Monday, July 19, 2004
Fair And Balanced
This afternoon was a nice and quiet one. Erik and I had a nice dinner at Cedar Garden and then spent the rest of the evening doing our own things. I read for a bit while he got caught up with email. We watched some TV (the latest batch of Road Rulers are acting like cry-babies; re-runs of Blow Out are just as good as new episodes) and were about to call it a night. I was flipping through the cable news channels (Martha Stewart was very likeable on Larry King Live) and I happened to stop on Fox News when Bill O'Reilly's show started. Where do I begin? The man is such a complete and utter asshole that I can't even do justice to how much of a dickweed he really is. If you are a fan of Toby Keith then you're probably an O'Reilly fan as well. The first segment had him advocating the use of torture to get information from prisoners (obviously, he is a fan of Abu Grahb) and the second segment had him applauding Gov. Ahhnold for calling Democrats "girlie men" for not voting his way. Are you fucking kidding me?! I am just completely astounded that this man is on the air and is able to spout his bullshit ... AND THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY LISTEN TO HIM! I only watch Fox News to keep an eye on the way they spin the news. It enrages me every time I tune in but I think it's important to keep paying attention to them. But let me tell you, those Canadians have the right idea by not letting Fox News air in their country. As if I needed another reason to want to relocate (in '08) to The Great White North.
If you would like to keep up-to-date with what Fox News reports without having to subject yourself to actually watching their bullshit, then check out News Hounds. [They] watch FOX so you don't have to.
It's just so sad to me that there is a market for this kind of "news". It's utter horseshit and people swallow it willingly. Wake up America! Pay attention to what is going on. Pay attention to what is being offered as "fair and balanced" news. MoveOn.org has set up a petition site asking the FTC to prevent Fox News from using the deceptive and misleading trademark "Fair and Balanced". Whether or not tactics like this will work is not the point. The point is that people need to pay attention to how the news is being portrayed.
There is a documentary called Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism that has been made to provide an in-depth look at the biased operating practices of this "news" corporation. You can see the trailer HERE. I actually ordered a copy to own (for $9.95 it seems well worth it). The filmmaker has even set up a website to counter Fox News and their propaganda -- unlike the MoveOn.org's petition tactic, this seems a more feasible way to do something.
The final report from the 9/11 Commission is due out this week and the findings state that Iran had more of a connection with Osama Bin Laden's terrorists than Iraq did (in fact, there has be NO evidence that Iraq or Saddam Hussein offered any aid to Al Qaeda at all). I can't wait to hear how the fuckwads at Fox News spin these findings.
Pay attention people; I plan to.
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If you would like to keep up-to-date with what Fox News reports without having to subject yourself to actually watching their bullshit, then check out News Hounds. [They] watch FOX so you don't have to.
It's just so sad to me that there is a market for this kind of "news". It's utter horseshit and people swallow it willingly. Wake up America! Pay attention to what is going on. Pay attention to what is being offered as "fair and balanced" news. MoveOn.org has set up a petition site asking the FTC to prevent Fox News from using the deceptive and misleading trademark "Fair and Balanced". Whether or not tactics like this will work is not the point. The point is that people need to pay attention to how the news is being portrayed.
There is a documentary called Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism that has been made to provide an in-depth look at the biased operating practices of this "news" corporation. You can see the trailer HERE. I actually ordered a copy to own (for $9.95 it seems well worth it). The filmmaker has even set up a website to counter Fox News and their propaganda -- unlike the MoveOn.org's petition tactic, this seems a more feasible way to do something.
The final report from the 9/11 Commission is due out this week and the findings state that Iran had more of a connection with Osama Bin Laden's terrorists than Iraq did (in fact, there has be NO evidence that Iraq or Saddam Hussein offered any aid to Al Qaeda at all). I can't wait to hear how the fuckwads at Fox News spin these findings.
Pay attention people; I plan to.
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