Ignore FOX News
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on October 18th, 2009 4:30 am by HL
Ignore FOX News
Jacob Weisberg, Slate
Barack Obama Last week, when White House communications director Anita Dunn charged the Fox News Channel with right-wing bias, Fox responded the way it always does. It denied the accusation with a straight face while proceeding to confirm it with its coverage. Take a look at Fox's own Web story on the episode. It begins by quoting a Fox News senior vice president named Michael Clemente, who says: “It's astounding the White House cannot distinguish between news and opinion programming. It seems self-serving on their part.” Then it quotes David Gergen, the gravelly voice of…
Who You Calling Deranged?
Jonathan Chait, The New Republic
Democracy Corps has a very interesting survey about the worldview of conservative Republicans. The focus group interviews show that the Republican right, which consists of about a fifth of the electorate, is held together by a set of beliefs that goes well beyond small government and traditional values. "Our groups showed that they explicitly believe [Obama] is purposely and ruthlessly executing a hidden agenda to weaken and ultimately destroy the foundations of our country," reports the survey. Conservatives further believe that Obama’s policies are not merely…
The Case for Humility in Afghanistan
Steve Coll, Foreign Policy
