Jon Stewart Responds To Hannity With An Even Better Takedown Over Bundy's Lawlessness
As I wrote Tuesday night, Jon Stewart apparently struck a deep nerve when he lambasted Sean Hannity's hypocritical advocacy for lawbreaking Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy. The next night, Hannity hit back by whitewashing his record and then launching a bunch of irrelevant smears at Stewart. Last night, Stewart responded with an even more epic shredding. And I mean epic!
Read moreIn Pimping Gosnell Movie, 'The Five,' Suggest Pro-Choice Hollywood = Pro-Infanticide Hollywood?
As the mouthpiece for those who want to take away reproductive choice, Fox News eagerly responded to the anti-choice complaint that the media wasn't sufficiently covering the Gosnell trial. Fox, in coming to the rescue, sensationalized the issue and promoted the anti-choice false equivalency between safe legal abortion and Dr. Gosnell's clinic. Those who want to produce a film about Gosnell have been rejected by Hollywood and are now crowd-sourcing the film. So Fox is once more jumping in to help raise funds for this movie. Both Megyn Kelly and Bill O'Reilly promoted the film. Jumping on the bandwagon is Fox's 'The Five," a show that actively promotes anti-choice positions and proudly proclaims itself to be officially pro-life. Last week (4/16), 'The Five' promoted the movie and also doubled down on the evil Hollywood right wing meme by suggesting that what Gosnell did is acceptable in pro-choice Hollywood circles - a pro-life propagandapalooza!
Read moreFox News Helps Texan Republicans Abbott And Perry Incite A New Range War
Texas gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott apparently decided he wanted a little Cliven Bundy action for himself. So did Texas’ current governor (and potential 2016 presidential candidate) Rick Perry. And Fox News was more than happy to help. Whether new revelations about Bundy’s racism will put a crimp in their swagger remains to be seen.
Read moreFox's BFF Rancher Bundy Thinks Blacks Had More Freedom As Slaves
It turns out Fox's favorite Nevada rancher, Cliven Bundy, is not just a lying lawbreaker but quite the racist, too. The New York Times caught him in a racial rant in which - among other things - he said about African Americans, "I’ve often wondered, are they better off as slaves, picking cotton and having a family life and doing things, or are they better off under government subsidy? They didn’t get no more freedom. They got less freedom.” UPDATED: Bundy doubles down... on video!
Read moreHannity ‘Celebrates’ Earth Day By Attacking Climate Science With His Know-Nothing Pal, Mark Steyn
If Sean Hannity was searching for the least qualified person to help him attack Earth Day and global warming concerns, he could not have done better than high-school dropout and Rush Limbaugh substitute Mark Steyn last night. Between the two of them, there wasn’t a credential or bona fide to be found. But that didn’t stop either from playing climate science mavens on the Hannity show last night.
Read moreBill O'Reilly Fund Raises For Right Wing Filmmaker's Gosnell Movie?
When the anti-choice lobby whined that the media wasn't sufficiently covering the trial of Philadelphia abortion provider, Dr. Kermit Gosnell, Fox News eagerly jumped to fill the gap with saturation coverage which, in keeping with the anti-choice talking point, equated what happened in Gosnell's clinic with safe, legal abortion. Now that a right wing filmmaker is crowd sourcing a proposed Gosnell movie, Fox has eagerly jumped in to help fill the coffers. Earlier this month, Megyn Kelly, while not identifying the crowd source site, promoted the movie. And last night, Bill O'Reilly interviewed actor and Tea Party supporter Nick Searcy about Searcy's support for the movie. But unlike Kelly, O'Reilly provided the website for the crowd sourcing. Coincidence or just Bill doing his journalist thing? Hmm....
Read moreOn Fox & Friends: No Academic Freedom For Liberal Professors!
When Ayaan Hirsi Ali was denied a Brandeis honorary degree over her perceived anti-Muslim agenda, Fox News was all academic freedom, First Amendment, yadda, yadda. But when a liberal academic is critical of the GOP, it's all off with his head. The latest outrage is directed against a teacher at Eastern Connecticut (evil, librul state) who had the effrontery to criticize Republicans. So as the mouthpiece for the perpetually outraged right wing community and its affiliated blogs, it wasn't a surprise that Fox & Friends would take up their newest causus belli against the aforementioned teacher who has apologized. Joining walls of genius Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Brian Kilmeade was Caleb Bonham who, only last weekend, whined about liberal bias at college commencements. As Jon Stewart wisely said, "conservative victimization is the true genius" of Fox News."
Read moreElisabeth Hasselbeck, 'As A Mom,' Doesn't Get Problem With 'Under God' In Pledge Of Allegiance!
In addition to providing a platform for persecuted Christians, Fox & Friends promotes a platform for any perceived affronts to the American flag which, for those who watch Fox, is an object of cultic worship because it represents Jesus' favorite country. So it's not surprising that Fox & Friends, the show for persecuted Christians would also be the venue for the persecuted flag and, by extension, the pledge to the flag. Back in September of 2013, Roger Ailes' consigliore and Catholic Maltese Knight Peter Johnson Jr. attacked the patriotism of those who brought suit against the "under God" wording in the Pledge of Allegiance in a case now before the MA Supreme Court. Now that a NJ school district is being sued for the same thing, Elisabeth Hasselbeck isn't directly attacking the atheists; but, rather, is expressing her confusion over why those silly atheists types want to attack - wait for it - the student's "freedom of religion."
Read moreHannity’s Bizarre Response To Jon Stewart Over Bundy Ranch Conflict
As I posted earlier today, Jon Stewart shredded Sean Hannity last night over his hypocritical adulation for Cliven Bundy, the lawbreaking rancher in Nevada who refuses to pay his grazing fees or move his cattle off federal land. Tonight, Hannity answered back. I think it’s best summed up by saying that Stewart must have struck a deep nerve. Hard.
Read moreO’Reilly ‘Celebrates’ Boston Marathon ‘Victory Over Terrorism’ By Accusing Liberals Of Not Caring If There’s Another Attack
Last night, Bill O’Reilly announced that yesterday’s successful Boston Marathon was “clearly a victory over terrorism.” But, apparently desperate for a way to smear liberals, O’Reilly seized on New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s policies and accused him of not caring whether or not New York City gets attacked again. In reality, what O’Reilly was doing was setting up de Blasio and any other liberal who isn't anti-Muslim enough, so that he can say, "I told you so" and blame them for any future attack.
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