MRC's Bozell on 'Fox & Friends' Discusses Democratic Debates and LAT P
April 24th, 2008 9:18 AM
MRC President and NewsBusters Publisher Brent Bozell appeared opposite liberal radio talk show host Mike Papantonio on the April 24 "Fox & Friends" program in two short segments in the 8 a.m. half-hour. Topics included the cancellation of a planned CBS North Carolina Democratic primary debate and the recent Los Angeles Times's article hinting that John McCain "may face "fitness questions" in…
'Fox and Friends' Again Puffs Hillary Clinton -- As 'Rocky
April 23rd, 2008 4:55 PM
Is this the network all of the Democrats were afraid of just months ago? Glowing from her victory in Pennsylvania, Senator Hillary Clinton braved the April 23 edition of FNC’s "Fox and Friends" to face a barrage of...softball questions. This is not new for the Fox News morning show as they've already given Senator Clinton two other easy interviews.Co-host Gretchen Carlson started the segment…
BMI's Gainor On 'Fox and Friends' Discusses Time's Iwo Jima-Mocking Co
April 21st, 2008 12:28 PM
Dan Gainor appeared on Fox News's "Fox and Friends" to talk about the latest issue of Time magazine, which had a Photoshopped cover of World War II Marines raising a tree instead of the American flag at Iwo Jima. Gainor told viewers of the Saturday morning broadcast April 19, "Time magazine basically tried to co-op an icon of American heroism to push their global warming agenda. They're trying to…
MRC's Bozell Appeared on 'Fox & Friends' with DisHonors Recap
April 11th, 2008 2:09 PM
MRC President and NewsBusters Publisher Brent Bozell was on "Fox & Friends" during the 7 a.m. EDT hour today to recap last night's "DisHonors Awards."You can find videos of the Awards program here at EyeBlast.tv, the MRC's online archive and video-bookmarking site. You can also sign up for an EyeBlast.tv account here. [Audio available here] I have to give props to the "Fox & Friends"…
FNC Cancels John Gibson's 'Big Story
April 7th, 2008 3:44 PM
Fox News has canceled its long-running show "The Big Story:"Fox News Channel, tinkering for the first time in eight years with its popular early evening lineup, is replacing its 5 p.m. news broadcast, "The Big Story," with an election-theme program for the foreseeable future. The network confirmed this week that "America's Election HQ," a program that displaced "The Big Story" temporarily last…
Saturday Funnies: Jon Stewart Lampoons Chris Wallace and Chris Matthew
April 5th, 2008 1:27 PM
For those interested in a political giggle this fine Saturday, I recommend a cute sketch done by Comedy Central's Jon Stewart Thursday evening (embedded right). First, Stewart lampooned Chris Wallace for placing a "24"-style ticker on the screen to illustrate how long it's been since the host of "Fox News Sunday" challenged Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama to come on his program.Next…
'Red Eye' Host a Prophet? Gutfeld Joked About Cannibalism/Global Warmi
April 3rd, 2008 5:21 PM
In an e-mail conversation today with Greg Gutfeld, the Fox News Channel "Red Eye" host pointed out to me that he joked about cannibalism as a solution to environmental woes, and this, mind you, months before Ted Turner came out clucking about how global warming will make us all cannibals. Some might say Gut is a voice crying in the late night wilderness, but maybe he actually is a prophet. From…
BMI/NB's Menefee Hits Media for Recession Fear-mongering on 'Fox & Fri
April 2nd, 2008 11:47 AM
Business & Media Institute Managing Editor Amy Menefee appeared on "Fox & Friends" on April 2 to discuss the media's involvement in sparking recession fears. Rescuing viewers from "solid recession talk," Menefee said that specifically network news reports already "have gone far beyond recession, they are already concerned about a depression." "They're not tell-they're not…
Hillary Supporter Ed Rendell: Fox Has Done Fairest Job Covering Campai
April 1st, 2008 7:35 PM
Here's something you never hear from a Democrat: of all the cable networks, Fox News is doing the fairest job covering an issue.Yet, that's exactly what Gov. Ed Rendell (D-Penn.), an outspoken Hillary Clinton supporter, said on "Fox & Friends" Monday.I kid you not. Speaking with host Steve Doocy, Rendell said the following (h/t TVNewser via NBer Thomas Stewart):
Kondracke Craves Christie Todd as McCain Veep
March 30th, 2008 7:41 AM
Mort Kondracke got one thing right: Rush Limbaugh would go Krakatoa . . . The resident moderate of The Beltway Boys has counseled John McCain to offer the VP slot to Christie Todd Whitman. Mort made his move during last evening's show-ending "Buzz" segment.MORTON KONDRACKE: Two new McCain Veep ideas: first, he should offer the Vice-Presidency to Colin Powell, who may well not take it. If not…
Time Magazine Dreams of Fox News's Demise
March 29th, 2008 8:35 PM
Do you often wonder whether mainstream media outlets hate Fox News more than George W. Bush?If so, such a malady would carry the acronym FDS.Sadly, Fox Derangement Syndrome is serious business over at Time magazine, which published the following at its website Thursday (emphasis added throughout, image right courtesy AFP):
Fox News: “Media ‘Talking Down’ the Economy to Get a Dem Elected
March 29th, 2008 11:55 AM
Just how obvious is it that the media's economic and business coverage is so negatively skewed that it has to be part of a political agenda in an election year? Obvious enough for the folks at Fox News to do an entire segment Saturday morning asking the extraordinary question: "Media ‘Talking Down' the Economy to Get a Dem Elected?" Despite my surprise seeing "Cavuto on Business" begin with…
Wallace Discusses 'Fox & Friends' Tiff and What 'Fair and Balanced' Me
March 28th, 2008 10:30 AM
Who's the best political talk show host on television every Sunday? Tim Russert? George Stephanopoulos? Bob Schieffer? Wolf Blitzer?Get real! There's nobody on the television landscape that comes close to Fox News's Chris Wallace. And, there's nobody on Fox News that better exemplifies and understands what the network's slogan "fair and balanced" means. To drive home the point, Wallace was Steve…