What 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.)
Read moreIt's Official: Fox News Contributor Steven Crowder Selectively Edited His Video And Lied About What Happened
Although I've been reporting my suspicions (and other people's) about the truthfulness and integrity of Fox News contributor Steven Crowder's report of being assaulted by pro-union "thugs" at a Lansing, Michigan union protest of "right-to-work" legislation, Crowder's dishonesty is no longer in doubt. His video has been shown to be selectively edited and he has admitted pushing the man who later hit him (after pretending otherwise).
Read moreBill O'Reilly Offers Free F**k U 47% Bumper Sticker With $19.95 Purchase Of O'Reilly Gear!
Paging all true Americans! Do you want to proudly proclaim your patriotic pride? Well, Bill O'Reilly has something for you. Not only can you pimp your ride; but you can show the rest of the world, particularly those 47% of moochers who voted for Obama cuz they want free stuff, that you don't need no stinking welfare. Thanks to extraordinary American Bill O'Reilly, you can own (or give as a Christmas - not Hanukkah - gift) a free "Self-Reliant Americans on Board" bumper sticker if you purchase $19.95 or more of his stuff (some of which is made in the USA). You know you're better than "those people," so act now to prove it!
Read moreFox News Wishes Everyone A 'Happy Holidays'
Oh, noes! Even with Christmas Warrior Bill O'Reilly on the job, the evil forces of Secular Progressivism have invaded Fox News!
Read moreFox Ignores Republican Obstructionism But Worries About Case Backlog Over 'Fiscal Cliff'
The "fiscal cliff" is coming in January if Congress and the President do not agree on a deal, and Fox is suddenly concerned about its consequences for the Judicial Branch. Fox News' website reports that the "federal court system is bracing for the possibility of thousands of layoffs or furloughs" if no deal is reached.
Read moreFox News Was For Torture Before It Was Against It
It is good to see Fox concerned for a fellow human being, since all too often empathy for the poor, the working class, women, etc, seems to be lacking at the network. FoxNews.com reports that Dr. Shakeel Afridi, the doctor who helped the US track down Bin Laden, is being tortured in a Pakastani prison, according to his family.
Read moreBill O'Reilly Uses Topless Nun Protesters To Attack Gays As Violent
The cognitive dissonance of Bill O'Reilly is nowhere more evident than his attitude towards gays. While he claims that he is down with gay marriage, because he "wants gays to be happy," he also claims that gay marriage is part of a mythical "secular-progressive" agenda bent on destroying "traditional" values which, one assumes, include nice, happy heterosexual marriage like Bill's (just kidding!). But not content with promoting this meme alone, O'Reilly is now attempting to present those who support gay marriage as violent anarchists. The trouble is that his example is a chaotic Parisian protest, between a small group of Ukrainian "Femen" protesters and a larger group of French Catholics. While Bill claims that it's wrong to say that those who oppose gay marriage are homophobic, the intent of this bizarre segment was clearly to paint gays as violent thugs and that's really wrong - actually, it's homophobic.
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