Bill O'Reilly Is Wrong? Sandra Fluke, Birth Control Mandate & Catholic Charities Edition
Earlier this week, Bill O'Reilly said, after a rant about the evils of Planned Parenthood, that he might be wrong but that he's "very rarely wrong." That bit of bombastic bloviation is both amusing and ironic given that Bill was wrong on several statements that he made during that segment of The Factor which was heavy on the Sandra Fluke slut shaming. So seeing that fact checking is all the rage and I love to be au courant, let's do a little fact checking to see just how wrong Bill was.
Read moreMissive To Bill O'Reilly From The "War On Women" Front - New Missouri Law
Poor Bill O'Reilly just doesn't understand why "militant women" say there's a "war on women" because he just doesn't see any war happening. But the war on reproductive choice, which includes limiting access to birth control via making it costly, is happening as we speak. So given that Bill needs to be educated about this supposedly non-existant war, I submit the new Missouri Law which allows employers to deny coverage for birth control if it violates their religious beliefs. (Viagra not a religious problem but then that's about man needs) In other words, if you're a non-Catholic woman, working for a Catholic or other Christian employer who objects to contraception, you're shit out of luck and depending on your prescription, you could end up paying up to $50 a month. As this law is an attempt to trump federal law, a suit has been filed. And O'Reilly doesn't think there's a war on women. Really?
Read moreIn Fox Nation, The Enemy Is Obama
Although Fox Nation claims to be "committed to the core principles of tolerance, open debate, civil discourse, and fair and balanced coverage of the news," their headlines indicate that their bigger commitment is to hate mongering against President Obama. As the United States faces thorny problems in the Middle East, Fox gives you the idea that the only real enemy is President Obama.
Read moreVan Susteren Likens Romney’s Intemperate Middle East Remarks To Obama’s Beer Summit
“Liberal” Greta Van Susteren jumped into the middle of her political panel last night to help rehab Mitt Romney’s tarnished image after he was widely criticized for his attack on President Obama in the middle of the Middle East violence. Unfortunately her effort – which was to liken Romney’s remarks to Obama’s comments – that the Cambridge police had “acted stupidly” when they arrested Professor Henry Gates for breaking into his own home – were smacked down by ABC News’ Rick Klein.
Read moreDoes Jesse Watters Blame O'Reilly For Tiller Murder?"
During the Democratic National Convention, Bill O'Reilly's hired stalker Jesse T Watters trolled the convention floor in search of footage for his Emmy Award (just kidding) "humor" segment, "Watters World." Most of the time, it's relatively innocuous and involves Jesse trying to get people to say something stupid. (Pot meet Kettle?). But when Watters confronted Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, Watters - ready for it - blamed Menino for the shooting at the Family Research Council. And that begs the question of whether the erstwhile Jesse, applying that principal of causation to Bill O'Reilly, would blame his boss for Dr. George Tiller's murder?
Read moreFox Turns To Ann Coulter To Exploit Violence In Egypt And Libya
If anyone needs more proof that Fox News is deliberately exploiting the violence in Egypt and Libya for anti-Obama/anti-Democratic purposes, then you need look no further than the network’s use of Ann Coulter as a commenter during what should be sensitive times. Coulter is hardly known for her tact or judiciousness. And she’s got zero, zilch, nada foreign affairs or national security bona fides. So why was she the first pundit on the Hannity show last night in the middle of an international crisis, if not for the express purpose of making attacks on President Obama – and under the nauseating pretense of patriotism?
Read moreAdam Carolla Tells Bill O'Reilly That Free Birth Control Is Like Not Paying For Your Beer!
Unlike Bill O'Reilly's other washed up joker comedian pal Dennis Miller, Adam Carolla isn't a Catholic. He's an atheist. But like Miller, Carolla has no problem making offensive jokes about gays. Like Miller, Carolla uses the sexist and old school term, "chicks," to describe women who, according to Carolla, aren't good comedians because they're not funny. So one can see why the homophobic and misogynist O'Reilly would have Carolla as one of his comedic wing men who serve to validate Bill's toxic venom, the latest target of which is Sandra Fluke whom Bill just can't stop slut shaming and lying about. On Monday night, as part of Bill's personal attackapalozza against Fluke, O'Reilly brought on Carolla to validate Bill's claim that "militant women" should just STFU because there's no war against them. Happily, for Bill, Carolla didn't disappoint.
Read moreWith ‘Patriots’ Like Fox News, Who Needs Enemies In Libya And Egypt?
The refrain all day and night on Fox News has been to mostly cover for Mitt Romney’s huge blunder of a press statement about the anti-American violence in Egypt and Libya and ratchet up anger and fear toward President Obama. Yesterday, “objective” show host Megyn Kelly brought out “strategic analyst” Lt. Col. Ralph Peters to use the situation to smear President Obama – with a little help from Kelly.
Read moreFox News Website Features Muslim Baiting Headline?
"Fear Incorporated" is a Center of American Progress report which describes Fox News as part of a network of people and groups that promote anti-Islamic talking points in order to foment fear and loathing of Islam. Media Matters has documented numerous instances in which Fox News "bashes Islam with impunity." An article in "Salon" describes how Fox News is part of the Islamophobia industry. So is today's Fox News website headline, which specifically cites "Muslim" attacks on our embassies, just part of their "fair & balanced" approach to news or just another Pavlovian example of getting their audience to salivate with the ringing of the "Muslim" bell. A check of other news websites shows a very different approach. Used to be that the incendiary headlines were relegated to Fox Nation. Now they've gone mainstream? If Hispanics, in Latin American countries, were to attack our embassies, would Fox News say "Catholic mobs" were involved? Probably not
Read moreIt's Not Just Bias: Four Fox News Contributors Work For Romney
Thanks to a new report by Media Matters, we now know that many Fox News contributors don't just play Romney campaign workers on TV, they actually do work for the Romney campaign.
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