News Hounds Media Digest #193

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News Hounds Media Digest #193
6/16/08 to 6/22/08

Ellen: On FOX News, no accusation against liberals or Democrats is too outrageous. Last week, George Will, the man who started the false rumor that the Chinese are drilling for oil off the coast of Florida, went on Hannity & Colmes and said that the reason people are against offshore drilling is because the left wants "a manufactured scarcity so that government can have the rationale to ration which gives the government what the left wants, ever more minute supervision of our daily choices."

http://tinyurl.com/5t5awr
 

Ellen: Although Muslims are routinely demonized on Hannity & Colmes, the show was suddenly very sensitive to their feelings as soon as two women in head scarves, denied seats behind Barack Obama's podium, turned critical of him.

http://tinyurl.com/5vveqy

Deborah: Only FOX News would think of pairing Robert Kennedy Jr. and Mike Gallagher for a debate on energy issues.
http://tinyurl.com/4nju3t

Deborah: Bill O'Reilly always takes an interest in the happenings on The View but Michelle Obama's appearance got his special attention. Since BOR prefers his guests to sling mud for him, he invited Tammy Bruce and later Dennis Miller to critique Michelle Obama's performance.
http://tinyurl.com/3rk66e

Melanie: 

— No, this is not a joke:  Fox presents, "Carbon Belch Day."  "Save the Planet by Belching out Carbon."

http://tinyurl.com/4uspq3

—  Remember back in 2004 when John Kerry was a flip flopper?  John McCain's a flip flopper too but the always-hypocritical right is comparing him to Winston Churchill.

http://tinyurl.com/3mvreb

Pricilla: Once upon a time, when Eric Burns was the host of Fox News Watch, it was actually a "fair and balanced" program about "real journalism".
http://tinyurl.com/4z26rj

Priscilla: Hume picked up a "hot" story that was making its way around right wing blogs. His "Grapevine" featured this little gem, sure to raise the hackles of God fearing folks in the Fox heartland:
http://tinyurl.com/4tdgpl

Chris:  FOX News has resorted to basing commentary on imaginary scenarios that would bolster their political agenda.
http://tinyurl.com/5sntg7
http://tinyurl.com/5egp6a
http://tinyurl.com/68fnxo

Chris:  Susan Rice of the Obama campaign earned Top Dog honors for her professional and intelligent handling of FOX host Laura Ingraham, who looked like a nattering ninny in comparison.
http://tinyurl.com/5rlqxt

Last week's Outrageous Quote was a segment banner:   "Outraged Liberals: Stop picking on Obama's Baby Mama."   Vote for this week's most outrageous at http://www.newshounds.us/2008/06/23/outrageous_quote_of_the_week_62108.php


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