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Want to know what happens when we sing FOX’s praises?
Posted on April 26th, 2008 by robertgreenwald

It is deeply detrimental to the longterm interests of democracy when Democrats praise and support FOX News. This would be true regardless of who that Democrat is, but it's particularly heinous when Terry McAuliffe, the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, is singing their praises.

"Let me congratulate FOX," McAuliffe said this past week, "because you were the first ones to call [the Pennsylvania primary] for Hillary Clinton." McAuliffe, who is also chairing Clinton's Presidential committee, actually echoed the FOX mantra by calling them "fair and balanced." What is so dangerous about McAuliffe's praise is that FOX is now using his words as a TV ad to prove just how fair and balanced they are. The rest of us know the truth.

Jonathan put together this video as a reminder of how exceedingly unfair and imbalanced FOX actually is. These are just few gems to let McAuliffe and others know that FOX is the foe, has always been the foe, and will continue to be the foe of accurate reporting.

Please help us in this quest by sharing what you think have been the worst FOX moments in the comments section below. We will send the list to McAuliffe as a firm reminder that he must not applaud FOX!

  • NOW... Bill O'Reilly is sighting Hillary Clinton & Terry McAuliffe as saying "FOX News is the FAIREST of all the networks". He says this during his coverage (SPIN) of the The National Conference for Media Reform. Democratic candidates should STAY OFF of FOX News. It is not real journalism and it's not 'fair and balanced'.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAAnR2E-twI&NR;=1
  • Emily
    If the media is so liberal how come they did not call the administration out on all the lies about Iraq? At least CNN and others try to be neutral, but Fox doesn't even pretend. CNN is not the one who is calling people "un-American" because they have different viewpoints. I truly wonder how Fox supporters think that this kind of polarizing talk is going to solve anything in this country.
  • Pete Johnson
    This is the most ridiculous attack I have ever seen from the liberal left media. These excerpts show someone bashing Clinton or Obama, but what is fails to show is the Democratic strategist who is also in the studio or on the split screen. FOX is a threat to democracy...no, I say the leftist media and thier intent to shut down any criticism of their policies and candidates is the bigger threat.
  • Ryan K
    I saw your little promo film on youtube and it is highly edited. Fox shows both sides yet you edited out the side you did not want shown so you can make fox look bias. You could do the same with CNN with enough interviews and footage editing but I don't see that from you because they may support the same cause or candidate as you. Do you guys actually watch fox news? I think it is quite possible that because the network news media has been so liberal in recent decades that once a non-bias news organization comes on the radar, it seems to you that it is extremely bias because you are not getting the complete and exclusive ear candy you are used to. You may not even know that is what is happening. You should also look in to getting a link from Barak Obama's wesite to your website. I guess it is okay to delve into Hillary Clinton and John McCain's lives but we cannot do so with Obama because it may be construed as racism. Give me a break. You want the end of racism, we treat him as we do all political contenders in this era and dig and dig. He is not immune just because he is black, the Presidency does not adhere to affirmative action policies. You actually have to get the best score to get it. On second thought, maybe the administrators of this website are intelligent. You have obviously taken a conclusion you want to make and chosen material to support it, and targeted a gullable and already racially charged audience to take advantage of supporting your vote tally. Kudos, you've successfully once again raped the american black man and women of individual thinking and of voting for what is best for them. You should be ashamed.
  • Michael R
    I AGREE THAT FOX "NEWS" IS THE MOUTHPIECE FOR BUSH AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY TO SPIN A STORY WITH OPINONS AND HALF TRUTHS TO RUN THEIR AGENDA. NEWS IS JUST THAT GIVE THE PUBLIC UNBIASED FACTS ON EVERY STORY. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY EXAMPLE OF THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL OF PRESENTING NEWS TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. THIS ALL STARTED IN THE 70S WHEN THE NETWORK CORPORATIONS CHANGED ITS POLICY TO RATINGS AND A BOTTOM LINE. THEY DEMANDED THAT ITS NEWS DIVISIONS WOULD NOW HAVE TO BE PROFITABLE AND THE ENTERTAINMENT FACTOR WAS SLOWLY ADDED IN FOR RATINGS AND ADVERTISERS REVENUE. NETWORK NEWS USED TO JUST REPORT WHAT HAPPENED THAT DAY. NOW ITS SHOWBIZ.....ANNOUNCERS THAT SOUND LIKE THE TRACTOR PULL IS ABOUT TO START OR ANY OTHER VOICE FOR EFFECT IS USED....GRAPHICS AND SOUNDS ACCOMPANY EVERY DETAIL OF DIALOG ENHANCED ...CRAWLS AND ALL THIS DISTRACTION DUMBS US ALL DOWN TO MAKE UP OUR MINDS ABOUT EVENTS IN THIS COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD. WE NEED SIMPLE FACTUAL NEWS NOT MONEY DICTATING OUR INFORMATION STREAM.
  • kk
    I wanted to steal a quote from one of these patriotic journalists that you were slobbering over. If the Democratic Party is anti-American, I think a Democrat fawning over them for sure is anti-American. These people are just a hair below Michael Savage. These disgusting things said by the whimps that have never done a thing for humanity about people that have worked almost all their lives in public service is truly un-American, and reeks of the facism of the thirties & forties.

    Terry YOU & Hillary Clinton should be ashamed....

    and btw.... I am a Hillary state delegate.
  • Lynnette Peters
    This comment is late in coming because I have been working every day long hours just to pay the rent and keep afloat -- now I have a couple of minutes because I cannot sleep. I am disgusted about the pandering of the Clinton camp to the worst of so called journalistic media -- FOX. FOX contributes more to the dumbing down of America, the fostering of divisive idealogy, and manulistic hateful and snide from their commentators. FOX sells hate and prejudice and half truths (or non-truths). I will never support any or buy product advertised on that channel. The Reverand Wright avalanche is thoroughly despicable. If any thing is "un-American" it is certainly FOX. Our founding fathers are turning over in their graves to see what depths and slime the have sunk to.
  • Demetris
    It sickens me to the core to realize just how far FOX would go to corrupt this election; much like how Doug Christie a.k.a. Rush Limbaugh runs his own immoral campaign against a fair election campaign. However, it saddens me to think that the very mention of differences according to race (or maybe class) would pull such hostility from our souls. Make no mistake; the reason why this story dominates FOX news is that Rupert Murdoch knows that much like sex, hate sells. He also knows that the accusation is more important than the explanation or the truth; the accusation introduces doubt. This is the reason why Obama is slipping in the polls… not due to his stand on anything pertinent, but simply because he and his wife were members of a church where the Pastor made divisive statements. My choice of the word “divisive” in describing his words is probably the main problem in America regarding race: Blacks and Whites sometimes see things differently. Someone else might listen to the bulk of Reverend Wright’s words and see pure racism: while I personally do not. Now I will say that I haven’t heard all of Reverend Wright’s sermons, however I have attended enough churches to realize that the Pastor usually speaks of the concerns of his “flock” or congregation. For instance, a white congregation would think that the invention of a disease to exterminate a group of people would seem preposterous (the accusation surrounding AIDS); however, when those in the black community remember the actions involving the “Tuskegee Syphilis Study,” a preposterous sounding story would gain validity.

    It is sad that we still live in a racially polarizing land; however, it doesn’t have to be an ignorant one. There’s nothing wrong with asking a question regarding a situation, instead of accepting a lie or a half-truth. If we gain wisdom from situations instead of falling for the race trap laid by FOX and their ilk, this country would be far more understanding and far less hostile.
  • We Need To Win
    The difference pea brain pooh is that Olbermann is right.
  • Are you guys kidding me? Have you ever seen a compilation video of Keith Olbermann? Did you see the Republicans boycotting the MSNBC debate? No wonder liberals are perceived as sissified whiners.
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