Headline via FoxNews. The answer seems to be, "no, as long as the moderates stop fighting." Okie dokie. I'm fine with that too.
Fox and Friends, yesterday morning.
Fox and Friends, this morning.
Can you spot the error?
The error is Fox and Friends ISSUED A RETRACTION! What's wrong with those guys? Usually they know that unemployment figures, like the definition of "socialism", is entirely a matter of opinion! They need to retract the retraction, and grill an empty chair about those terrible numbers!
Media Matters is up to their old tricks, SMEARING FoxNews. They claim this footage was captured from Fox News, implying that they thought the President has no control over high gas prices, and that drilling in ANWR wouldn't change prices today.
Of course, obviously, THIS is what Fox News really thinks about all that.
Liberal scoundrels!
They're going so far as to talk smack about invading Iran if Romney says he's for it.
To be fair to poppa bear, I don't know what his thinking has been on the subject in the past. Maybe this is perfectly consistant. Anybody wanna help me out here?
Check it out... FoxNews commits a breach of etiquette and talks about Mitt Romney once he's left the room.
If he insists on staying in the race, they'll just start running a crawl under him with a "D" after his name.
Herman Cain saying it, that's just primary campaign talk. But this is FOX NEWS talking.
So we're back where we started! Who is the Republican nominee? Better answer quick because from the looks of things, some states are threatening to have their primaries in December.
Obama's Hip-Hop Barbecue Dopesn't Create Jobs
However it's inaccurate. Obama is probably the least hip-hop of all the candidates. Compare him to this guy!
Roku has a Fox News channel, which I would watch only it's not the one you want it to be. It's this instead. Fox News has deals with cable providers but they have this little internet channel which runs for about eight hours a day. It's kind of a Fox News Bush League, where they try out their rookies to see if they can keep on message without the potential for damaging the brand, because nobody watches.
The one thing it doesn't offer is those signature O'Reillys and Hannitys and Friends. You know, the crazy stuff that everyone wants from Fox. So the Roku feed is really, really boring. It's like bland junk food. You can't blame me for preferring the BBC, which is boring but at least good for you.
Another benefit of Hulu Plus subscription is that it's allowed me access to the only thing that I missed about giving up cable - The Daily Show and Colbert Report. They were the only things I watched on a regular basis.
I have to say, I'm still reacclimating to Jon Stewart. The mugging! Good lord, I don't want to second guess ratings success, but is that really necessary? Still, the writing is as sharp as ever, and it's nice to see that they still value laughs at the expense of hypocrisy over laughs at the expense of conservatives. Like any good comedians, they know that you have to establish a consistent character before you generate punchlines. The Daily Show is a character that ridicules politicians who lie. This remains an excellent choice, no matter how painful it is.
Then there's the perpetual tightrope walk that is the Colbert Report. Colbert has to simultaneously impersonate an ultraconservative Fox News host AND keep the audience on his side by letting them know that is is not one. But if he winks too much, it spoils the joke. I think the only reason he pulls this off is because right wing talking points are so absurd that, like certain dry dog foods, they make their own gravy. Colbert could just read transcripts straight and get an easy half hour of comedy.
But he doesn't do easy. So there's always the punchline that goes a half step farther, to push it over the edge. Plus Colbert really shines during the interviews, where he feels free to go full-bore conservative. These things are at least part improv (no TV interview is completely improv - the only reason anything unexpected happens in those things is because they don't get enough rehearsal time) and Colbert has a lock on his character. It's sheer magic to see.
Last week, I got myself a Roku player, the cable box for people who are too cheap to pay for cable. Among the many charms of the device is that it gives me access to the BBC World News, a 24-hour news network. I can't watch Fox News, but I can watch the News Of the World hearings live! Which I wouldn't find on Fox News anyway.
Right now Rebekah Brooks (former NOTW chief) is insisting that they only found out last December that there even might have been a a phone hacking policy at the paper, and only two weeks ago about the Dowler case, where freelance investigators hacked into a murdered girl's cell messages, and erased them to make room for new messages. As you'd expect, this assertion is being met with skepticism by the labor MPs and cautious sympathy by the conservative ones. It would be fawning sympathy if the polling was more on Murdoch's side.
The BBC is the only government-run news source I will ever trust. They have an insane policy of covering their own bosses as if they were any other corporate entity. Even if doing their job well means they could lose their job, they barrel ahead with fair and accurate reportage. In fact, in 2004 a BBC radio reporter was made to resign over reporting that later turned out to be true. It kind of reminds me of Bridge On The River Kwai, where Alec Guinness is a British POW who is charged by his Japanese captors with building a bridge to help their war effort. Guinness insists on his men doing the best job they can, to prove the moral superiority of the British.
This coverage of the hearings is a perfect example of BBC reportage - it's embarrassing to the highest levels of British governance, many of whom are very chummy with News Corp and probably owe their elections to it. If a for-profit were covering the story, you wouldn't trust them because they have a dog in the hunt - they want to demolish News Corp and get their market share. The BBC is paid for already, and doesn't need big numbers. On the other hand, they have a stake in honest fair reporting, because otherwise why not just turn the whole operation over to the commercial providers? The competition from SkyNews and Channel 4 and what have you does help keep them honest, as well as providing a place for potentially fired reporters to go, so they can afford to report honestly.
So the takeaway: BBC news - noble, honest, and a testament to the moral superiority of the British. Good on ya, mate!
Well, it turns out Fox News IS covering the News Of The World unpleasantness, after a fashion.
I just got a few questions:
Those who get all their information from Fox News may not be aware that Britain's venerable tabloid, News Of The World, abruptly ended publication this week. And if you read that final edition of News Of the World, you won't find any particular reason for the sudden demise, which comes in spite of a relatively high circulation numbers.
This is the reason.
Cheer up though! Any staff that has been fired over the incidents have been encouraged to reapply at Rupert Murdoch's other tabloid The Sun, which currently publishes every day except Sunday. NOTW only published on Sunday. Hey, here's an idea - why not expand the Sun to 7 days? It'll be almost as if NOTHING WAS DONE AT ALL!
Oh anyway, you can't blame Fox News for not picking up this story - really no one is involved who is even familiar to Americans.
And why are these people rooting for Donald Trump, who is the only thing keeping NBC alive? I'm not saying this is important, but it's legitimate to raise questions.
By the way, very clever of Obama, releasing his birth certificate just to cut into sales of a book called WHERE IS THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE? Unfair! UNFAIR!
Trump on 2012: 'I Think I've Made the Decision'
"I'm absolutely certain I'm committed to thinking about considering running for President. Possibly as an independent."
If We’re Eight Days Away From the Start of a Global Depression, Why is Obama Kicking it in Cali?
"Whassup dog? Yo, you illin? Put down that Malt Liquor and get to work! What's wrong with you people?"
Could Black Trees Blossom on a World With Two Suns?
This, incredibly, is listed under the "most read" tab. Are you buying that? It's illustrated with a still from Star Wars, which is a Fox film. I sense manipulation.
Arizona Gov. Brewer Vetoes Bill to Require Presidential Candidates to Prove Citizenship
Attention Warner Todd Huston - they didn't label her party! In the next few days, watch the netowrk for her to be mislabeled in the captions as a Democrat.
A couple of days ago, Mike Tobin at Fox News claimed that a union thug attacked him.
Poor Mike Tobin! He's a REPORTER and people don't respect him! People should ALWAYS respect the media! Especially the Main Stream Media, like Fox!
Anyway, you may have noticed that when he was "hit" the camera wasn't on him. God only knows how severe the blow was! Maybe it was a rock, maybe a two-by-four, maybe a meaty thuggish fist. Oh wait, a camera was on him.
Plus the day after, Tobin went on O'Reilly to do the less unbiased reporting (O'Reilly isn't a news show, it's an opinion show) and to illustrate it they showed footage of the violent union thugs in Wisconsin. Check out the shoving at 2:20!
While you're at it, check out the palm trees. In Wisconsin. In the dead of winter.
Add this to the list. Fox News reports on the hot "sexting" craze that all the kids are in on!
Here are a few of the more common sexting acronyms:Do any of these look familiar to you? Me neither. Here's what happened when Gizmodo tried out a couple of 'em.
GYPO: Get Your Pants Off
IAYM: I Am Your Master
IWSN: I Want Sex Now
K4Y: Kiss For You
LMIRL: Let's Meet In Real Life
MOOS: Member Of The Opposite Sex
MOSS: Member(s) Of The Same Sex
NALOPKT: Not A Lot Of People Know That
S2R: Send To Receive
TDTM: Talk Dirty To Me
WIN: Want It Now
