Thanks For Pointing That Out

"By the way, they would not have a show if it there was no Fox News. Between 'The Daily Show' and 'Colbert Report,' they don't even write anything. They just watch TV up until 3 o'clock".

This revelation was made by Faux News's Brian Kilmeade during an episode of some show he co-hosts.

Indeed, Faux News Channel provides an endless supply of comedic fodder to the creator of many late-night shows. The fact that it does should be an indication to Kilmeade that the network he works for is so incredibly biased and ridiculous beyond all likelihood that comedy writers have to change little when they cut a segment for their shows. Chances are Kilmeade is completely oblivious to the irony of his statement.

Hunter Is Quickly Becoming My Favorite @ The Daily Kos

Always on target, always acerbic, with a keen eye for the absurdity of the all situation, Hunter is quickly becoming my favorite blogger at the Daily Kos (with the excellent Joan McCarter).

Today, Hunter took it upon himself to dismantle a) the intellectual (?) confusion at Fox News over Halloween, and b) for the twofer, the apocalyptic stupidity and shamelessness of Republicans in Congress, in a story you have to read to believe: House to vote on reaffirming 'In God We Trust' motto: All other problems apparently solved

CEOs v. Teachers, as Seen Through The Talking Asses of Fox News Corp

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Fox News Lies, It Cannot Broadcast in Canada

Good for our neighbors to the North: They refused to change a law which prohibits broadcasting licenses to be issued to organizations that lie and deceive their listeners, which for all effects and purposes practically closes the door on Fox News-like organizations.

One has to wonder why such a law does not exist in the United States. Yes, I know, the First Amendment goes a long way in granting people the right to misinform. The question is: should it?

Not Really News, But...

Media Matters, the media analysis organization that Bill O'Reilly considers hateful, perhaps because its reporters and analysts seem to hate the distortions perpetrated on an unsuspecting public by pretend-news organizations like Fox, makes a very good point: Fox Slams [Wisconsin] Protests But Cheered Tea Party Protests.

Of course Fox does not like the Wisconsin protests: They mostly feature peaceful union members, teachers and students; not true patriots like, you know, teabaggers.

It's Official: Fox News Is A Propaganda Organ

How ironic that the people that made it their bread and butter to rail against socialism have adopted the tactics of the Pravda, the official "information" organ of the USSR.

Here are a few notable excerpts from a Fox news insider, you might call him a whistleblower if you like, who has come clean about the Fox News operation:

• "They’re a propaganda outfit but they call themselves news."


• "We were a Stalin-esque mouthpiece. It was just what Bush says goes on our channel. And by that point it was just totally dangerous. Hopefully most people understand how dangerous it is for a media outfit to be a straight, unfiltered mouthpiece for an unchecked president."


• "They were in search of these points of friction real or imagined. And most of them were imagined or fabricated. You always have to seem to be under siege. You always have to seem like your values are under attack. The brain trust just knew instinctively which stories to do, like the War on Christmas."


• "I don’t think people understand that it’s an organization that’s built and functions by intimidation and bullying, and its goal is to prop up and support Republicans and the GOP and to knock down Democrats. People tend think that stuff that’s on TV is real, especially under the guise of news. You’d think that people would wise up, but they don’t."

And there you have it: the outfit that calls itself Fox News is actually a propaganda machine that makes stuff up as it goes. Not shocking for anyone who has an IQ over 100, but it's nice to have confirmation from an insider, and you can read it all about it on Media Matters.

Beck's Street Corner Conspiracy Theories

Will Bunch, author of Tear Down This Myth: The Right-Wing Distortion of the Reagan Legacy, a highly readable book about Ronald Reagan's distorted history, nailed it when he compared Beck's conspiracy theories about the revolts that are raging in several Islamic countries to the work of street corner loons.

Pinheads and Nazis

Pinhead is how Bill O'Reilly refers to people who do not have the intellectual capacity to understand the things that are obvious to him. So, with thanks to Jon Stewart, it is with particular pleasure that I present to you the latest instalment of Bill-O' the Pinhead (one of many to come, I am sure).

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Republican Propaganda Organ Is Populated by Hypocrites?

Shocking news from Comedy Central! Fox News is populated by hypocrites!

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