Bits & Pieces

Or should I say Fox News on the repeal:

No, the headline is not a joke.

I think it is a good thing. That way we can watch two Fox News commentators wing-out over the coming months. The more entertaining will, of course, be Glenn Beck, but Palin won’t be far behind.

I have always found that Media Matters provides a good summary of what has been in the news over the last week or so.  The sad part about this week is how little important news dominated last week’s news cycle.

Also, did Glenn Beck really ask if Tiger Woods was really O.J. Simpson? I new he had expressed extremely racist thoughts in the past, but I’m not sure I have ever heard him say anything so appalling.

(Update by Brant):  By the way, Glenn Beck was recently “covered” on South Park.

Glenn Beck has announced that he has a “plan.” Or maybe that should be “The Plan.”  Basically, he says that his “plan” involves a series of “conventions” (so far only one has been announced at a special patriot price of $25 to $85 per head) giving you a chance to meet with him all day to be educated.  Then later on August 28, 2010, the full story will be revealed by Beck at the “feet of Abraham Lincoln.” Apparently Lincoln didn’t see him coming.

Given his claims that Obama is a socialist, it is of interest that Beck was quoted today as saying:

We need to think like China and have a 100 year plan for America!

At that same rally, a Beck fan snapped this picture of the crowd. Note carefully how Glenn Beck appeals to all ages and races.

By the way, August 28 is the anniversary Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech. As between the Beck event and MLK’s speech, which do you believe will continue to be regarded as a high point of American oratory.

According to a recent poll, American’s overwhelmingly (67%) believe that the Obama’s deep bow to the Japanese emperor last week was appropriate, despite the sniping from the right. More interesting than the result, which seems perfectly reasonable to me, is the fact that the poll was conducted by Fox News.

According to the New York Times, Sean Hannity is expected to address the blatant misuse of video from earlier demonstration to bolster his case on Fox News, as highlighted earlier today on this blog.

Fox News would not comment on the use of the video Wednesday beyond having a spokeswoman say: “Sean will address this on his show tonight.”

I think this is a good representation of Fox News coverage overall.

Victim In Fatal Car Accident Tragically Not Glenn Beck

Third war? That’s right. The war on Fox News. Some war.

I’m tired of Fox News complaining that Obama won’t agree to any interviews with the network.  One of their most popular hosts has repeatedly called the President a racist. He has every right and is absolutely in the right to refuse to do interviews with the network.  The video below is a great interview by Katie Couric of Glenn Beck where she won’t let him get away with not answering what he meant by saying Obama hated “white culture.”

Update: I found a better version of the video.

Chris Wallace here dismisses the moral argument against torture. This is perfectly consistent with his softball interview of Dick Cheney over the weekend.

I guess his inability to spell should not shock anyone. But he went to great lengths to create an acronym and failed.  Sigh. (via Fake Steve Jobs)

So over on Fox, Trace Gallagher interviewed Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow on the “cash-for-clunkers” program.  Needless to say, since the setting was Fox News, the interviewer was against it. As soon as Stabenow makes a valid point, the interview is over.

And as you can see, the breaking news wasn’t about Bill Clinton. It was footage from a Discovery Channel shark show. (h/t Daily Kos)

In particular, what causes Alzheimer’s?  Well, according to a Fox News commentator: inter-racial and inter-ethnic marriage. How long has it been since you have heard that argument?

This is fucking incredible. Michael Scheuer, speaking with Glenn Beck on (naturally) Fox News, says the only hope for America to do the right thing is if Bin Laden successfully explodes an atomic bomb in the US. This guy is so nuts, he is pulling for our worst enemy to succeed.  How crazy does he have to be? How much does he hate Obama and the Democrats to hope for such an attack? This is the kind of talk you hear from power-mad individuals who are willing to have others die to protect (or restore) their power.