The War on Christmas is in full swing, folks. And the latest battle occurred last night on The O’Reilly Factor. O’Reilly brought on David Silverman, President of American Atheists, to set up a manufactured debate over the place of Christmas in society, particularly when sponsored by agencies of the government. In the heated exchange, O’Reilly [...]
Monthly Archives: November 2012
Nov 28
Glenn Beck Dunks American Flag (And Obama) In “Urine”
This may be one of the most asinine stunts Glenn Beck has ever engaged in. Apparently he was mocking an art exhibit that featured a painting of President Obama with his arms outstretched and a wearing a crown of thorns. That’s not a particularly original concept as I did a similar work years ago featuring [...]
Nov 27
Fox News Makes Shameful Attack On MSNBC’s Touré
In a Fox News op-ed, Dan Gainor, of the uber-conservative Media Research Center, hurled some disparaging and nearly incoherent insults at Touré, one of the hosts of MSNBC’s The Cycle. Gainor took issue with a commentary Touré delivered (video below) about the GOP’s unfounded and politically-motivated attack on UN ambassador Susan Rice. Touré made some [...]
Nov 27
Fox News Lies About Alleged Tom Ricks Apology
For the past couple of days the media has been abuzz with reports about foreign policy expert, Tom Ricks, calling Fox News “a wing of the Republican Party” while on Fox News (video below). It was a perfectly appropriate remark in the context of the discussion, but Fox host Jon Scott abruptly ended the interview, [...]
Nov 25
Fox Nation vs. Reality: The Case Of The Imaginary Regulations
When Fox Nation needs to disseminate some fictional talking points, they turn to disreputable blogs like Hotair.com for new material. That’s what they did this weekend when the Fox Nationalists posted this fallacious item about 80 regulations that were supposed to have been proposed by the Obama administration in a single day: As usual, the [...]
Nov 25
Glenn Beck’s Agenda 21 Conspiracy Extravaganza And Acute Paranoia Revue
Thom Hartmann had an enlightening segment last week (video below) that delved into the delusional Psycho-Chicken Littles who are convinced that the United Nations is plotting to take over the world and make slaves of us all. The alleged UN conspiracy centers around an environmental and economic sustainability program called Agenda 21. It is an [...]
Nov 20
Here We Go Again: Fox News’ War On Christmas Lunacy Returns
It happens every year at this time. Chestnuts roast over open fires; Jack Frost nips at your nose; and Fox News declares that there is a “War on Christmas” that only they can see. Of all the phony stories that Fox News can invent, this is one of the silliest. This a nation in which [...]
Nov 20
One Term And Out: Allen West Finally Concedes Loss
Allen West (R-Whackjob), has finally given up his quixotic legal charades and conceded to Congressman-elect Patrick Murphy of Florida. In a rambling whine to the press, West complained that the election was fraught with corruption and wrapped his concession in a lame excuse, saying… “Our legal team does not believe there are enough over-counted, undercounted [...]
Nov 18
Rupert Murdoch Tweets His Blatant Anti-Semitism
If you’ve ever wondered where Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post, and other News Corp properties get their tone of division and hatred, you need look no further than the corporation’s head, Rupert Murdoch. On Saturday Murdoch sought to express his disagreement with coverage of the escalating violence in Israel. But [...]
Nov 16
CEO Roger Ailes Says That Fox News “Has No Agenda”
Demonstrating that a fish stinks from the head, Fox News CEO Roger Ailes made some remarkably dishonest remarks in an interview with TVNewser’s Chris Ariens. Ailes was asked how he thought the next four years of the Obama administration would play out. He said… “It’s day to day for us. We don’t — I know [...]
Nov 15
YOU’RE FIRED! Mitt Romney To Replace Donald Trump On NBC’s “The Apprentice”
NBC: Mitt Romney To Replace Donald Trump On NBC’s “The Apprentice” [New York, NY, November, 15, 2012] NBC Entertainment announced this afternoon that the upcoming season of The Apprentice will feature former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in the role of the corporate boss previously played by Donald Trump. Eric Fehrnstrom, the newly appointed NBC [...]
Nov 14
Bill O’Reilly Inadvertently Tells The Truth About Fox News Promoting Ideology
Last night Bill O’Reilly engaged in a particularly obtuse and angst-ridden defense of himself. His pique was inflamed by critics who brought attention to the commentary he gave on election night when he slammed voters who “want stuff” and seemed nostalgic for a majority white, “traditional America.” O’Reilly: “The white establishment is now the minority. [...]
Nov 13
Dick Morris Hopes People Aren’t Mad At Him For Lying About The Election
The undisputed champion of political idiocy is still Dick Morris of Fox News. In a play to solidify his standing, Morris visited with Sean Hannity to commiserate about their monumentally incompetent analysis of the presidential election. Attempting to defend his fatally flawed punditry, Morris told Hannity… “Sean, I hope people aren’t mad at me about [...]
