Tag Archives: Fox News

The 2009 Tea Parties: Fox News Is Responsible

Posted on April 18, 2009 by RagBlog

If Fox News Had Been Around. Graphic: Source.Media verdict is in: Fox News driving force behind tea parties Summary: Like local media across the country, major national news outlets noted that Fox News was a driving force behind the April … Continue reading →

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Ralph Nader about Obama : Uncle Sam or Uncle Tom?

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Updated November 6, 2008 I originally posted this article with the headline ‘Ralph Nader calls Obama “Uncle Tom.”‘ This was inaccurate; it did not correctly reflect Nader’s words. Nader actually said, “His choice, basically, is whether he’s going to be … Continue reading →

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FOX and MSNBC : Waging Ideological Warfare on the Boob Toob

Posted on November 2, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Class struggle lives on cable TVBy Roger Baker / The Rag Blog / October 2, 2008 See ‘A Surge on One Channel, a Tight Race on Another,’ by Jim Rutenberg; and a comment by The Rag Blog’s Thorne Dreyer, Below. … Continue reading →

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Cleese Does Hannity. And Good…

Posted on October 10, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

John Cleese, shown with Sean Hannity. Madagascar photo by rodeime.It’s a beautiful poem from the comedy icon of Monty Python fame that perfectly captures the essence of Sean Hannity. Ode to Sean Hannityby John Cleese Aping urbanityOozing with vanityPlump as … Continue reading →

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Todd Gitlin : Sean Hannity Taps Anti-Semite Andy Martin in Obama Smear

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Sean Hannity (above)and Andy Martin: Birds of a feather. Photo by Douglas C. Pizac / AP.Far right-wing writer and perennial political candidate is Hannity’s ‘source.”By Todd Gitlin / October 5, 2008 Calling the Anti-Defamation League, Bill Kristol, Charles Krauthammer, David … Continue reading →

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Fox News Suffers Another Debate Snub; Bloggers Take a Bow

Posted on August 12, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

‘Fox News has been busy airing doctored, cartoonish images of New York Times journalists, dubbing Obama hand gestures as “terrorist fist jabs”…’by Eric Boehlert / August 12, 2008 Coveted assignments for presidential debate moderators were handed out last week, and … Continue reading →

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Racism At FOX News : Rapper Nas Delivers the Goods

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Hip-hop artist Nas joins members of MoveOn.org and ColorofChange.org to deliver a speech to supporters protesting FOX News coverage of Barack Obama in front of News Corp. headquarters, Wednesday, July 23, 2008 in New York. Photo by Mary Altaffer / … Continue reading →

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O’Reilly Attacks Gore For Attending Netroots Nation

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Drahn Design.‘The same as if he stepped into the Klan gathering’ On Saturday, July 19, former Vice President Al Gore made a surprise appearance at the Netroots Nation convention in Austin, Texas. In his speech, Gore praised the gathering of … Continue reading →

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Karl Rove : FOX in the Hen House?

Posted on July 15, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Here is a succinct statement of what’s wrong with The System, as we used to call it. Karl Rove is an election analyst for Fox News. “Fox News host Chris Wallace also came to Rove’s defense, asking rhetorically, ‘Why it … Continue reading →

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FOX News Smears Michelle Obama

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Sorry FOX, We Won’t Let You Trash Michelle ObamaBy Robert Greenwald / July 9, 2008 You’re not going to believe what FOX is up to now—we could hardly believe it ourselves. Not only are they smearing Michelle Obama with racist … Continue reading →

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FOX News Does it Again!!

Posted on July 2, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

(Above)Screenshot of Fox & Friends featuring the photo it used of Jacques Steinberg, with the original photo on its left. Comparing the two photos, it appears that the following changes have been made: Steinberg’s teeth have been yellowed, his nose … Continue reading →

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FOX News : Stop the Lies

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

The following comes to us from MoveOn.org. FOX News acts as a propaganda arm of the Bush administration and the Republican right. Despite its cartoonish bias, it has broad reach and substantial clout and it should be challenged at every … Continue reading →

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