Posted on 12/27/2001 8:50:46 AM PST by Starmaker
I will report, and let readers decide.
For quite some time now, I have been a major fan of the Fox News Channel, CNN´s 24-7 cable competitor.
CNN serves up news with a mix of male-bashing feminism, proactively atheistic secular humanism, and a bitter, America-last attitude. Their graphics look like something out of a garage home-editing chop shop. Their anchors robotically proclaim an ultraliberal party-line agenda which apparently flowed directly onto their copy sheets from Gloria Steinem´s misandric pen.
The Fox News Channel, in marked contrast, offers viewers Fair And Balanced coverage of breaking news events from around the country and around the world. Not only is their coverage accurate and immediate, it is presented in an interesting, engaging way. Their graphics, sets, and production values are all top-rate. Their anchors and show hosts, from Sean Hannity to Bill O´Reilly, offer tough, no-holds-barred commentary on all of the issues facing real people in America. They also engage in truly credible investigative reporting, which allows viewers to “get the scoop” and learn the inside details of a given story before they would anywhere else.
One aspect of the Fox News Channel that has become especially apparent since 9/11 has been their spin on our nation. After years of watching CNN and the so-called mainstream media present international stories from an “everything must be America´s fault” perspective, it is good to see the Fox News Channel (FNC) take another tack.
What FNC does is unabashedly present the news in a patriotic, America-first way. When you see a graphic-design flag appearing with their logo, you can believe that it represents more than just lip-service to our country. The FNC is blatantly in favor of the United States, and clearly proud to be a part of it.
This attitude reminds me of war coverage in WWII. In that era, there was no offering of moral equivalency to the Nazis. There was no attempt to understand Hitler. Instead, the media supported America and American soldiers in their battles against foreign enemies. The Fox News Channel is reviving that WWII-era patriotism, something which has been missed over the last number of decades.
And yet...
And yet, the extreme Left, in it´s own self-interest, is complaining greatly that the Fox News Channel is “biased”. Leading the charge with this complaint is the media watch organization, FAIR.org. FAIR.org complains that Bill O´Reilly, host of the popular show The O´Reilly Factor and author of the books The No-Spin Zone and The O´Reilly Factor, is very conservative.
They also suggest that FNC CEO Roger Ailes has a conservative bias. Just for argument´s sake, let´s say they are right. Not only about O´Reilly and Ailes, but about Tony Snow and Brit Hume. After all, both Hume and Snow have openly acknowledged their Christian faith, belief in moral absolutes, and love for their nation.
On the air, no less.
The real question is twofold: First, why did “media watch” organizations like FAIR.org fail to lambaste the obvious pro-feminist left-wing bias of CNN, ABC, NBC, and CBS (as so brilliantly proven in Bernard Goldberg´s great new book, Bias)? Could it be that FAIR.org is not interested in fair criticism of both sides of the political fence, but rather only in going after the Fox News Channel for boldly refusing to meekly carry the liberal party line?
Second, given that all of the broadcast networks news programs and CNN slant to the Left, what would be wrong with the Fox News Channel slanting to the right?
Slant away, FNC.
Your ratings are soaring because you appeal to a population which has long been poorly served by the mass media: Patriotic American conservatives.
Well you spent two weeks in another thread beating up President Bush and Laura Bush accusing them of not being Christians, so why does it bother you that Rupert Murdoch contributed to the Clinton/Gore campaign? I detect a slight scent of hypocrisy here.
Also, like any good capitalist, Murdoch probably gave money to both campaigns, just to cover his bases, so to speak. As for him making money, well thats a good thing. The more money he makes the more he spends, the more jobs he creates. I say more power to him! As we know, its not money thats inherently evil,(although liberals think anyone that has too much of it, excluding themselves, are evil conservatives oppressing the masses), its what the money is used for.
No I spent several days calling the President of the United States to accountibility..(something most fr folks seem unwilling to do)
All I was asking was for equal treatment nothing more and nothing less. Now go drink your Kool aid
You may also keep your blinders on about Fox news if you like
There are none so blind as those that WILL NOT see.
Happy New Year
BTW, I hate KoolAid (am sure that was any kind of abuse aimed at me), I'm more a Crystal Lite kinda of guy.
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