Fox Business Channel Host Claims The Lego Movie Has A Liberal Agenda

[Initech]

On Fox Business Channel Friday morning, host Charles Payne went on the attack. With a banner reading “Hollywood Hates Business” under him, Payne began his rant, showing a crazy level of disconnect. Showing a short clip of “The Lego Movie” villain, President Business, he noted that the animated character “looks a bit like Mitt Romney.” Um. If you see your corporate leader-cum-failed Presidential candidate in an animated blocky, Lego character… That’s on you.

Payne’s guest, media analyst Paul Dergarabedian, tries to answer Payne’s question…

“Why is the head of a corporation, where they hire people, people go to work, they pay their rent, their mortgage, they put their kids through college, they feed their families, they give to charities, they give to churches — why would the CEO be an easy target?”

… but he can’t. Oh, he gives it a good Fox Business spin. But in the end, all he can really say is that ”The Lego Movie” will get kids “thinking about business.” Now, that is how a desperate Fox talking head spins something. Gotta give the guy an “A” for effort.

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/02/10/fox-freaks-lego-movie-liberal-agenda/

Now I really want to see it!

[Rex]

1. Movies are listed in order of largest profit first then weeks in theaters.

Some weak FUD, but what I would expect from Socknews.

[mike_c]

2. when the only tool you have is a hammer...

...everything looks like a liberal agenda nail.

[Comrade Grumpy]

13. When the only hammer you have is a tool...

...everyone looks like Charlie Payne.

[shenmue]

3. The same incoherent nutcases they've been since the McCarthy days

I hate them.

[jmowreader]

4. Imagine the spin when the definitely antibusiness Robocop drops

[Aristus]

7. I hope the re-make keeps the original's razor-sharp corporate satire.

It would be a shame for it to be a brainless shoot-'em-up.

AFAIC, the original doesn't need to be remade. Despite being nearly 30 years old, it doesn't seem to have aged much. Either in the putative technology or in the social-economic aspects.

[jmowreader]

10. The previews indicate they're going a different direction

It looks like they're not going to declare Murphy dead but to turn him into Robohubby, which leads to the next question - how does Robohubby satisfy his wife's needs?

I was really bummed when Robo3 was so bad because Lewis' murder set up Robo4...Mrs. Robocop?

[JaneyVee]

5. Yes, Lego's and Muppets, all part of the left-wing agenda.

BTW, the character does look like Mitt Romney.

[11 Bravo]

6. Riiiight. A movie which is in essence one, big, fucking commercial is anti-business.

How out of touch with reality must one be in order to cash a Murdoch check?

[Initech]

8. There needs to be a new site "Why does Fox News hate _______?"

[11 Bravo]

9. Logic? Truth? Common sense? Brunette "news" women?

[jmowreader]

11. The answer is always Benghazi.

[Submariner]

12. Well the Conservative Agenda of racism, hate, abortion clinic bombings

and down right meanness might not go over well in a kids movie.