Category Archives: Fox News

CBS, Panetta and (Hypothetical) Iranian Nukes

Posted on 12/21/2011 by Peter Hart

The Monday broadcast of CBS Evening News (12/19/11) began with big news, with anchor Scott Pelley announcing: The secretary of Defense says tonight that the United States will not allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon. In an interview with … Continue reading →

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Do as Bill O'Reilly Does and He'll Hit You With His Umbrella

Posted on 12/09/2011 by Steve Rendall

Fox News host Bill O'Reilly claims he was accosted by a "screaming" man "armed with a cell phone camera" on December 7 while walking to a media party at the White House in Washington, D.C. On his show the next … Continue reading →

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Fox News Goes to the Middle (and Other Fantasies)

Posted on 12/06/2011 by Peter Hart

Is Fox News Channel going soft? In an election year? Some media figures seem to think the hard-right channel is going to the "middle," but this seems to be a figment of the centrist imagination. New York magazine's Gabriel Sherman … Continue reading →

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A Fox News Blacklist?

Posted on 11/23/2011 by Peter Hart

Conservative David Frum writes in the new issue of New York: Back in 2009, I wrote a piece for Newsweek arguing that Republicans would regret conceding so much power to Rush Limbaugh. Until that point, Iâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢d been a frequent guest … Continue reading →

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Maybe Not Misunderestimated After All

Posted on 11/10/2011 by Jim Naureckas

Just because he wears cowboy boots and drops his G's doesn't mean he's a dummy. Perry may be a small-town boy who went to an ag school (Texas A&M University), but he's an extremely cagey and strategic politician who has … Continue reading →

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Up Is Down, Down Is Up: Bill O'Reilly Explains OWS

Posted on 10/31/2011 by Peter Hart

On his Friday night show, Bill O'Reilly took his viewers to a magical place–one where the right-wing Koch brothers have no connection to the Tea Party movement, while Occupy Wall Street is a secret project directed and financed by the … Continue reading →

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O'Reilly as Paul Revere: '1 if by Land, 17 if by Sea'

Posted on 10/19/2011 by Peter Hart

The country is on the brink of bankruptcy, Fox host Bill O'Reilly warned last night–all because Barack Obama is spending too much money. Drastic cuts are required, but "the far-left loons want to spend more." And he's got the number … Continue reading →

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Fox Coverage of OWS: Now Even Beckier!

Posted on 10/17/2011 by Peter Hart

Fox's coverage of the Occupy Wall Street movement has often looked and sounded like Glenn Beck were still working there. On Friday's broadcast of the O'Reilly Factor (10/14/11), Beck was there to show how wild conspiracy-mongering is done: O'REILLY: What's … Continue reading →

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Great Moments in Fox News Assassination Plotting

Posted on 10/14/2011 by Peter Hart

Last night's O'Reilly Factor (10/13/11), with guest Megyn Kelly, talking about how to deal with Iran: BILL O'REILLY: What do we do? MEGYN KELLY: It's a political question for President Obama and a military question for him, but it's not … Continue reading →

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Is Glenn Beck Back at Fox News Channel?

Posted on 10/07/2011 by Peter Hart

It sounded like it, but it was just Bill O'Reilly channeling Beck's Soros/MoveOn/Big Labor paranoia, minus the chalkboard: On Wednesday in New York City, there was another far-left demonstration as a bunch of people marched on Wall Street. Why? We … Continue reading →

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Tax Facts About Millionaires–and Bill O'Reilly's Threat

Posted on 09/21/2011 by Peter Hart

Yesterday's AP "factcheck" (9/20/11) of Barack Obama's speech about raising taxes on the super-wealthy cleverly debunked an argument that Obama didn't make. No one is saying that all millionaires pay a lower rate than their secretaries–Warren Buffett drew attention because … Continue reading →

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Fox Sports Acknowledges That Lying to Viewers Is 'Misleading'

Posted on 09/21/2011 by Jim Naureckas

Fox Sports, covering a football game between the Chicago Bears and Atlanta Falcons (9/11/11), put up a bunch of headlines about Bears quarterback Jay Cutler's knee problems: Cutler Leaves With Injury Cutler Lacks Courage Cutler's No Leader "These are the … Continue reading →

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Bill O'Reilly Polices the 9/11 Boundaries

Posted on 09/14/2011 by Peter Hart

Fox host Bill O'Reilly knows a thing or two about boundaries. As he told his TV audience Monday night, some "far-left" radicals crossed the line on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. New York Times columnist Paul Krugman wrote … Continue reading →

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Dick Cheney's Ho-Hum About Liberal Media Bias

Posted on 09/06/2011 by Peter Hart

When Dick Cheney appeared on the Today show, at the conclusion of the interview a camera that shows the crowd outside the studio picked up this image: That sign probably represented the harshest take on Cheney's record that TV viewers … Continue reading →

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Bill O'Reilly and the Imaginary Bush Tax Cut Windfall

Posted on 08/09/2011 by Peter Hart

Fox host Bill O'Reilly laughs off any calls for increasing government spending to help create jobs. Last week he derided Paul Krugman for demanding more stimulus spending. And this guy teaches economics at Princeton University? Unbelievable. People like Bill O'Reilly … Continue reading →

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