News Hounds Media Digest #191

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News Hounds Media Digest #191
6/2/08 to 6/8/08

Ellen: In concert with John McCain, FOX News is going after the Jewish vote. On a day that the price of oil shot up more than $11 and the stock market plunged nearly 400 points, Hannity & Colmes' top story was Obama's "backtrack" on the future of Jerusalem, a subject I have never seen previously discussed in three years of near daily watching. So it was particularly striking that this discussion occurred a few days after USA Today reported that the McCain campaign believes that Jewish votes in a few key battleground states could swing the general election. I predict a spate of Jewish-oriented discussions within an anti-Obama framework in the coming months.

http://tinyurl.com/6rb8hv

 

Ellen: After suggesting that Barack Obama's campaign is full of Stalinists, Sean Hannity and guest Dick Morris discussed whether Obama might be some kind of sleeper agent.http://tinyurl.com/6ywhok

Melanie:

 

-  The Cavuto mark becomes an exclamation mark (just in time for the election!). 

 http://tinyurl.com/466psv

-   Geraldine Ferraro Looks Sexist Extraordinaire Neil Cavuto Straight in the Eye and Says, as Far as Sexism Goes, Fox is the "Darling" of the Media — "Fair and Balanced" Too

http://tinyurl.com/4rpx2a

Deborah: Bill O'Reilly, looking very uncomfortable, accepted the Pink Brick Award from Mikayla Connell, president of the Board of the San Francisco Pride.   Connell handled the situation masterfully forcing BOR to admit she was not a "pinhead'.
http://tinyurl.com/535wov
 

Robert Greenwald was ready for the FOX News ambush crew at the National Conference For Media Reform this weekend.
http://tinyurl.com/4565a6

Priscilla: Mark Williams insults American women on FOX News.
http://tinyurl.com/5me9vj

Brit Hume said that the "Surge" was "McCain's idea." Well, Brit, in the words of the immortal George and Ira Gershwin, "it ain't necessarily so."
http://tinyurl.com/44uydg

Chris:  FOX is ramping up the violent rhetoric.   Are they setting the stage for violence this election season?
http://tinyurl.com/6hw6ep

Since Bill O'Reilly is the face of FOX News, his colleagues try to convince their non-surfing viewers that Keith Olbermann is the face of NBC News.
http://tinyurl.com/5plwxh


Outrageous Quote:  Bill O'Reilly took first yet again for his continuing delusions:  "Be that as it may, the really interesting part of this story is the vast left-wing conspiracy in the media. [snip] But — and this is important — there's no media counter for NBC News, Newsweek, The New York Times and dozens of other committed-left media. There's no right-wing media conspiracy."
This week's field is wide and wide-open; check it out at http://www.newshounds.us/2008/06/09/outrageous_quote_of_the_week_6708.php#more

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