Geraldo Rivera Says 'Faith Based' People Can't Commit Mass Murder?
Has Roger Ailes instructed his staff to cite lack of "faith" as a reason for the horrific, Connecticut school massacre committed by somebody who might have had a serious mental disorder and who had access to some very efficient weaponry? Reason I'm asking is that it isn't just Mike Huckabee and Fr. Morris who are bringing "faith" into the discussion. During a discussion with Mike Huckabee, even Geraldo Rivera, one of the more rational actors in the Fox studio, got in on the "godless" act with a reference to the apocalypse and the extraordinarily ridiculous statement that "...it is impossible for me to miss the point that were this a faith-based young man he could not have possibly perpetrated this evil." History says otherwise; but in pushing Fox propaganda, who cares about that!?
Read more‘Legal Analyst’ Peter Johnson Jr. Helps You Find (Christian) God In Newtown, Connecticut
Peter Johnson, Jr., the Fox News “legal analyst” who is reportedly a Roger Ailes surrogate, was in Newtown, Connecticut yesterday, presumably to report on legal issues. But in the meanwhile, he took an opportunity to promote Christian Godliness with Monsignor Robert Weiss.
Read moreFr. Jonathan Morris Promotes God In Response To Shooting
For the second day in a row, the principal religious perspective being provided for the Fox News audience is Catholic, via Fr. Jonathan Morris who is the only clergy who appears with regularity on the network. Obviously, there are many folks who are comforted by the words of a Catholic priest; but, the reality is that there are others who, for whatever reason, do not seek solace in religious faith - or if they are religious, their ways of coping with grief are not those of the Catholic Church. But Fox News clearly has a Christian and very Catholic bias which, I believe, is being shown in Fr. Morris' homilies during which he focuses on the need for people to connect with God, which isn't always the answer - and as such, how appropriate is that for a "Fair & Balanced" news network?
Read moreHuckabee: I Didn’t Mean Prayer In School Would Have Stopped Newtown School Shooting; I Meant More Christianity
Mike Huckabee is not happy about the “vile and vicious reaction” to his comments about Godlessness in schools in the wake of the awful shootings in Newtown, Connecticut. Huckabee said he was wrongly interpreted to mean that prayer in school would have prevented the shooting. So to correct the record, Huckabee argued that more Christianity for everybody is really the answer.
Read moreBrian Kilmeade Says Adam Lanza Needed God!
While one assumes that not all of the victims of the horrific Newtown, CT shooting were Catholics, the "Fair & Balanced" Fox News is providing only the Catholic spiritual perspective from Fr. Jonathan Morris who is the only clergy with a weekly Sunday time slot and almost exclusive religious air time on Fox News. While it would be interesting to have a variety of religious perspectives on this issue (one of the victims might be Jewish), the only one, so far has been Morris'. This morning, Morris provided his view of the reasons behind mass shootings with a plug for God and prayer. Brian Kilmeade then made a typically stupid comment which suggested an agenda that wasn't really picked up by Morris who was rational, except for his invoking "evil" as a factor in the shooting. The chyron, however, suggested a Mike Huckabee perspective that never materialized. Odd...
Read moreIn Newtown Shootings, Former ‘Takers’ Are Now Fox News Heroes
Less than two weeks ago, Fox & Friends was portraying public service workers as “takers” draining the coffers of the “makers.” It’s a common refrain on Fox. But now, in the wake of the awful shooting massacre at a Newtown, Connecticut public school, those “takers” were held up as heroes last night.
Read moreWhat Newtown, Connecticut Shootings Can Teach Fox About Benghazi - But Probably Won't
Last night, in a report on the horrific school shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, Bill O'Reilly discussed with Fox News senior correspondent Rick Leventhal how the media - including Fox News - got some of its facts wrong in its early reporting, including mistakenly identifying the gunman as his brother. Leventhal told O'Reilly, "Bill, you can understand, in the aftermath of a major incident like this, there's a lot of confusion."
Read moreFox Psychiatrist Ablow Wishes Newtown Principal And Kindergarten Teacher Had Been Armed
Fox News' crackpot psychiatrist, Dr. Keith Ablow broke away from his column, called Tragedy in Connecticut: How do children, parents move forward? in order to gratuitously advance his position on gun control and take a swipe at those who disagree.
Read moreMike Huckabee Blames CT Shooting On Godless Public Schools
As we speak, this country is reeling from the second worst school shooting in our sordid history of gun violence. Innocent adults and children were murdered by somebody whose motives might never be clear. It is a tragedy of monumental proportion. But in the midst of the initial shock, some members of the Christian right, the group for whom Fox News provides a loud mouthpiece, are claiming that this hideous incident occurred because religion has been taken out of the public schools. Bryan Fischer of the SPLC hate group, the American Family Association, said that God doesn't want to protect places where he's not welcome. And as if that isn't bad enough, Fox's very own Mike Huckabee echoed Fischer with the comment made to Neil Cavuto that this happened because "we've systematically removed God from our schools." Is there any question as to why the GOP and its media arm have no credibility!
Read moreRoger Ailes Gets The Stephen Colbert Treatment
Stephen Colbert set his comedic sights on the news that Roger Ailes tried to recruit General David Petraeus to run for president. Funny stuff, as usual... and at their expense! (h/t Connie M.)
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