Bill O’Reilly is an a**hole! Glenn Beck is quickly following in his footsteps. Is FOX being infiltrated by the far left?
“Bill O’Reilly is an a**hole! Glenn Beck is quickly following in his footsteps. Is FOX being infiltrated by the far left?”
You’re right about that...and Beck has either gone nuts, or he’s intentionally reading off Marxist play sheets—while saying just enough to make you think he’s ok—I’ve gotten where I don’t trust his motives. Liked him about a year ago. But when he started saying people should be put in jail for what they believe...(yeah, bring back the Alien and Sedition Acts!), that was my last straw with him and when I realized he was not a Constitutionalist. Don’t know what his game is...
It is *extremely* important to remember that "Fair and Balanced" is NOT the same thing as "objective reporting."
To be "Fair and Balanced" they must at times invent situations that appear to be the exact, balancing alternative on the political right that actually exists on the left.
A trivial example would be B0R talking about the few, isolated examples of "rude and crude" language on FR and equating it to the ever-present filthy expletive fest on DU. That comparison is "Fair and Balanced" but it is nowhere *near* to the objective truth.
Fox, who appears to be backing their convenient definition of "moderates" at this point, is creating more "Fair and Balanced" inventions through reporting that makes Tea Party members appear to be as hateful and violent as left wing, bomb-throwing environmental whackos and the extremist right-wing militias of prior decades. This makes Fox appear "Fair and Balanced." And again, they are nowhere near "objective" and true reporting.
If Fox were to report objectively then they would have to compare the leftist, f-bomb ridden sites with our site which hosts daily prayers and zots people who behave boorishly or incite personal attacks or violence. Making those comparisons would be "objective" but not "Fair" in Fox's successful and profitable definition of the word.
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Finally, Fox doesn't seem to be able to report such things as the actual, accurate numbers, size and scope of the Tea Party movement because it would be at *least* 60%-25% with 15% of the people clueless. That would be truthful but not at all "Fair" according to Fox. Truthful accuracy would make Fox appear biased because the fact is that the Tea Party movement is 9mmense and is moving slowly like an iceberg to reshape the political and media landscape for a long time to come.
Fox fears this simply because they have a profitable business now and don't want it upset. If somebody - like the Tea Party movement - doesn't break it then they won't have to fix it. They are trying to maintain the status quo in a time of great change.
Good luck on that one, Fox.