Liberal Paranoia At It's Finest
Douglas W. "Popeye" Frederick
1994
Posted by Frank Ross Jan 26th 2010 at 5:55 pm in New Media, opinion
journalism
Former Obama economic advisor, Clinton Secretary of Labor, and Berkely Prof.
Robert Reich claimed yesterday in his column at Salon.com that Fox News
played a role in the conservative resurgence of 1994:
In December 1994, Bill Clinton proposed a so-called middle-class bill of
rights including more tax credits for families with children, expanded
retirement accounts, and tax-deductible college tuition. Clinton had lost
his battle for healthcare reform. Even worse, by that time the Dems had lost
the House and Senate. Washington was riding a huge anti-incumbent wave.
Right-wing populists were the ascendancy, with Newt Gingrich and Fox News
leading the charge. Bill Clinton thought it desperately important to assure
Americans he was on their side.
But Prof. Reich overlooked one minor detail: Fox News Channel's first
broadcast wasn't until October 7, 1996.
The plan for FNC wasn't even outlined until January of 1996, so what could
explain such a patently false claim? Is the professor suggesting that even
in 1994, Fox News' imminence did in fact play a role in the political
upheaval of that year? Or is this a moment where Fox Derangement Syndrome
enters the realm of full-blown paranoia?
Either way, where was Salon on this one to save Reich from himself? And
would Prof. Reich tolerate fact-checking this poor from his college
students?
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