Got Irony? Greg Gutfeld Attacks Lena Dunham As 'Banal'
Like so many of his conservative, Christian soul brothas, Greg Gutfeld really despises strong, independent, and pro-choice women who are comfortable with their bodies and their sexuality. He has slut shamed women who have had pre-marital sex. He describes women who have abortions as "morally inept." Because of her support for employer paid birth control (Something Fox has already been paying for) he claims that Sandra Fluke is "a poster child for whiny entitlement." Gutfeld, the author of "The Joy of Hate," isn't fond of actress Lena Dunham. Back in 2012, Gutfeld whined about how her pro-Obama video, which used sexual double entendres, made Clinton Eastwood's chair "look Shakespearean." His rant mentioned "free pills" - a reference to the HHS birth control mandate which, as we all know, will make slutty slut women even sluttier. And now that, Gutfeld, along with his unhinged right wing posse, is upset about Dunham's Memorial Day "Pee Tweet," he whined that she is "banal." OH THE IRONY!!!! And for good misogynistic measure, Gutfeld worked in the requisite free pill thing.
Read moreGreta Van Susteren Pushes Eric Cantor Into Making IRS Scandal More About Obama
“Liberal” Greta Van Susteren interviewed Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor last night and simply would not let him go without tarring President Obama in the so-called IRS scandal. Van Susteren didn’t have any evidence to connect President Obama but she repeatedly “asked” if we should believe him when he said he didn’t know about the issue until he read about it in media reports. When Cantor made it clear he didn’t have any evidence to show otherwise, she pushed him and pushed him until he finally agreed there are “unanswered questions.” But the only unanswered questions were the ones she made up. She didn’t point out that reports have indicated Obama did not know nor did she bring forth any information to suggest otherwise. Meanwhile, it just so happens that this morning, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell launched a new ad tying Obama to the scandal and likening him to Richard Nixon.
Read moreFox Mole Joe Muto Takes you Inside Bill O'Reilly's Head
Here's a bit of midweek entertainment for you, gentle reader. Newshounds has followed the story of Joe Muto, the liberal Fox News mole who published anonymously on Gawker until he was found out and sacked. Now Salon.com has published an excerpt from an upcoming book by Muto, dishing up some dirt on Fox News. The book, titled An Atheist in the FOXhole: A Liberal's Eight-Year Odyssey Inside the Heart of the Right-Wing Media", will be released on June 4. (H/t Aunty Em)
Read moreO’Reilly Attacks Williams For Arguing That Holder Is The Right Person To Conduct The James Rosen Investigation
Bill O’Reilly followed up last night on Juan Williams’ contentious discussion with Brit Hume on Fox News Sunday the previous day by holding separate discussions with both Williams and Hume. As before, the subject was Fox News’ witch hunt against Eric Holder and whether or not he is an appropriate person to investigate the Department of Justice subpoenas of Fox reporter James Rosen’s phone records. But while Hume had gotten testy with Williams, O’Reilly began shouting and even brought up physical violence by saying he thought Hume “wanted to punch” Williams.
Read moreMegyn Kelly Validates Right Wing 'Concerns' About 'Common Core Curriculum'
As the mouthpiece for the right wing, "fair & balanced" Fox News never wastes an opportunity to bash the public school system and teacher's unions as well as promote school vouchers. Usually, the point person for smearing public education is Kyle Olson who is head of a right wing group committed to privatizing public education. But today, alleged "news" host Megyn Kelly brought in a fresh, new face. She spoke to former mainstream media reporter, Bob Bowdon who is now head of Choice Media, "an education reform news service" and the director of a movie that slammed New Jersey public education. In a totally "fair & balanced" piece (not) she allowed Bowdon to present a one-sided analysis of the "Common Core" curriculum which just happens to be the newest, hottest anti-government conspiracy theory for the right wing, especially Glenn Beck and Michelle Malkin. And while Bowdon didn't go quite that far, the agenda was still out there and Kelly did her due diligence in validating it.
Read moreHannity Recasts Rumsfeld Into A Hero In The War On Terror
In case you weren’t dumbfounded enough when the Hannity show trotted out Donald Rumsfeld to lecture President Obama about truthfulness in national security, you might want to hold on to your jaw before watching any clips from last night’s hour-long infomercial for Rumsfeld's book that transformed the guy who resigned in disgrace over his handling of the war in Iraq in 2006 into a hero in the war on terror on Fox News in 2013. In fact, Sean Hannity was so busy lionizing Rumsfeld that he didn’t even discuss Iraq. When it did come up, via a guest, Rumsfeld was hailed for his behavior in the Abu Ghraib prisoner-abuse scandal and held up as a role model for President Obama in Benghazi. Seriously.
Read moreRivera To Bolling: You’re Making The President Look Like A Murderer With Your False Benghazi Narrative
Geraldo Rivera and Eric Bolling had yet another confrontation over Benghazi this morning on Rivera’s radio show. Rivera accused Bolling of making irresponsible accusations that President Obama acted treasonously. Instead of defending his allegation that Obama deliberately ordered troops to “stand down” from assisting in Benghazi during the attack there, Bolling hung up.
Read moreFox Guest: We Need More Greenhouse Gases!
On Saturday’s Cashin’ In (5/25/13), host Eric Bolling attacked Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) for having criticized “global warming deniers” shortly after the Oklahoma tornadoes. Whitehouse later apologized but Bolling said, “Apology not accepted.” In fact, the entire segment was little more than a thinly disguised excuse for demonizing Democrats and anyone else concerned with climate change. But regular Jonathan Hoenig took it to a new, ridiculous level when he declared that laws to protect the environment are “anti man” and “The more carbon we burn, the better humans lives have become.”
Read moreFox Nation Honors Bush's Memorial Day Message But Not Obama's
President Obama made a traditional Memorial Day address at Arlington National Cemetary today. But if you're a devoted Fox fan, you may not know that. The information is buried on FoxNews.com. Even worse, Fox Nation highlighted George W. Bush's Memorial Day activities but I couldn't find a word about President Obama's.
Read moreFr. Jonathan Morris Uses Creationism Discussion To Pimp School Vouchers Over 'Flawed' Public School System'
Despite the religious diversity of "America's Newsroom," Fox News panders, almost exclusively, to one religious group. In addition to providing extensive coverage in support of the Catholic bishops opposition to the HHS birth control mandate and its providing a Catholic priest a weekly gig to promote right wing talking points, it would appear that Fox is appealing to a constituency whose white members (for Fox, the only hue that counts) are trending GOP. The sweet faced Fox priest, Fr. Jonathan Morris is a perfect Fox propaganda vehicle as he is able to cleverly morph Catholic dogma with right wing talking points that are delivered in a seemingly benign conversational way. He also occasionally validates fundamentalist Christianity. Fox gets payback in the form of Morris' loyal Facebook fans who always tune in to see their Vatican idol. Yesterday, Morris used a discussion about the teaching of creationism to, again, endorse school vouchers which are supported by Catholic bishops and evangelicals. He also dissed public schools. Something for everybody. Pretty slick...
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