Via Think Progress: Gretchen Carlson walked off the set of "Fox and Friends" on Thursday after fellow host Brian Kilmeade made a sexist comment. The two were watching third host Steve Doocy interview a member of a Navy band which had been all-male until 1980. “Women are everywhere," Kilmeade said. "We’re letting them play golf and tennis now. It’s out … Read More
They’re Going to Charlotte AND North Carolina, Too
We will welcome Fox & Friends, too.
Can Fox Get Any More Blatant?
This isn't a political ad produced by Romney or one of the pro-Romney pacs. This 4 minute film was produced and shown on Fox News. In fact, it starts off with a graphic that reads, “Fox & Friends Presents.” “The ad presented on ‘Fox & Friends’ was virtually indistinguishable from the sort of campaign videos regularly produced by Republican presidential … Read More
Dear Fox News
If you're going to have an article entitled "Alarm Grows Among Dems About Obama’s Chances", shouldn't you have in there a quote from at least, oh, one Democrat who is, as the title suggests, actually alarmed about Obama's chances?
How To Apologize
What is this? Like, the tenth Limbaugh post in a row? No, not really. This one is a little different. It's a public service message on how to apologize. Or actually, how NOT to apologize, using Limbaugh's apology as an instructional template. (Yeah, this is a Limbaugh post. Who am I kidding?) So let's look at the text of the … Read More
RIP Andrew Breitbart: Death Of A Douchebag, Indeed
So yesterday we learn of the sudden passing of Andrew Breitbart at the age of 43, from "natural causes". There is a convention in polite society that you do not speak ill of the dead. Or at the very least, that you allow some time for the body to cool before you reflect — politely — on one's past. And … Read More
Conspiracy Theories and Cognitive Dissonance
On "Fox & Friends" this morning, Brian Kilmeade noted that good economic news matters a great deal when it comes to the president's fortunes, but only "if you believe these numbers." A minute later, Gretchen Carlson added, "Unemployment has gone down, more jobs have been created. Now, you can argue about how those numbers, some people say they've been fabricated." "If you believe … Read More
The New York Times Asks “Shall We Report The Truth?”
In a stunning editorial today, the New York Times ombudmen Arthur Brisbane asks TImes readers whether — hold on to your hats — whether or not Times reporters should state the facts. He gives us an example of how it might work: …Mitt Romney often says President Obama has made speeches “apologizing for America,” a phrase to which Paul Krugman objected in … Read More
When Right Wing Media Spin Meets Reality
The conservative Daily Caller, yesterday, continuing its ongoing demonization of Occupy Wall Street protesters: It took a huge media push to convince people the Tea Party was dangerous, but the huge media push to convince them OWS isn’t dangerous has failed. Occupiers are really nice until you get to know them. And again, the Daily Caller, earlier today: Here’s a live feed … Read More
Don’t Know Much About History
Bill O'Reilly decided to write a history book. Specifically, a book about Lincoln's assassination called “Killing Lincoln,” which O’Reilly co-authored with Martin Dugard. It's #2 on the New York Times non-fiction bestseller list, right behind the monstor biography of Steve Jobs. How bad is this book? Historians are panning it. Why? Because it has the one thing that history books should never have: … Read More
Fox News Makes Stuff Up, Part 294
Fox News says: President Obama has declared Aug. 26 — which marks the 91st anniversary of the constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote — to be "Women's Equality Day." Wrong. Congress decided that August 26th is Women’s Equality Day. In 1971. Obama is merely following in the path of past presidents. UPDATE: Oh dear. The ankle-biter over at Patterico … Read More
My Sarah Palin E-mails
They’re releasing 24,000 emails from the time when Sarah Palin was governor of Alaska. And because that’s a lot of emails to sift through, many news organizations have been asking people to sign up, and help them sift through them quickly to find the fun stuff. Which I did. The emails are being released, but my batch hasn’t come in … Read More
CNN Fail (Yes, Another Birth Certificate Related Story)
Saw this on the online CNN site today. The story is self-explanatory from the headline, but note the caption… It reads: "Ivaless Sinclair says husband David Sinclair, who died in 2003, never mentioned his connection to President Obama" Well, no. Who even heard of Obama in 2003? He wasn't even a U.S. Senator then.
Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow
Glenn Beck to leave Fox News. Well, "transition off" it… some time this year. Next stop…. oblivion. It's not terribly surprising. His ratings have plummeted in the past few months. He was a victim to his own success. The problem for Beck was, he had to constatntly top himself. And to do that, he had to get crazier and crazier, … Read More
Is America Waking Up?
Suddenly, the majority of Americans realize that Fox News isn't a reliable source: In the space of one year, Fox News has lost its perch as the most trusted TV news network in the US and is now average at best, a new survey has found. A poll gauging public trust in TV news has found that PBS is the most … Read More