Fox News, You've Got Mail: June 2014 Edition
It's been a while since I've had the opportunity to open the mail bag and dig out the mail received from people who think they are writing to Fox News. It's a virtual avalanche of correspondence - everything from oppressed Christians to oppressed patriots - all crying out for exposure on the one network they feel tells the truth. Also, in this batch, a sizable percentage of people offended by the attire - or lack thereof - of some of the Fox females.
Read moreMegyn Kelly’s Kangaroo Court Electronically Lynches Bergdahl And Obama
Megyn Kelly joined the Fox News lynch mob last night when she hosted a group of former soldiers who served with Bowe Bergdahl in Afghanistan. She dialed up her outrage-o-meter in a hammy show of sympathy for them. But really, her only interest in their plight and experiences seemed to be in using them to pre-judge Bergdahl and convict the Obama administration at the same time.
Read moreTodd Starnes Tweets Fox News Bergdahl As Jihadist Smear
While patriot Todd Starnes never wore the official couture of the US military, he love a man in uniform - except, of course, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. In reading Starnes' tweets, it's apparent that he has joined the platoon of armchair right wingers who are conducting a crusade (or is it jihad) against Bergdahl whom they label a traitor and, thanks to Fox News' intrepid sourcing of "secret documents," a scary Muslim jihadist. And as with everything that Starnes opines on in his ongoing culture war, truth has become a casualty!
Read moreD-Day Anniversary Just Another Excuse For Fox To Attack Obama
In case you thought there might be some occasions too venerable to exploit for partisan, political gain, check out how Fox News host Bill Hemmer and paid contributor Bill Cowan turned a discussion about the 70th anniversary of D-Day into a smear of President Obama over the Taliban prisoner swap, the Ukraine, Iran, Syria and more.
Read moreFox News 'Exclusive' - 'Secret Documents' Prove Bergdahl Is Muslim Jihadist!!!
Just when you thought that the relentless Fox News attacks on Bowe Bergdahl couldn't get any lower, along comes something to show just how low Fox will go in their efforts to smear an American soldier. Given that Fox vigorously plays the fear and loathing of Islam card, the newest attack on Bergdahl isn't unexpected. It was only a matter of time before the old Stockholm syndrome thing would be invoked because, according to Fox, Bergdahl isn't just a "deserter," a charge that hasn't been proven but it is being promoted on right wing media. Bergdahl is now being accused of something even worse. Super squirrel secret documents, discussed on the official Fox News show "Special Report, prove that he has - OMG - converted to Islam and is now a jihadist. No, I'm not kidding.
Read moreHannity Mocks Obama’s Fitness Routine, Slobbers Over Putin As ‘Rocky’
Sean Hannity was full of malicious glee tonight as he mocked an Instagram of President Obama working out while he’s overseas. For extra America-hating, Hannity slobbered over video of Russian President Vladimir Putin – and even played the theme from Rocky to drive the studmuffin message home.
Read moreFox’s Peters Calls Bergdahl’s Father ‘Pops Taliban’
It’s one thing to argue about the details of the prisoner swap that recovered Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl from Afghanistan. But it’s especially nauseating to see Fox News go after Bergdahl’s father simply because they don’t like the way he looks or has spoken. On the same night that Sean Hannity tried to argue that Bergdahl's father had uttered some kind of "Muslim victory call," Fox News’ Ralph Peters referred to him as “Pops Taliban.” On the so-called Fox Business Network.
Read moreOliver North Has No Business Attacking President Obama Over Bergdahl - And Jon Stewart Explains Why
A few nights ago, Sean Hannity had the unmitigated gall to call on Oliver North to attack President Obama over the prisoner swap of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for five Taliban prisoners. Fortunately for the rest of us, Jon Stewart had some choice things to say about it.
Read moreElisabeth Hasselbeck Cheers Christian Anti-Gay Discrimination Because 'Free Enterprise'
As the mouthpiece for the God hates fags religious right, Fox News has unabashedly and unapologetically taken the side of those fine Christians who think discriminating against gays is fine because the Bible and, of course, religious freedom. Back in September Fox & Friends, in advancing Jesus loving, homo hating Todd Starnes whine, gave their full support to Christian bakers who closed down rather than be "forced," under Oregon's Equality Act, to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple. This egregious offense to God's chosen heterosexual people was framed as "The Fight for Faith." But in a subsequent piece about another aggrieved Christian baker, who is being "forced" to stop discriminating against gay customers, Elisabeth Hasselbeck framed non-discrimination laws as "The Death of Free Enterprise" and, of course, the suppression of religious freedom. This morning, Elisabeth Hasselbeck welcomed back this same Christian baker for more of the same Christian anti-gay talking points and Fox validation!
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What’s Missing From This Promotion Of Fox’s Charles Payne?
On Monday, Fox’s Charles Payne just happened to be a guest on Your World and that just happened to give host Neil Cavuto a chance to promote Payne’s new show, Making Money, on Fox Business - which just happened to premiere that night. But Cavuto left out some details of Payne’s resumé that the “we report, you decide” network’s viewers might think of as kind of crucial.
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