Fr. Jonathan Morris Puts Pro-Capitalist Spin On Pope's Anti-Capitalist Message
As a result of his scathing criticism of "trickle down" economics and income inequality, Pope Francis is not beloved in right wing circles. Rush Limbaugh characterized him as a Marxist. A Fox News columnist, whose reaction to the Pope's world view was "God Help Us," wrote that the Pope "panders to enemies and grievance mongers." (Like Fox News?) Fox's Judge Andrew Napolitano and Stuart Varney have articulated their opposition to the Pope's recent statements on capitalism. And now that Pope Francis has been named Time Magazine's Person of the Year, it was interesting to see the discussion, on Fox's American's Newsroom, about this man whose views on the economic system are dramatically different from those of Fox News. Put it this way, Fox's resident priest and mouthpiece for the plutocracy, Fr. Jonathan Morris didn't disappoint.
Read moreBernard Goldberg: MSNBC Is Afraid To Fire Al Sharpton
Al Sharpton made a mistake on the air about Bill O’Reilly. He took O’Reilly’s comments about Nelson Mandela out of context to suggest that O’Reilly had criticized Mandela as a communist. In reality, O’Reilly was praising Mandela as a great man with whom he disagreed. Should Sharpton apologize? Yes. But does he deserve O’Reilly’s campaign to get him fired? I don’t think so. He especially doesn’t deserve to be racially smeared over it. But that’s exactly how low O'Reilly's two guests, Howard Kurtz and Bernard Goldberg, took their attack tonight.
Read moreMegyn Kelly Ignores Guest's Depiction Of Danish PM As "Danish Pastry"
In reflecting on Nelson Mandela's funeral, the right wing, rather than focusing on the legacy of Mandela, have obsessed on President Obama's handshake with Cuban President, Raul Castro, and the now infamous "selfie" which included President Obama and the Danish Prime Minister. Last night, Megyn Kelly talked about these pressing issues on her show. During the discussion of the photo, one of Kelly's guests, right-wing talk show host David Webb, referred to the Danish PM with a sexist term. So wouldn't ya think that Kelly, who never wastes an opportunity to whine about sexist media treatment of conservative women, would be offended about Webb describing the Danish PM as "Danish pastry?" As it turns out, not so much.
Read moreHannity ‘Asks’ About Obama’s Handshake With Castro: Is President Obama More Willing To Give His Time To Our Enemies Than Our Allies?
Sean Hannity “discussed” Nelson Mandela’s memorial by seizing on the phony issue of President Obama’s handshake with Cuban president Raul Castro. For no other reason than to smear Obama. We know that because after Hannity used the incident to suggest that Obama likes our enemies more than our allies, he admitted he didn’t think the handshake was such a big deal after all.
Read moreDoes Todd Starnes Know That Military Religious Freedom Foundation Got Nobel Nomination?
Todd Starnes is on a one man crusade against the Military Religious Freedom Foundation because it is provides a check on unconstitutional incursions of religion into the public arena. But Toddles believes that the MRFF's attempts to curb religious proselytizing, in the military, is an affront to those who just want to share Jesus with the heathens and, as such, is an attempt to "eradicate Christianity" in the armed services. I do wonder if Toddles is aware that the MRFF has just received its fifth consecutive nomination for a Nobel Peace Prize. And when he does find out about this, be prepared to pass him his fan and his sweet tea because I do believe that he will have himself a case of the vapors!
Fox News Unable To Push Back Creeping Sharia?
Fox News is very good at fulminating anti-Islamic bias; but, on occasion, the forces of reason prevail. In November, Megyn Kelly validated the concerns of Florida residents who objected to a world history honors textbook in the high school which, according to the protesters, was anti-Christian because it didn't provide as much space for Christian history as it did for Muslim history. Todd Starnes, on Hannity and Fox & Friends, fulminated about how the book is really Islamic "indoctrination." But despite Fox's shout out to the history deniers, the Volusia County School Board agreed that it should remain in the classroom. Score one for the forces of reason over bigotry and stupidity. Wonder if Fox will provide an update? Nah....
Fox & Friends Had A 'Holiday' Party
Paging Bill O'Reilly! There are enemies of Christmas right there at Fox News Headquarters! We've got the proof after the jump. (H/T Alex)
Read moreO'Reilly Suffers A Setback In His Persecuted-Christian Schtick
Charles Krauthammer burst O’Reilly’s "Creeping Secular-Progressivism" balloon last night. O'Reilly tried to rile up Krauthammer over a billboard posted in Times Square saying, "Who needs Christ during Christmas? Nobody." But Krauthammer found no cause for alarm over that or any of the other "outrages" O'Reilly threw out in a futile effort to prove his "traditional values" victimhood. (H/T Andrew M.)
Read moreCavuto Teams Up With A Favorite Climate-Change Denier To Attack Greenpeace
A Greenpeace ad showing Santa Claus at a melting North Pole was the focus of a Your World discussion today. In reality, the ad was little more than an excuse to deny climate change – and smear those who don’t. The guest was Phelim McAleer, a climate-change denier. That, of course, makes him a Fox News fave.
Read moreFox News Race War: Melissa Harris-Perry Edition
Fox News, ever on the lookout for African Americans they can racially disparage, has found a new target: MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry. With her tongue somewhat in cheek, Perry had the racial gall to make an analogy between “ObamaCare” and the N-word. At least three of Fox’s top race-baiters, Sean Hannity, Megyn Kelly and Eric Bolling, ignored the essence of Harris-Perry's commentary in order to paint her as some kind of anti-white nutjob.
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