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Stewart Exposes Fox News Hypocrisy Over Attacks On Al Gore

Posted by Ellen -7841.60pc on January 12, 2013 · Flag

A few nights ago on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart mocked Fox's ginned-up outrage over Al Gore's sale of Current TV to Al Jazeera. Stewart rightly nailed the "controversy" as Fox's "first boner of the year." He went on to say, "This won't be a four-hour erection, or will it?" That was funny and great enough. But then he penetrated to the core of the hypocrisy. 

While Foxies sputtered about the anti-Americanism of Al Jazeera, they conveniently ignored how their own boss, Rupert Murdoch, has a stake in the Saudi media conglomerate, Rotana - mostly owned by Saudi Prince Waleed bin Talal, who is also a part owner of Fox News parent company, News Corp. If you think Al Jazeera is anti-American, check out the clip that Stewart found from Rotana.

And is it just me or did Fox stop attacking Gore after Stewart aired this?

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Victor The Crab commented 2013-01-14 14:01:31 -0500 · Flag
“I challenge anyone to compare my comments with visitor 55’s comments to see who is seething with hate and anger.”

Congratulations, dipstick. You win hands down in the hate and anger contest that wasn’t even close.
Joshua Hatheway commented 2013-01-14 07:38:49 -0500 · Flag
I challenge anyone to compare my comments with visitor 55’s comments to see who is seething with hate and anger.
Joshua Hatheway commented 2013-01-13 11:14:11 -0500 · Flag
Al “millions of degrees” gore is a hypocrite.
Agent 86 commented 2013-01-12 22:41:30 -0500 · Flag
@kevin – Yeah I know but it’s fun. Sort of like poking an ant bed with a stick then burning them with a magnifying glass. It’s mildly amusing pulling their strings and watching them rant like a FuxNuze Chatty Cathy.
Aria Prescott commented 2013-01-12 20:19:07 -0500 · Flag
As posted before, though they’re private now, Al Jazeera still has stockholders. The laws of the region allowed them to still hold, albiet through new contracts.

Now, for $50, who wants to tell me what Al Risasta, Newscorp, and Rotana all have in common- Besides Rupert Murdoch?

If you said Middle Eastern interests that all of Newscorp outlets are very vocal in protesting when people who don’t fit into Murdoch’s agendas pursue them, give yourself $50.

Oh, BTW… if Joshua wants to talk hypocrisy further? Fox news can’t stop crying their pro-gun rants, but Fox and Newscorp US are the only two outlets that refused to sponsor SHOT 2013. You know who made the biggest bid? NBC.

And Fox News viewers used Fox Nation to worship the ground GE was built on for it. They won’t even pretend they want to ask why their own team, the ones that said they were the only ones on the gun owner’s side… wouldn’t even try. That’s how selective their outrage is.
Kevin Koster commented 2013-01-12 19:50:51 -0500 · Flag
A86, you may find that dealing with certain posters will only result in an endless stream of provoking statements that you’ll have to choose whether to answer. Sometimes the best approach is to save yourself time and simply to allow their issues to speak for themselves…
Agent 86 commented 2013-01-12 16:13:58 -0500 · Flag
Joshua I’m shocked. Qatar as a member of OPEC supplies all those big oil companies the Right Wing/FuxNuze crowd get on their knees to blow. You should be ashamed. However, go ahead and change the subject again, it’s very entertaining to watch. Sort of a Pavlovian response with you guys.
Joshua Hatheway commented 2013-01-12 15:55:39 -0500 · Flag
Oops, sorry, that 500mil was in their currency. It was only 137,000,000 US dollars.
Joshua Hatheway commented 2013-01-12 15:52:07 -0500 · Flag
Al Jazeera would not exist if it were not for the government of Qatar giving them 500million dollars. What does the government run on? Oil$$$… You guys should be up in arms over this.
Agent 86 commented 2013-01-12 15:38:34 -0500 · Flag
Joshua, the point is the hypocrisy displayed by FuxNuze yet again regardless of the context. Al-Waleed Bin Talal holds stake in NewsCorp owned by Murdoch, Murdoch holds a stake in Rotana which is owned by Talal. Very incestuous and then they complain about Gore selling to Al Jazeera. Contrary to your denial, the Muslim reference was implied heavily by their little UK Troll, Shawnie “I’m a chickenshit and will not man up and be waterboarded” Hannity and Bildo.
Kevin Koster commented 2013-01-12 14:04:44 -0500 · Flag
Joseph, your response is well-reasoned, but I tend to doubt that the poster you’re addressing will be able to understand it in those terms. His past history on this site indicates he may simply repeat himself to get you to expend even more time trying to correct his misstatements.
Kevin Koster commented 2013-01-12 13:59:52 -0500 · Flag
I would expect Fox News pundits to quickly double down on their attacks on Gore. Not just because he didn’t sell to Glenn Beck, although they made sure to get the shot in that Gore must be anti-American for selling to al Jazeera rather than to Beck. But because they’ve previously made clear how much they dislike Gore. Hannity didn’t stake a cameraman out by the airfield because he was trying to get a great story. He did so because he wanted to embarass Gore, although it doesn’t appear that he succeeded.
Joseph West commented 2013-01-12 13:58:49 -0500 · Flag
@joshua: Way to miss the facts, buddy. For starters, Al Jazeera is NOT an “oil kingdom”; it’s a PRIVATE network that is based IN an “oil kingdom.” As for the “not once did I hear lamentations about selling to a Muslim” bit, again—way to miss the facts. There wasn’t any need to make it specifically about “selling to a Muslim”; that’s IMPLIED by the very fact he sold to Al Jazeera.

As for any alleged hypocrisy (and if you’re going to use such big words, try to spell them correctly, ‘kay?), it’s completely off-base considering the fact that FoxNoise is partially-owned by a MUSLIM—a fact that FoxNoise NEVER bothers to mention to its viewers. Hypocrisy is actually the last thing to which FoxNoise needs to use as a basis for criticism. Perhaps the name “Sean Hannity” rings a bell when it comes to hypocrisy? Or the name “Bill O’Reilly?” (The latter guy, for instance, loves to come off as a “traditional family man” but he’s had to reach a financial settlement with a woman who accused him of sexual harassment—while he was married—and he’s currently separated from his wife. He’s also constantly complaining about all the “left-wing vitriol” and how “intolerant” the left is of others but he certainly has no problem spewing venom at those who disagree with him and he has no use for anyone who promotes tolerance for things with which he disagrees.)
Joshua Hatheway commented 2013-01-12 13:12:11 -0500 · Flag
From what I have seen, fox’s critique was based on the hypocracy of him being a global warming zealot, and selling to an oil kingdom. An observation even made by his employees and others. Not once did I hear Lamentations about selling to a Muslim, even in the clips Stewart played for us.
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Is it just me or did Fox stop attacking Gore after this aired?








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