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Your World Helps Rep. Joe Walsh Blame His Near Meltdown On Coffee And An Empty Stomach

Reported by Guest Blogger - Thu 5:15 PM

By Brian

Deadbeat Dad Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) got another dose of Republican rehab from Your World and host Neil Cavuto yesterday, this time to help explain away Walsh’s near meltdown during a gathering with constituents. A video of the episode went viral. As Priscilla posted, Fox Nation gave Walsh its own rehab by blaming the constituent who had the nerve to ask Walsh a question. Cavuto was somewhat critical of Walsh’s behavior but never challenged his excuse: "I made the mistake of doing this on a very empty stomach with a little too much coffee, which sort of got me a little too fired up." Of course, there were no embarrassing questions about child support.

In The Wake Of Debate Debacle, Rick Perry Heads To Fox & Friends

Reported by Ellen - Thu 3:07 PM

As soon as Rick Perry’s cringe-worthy “Oops” was emitted during the debate last night, it was almost a certainty he’d be on Fox & Friends for a little Republican rehab this morning. To the curvy couch’s credit, they didn’t minimize or shrug off the seriousness of Perry’s gaffe – but then again, it would be hard to see how they could and still retain a shred of credibility. But they nevertheless found other ways to be supportive.

Bill Hemmer Thinks Rep. Joe Walsh's Freak Out Was Awesome?

Reported by Priscilla - Thu 1:06 PM

As I reported yesterday, GOP Rep. and "deadbeat dad" Joe Walsh freaked out during a casual get together ("cup of Joe") with his constituents at a bar and grill. Now that this video has gone viral and has been featured on other networks, Joe is making appearances on Fox News so that he can joke about how his inappropriate behavior was the result of not having eaten. He was on Neil Cavuto's show yesterday and he and Neil joked about how Walsh should drink de-caf coffee. And today, he and alleged "news" host, Bill Hemmer, had lots of laughs about Walsh's bizarre and offensive treatment of his constituents. And in the process, Walsh got to clarify GOP talking points without interruptions from those troublemaking (that's how Fox Nation described them!) constituents. It was Republican rehab at its finest.

Fr. Jonathan Morris Continues Attack On Vanderbilt Non Discrimination Policy

Reported by Priscilla - Thu 11:20 AM

In October, Fox & Friends ran a mini marathon of misinformation about Vanderbilt's non-discrimination policy which states that campus groups cannot require that their leaders hold the same views as the membership. Thanks to Fox and the religious right, this latest "outrage" to persecuted Christians has reached a national level with Christian GOP members of congress weighing in. The coverage that "fair & balanced" Fox has provided has been very one sided with the principal argument being that this policy will force good Christian groups to have atheists and other servants of Satan as their leaders. This distorted and exaggerated perspective, articulated by Fox's resident and only official clergy, Fr. Jonathan Morris, avoids the real reasons why the policy was put in place; i.e. to address anti-gay discrimination which is part of the charters of four Christian campus groups. That the real issue of free speech on a private campus has been lost on Fox which focuses on what "could" happen and not what did happen. In October, Fr. Morris did his best jazz hands in accusing the non discrimination policy of being sleazy. (Funny, considering that Morris was a member of the very sleazy Legion of Christ whose members facilitated the debauchery of their founder). And last Sunday, Morris was back with mor anti-Vanderbilt histrionics which, once again, avoided the real issue in order to advance the ongoing Fox meme of persecuted Christians.

Eric Bolling Adds Media Matters To The Cain Conspiracy

Reported by Aunty Em - Thu 10:01 AM

Glenn Beck had his Caliphate Clues, now The Five’s Eric Bolling has his Cain Conspiracy Cabal™. News Hounds reported Tuesday how Bolling blamed shadowy “Democrat” operatives for the Herman Cain sexual harassment allegations. Against all logic and evidence to the contrary, he contended the Democratic Party has been working behind the scenes to tear down Republicans and Right Wing candidates; this is just Cain’s turn in the dunk tank. Not content to leave it there, Bolling doubled down the next night. He added “the left wing nutjobs at Media Matters and all the other leftie blogs” (which includes News Hounds, I guess) to the clandestine group trying to take down Herman Cain. Watch:

Fox and Friends To Florida Inmates: Let Them Eat Soy

Reported by Aunty Em - Thu 7:31 AM

The Foxy Friends on Fox and Friends proved Wednesday morning they don’t even need guests to push the Fox “News” agit-prop, or to have some fun at someone else’s expense. At issue was Eric Harris, an inmate in central Florida who is suing for “cruel and unusual punishment” because the prison system is serving a soy-laden, meat-free vegan diet. According to the Florida News Journal “Harris is claiming that it has threatened his thyroid, caused painful gastrointestinal cramping, and compromised his immune system, all things which he says are medical problems for him and are listed as possible side effects of eating too much soy.” However, you wouldn’t hear any of that from The Three Stooges, who seemed to be echoing Bizarro Marie Antoinette. Watch:

No Questions For Cain About Sexual Harassment!

Reported by Ellen - Wed 11:20 PM

Herman Cain appeared on On The Record with Greta Van Susteren tonight for an interview following the GOP candidates' debate. Yet host Greta Van Susteren didn't ask a single question about the mushrooming sexual harassment scandal dogging him. You'd think that the woman who was so outraged over Bill Maher "degrading" a woman (Sarah Palin) by calling her a "dumb twat," and who tore apart her own colleague, Tucker Carlson, for printing Mike Tyson's sexually violent comments about a woman (Sarah Palin) would have at least some concern about the growing body of evidence that a presidential candidate may be a sexual predator. But apparently not. Van Susteren didn't even ask Cain about his remark calling Minority Leader and former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, "Princess Nancy." But maybe it's only when Palin gets degraded that Van Susteren objects.

Bret Baier Launches A Google + "Hangout" With Republican Candidates

Reported by Ellen - Wed 6:25 PM

Special Report's Bret Baier will begin a series of Google + Hangouts with Republican presidential candidates, starting on November 15. The Special Report Google + page says, "Throughout the weeks leading up to Election 2012, Bret will moderate a Hangout with each of the GOP presidential candidates and several members of the public. Stay tuned for more details as we get closer!"

Hannity: The Go-To Show For Race-Baiting Against African Americans

Reported by Ellen - Wed 1:58 PM

Recently, Ann Coulter made a lot of waves when she announced on the Hannity show that “Our blacks are so much better than their blacks.” Did host Sean Hannity object? Heck, no. In fact, he implicitly endorsed the sentiment with his accepting response. Sadly, this is just the latest example of race baiting on Hannity. In several other instances, guests have accused the majority of African Americans of being racists – without receiving so much as a question in the way of a challenge. In fact, in one instance where a guest accused “most blacks” in Tennessee of being racist, Hannity refused to allow his other guest an opportunity to rebut.

GOP Rep. Freaks Out - Fox Nation Claims Calm Constituent Was "Troublemaker"

Reported by Priscilla - Wed 11:21 AM

Fox Nation had no problem with good, ole Merkin teabaggers who screamed incoherently during town hall meetings. Flash forward to a recent Q& A session, held at a local restaurant, hosted by GOP Illinois congressman Joe Walsh who is such a fine paragon of conservative, Christian "family values" that he owes his wife lots of money in back child support. And because he's such an example of manly Christian responsibility, he received an accolade from the hate group "Family Research Council." Anyway, during the casual meet and greet, Walsh's constituents asked him questions in a calm and rational manner. Walsh's response - not so much! In fact, he had a total freak out about how these folks shouldn't blame the banks for causing the foreclosure crisis. There is video to show that Walsh overreacted to questioning that was not innappropriate. Yet, Fox Nation's headline is "Tea Party Rep. Blows Gasket At Town Hall Troublemaker..." First, it wasn't a "town hall." Second, "trouble maker" is wildly unsubstantiated and off the mark. It's funny. There is video available one of which is Martha MacCallum's coverage of Walsh's apoplexy. There is another video of the entire session. Neither were posted on Fox Nation. "Fair & Balanced?" You Bet!

"Civil," "Tolerant" Fox Nation Readers Discuss Murdering OWS Protesters

Reported by Ellen - Tue 11:55 PM

Once again, Fox Nation, the website that boasts about its civility and tolerance is talking murder. Today's targets are members of the Occupy Wall Street movement. The comments are disturbing but even more disturbing is that Fox Nation seems unwilling to put a stop to this kind of talk. (H/T Aria Prescott)

Cain Campaign Steps In It Again! Spokesman Wrongly Insists Accuser’s Son Works For Politico

Reported by Ellen - Tue 11:04 PM

Ruh-roh! Cain spokesman Mark “the smoker” Block appeared on Hannity tonight to reinforce Herman Cain’s press conference in which he denied having harassed anyone (but did not say he had never groped nor propositioned any of his employees). As part of Cain’s defense, Block went after the credibility of one of the newest accusers, Karen Kraushaar, by saying "We've confirmed that (her son) does indeed work at Politico.” Unfortunately, Politico has confirmed that’s not true.

Eric Bolling Takes Herman Cain’s Conspiracy Theory One Crazy Step Further

Reported by Aunty Em - Tue 9:09 PM

The accusations that Herman Cain allegedly sexually harassed several women is a classic “She said/He said” news story, with no corroborating evidence for either side (at the time of this writing). When one woman came forward to make allegations, Cain was pretty much forced to hold his own presser to push back at the charges. And there it stands. However, while he denied all, Cain also said he knew who was responsible for his troubles: the “Democrat Machine.” When Fox “News” cut to an abridged version of The Five, Herman Cain was obviously going to be the topic. That’s when it got crazy. Eric Bolling was only happy to echo Cain’s conspiracy and Bob Beckel kept trying to (figuratively) knock some sense into him. But Bolling wasn't having any of that because he took the conspiracy to new heights: He practically blamed every problem that every conservative has ever had on a mysterious Democratic cabal that he would never name, no matter how many times Beckel tried to drag it out of him. Watch the fireworks:

Jon Stewart Nails Fox News’ Hypocrisy On Anonymous Sources In Cain Scandal

Reported by Ellen - Tue 6:15 PM

Bottom line: Anonymous sources are bad on Fox News… unless used in accusations against a Democrat. Fox’s Megyn Kelly and the Fox & Friends are caught in red-handed, hilarious hypocrisy. (H/T John M. and Raw Story)

O’Reilly Sleight Of Hand Redirects Attention From Herman Cain Sexual Harassment Scandal To Rev. Wright And Bill Ayers

Reported by Ellen - Tue 4:00 PM

Another night, another Fox News sleight of hand that deflected attention away from the Herman Cain sexual harassment scandal and dredged up animosity toward some favorite targets instead - in this case President Obama and the media. On last night’s O’Reilly Factor, Bill O’Reilly cited a NewsBusters study showing more CNN coverage of the Cain scandal than of President Obama’s “campaign troubles” with Rev. Wright, Bill Ayers and Tony Rezko. Yet neither O’Reilly nor his guest Bernard Goldberg managed to explain the significance of this vis-a-vis the Cain scandal.

"Fair & Balanced" Fox Nation Runs Article From Anti-Abortion Website

Reported by Priscilla - Tue 12:35 PM

According to its "statement of purpose," Fox Nation is "committed to the core principles of tolerance, open debate, civil discourse, and fair and balanced coverage of the news." Yet, they have an article, from the rabidly anti-choice website "Life News," which touts the awesomeness of the closure of several Texas Planned Parenthood as a "victory" for women. The thread is illustrated with the perfunctory anti-choice icon of the thumb sucking fetus. If Fox were "fair & balanced," they would have an article about how these closures are very detrimental to low income women who use these facilities for their gynecological health. They could run the article from RH Reality Check which discusses how Texas alternatives to Planned Parenthood don't really exist. But they don't and I'm not holding my breath waiting for one. So does this mean that Fox Nation isn't "fair & balanced?" Oh, nooooooo.....

Gretchen Carlson Sympathizes With Ex Border Agent Who Violated "Illegal's" Rights

Reported by Priscilla - Tue 11:29 AM

As documented on Media Matters, Fox "News" treatment of the immigration issue is not exactly "fair & balanced." Fox & Friends, in keeping with the Fox stance, never wastes an opportunity to talk about those "illegals" who are, according to Fox, causing chaos on the border. This morning, Gretchen Carlson got to combine the scary "illegals" meme with the ongoing Fox & Friends meme of conservative victimhood. And as an added plus, former Miss America also did a little right wing rehab for a former border patrol agent who was sentenced to prison for violating the civil rights of an "illegal." But as he told a very supporting Gretchen, he was just following orders so it should have been all good. And the reason that it wasn't is because a district court found that Gretch's new friend's use of excessive force violated the rights of the "illegal." The decision was upheld by a federal court of appeals. Gretch didn't mention this. But Gretch isn't a lawyer. She's host of a Fox opinion show where opinion takes precedence over the facts so it's all good. And as Gretch was able to work in another Fox meme; i.e. criticism of Eric Holder in the "fast & furious" thing - it's even better!

Dick Morris Smears Cain Accuser: I Look Forward To Her Spread In Playboy

Reported by Ellen - Tue 1:20 AM

Hot on the heels of Mike Huckabee likening sexual harassment to being called “Sweetie,” Fox News pundit Dick Morris dismissed Monday’s Herman Cain accuser, Sharon Bialek, as little more than a slut looking for a way to cash in. No investigation was necessary, to hear Morris tell it last night. The only facts he cared about were that Bialek is unemployed and had joined forces with Democratic attorney Gloria Allred. The facts that he and host Sean Hannity didn't care about? That Bialek is a Republican, that Cain blames the Rick Perry campaign for starting this scandal and – most importantly – that the Cain campaign is Morris' client.

O’Reilly Uses Herman Cain Scandal To Make Racial Attacks On Sharpton And Jackson

Reported by Ellen - Mon 6:09 PM

Bill O’Reilly didn’t come right out Friday night (11/4/11) and blame liberals for the Herman Cain sexual scandal, as Ann Coulter did a few days previously, but the sleight of hand was the same. Instead of discussing Cain’s bungled reaction to the scandal or, more significantly, the fact that Cain thinks the campaign of his Republican competitor, Rick Perry, was responsible for the Politico article that launched the scandal, O’Reilly used it as an excuse to paint Rev. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson as racial hypocrites for not defending Cain.

FoxNews.Com Uses Michael Jackson To Distract From Herman Cain Scandal

Reported by Ellen - Mon 4:23 PM

All of a sudden, FoxNews.com loves Michael Jackson!