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Asman Says "In All Fairness to BP" Is Fairness a Consideration for Oil Companies Making Billions In Profits?

Reported by Donna - Mon 4:08 PM

David Asman filled in for Shepard Smith today on Studio B. He had a segment on the latest equipment breakdown in the Alaskan pipeline and what can be done about it.

Fox News Guest: Iraq Better than Portrayed Because Civilians Are Dying

Reported by Judy - Mon 2:30 PM

A guest on Fox News' "Dayside" on Monday (August 7, 2006) is either a moron or heartless. Rep. Randy Kuhl, R-New York, has just returned from a taxpayer-financed trip to Iraq. Based on his observations of what he saw, we didn't get our money's worth.

You Can't Drink Mud and Salt: Hydropolitics and the Invasion of Lebanon

Reported by Marie Therese - Mon 1:33 PM

ب در کوزه و ما تشنه لبان میگردیم.
"There is water in the jug, and we're going around thirsty." - Persian proverb

אל תסתכל בקנקן, אלא במה שבתוכו
"Don't look at the jar, but at what's inside it." - Hebrew proverb

"The one who tells the stories rules the world." - Hopi proverb

Fox News Lives Curious Choice of Words

Reported by Donna - Mon 1:11 PM

Today on Fox News Live with Bill Hemmer (12 - 1 p.m.) it was the usual Hezbollah/Israel report except with a twist. Fox lent a new name to a weapon and also spoke about Hezbollah strongholds in absolutes.

Iran Threatens to Withhold Oil

Reported by Marie Therese - Mon 12:08 PM

This morning during FOX & Friends as FOX News aired shots of nuclear warheads mounted on trucks E. D. Hill intoned a tease for an upcoming segment, saying "Is Iran using the Hezbollah offensive in Israel to divert international attention away from its nuclear ambitions?"

Israel Considers "Punishing" Lebanese Government

Reported by Marie Therese - Mon 11:16 AM

This morning FOX News reporter Mike Tobin reported that "because Hezbollah has continued to fire rockets at will, there is a debate taking place now in the cabinet and in the military about expanding the operations, picking targets for the Israeli air force which would include Lebanese government installations, utilities and tourist sites in Lebanon. The thinking there is simply to punish the Lebanese government because they are not opposing Hezbollah in the south of the country."

Outrageous Quote of the Week - Week of July 31st

Reported by Janie - Mon 10:16 AM

"Dumb and Dumber" (AKA weatherman Steve Doocy and harpy E.D. Hill) won last week's Outrageous Quote by showing their "compassionate conservatism":

HILL: "Great. It's just summer. You have to plan ahead. We've talked about - you know - personal responsibility. You can't help it if you're gonna get - you know - black - if there's a blackout - but you realize that, in the summer ..."

DOOCY: "It's gonna be hot."

HILL: "... it gets hot."

DOOCY: "Right."

HILL: "You're gonna have air conditioning bills. Mine's through the roof (waves hand). It's crazy. But you plan for it."

DOOCY: "By the way, this winter? Cold. Plan on it."

For this week's choice selection, take a look and vote below the fold!

What You Don't Know About Stephen Colbert

Reported by Judy - Sun 3:21 PM

Think you know everything about Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central's Colbert Report? Think again.

No Conspiracy Theories in the Heartland

Reported by Chrish - Sun 12:01 PM

NOTE: GUEST BLOGGED by Priscilla

Watching Heartland can be a wild ride that’s full of surprises. Just when you think that reason is prevailing, you are suddenly thrust back onto a roller coaster of intense insanity. Last night’s show was a classic example of a Heartland adrenalin surge.

Business Information MIA from Cavuto on Business

Reported by Judy - Sun 9:15 AM

Someone should remind Neil Cavuto that the title of his show is "Cavuto on Business" and that people who tune in to his Fox News program might be expecting to hear a little about what is going on in the commercial world. But then, Cavuto would have more trouble singing the praises of George Bush.

In Tandem With RNC, FOX News Targets Murtha Again

Reported by Ellen - Sun 3:10 AM

What a coincidence that the same week the RNC launched a new attack on John Murtha, Hannity & Colmes hosted Diana Irey, the woman running against him for his Congressional seat in November. Irey and Sean Hannity were full of chickenhawk outrage as they smeared Marine Corps veteran Murtha with a pack of lies.

Hannity Falsified News About Anti-American Protests In Iraq On “Real Journalism” FOX News

Reported by Ellen - Sun 1:06 AM

In an apparent effort to downplay anti-American sentiment in Iraq, Sean Hannity grossly under-reported the number of pro-Hezbollah demonstrators in Baghdad last week and didn’t report at all that they burned American flags, an effigy of President Bush and chanted “Death to America.”

Mixed Messages On Beltway Boys

Reported by Deborah - Sat 7:57 PM

During the weekly Ups and Downs segment, Fred Barnes and Juan Williams gave viewers some mixed messages. Ned Lamont was up but Joe Lieberman got the support. Donald Rumsfeld was down but Hillary Clinton got the criticism. 8/5/06

Oliver North Bombs as Financial Analyst on Fox News

Reported by Judy - Sat 11:12 AM

Oliver North, a convicted felon who got off on a technicality with the aid of the ACLU, brought his financial acumen to "Bulls and Bears" on Saturday (August 5, 2006), but the regulars on the show shot down all his predictions about Wall Street and world events, including the Israeli-Hezbollah war and the impact of Venezuela on U.S. security. It seems figuring out Wall Street is a little more complicated than marking up weapons to sell to terrorists and using the profits to foment discord in Central America.

FOX's Kasich calls Hillary Clinton's committee appearance "theater"

Reported by Chrish - Fri 8:29 PM

John Kasich hosted The Factor last night 8/3/06 and while the show was dominated by talk of the war in Israel/Lebanon, there were a couple of segments on other topics. There was even a discussion of the fiasco in Iraq, although it was presented as an attack by Hillary Clinton on Donald Rumsfeld.

After a Week of Chest Beating About the Minimum Wage/"Death Tax" Bill, Cavuto Doesn't Report That it Was Killed

Reported by Melanie - Fri 6:41 PM

Neil Cavuto devoted quite a bit of time this week to legislation the GOP was pushing through Congress that would link an increase in the minimum wage to a cut in estate taxes (called "death taxes" by deceitful Republicans) paid by wealthy Americans.

Cavuto raised the issue during his interview with George Bush on Monday. Bush, of course, was confident the bill would pass:

Israeli Ambassador Asks: Whatever Happened to Christian Lebanon?

Reported by Marie Therese - Fri 2:33 PM

Ambassador Arye Mekel, Consul General of Israel in New York, was interviewed on FOX & Friends yesterday morning (August 3, 2006, 8:15 AM EDT). In the course of a short interview with E. D. Hill he made the usual apologias for Israel's bombardment of Lebanon.

Mr. and Mrs. Condi Rice?

Reported by Judy - Fri 8:41 AM

George Bush has been acting a little strange, even for him, lately. There was the open mike slip at the G-8, followed by that neck message caught on camera. Combine that with the report of Laura Bush's stay at the Mayflower Hotel, and well, you have the context for the following video.

Civilian Deaths Not A Consideration In Chickenhawk Gingrich’s World War III Plans

Reported by Ellen - Fri 12:32 AM

“We report, you decide” FOX News’ prime time debate show, Hannity & Colmes, completely ignored the Human Rights Watch report accusing Israeli forces of war crimes for “systematically failing to distinguish between combatants and civilians in their military campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon.” Instead, Newt “World War III” Gingrich banged his warmongering drum against Iran, the UN, Europe, etc. without any opposing guests for balance. When Alan Colmes asked whether there was a limit to how much collateral damage should be allowed, Gingrich, who avoided military service for himself, made it clear that civilian deaths were simply not his problem.

F.O.X. - Focused On Xionists

Reported by Chrish - Thu 11:50 PM

Is anyone else ready to scream if they don't cover some news from this country or maybe Iraq, where our soldiers are? The Big Story doesn't care about us or them. Today 8/03/06 was another Israel/Lebanon festival of fighting.