Brian Kilmeade Asks "Why Now" About 46 Year Old 'Redskins' Controversy
It isn't surprising that the Fox audience is misinformed, given the panoply of partisan crap that is spewed on Fox News shows which, if they're "opinion" shows, are exempt from the "fair & balanced" part of the Fox News logo. But taking best in show, is Fox & Friends which is consistently misinforming its audience. It was only a week ago that the show was forced to apologize for and correct its fake story about how Pres. Obama personally funded a Muslim museum during the "slimdown." Today's diversion from reality was provided by Brian "all terrorists are Muslims," Kilmeade who asked "why now" in a discussion about how Washington Redskins is considered a racial slur. That sports guy Kilmeade is either too lazy to do some research or is merely conveying the Roger Ailes framing of the issue as much ado about nothing was demonstrated by his suggestion that the controversy is recent when it has been around for over FORTY YEARS!
Read moreNew Fox News Darling, Dr. Ben Carson, Says 'Riled Up' Women Should Be 'Re-educated' About Abortion
While the "fair & balanced" Fox News does have some left of center contributors, it maintains a stable of conservatives, some of whom are in the totally batshit crazy category such as Sandy Rios who has compared same sex love to the rape and torture perpetrated by Ariel Castro. Fox's newest contributor, Dr. Ben Carson, isn't quite this extreme about teh gay; but his views on women's reproductive rights are straight out of the misogynist playbook of the radical anti-choice movement which has brought us such luminaries as Todd "legitimate rape" Aiken. At last week's Values Voters Summit, Carson reinforced the right wing narrative that there is no war on women and the patriarchy knows best about what we silly, misinformed women really need when it comes to our lady parts. True story.
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Read moreFox News’ Kooiman Apologizes For ‘Muslim Museum’ Report But…
Fox News host Anna Kooiman has apologized for her false report last week that, while the government shutdown closed national parks and monuments, President Obama was personally funding a Muslim museum. She said this weekend, “We made a bad mistake by reporting a story based on poor research that was not true. We apologize for not checking the facts.” But there was something important she did not say.
Read moreFox News Outrageous Quote Of The Week – 10/6/13-10/12/13
Another week, another slew of outrageous quotes from Fox News pundits and guests. This week, you’ve got some more tough choices, dear readers. You’ve got Dennis Miller discussing “closeted” Muslims, Guy Benson dangerously suggesting young people would be better off going without health insurance, Elisabeth Hasselbeck revealing that television and air conditioning is the “ugly side of entitlements” and more.
Read moreStuart Varney Our Latest Outrageous Quote Winner
Stuart Varney's desire to punish federal workers with the government shutdown was a most deserving winner of our Fox News Outrageous Quote Of The Week. Although he had some competition from 2nd place winner Anna Kooiman, Varney pulled it out with a decisive victory.
Read moreFox Urges Millennials To Go Without Health Insurance In Order To Advance Its Anti-Obamacare Agenda
On Friday, Fox News took its war on the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare") to a whole new, dangerous level when Fox News contributor Guy Benson urged young people to go without health insurance. Host Gretchen Carlson not only helped validate Benson’s idea, she never pointed out the very serious dangers in such a proposition.
Read moreMegyn Kelly Endorses Racist Comments Captured By Xenophobic Filmmaker Dennis Lynch
Screw poor women and babies that need food through a WIC program that has been curtailed as a result of the government "slim down." In the alternate reality of the right wing, the most egregious result of the shut down of government services was the closing off of a veteran's monument - a closing that allowed members of the GOP crazy caucus to have a great photo-op with the vets who broke through the barricades. And because immigration activists were allowed to have a rally on National Mall, right wing veterans are mad as hell. Their righteous wrath was documented by wingnut "filmmaker" Dennis Lynch whose oeuvre consists of xenophobic pieces of paranoia, pimped on Fox, about how those "illegals" are sneaking into America to slit your throat. So are we surprised that he would be warmly welcomed by new opinion show host Megyn Kelly who was muy sympatico with the white, racist veteran featured in Lynch's video....
Read moreFox News Mailbag - 10/13/2013 Edition
We gathered quite a collection of emails for Fox last week. We've got complaints that Fox was off the air in the Shenandoah Valley, a decent suggestion for how to solve our budget crisis (really), someone who did not enjoy Megyn Kelly's interview with Ted Cruz and more. Check 'em out, after the jump!
Read moreFox's Ed Henry Walks Out Of White House Press Briefing After Snub
Fox News' White House Correspondent Ed Henry was, apparently, miffed that he was not going to be able to ask one of his gotcha questions. So, with the same good sportsmanship we've seen so much of from his Republican home team, he walked out.
Read moreElisabeth Hasselbeck Pimps Ken Cucccinelli's Candidacy For VA Governor
One of the top GOP right wing/Fox News memes is that there is no war on women and that all the anti-choice bills and attempts to defund Planned Parenthood are righteous attempts to save us women from our silly and slutty selves. The reality, however, is that there is a concerted effort to deprive women of the reproductive rights and chief among those who are trying to do this is Virginia gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli. His numbers, understandably, are abysmal among women. So given that Fox News is the first stop for on any Republican rehab tour, it wasn't surprising to see him on Fox & Friends where he was interviewed by new friend, Elisabeth let-the-poor-die-of-heat-exhaustion Hasselbeck who, in effect, provided him with his very own Fox News campaign ad.
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