In his column today, WaPoster Howard Kurtz examines Fox News, and honcho Roger Ailes [
The Right Man For Fox News]. Here's a snippet.
''Despite its "fair and balanced" mantra, Fox is widely viewed as
conservative, with nearly seven in 10 national journalists in a 2004
survey citing it as an especially conservative news outlet.
''And Fox sometimes puts its thumb on the scale. When Venezuelan leader
Hugo Chavez was attacking President Bush, the network ran such
on-screen graphics as "Chavez Insults U.S.: Where's the Outrage?"
"Taking Cheap Oil From Hugo Chavez: Act of Treason?" and "New York
Audience Gives Chavez Standing Ovation . . . Why?"
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By inference, and without any sense of the irony, Kurtz questions the
fair and balanced
"mantra," and immediately answers it by noting that ''nearly seven in
10 national journalists see at as "an especially conservative news
outlet."
To make his point, and still unaware that his fly is open, Howie uses
a Chyron defense of the President of the United States, who was
attacked by a madman, and sworn enemy of the United States, to
demonstrate Fox News' self incriminating clumsiness.
This is the end product of a man who, I believe, tries harder than most
anyone in the Driveby Media to find balance. When you're a buzzard, everything that's not looks like lunch waiting to happen.
Mr. Kurtz, and his herd, think that irony is something you do to a shirt.
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wonder if Kurtz believes NJ's Menendez is a lovable, misunderstood, ball of fuzz.
so how does Mr. Kurtz explain Fox's impressive ratings?
Fox ratings are on the down swing. I don't know if this is the reason, but after a wall-to-wall campign by the left to set the false predicate - which is what they do in all matters - that Fox News is unevenly reported, even Ailes states that he '' still avoids mentioning his place of employment in certain circles.'' One of the hurldles pollsters must deal with are results skewed toward democrats by people responding the way they think they should, but not the way they vote. It's why democrats are so often disappointed, they believe their own hype.
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