You know that when Fox News starts howling, someone is doing something right. The reactionary network is issuing dire warnings: Fox News reported on Pope Francis’ upcoming action on climate change by promoting climate change denial and suggesting that the pope is aligning with “extremists who favor widespread population control
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Politics and its Discontents: John Cleese On Sarah Palin
As Cleese says in this 2008 interview, Michael Palin is no longer the funniest Palin. And about Fox News, which currently employs the post-political Palin, Cleese has this to say. It is probably the best analysis I’ve heard of the rampant stupidity that seems to infest the United States (sorry
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Apples and Mandarins
The logic of Fox commentators is, to say the least, difficult for an old fella like me to follow: Recommend this Post
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: When Isn’t Slamming Fox News Fun?
You’d think they would get tired being wrong and laughed at all the time, but, they get full marks for their tenacious grasp on Stupid streaked with partisan politics, of course. Filed under: Media Tagged: Debunking Fox News, Fox News, Media Fail
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Russell Brand absolutely demolishes Fox News over Ferguson coverage
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger Our MSM had left a large opening for challenging, inquiring interpretaions in regard to the events of the day. Turns out that artists, musicians and comediens often fill the missing gap with hard hitting commentary, satire and editorial assessment. Jon Stewart’s Daily Show, Stephen Colbert and many
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: It’s High Time Canadians Started Listening to Bill O’Reilly at Fox News
The Conservative Movement, that has been gaining momentum since the 1960s, has made one of their missions, destroying progressive agencies; especially those that support the Welfare State. In the U.S., they honed in on ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now), that advocated for low- and moderate-income families. What
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Fox News in One Screen Capture.
Funny and scary all at the same time. Filed under: Humour Tagged: Fox News, Jon Stewart, The Daily Show
Continue readingMelissa Fong: ‘Women Get Paid Exactly What They’re Worth’: Fox New wants women to accept pickle juice
Equal pay is not special treatment, it is correcting for the inequalities born out of patriarchy.
Continue readingTrashy's World: Maybe I’m wrong, and there really IS a God!
At least, this news is tantamount to divine intervention in my books!!! Fox News North does NOT have to be offered on basic cable… a victory for those Canadians everywhere with IQs higher than the length of Pierre Polievre’s nose, in centimetres. (2) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Continue readingLeDaro: Reza Aslan interviewed by Fox News: The Stupidest Interview Ever by Fox News
All progressive folks consider Fox News a joke. A study was done which showed that the people who watch Fox News know less than the people who don’t watch news at all. This video is worth watching. “Reza Aslan, a religious scholar with a Ph.D. in the sociology of religions
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: And Speaking Of Walmart …
Some days, corporate megaliths just can’t catch a break: P.S. I could only get this video to play in Internet Explore, not Chrome. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Why Is A Free Press Important?
Watch this video of an interview with Glenn Greenwald for part of the answer: H/t Popular Resistance Recommend this Post
Continue readingLeDaro: Erik Rush: Another Fox News Crazy
This idiot on Fox News thinks the Boston Marathon should be a call to kill all Muslims? Aside from the fact we don’t even know who the perpetrator was, responding to tragedy with hate and vengence, with blatant discrimination, is wrong. This amounts to adopting the very same attitude as
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Some Misplaced Right-Wing Anger
The ‘lady’ in this video, so agitated by the number of Americans on food stamps, is right to be angry, but for the wrong reasons: H/t Eric Dolan Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Unions Are To Blame For Impeding Consumer Access To Low Prices
At least Fox News believes that is true. H/t Media Matters Recommend this Post
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: US Bad Gas Ruining Engines and Voiding Warranties
Richard Hughes Political Blogger It sure seems like the oil and gas corporations will rig the game and stack the deck to squeeze every nickle and dime out of the compromised consumers that they can manage. Alternate fuel technology has been impeded, blocked, stalled and denied to the motoring and breathing
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Cons and the War on Christmas. Again
Oh no. Just when I thought the War on Christmas was over. Here it comes again.As brought to us by Bill O'Reilly, the Fox Nation, and this year by Santa himself.Read more »
Continue readingLeDaro: Fox News reporter dances during commercial break
Do you blame the poor lady? It must be terribly boring to read the news from the teleprompter – news that make no sense.
Continue reading350 or bust: Chasing Ice: Fox News Fan Discovers Bill O’Reilly Lies About Climate Change
Here’s a video that’s going viral. When I first watched it on Tuesday, it had just over 3,000 views. Late on Tuesday it was posted on DeSmogBlog.com , and when I saw it there yesterday it was up to 18,000. This morning it’s up to 44,5…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Worried About That Burgeoning Waistline?
If you are an American, empress of empathy Andrea Tantaros, a Fox presenter, has the answer. H/t norwindRecommend this Post
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