Megyn Kelly Twists Amazing Race Challenge For Propaganda Purposes
When it comes to vapid, jingoistic patriotism, Fox News is painted in the biggest, boldest, red, white and blue. Any perceived affront to the American flag or American patriotism, including American politicians not sporting American flag bling, quickly becomes part of the Fox propaganda narrative. The latest faux right wing "controversy" is an installment of the very successful CBS show, "The Amazing Race," which OMG was set in Hanoi, Vietnam. While this country is open for American tourism and business, Fox, in echoing right wing complaints, has determined that this was not only an inappropriate venue for the race, but downright unpatriotic and un-American because the racers had to listen to a Vietnamese freedom song and take a clue at the site of a downed American B-52. And in typical Fox fashion, Megyn Kelly's "news" coverage of the episode twisted reality for propaganda purposes which is funny considering that the focus of her and Bob Beckel's complaint was about Vietnamese propaganda!
Read moreBill O’Reilly Now Fighting The ‘War On Easter’ – And It’s Obama’s Fault!
It could have been a Saturday Night Live skit but it wasn’t. Bill O’Reilly declared victory in the War On Christmas tonight and moved on to fight the War on Easter. Yes, Virginia, there are evil secular-progressive Obama supporters out there who “refuse to call it an Easter Egg!” It’s all part of their effort to loosen restrictions on abortion and drugs and tighten restrictions for insulting minorities. I guess you could call it the Obama re-election domino effect!
Read moreMegyn Kelly & Bob Beckel Still Fighting The Vietnam War!
As the mouthpiece for the right wing, Fox News never wastes an opportunity to create "controversy" based on right wing outrage. The latest bit of conservative consternation involves Sunday's installment of CBS's "The Amazing Race" which took place in Hanoi, Vietnam. One of the challenges featured a Vietnamese singing group who sang a Communist song while waving Communist flags. At another point in the competition, the racers took their clues at a box located at the B-52 Memorial which is the wreckage of an American bomber shot down over Hanoi. Tuesday, "The Five" expressed their outrage with what they perceived to be lack of patriotism and insensitivity on the part of CBS. Bob Beckel got particularly unhinged and told CBS execs to "shove it." Beckel (who did not serve) was back on today's "America Live" where he continued to complain.
Read moreNo Tough Questions For Rand Paul Over His Immigration Plan
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) appeared on Your World yesterday to promote his 2016 presidential run discuss his immigration plan. He said “Yes, I am for immigration reform, but my amendment to the bill will be something called “trust but verify,” which says that we have to secure the border, and that we have to have a report that’s voted on by Congress each year in order for immigration reform to go forward.”
Read moreO’Reilly Attacks Bachmann
On The O’Reilly Factor last night, Bill O’Reilly devoted an entire segment to attacking Michele Bachmann. Fox and O’Reilly defenders will surely point to that as proof of his independence. But it’s really more an example of the GOP civil war that has been playing out on the Fox News airwaves lately. Because the gist of O’Reilly’s contention was that Bachmann’s crazy accusations against Obama work undermine the more substantive vilification O’Reilly prefers.
Read moreSteve Doocy Plays Fear Of Saudi Arabia Card With Anti-Obama, Tea Party Activist
Now that the so called "Ground Zero Mosque" is no longer an issue, Roger Ailes, who has a "personal paranoia" about Muslims, hasn't had much material with which to play the fear of Muslims card. But yesterday, a terrorist watch group run by the Islamophobic and seemingly paranoid Steven Emerson reported its "concerns" about Saudi Arabia's inclusion in the Department of Homeland Security's "Global Entry" program which streamlines airport screening for foreign nationals whose security status has been vetted by their home country and the US. Not surprisingly Fox News is on it. This morning, reinforcing yesterday's Fox News.com's article, Fox & Friends discussed this scary new development with, no, not anybody from DHS or a reputable security firm - but a virulently anti-Obama Tea Party activist whose support for the "Ground Zero Cross" was validated, in 2012, by Megyn Kelly who, like Doocy, didn't mention her guest's right wing creds. Good thing Fox & Friends isn't a real "news" show!
Read moreProsecutors Don't Buy Steven Crowder's 'Sucker Punched By A Union Member' Story
Poor Steven Crowder. First, he was attacked by the meanies on the left for making what he called a joke at CPAC about Ashley Judd's "obsession with rape." After all, she's only a three-time rape survivor, so why shouldn't a guy like Crowder be able to mock her concerns without people getting their nose out of joint? And now, less than a week later, a Michigan prosecutor has declined to prosecute the "thugs" who "sucker-punched" him. Why? Because after reviewing an unedited video - i.e. not the one Crowder showed off on Fox News - the prosecutor concluded he wasn't telling the truth. Get out your hankies, ladies and gentlemen, it's time to book Crowder a room in Jon Stewart's GOP Special Victims Unit!
Read moreGreta Van Susteren Gushes Over Roger Ailes Biography
I guess if you want to talk about your boss on TV you’d better say nice things – particularly if your boss is Roger Ailes. Therefore it’s probably no surprise that when Greta Van Susteren interviewed Zev Chafets, who wrote the “authorized” biography of Fox News’ chief, Roger Ailes: Off Camera, both of them brimmed over with praise.
Read moreGreg Gutfeld: I’ll Take This Victory In Iraq Over Humiliation In Benghazi Any Day!
On the 10th anniversary of the Iraq War yesterday, Fox News’ The Five called on Greg Gutfeld to offer the lead-in editorial for a discussion affirming debating how worthwhile the war was. Gutfeld may never have served a day in his life for his country but he obviously knows military success when he sees it – and the America haters who refuse to acknowledge it! So you could almost hear the opening strains of America The Beautiful as he announced, “I’ll take this victory in Iraq over humiliation in Benghazi any day!” (H/T Kirk W.)
Read moreMegyn Kelly: School Play That "Mocks" Christians Proves Muslims Get Preferential Treatment
There is a constant refrain, among the legions of aggrieved right wing Christians, that those in the arts community would never treat Muslims with the same sort of perceived disrespect given to Christians. Not surprisingly, this meme has been advanced on Fox News which is, of course, the home for aggrieved Christians while being the place "where you can bash Islam with impunity." The reality is that satire, in order to be successful, are based on the audience's frame of reference. A play that is themed on the Koran would not be as familiar as one based on the Bible which is a cultural reference point for many Americans. And now that a Massachusetts performing arts charter school has done a play with OMG gay bible characters and the usual suspects in the raving religious right are upset, alleged Fox news host Megyn Kelly is using the "controversy" to promote the Muslims get preferential treatment meme and continue to voice support for and lie about the maker
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