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Reported by Priscilla at 1:26 PM

March 14, 2010

Bill O’Reilly Says School Uniforms Tell Students “They’re Not In The Hood”

Bill O’Reilly mourns the demise of the "white, Christian male power structure." So while it’s indefensible, it’s understandable why this kind of guy would think that when black people are in restaurants they yell “give me my m-fing ice tea.” During last week’s “Culture Warrior” discussion of how the evil ACLU is weighing in on a school uniform debate, Bill made another comment that, while not racist, showed, as did his comment about African American table manners, that he might be a teensy bit racially insensitive. Unlike his doppelganger, Stephen Colbert, Bill O’Reilly does see color.

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Reported by Priscilla at 3:37 PM
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