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- booksnmore4you, on 05/02/2009, -13/+181Boy, one can hardly imagine more unethical media behavior than this. Pure propaganda. Why don't people get fired for this sort of thing?
- NinjaGod, on 05/02/2009, -19/+149Typical Fox News *****.
- stonecircle, on 06/11/2009, -17/+137They sure fear Al Gore, don't they?
- jmac9, on 05/03/2009, -28/+85Republicans Destroyed America.
- DangerCollie, on 05/03/2009, -12/+63Hey, remember when Huffington Post aired a video that turned out to have been doctored by someone else? The right wingers here went ape *****. But when THEY get caught actually manipulating something, themselves, they get all defensive start whining about how lefties will believe anything. No condemnation of O'Reilly for providing the forum, no ripping on one of their own for doing it. For people who claim to be religious in many instances, you sure don't show any love for the truth. The Hypocrisy Force runs strong in you guys.
- Swift2, on 05/03/2009, -5/+53Media Matters was founded to debunk right-wing propaganda. It takes the words of what the leading conservative voices say and compares that against the facts. I wish we had had this service available during the 2000 election, when the right wing was able to put its spin out -- Gore says he invented the Internet! -- and have it repeated by supposedly neutral or even "liberal" voices as if it was true.
"They all do it" is what little boys say when they're caught doing something wrong. They ALL aren't the topic of discussion right now. Look, make your political point, but don't lie. - Swift2, on 05/03/2009, -7/+47No, Digg isn't leftist. It's just that recently, your side has been losing the arguments.
- 8FoldPath, on 05/03/2009, -20/+58I wonder why the FCC doesn't get involved. Fox's practices are obscene...at least to real journalists everywhere.
- lettruthout, on 05/03/2009, -8/+40They seem to fear Gore AND his message.
- DangerCollie, on 05/03/2009, -8/+39If you don't like the message, attack the messenger.
It has to suck to be a right wing conservative. You guys are always at war with something, pissed off at...nearly everything, ready to lambaste any news source that doesn't hold to the party line.
I can't imagine living a life so devoid of anything positive. Jesus said by their fruits you shall know them. And the fruits of 9 years of conservative rule were anger, division, war, death, poverty and near global bankruptcy.
Now a right winger will be thinking that it was all the Democrats fault, or Clinton...you'll be looking for someone else to blame for your failures. - bassjam5, on 05/03/2009, -10/+40The reason the Right gets so worked up over Al Gore is because they know he is correct when he talks about gobal climate change.
- whatthefu, on 05/02/2009, -11/+35I watch O'Reilly a few times a week. Whenever he takes on a "hot" issue he insists on "presenting both sides" and, of course, keeping the spin out. He brushes off accusations of blatant conservative bias as "far-left smears" but then he goes ahead and has people like Laura Ingraham guest host his show.
- inactive, on 05/03/2009, -9/+31Ingram is gross. She reminds me of the girl in grade school that ate olive loaf every day and would get bread and milk stuck in her braces.
BTW, I first heard about carbon credits back in the late 80's from extreme free market advocates - people that usually fall withing the Republican camp. - Rudegar, on 05/03/2009, -7/+29maybe because the top of fox agrees ?
- protogenxl, on 05/03/2009, -13/+35The only way to put a stop to this is to sue them for Slander and Libel
- bsmang, on 05/03/2009, -3/+24Fox sanctions this sort of thing. It's what they're all about. "Fair and Balanced" as long as you agree with everything they say. What's hard to imagine is that there are so many people who actually watch that ***** and think it really is fair or balanced in some way.
- bsmang, on 05/03/2009, -3/+23Kinda. Except the opposite - chock full of deception and devoid of any relevant facts.
- Lazydriver, on 05/03/2009, -9/+28SUE. FOR. LIBEL.
SUE. FOR. LIBEL.
SUE. FOR. LIBEL. - JudgeDredd, on 05/03/2009, -0/+18Hmm... I would start by looking into whether or not the FCC regulates cable television.
- DankBuddz, on 05/03/2009, -2/+20Good job rationalizing the fact that you don't mind never getting the fully and true story on Fox.
- Swift2, on 05/03/2009, -5/+23No. They don't doctor their videos. "Out of context"? Well, I think you'll find that the context is the unrelenting war on Gore.
- snafflepaffle, on 05/03/2009, -4/+22Where do the wingnuts come from? Who could defend this kind of blatant lying with a straight face? "Oh, everyone does it" isn't an excuse, it's a lame ass justification.
When you're caught red handed fess up and be ashamed. Don't lie more, it just makes you look like an ass. And that's what's happening. You wingnuts realize that, right? Every time something like this happens you get more and more marginalized and less and less reasonable people want to be associated with you. You're defeating yourselves but apparently that makes you happy, so get on with it I guess... - oldhick, on 05/03/2009, -5/+22What irony? That's the point of mediamatters...
From their mission statement - "Media Matters for America is a Web-based, not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) progressive research and information center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media."
http://mediamatters.org/p/about_us/
So all I see is someone who doesn't understand the word irony. - TheSkunkMonkey, on 05/03/2009, -1/+18If you have to label yourself "Fair and Balanced", chances are you're not.
- mithrasinvictus, on 05/03/2009, -8/+25The worst part is: you don't even care about being lied to.
- MWeather, on 05/03/2009, -1/+17"Gee.. the article was first posted by Media Matters, a totally reliable site for balanced opinion.. right? "
So you're saying Media Matters is lying about part of Gore's speech being omitted? Prove it. Wait a minute, Media Matters already proved the opposite. - MWeather, on 05/03/2009, -1/+17The point was that a bank giving away guns is funny. It was filmed in a way to maximize the comedy. Big ***** deal. Does it change any pertinent facts? No. The bank gives guns away.
Does omiting the fact that Gore gives the money to charity change any pertinent facts? You bet your ass it does. - deathtap, on 05/03/2009, -9/+24It's Fox News! What do you expect? Honesty? Please...
- toasty168, on 05/03/2009, -5/+20in the long run, stunts like this only serve to push reasonable people away until all you're left with is a small kooky contingent. the GOP war machine is just digging its own grave. people will eventually catch on.
- TheSkunkMonkey, on 05/03/2009, -6/+21Fox News is the National Enquirer of cable/broadcast TV.
Sensationalist headlines and fabricated stories with a few real stories thrown in to give the illusion they are reporting facts and not just spouting opinion. - WasabiBomb, on 05/03/2009, -1/+16"Everybody else does it" is NOT an excuse.
- Swift2, on 05/03/2009, -6/+21Gore has presented the facts. And what you've said in rebuttal is a lie.
- inactive, on 05/03/2009, -4/+19I used to watch Fox News for a few minutes at a time for the comedy relief. I can't do it any longer. In fact, I've even blocked the channel. It's not funny in any way any more, just pathetic.
- Exhibitionist, on 05/03/2009, -8/+23Just in case anybody wants to email this bitch: suggestions@lauraingraham.com
- WasabiBomb, on 05/03/2009, -1/+15@AngryGorilla- You're a little unclear on the whole "free speech" thing, aren't you?
- bonemachine, on 05/03/2009, -1/+15From the FCC's website:
"What Are the Broadcasters' Responsibilities?
As public trustees, broadcasters may not intentionally distort the news. Broadcasters are responsible for deciding what their stations present to the public. The FCC has stated publicly that “rigging or slanting the news is a most heinous act against the public interest.” The FCC does act to protect the public interest where it has received documented evidence of such rigging or slanting. This kind of evidence could include testimony, in writing or otherwise, from “insiders” or persons who have direct personal knowledge of an intentional falsification of the news. Of particular concern would be evidence about orders from station management to falsify the news. In the absence of such documented evidence, the FCC has stressed that it cannot intervene. "
...but, haven't they covered their asses in the past by claiming that they are an "entertainment channel" and not a "news channel" ? - dabneyd, on 05/03/2009, -8/+21Yes, the rest of us with a whole brain have trouble with your definition of 'irony.'
- rebotfc, on 05/03/2009, -6/+19If you think the Democrats of even the left of american politics represents Socialism you are seriously ***** up, got to someparts of europe to see what real socialism is.
- magicalnoodles, on 05/03/2009, -2/+15She deserves her own show for this deception. Wait, they gave her one, and it failed miserably. Heh.
- inactive, on 05/03/2009, -3/+15We'd be a lot better off with more boobies, trust me.
- mithrasinvictus, on 05/03/2009, -5/+17If he would stick to actually finding facts instead of fabricating them we would not be having this conversation.
- malex, on 05/03/2009, -1/+13Please provide a specific example of a media institution deliberately distorting something said by Limbaugh.
Ingraham and her guest used the clip to claim that Gore was making huge personal profits on carbon regulation, while removing the small segment where he specifically says "I am not making huge personal profits on carbon regulation."
This is called lying. You shouldn't be defending it. - Dumbledorito, on 05/03/2009, -1/+13Michael Moore has a 24 hour channel that broadcasts what he claims is "news?"
- JustinHopewell, on 05/03/2009, -2/+14You really don't need to doctor up Rush Limbaugh videos to make him look like an idiot. He does it fine on his own.
- shark72, on 05/03/2009, -6/+18As much as I detest Fox News, the absolute LAST thing I want is for a government agency to step in and tell them how to report the news.
Don't show boobies? Fine. Don't air expletives? Okay. Don't edit videos to fit your agenda? That's the danger zone.
"Freedom of the press" includes, alas, the freedom to distort the news as well. - JigoroKano, on 05/03/2009, -1/+13You know that warning is just determined by votes right? This is digg, not some kind of truth vindicating site.
- dwtd, on 05/03/2009, -4/+15Just because you disagree with the content of the article doesn't mean the article is inaccurate. What part was inaccurate? The part where they provide both the edited and unedited versions of the hearing so you can see exactly what Fox News is doing?
I buried your comment as stupid. - MWeather, on 05/03/2009, -1/+12What did the NYT intentionally leave out of that story to make McCain look bad?
- MiddleAmerica, on 05/03/2009, -5/+16
An extremist wingnut on a right-wing fascist show on a Republican misinformation propaganda "news" network.
America, where extremists have freedom of speech too.
- shark72, on 05/03/2009, -6/+17(citation required)
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