Geraldo Rivera Raps Christine O’Donnell’s Anti-Obama Song To Sheriff Joe Arpaio
In one of the most bizarre moments on television, Geraldo Rivera wound up a lapdog interview with Sheriff Joe Arpaio by rapping the lyrics to an anti-Obama song written by Christine “I’m not a witch” O’Donnell, who is, apparently, planning a comeback. Seriously.
Read moreMegyn Kelly Pimps Hubby's Book On Fox "News"
If a debut novelist needs to get some national exposure, it helps if they're married to a "news" anchor at a big time national "news" network. Such is the case for Douglas Brunt, the author of "Ghosts of Manhattan," a novel about Wall Street masters of the universe living la vida loca before the financial collapse in 2008. While most novels written by unknown authors get lost in the literary jungles of "Amazon," Mr. Brunt was able to discuss his opus with his wife, Megyn Kelly, on her alleged Fox news show. According to "Examiner" writer, Keith Vance, this was "tacky and unprofessional." Now I don't know about that; but I do know that Megyn Kelly's husband got himself some sweet face time on a program that's supposed to be straight news. Nice work if you can get it!
Read moreGeraldo Rivera Still Obsessed With The Threat Of Hoodies
After blaming Trayvon Martin’s death on his hoodie, Geraldo Rivera seems determined to make sure Americans see hoodies as some huge Public Enemy. In a discussion with Bill O’Reilly Friday night (10/5/12) about a couple in California who have been menaced after posting a pro-Romney sign on their property, Rivera mentioned that one of the so-called menacers was “wearing a hoodie.” This, after Rivera said that the couple lives in a diverse neighborhood that is half white, half Hispanic.
Read morePeter Johnson Jr. Continues Fox News Attack On Woman Who Won't Say Pledge
Fox News is a place where religion (read conservative Christianity) and patriotism are defended with gusto. But when non conservative religiosity gets in the way of patriotism, Fox comes down (literally) on the side of patriotism and religious beliefs be damned. Such is the case involving Fox coverage of a PA politician who declined to lead fellow lawmakers in the Pledge of Allegiance because she feels that the words "under God" make it a prayer and she doesn't pray in public. Not surprisingly, the patriotic Christians on Fox & Friends covered it earlier this week in a snarky, mocking tone. And this morning, Roger Aisles' personal attorney, Knight of Malta, NY Catholic archdiocesan litigator, and occasional Fox "friend," Peter Johnson Jr. continued the attack by framing this Pledge refusal as downright unpatriotic. That Babette Josephs also invoked her First Amendment rights, was lost on Johnson who recently defended the First Amendment rights of the producer of the infamous anti-Islamic video. Go figure!
Read moreStewart Destroys Hannity's Obama 'race' Video.
Jon Stewart really nailed Hannity on his bogus attempt to paint President Obama as a black racist via a 2007 video that Hannity "exposed" the night before Obama's debate with Mitt Romney last week. After noting that Hannity has repeatedly called Obama "the worst president ever," Stewart said, "On the eve of the first presidential debate, the best, most explosive critique that you could deliver of the worst president we have ever had in this country, is treating us to some reanimated bull**** video, already been seen, as though it were the Rodney King tape in reverse."
Read moreHannity And Rove Promote Unemployment Conspiracy Theory
Just as Sean Hannity (and Fox News) repeatedly promoted Donald Trump’s birtherism, now Hannity (and Fox News) are helping to promote Jack Welch’s jobs report trutherism - a conspiracy theory that the Obama administration cooked the latest jobs report numbers to put unemployment under 8%. Fox gave itself cover for hyping this baseless accusation by presenting the subject as a discussion and, instead of offering up any real reporting that might support the theory, providing a supportive, anti-Obama guest and then boosting his “impartial” cred. This, ladies and gentlemen, is what passes for a “fair and balanced” discussion on Fox News.
Read moreMegyn Kelly Cheers Christian Cheerleader "Victory"
As Fox News is America's Christian Newsroom, the celestial big man is a potent presence. In addition to hanging out on the curvy, Christian couch on Fox & Friends, he's a welcome guest on Megyn Kelly's alleged "news" program. Kelly has no problem invoking her Catholicism, such as when she and fellow conservative Catholic Michael Reagan cheered on the nuns and priests who would be, according to the divorced and remarried Kelly, fighting in the streets over the HHS birth control mandate. (Unreported by Kelly is that this never happened and the "Fortnight for Freedom" was a big, fat dud). Yesterday, Kelly cheered, literally, a group of Christian Texas cheerleaders who are suing their school over the prohibition of the use of prayer banners at public high school football games. Their cause was recently cheered by Fox & Friends. They won a temporary victory when a judge granted a two week extension for them to continue using their prayer banners until the next court hearing. But for Megyn Kelly this was a real victory worth cheering over!
Read moreEric Bolling Enables Jack Welch’s Unemployment-Numbers Conspiracy Theory
Yesterday, the Labor Department reported the unemployment rate fell from 8.1% to 7.8% in September. Instead of being pleased, Fox News’ Your World hosted former GE CEO Jack Welch who had suggested the numbers were fraudulent, cooked up to help President Obama’s re-election – despite a lack of evidence to back it up, other than Welch’s belief that the numbers “don’t smell right.” Guest host Eric Bolling didn’t just give Welch a sympathetic platform from which to promote his conspiracy theory but helped to legitimize it.
Read moreAnn Coulter: Michelle Obama "Wanted To Go Home With Mitt"
Although Ann Coulter's brand of political rhetoric is well known, especially on Fox News, Fox & Friends nonetheless trotted her out yesterday morning as a serious analyst to discuss the presidential debate the night before. Sure enough, Coulter had a special "witticism" at the ready: "You could see at the end of that debate, (Obama) knew that, anniversary or not, Michelle wanted to go home with Mitt." As I noted in my post on the same subject at Crooks and Liars (where I post three times a week now), this is a perfect example of how inflammatory invective gets passed off as mainstream analysis on Fox.
Read moreBill O'Reilly On The Daily Show
Bill O'Reilly visited The Daily Show last night. As usual, the result was funny. As I've said before, O'Reilly can laugh at himself and dish it out pretty good, too. But my vote for the best line was from Stewart, right at the beginning, when Stewart suggested there might be a "Fox News Obama-debate baby boom" coming because of the delight over Romney's success during the debate the night before.
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