Fox News
November 5 at 11:06AM
As a expatriate Philadelphian, I thought I couldn't possibly be any more disgusted after having to endure last night's game (and its aftermath) in the middle of Queens.
I was wrong…
If there's one thing that could bring Keith Olbermann and Sean Hannity together (apart from the occasional CNN-bashing), it's baseball…
Olbermann wrote about the game on his MLBlog, where he said of Hannity, "And lastly, a reminder that baseball does erase boundaries. The guy I'm taking a photo of, who's taking a photo of me – we get along perfectly at the ballpark – less so during our day jobs."
Sean Hannity and Keith Olbermann: big, big Yankees fans. That pretty much says it all.
Now, if you'll excuse me, this bowl of sour grapes isn't going to eat itself.
November 4 at 1:02PM
As you've now heard, in last night's two high-profile gubernatorial elections, the GOP candidates emerged victoriously in what was a clear referendum against President Obama. Meanwhile, in the closely-watched Congressional race in New York's 23rd District, voters elected a Democrat for the first time in over a century in what was a clear referendum against President Obama. Where did I acquire such keen political insight? Cable news, of course.
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October 30 at 10:17AM
On last night's Daily Show, Jon Stewart did a lengthy segment about the Obama Administration's so-called "war on Fox News," and the network's assertion that they only broadcast actual news nine hours per day. It's sort of like how Cat Fancy magazine is really only 35% about cats, and the rest is paranoid fear-mongering. Or how when you go to Yankee Candle Company, nine of the shelves have candles and the other 15 have t-shirts with Obama wearing a Hitler mustache. It's called diversifying.
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October 30 at 9:03AM
Fox News, the most important name in shouting, has been under attack from the White House, and has attacked the White House back, but what about you, the people? Where is your perspective in all this? Aren't you supposed to decide?
Well, the Pew Research Center asked, and Americans have spoken. A recent poll surveyed attitudes toward television news networks, and the findings will not surprise anyone who watches Fox regularly…
The Fox News Channel is viewed by Americans in more ideological terms than other television news networks.
Nearly half of Americans (47%) say they think of Fox News as "mostly conservative," 14% say it is "mostly liberal,” and 24% say it is "neither in particular."
That's right, 14% of us are on to the lefty ideology being pushed by folks like Glenn Beck, Bill O'Reilly, Neil Cavuto and Gretchen Carlson — what, you haven't noticed? Please. I'll give you an example. Just the other day I was watching Fox News and the anchors were talking about Nancy Pelosi. See what I mean? Talking about her, with words, just like liberals do.
Which means they weren't setting fire to her house even a little bit.
October 29 at 12:51PM
Okay, here's your problem. You've got this 24-hour cable news channel that lots of people have been criticizing as being less news-y and more entertainment-ish. What do you do?
That's right. Sneak attack a U.S. congressperson who has been critical of you, TMZ-style…
Problem solved.
October 28 at 12:18PM
This just in: Fox News anchor Shepard Smith is being yelled at in the boss's office right now.
As of time of print, it was unclear whether he was also being chewed out and/or having his ass handed to him.
We'll keep you abreast of these exciting developments.
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