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Steve Doocy Wrong: Matthew McConaughey Not First God Praising Oscar Winner

Posted by Priscilla -26.60pc on March 03, 2014 · Flag

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While the curvy couch Christians on Fox & Friends clearly have issues with lots of folks not on Roger Ailes' A-list, they love, really love God. This morning, during a recap of the Oscars, Fox friend and MENSA member (just kidding) Steve Doocy was positively effusive in his praise for Matthew McConaughey who, during his acceptance speech for his Best Actor award, praised God. Doocy made the claim that nobody -evah - had done that before. Once again, and for the second time in this morning's show, Fox & Friends messed up. But didn't Fox claim, back in 2009, that they had "zero tolerance" for this kind of nonsense?

Doocy said that what was "interesting is and we have read that the Associated Press looked at over the last thirty years  about a hundred acceptance speeches nobody ever thanks God, they think their agent, their publicist, before God." He added "but that was before Matthew McConaughey did that, this year." What is interesting is that Steve Doocy is full of crap.

Fox might have taken its information from the right wing Daily Caller which had an article about this very topic. They source the AP study which reviewed 750 speeches - not one hundred. The DC also notes that, according to the AP, God has been thanked 14 times. DC also cites a review of speeches, on Slate, which states that Meryl Streep has been thanked more than God in the last 39 speeches during which God was mentioned only three times.

Did the brain room get the facts wrong or did Doocy lie in order to push the Christian agenda? But then this is Fox & Friends so it's all good, praise Jesus and Roger Ailes.

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Karen Weber commented 2014-03-05 11:22:12 -0500 · Flag
I hate it when people thank God for winning. It would seem more humble to thank God for giving you talent and supportive people. Why thank God because he favors you more than the losers? That appears arrogant and prideful. The “I want to be my own hero and strive to look up to myself” left me wondering if this guy is secure of following his own dreams or has a huge ego.
Amy Fisher commented 2014-03-04 05:50:34 -0500 · Flag
I was reminded after watching Matthew McConaughey’s speech of one of the Oscar broadcasts I watched about 25 years ago, after the movie Crocodile Dundee was a big hit. Star Paul Hogan came out to present an award and immediately said, “I’d like to thank my mother and father and the good lord above – oh, wait, that’s the country music awards.” Now THAT was funny.
Antoinette commented 2014-03-04 02:19:25 -0500 · Flag
The Fox and Frauds are cafeteria Catholics who worship Nixon trainee Ailes. The way they behave in front of the man you think this clown was God.
mlp ! commented 2014-03-03 17:45:58 -0500 · Flag
Does exclaiming “Gawddamn, I won an Oscar!!” count?
Bob Roberts commented 2014-03-03 17:19:58 -0500 · Flag
Good one truman. And salaam aleikum to you.
Aria Prescott commented 2014-03-03 15:08:40 -0500 · Flag
Many speeches have references to God, they just word it in some form of “whatever cosmic force of fate, guidance, or luck brought me here,” not “OMFG, thank you my white, Anglo-Saxon father of Jesus Christ!”

And what if a Jewish winner said “Baruch Hashem” (God be praised) in their acceptance speech? Would Fox have a huge problem with that, because it isn’t a Christian declaration? I mean, the term “Hallelujah” was angelicized out of that (somehow), and that’s perfectly acceptable. Or did I just answer my own question about what they’d demand the winner had said instead?

Seriously.
truman commented 2014-03-03 14:16:29 -0500 · Flag
If an Oscar winner had shouted out “Allahu Akbar”, Douchebag’s bowels would have been in an uproar for weeks.
craig gosling commented 2014-03-03 13:18:33 -0500 · Flag
Actually, God has nothing to do with acting skills.
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