Brian Kilmeade Suggests Bergdahl Is A Collaborator - As Well As A Deserter!
Despite the mission of the US military to leave no man or woman behind, it is apparent that Fox News is not happy about the release of Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl who, on Fox, is being labeled as a deserter even though that has not been determined. Since his release, a number of soldiers and parents of fallen soldiers have taken the opportunity to blame subsequent American casualties in Afghanistan on the search for Bergdahl - assertions with which the Dept. of Defense disagrees. So not surprisingly, these folks have been welcome on Fox News which makes truth the first causality in promoting propaganda. Despite some advancement of the Fox Bergdahl as deserter meme, Megyn Kelly's and Greta's treatment was fairly even handed. But Fox & Friends, not surprisingly offered full blown, visceral propaganda which went beyond the now patented Fox meme of Bergdahl as deserter into right wing conspiracy land.
Read moreHere Comes Fox News’ Push To Impeach Obama Over Bergdahl Prisoner Swap
Was there ever any doubt that Fox News would jump at the chance to talk impeachment over the Taliban prisoner swap for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl? After all, Fox has been promoting impeachment over Sestak-gate, Fast and Furious, Campaign-ad-gate, General Petraeus’ sex scandal, ObamaCare and, of course, Benghazi. So, to paraphrase St. Ronald Reagan, there they go again.
Read moreHannity Visits Duck Dynasty Family, GOP’s Latest Heros
What's not to love about Duck Dynasty's bigoted Phil Robertson if you're Sean Hannity? Robertson was a big deal at the recent Republican Leadership Conference. Apparently, the GOP attendees not only didn’t mind Robertson’s homophobia and racism, they saw it as godly. So Hannity followed up his televised slobberfest with Robertson with a fawning visit to the Duck Dynasty compound. “All this week, we’re going to be showing you parts of the trip,” he promised. Oh, and pimping Duck Dynasty products, too.
Read moreFox Nation Promotes Meme That Sgt. Bergdahl Is 'Deserter'
Despite the circumstances of Pfc. Bowe Bergdhal's disappearance from his unit, it is unclear whether he officially "deserted" or went AWOL. Until the facts are sorted out, the Dept. of Defense is withholding judgment. But not so for Fox Nation. Today, on their webpage, they have three articles which, in their titles, describe Bergdhal as a "deserter." Gotta love how Fox Nation is so committed to their mission of "observing the rules of civility and mutual respect."
Read moreO’Reilly Suggests Obama Should Have Left Sgt. Bergdahl In Afghanistan
Bill O’Reilly predictably attacked the recovery of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl and the release of five Taliban prisoners at Guantanamo Bay prison in exchange. O’Reilly even went so far as to suggest that Bergdahl should have been left in Afghanistan to die. Even though the military has ”a historic commitment" not to leave a soldier behind on any battlefield.
Read moreBill O'Reilly: Jane Fonda Is A Traitor Who Shouldn't Speak At UCLA Graduation
Bill O'Reilly never served in the military which, at the time he graduated from college, was still embroiled in an unnecessary war in Vietnam, so perhaps that might have been a factor. (Pun intended) But that doesn't stop him from carrying the eternal grudge, held by a few right wing veterans, against Jane Fonda whose visit to North Vietnam was considered a betrayal of this country. On Friday night's Factor, Bill advanced the newest right wing "outrage" over Jane Fonda's invitation to speak at the UCLA commencement. Bill, who claimed without a scintilla of evidence, that Fonda was a "traitor," doesn't think that Fonda deserves the honor and that people should protest. But at the same time, Bill dismissed the notion that Condoleeza Rice's Rutgers commencement invite was equally problematic.
Read moreMegyn Kelly Helps Rehab Cheney Over Bergdahl Prisoner Swap
Megyn Kelly worked a GOP twofer tonight when she hosted former Vice President Dick Cheney to attack to discuss the Obama administration’s recovery of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in return for freeing five Taliban prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. On the one hand, Kelly helped bolster Cheney’s credibility by developing quite a case of amnesia as to his own discredited war history. On the other, Kelly exploited her bolstering by using a “credible” Cheney to attack President Obama’s handling of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Read moreBirther Donald Trump A Fox News Expert On Bergdahl Prisoner Swap
Donald Trump never served a day in the military or public service – and he admitted he knows nothing about Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. But to the Fox & Friends co-hosts, the man known for his failed birther stunt is perfectly qualified to criticize to analyze the Obama administration’s Taliban prisoner swap to recover Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl from Afghanistan.
Read moreFox Fear Mongers About EPA’s New Carbon Emissions Rules
Fox News didn’t wait for the EPA’s new carbon emissions rules to be announced before they started fear mongering about them. On Saturday, Forbes on Fox spent more than five minutes frightening viewers into thinking our electricity bills will now skyrocket. Of course, nobody mentioned the likely savings from energy efficiency and other economic benefits.
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