Fox Nation Hypes 'Must-Read Tweet By Chuck Woolery!"
Memo to Fox Nation: There is no such thing as a "must-read Tweet by Chuck Woolery." In case you don't know who he is, Woolery is a game-show host (or is he a former game show host?), fisherman and salesman. He's far from an A-List celebrity. So why would Fox hawk a "must-read Tweet" from Woolery? It must be something anti-Obama, right?
Read moreGretchen Carlson Praises Christian Valedictorian's 'Bravery' In Defying Ban On Graduation Prayer
Can you imagine the howls of righteous Fox Christian indignation if a Muslim high school valedictorian defied school policy and and said a Muslim prayer. The usual suspects on Fox Christian News would be appalled and calling for the kid to be waterboarded at Gitmo. Or, say, if a gay student broke into Lady Gaga's "Born This Way." There would definitely be talk about how the evil "gay agenda" is being foisted on innocent, young, heterosexual, Christian youth. But when a South Carolina public high school valedictorian tossed his pre-approved school speech and burst forth with a hearty "Our Father" (Protestant version) to thunderous applause, Fox News went positively orgasmic (chaste and Christian, of course) with praise for this young Christian soldier who defied school policy. Starting with ace Christian (and very heterosexual) culture clubber Todd Starnes and making its way to Fox News Insider, the "extraordinary" story was told with hosannas in the highest. And this morning, Christian warrior princess Gretchen Carlson validated and praised this "brave" civil disobedience. Praise Jesus and Roger Ailes!
Read moreHannity And Gingrich Manufacture Outrage Over NSA Surveillance
It would be nice if we could have a real national dialogue about balancing privacy and national security concerns. But with mouthpieces like Sean Hannity broadcasting his invective into the public arena, I’m not optimistic. Besides the inflammatory rhetoric that pays him so handsomely, there’s his utter lack of concern for anything beyond promoting Republican politics. So anyone watching Hannity and his buddy Newt Gingrich whip themselves up into self-righteous lathers last night over the recent revelations about the Obama administration’s data mining of phone and internet records ought to take a look at how they were for such measures under the Bush admnistration – and quick to demonize those who were not – before they were against them in the age of Obama.
Read moreBill O'Reilly Whitewashes British Anti-Islamic, White Supremacist Group
If, in analyzing American US race relations, a host of a show that features "unequaled blend of news analysis and hard hitting investigative reporting," spoke credulously with a neo-Nazi skinhead, there would be serious questions about the credibility of said TV news host. Yet, last night, Bill O'Reilly did just that, albeit with a focus on British/Islamic relations, with the head of the English Defense League, an extremist group whose anti-Islam demonstrations, as noted by the ADL, have been "marked by violence, with some bordering on full riots resulting in numerous arrests, property damage, and injuries to law enforcement." But Bill, who blames the minority community for violence in the public schools, doesn't seem to have a problem with the English Defense League. In his interview with the EDL head, Bill avoided mention of the group's thuggish behavior and unsavory white supremacist connections, except to reference what his guest has been "called" by others. Rather, he sought Robinson's explanation for "Jihad in London." But like O'Reilly, Robinson is white, hates Muslims, and "is fighting for Christianity," so it's all good?
Read moreRoger Ailes: I Don't Have Bombproof Glass To Protect Me From Homosexuals With Bombs
Apparently, Roger Ailes is disturbed enough by the recent revelations about him in Jonathan Alter's new book, The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies - one of which is Ailes - that he has issued a statement to Politico debunking the allegations. My personal favorite? Ailes denies having bombproof glass in his office to protect him from hostile homosexuals. Except that that's not exactly a denial of what Alter said.
Read moreBill O'Reilly Lies And People Listen!
Bill O'Reilly's propaganda is insidious in its potential to become part of a false narrative. Bill tells a lie and his audience, many of them older folks who were raised to believe whatever their family or religious "father" figure said, believe it. And what makes it worse is that Bill is actually so delusional that he believes in the veracity of his own statements. He actually said - ready for it - that he always goes on "provable facts, not speculation." But on Monday, Bill claimed, during a "disturbing" piece which was a not so thinly veiled attack on the transgendered, that a Wisconsin school's cross dressing day was originated by the school "pinhead" teachers as part of an effort to curb bullying. Sorry to say (no, I'm not) that Bill lied because the event was developed by the student council as part of school spirit week. And like a virus, Bill's lie spread out to "the folks," one of whom parroted back Bill's lie in her statement of agreement with him. As cause and effect, it was brilliant. As fact, not so much!
Read moreErick Erickson Fox's Most Outrageous Last Week
I doubt it's a huge surprise that Erick Erickson won our Most Outrageous Quote poll this week for his comments that males are naturally "dominant" and that those who think differently are "very anti-science." Click through to find out our runner up.
Read moreDennis Kucinich A Fox News Tool Discussing Bradley Manning And Wikileaks
Sadly, Dennis Kucinich was Fox News’ willing tool in his eagerness to attack President Obama from the left last night while discussing Wikileaks and Bradley Manning. How bad was Kucinich? So bad that O’Reilly leapt in to defend the Obama administration’s prosecution of Manning, thus helping Fox earn some “fair and balanced” cred in a neat Fox News threefer: O’Reilly got to attack the left at the same time that he defended President Obama, all the while still getting in attacks on Obama via an outsource to Democrat Kucinich. You have to wonder how much Kucinich understood what was going on and how much he cared or not.
Read moreVan Susteren Helps Advance Cuccinelli’s Campaign-Friendly ‘Hunch’ He’s An IRS Target
Greta Van Susteren may be Fox’s so-called “liberal” in prime time but she (again) acted as a Republican handmaiden last night as she uncritically promoted Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s completely unsupported belief that his state is a victim of an IRS target because of his conservative policies. And didn’t mention that his claim might, just might be useful in his very tight campaign for governor.
Read moreFox's Varney Boasts About 'Being Mean To Poor People'
On yesterday’s Fox & Friends, as a banner on the screen read, “Who’s Ruining the Economy?” Stuart Varney blasted the Earned Income Tax Credit. As Gretchen Carlson explained it, “The IRS improperly gave $13.6 billion in low income tax credits to families that didn’t need them.” But instead of going off on the IRS and the Obama administration, Varney took a detour into attacking low earners.
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