Deficit/National Debt
October 2, 2011
No FEMA? No Problem On Fox News
By Brian
On Cashin’ In yesterday (10/1/11), the panel discussed FEMA finding extra money and thereby averting a government shutdown. Regular panelist and Fox News contributor Jonathan Hoenig said, "Truth is, is that we don't need FEMA. You talk like it's an integral part of the Constitution, it’s not." Host Cheryl Casone didn’t challenge that radical suggestion.
Continue reading >>September 25, 2011
War Budget Over Social Security?
Our friends at Brave New Foundation's War Costs campaign have a new video and petition focusing on military contractors' efforts to protect their profits at the expense of Social Security.
Continue reading >>September 19, 2011
Fox & Friends Decide Bill Clinton Didn’t Really Mean It When He Supported Obama’s Jobs Plan
Who needs a Democratic guest when you’ve got Fox & Friends Republican clairvoyants to tell you what Democrats are really thinking? At least, that would seem to be the case as the curvy couch crew announced this morning that former president Bill Clinton was caught in a bad position yesterday when he was asked about President Obama’s jobs plan and defended it out of obligation not sincerity. But speaking of sincerity, this was during an anniversary visit to Florida’s The Villages that looked a lot more like an infomercial for one of their advertisers than a place Fox News producers happened to pick for its scenic or journalistic value. The happy talk included “spontaneously” singing The Village’s jingle.
Continue reading >>September 9, 2011
O’Reilly: We Need To Tax The Poor More To Make Taxes Fair For Rich Folks
Poor Bill O’Reilly! While many Americans are out of work or struggling to make ends meet, he’s got his own money troubles - because our income tax structure makes him pay too much while those less fortunate pay too little. So he’s “looking out for the (rich) folks” by doing his part to right that injustice. O’Reilly dropped that goal into a discussion with Lou Dobbs after President Obama’s address last night (9/8/1) by announcing he wants a national sales tax – or, as O’Reilly put it, a “consumption tax,” in order to make sure that poorer people pay their “fair share.” That’s what he actually said.
Continue reading >>August 23, 2011
Forget Warren Buffett Or Economists! Bill O’Reilly Knows Better That Tax Increases For The Wealthy Are Not A Good Idea!
Bill O’Reilly is back from vacation and ready to get down to looking out for you again. It’s just a happy coincidence that looking out for you looks a lot like looking out for himself.
Continue reading >>Herman Cain Unveils His “Even Bolder Plan” For The Economy On Your World, reported by Guest Blogger,
Jon Stewart Destroys Fox News' "Class Warfare" Meme, reported by Ellen,
Cavuto Celebrates Tea Party Confrontation With Obama, reported by Guest Blogger,
Cavuto Trots Out Meg Whitman For Romney Republican Rehab For “Corporations Are People” Comment, reported by Guest Blogger,
Sean Hannity’s Solution For Economic Woes And Prevent London Riots From Happening Here: Work Harder And Give Up Social Safety Nets, reported by Ellen,
Fox Nation Promoting Obama Impeachment Just "To Tie Things Up", reported by Ellen,
Fox News And The Outfoxed Effect: Seven Years Later, reported by Ellen,
Check Out All The Ways “Objective” Special Report Denigrates President Obama Over S&P Downgrade And Stock-Market Dive, reported by Ellen,
Huckabee Repeatedly Suggests Credit Downgrade Is A “Vindication” For The Tea Party, reported by Ellen,
Huckabee Echoes The Dog Whistle: Mocks Obama’s “Hip-Hop Pals” At His Birthday Barbecue, reported by Ellen,
Wallace Helps Ryan Spin GOP Line On S&P Downgrade And Economy, reported by Ellen,
Fox Trots Out Michele Bachmann To Attack Obama Over S&P Credit Rating Downgrade, reported by Ellen,
Fox News’ On The Record Pounces On Opportunity To Tarnish Obama With S&P Rating Downgrade While Ignoring Republican Role, reported by Ellen,
The Five Salivate Over YouTube’s “Average Small Business Owner” Who Isn’t, reported by Ellen,
The Five Finds Glenn Beck’s Long Lost Prop Closet, reported by Aunty Em,
Sarah Palin And Sean Hannity Use Biden’s Alleged “Terrorist” Comment To Attack Obama As A Terrorist, reported by Ellen,
Hannity And Guests Check Into Jon Stewart’s GOP Special Victims Unit With Hypocritical Hanctimony Over Joe Biden’s Alleged “Tea Party Terrorist” Comment, reported by Ellen,
No Questions About Twitter Controversy During Gingrich Interview With O’Reilly, reported by Ellen,
Fox News Trumpets Winners And Losers In Debt Ceiling Fight, reported by Ellen,
Cavuto Suggests A Ratings Downgrade Would Be Good For The U.S. - Like An Addict Hitting Bottom, reported by Guest Blogger,
So Fox News Isn't 100% In Bed With Tea Party, reported by Ellen,
Donald Trump Helps Cavuto Blame Obama, Not The Tea Party Or GOP For The Stock Market Drop, reported by Guest Blogger,
Republican Congressman James Lankford Ducks Question About His Constituents’ Feedback On Debt Ceiling Negotiations, reported by Ellen,
Fox News' Biased Poll About Raising The Debt Ceiling, reported by Ellen,
Hannity v. Williams Pt. 2: Multimillionaire Hannity Pretends He’s Sharing The Debt-Ceiling Sacrifices He Wants For The Poor, reported by Ellen,
Hannity’s Epic Debate With Juan Williams Over The Debt Ceiling, reported by Ellen,
“Democratic Pollster” Pat Caddell Overlooks Actual Debt-Ceiling Polls In Order To Spin For Republicans, reported by Guest Blogger,
GOP Civil War: Hannity Vs. McCain!, reported by Ellen,
GOP Civil War? Krauthammer Calls Bachmann's Debt-Ceiling Stance "Unbelievably Irresponsible", reported by Ellen,
Martha MacCallum: Wouldn’t We Really Rather Pay For Wars Than Social Safety Nets?, reported by Ellen,
Ed Henry Counts How Many Times Obama Used “Tedious” Phrase “Balanced Approach” In Debt Ceiling Address, reported by Ellen,
Cavuto Approves Of Huckabee’s Attacks On President Obama, reported by Guest Blogger,
Cavuto Complains About Union Attack Ad, reported by Guest Blogger,
Bill O’Reilly: West “Should Have Gone After Wasserman Schultz The Way He Wanted” , reported by Ellen,
Martha MacCallum Helps Whitewash Allen West’s Attack On Debbie Wasserman Schultz, reported by Ellen,
Varney Complains Democrat’s Objections To Cuts In Border Security, Food Inspection And Research Are “Picky”, reported by Guest Blogger,
Bulls And Bears Show Just Happens To Echo GOP Meme Of "No New Taxes", reported by Guest Blogger,
Host Cheryl Casone Makes It Clear What Side She's On, reported by Guest Blogger,
Frank Luntz Peeved When His Focus Group Doesn't Give The Answer He Wants, reported by Ellen,
Host Chris Cotter Approves As Rep. Pence Blames Obama For Debt Ceiling Problems, reported by Guest Blogger,
Hannity's Lapdog Interview With Kasich Emblematic Of What's Wrong With Fox News, reported by Ellen,
Your World Sneers At Notion Of “Shared Sacrifice” By The Wealthy, reported by Guest Blogger,
Red Eye Crew Jokes About Impeaching Obama Over Corporate Jet Taxes, reported by Ellen,
The Fox News Tweet Du Jour – Judgenap Forgets Channel Slogan, reported by Aunty Em,
“Liberal” Van Susteren's Supportive Comments On Republican Debt Negotiation Stunt, reported by Ellen,
Rep. Becerra Pushes Back On Fox’s “Cut, Cut, Cut Entitlements” Meme, reported by Guest Blogger,
Cavuto Doesn’t React As Rick Perry Explains His Lack Of Support In Texas By Likening Himself To A Prophet, reported by Ellen,
Fox’s Charles Payne Likens Paul Ryan To Paul Revere, reported by Guest Blogger,
Cavuto Guest Complaints About Size Of Federal Workforce Undercut By “Fox Fact”, reported by Guest Blogger,
O'Reilly, Even When You're Right, You're Wrong, reported by Guest Blogger,
Rep Fattah To Cavuto: It would be fine it I could just get a sentence out. I know you've got a lot of time to beat up on the President, reported by Guest Blogger,
Paul Ryan Goes On Your World To Promote Budget Cuts And His Medicare Plan, reported by Guest Blogger,
Steve Doocy Uses Student In More ACLU Bashing, reported by Priscilla,
Betsy McCaughey’s Big Lie About Health Care, reported by Guest Blogger,
Neil Cavuto Whines About Republican Senators Backing Off Medicare Changes, Says “RIP America’s Financial Future”, reported by Guest Blogger,
Fox Host Asman Ignores Evidence To Talk Up Tax Cuts, reported by Guest Blogger,
Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson Gives Neil Cavuto A Talking To, reported by Guest Blogger,
Dennis Miller On The Disadvantaged: Let Them Get Eaten Up On The Serengeti Plain Of Life, reported by Ellen,
Cavuto Gives The Buzzer To Democrats, reported by Guest Blogger,
President Obama's Debt Speech - Live Stream And Open Thread, reported by Ellen,
Have No Fear Beck Fans, Bill O'Reilly Has Picked Up The Conspiracy-Theory Mantle, reported by Ellen,
Rep. Anthony Weiner Calls Out Hannity On Unfair Debate With Michele Bachmann, reported by Ellen,
Sarah Palin Can't Explain What A Government Shutdown Entails, Blames “Budget Gurus” For Her Ignorance , reported by Ellen,
Fox News Contributor: Tax The Rich Less, Tax The Poor Much More!, reported by Guest Blogger,
Chris Wallace: We'd Better Get Used To Ending Real Programs That Serve Real People, reported by Ellen,
After Wrongly Saying Entitlements Will "Consume Our Entire Federal Budget" By 2035, Sarah Palin Tells Bill O'Reilly To Stop Interrupting Her With Questions, reported by Ellen,
Pence Misinforms About Effects Of Health Care Reform Repeal On The Deficit And Varney Lets Him, reported by Guest Blogger,
Cavuto Fawns Over Sen. Rand Paul’s Plan To Gut The Federal Government, reported by Guest Blogger,
Cavuto Likens JFK To Ronald Reagan, reported by Guest Blogger,
Tea Party Senator Mike Lee Can’t Identify What Specific Budget Cuts Can Be Made, reported by Ellen,
Your World Host Can’t Stand To Admit GOP Hypocrisy On Health Care Reform And The Deficit, reported by Guest Blogger,
Fox News Deficit Reduction Idea: Lay Off 400,000 Government Workers, reported by Guest Blogger,
In Honor Of Veterans Day, Cavuto Uses Vet To Urge Deficit “Sacrifices”, reported by Ellen,
Cavuto Trots Out The Nutrition Twins To Talk Diet Tips For The Deficit, reported by Guest Blogger,
On Fox News, Wasting Taxpayer Money Is OK If You’re Republican Darling Chris Christie, reported by Ellen,
Fiorina Refuses To Answer Wallace’s Question: Name One Single Entitlement Expenditure You’re Willing To Cut, reported by Ellen,
Cavuto Gives Florida GOP Candidate Marco Rubio A Little Help, reported by Ellen,
Fox News Expands Its War Against The Poor To Include Middle Class Tax Cuts, reported by Ellen,
Hannity Does His Best Chicken Little Impression, reported by Guest Blogger,
Fox News An Arm Of The GOP: Hannity Asks Bunning, “How Many (Votes) Short Are We?”, reported by Ellen,
Fox News Suggests We Should Do Away With Welfare, reported by Ellen,
Fox Nation Caption Next To Photo Of Obama: "Chump Change", reported by Ellen,
“Liberal” Van Susteren Cozies Up To Limbaugh As He Lies About Homeland Security Memo And Smears Obama, reported by Ellen,
Fox's Gary B. Smith Predicted that the Dow Would be Above 13,000 as of Yesterday, reported by Melanie,
Neil Cavuto Continues His ah, Tradition of Excellence in "Business News", reported by Melanie,
Fox Says The White House's Auto "Plan" Will Save Wall Street, reported by Melanie,
Fox's Take on Bailing Out Citigroup?, reported by Melanie,
Reaganomics v. "Hugo Chaves Economics", reported by Melanie,
Neil Cavuto Thinks the Hullabaloo About the Economic Crisis is Just, Well, Silly, reported by Melanie,
It's Obama's Fault That the Stock Market is Crashing, Vol. II, reported by Melanie,
Sarah Palin Needs 3+ Days To Prepare for the Debate?, reported by Melanie,
Fox Unprepared for the Drop in the Dow, reported by Melanie,
Breaking: US House votes down bailout, DOW down, reported by Chrish,
A $700 Billion Bailout? Neil Cavuto Proves - Once Again - That Fox "Business News" is a Farce, reported by Melanie,
Tidbit: McCain's Economic Adviser Given Twice the Time as Obama's, reported by Melanie,
Fox Business News Focuses on a Knife Found in a Sandwich, reported by Melanie,
Obama Flip Flops, McCain Shifts "a Little Bit", reported by Melanie,
Not Your Father’s Michael Dukakis, reported by Ellen,
Fox Business Anchor Goes Berserk During Discussion About Raising Taxes on the Rich, reported by Melanie,
Prediction: Come 1-20-09, Fox "Business News" Will Stop Using 9/11 as an Excuse for our Tanking Economy, reported by Melanie,
Fox Frets About "Your Tax Dollars" (But Only When Democrats are Spending Them), reported by Melanie,
What With the Tanking Economy, Fox's "Premiere Business News Show" is Turning into Fox's Premiere Weather News Show, reported by Melanie,
Vote Republican: Less Jobs, More Wars, reported by Melanie,
The Lie that is Fox Business News, reported by Melanie,
Fox is Already Blaming Democrats for the "Big Government" Stimulus Plan, reported by Melanie, 0 comments
Stocks Rally -- Cavuto Says Hey, Wall Street to the Rescue, No Stimulus Needed!, reported by Melanie,
Fox Gives Free Commercial For Bush And He Isn't Running, reported by Donna,
Rupert Murdoch Says Recession Is Likely, reported by Marie Therese,
Fox Does the Same Thing It Accuses the "Liberal" Media of Doing, reported by Melanie,
Cavuto Twists Bill Clinton's Words and Tries to Create a New Clinton Scandal, reported by Melanie,
Quentin Hardy Fights David Asman Off and Speaks the Truth, reported by Melanie,
Let's End the Charade: Your World w/Neil Cavuto is Not a Business News Show, reported by Melanie,
Ben Bernanke's on Capitol Hill, Neil Cavuto's in Las Vegas, reported by Melanie,
Tidbits from the "Cost of Freedom", reported by Melanie,
Remember Al Gore's Lock Box? Well, It's Baaa-ack!!, reported by Marie Therese,
Neil Cavuto's Version of "Cut the Mic", reported by Melanie,
Cavuto Obsesses About Your Wasted Tax Dollars, But Doesn't Mention $190B More For War, reported by Melanie,
O'Reilly: Stock market drop today because people are getting nervous about possible Democratic president in '08, reported by Chrish,
Are These Guys on Acid?, reported by Melanie,
Don't Sweat the Big Stuff, reported by Melanie,
Rep. Ron Paul Tells FOX News/Republicans the Truth. They Don't Like Hearing It., reported by Marie Therese,
Chris Wallace Paves the Way for George Bush's Spin About Democrats Going on Vacation, reported by Melanie,
Neil Cavuto Heroically Soldiers on Despite These Excruciatingly Boring Times, reported by Melanie,
Cavuto Reminds Viewers that Their Tax Dollars Pay for Government Projects...when Democrats Propose the Project, reported by Melanie,
Fox Accidentally Exposes the Inner Workings of Its Propaganda Machine, reported by Melanie,
Fox Uses the Anxiety Created by Yesterday's Plunge in the Dow to Push Tax Cuts, reported by Melanie,
Fox Buries Facts That Contradict its Fantasies, reported by Melanie,
Fox's Doocy Omits Key Facts in Budget Deficit Story, reported by Judy,
Neil Cavuto Lies to His Audience Then Calls Them "Poor Slobs" Because They Don't Know "What's Really Going On", reported by Melanie,
FOX feeding fire of partisan fighting over economic issues, reported by Chrish,
Need a Break from Reality? Watch Your World w/Neil Cavuto, reported by Melanie,
Fox's "Premiere Business News Show" Silent on Largest Trade Deficit in U.S. History, reported by Melanie,
Cavuto Doesn't Report that News Corp. Canceled the O.J. Deal But he Does Report that the Movie, Happy Feet, has a Far Left "Hidden Agenda", reported by Melanie,
Campaigning on the Republican Economy - oops, maybe not such a good idea, reported by Chrish,
Fox Anchor: If Dems Win Big in November Bush Will "Finally be Able" to Veto Bills & Rein in Spending, reported by Melanie,
When Fox Uses a Graphic Like "Pushing the Good New$" They Mean It, reported by Melanie,
Trent Lott Admits Fox News is a Republican Machine - Thanks it for Ten Years of Service, reported by Melanie,
Oops! Cavuto Forgot to Report the Business News, reported by Melanie,
Bill Richardson on "Special Report" Gracefully Handles Biased Line of Questioning, reported by Janie,
After a Week of Chest Beating About the Minimum Wage/"Death Tax" Bill, Cavuto Doesn't Report That it Was Killed, reported by Melanie,
John Gibson anti-New York Times rant gets results, reported by Chrish,
John Gibson, celebrating deficit news, bashes New York Times, reported by Chrish,
Neil Cavuto's Formula for Success, reported by Melanie,
Jerrick Displays Budget Ignorance Again, reported by Judy,
'Dayside's' Jerrick Has Trouble with Budget Surplus Concept, reported by Judy, 0 comments
How to Start a Republican Fist-Fight, reported by Judy, 0 comments
Neil Cavuto Lied (Again) About Why the Dow Fell Today, reported by Melanie, 0 comments
$5 Gas? $100 Oil? Fox's Senior Business Anchors Say No Problem!, reported by Melanie, 0 comments
Fox Betrays its Audience: All "Illegals" All the Time Leaves a Lot of News Out, reported by Melanie, 0 comments
Fox Asks White House: Are "We Getting [Your] Message Out?", reported by Melanie, 0 comments
So Report All That Good Economic News Already!, reported by Melanie, 0 comments
What Did Fox News Say About the Gigantic US Trade Deficit?, reported by Melanie, 0 comments
The Right Wing Sound Machine Wins Again, reported by Melanie, 0 comments
Terrorists are "Making Us" Run-Up a Huge Deficit, reported by Melanie, 0 comments
US About To Exceed Debt Limit? No Big Deal To FOX News Reporter Megyn Kendall, reported by Ellen, 0 comments
Republican Strategist Admits 2005 Was A Bad Year For Bush, reported by Ellen, 0 comments
Fox Gives the White House an Hourlong Campaign Contribution, reported by Melanie, 0 comments
Hannity & Colmes Does Another Report On Government Waste And Still Hasn't Talked About The Missing Billions In Iraq, reported by Ellen, 0 comments
What's new on FOX is four years old here in reality, reported by Chrish, 0 comments
Cuts in Medicaid? OK. Reverse Tax cuts for the rich? NO., reported by Chrish, 0 comments
Higher Energy Prices OK Because Profits Go to U. S. Companies, reported by Marie Therese, 0 comments
Tycoon Steve Forbes Tells Americans They're Richer Than They Feel, reported by Marie Therese, 0 comments
H5N1 Avian Flu fears on FOX, reported by Chrish, 0 comments
Reality-Based Guest Throws Water on Cavuto's RNC Spin, reported by Melanie, 0 comments
Ellis Hennican says show me the money! while John Gibson accuses Nagin administration of theft, reported by Chrish, 0 comments
Republicans want to slash social programs to pay for US Gulf, reported by Chrish, 0 comments
Fox Suddenly Cares About the Deficit, but is Silent on Cost of Iraq War, reported by Melanie, 0 comments
Does he, or doesn't he? Scott McClellan answers Bill Clinton - sorta, reported by Chrish, 0 comments
