Fox News Phony Grievances About March On Washington Anniversary, Sen. Tim Scott Not Invited Edition
Last night, Fox News’ On The Record did its part to smear the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s March On Washington and "I Have A Dream" speech by teaming up with Fox News contributor Herman Cain to promote the false impression that conservatives had been excluded from the commemoration. In reality, top Republicans declined invitations to attend and speak. But that information was downplayed and mentioned only in passing as both Cain and host Greta Van Susteren, along with a Fox News producer, made an uninformed and uninformative effort to promote a narrative that the event had deliberately snubbed conservatives. Also ignored? How Scott has distorted Dr. King's message in the past. UPDATED
Read moreCavuto Uses March On Washington Anniversary To Attack Obamacare
On yesterday’s Your World, Louisiana State Senator Elbert Guillory, who recently switched from Democrat to Republican, spoke about President Obama saying Martin Luther King “would like” the Affordable Care Act. Neil Cavuto asked Guillory, “Do you think that Martin Luther King would embrace this?” As if nobody could have guessed that Guillory would have used the opening to grab the Martin Luther King mantle for himself and use it to dis both President Obama and Obamacare.
Read moreO’Reilly’s Bogus Grievance Trolling Of March On Washington Anniversary
I’m sure none of our regular readers would be surprised to know that Bill O’Reilly trolled the March on Washington anniversary celebration today with his eagle (white) eye out for African American transgressions. O’Reilly could have used the day to try to broaden his understanding of African American concerns. But no. Tonight, he scolded, condescended and even distorted the truth to promote his grievances – at the same time that he pointed a misleading finger of accusation that the attendees were too full of grievances. Oh, the irony. UPDATED
Read moreFox News Loses More Young Viewers
Last month, I wrote about how Fox News viewers are off-the-chart old and getting older. That trend seems to be increasing, if the August ratings are any guide. Although Fox News continues its dominance as the top eyeball getter of Fox News, its share of the coveted 25-54 year-old viewers shrank precipitously.
Read moreOn The 50th Anniversary Of The March On Washington, Fox News Works To Turn Back The Clock On Race Relations
I don't think anybody who's commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington today would argue that we have not made great strides in civil rights since 1963. Or that we still have a way to go. But Fox News seems to be doing its best to turn the clock back both by fanning the flames of racial divisiveness, creating outright hostility and suggesting we have come far enough, if not too far. Even worse, Bill O'Reilly is poaching Martin Luther King's name to foment racial hostility.
Read moreWhat Would MLK Think About Fox News?
We know what Fox News thinks about racial issues. As Newshounds Ellen pointed out, in a truly awesome article on Salon, "Fox News, however, seems determined to persuade America that civil rights have gone too far and even suggest that whites are the real racial victims now." So one wonders what MLK, if he had lived, would think about Fox News which is the mouthpiece for a political ideology that King was vehemently opposed to. Another interesting question would be how Fox News, if it had been around during the Civil Rights era, would have covered Dr. King - especially given that he was a champion of organized labor, a guaranteed annual income, and redistribution of wealth - not exactly issue that Fox News and its right wing audience would be in agreement with.
Read moreHannity Trots Out Ann Coulter As Syria Expert
President Obama is weighing military strikes against Syria, which have the potential for very serious consequences. So who did Sean Hannity turn to as the top pundit to weigh in with analysis? Two-time voter-fraud suspect Ann Coulter.
Read moreCavuto And Huckabee Misrepresent Effect Of Sequester On Jobs
On Your World last week, host Neil Cavuto sneered that Treasury Secretary Jack Lew “just made …up” his claim that the sequester had prevented “a half to three quarters of a percent more GDP growth and hundreds of thousands of jobs.” In fact, the one doing the misrepresentation was Cavuto and his guest, Fox News host Mike Huckabaee.
Read moreHannity Knows Better Than Police And Victim’s Family That WW II Veteran Killing Was Racial
Yesterday, the great nephew of 88 year-old Delbert Benton appeared on Fox & Friends and asked people to stop saying that the horrific murder of his uncle was about race. According to Fox’s own reporting, the motive was robbery. But Sean Hannity and his pal, the noted racist Mark Fuhrman, know better! So who cares what the victim's family wants?
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