Neil Cavuto Slams Republicans For Dissing Obama On Funny Or Die
Neil Cavuto broke ranks with his Republican Fox News colleagues Tuesday afternoon over President Obama’s appearance on “Between Two Ferns” with Zach Galifianakis. While the others clutched their pearls over Obama going on Funny or Die’s web show, Cavuto gave them a good tongue lashing for their closed-minded, knee-jerk reactions.
Read moreKelly File Chyron ‘Just Asks’ ‘What Else Can Obama Admin Do To Undermine U.S. Security?’
Megyn Kelly was actually not bad in a segment last night about Senator Diane Feinstein’s accusations about CIA spying on the U.S. Senate. But not to worry, Roger Ailes. Your production staff made sure to get the anti-Obama message across loud and clear.
Read moreAndrea Tantaros Attacks Islam As 'The Most Intolerant Religion In The World'
When it comes to any perceived insult to Christians and Christianity, Fox News goes into full battle mode with, as Jon Stewart said, "a constant barrage of apocalyptic paranoia and outrage." ("Outrage" being the standard Fox word in any story about persecuted Christians). Last week, we saw a full, frontal Fox propaganda blast related to a lawsuit, filed by atheists, against the placement of the "Ground Zero Cross" in a publicly funded museum. During two discussions on this non-issue, official Fox priest attacked atheists who represent a popular bête noire for Fox. And it's not just atheists who are on Fox's black list. Last Friday, the nice Christians on The Five, who think atheists should leave the country if they're not happy with state sponsored Christianity, underscored why Fox News is the place where "you can bash Islam with impunity."
Read more‘Between Two Ferns’ Director Answers O’Reilly’s Criticisms Of Obama Appearance
I’ve posted twice about Bill O’Reilly’s complaints that President Obama appeared on Funny or Die’s “Between Two Ferns.” Today, in a Slate interview, the director, Scott Aukerman, answered back that there was little difference between Between Two Ferns and The O’Reilly Factor except that, “we admit we’re a comedy show.”
Read moreWhat Would Putin Think About Obama Going On Funny Or Die With Zach Galifianakis?
Believe it or not, Bill O’Reilly’s chief complaint about President Obama appearing on Funny or Die with Zach Galifianakis yesterday seems to be that Obama will be (further) diminished in the eyes of Russia’s Vladimir Putin as a result. It's a neat twofer - attacking Obama for going on the "Between Two Ferns" show in the first place and then using it to clobber him again over Putin. Sadly, the so-called Democratic strategist let O'Reilly get away with it.
Read moreOn Fox News, The ‘Ban Bossy’ Campaign Is A Feminist Plot… For Gender Equality
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has spearheaded the “Ban Bossy” campaign along with such other leaders as Condoleezza Rice and the CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA. But on Fox & Friends, phony expert Suzanne Venker portrayed it as some kind of dangerous feminist plot – to make 50% of world leaders women and 50% of households run by men. Oh, the horrors!
Read moreFox & Friends Hosts Gush Over Duggar Daughters' Purity Book
As the mouthpiece for the patriarchal, Christian right, Fox News does love America's patriarchy such as the Duck Dynasty guys and the Duggar tribe, both of whose patriarchs espouse a form of Christianity that represents a radical and fringe belief system. But their right wing views do endear them to Fox News whose audience longs to take their country back to the days when patriarchy ruled. The fecund Duggar family, who also have their own reality TV show, are always warmly welcomed on Fox & Friends where they endorsed Rick Santorum. On another visit, they chatted about their trip to Asia and how one of the Duggar daughters wants as many babies as God will give her. Monday, they returned, en masse, to Fox & Friends where the gushing Fox hosts promoted a new book, written by four of the Duggar daughters, in which the girls talk about saving it for Jesus. Talk about the alternate reality of Fox News....
Read moreO’Reilly Lectures Obama: Abe Lincoln Would Not Have Gone On Funny Or Die
In case you missed it, President Obama appeared on Funny Or Die’s “Between Two Ferns” mock talk show with Zach Galifianakis today. The video went viral and reportedly spiked traffic to HealthCare.gov, which was the purpose behind Obama’s appearance. So, naturally, Fox News had to go on the attack.
Read moreElisabeth Hasselbeck: Belgian Euthanasia Law Could Lead To 'Death Tourism'
As the media arm of the anti-choice movement, Fox News supports efforts to take away choice from those who wish to terminate a pregnancy and, as we saw in the Fox media circus surrounding Terri Schiavo, opposes choice for those who don't want to prolong their lives by "extraordinary means." Thus, it's no surprise that Fox & Friends would take up the newest "pro-life" source of apoplexy; i.e. the new Belgian law that allows euthanasia for "terminally ill children who are close to death, experiencing 'constant and unbearable suffering' and can show a 'capacity of discernment'." Those who support the law consider it "humane." But no so for on this morning's Fox & Friends which, in its opening graphic for a "fair & balanced" discussion on the issue, described it as "legal insanity." Get the message?
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