Shannon Bream Advances 'Outrage' Over Bogus Claim That DOJ 'Pulled Funds' From Young Marine Program
As the mouthpiece for persecuted right wing Christians, it isn't surprising that Fox News would pick up on the latest "outrage" in the Christian right. Picking up on a story that Fox's resident perpetually outraged Christian Todd Starnes broke two weeks ago, and which is all the rage in the right wing Christian whineosphere, Shannon Bream, hosting today's America Live, reported on - wait for it - "growing outrage" - about how the Department of Justice is pulling funds from a Louisiana chapter of the "Young Marines" because of "voluntary, student led prayer." It was classic Fox agitprop. The plight of persecuted young, patriotic was Christians was used to slam the Dept of Justice (not a favorite of Fox News and its right wing audience) and the Obama administration was accused of trying to eradicate religion. Oh, and the funds weren't, as reported by Bream, "pulled" by the DOJ. But who cares about facts when you've got propaganda to push!
Read moreKarl Rove – Yes, Karl Rove - Complains About Obama’s Divisiveness
Karl Rove visited The O’Reilly Factor to offer his take on President Obama’s comments on race. This, after O'Reilly's vicious harangue against African Americans and Obama. First, there was “liberal” Juan Williams who slobbered over O’Reilly’s diatribe. Nevertheless, Williams was “balanced” by conservative Mary Katharine Ham in the same segment. But even that must have been too much “fairness” for the Factor folks because they followed that with Karl Rove.
Read moreJuan Williams Hearts O’Reilly’s Tirade Against African Americans
I posted last night about Bill O’Reilly’s tirade against African Americans which he cloaked under a very thin veneer of concern about the welfare of the black community. While O’Reilly posited his unsubstantiated, off-the-top-of-his-head “solutions” for poverty, crime, drugs and the other plagues of the ghetto, the underlying message of his Talking Points commentary last night was really, “Why I dislike and distrust African American concerns and why you should, too.” But somehow, Fox News’ African American contributor Juan Williams – a sometimes intelligent guest in opposition to race baiting on Fox – missed the deliberate hostility and ugliness spewing from O’Reilly and embraced it as an overdue voice of reason.
Read moreBill O’Reilly Uses Trayvon Martin Killing To Go On A Tirade Against African Americans And President Obama
In case there’s any doubt whatsoever about Bill O’Reilly’s utter disdain and dislike of the African American community, then take a look at the nearly eight minutes of ranting, condescension and hostility that made up his Talking Points segment tonight. O’Reilly didn’t just join his Fox colleagues in using the upset feelings in the African American community as an opportunity to attack them, he took it a step further by suggesting that President Obama is deliberately enabling African American ills by pandering to them. Because, apparently, O’Reilly believes he has fooled at least some people into thinking that his hate-filled rant was an effort of tough love and a gesture of concern, instead of, say, pandering to his (predominantly) white viewers' worst prejudices.
Read moreFox News Loves Democrats Who Turn Republican
If there’s one thing Fox News loves more than a Democrat who turns Republican it’s probably an African American Democrat who turns Republican. So sure enough, although Your World would probably have ignored most Louisiana state senators, substitute host Eric Bolling was suddenly fascinated last week by the thoughts of former Democrat, now Republican, Elbert Guillory.
Read moreFox News’ The Five Shoulder-To-Shoulder With Republicans In The War On Foodstamps
On The Five last week (7/20/13), the co-hosts coincidentally attacked food stamps and their recipients just as Republicans are doing their best to drastically cut the program. Host Eric Bolling justified his view by arguing that giving poor people less (so the rich can have more) is for their own good – and by painting them as undeserving and greedy.
Read moreJoe Scarborough Slams Hannity Over Trayvon Martin And George Zimmerman
Yesterday, it was Melissa Harris-Perry. Today, it's Joe Scarborough nailing Sean Hannity over his blatant race baiting. On today's Morning Joe, Scarborough discussed the right-wing push to scapegoat the African American community over Trayvon Martin's death. Scarborough singled out Sean Hannity as a poster child for that kind of race baiting - and there's probably no more deserving candidate.
Read moreDana Perino: Where’s Obama’s Speech About Dead White Babies?
While I’m sure that no one has been wondering where Dana Perino stands on race, her appearance on ABC’s “This Week” made it loud and clear. In a discussion about President Obama's remarks last week about race and Trayvon Martin, she responded to correspondent Pierre Thomas's explanation of the feelings of African Americans in the aftermath of the George Zimmerman trial by criticizing Obama for not talking about a white thirteen month-old who was killed by black muggers.
Read moreMelissa Harris-Perry Proves How 'Professonal Troll' Sean Hannity Inadvertently Proved President Obama Right About Race
In case you missed it, Sean Hannity commented on his radio show airwaves about President Obama's remarks on Friday with the following: "Is that the president admitting" that he could have been Trayvon Martin because "he smoked pot and did a little blow?" Thankfully, MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry took on Fox News' #1 race-baiter, though she called him a "professional troll," and skewered him.
Read moreChris Wallace Whitesplains To African Americans That Black Crime Is More Important Than George Zimmerman
Apparently, the white hosts on Fox News just can’t stop lecturing black folks about what should concern them. And surprise! It’s not the subject that African Americans are talking about these days, i.e. Trayvon Martin. No, Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace joined his colleagues today in whitesplaining to Congresswoman Donna Edwards and Dr. Benjamin Carson that they and other African Americans should put aside the shock, horror and grief that an unarmed teenager was shot and killed while walking home from a convenience store – with nobody being held accountable – and focus, instead, on why so many blacks are violent killers.
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