Megyn Kelly Uses "Attacks" On Rick Warren To Attack "Some" Gays?
According to certain right wing haters (I'm looking at you, Michelle Malkin) who spend time perusing liberal blogs to cherry pick hateful comments, a bunch of nasty gay people are saying nasty things about Rick Warren. A number of the featured tweets suggest a link between Warren's anti-gay beliefs and the recent suicide of his son who was described, by Warren, as suffering from depression. Not surprisingly, alleged news host Megyn Kelly, who never wastes an opportunity to present a Christian right wing "outrage," reported on these "vicious attacks." So was it a coincidence that one of her guests (the other being official Fox priest Jonathan Morris) was Tony Perkins, head of the SPLC designated homophobic hate group, The Family Research Council. Kelly just couldn't understand the hateful commentary. I guess she's never seen what's on Fox Nation!
Read moreOn Huckabee: Larry Gatlin Debuts Anti-Obama Song, "The Beatings Will Continue"
Remember when the Dixie Chicks got pulled from country stations after they criticized Pres. Bush? Country folk were "shocked" that they "attacked" Pres. Bush. Flash forward to 2013 and country star (?!) Larry Gatlin is attacking President Obama who, while not identified, seems to be the person doing the "beatings" in Gatlin's new song, "The Beatings Will Continue." But rather than face a firestorm of criticism for his lack of patriotism, Gatlin, who has previously attacked the president in a Fox News.com article, got to debut his song on Mike Huckabee's program. Not only did Huck praise the song, but he even accompanied Gatlin. Inquiring minds want to know if "The Beatings Will Continue" will be the new Tea Party anthem?!
Read moreFox Attacks Beyoncé’s And Jay-Z’s Trip To Cuba
The Fox News Vacation Police have a new suspect – or pair of suspects, to be exact. Putting aside their ongoing investigations into the Obama and Biden families’ vacations (temporarily, I’m sure), the “fair and balanced” network joined Republican Congressional members in examining the suspicious evidence behind Beyoncé’s and Jay-Z’s trip to Cuba on their fifth wedding anniversary. And, in a neat twofer, they suggested the Obama administration may have had a hand in the nefarious deed of granting the couple an undeserved visa.
Read moreDr. Ben Carson Finally Wises Up And Apologizes
Despite Sean Hannity’s racial theatrics designed to cast himself as a white, conservative Martin Luther King (and pay no attention to how he race baits against black liberals) crusading on behalf of the racially oppressed, acclaimed pediatric neurosurgeon, Dr. Benjamin Carson, it appears that Carson has finally and unequivocally apologized for his offensive comments likening same-sex marriage to pedophilia and bestiality.
Read moreFox News Mailbag - 4/7/13 Edition
The News Hounds' mailbox has been deluged with mail for Fox News. So much so that I can barely keep up with posting them. But it's one of my favorite features at News Hounds. Since I don't have the time (or inclination) to respond to all of them and let them know they've reached the wrong party, I consider this a public service. So, attention, Fox News: you've got mail! PS, Fox viewers don't seem so pleased with Shepard Smith these days.
Read moreBill O'Reilly Says Pro-Life Winning Cuz Abortion Is Sinning!
Sure as the tides go in, the tides go out, Bill O'Reilly can be reliably counted upon to articulate the talking points of the anti-abortion movement. But in his Thursday night's "Talking Points" segment, in addition to staying with the standard anti-abortion script, he also, as Sen. Al Franken used to say, pulled a fact straight of his ass. Moving on and eliminating the image of O'Reilly's posterior. After getting some right wing blowback about his "thump the bible" comments, O'Reilly used his "no spin zone" to do some fancy, rhetorical spinning about how he wasn't really being pejorative to a major American religious group who are, presumably, big Fox fans. In the process, he tried to advise them with his view of what constitutes good argument on two "intense issues" in the culture war, abortion and gay marriage, which traditionalists see as destructive. And like any of O'Reilly's arguments regarding abortion, it vividly illustrated his contempt for women who just don't understand that if they have an abortion, they're going to hell!
Read moreShocker! Hannity Misled About Condom Study
Earlier this week (4/4/13), Sean Hannity sneered about a research project funded with stimulus money "on how to use condoms correctly" that "surprisingly, created zero jobs.” Unfortunately for Hannity, a senior scientist on the project has corrected the record - and he doesn't look too good as a result.
Read moreMegyn Kelly Will "Name Names" If Liberal Teachers Continue To Allegedly Bully Conservative Kid
It is a sad reality that gay youth have been and continue to be the victims of homophobic bulling. In 2011, after a gay teen committed suicide, Fox News "virtually ignored" this tragedy while other non "fair & balanced" network devoted attention to it. Around the same period, Fox ran many pieces that were critical of anti-bullying and diversity programs in public schools - programs that the religious right, Fox's fan base, believe foster the "gay agenda." In defending a student, whose biblically based anti-gay article in the student newspaper was criticized by the school administration as a form of bullying, alleged news host Megyn Kelly suggested that anti-bullying programs are violations of free speech. Flash forward to 2013 when a conservative high school student teabagger, the new young darling of the right wing, claims that he's being bullied by liberal Wisconsin teachers and Megyn Kelly's views on free speech seem to have changed!
Read moreGOP Civil War: AFA Attacks 'Windbag' Bill O'Reilly
It looks like Bill O'Reilly's "thump the Bible" comments are continuing to alienate conservatives. Latest case in point: Bryan Fischer, of the American Family Association. He called O'Reilly a "pompous, arrogant windbag" for having said that opponents of gay marriage have not made a compelling case and need to more than "thump the Bible."
Read moreHannity And Bolling Love Coach Mike Rice's Abusive Behavior At Rutgers
Fox News' Eric Bolling and Sean Hannity seem to be competing for who can slobber more over the abusive tactics of now-fired Rutgers basketball coach, Mike Rice. As you probably know, Rice was fired after a video of him pushing and throwing balls at his players went viral. He also shouted homophobic slurs. But to Bolling and Hannity, Rice's tactics are just what we need to fight the "wussification" of America.
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