Tucker Carlson Validates Anti-Obama Ex Navy Seal's Conspiracy Theory
I suspect that if, during the Bush administration, a military veteran wrote a book excoriating Bush, he or she would not be warmly welcomed by Fox News. But an ex-Navy Seal, who has written a scathing critique of President Obama, has, twice, gotten the royal treatment on Fox & Friends. In August, 2012, Carl Higbie told the pals that he was forced to retire from the Navy, under threat of a dishonorable discharge, after his book "Battle on the Homefront," his account of how the country is being destroyed by Obama, was published. His claim, that the negative reaction to his book was part of a leftist agenda, was met with credulity by the pals. Yesterday, Higbie was back on Fox & Friends for more unsubstantiated paranoia. He is claiming that the Navy's ban on the "Don't Tread on Me" Navy Jack uniform insignia, worn by Navy Seals, is really part of an agenda being perpetrated by Obama and "his leftist cronies" who hate the Navy Jack flag flying Tea Party. Not surprisingly, Higbie's claim was warmly welcomed by Tucker Carlson who didn't mention that Higbie writes for Carlson's website.
Read moreJuliet Huddy Forgets To Mention Guests' Republican Connections?
Last Tuesday, a speech being given by NY City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly was shut down when Brown University students, protesting NY City's "stop and frisk" policy, drowned him out. The event was grist for Greg Gutfeld, Bill O'Reilly, and Brain Brian Kilmeade to bloviate about how liberals hate free speech, although I don't remember the aforementioned doing the same thing when rabid teabaggers shouted down their congressional representatives during the summer of 2010 when Obamacare was, quite literally, all the rage. Yesterday, Juliet Huddy discussed the Brown protest with two students from Brown. While the discussion was relatively straightforward and fact based, there was something notably missing.
Read moreBret Baier: Anti-LGBT Discrimination Is OK Because LGBT Is A 'Belief'
The Christian, conservative right wing is vehemently opposed to ENDA (Employment Non Discrimination Act), which would ban discrimination in hiring and employment on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity." As part of their baseless opposition to this bill, the religious right has concocted a whole range of bogus talking points which, not surprisingly, include public bathrooms and - wait for it - religious freedom. The opposition also includes the standard conservative Christian trope that being gay is a "choice" so why, they ask, should they be forced to accommodate a choice that, in their playbook, is a ticket to the deepest depths of hell. This past Wednesday, official Fox "news" man, Bret Baier did a piece on ENDA that demonstrated, once again, that the "fair & balanced" Fox has chosen to promote the politics of hate and distortion.
Read moreFox News Outrageous Quote Of The Week Poll
It was a bumper crop of outrageousness on Fox last week. If our 14 candidates aren't a record number, it's certainly one of the highest we've had yet. Your choices this week, dear readers, include Dick Cheney justifying the invasion of Iraq, Shannon Bream worrying that anti-bullying measures will somehow oppress conservatives, impeachment talk, the War on Christmas and a new psychoanalysis from Dr. Keith Ablow. And, of course, lots of outrageousness about ObamaCare. Click through if you dare...
Read moreFox News Panelists Debate: Should We Cut, Crack Down Or Abolish Food Stamps?
On Fox News' “Cost of Freedom” business block yesterday, freedom from hunger seemed to be one “cost” that’s too high for these fat cats. Ignoring how 87% of households receiving SNAP benefits (commonly referred to as “food stamps”) have elderly, children or disabled members, the “fair and balanced” opinions ranged from suggesting there’s a major problem with fraud to calls for abolishing the program altogether. Just in time for the 5% food stamp cut that hit last week and looking ahead to GOP desires for $39 billion more (as opposed to Democratic desires to cut “only” $4 billion). Everybody except one on the panel seemed to agree that cuts are necessary. There was very little discussion about how cuts might hurt.
Read moreEric Bolling Says It's OK For Teachers To Physically Assault Students?!
Eric Bolling is a testosterone filled man's man who laments the "wussification" of America. As such, he seems to think that it's just fine and dandy for school teachers to administer severe beatings on students who misbehave, just like his Catholic school teachers did when he was a student at Chicago's Loyola Academy. During a recent edition of "The Five," Eric Bolling, for the second time on The Five, proudly described a high school incident where he was assaulted by a gym teacher. What makes it even worse is that in the most recent telling of this story, he said that if he were asked, he would allow his son's teachers to paddle the boy. Just when you think that Eric Bolling couldn't get any more vile....
Read moreFox News Mailbag - November 2, 2013 Edition
We had a banner week of mail from people who thought we were Fox News this week, especially from The Five and Kelly File watchers. Many comments were about the Affordable Care Act ("ObamaCare"). That's not too surprising since fulminating against a program that makes affordable health insurance available for all seems to be Fox's only interest these days. So here for your weekly peek into the minds of Fox News viewers...
Read moreAnn Coulter's 'Magnificent' Government Shutdown Wins Our Outrageous Quote Of The Week Poll
Congratulations to Ann Coulter. Her treasonous adoration of Ted Cruz' "magnificent" GOP shutdown of the U.S. government was not just childishly loathsome, it catapulted her to the top of the heap of loathsomeness, otherwise known as The Most Outrageous Quote of the Week.
Read moreTucker Carlson Uses Gay Stereotype To Insult David Brock
In addition to being a poster child for white privilege and a famous "dick," Tucker Carlson is also an exemplar of Christian right wing homophobia. He has even bragged about assaulting a gay man. But his negative views about the LGBT community and LGBT civil rights are not a problem for Roger Ailes who provides a pulpit for Carlson's homophobia. In 2010, Carlson combined the patented Fox persecuted Christian meme with an attack on Harry Knox, an openly gay man who was appointed, by Pres. Obama, to serve on the Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnership Program. Carlson said that the lifting of DADT was a "joke." Recently, Tucker, who hates the Episcopal Church because it accepts gay marriage, claimed that the media treats gays better than Christians. And recently, in attacking Media Matters David Brock, the oh, so witty Carlson employed a gay stereotype and, in so doing, reminded us of why he is such a dick.
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