Doocy Doctors Obama's "Silver Spoon" Remarks - And NY Post, Washington Post Repeat Him
When President Obama spoke at Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio, on Wednesday, he said, "I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth." But when Fox News host Steve Doocy repeated it on Fox & Friends to Mitt Romney, it was a false version: "Unlike some people, I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth." Updated with correction.
Read moreAnother Fox News Sunday Without A Democrat
We can add today's Fox News Sunday to our growing list of FNS programs without a Democratic guest. Today's roster included Republican Governor Mitch Daniels and Independent Joe Lieberman. Sure, Lieberman caucuses with the Democrats and he was Al Gore's VP pick in 2000. But in the last presidential election, Lieberman didn't just back Sen. John McCain, he spoke at the Republican convention in support of McCain.
Read moreFoxNews.Com Describes Watergate Figure Chuck Colson As A "Prison Fellowship Founder"
Convicted Watergate-figure Chuck Colson died today. While an article on FoxNews.com rightly identified him as a "Watergate figure" who "turned to religion," a FoxNews.com's video page took a more euphemistic approach. There, Colson was described merely as a "prison fellowship founder."
Read moreJon Stewart Ridicules Fox News' Late Embrace Of Mitt Romney
Jon Stewart took on Fox News' pivot to embrace Mitt Romney once it became clear he was the likely Republican presidential nominee. "Romney's election is Fox's job," Stewart begins.
Read moreGeraldo Rivera Back On The Hoodie Warpath
Geraldo Rivera – who blamed Trayvon Martin's hoodie for his death and then apologized for his comments after they ignited a firestorm – is once again suggesting that minorities wearing hoodies are fair game to be thought of as criminals. On Fox & Friends yesterday, Rivera said about the subject, “Sometimes stereotyping exists because it's based on reality. That's unfortunately the world we live in.”
Read moreAnn Coulter Has Some Suggestions For Blacks In The Wake Of Trayvon Martin Shooting
Take heart Black America: Ann Coulter is looking out for you in the wake of the Trayvon Martin shooting and she's got some advice for those of you who might fear the same fate as Trayvon: Carry a gun and join the NRA. Despite her racial mistrust in the past, two-time voter-fraud suspect Coulter now thinks shootouts on streetcorners is a great idea.
Read moreDemocrat Hansen Clarke Slaps Down Stuart Varney's Attacks On Student Loan Forgiveness
On Your World yesterday, Stuart Varney repeatedly attacked the Student Loan Forgiveness Act as a "bailout." He couldn't really come up with any other reasons to call it a bad idea, but threw around “bailout” as if that, alone, should scare any viewers away from even thinking about whether or not the Act might have some real merit. Unfortunately for Varney, Rep. Hansen Clarke (D-MI) slapped aside every argument, starting with the point that taxpayers are already on the hook for defaults.
Read moreBorowitz Report: Fox News Wins A Pulitzer Prize For Fiction
I've been spending time with my family this week so posting will be a bit light for the next several days. In the meanwhile, please enjoy this post from The Borowitz Report: Fox News Wins A Pulitzer Prize For Fiction. (H/T Connie M.)
Read moreO'Reilly And Hannity Finalizing News Deals With Fox News
Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity are reportedly signing new, multimillion-dollar contracts with Fox News. (H/T Bradley L.)
Read moreDennis Miller's Tasteless Joke About Eliot Spitzer And the Secret Service Prostitution Scandal
During his regular Wednesday night visit to The O'Reilly Factor last night, Dennis Miller said this about the Secret Service prostitution scandal: “Hey, Billy, I don't know what you get for $47 bucks (in Cartagena, Chile) but we're getting' killed by the exchange rate. Now this is what happens. You go in, you offer the girl 50. I don't know what 50 gets you. I wish I worked at Current TV tonight, I could ask Spitzer to pull the price card out of his wallet. He could tell me.”
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