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The Top 10 Conservative/Moderate Cable News Hosts In Television Today

2010-09-05T20:05:25Z

1. Sean Hannity - Known for being the 'Rush Limbaugh' of cable news. I would be hard pressed to name another cable news host who is as relentless in their attacks on the Obama Administration as Sean Hannity. Every-night on Sean's show it's the same thing... attack, attack and more attacks! Hannity loves ripping into the Democratic Party for their perceived mistakes while defending every former Bush Adminis-tration policies and decisions without question. Hannity is the perfect Republican talking point ROBOT that Fox News could ever ask for. Sean will promote any policy as long if it's completely going against what the Democrats are trying to accomplish... even if those Republican policies may have broken some laws. I'm still waiting for Sean Hannity to waterboard himself to prove that Bush's policies weren't torture... I think I'm in for a long wait. However, that should be expected, Sean Hannity is nothing more than a spineless coward who is all talk and no substance.

2. Steve Doocy - Quite possibly the biggest clown in all of cable news. I find there's nothing like waking up in the morning and getting an early start on the news stories of the day. Unfortunately, when I turn on Fox News I'm bombarded with Steve Doocy and his fellow co-idiots spewing pure political non-sense! Steve Doocy seems to be the ring leader by turning every single topic in to a referendum on the Obama Administration. What happened to just covering the news and keeping the political spin to the primetime line-up? Fox News must want a 24/7 attack on the Democrats and Steve Doocy is more than willing to accommodate. Since Doocy was a former weatherman (wasn't very good at that too), he must be under pressure to kiss Fox News' ASS knowing he has no talent and is extremely lucky to have his current job in the first place. Steve must have also realised that Fox News could hire a monkey to do his job as long as that monkey spewed Republican talking points. Steve Doocy will say just about anything to try to win political points whether it's based in fact or not.

3. Neil Cavuto - The Fox News business 'Guru' who apparently has no clue about business or anything else for that matter. If you wanted to tune into Neil Cavuto's show in the afternoons thinking you might get a little business news... well, you would WRONG! The only thing Neil Cavuto provides his viewers is business news that is spun to either promote Republican ideas/ agendas that have already failed or to convince people that taxing the rich in this country hurts the economy. What he never really seems to admit is how he could care less about the backbone of this nation's economy... the working middle class! Basically you have Cavuto discussing the world of business and finance through Republican colored glasses, while injecting a political argument whenever he can... whether it's relevant or not. If Cavuto has little knowledge about business or politics... why Neil's show still on the air? Oh, that's right... he's just another mouthpiece that Fox News uses to promote their propaganda.

4. Joe Scarborough - Proof that MSNBC can have at least one legitimate voice on their news channel that can bring forth what Republicans stand for. Though, it would appear that Joe Scarborough is the black sheep over at MSNBC due to him being a Conservative, he has been allowed to have his show not only criticize the current Democratic Administration and their policies but also has attacked (on many occasions) the channels' primetime line-up... especially Keith Olbermann. It seems Joe (and Mika) have become more comfortable in their style and their show has really started to gain a foothold do to the fact that they have some real serious debates that just wouldn't hold water if Joe wasn't defending the Republicans in a credible way. Having Joe and his points of view are a positive for MSNBC by providing both sides to the debate. Plus, it adds more credibility to MSNBC's morning show... too bad Fox News has chosen to not provide it's viewers with the same thing.

5. Mike Huckabee - The biggest God loving, bass playing, cowboy boot wearing, Presidential hopeful in cable news. Mike Huckabee seems like a real nice guy who has always been very polite to the guests on his show but it should come as no surprise where Mr. Huckabee stands on any certain political issue. Mike must have realized that he needed to promote himself in a way that could showcase his his political views to help his next Presidential bid. To his credit, Huckabee started his own weekend show at Fox News to accomplish that very goal. I think the ultimate question that needs to be asked is if Huckabee is using Fox News as a future Presidential candidate getting free airtime while also getting paid by a so-called professional news organization or is Fox News using Huckabee because they could use his far 'right' agenda to fill up their weekend time slot? Huckabee is still looking good though, if he were to decide not to run for President he still has his show and band to fall back on!

6. Stuart Varney - Simply known as 'Mr. Capitalism'. Everyday whether it's on Fox News as a pundit or hosting his own show on the Fox Business Channel (you don't get the Fox Business Channel?... Demand it!!), Stuart Varney will defend the free markets with every last breathe in his body. In the beginning, I thought Varney was nothing more than a clone of Neil Cavuto... but have come to realize that Cavuto is more of an idiot than Varney. Though, I think Stuart has come down with some rare disease called 'Selective Memory Loss'. This rare form of disease seems to only be found amongst Republicans who have an unrealistic view of the economy and how we got here. A couple of years ago, 'Mr. Capitalism' was screaming that something must be done to save the economy... no matter what! Varney was definitely screaming that the government needed to do more and the government did. However, Stuart never criticized the Republican policies of tax cuts for the rich and as much deregulation as Wall Street could get away with. But now 'Mr. Capitalism' is singing a different tune. Now all Varney complains about is how the Obama Administration is not turning around the economy fast enough while never trying to understand that they didn't realize how bad things actually were at the time Obama took over. I'm sure Varney is delusional enough to believe McCain would have done so much better. It's like Stuart and his kind spilling a glass of milk on the floor and then having Stuart yelling at you because you're not cleaning it up fast enough!

7. Megyn Kelly - Recently has changed her style of covering the news by turning herself into a political hack... but a political hack that has no clue whatsoever! In a desperate attempt to work her way into a primetime slot (my opinion), Megyn Kelly went from being the fresh new face in cable news to just another Fox News mouthpiece spewing Republican propa-ganda that has been proven by other, more credible news outlets as simply being false (the one thing Mrs. Kelly is definitely not... an idiot). One would have to think she thought her move to be more political was calculated to being in her advantage. Over the past couple of years (since Obama took office), Megyn has been relentless on taking a simple news story and twisting it into a pile of Republican nonsense. From her promoting 'death panels' in the healthcare debate, the Black Panthers in voter intimidation, to the accusations of ACORN and voter fraud. In her attempt to climb the cable news host ladder, Megyn has thrown away any idea of being professional in any aspect of what she covers... proving she's nothing more than a pretty face who has thrown her credibility out the window. Again, grab a monkey, slap a blonde wig on it, add some lipstick, have it be able to read the Republican talking points from the teleprompter and you have just found Megyn Kelly's replacement. Plus, it could save Fox News some cash, monkeys get paid in bananas... it's in their contract!

8. Greta Van Susteren - The last person (other than Shepard Smith) on Fox News who I thought would change their style and go fully political. I remember when you never find a political news story on Greta Van Susteren's show at all. It appears those days are gone, especially when one of Greta's more frequent guests is none other than Newt Gingrich (Mr. Family Values). Greta must have been under some pressure from the programmers at Fox News to stop covering court cases that were in the news (like her time slot rival Nancy Grace over at HLN) but to fully go political to possibly compete with the re-airing of MSNBC's Keith Olbermann. For whatever the reason she decided to make the change, Greta's show has turned into a lesser version of Sean Hannity's show. Greta use to conduct some good interviews as well as having her own special panel of lawyers but now she just interviews the same old Republicans who say the same old thing... over and over again. Greta had some credibility built up, even though she was at Fox News but has seemed to put her journalistic values aside in favor of a new juicy contract from the network.

9. Bill O' Reilly - The undisputed KING of cable news. You've heard, I've heard... we all have heard Bill O' Reilly state on numerous occasions that he's not a Republican but that he's an Independent. Really? I find that to be nothing more than a pile of CRAP! Who the hell does he think he's kidding? 'Bill-O' is probably only stating that he's an Independent because he's smart enough to know how truly embar-rassing the Republican Party has acted in the recent past and wants to distant himself from them as much as possible. Furthermore, especially distancing himself from those certain segments of the Republican Party who have an underlying problem with an African-American in the White House. If you would to ask 'Bill-O' how he feels about gay marriage, abortion rights, illegal immigration, the Iraq War... he would actually take some Liberal stances on some those? No way! A true Independent has problems with both Liberals and Conservatives, while Bill O' Reilly seems to only have a problem with (and I use he quote) "Those left-wing Liberal Nuts!". Bill O' Reilly is nothing more than a fraud who is only concerned about one thing and one thing only... his EGO!

10. Glenn Beck - The most confused, delusional, self-promoting, emotional wreck in cable news history. Glenn Beck is another one of those idiots who claims that they're an Indepen-dent to falsely show how they hate the political system and want immediate changes. Come on! Based on his daily rantings during his shows both on television and radio, how is one to truly believe that he's an Independent? Sure he has also criticized Republicans in the past but that's because he realized a long time ago that the Republicans are just as much of a joke as the Democrats and have let him down by smashing his inner conservative core values. There is basically no one else in cable news who promotes themselves better than Glenn Beck, mostly based on his outlandish comments meant only for his addiction for self promotion. Call it confusion or call it delusion but it's quite apparent Beck is no Independent. Based on associations with the likes of his buddy Sarah Palin (kissing her ass at every interview they do together), his statements that have to be 'amended' (but only after the damage has been done) and how he continues to masterfully use the Republicans oldest political tactic in the book... the promotion of FEAR! Glenn Beck is nothing more than a confused lost soul who thinks that he can change how things are done in this country by not helping to unite the nation... but continuously doing everything he can to divide it!

The Top 10 Liberal/Progressive Cable News Hosts In Television Today

2010-09-04T21:08:06Z

1. Ed Schultz - Becoming the loudest voice in cable news concerning the 'Progressive' movement in this country. Basically, every show has Ed Schultz doing the same thing... ranting about the Republican Party, the Tea Party and even recently the Obama administration to no end! He does enough bitch-ing to make a person wonder what in the hell would finally make Ed Schultz shut up and stop complaining? Pres-ident Obama has pushed a great deal of legis-lation through Congress for Democrats after some very tough battles with the Republican Party and Ed still feels the need to bitch-up a storm on a nightly basis. Ed Schultz should relax, take a pill and show some gratitude while realizing that sometimes it's better to take what you can get.!

2. Keith Olbermann - The leading voice of the Democratic Party on cable news for some time now. Though, recently saying he's not part of the 'Professional Left', Keith Olbermann has worn the crown for years as the de facto leader when it comes to expressing the Democratic points of view and ideals. Olbermann has taken the challenge to fight against the Republican attacks and stand as a one-man ARMY against Fox News. Furthermore, Keith has his little minions like Maddow and Schultz do his dirty work when it comes to the hard hitting attacks on Republicans. Olbermann likes to take the intellectual 'high road' and enlighten his viewers with his many 'Special Comments', though many of those times while commenting losing control with his over the top preaching.

3. Rachel Maddow - Has slowly become the little attack dog for MSNBC. I've seen Rachel Maddow's show plenty of times and have noticed her style as Rachel seems to love to play the 'Gotcha Game'... recently becoming very good at it! The Liberals applaud her aggressive style when asking Republicans hard-hitting questions and smile everytime she tries to explain the Republican propensity for hypocrisy. However, the once timid cable news host who actually covered the story without injecting her own personal opinions has now turned into just another Liberal attack dog nipping at the heals of the Republican Party. Though, her show seems to be gaining recognition and a more stable audience has helped her ratings recently but Rachel still needs to remind herself that's she's nothing more than just another Liberal mouth-piece on the attack just like all the other hosts in MSNBC's primetime line-up!

4. Joy Behar - Never had an opinion that she wasn't willing to discuss. Joy Behar is one of those personality types who love to talk... and talk... and talk. From her morning show 'The View' to her primetime show on HLN, Joy has always been willing to express why the Democrats and their ideals are right, while the Republicans and what they stand for are always wrong. Joy has been blaming the Republicans and George Bush for our nation's problems for years and it's usually her co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who gets the full daily onslaught of her Liberal spin. However, Joy's primetime show seems to focus on issues other than just the political stories of the day but Behar still remains the main Liberal voice in daytime television.

5. Chris Matthews - Known for his admiration for President Obama and his political policies but has been around politics long enough to realize it's just that... politics. Chris Matthews and his show 'Hardball' are known for asking some tough questions and trying to get to the core on some key issues facing our nation. That of course, is when Matthews finally allows his guest to answer a simple question. Chris likes to ask his guests (Republican or Democratic) a long drawn out question while adding three more questions before his guest even gets a chance to reply to the first. Sure, that his style but it tends to cloud this issue while Matthews is constantly digging for the answer to prove HIS point from his guests. Though its apparent which side Matthews is on, Chris still allows his Republican guests to get their talking points across... that's if there's still enough time left in the show after Matthew's five minute, six-part rambling question.

6. Rick Sanchez - The 'mouth' of CNN. What would CNN be without Rick Sanchez... a more credible news source? Sanchez has no problem spending time on his show attacking Republicans and their views just about on every subject. From the immigration debate to the health care debate, Rick Sanchez usually finds himself in the Liberal camp defending their values. Rick has also become CNN's attack dog, ripping Fox News and in particular Bill O' Reilly and Glenn Beck for how they have covered certain news stories on their past shows... and Sanchez loves it! Sanchez has found himself crossing some lines recently of professional journalism with some of comments born from his personal opinions. However, I would assume that Sanchez won't change a thing and will continue to stand up for Liberal values for the foreseeable future.

7. David Shuster - Placed on suspension for behavior that was found to be unprofessional. When David Shuster will be allowed to come back from his suspension from MSNBC is still yet to be determined but I'm pretty sure he'll be coming back in the near future because he was another one of MSNBC's show hosts who wasn't afraid to take on the Conservatives and their spin. On past shows David Shuster seemed to take great pleasure in any personal attack he could get in on a Republican... especially Sarah Palin. Everything Palin stood for drove Shuster NUTS and was going to make it clear to his viewers how ignorant and incompetent Palin was (didn't really work). Since his suspension, MSNBC has had no Liberal voice in their afternoon programing, that relentlessly attacks the Republican Party and their agenda, causing a void that must be addressed if the network does want their lunch handed to them any worse than it already is by Fox News.

8. Alan Colmes - Though he lost his show with co-host Sean Hannity, Alan Colmes is still hanging around the network as the only true Liberal voice on the Fox New Channel. Back when Colmes was still on the air and Fox News actually seemed to care to try to live up to their mantra 'Fair & Balanced', Sean and Alan provided some of the best debates from both sides of the political spectrum on cable news. Now Alan Colmes is just delegated to a few weekly appear-ances on Bill O' Reilly's 'The Factor' and Megyn Kelly's afternoon show. The Liberal point of few is still heard on Fox News but just not as often. I personally give Alan Colmes some credit for still fighting the good fight even though he's extremely out numbered... maybe Colmes should head over to MSNBC and continue the battle from there?

9. Contessa Brewer - The Liberal voice in the late morning for MSNBC... but only part-time. Contessa Brewer seems to be MSNBC's favorite morning/afternoon replacement show host fill-in. Though she's really not on their 'A-List' of cable news hosts. However, when Contessa does get her chance to get on the air, she uses every oppor-tunity to bash the Repub-licans and how ignorant they are with a huge smile on her face. Though some of her past comments may have landed her in hot water (hence her role has being the fill-in while the big name hosts have the day off), she continues to let her Liberal opinions guide her style as a cable news host. Based on that, I would imagine you won't find Contessa Brewer working for Fox News anytime in the distant future... even as a 'B-Lister'.

10. Geraldo Rivera - Can a cable news host be anymore out of place than Geraldo Rivera? Fox News is running promo's touting Geraldo's 40 years in television/cable news. A great accomplishment by anyone's standards but since Fox News has gone more and more to the political 'right', Rivera seems more and more out of place at the news network. Having seen himself pro-claim he's a Republican a few times on Fox, it's hard to deny all those years of fighting for causes that some may perceive as Liberal or Progres-sive... especially his past stances on illegal drugs in this nation. It seems having Geraldo's show appear only on the weekends probably gives him a pass for not expressing Republican talking points continuously on his show. The reason why Geraldo probably stays at Fox News is because they're the #1 cable news network on television... and he must like being apart of that.

Remember When Fox News Use To Be Cool?

2010-08-24T20:10:27Z

Not so long ago, it seemed like Fox News tried to be 'America's News Channel', with charismatic hosts and and new fresh style to that succeeded in awakening cable news viewers who seemed to have fallen asleep while watching CNN over the past years. Now it appears things have changed. Fox News' critics are always going to say the channel has had an agenda since day one. Well, the same could be said about some of the other media news outlets, so to say both sides have had an agenda or bias for years would be fair. However, Fox News has seemed to change how they inform their viewers by going political 24/7 and having just about every news story possible discussed from a Republican's point of view. In my opinion, Fox News has the right to cover any story from any angle as they see fit (to a certain extent), a counter-balance is needed though when it comes to our political system and freedoms of the press. Fox News has asked some tough questions concerning certain the current administration's policies but I feel at times in the past, some of their hosts have gotten carried away and exploited certain stories just to pander to their base. Again, it's hard to see Fox News head in any other direction but the one they are on, they have a very large number of viewers who demand this type of news coverage. Though, none of the stories it seems that Fox News has been covering lately is uniting this nation or providing responsible solutions that would help ALL Americans. Every story Fox covers seems to divide both sides by having an underlying tone of Us Vs. Them!

Back in the day when Fox News was playing it straight, you could wake up in the morning, turn on Fox and get the morning's headlines in an actual professional manner. Fox News at that time had a morning show that could compete with the mighty 'Good Morning America'. I know the ratings are still high for Fox's morning show but it has gone down hill fast! Now it seems every morning the show's hosts mostly discuss political issues and find new ways to blame the current administration for all the nation's problems. Those 3 clowns have no clue what they are talking about! Half the time it appears the just make it up on the fly. Where's the REAL news to start my day off with and who really wants to listen to political banter that early in the morning? Then the same political theme continues throughout the morning but with different show names and hosts.... like a cookie cut-out! Even the male and female hosts look the same from show to show, they all seem to blend in with one another. I find it amusing though, that each show will cover the same irrelevant political story, over and over again. Unfortunately, the credible news on Fox doesn't start until the late afternoon with host Shepard Smith. In fact, thank the Lord for Shep. Smith is really the only one left on Fox News that actually knows how to cover a legitimate news story without turning it into a mindless, political talking point. Shepard Smith is basically the only one holding Fox News' credibility as a legitimate news organization together. In my opinion, the afternoons in cable news should be set aside to cover the days breaking news stories and should keep the political opinions where they belong.... in primetime!

Speaking of primetime, Bill O' Reilly states after everyone of his shows that he's looking out for us... or is he really just looking out for Republicans? In the past he truly gave the impression that he was look-ing out for everyone but Bill has changed into a fear monger along with the other hosts at Fox News. As for Hannity, he was much better when he was debating his former co-host Alan Colmes. Now Hannity's show is nothing more than him trying to be the 'Rush Limbaugh' of cable news. Hannity has gained free reign to say whatever he wants without facing any network repercussions. The biggest change has to be Greta Van Susteren. I felt in the past she was more like Nancy Grace, covering current high-profile the cases in the court systems. Lately, Greta has turned into the female version of Sean Hannity, who believes that constantly interviewing people like Sarah Palin or Newt Gingrich constitutes as a professional news story while providing them only 'softball' questions . Greta use to have a good reputation has being credible but lately that doesn't seem to be as important to her as maybe it once did. And last but not least, Fox News' late night show Red Eye, the only question I would ask the programmer/producer at Fox News would simply be... WHY? If any cable news channel or any other media news outlet for that matter, wants to instantly lose their credibility... simply produce and air a show like Fox News' Red Eye.

Without a doubt Fox News knows exactly what they're doing... and that's becoming the true power behind the Republican Party. Why play around? Why not have News Corp. directly donate millions to the Republican Party and only the Republican Party? Why not have every candidate running for office in 2012 on the payroll as a pundit at Fox News while giving them as much free airtime as possible? Why not divide this country on a daily basis, making people feel hopeless in the direction this country is heading so people feel the need to put Republicans back in power to take this nation back from the so-called liberal movement? And most importantly... attack the Obama Administration at every single possible moment, no matter if the story is factual or not! Of course, Fox News is already doing all those things and is in a position to answer to no one for their so called professional way of covering the news. Also, as long as News Corp. has the Fox News viewer by the BALLS, nothing is going to change, why would it? If Fox News told their viewers that they've been lying to them for years... their viewers wouldn't even care and continue to keep watching... like sheep in the Fox News flock.

Has Nancy Grace Found Her Ticket To Heaven?

2010-08-16T16:53:39Z

If you have ever watched Nancy Grace host her cable network show on HLN, then you are well aware that she does not possess the most friendly demeanor in television. Apparently she is also starting to realize how just how mean she can be and it is making her nervous of what her life after death will be. I recently ran across an article posted on the Huffington Post where Nancy talked about how she is donating $25,000.00 to the Wesley Glen Methodist Ministries in Georgia that helps mentally disabled adults. The $25,000.00 is the proceeds from a murder mystery novel Nancy has written called "Death on the D-List". Nancy stated that she has personally visited the home provided to the mentally disabled by the Wesley Glen Methodist Ministries before she endorsed it and that the home they provide is lovely. Where the story unfolds here is the fact that while she presented the $25,000.00 check to the director she joked about her pitbull reputation, how mean she has been and that maybe by her donating the money it would be her ticket to heaven.

I have watched Nancy Grace host her show many times and can attest to how mean and rude she can be. Her cold hearted views would put an innocent person to jail before proven guilty and at the very least she is always ready to unleash a lawyer on someone. The manner in which she handles her interviews and callers is embarrassing to watch as she cuts them off as they speak only to interrupt with a snide or degrading comment. Yes, she is mean and rude and also dumber then I thought. What on earth would make her think that after all the years she has been evil that a donation of $25,000.00 or even $50,000.00 would get her into heaven? That thought process in itself proves how selfish and uncaring she can be. When you make a donation to help someone that should be the only reason. Nancy being the self gratifying person she is appearing to use the donation to even the score up with god hoping he will cut her a break on her day of judgement. I say shame on her and if she really believes this donation is gonna clear her of all the mean things she has said and done in her life then like I said she is dumber then I thought.

If Nancy Grace is so worried about burning in hell then she needs to start acting like a professional host that treats her guests and callers with some re-spect. As a reporter of news articles she should report the story without automatically convicting someone that has not been proven guilty. As a person she needs to try to be kinder, caring and less selfish. If she con-tinues in the manner in which she currently carries herself no amount of donation money is gonna keep her out of hell. My advice to Nancy is start going to church, make a donation every week, pray to god for your honorary soul and maybe just maybe, you'll be allowed in to heaven on a ticket you have earned through being a good, honest person.

Written by: Aliengirl

If Keith Olbermann Is Not Part Of The 'Professional Left', Then What The Hell Is He?

2010-08-11T01:06:21Z

Keith Olbermann supplied his lucky viewers with another one of his ranting Special Comments on his show this evening. This special rant was based on what White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs recently stated in an interview concerning the political "left" and their criticisms of this admin-istration. Olbermann went on to explain how the White House needs to start attacking the REAL enemy... the far "right" and their cable news channel (Fox News) and understand that some of the Liberals expected more from this President then they have received. Also, while spewing his condescending explanation on how Gibbs had it all wrong, Olbermann went on to say that he wasn't sure if he should be included in Gibb's classification of the "professional left" and finished his thought by saying he wanted no part of it. That was the part of Olbermann's comment that didn't make too much sense. However, many of Keith's Special Comments rarely make sense and are usually lacking in substance while providing very little new information to the show's viewers.

My question is... who does Keith Olbermann think he speaks for?... Republicans? Republicans can't stand him and would never watch his show in fear of spon-taneous combusting within the first few minutes. So he doesn't speak for them and share their points of view. Let's face it! Without a doubt, Keith Olbermann speaks to the "left" of this country and those are the people who tune into his show on a nightly basis. On many occasions in the past, while doing his show, Olbermann as acted as the supreme voice for all Liberals in this country and has relished that honor for some time now. Keith knows that his show (based on ratings), has made him a top (if not the top voice for all Liberals) "professional left" talk show host who reaches millions across the country who share his same point of view. So for Olbermann to say he's not part of the "professional left" in cable news or to take some kind of personal offense by Gibbs' remarks and state that he wants no part of it is pure nonsense... and Olbermann needs to shut it and shut it quick!

This was a Special Comment that was only special in the author's audacity to attack the "right" and their news outlets, defend the left for their attacks on the White House and then say he's not part of the "professional left" while at the same time defending the Liberal criticisms. WTF? I suggest that if he's going to put his viewers through any more of these self indulgent, condescending rants that he calls Special Comments... that he actually put some thought behind them and not just talk in circles like an egotistical A-Hole!

How Much Credibility Has Fox News Lost Over The 'Breitbart-Gate' Scandal?

2010-07-24T18:24:14Z

It's been a tough couple of weeks over at Fox News. The news channel has had to go on the defense over them repeatedly airing an edited version of a tape to try and prove a person (Sherrod) or an organ-ization (NAACP) as being racist. Fox News aired the tape from a conservative blogger named Andrew Breitbart, who on his website only showed a portion of the tape airing a speech by Mrs. Sherrod showing her as being racist. Well, we all know now that her speech was taken out of context and everyone has quickly rushed to apologise including the Obama Administration and the NAACP. Fox News' Bill O' Reilly also apologised for not doing his homework and Shepard Smith apologised for the news channel's mistake but was quickly chastised by conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh for taking the liberal's bait. I give credit for both for stepping up and admitting theirs and the channel's mistake, especially Bill O' Reilly. Though after Bill's quick 2 minute apology, O' Reilly spent the next 8 minutes of his 'Talking Points Memo' questioning Sherrod's motives and political partisanships. Furthermore, I'm sure that Bill having to admit mistakes were made was something he and his ego didn't take great pleasure in doing.

There are still a lot of unanswered questions out there though. Why would Fox News think Breitbart is a credible source and use his material on the air? Would it be due to past successes from Breitbart exposing so-called issues like ACORN? Does Fox News agree or condone the tactics used by Breitbart and the way he smeared an innocent person's character and credibility? Why is Fox News now afraid to even mention Breitbart by name... but when the video first surfaced Fox News gave Breitbart and his website full credit everytime the video was showed (which was a numerous throughout the day)? Why would Fox News then blame the White House for their overreaction to an incendiary video that was aired on the Fox News Channel... it's like Fox News now pretends that they never aired the race-baiting video in the first place? Shouldn't they take all of the blame for spreading false propaganda? And last but definitely not least, why wouldn't Fox News immediately apologise to Mrs. Sherrod for airing a video that was slanderous to her character without ever checking the facts to verify the video's credibility? You really have to wonder what Fox News' hidden agenda really is and what they're willing to do to accomplish it?

I think the days of debating if Fox News is a legitimate news organization can finally be put to rest... thanks to none other than the Fox News Channel itself. If CNN, The New York Times or the Wall Street Journal were to employ these unwar-ranted smear campaigns against innocent people, those news outlets would lose their credibility instantly... just like Fox News just did. Further-more, I'm sure most Fox News viewers have really no problem with how their channel handled the story and their reaction is to be expected. Republicans have nowhere else to turn to get their news that's slanted towards the GOP. However, until Fox decides to go back to being professionals and covering stories in a professional manner, Fox News should never be considered a credible, reliable or honest news organization and should be ignored by this administration and the rest of the professional media in this country. I also surely hope that the intelligent people in this country have learned a lesson that the next time Fox News cries wolf, no one should listen... they should simply just laugh!

Fox News' Judge Andrew Napolitano Goes Rouge!

2010-07-14T19:26:21Z

Fox News' Judge Napolitano recently did an interview on C-SPAN with Ralph Nader where he claimed former President Bush and Vice-President Cheney should have been indicted on criminal charges for some of their past unlawful policies. I found this to be quite shocking! Though the Judge has never been afraid to speak his mind, often claims he's a Independent and not a Republican and says he has "no skin in the game", but I was very surprised that Napolitano broke ranks like he did with the agenda propagated nightly on the Fox News Channel by some of their show's hosts. In fact, I can't recall the last time when I heard a cable news host over at Fox News being so critical of the mistakes that the Bush Administration made. Most of the time they just give it a passing mention and continue to the next story. The more popular hosts such as O' Reilly, Hannity and Beck are always whining on how we need to move on from the past and stop blaming Bush. While never owning up to the responsibility of how the last Republican President crippled this country with his policies and ignored federal laws and the Constitution. So, for that I give the Judge some credit for stating the facts and keeping his perspective based in reality. If Fox News ever wanted to gain some of their credibility back, they should consider following the recent example set by the Judge and stop running from the past.

Just like everyone else in this country, the Judge is entitled to his opinion. As for him stating that former administration members should have been indicted, well... it's a very complex issue and I would be concerned what the implications would do to our political system and how it would be able to function in the future. Plus, the Republicans, being the babies that they are, would be extremely pissed off and vow bloody revenge, basically putting government at even more of a stand still. My opinion would be to move on from the issue and make sure those policies are never enacted again... but without sweeping the past mistakes under the rug and pretending that they never happened.

source: www.huffingtonpost.com

My Top 5 Candidates To Replace Larry King

2010-07-02T21:37:34Z

With the recent announcement of Larry King's retirement from CNN, I figured this would be a golden opportunity for the news channel to find a charismatic personality for his replacement. If CNN's goal is to keep the show's format the same and continue to have the most relevant interviews in primetime cable news concerning that day's events, they would need to find a host that would be able to ask the relevant political questions but would also need to have some working knowledge concerning the entertainment business. Below are my top 5 personalities that I think could carry on the legacy that Larry King has provided his viewers for over 25 years.

1. Arnold Schwarzenegger - Not only a famed Hollywood movie star, Arnold also brings his political experience as California's Governor to the table if he were to consider replacing Larry King. Everyone knows who he is (The Terminator), so getting movie stars from Hollywood or getting politicians from Washington D.C. shouldn't be a problem. Furthermore, Arnold would always have the best "A-Lists" guests and could really give Fox News a run for their money in that time slot. When California votes for their new Governor this November, Schwarzenegger will obviously have plenty of time on his hands, he may become bored and just might want to get back in the entertainment spotlight (in a limited fashion).

2. Colin Powell - You would think that both political parties would agree that Colin Powell in one of the most re-spected men in the country. Having both, an excellent political and military background, Powell could easily have a primetime show that could gather huge ratings. If Colin were to do a show to replace Larry over at CNN, he would probably have to focus more on political stories than entertainment stories but with his easy going style and intelligent way of communicating, I think Colin Powell would instantly relate to his viewers and become a huge cable news sensation.

3. Oprah - Another name that everyone knows with great nationwide recognition. Oprah has already proven that she is the undisputed "Queen" of daytime, this could be her chance to prove she could easily take on the challenge of becoming the "Queen" of all cable news. Oprah could bring her huge audience base from her show over to CNN's primetime and instantly take over that time slot blowing away her competitors... Fox's Hannity and MSNBC's Maddow. As for the political aspects of the show, Oprah would only have to ask the questions and allow the experts/pundits to do all the talking, kind of what like Larry does on his show today. Plus, Oprah has been known to conduct hard hitting interviews in the past, so for that and many other reasons, I feel Oprah would make a perfect fit over at CNN (Oprah + CNN = Credibility).

4. Shepard Smith - Shepard is the one guy on the list who's an actual cable news host. Shepard has a very popular show in the afternoon and evenings each day on Fox News and is probably under contract for a few more years. However, If I was in charge over at CNN, I would offer to buy out his contract over at Fox News and give him Larry's show. Shepard has a smooth, down to Earth personality, a true professional, hardly ever injects his personal opinion into the story and would instantly become the face of CNN along with their current cable news host... Anderson Cooper. Out of all of the competitors from the other cable news channels, only Shepard Smith has the credibility that would fit in with the standards over at CNN.

5. Ellen DeGeneres - I was trying to think outside the box when I came up with Ellen. Though, Ellen's strongest suit might not be politics, I believe that she could get the answers (in a friendly, non-aggressive way) to some of the more serious questions that would be discussed on that day's show. She's very entertaining and well liked, with a great personality who could bring some light and cheer to some of the more troubling problems we face together as a nation. Ellen would also have the opportunity to poke some fun at cable news but without the sarcasm that a Jon Stewart would provide... a little less venomous. I think Ellen would be up for the challenge.

Glenn Beck Calls President Barack Obama A 'Racist', Then Calls Former President George Bush A 'Progressive'... I'm Wondering If Beck Is Stuck In The Twilight Zone?

2010-06-18T00:40:38Z

I've seen Glenn Beck's show on Fox News plenty of times, from his history lessons of our Founding Fathers to his personal battle with bringing down the liberal community organizers over at ACORN, so basically I know what to expect when I watch his show. However, once in awhile Glenn says something that makes me wonder what world has he been living on? A few months ago he stated he felt Barack Obama was favoring black people and being a racist towards white people on Fox News' morning show. Nothing could be further from the truth. First, there's no evidence of this, Glenn Beck is trying to say something controversial for publicity and in doing so has crossed the line by not giving the office of the President the respect it deserves. And since he's so hung up on our Founding Fathers and the Constitution, maybe he should ask himself how Washington or Lincoln would feel regarding his remark showing no respect for the office. Second, the minute Obama were to ever start showing favoritism to Black Americans, the Republican mouth-pieces like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity would have a field day! Not only was Glenn Beck's remark ignorant, it also showed (reaffirmed) that he has no CLASS!

As for the second remark that made very little common sense, Glenn went on to say that former President George Bush was a "progressive?" Are you kidding me? Glenn has stated this a couple of times before on his show but I thought that maybe he misspoke or had gotten his facts wrong... again. But I was wrong because he actually believes it. After he restated it again on his show today, I was reminded that Glenn Beck must have somehow found his way into the Twilight Zone and can't find his way out. Glenn tried to back up his statement by saying that by Bush passing the Patriot Act, that was Bush's way of allowing "Big Government" in to our lives so they can gain more control. What... that makes absolutely no sense? I'm not a big George Bush fan but I do know this... Former President Bush was trying to do everything possible (some say even bending the law) to keep this country safe from another terrorist attack. So to say that the former REPUBLICAN President was a "progressive" is a heaping, steaming pile of SH&T! I would personally like to ask Mr. Beck one simple question: After making these insane allegations, in a public setting, why would you think that anyone would find you credible and not just some CLOWN who talks out his ASS?

It Appears That Fox News' Greta Van Susteren Is Going To Be Hosting Her Show For A Few More Years

2010-06-16T17:23:58Z

Recently, The New York Times reported that Greta Van Susteren has signed a new multi-year contract with Fox News. After hearing this, I was a little surprised. I thought for sure, that Fox News wasn't planning to renew Greta's contract and would have her time slot given to Fox's new Superstar... Megyn Kelly! Well, I was wrong. Megyn may not be ready for primetime yet due to the fact that she just had a child and her afternoon time slot may allow her more freedom to juggle her career and being a caring mother at the same time. However, by the time Greta's new contract has run out, Megyn may be ready to focus more on her professional life and be ready to make her full-time move to primetime. Greta's also has been in the cable news business for some time now and it appears occasionally on her show that Greta seems tired, maybe with the signing of this new commitment she'll become more rejuvenated?

This was also a good move for Fox News. Greta has proven herself over the years on how to get to the heart of the matter and also knows how to conduct a great interview. Over the years, Greta's ratings have remained very strong, with a large viewership and some may say the she's the reigning Queen of primetime cable news (Nancy Grace a close second). I person-ally enjoyed her show more in the past when she wasn't so political. Over the past year, Greta has gotten away from covering criminal and missing person stories to a show that has a more partisan, political theme. You would think Fox News would be up to their eyeballs in political opinion shows, that's why I found Greta's past style to be so refreshing, she was the only one who could give a Fox viewer a break from all the political stories covered in primetime.

In ending, I would like to say congratulations to Greta Van Susteren, though this maybe her last ride on the Fox News merry-go-round, she has proven herself to be a valuable, credible news talent that the other cable news channels strive to have in their show's hosts.

source: www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser