New York Begs Sean Hannity To Stay - Daily Show Style!
Jon Stewart skewered Sean Hannity's decision to leave New York (eventually) by putting together a cast of New York "takers" who vow to make the state more appealing to him: a cab driver offers to lose his accent, African Americans promise to stop wearing hoodies, gays pledge to marry the opposite sex, etc. Featuring Nathan Lane, the cast of the Jersey Boys and more!
Read moreFox Dredges Up Monica Lewinsky Scandal And Ann Coulter To Attack Hillary Clinton
Nothing tells me that Republicans are terrified of Hillary Clinton’s presidential candidacy more than Republicans and Fox News rehashing Bill Clinton’s old sex scandals. This is before Hillary Clinton has even announced she's running.
Read moreWhy Frank Rich Is Wrong To Tell Liberals, 'Stop Beating A Dead Fox'
Frank Rich has written a lengthy, important and fascinating article in which he argues that Fox News is dying and that liberals play into its hands by paying attention to it. As much as I respect and admire Rich, I think he is dead wrong in his prescription. Let's discuss!
Read moreYes, Hannity Does Love That Dirty Water
Sean Hannity is forever pouting that he and Republicans are unfairly characterized as wanting "dirty air, dirty water." But some new research puts the lie to that claim. Caught on tape!
Read moreFox News Ignores Radical, Anti-Immigrant Connections Of Pol Endorsed By Persecuted Conservative Actress
As we saw from the imbroglio over Duck Dynasty, not only does Fox News believe that conservative entertainers have the right to free speech, but they also have a right to an audience. Such was the case, last week, when Fox News provided an audience for the latest victimized right wing entertainer. Maria Conchita Alonso left a San Francisco production of "The Vagina Monologues" after a backlash to an ad, for a Tea Party candidate for governor, Tim Donnelly, in which she appeared. Alonso is no stranger to Fox, so naturally, Fox wasted no time in giving her airtime during which her sad story of being "forced to resign" was validated. But, at no time during the interviews, was Donnelly's connection to the radical anti-immigrant Minutemen (He was founder of the California chapter) brought up - a connection that tells the whole story that Fox, in its attempt to present yet another persecuted conservative, doesn't want to tell.
Read moreMedia Critic David Zurawik Slams Glenn Beck's 'Apology' For Divisiveness
If the choice of media critic David Zurawik on Fox News' #MediaBuzz is any indication, I think we can safely conclude that Glenn Beck's apology for divisiveness did not signal a return to Fox News in the near future. Meanwhile, we can all enjoy Zurawik's lively smackdown of Beck and the Beck apologist who also appeared in the segment.
Read moreFox News’ Bo Dietl Targeted Murdoch’s Wife With Smear Campaign
File this under “Juicy!” Fox News contributor and private investigator Bo Dietl leaked damaging information about Rupert Murdoch’s then-wife, Wendi Deng Murdoch, to Gawker. Who hired him to do so is still a mystery.
Read moreOn Fox & Friends: Mike Huckabee Doubles Down On 'Libido' Comment With 'Free Abortion' Lie
As sure as the tide goes in, the tide goes out, when a major Republican figure says something stupid, there's a good chance that Fox News will provide them with some sweet rehab. When Fox Host and possible presidential candidate Mike Huckabee made his now infamous libido comment, it didn't take much more than 24 hours for Fox to roll out the rehab carpet. Huckabee mansplained himself on Megyn Kelly's show. Bill O'Reilly mansplained Huckabee's comment on The Factor. And yesterday, Huckabee got warm validation on Fox & Friends where the liberal media was accused of spinning (!) Huckabee's comments and where Huckabee added to his mansplanation a big, fat lie about "free abortions" for all those out of control, gullible, libidinous nymphos who are getting seduced by Uncle Sugar and his free slut pills. Good times...
Read moreFox News Mail Call - 1/26/14 Edition
Attention Fox News: We still get emails from people who can't tell us apart. I haven't had a chance to open our mailbag of misdirected mail lately but here is a part of what has accumulated. I'll publish the rest in a later post. I look at it as a public service for the senders (because we know that Fox News personnel read our blog) and for our readers to get a glimpse into the minds of Fox News readers.
Read moreO’Reilly Makes Mike Huckabee ‘Uncle Sugar’ Contraception Controversy About Sandra Fluke
The O’Reilly Factor purported to debate last night the firestorm that erupted over Mike Huckabee’s comments about women’s libidos and needing “Uncle Sugar” to provide birth control. Women, sex and contraception? Instead of talking Huckabee, Bill O’Reilly used the occasion to obsess (again) about Sandra Fluke – and smear her by misrepresenting what she stands for.
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