‘My Job Was To Sell The War,’ Reveals A Former Fox Booker

Our suspicions that Fox News deliberately worked to “sell the war” in Iraq have been borne out, as revealed by the former head of booking at Fox News.

I’ve previously posted about the bombshell allegations of sexual harassment by former head of booking at Fox News, Laurie Luhn. In his reporting on Luhn’s story, New York Magazine’s Gabriel Sherman painted a picture of 20 years of predatory behavior by then-CEO Roger Ailes as well as a cover up at the top levels of Fox management.

But buried among the salacious details, Luhn admitted – and remember, she was head of booking – “My was job to sell the war.” She was talking about the Iraq war, of course.

Read more about how Luhn admitted booking guests to help "sell the war" in my latest post for Liberal America.

You can also watch Bill O'Reilly's famous attempt to bully the son of a 9/11 victim after he publicly opposed the invasion of Iraq, from the 2004 documentary Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Jourmalism.

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commented 2016-08-05 16:58:34 -0400 · Flag

I’m glad I protested that war. Further down the road, it shows how 5 rotten SCOTUS justices can send this country on a long arc into a wreck. That Faux was complicit was just one of many that derailed this country from 2000 to 2008.

commented 2016-08-05 14:06:55 -0400 · Flag

The good old days.
Bildo had gray hair rather than his current tangerine sunset.
The VP could make up shit about WMDs in Iraq.
The President could sell the WMD lie to a gullible public and Congress.
Fux Noise would bully anyone opposed to the war with accusations of treason.

commented 2016-08-05 14:00:57 -0400 · Flag

Regarding "Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War On Journalism: when a man like Herr Goebbels II (i.e. Murdoch) owns an ENORMOUS NUMBER of media outlets, freedom of thought — the foundation of a democratic society — is in EXTREMELY GRAVE DANGER! Here is a link that shows the ENORMOUS SIZE of Murdoch’s media empire:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assets_owned_by_News_Corp

commented 2016-08-05 13:54:44 -0400 · Flag

Color me not surprised one bit. And it’s all for $$$. The political aspect of it is a side benefit, but the real motivation behind FOX is purely monetary.