Tag: Fox News
Hoffa: ‘Take Republicans Out – Of Office’
Did Hoffa advocate “second amendment solutions?”
Response on Facebook to someone repeating the FOX News inspired meme that James P. Hoffa called for violence against Republicans and that Democrats should condemn him for it. FOX is showing an edited clip of Hoffa’s speech introducing the president before a union-friendly crowd in Detroit on Labor Day in which Hoffa calls for “taking them out.” Left out, however, was that Hoffa was referring to taking Republicans in Congress out of office. Expect FOX’s distortions to accelerate ahead of Pres. Obama’s jobs speech.
Mrs. Juan Williams Says NPR, Not All-White FOX, is Racist
The Fox gatherings are much [more] diverse. They have both African-American and whites. It’s great because when I sometimes go down to Fox and wait for Juan in the green room, they all speak to me as if they know me and are very friendly. I feel very comfortable there. With the NPR people, I did not feel comfortable.
Delise Williams, wife of FOX News darling Juan Williams, who is held up by FOX as proof of liberal hypocrisy. Mrs. Williams’ anger with NPR seems to leave her unbothered by the fact that there are zero non-white show hosts on FOX. Williams was fired by NPR after a series of comments at his “other job,” including that people in traditional Muslim garb on planes make him nervous and that Michelle Obama has this, “Stokely Carmichael-in-a-designer-dress thing going…her instinct is to start with this…you know, I’m the victim.” Williams is on tour promoting his new book, “Muzzled: The Assault on Honest Debate” which details the harassment and victimization he says he experienced at NPR, where he continues to be a guest on the Diane Rehm Show.
How Much Does Rupert Murdoch Own? Too Much
Here’s a handy graphic published by Reuters, which provides a quick reference for all things Murdoch. After looking it over, all I can say is, “Hulu? Who knew?”
Fox News Owner’s Phone Hacking Scandal in Britain Gets Scant Coverage on Fox or Other U.S. Right-Wing Propaganda Outlets
More evidence, as if any were needed, that what Fox and the rest of Rupert Murdoch’s right-wing NewsCorp media empire does is not “news,” it’s propaganda:
Fox News stayed mainly silent on the News of the World scandal during prime time Thursday, largely filling its roster of shows with discussions about topics such as the Casey Anthony sentencing and the federal budget. A Fox News spokeswoman did not elaborate on the network’s approach but pointed to coverage as a business story on several news programs.
Earlier this week, Murdoch abruptly euthanized News of the World, a 168-year-old British media institution he purchased in 1969, because its top editors had been accused of approving the hacking of voicemail accounts of terror victims, war veterans and even a 13-year-old murder victim. Hundreds of journalists and other staffers suddenly found themselves unemployed as a result.
On Friday, Andy Coulson, one of those former editors, was arrested “in connection with allegations of corruption and phone hacking,” according to police. Coulson left NotW in 2007 to take a position as chief spin doctor for British Prime Minister David Cameron, a right-wing politician with ties to the Murdoch empire. Coulson resigned from government in January because of his association with the phone hacking scandal. Prime Minister Cameron held a news conference on Friday to deny he was aware of Coulson’s involvement in the scandal, despite alleged evidence to the contrary.
But Fox News apparently finds none of that to be sufficiently newsworthy to report about it online. On Saturday morning, the FoxNews.com homepage, which is chockablock with dozens of headlines to stories on a range of topics from gossip and politics to finance and entertainment, presented no stories about the scandal.
Meanwhile:
Rush, Hannity Ratings Dive
30%
Amount by which Rush Limbaugh’s ratings have slipped since November, according to new Arbitron research. The Sean Hannity Show is also down by 28%.
You Actually Could Solve the Deficit Problem with Tax Increases
Maybe you heard this recent assertion, which swept through rightwing media outlets: Raising taxes on high income earners can’t solve the federal deficit problem because the deficit is higher than the entire taxable income of Americans who earn more than $100,000. But you likely didn’t hear that it’s not true.
Here’s what the Wall St. Journal said in an editorial, which got the ball rolling.
According to Internal Revenue Service data, the entire taxable income of everyone earning over $100,000 in 2008 was about $1.582 trillion. Even if all these Americans – most of whom are far from wealthy – were taxed at 100%, it wouldn’t cover Mr. Obama’s deficit for this year.
According to Internal Revenue Service data, the entire taxable income of everyone earning over $100,000 in 2008 was about $1.582 trillion. Even if all these Americans – most of whom are far from wealthy – were taxed at 100%, it wouldn’t cover Mr. Obama’s deficit for this year.
And here’s what the WSJ said when it was pointed out by FactCheck.org that they were wrong.
An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that the total taxable income of Americans earning over $100,000 in 2008 was $1.582 trillion. The correct figure is $3.4 trillion.
The projected deficit is $1.645 trillion. You do the math.
But Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Ok.), apparently can’t, because he repeated the false claim on a recent FOX News Sunday segment, with an added twist about the futility of including those who net between $100,00 and $250,000 after deductions. The point was to show that the deficit problem can only be solved by cutting spending, not by also increasing revenues. People who are not mathematically — or ideologically — challenged see that it will take both.
Pres. Obama is proposing $2 trillion in spending cuts and $1 trillion in additional tax revenue over 12 years. Seems reasonable to us.
Memo to FOX News: You’re Running a Photo of the Wrong President with Bin Laden Story
When the mission is actually accomplished, which president does FOX News post on its home page to discuss the death of Osama bin Laden? None other than the guy who “took our eyes off the ball,” (to quote the president of the non-teabag portions of the country) but George “Let’s Invade Iraq Because Al Qaeda Attacked Us” Bush.
Look for FOX to start finding reasons to simultaneously condemn Pres. Obama’s decisions and/or the carrying out thereof while ginning up conspiracy and cover-up theories about the dispatching of bin Laden’s body.
