Fox News has a contest in which 6 winners (picked by Fox News, of course) get to "debate" Bill O’Reilly on the air on any topic they desire (did I mention the 6 winners — and their desired topics — are picked by Fox News?). Deep in the contest rules, we find this little tidbit of verbiage: Sponsor reserves full … Read More
The Latest In The War On The War On Christmas
Bill O’Reilly: "In Plano, Texas, a school told students they couldn’t wear red and green because they are Christmas colors. That’s flat-out fascism. If I were a student in Plano, I’d be a walking Christmas tree after that order. Talking Points understands that you know what is going on here." Plano District Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Bill Otto: "The school … Read More
Fox News Hates Christmas
The News Corporation is Fox News’ corporate parent. And as we know, Fox News employs Bill O’Reilly, currently fighting against the "War on Christmas", and John Gibson (author of the book "The War on Christmas: How the Liberal Plot to Ban the Sacred Christian Holiday Is Worse Than You Thought"). And Fox News itself is hitting the "War on Christmas" … Read More
Brian Williams: Bush Administration Has a “Right” To “Buy” News
Well, NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams just went down several pegs in my book: Appearing on the December 4 edition of CNN’s Reliable Sources, NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams told host Howard Kurtz that the Bush administration has "the right" to pay a columnist to tout its views in his column. Williams also condoned the "politiciz[ation]" of programming … Read More
Bill O’Reilly Takes Credit For Low Gas Prices
Sweet Jesus, what a pompous blowhole. From a Fox News interview with Neil Cavuto, via Think Progress: O’REILLY: I have guys inside the five major oil companies – my father used to work for one of those oil companies by the way – who have told me that in those meetings they look for every way to jack up oil … Read More
JoeBill McO’reillyArthy
Lots of laughter being directed at Fox’s Bill O’Reilly lately. It all started when super-patriot O’Reilly announced that he would have no problem with a terrorist attack on a major American city, namely San Francisco. Here’s what he said to that city: "[I]f Al Qaeda comes in here and blows you up, we’re not going to do anything about it. … Read More
Fresh Air
Yay. Ken Tomlinson resigns from the CPB board. Quits after a probe. I wrote about him way back here. He’s the guy who hired someone to watch Bill Moyers and report on all the heinous liberalism going on at NPR and PBS: A consultant who monitored news and talk programs on public radio and TV found that liberal and anti-administration … Read More
BREAKING NEWS IN PLAMEGATE!!!
Four trays of doughnuts have been brought in to the grand jury!!! Thank you, Fox News, for your masterful journalistic scoop!!
Things That Make You Go “Hmmmmm”
What do this newspaper editorial, this one, this one, and this one all have in common? All of them are unsigned editorials, which makes it look like they’re original opinion pieces for each paper. (The Colorado Gazette even says it’s "our view.") And they all happen to say exactly the same thing, beginning with this paragraph: One of the smartest … Read More
Former Fox Journalist: Fox Reporters “Make Things Up”
Former Fox News journalist David Schuster talks about his days at Fox, now that he has just moved to MSNBC: When asked whether he would have had that opportunity while working at Fox, Shuster laughed, remained silent for a pregnant pause and said, "No. The answer is no." He went on to recount his six-year tenure at Fox. "At the … Read More
Desert Fox
Remember this story? Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Thursday the city would not accept a $10 million donation for disaster relief from Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal after the prince suggested U.S. policies in the Middle East contributed to the September 11 attacks. "I entirely reject that statement," Giuliani said. "There is no moral equivalent for this [terrorist] act. There is … Read More
Here We Go Again
A vacationing president snubs war mothers, the Iraqi Constitution is a piece of shit, U.S. soldiers death toll climbing, gas prices going through the ceiling . . . let’s face it, current events are a downer. Fox News has the antidote to distract its minions. You guessed it: another missing white woman! And here’s an added bonus — not only … Read More
So Where Are The Reporters?
On–air admission from Chris Matthews: MATTHEWS: What I keep doing here is asking people on and off camera who come on this program, high-ranking officers, enlisted, former officers. I get sometimes, not all the time, two different versions, the version they give me on the air and the version they give me the minute when we’re off the air. The … Read More
Right Wing Newspaper Hearts Dictator
This just in: Pyongyang, August 16 (KCNA) — Leader Kim Jong Il Tuesday received Joo Dong Mun, president of the Washington Times Corporation, on a visit to Pyongyang. On the occasion the president offered his congratulations to Kim Jong Il on the 60th anniversary of Korea’s liberation. Kim Jong Il welcomed the Pyongyang visit of the president, had a cordial … Read More