Sean Hannity Waterboard Watch - Three Years And Counting
It has now been more than three years since Sean Hannity pledged to undergo waterboarding for charity. He made that pledge on April 22, 2009 - three years and two days ago - to Charles Grodin and has yet to fulfill it. Hannity may have forgotten about it but we haven't and we'll keep reminding him until he remembers!
Read moreGeraldo Rivera Declares George Zimmerman Not Guilty - And Makes A Fool Of O'Reilly
During his Talking Points segment Friday night (4/20/12), Bill O'Reilly decried NBC for its biased coverage of the Trayvon Martin shooting. Frankly, from what I've seen of the coverage of the MSNBC coverage, I think O'Reilly has a point. But for O'Reilly to complain about biased coverage at any other network is laughable - especially given the pro-Zimmerman, anti-African American bias right there on Fox News. But even worse, Following the segment, Geraldo Rivera came on the show and did exactly what O'Reilly was complaining about elsewhere, except from the other point of view - and declared shooter George Zimmerman not guilty. Rivera was also tasteless enough to resurrect his attack on Martin's hoodie. UPDATED WITH CORRECTION.
Read moreOn Fox News Fr. Jonathan Morris Suggests NY Times Is Untrustworthy!
Fox News' official propaganda priest, Father Jonathan Morris, brings new meaning to the expression "holy shit." Just when you think that the sweet little padre might be speaking from his sweet little heart, in comes a right cross (pun intended) that demonstrates his deft ability to work in whatever meme his brother in Christ and the GOP, Roger Ailes, needs repeating. One of the Fox's big memes, especially as articulated by Bill O'Reilly, is that the NY Times is Satan's very own media outlet - as opposed to Fox News being Jesus' and Cardinal Dolan's sacred harp. During his weekly Fox & Friends sermonette, Fr. Morris was able to work in this meme as well as put his own positive spin on those who, according to recent data, are losing faith in society's institutions which include (cue R.E.M.) their religion.
Read moreDoocy Doctors Obama's "Silver Spoon" Remarks - And NY Post, Washington Post Repeat Him
When President Obama spoke at Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio, on Wednesday, he said, "I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth." But when Fox News host Steve Doocy repeated it on Fox & Friends to Mitt Romney, it was a false version: "Unlike some people, I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth." Updated with correction.
Read moreAnother Fox News Sunday Without A Democrat
We can add today's Fox News Sunday to our growing list of FNS programs without a Democratic guest. Today's roster included Republican Governor Mitch Daniels and Independent Joe Lieberman. Sure, Lieberman caucuses with the Democrats and he was Al Gore's VP pick in 2000. But in the last presidential election, Lieberman didn't just back Sen. John McCain, he spoke at the Republican convention in support of McCain.
Read moreFoxNews.Com Describes Watergate Figure Chuck Colson As A "Prison Fellowship Founder"
Convicted Watergate-figure Chuck Colson died today. While an article on FoxNews.com rightly identified him as a "Watergate figure" who "turned to religion," a FoxNews.com's video page took a more euphemistic approach. There, Colson was described merely as a "prison fellowship founder."
Read moreJon Stewart Ridicules Fox News' Late Embrace Of Mitt Romney
Jon Stewart took on Fox News' pivot to embrace Mitt Romney once it became clear he was the likely Republican presidential nominee. "Romney's election is Fox's job," Stewart begins.
Read moreGeraldo Rivera Back On The Hoodie Warpath
Geraldo Rivera – who blamed Trayvon Martin's hoodie for his death and then apologized for his comments after they ignited a firestorm – is once again suggesting that minorities wearing hoodies are fair game to be thought of as criminals. On Fox & Friends yesterday, Rivera said about the subject, “Sometimes stereotyping exists because it's based on reality. That's unfortunately the world we live in.”
Read moreAnn Coulter Has Some Suggestions For Blacks In The Wake Of Trayvon Martin Shooting
Take heart Black America: Ann Coulter is looking out for you in the wake of the Trayvon Martin shooting and she's got some advice for those of you who might fear the same fate as Trayvon: Carry a gun and join the NRA. Despite her racial mistrust in the past, two-time voter-fraud suspect Coulter now thinks shootouts on streetcorners is a great idea.
Read moreDemocrat Hansen Clarke Slaps Down Stuart Varney's Attacks On Student Loan Forgiveness
On Your World yesterday, Stuart Varney repeatedly attacked the Student Loan Forgiveness Act as a "bailout." He couldn't really come up with any other reasons to call it a bad idea, but threw around “bailout” as if that, alone, should scare any viewers away from even thinking about whether or not the Act might have some real merit. Unfortunately for Varney, Rep. Hansen Clarke (D-MI) slapped aside every argument, starting with the point that taxpayers are already on the hook for defaults.
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