The Minnesota Supreme Court finally handed down its ruling today that Al Franken was the winner in last November’s senate election. The court’s decision was unanimous with all five justices ruling in Franken’s favor: “…we affirm the decision of the trial court that Al Franken received the highest number of votes legally cast and is [...]
Monthly Archives: June 2009
Jun 30
Fox Pimps Fake Rasmussen Poll Index
Be sure to see Rasmussen’s previous fake index wherein he invents new classes of “Mainstream Americans” and “Political Elitists.” Last week I wrote about the latest index invented by the notoriously deceptive Rasmussen polling firm. Rasmussen’s Presidential Approval Index actually distorts the President’s approval by leaving out huge chunks of the poll’s respondents. He does [...]
Jun 27
Murdoch Newspapers Fall For Fake Email
I have little to add to this example of another attempt by Rupert Murdoch’s factory of falsehoods to fabricate stories designed to either advance his interests or harm those of his adversaries. In this case Murdoch’s newspapers in Australia hyped a suspicious email that cast Prime Minister Kevin Rudd as a corrupt politician. This was [...]
Jun 27
Bill O’Reilly Supports Abolishing Freedom Of The Press
Once again, Bill O’Reilly has proven that what he said two years ago regarding his lack of journalistic standards is still true: In his most recent editorial, O’Reilly has exposed both his ignorance and his appreciation for officially-sanctioned speech. It should come as no surprise that the top “personality” on the Fox Propaganda Network would [...]
Jun 25
Rush Limbaugh Blames Obama For Sanford’s Sins
Just when you think you’ve heard everything…when you think that the rightist blowhards couldn’t possibly make bigger fools of themselves…from out of nowhere someone steps forward to accept the challenge. Today that someone was Rush Limbaugh. On his radio show today, Limbaugh engaged in his routine whining and ranting until he was inspired to address [...]
Jun 25
Farrah Fawcett’s Legacy Will Be The Beauty Of Her Courage
With the passing of Farrah Fawcett, there will be endless references to her beauty, to her smile and hair and the figure so famously captured in a poster. But there is much more to this woman than the surface assets that fueled her celebrity. After her star-making role in Charlie’s Angels, Farrah was cast as [...]
Jun 24
The Fox Frame: Gov. Sanford Not At A Tea Party
The mysterious disappearance of South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford has now been resolved. To absolutely no one’s surprise, Sanford was not hiking the Appalachian Trail. The truth is he was trailing his Republican colleague, Sen. John Ensign, down the path of infidelity. Fox News, however, has stayed faithful to their deceptive mission by identifying Sanford [...]
Jun 24
Proof That Media Matters Is Working
For an organization that does nothing more than document the words and images disseminated by the press, Media Matters has accumulated some of the most odious critics and criticisms. And they wear it as a badge of honor, and an affirmation of their efforts to expose the dishonesty of the right-wing media. Who would have [...]
Jun 20
Washington Times Lies About ABC News
This is a textbook example of how a dishonest news enterprise will employ deceit in pursuit of a partisan agenda. All it takes is an absence of conscience and ethics, and an intent to deliberately mislead your readers. Ever since ABC announced that they would host a health care themed town hall from the White [...]
Jun 19
Fox News Covered Up Sen. Ensign’s Cheating Scandal
A few days ago Sen. John Ensign admitted to having an extra-marital affair with Cythia Hampton, a woman who was an employee of his campaign operation and the wife of a staffer in his senate office. In the wake of this disclosure, Ensign has apologized, resigned his senate leadership post (but not his senate seat) [...]
Jun 18
FOX NEWS FLASH: Journalism Is Dead!
You have to give credit where credit’s due. And when an enterprise like Fox News, that has an unparalleled reputation for mis- and dis-information, actually gets something right, a little positive reinforcement is in order. Especially when the likes of Sean Hannity is reporting this news under the imprimatur of Fox. Earlier this week, ABC [...]
Jun 17
Jill Greenberg Makes Glenn Beck Cry
Last year, photographer Jill Greenberg became the subject of a mini-controversy over some less than flattering pictures of John McCain. The Republican media machine, led by Rupert Murdoch’s New York Post, condemned her for “not manipulating” the photos to make McCain look better. The vitriol directed at her was intense and threatened to curtail her [...]
Jun 15
Michael Moore’s Campaign To Save Our CEOs
This past weekend, a few lucky moviegoers were treated to a preview of what to expect when Michael Moore’s new movie is released in October. The short trailer consisted only of Moore making a personal plea on the behalf of the troubled corporations and executives who have suffered so much in this economic downturn: “The [...]
Jun 14
Did Fox News Capitulate To Scientology?
Last April, Fox News entertainment reporter, Roger Friedman, was fired, allegedly because he had acquired and viewed a bootleg copy of 20th Century Fox’s “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.” At the time it appeared a rather harsh sentence considering that Fox has no problem with continuing to employ people who… …joke about assassinating Barack Obama (Liz Trotta). [...]
