News Hounds Media Digest #195

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News Hounds Media Digest # 195
6/30/08 to 7/6/08

Ellen: A FOX News guest, with undisclosed ties to the fossil fuel industry, claimed that oil and coal are good for the environment because they make us wealthier. "Wealthier is healthier. Healthier is cleaner," he said in his snappy sound bite.

http://tinyurl.com/5hgw9j

 

Ellen: On the eve of July 4th, FOX News contributor Karl Rove demonstrated his fear and loathing of the Constitution.

http://tinyurl.com/5mljxv

Deborah: Fred Barnes laughed at Harry Reid for commenting that burning fossil fuels makes us sick and global warming has ruined our country and the world.
http://tinyurl.com/6eor2p

Deborah: Rick Santorum said, " No way Wes Clarke was a free agent."
http://tinyurl.com/5sb53e

Melanie:  Fox's "oil expert" repeats (and repeats and repeats) the GOP-manufactured lie that China is stealing "our" oil.  The message?  The Commies are preparing for the future but the Democrats want us to suffer because they won't allow offshore drilling.

http://tinyurl.com/5mkh7r

Melanie:  Fox implies that macho man John McCain had a hand in releasing the Colombian hostages.

http://tinyurl.com/67b3jk

Chris:  FOX Friends tried to inflate the importance of endorsements of John McCain by some evangelical leaders, disregarding major figures' refusals to get on board.
http://tinyurl.com/6f6ld5

Chris: Laura Ingraham and Bob Novak whine and worry over Republican malaise on FOX, after months of schaudenfreude over the Democrat's tough primary contest.
http://tinyurl.com/6re478

Priscilla: Fox News is still a major cheerleader for the war in Iraq.
http://tinyurl.com/56bokw

Priscilla: Fox celebrates the fourth with talk of racial profiling.
http://tinyurl.com/5srvta

Outrageous Quote:   Last week Sean Hannity took top honors for denying he ever impugned Barack Obama's patriotism:  "I have never! I have never! Never! Never!"  Vote in this week's poll at http://tinyurl.com/6gdaab

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