O’Reilly And Goldberg Make The Missing Plane Coverage About Obama, The Liberal Media And Benghazi
Bill O’Reilly found many new ways to politicize the coverage of the missing Malaysian plane last night. Let us count the talking points he worked into a nearly 11-minute, self-serving segment with colleague Bernard Goldberg about the unworthy reporting of everyone else: Benghazi, IRS, “corrupt” liberal media and bias on behalf of Barack Obama. OK, the Obama part was mostly Goldberg but O’Reilly accepted it as fact – right after he complained about other news hosts’ baselessly speculating.
Read moreOn Fox & Friends: Jon Scott Hosts 'Christian Politico' Joker For Chuckles Over 'Constitutional Madness' Brackets
As the mouthpiece for the GOP right wing, Fox News is always au courant with whatever is hot, hot, hot in the whacky world of the GOP right. The newest, hottest right wing meme is the "bracket" diagram, set up by a Nebraska GOP senatorial candidate, which mimics the NCAA brackets; but rather than college teams, it lists a bunch of stuff which Ben Sasse thinks are violations of the Constitution by Pres. Obama. On Saturday, the Fox friends had a good laugh about these categories which they validated as Fox fact. Sunday, reliable right wing mouthpiece Jon Scott, guest hosting on Fox & Friends, hosted self proclaimed "Christian politico with a sense of humor" Caleb Bonham for a real yuck fest (pun intended) over these brackets which, according to Bonham, are generating a huge response from college students. Bonham is with right wing "Campus Reform" so we know right there that he's credible, right?
Read moreFox News Outrageous Quote Of The Week Poll – 3/16/14-3/22/14
Once again, our candidates of outrageousness include comments about missing Malaysian jet Flight #370. But this week we also have Rupert Murdoch again, now angry about Guinness’ withdrawal from the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. We’ve also got Bill O’Reilly’s “advice” to Angelina Jolie on how to be a more effective activist. And more. I’m a bit late with our weekly poll but I think you’ll find the wait has been worth it. So dust off your thinking caps and cast your vote for the Fox News Outrageous Quote of the Week.
Read moreCavuto Hearts Huckabee For 2016, Too
Previously, we wrote about Fox News’ efforts to promote Republican Governor John Kasich as a 2016 presidential candidate. That included the efforts of host Neil Cavuto. But Cavuto also gave a bit of a political boost to fellow Fox host (and 2008 presidential candidate) Mike Huckabee last week.
Read moreFox News Sunday Joins The ‘Kasich For President’ Club
Last week, Fox host Neil Cavuto blatantly promoted a presidential run by John Kasich (R-OH). Yesterday, Chris Wallace joined the campaign effort with an even more blatant promotion on Fox News Sunday. Coincidentally, Kasich is also a former Fox News host.
Read moreFox & Friends Amused By GOP Candidate's Anti-Obama "Constitutional Madness" Brackets That Include 'Death Panels'
Fox News never wastes an opportunity to smear President Obama with right wing lies and propaganda. Fox News never wastes an opportunity to pimp the candidacy of GOP candidates who also never waste an opportunity to smear the President. So, on Saturday, Fox & Friends scored a propaganda twofer in its presentation of Nebraska GOP Senate Candidate Ben Sasse's oh so clever smear of the President which takes the form of brackets, just like the NCAA basketball brackets, that rank "Obama's worst constitutional violations." Of course these so-called violations are all in the eye of the Republican beholder. But for Fox & Friends these tired right wing tropes (now making the rounds of all the usual right wing blogs) were not only taken at face value; but were also a source of amusement
Read moreBaseless Speculation About Missing Jet OK When It’s A Republican Doing The Speculating!
Howard Kurtz’ MediaBuzz show again discussed the media coverage of the missing Malaysian jet, Flight 370, today. Kurtz correctly complained about irresponsible speculation that has filled so much airtime. But when Kurtz’ own Republican guest presented an unfounded theory as fact... crickets.
Read moreFox News Suddenly Loves DREAMers
Fox News took an abrupt about-face today when Fox News Sunday chose as its “Power Player of the Week” Donald Graham for his work in helping DREAMers get college scholarships. Given Fox's coziness with Republicans, you have to consider whether this signals the start of a new GOP strategy for appealing to Latinos in 2014 and 2016.
Read moreNo Democratic Politicians Or Policymakers On Fox News Sunday - Again
We can add today's "fair and balanced" Fox News Sunday to our long - and growing - list of FNS shows that somehow failed to include any Democratic politicians or policymakers in its lineup. But we have yet to see a Fox News Sunday show without Republican politicians or policymakers!
Read moreSteve Doocy Hosts 9 Year Old Gun Enthusiast For Pro-Gun Lie
Back in 2011, when children accompanied those who were protesting GOP changes to laws governing public employee unions, Fox's Peter Johnson Jr. said that this was like "something out of Red China" and that he had "never before seen kids used in that fashion." Later that year, Johnson and his fellow Fox fiends friends were appalled by a MoveOn ad which featured children expressing progressive talking points. Yet, the same folks who were just so concerned about kids being "used" by liberals, have never shown the same concern when it comes to kids promoting right wing memes. Just last week, Fox & Friends presented a segment featuring a 9 year old gun lover who is opposed to New Jersey legislation that would limit magazine capacities. The Fox pals, in this case, weren't concerned about a child being "used" for political purposes
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