The term “fair and balanced” has come to mean something different than we are used to. Fox News has hijacked that term. There has been nothing that Fox News has produced that is fair and balanced. This cartoon from Media Matters perfectly sums up what fair and balanced has become in our society –
This was very predictable. Some on the right have been trying to paint President Obama with the Black Stereotype brush. Remember Glenn Beck and others have stated that Obama has a deep seeded hatred of white people. There have been several racial cartoons depicting our president as a monkey or worse. So, the fact that Obama invited rapper Common to the White House is another opportunity for the Right to go nuts about rap music… except this rapper delivers a positive message. From Media Matters: Tonight, MSNBC’s Cenk Uygur reported on the freak-out by the right-wing media, including Fox News, about the
Pat Robertson is still on TV and talking. All I can say is wow! From TP: Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson frequently stresses the importance of monogamous heterosexual relationships and is happy to offer his viewers advice on how to maintain them. As Media Matters documents, Robertson fielded a question on yesterday’s edition of the 700 Club from a woman who was concerned that her husband frequently flirts with “other women he finds attractive.” Naturally, Robertson blamed the wife, advising her to “make yourself as attractive as possible,” and to not “hassle him about it,” lest she “drive him away”: CO-HOST: Pat, this is
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