Fox's The Five Attack Michael Weinstein As 'Anti-Christian Extremist'
Fox News' tainted food chain often begins with Todd Starnes' howls of Christian victimization which are then taken up by Fox & Friends. The meme is then reinforced on later programs - or, as stated by Goebbels, "make the lie, keep it simple, and eventually they will believe it." This regurgitation was seen in Wednesday's Fox & Friends topic, gleaned from Starnes, about how the faux, Fox generated "War on Christians" is now happening in the military where Jesus loving Christian soldiers aren't being allowed to "live their faith." The reality is that the Military Religious Freedom Foundation is pressuring the Pentagon to enforce the rules against proselytizing which is, according to to the MRFF, very common. Fox & Friends hosted a Christian extremist and hate group VP to attack the MRFF and its head, Mikey Weinstein. Later, "The Five," a show that specializes in toxic spew, did the same thing. Goebbels would be so proud!
Read moreWill O'Reilly Condemn Glenn Beck's 'Reichstag' Remarks About Houston Airport Shooting?
You know how Bill O'Reilly says he is on a jihad against "gibberish" about "deadly terrorism?" How he's so concerned about truth telling and calling out BS that he ignores what people think of him? Well, he'd better be out there condemning Glenn Beck's heinous exploitation of the shooting death in Houston's Bush International Airport yesterday the same way O'Reilly condemned the "out-of-control" "far left" May Day protesters. Otherwise, he will have exposed himself conclusively as in bed with Beck's inciteful rhetoric and a fraudulent concern troll when it comes to the left.
Read moreSteve Doocy Validates Hate Group's Bogus War On Christian Soldiers Claim
In the bizarro world of the Christian right, Christianity is under siege everywhere, including the military. The reality is that those in the military, who feel that they are under siege from proselytizing evangelical Christians, are pushing back which, of course, generates that sense of victimization in which right wing Christians revel. As Fox News specializes in persecuted Christians, as does Fox's Todd Starnes, it wasn't surprising to see Fox & Friends pick up on his recent report that the head of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation told Pentagon officials that troops who proselytize should be punished, a comment that provoked immediate outrage from Tony Perkins, head of the "hate group" Family Research Council. So who better to get the word out, on yesterday's Fox & Friends than FRC Exec.VP, retired general Jerry Boykin who thinks Sharia is a threat to America and marriage equality is the same as bestiality and pedophilia.
Read moreImus And Beckel Mock ‘Jerk’ O’Reilly
Presumably, Don Imus and Bob Beckel were mocking Bill O’Reilly out of affection on today’s Imus in the Morning show on Fox Business Network. But as an old friend of mine used to say, paraphrasing Shakespeare, there is much truth in jest. So just how much truth were Imus and Beckel telling when they called O’Reilly a “jerk” who’s “so full of himself” that it would be "deadly" “spending a weekend with that guy?” Even as Imus said he could say that "because we've been friends for 30 years?" I report, you decide.
Read moreSteve Doocy Is Upset That Atheists Are 'Co-Opting' National Day Of Prayer
As part of its patented meme about a "War on Christianity," Fox News is now pimping "The Fight for Faith." Seriously, that was the opening visual on this morning's Fox & Friends during which Jesus BFF, Steve Doocy, hosted a segment to attack those who want to celebrate a national day of reason as an alternative to the "National Day of Prayer" which, for right wing Christians, is almost as sacred as Christmas which, we know, is being attacked by those evil atheists. Although the piece was primarily an affirmation of the need for faith, from the very faithful Penny Nance, it was also a thinly veiled attack on a Democratic politician who has been nominated for the post of Secretary of Transportation - the message being that the godless Obama is putting godless people in his cabinet and that of course makes Jesus weep.
Read moreNRA Convention A 'Fox News Heaven'
CultureMap Houston said it, not us, in a story whose headline described the upcoming NRA convention there as "Fox News Heaven." Indeed, the lineup is filled with Fox hosts, Fox contributors and regular Fox guests, plus a few Fox alumni such as Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck. Also attending will be Ted Nugent, the guy whose "hate-filled rhetoric" who would be denounced 24/7 on the "fair and balanced" network if he were talking about killing conservatives instead of Democrats and liberals.
Read moreCavuto Guest Likens Government Functions To Narcotic Drugs
On yesterday’s Your World, Craig Smith, Swiss America Chair, spoke of May Day protests worldwide, and workers demanding more from government. Smith said “Look, it’s just like your drug dealer saying, ‘Hey there’s not going to be any more drugs so you’ve got to go through withdrawal. And let’s face facts, Neil. We have given drugs all over this world. Look at the bailouts in Cyprus, Portugal, Greece. Has anything changed economically? No. Look at the bailouts in 2008, we still have low growth, we still have high unemployment. These people have to realize that the government is not the answer to the problem. Neil, the government is the problem.”
Read moreMark Fuhrman Warns: We Need To Hate Muslims More!
Another night, another bout of Sean Hannity race baiting. Last night’s excuse was the arrest of three pals of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. You can rest assured that if a Republican were in the White House, Hannity would be falling all over himself praising the law enforcement work. But since it’s President Obama, the entire crime/terror attack seems little more than a string of opportunities to hate monger, in a particularly ethnic way, against President Obama. He was aided in that effort last night by former policeman Mark Fuhrman. Yes, THAT Mark Fuhrman – one of many, many white people in trouble for bigotry that Hannity has befriended.
Read moreMartha MacCallum Validates Dr. Manny Alvarez' Freak Out Over Plan B
Like so many in the Fox News supported "pro-life" community, Martha MacCallum is "horrified" by the availability of emergency contraception because it makes it "too easy" for slutty sluts to "end a pregnancy" - an assertion that is, scientifically speaking, not true as the pill prevents ovulation. Now that an OMG Reagan appointed judge has ruled that Plan B be made available, over the counter, to women of all ages, the anti-choice community is freaking out. The FDA, which is appealing the ruling, has lowered the minimum age, for accessing the drug, from 17 to 15. So not surprisingly, its media mouthpiece is on board with this patented "outrage." Yesterday, alleged "news" anchor, Martha MacCallum allowed Fox doctor Manny Alvarez to dominate the "fair & balanced" discussion with his histrionics about this "political" ruling. And not surprisingly, she agreed with him!
Read moreSean Hannity: Obama Press Conference Answer Police
Ever on the lookout for new ways to attack President Obama, Sean Hannity struck new lows of pettiness: complaining President Obama took too long to answer questions at yesterday’s press conference. Hannity began his show last night by sneering that “during the 47-minute filibuster,” Obama only took six questions. Apparently, Obama didn’t get the memo that he had a Hannity-imposed time limit. And a stop watch, apparently. Hannity was so eager to malign our president, that he actually timed the answers, made large graphics with the times and then howled about their length. As if that had anything to do with the substance of Obama's remarks.
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