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A memo issued<\/a> by Fox News Vice President, John Moody, is taking a sunny side of the street<\/em> perspective on the mid-term elections. In doing so he provided further confirmation of his network’s bias and malignant dishonesty. Here are a few excerpts:<\/p>\n

“The elections and Rumsfeld’s resignation were a major event but not the end of the world. The war on terror goes on without interruption”<\/strong>
\nIs this Moody’s attempt at consolation? Don’t worry, neo-cons, you’ll get through this. After all, you still have your war.<\/p>\n

“…let’s be on the lookout for any statements from the Iraqi insurgents, who must be thrilled at the prospect of a Dem-controlled congress.”<\/strong>
\nDespite the unprecedented expansion of terrorism during the Bush years, Moody still thinks the bad guys prefer the Democrats, who, unlike Republicans, have promised to pursue Bin Laden and Al Qaeda without the distraction of unnecessary wars over fake weapons of mass destruction. It is far more likely that the terrorists were thrilled<\/a> by Fox News and the Bush administration, who apparently contributed $2 million dollars to their cause in exchange for a couple of kidnapped reporters.<\/p>\n

“The question of the day, and indeed for the rest of bush’s term, is: “What’s the Dem plan for Iraq?”<\/strong>
\nThat’s funny, I don’t remember them ever asking what the Repub plan for Iraq is. I suppose they were satisfied with “stay the course.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“In the House, the newly empowered Dems will shed some fraternal blood before settling in.”<\/strong>
\nHere Moody is referencing the majority leader post that is being sought by both Jack Murtha, (a former hawk<\/em>) and Steny Hoyer (a political hack<\/em>). Those are Moody’s impartial characterizations in parentheses. What he doesn’t mention is that the Repubs are going through the same fraternal bloodletting in their own caucus, but he doesn’t seem to want his reporters to cover that.<\/p>\n

And in closing: “Just because Dems won, the war on terror isn’t over.”<\/strong>
\nSo don’t lose faith, neo-cons. You can continue to celebrate the misery and death in Iraq and falsely tether it to Al Qaeda, all the while tarring your opponents as unpatriotic.<\/p>\n

This memo would be repulsive if it were issued by a Republican operative to partisans and activists. But Moody is VP of news at a major network and this is his marching orders to the reporters on his staff. In a truly fair and balanced media world, he would be humiliated, repudiated and forced to resign. At Fox he’ll probably get a promotion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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