FOX NEWS INTERNAL MEMO LEAKED: Look for Iraqi Insugents "thrilled" by Dem Victory

[Cheney Killed Bambi]

Huffington Post has the goods:

FOX NEWS INTERNAL MEMO: "Be On The Lookout For Any Statements From The Iraqi Insurgents...Thrilled At The Prospect Of A Dem Controlled Congress"...

Read the whole thing here:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2006/11/14/fox-news-internal-memo-_n_34128.html

:puke: :puke: :argh:

[Little Wing]

1. HOyer

probably not a typo

[Cheney Killed Bambi]

4. I didn't even

notice that. The whole memo just screams "attack the Dems."

[Laelth]

96. You got it!

That's what Faux News does 24/7. Attacking Democrats is their primary mission. Faux News, as any observant person can see, is nothing less than the unofficial propaganda outlet of the Republican Party.

:puke:

-Laelth

[Iris]

115. what about - isnt' ? (I'd put it in quotes, but then the apostrophe would be truly lost)

what a crock of crap. Proving once again what a cut-rate journalistic effort FOX news is. Worse than a high school newspaper.

[Bluzmann57]

2. Boy they just won't give up their talking points, will they?

Memo to Faux- Try something different. It just won't work.

[pauldp]

3. kick nt

[cspanlovr]

5. Olberman should know about this!

[hvn_nbr_2]

47. I think I see a "Worst Person in the World" nomination coming. nt

[H2O Man]

6. Nominated.

I hope that every DUer who reads this OP nominates it. This is an important thing for us to be getting the word out on.

Thanks for the link! Great post.

[blm]

14. And also send the entire article and link to your local newspapers.

You never know when they might fire off an editorial against something so blatantly unAmerican.

[H2O Man]

15. Very good idea! n/t

[brettdale]

87. yep

send to every newspaper, news radio, and tv journo you can think of.

[Straight Shooter]

66. I'll nominate it, but ...

Frankly I expect nothing different from Fox News than this kind of garbage. They are the mouthpiece of the bush administration.

Most of the public does not even realize the significance of this type of memo. They think Fox is "just doing a job," and don't recognize that what Fox is doing is not pushing news, but are instead pushing an agenda.

[Lochloosa]

103. Just for you....K/R

[Skittles]

7. do they really need to send out memos like this?

as if these faux reporters don't know the score when they agree to work for the propaganda wing of the RNC

[SouthernBelle82]

18. But wait a minute!

I thought Fox was "fair and balanced"??? :sarcasm:

[Kierkegaard]

32. Commonly misunderstood...

that's 'unfair and unbalanced.'

[Cooley Hurd]

8. Robert Greenwald needs to make a sequel to "Outfoxed"

...and include this travesty.:eyes:

[Doctor_J]

9. Let's not forget that the ENTIRE WORLD is thrilled by Dems

victory. Probably the only humans who aren't are Fox News viewers.

[AlCzervik]

10. why isn't this all over the "Liberal media"?

[pdxmom]

11. The quote that gets me the most: "The question of the day, and

indeed for the rest of bush's (sic) term is: What's the Dem plan for Iraq?"

There it is, people. The entire plan for the administration and their lapdog Faux...make Iraq and all that goes wrong there the fault of the Dem's. They plan on pushing that meme for the NEXT TWO YEARS! This is disgusting.

[AlCzervik]

13. thats the Faux news speciality--the ?, the Daily show had a hilarious

clip on their use of the question mark. "It lets them ask whatever they want to"

[LynzM]

71. I saw that clip

It was fantastic... Jon did a great job of showing just how bad a thing you can say, when it's followed by that magic "?"

[MaineYooper]

111. You mean the "cavuto"

hilarious clip.

The cavuto, if I remember correctly, was defined as "a prophylactic to protect Fox News from all the Republican c***sucking they're performing"

Try it yourself. It can be fun. For instance:

Did Dick Cheney sell his soul to the devil for a few hundred more shares of Haliburton?

I'm just askin'...

[SallyMander]

119. Anyone have a link to that?

I'd love to see it!

[likesmountains 52]

125. check over in the video forum, it was here yesterday on the

Happy Birthday Fox News video..

[John Q. Citizen]

28. I thought the executive, ie the Commander in Chief, was the plan guy. The

congress is now supposed to prosecute the war?

Then why do we need the stinking executive?

[The Wielding Truth]

78. Why do we need the republican party?

[NewJeffCT]

37. No - the latest is the Dems are waiting for Baker

I guess since we have no plan & no ideas, we have to wait for Jim Baker's study buddies to save us... that wonderful idea of 3 Iraqs - one to piss off the Turks, one as a pawn for the Saudis and one for the Iranians.

[originalpckelly]

12. Love that bi-partisanship, don't you?

Fucking assholes!

[fishnfla]

16. So FAUX has an in with the insurgents?

hows that working for them?

[mcg]

25. Good question. nt

[LynzM]

72. Wish I could nominate your reply, too

:rofl:

[troubleinwinter]

17. How do so-called "professionals" live with themselves? Nom'd.

If I were a journalist and that shit came across my desk, I'd quit.

[carolinayellowdog]

20. Quit, or send it to Arianna?

Those sonsabitches better recognize that the GIG IS UP.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

41. if you were a journalist

you'd never work at Fox news.

[Greyskye]

19. Is it too much to ask for correct grammar/spelling from...

...an organization which is supposedly journalistic in nature?

From the last line of the Faux memo:

"Just because Dems won, the war on terror isnt' over."

'Get a brain, morans!'

[ovidsen]

44. The typo actually adds to it's credibility

This looks like an internal daily "heads up" that assignment editors or their bosses write "stream of consciousness". Strictly for internal consumption. The isnt' is NOT the most egregious error either, IMO.

A couple of thumpees -- to use a variation of Bush's term -- speak today. Webb has won in Virginia. The balance of power in the Senate is now 51-49 Dem. (Sanders and Lieberman will organize with the D's). He'll come out and concede. Let's take it.'

Okay, reading that sentence, WHO is conceding? Not Sanders. Not Lieberman. Allen? Who isn't named? Guess this is what constitutes a current events test at Faux. It also hints at a tad of bias, wouldn't ya think? But wait, doesn't it say a "couple" of thumpees?? Who's the other one?? Oh yeah. Conrad Burns. Yeppers, an editor who let this on the air or in print would be fired.

But this is just the kind of off the cuff, not for outside consumption stuff that newsroom suits typically write! Yes, the writer could have used a spellchecker. Trust me, with stuff like this, the people who are supposed to read it don't care. You'll see this in a lot of scripts, too. A reporter I once knew wrote scripts that almost looked like IMs (T Snte votes tdy on t prtial brth abt ban...). Nobody cared. The grammar was just fine the way he said it on the air, and nobody outside the studio reads the scripts anyway.

BTW the header and the template on the memo looks very much like Avid iNEWS for Windows, customized for Faux, which also adds to it's authenticity. Sure it can be faked, but...

In any case, while this thing doesn't surprise ME in the least, it sure makes me giggle! "SURPRISE FAUX!!!! You got caught with your pants down!!!"

[madmusic]

55. Thanks for the details, ovidsen. It's cool to hear the nitty gritty.

[elehhhhna]

122. off topic ovid, but

wow I love your sig pic. My old office was the on the 4th floor (NW) corner of the first full bldg pic on the left.

Now in Sugar Land (TX-BLUE!-22).

Chicago politics was just a warmup for the baloney the DeLay machine pulls off down here.

[ovidsen]

160. Great view!

I used to work nearby, too... at the WLS studios inside the old Stone Container Building on the SW corner of Michigan and Wacker (sort of behind and to the right of the picture). That was a while ago, in the 1970s, but then my sig pic is almost as dated. You'll notice the Sun-Times building on the right. It's gone, and some Trump (really!) Tower is going up instead!!

Congrats on living in a BLUE ZONE!! I'm afraid my CD (the 2nd in South Carolina) is about as red as they come. The fact that my GOP Congressman is actually named Joe Wilson does add a little humor to the political void, though. If I ever meet him, I really want to ask him how his wife Valerie Plame is doing. And then run! heehee!!

[wtmusic]

21. Aren't we fudging a little here?

that "...who must be..." is critical to interpreting the memo.

The memo is looking for any statements from Iraqi insurgents, then goes on to surmise they all must be thrilled, etc.

Hate to see Dems giving in to these kinds of temptations.

[H2O Man]

23. No.

I don't think so. Not at all.

[wtmusic]

24. In your opinion

why do both HuffPo and OP leave out the same three words "...who must be..."? :shrug:

[Bjorn Against]

45. There is a limit to how much text you can put in a title.

If you read the memo on Huffington Post it is unedited, the reason they edited it for the title was simply so they could squeeze it into the limits the title would allow.

The title still accurately reflects what the memo says.

[fishnfla]

139. fact vs opinion,,,,"who must be" vs "who may be"

this is the editorial section of a news channel trying to make-up news for their editorials.

Kinda like the build up to the whole war, try and fit the facts around the theory

[pacalo]

31. This memo was written by the vice president of Fox News -- I consider it a directive.

When the boss hints, it's usually what he wants without coming out & ordering them to do so specifically. That's my experience, anyway.

[LTR]

22. But...But...

They're supposed to be "Real Journalism - Fair and Balanced"!

I'm shocked! Shocked, I tell ya!

[LTR]

26. Okay, here's the memo, typed out

Typos and all.

Spread and let prosper!

THURSDAY UPDATE:
A couple of thumpees -- to use a variation of Bush's term -- speak today.
Webb has won in Virginia. The balance of power in the Senate is now 51-49 Dem (Sanders and Lieberman will organize with the D's). He'll come out and concede. Let's take it.'

Rumsfeld had a previous speaking engagement in Kansas. He ought to be in a fine mood. Can one fake smile hide that much frustration? We'll take that too.

The elections and Rumsfeld's resignation were a major event, but not the end of the world. The war on terror goes on without interruption. Jennifer Griffin sent in info on Hamas' call for attacks on American interests. And let's be on the lookout for any statements from the Iraqi insurgents, who must be thrilled at the prospect of a Dem-controlled congress.

The question of the day, and indeed for the rest of bush's term, is: What's the Dem plan for Iraq? THis could be a very short live shot for Jim Angle, but he'll try.

In the House, the newly empowered Dems will shed some fraternal blood before settling in. Murtha will challenge HOyer for the leadership. A former hawk v. a political hack. Garrett will observe.

We'll continue to work the Hamas threat to the US that came hours after the election results. Griffin and Tobin will include in their lives. Just because the Dems won, the war on terror isnt' over.

[Cheney Killed Bambi]

74. Thanks for doing that

[Black Adder]

27. Who watches Fox News anyway?

[Anarcho-Socialist]

51. Ha! Great picture

I love it

[unpossibles]

110. sadly, more than I'd like to admit

and a large number of them think it is the only non-liberally biased news source because that's what they've been told.

[Mad_Dem_X]

114. I've heard that from several people

how Faux is "fair and balanced." I can't believe people actually still believe that. And when anyone challenges them on that perception, they can't defend it. Faux is fair and balanced because they SAY they are, I guess. :crazy:

[Ron Green]

138. People really do respond to shiny TV images and simple messages.

I suspect the masses are no smarter than they were a thousand years ago, when the priest class had them fooled.

:dunce: :dunce: :dunce:

[TheCowsCameHome]

29. If Fox isn't thrilled that certainly makes me happy. It means they LOST.

Losers that they are................

[The Sushi Bandit]

30. Insugents???

Spelling error or new word to add to my dictionary?

[cui bono]

35. That was a typo from the poster of this thread. n/t

[DinahMoeHum]

33. "Our job is to report the news, not fabricate it. . .

...that's the government's job..."

- V for Vendetta (movie version)

:evilfrown:

[cui bono]

34. Memo looks very fair and balanced to me. :sarcasm:

[file83]

118. Best point here.

I think that while we ALL know how unfair and unbalanced FoxNews is, this is the smoking gun evidence that contradicts FN's claims by 180 degrees.

Also, this is documentary evidence that Fox News is nothing more than a Republican propaganda machine. Again, we've all KNOWN this, but now this is the smoking gun of irrifutable evidence.

[civildisoBDence]

36. They distort, we deride

Fairly unbalanced.

Newsprism

[Cobalt Violet]

38. K & R. Fair and Balanced.

I hope this goes somewhere.

[kdpeters]

39. "What's the Dem plan for Iraq?"

The question of the day, and indeed for the rest of bush's(sic) term, is: What's the Dem plan for Iraq?"

Whenever you hear that question, you know you're talking to a Fox News operative. Here's the memo that told them to ask it.

[Mr_Spock]

40. Fox is a disgraceful propaganda outlet

Having a Pravda in this country is disgusting and shameful :puke:

[wicket]

42. Disgusting

n/t

[michaz]

43. Reporters of Fox News Release Was Paid For!!

In August 2 Million Dollars was paid for the release of the 2 journalists! And gee, Fox doesn't know who paid for it. I wonder what that money was used for? Guess we can imagine.

[EFerrari]

54. Welcome to DU, michaz

I always wonder how much tax money gets repurposed at Faux, too. :)

[niallmac]

46. Frankly I think FOX is guilty of impersonating a news organization.n/t

[Spirochete]

82. Not enough evidence to prove it, though

It's a very bad impersonation...

[treestar]

48. The morans know they are hugely screwn

Who cares if the insurgents are glad the Dems won! I guess Osama is too! Does these fauxfreepers really think it's that simple?

This is hugh!!!111111

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

[pa28]

49. There is no reason for any Democrat to appear on Fox news.

Their political bias and R.W. agenda is a matter of record. Why continue lending them the facade of "balance".

[SlavesandBulldozers]

52. never could figure that out.

i suppose its because in their mind they think they'll change it from within.

I was very disappointed when Wes Clark did that, very disappointed. I think there should be a complete Democratic shunning of that channel. I mean, look at what they are saying - they are saying Democrats are on the side of terrorists. There's no way to dialogue with that accusation. Those are fighting words.

[pa28]

57. I'm a huge Clark fan but I have to wonder why he stays.

Clark built up plenty of goodwill for his work on behalf of Democrats. Every time he appears on Fox I have to believe he's undermining that hard won credibility.

Any respectable network would be glad to have you Wes. Stop dignifying Fox!

[Clark2008]

116. Apparently none of you live in the red states.

Clark goes on Faux, not to dignify it, but to get to an audience he - or no other Democrat - would ever reach.

Faux is on in our service stations, our restaurants, our bars, our barber shops, our beauty salons, etc. It's on every where - whether people are actively watching it or not (how do you think they get those ratings).

Clark, as an Arkansan knows this. And he's one of the FEW Democrats some people get to see without the filter of some rightwinger defining them.

I think it's a coup on Clark's part myself and one of the reasons I think he could handily flip a red state or two should he seek and get the nomination for the Dem Party.

I think it's an excellent way to outflank the opposition.

[populistdriven]

140. He should do what the Big Dog did to Faux News :)

Except no one ranks up there with the big dog!

[mcscajun]

158. Clark doesn't "dialogue" with the FauxSnooze bunch

He Takes The Fight Behind Enemy Lines, and I applaud him for doing it. I would never have the stamina, or the intestinal fortitude to keep my lunch down sitting on camera with ANY of those RW loons.

Time and time again, he calls their talking heads and guests on their errors and deliberate omissions, distortions, and exaggerations. He challenges, refutes, corrects, and sometimes even delivers the smackdown. :)

If even a Fraction of the truth he speaks chips away at FauxSnooze's audience, it's worth it.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

159. i disagree. his presence gives them credibility they don't deserve.

they say in no uncertain terms that Democrats are on the side of terrorists. It bothers me that he's on there.

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

64. I agree 100%. We don't need to be a part of this BS.

Faux news is irrelevant. Their requests for Dem talking heads should be refused.

[Laelth]

97. If a REAL Democrat doesn't get on there ...

... Faux will prop up some faux Democrat like Alan Colmes who, in turn, makes us look really, really bad, and people will think he's a Democrat, when, in fact, he's a faux operative. As much as I hate Faux, and as much as I'd like to deny them any credibility, it's better to have real Democrats speaking for us than faux ones.

:shrug:

-Laelth

[SlavesandBulldozers]

50. hahahaha!

i hope they keep it up, i think it's hilarious!

they expect Americans to still believe that Osama's scared of Bush too. how long did WWII take? 3 years, 4 years? no satellites, cruise missiles either. . . i'm trying to figure out why it took so. . . oh that's right we didn't have a retarded war criminal running our country back then. my bad!

[madmusic]

53. Kick and Rec. This is dynamite!

Again, it's the propaganda, stupid!

[hasssan1]

56. All i can say to Nazi Network : MOTHER FUCKERS

That's what you are in Fauks news.

[codjh9]

75. Amen, brother - and can I add 'ASSHOLES'? Thanx. :^) n/t

[madmusic]

58. Self delete dupe

[madmusic]

59. That's the ticket.

No Dems on their station, ever. That would make huge news and do the trick.

Unless, maybe, some on the Left support the swing to the Right.

[AIJ Alom]

60. I see another major ratings drop coming as people realize

Fox to fair and balanced is the equilant of Republican to family values(that would make a great SAT question).

And a quick reminder of Republican family values.

Tom Delay, Jack Abramoff, Tom Foley, Ted Haggard, Bob Ney, Duke Cunningham, Bob Sherwood and a whole host of others including Grover Norquist who reminds the value-minded Republicans not to choke their mistresses (but adultery is ok, Fruedian slip)!

[whistle]

61. FOX News manufacturing news

[RedEarth]

62. KR....... how typical.... what a terrible excuse for a "news" channel..

I sure wish people on DU would quit using Fox as a news source on DU...it turns my stomach every time I see their name.

[bluecrush]

63. Why put it in memo form?

Most at Fox News have their regular marching orders and can spin in their sleep. Now that the election is over, it's back to crime and junk news.

[Divine Discontent]

69. you got that right crush!

like they NEED to be told to look for crap like this? those "reporters" they employ know what they're looking for, and just shows that the VP of Faux News just wants to sound important by putting this dribble out every day telling them what to look for, DUH is what I'd write back to him if I was one of the minions, thank GOD I'm not. O8)



www.cafepress.com/warisprofitable <<-- antibush prodem stickers/shirts

[mirandapriestly]

65. They had that fake "Iraq Division of Al Qaeda" web site

saying that Americans were wise to elect the democrats. Then they announced they were going to step up attacks. Like, they are going to announce that. It was so fake...

[Divine Discontent]

67. not that there was MUCH doubt

that FOX was more than a sham arm of the GOP, this memo proves a direct attempt to smear Democrats, and proves further and further, that the FCC needs to pull the word "NEWS" from their name.


seriously, HOW are they allowed to operate as a "NEWS" company when they do this kind of blatant SHIT all the time?



www.cafepress.com/warisprofitable <<-- antibush prodem stickers/shirts

[Zambero]

68. So the Iraqi insurgency being thrilled would also thrill Fox News?

Birds of a feather! The soft underbelly of right-wing media propaganda, exposed for what it is.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

70. Nothing I Hate More Than When People Mislead Others. They Didn't Say That Whatsoever.

I always find deceit to be a disgraceful act, and this huffington notion is most definitely blatantly deceitful.

Regardless of that, I still found the rest of the article to be a disgusting admission of how partisan and deceitful they are themselves. It amazes me that they're allowed to keep the claim of 'fair and balanced'.

[militaryWife]

73. did you read the comments over there? creepy!

Lot of hate. I don't know any any significant posting gets done with the trolls swarming.

[redqueen]

127. Yes, unfortunately...

if only it hurt to be that stupid... maybe they'd educate themselves.

Alas...

[TheCowsCameHome]

76. No! You're kidding! The home of "Great Americans" actually did that?

I'm speechless...............

[LynnTheDem]

77. ROFL!!!

Rightwingnuts; stupidest MFers on the planet.

Just ask Faux News; conning & fooling & duping rightwingnuts daily.

:rofl:

[Cheney Killed Bambi]

94. ROFL -- only appropriate reaction

ROFL over the fact that their ratings have been dropping like a stone over the past year

:rofl:

[ddbaj]

79. FAIR AND BALANCED!

Riiight.

[brettdale]

80. kick

kick

[livingonearth]

81. Faux agenda:

make the talking points work.

[upi402]

83. k/r The "Outfoxed" film exposed that practice

I'm just surprised they're still doing this crap. I guess since it's not out in the corporate media nobody knows.

[Oilwellian]

84. Won't it be fun....

watching Fox report the news on the Democratic congressional investigations? Let me repeat that again...congressional investigations lead by the DEMOCRATS! I don't know how old Fox News is but it's been a LONG TIME since the Democrats had subpoena power. How will Fox be able to spin the front page news that will be damning for Bushco?

[krispos42]

149. Oh, I'm sure they have a division working on that n/t

[brettdale]

85. Please send this to all media and faux reporters also

Please send this to all media and faux reporters also.

[autorank]

86. They need to lose their license. Period.

If this is verified for sure, it's license review time.

[pimpbot]

88. What license?

Its a cable channel. No public airwaves. I guess they could lose their press passes but then again Jeff Gannon had one of those.

[autorank]

91. They own local television stations also and Murdoch had to get

a special exemption from Gingrich's congress to own the media properties. There are lots of ways to get them. But the cable properties are part of the larger Fox universe and directly related, therefore relevant to the license renewal of those television stations. Those make Fox a lot of money. I'm hoping that we'll get the 'equal time' provision back too. That would be the clean way to do it.

So you finally got to DU, Welcome

[brettdale]

89. kick

kick

[MindMatter]

90. Uhhh, EVERYBODY is thrilled with Bush's loss

[brettdale]

92. kick

kick

[The Count]

93. "We'll continue to work the Hamas threat...hours after the election results"

So, the Hamas also was emboldened by the defeatocrats? Oke-dokey then.

[cobaindrain]

95. what, nothing on Drudge?

[HuffleClaw]

98. why they still pretend to be 'fair and balanced' i don't know

its not a secret to anyone that they are and have always been rabidly partisan.

[nxylas]

121. People often misunderstand that slogan

Their rather duboius argument has always been that they are not offering balanced news themselves, but balancing out the so-called "liberal media". I say rather dubious, because even if one accepts that there is a liberal bias in the rest of the media (and that's a big if right there), you would be hard pressed to find a liberal media outlet that is as nakedly partisan as Fox. Maybe Air America, but that came after Fox News. It's like that statistic that conservatives love to quote about the percentage of network news anchors who voted for Kerry being much higher than his actual vote nationwide - as if voting for a particular party automatically makes one a cheerleader for that party who is prepared to sacrifice all journalistic ethics in order to spin the news according to the party line.

[William769]

99. K&R!

[moondust]

100. Yes, that would certainly have propaganda value.

In fact, don't we have somebody on the payroll who speaks Arabic that can wrap a towel around their head and step out behind the studio...

[chat_noir]

101. for posterity

[mistergriswold]

102. Fox pays the terrorists $2M and tells their employees to spread terrorist propaganda.

Whose side is Fox "News" on, exactly?

[Vinca]

104. On the up side, at least it wasn't on White House stationary. nt

[The Wizard]

105. I'm shocked

shocked I tell you to learn that a major media outlet would just make shit up and act as a propaganda arm for a political party. They should all be taken out and horse whipped in the public square.

[butterfly77]

153. Why,they have been doing it for years....

on every level. Spread the word about these lying hypocrites...they get dems on and try to make them answer yes and no answers and use them in soundbites to make it look as though they are saying what they are not.

[screembloodymurder]

106. Solution: Shut them down!

And jail anyone who has ever spewed lies for Bush.

[Bassic]

107. Fair and balanced,

my ass.

And what, do they think their reporters will be able to just walk up to a bunch of insurgents and interview them? Or do they consider the whole population of Iraq to be insurgents?

[HaggardsMethDealer]

108. Sick.

Amazing that modern day America allows a propaganda organization to operate that would make the Soviets proud.

Olberman needs to nail them on this, and so does Maher.

Does anyone know how to send this to Maher?

[Marnieworld]

126. pretty sure maher reads huffington post

Just a hunch.

[texastoast]

144. Should be good

Hee hee.

[SpiralHawk]

109. Faux News: Catapulting the republicon propaganda

what a bunch of amoral tools they are at Fox, lacking in all honor.

[a la izquierda]

112. STFU already, piss-ant whining babies!

Your party LOST. Get over it!
Sheesh, it's only been a week and I can't deal with Repuke complaining anymore!:nopity:

[AllexxisF1]

113. Unbelievable.

The real journalism outlets should take Fox to the preverbial cleaners. Fox News has lost many millions every year of it's pathetic existance while others have made vast sums of money. When your news organization does not make enough even to support to it's own wieght it ceases to become a business, it then becomes an expense. When a supposed news organization becomes an expense and proved to be used to push a certain political party's agenda is no doubt the TEXT BOOK DEFINITION OF PROPAGANDA.

These right wing nut jobs have the nerve to scream fascism every chance they get when in fact they are taking pages right out of their handbook.


Fox News seriously needs to get it's license pulled.

[Patiod]

117. But, but, but - they're NOT conservative! We need Freep TV

Mmmm....fair and balanced

[praeclarus]

120. this is Standard Operational Procedure for Faux....

... as discussed in the documentary "Outfoxed" which
shows several examples of the daily memo.

The people who are on the air at Faux are neither
"pundits" nor newscasters. They are simply actors
if you ask me and Faux is just a different flavor
of WWF for the mouth breathers.

Each day a memo such as the one being discussed here
comes down from on high and for that day the minions
dutifully, robotically, repeat the meme, talking point,
spin, slander, slur, innuendo, or propaganda item in
every so-called newscast and in every panel show.

"Outfoxed" has been mentioned in this thread a few times
but I'm surprised that more of you all haven't seen it
and that you're surprised by this revelation.

Strong recommendation for "Outfoxed", we must know the
enemy. Faux is 24/7 Propaganda Machine. It is all
carefully orchestrated and presented and they know exactly
what they are doing. None of the 0'Reillys and Hannitys
are nut jobs.

An interesting point made in "Outfoxed" was that the type
of propaganda perpetrated by our MSM is so much better than
anything the Soviet Union ever did because the soviet
masses pretty much knew they were being propagandized whereas
here, in this brave new world, it's a softer sell, if you
will, and much more cleverly done. The tube certainly helps.

[redqueen]

123. Anyone else thinking of writing Reid and Pelosi about the Fairness Doctrine?

I think I'll do that today.

[pdx_prog]

133. It would be a fine day indeed

if it were to be re-instated!

[oc2002]

137. or at least media ownership rules should be looked at again,

the term 'news' should not be in any way used with Fox.

[Gregorian]

124. WHY DOES FOX HATE AMERICA!

I guess that should really read, why does fox hate Democrats?

So, nothing we already didn't know. Maybe the rest of America can see it. Well, the rest of the Democratic America.


Something else I see from this article is that the war on terror appears to be a Republican agenda. Just because the Dems are in power doesn't mean the war on terror is over. Hmm, what is that supposed to mean, other than we want our war? We're going to keep our war? We must have our war?

[ComerPerro]

128. everyone should have seen this coming from a mile away

[RobertSeattle]

129. Bribe them with 2 Million Dollars if necessary to "look thrilled"

:evilgrin:

[Janice325]

130. Good grief!

Add me to the :puke::puke::banghead: category.
k&r

[DaveJ]

131. Do they support the 'war on terror' or just 'terror'?

Actually it's hard to say. It seems like terror gives them a rush of exhilaration. Who is really profiting here?

[pdx_prog]

132. Oh come on....

This is clearly the crazy left wing trying to cause chaos because that now they have control of both houses they have no idea what to do. Besides, Fox news is so left leaning they wouldn't dream of saying anything bad about the new houses.

Update: This memo is false! I analyzed the fonts and it was clearly typed on a Remington 2 typewriter circa 1885. The news sources haven't used these since about 1890. Where's Dan Rather?????

Call O'reilly! This is HUGH!!!!11!!!

[oc2002]

134. Excesses like this screams for media reforms, and return to Equal time laws,.

The fact that this does not even turn an eyebrow of indignation from most of the people or the media in this country just show how far or badly the whole media apparatus has forgotten about journalistic standards.

[Lethe]

135. FAUX had a similar memo on 9/11

FOX NEWS INTERNAL MEMO: "Be On The Lookout For Any Arab-looking People...Thrilled At The Prospect Of What Happened Today"...

[Quantess]

136. Desperation. So unattractive.

[VOX]

141. Never let it be said by Fox that the **American people** voted in the Democrats...

According to the standard Fox playbook, the recent election results were some terrible thing that befell the American people.

I ask Fox "News": The people of America have spoken at the polls, and not just from one geographic region, but from all over the country -- why do you not **honor** that voice?

And yes, Fox, why do you hate America? :grr:

[Cameron27]

142. Shameless

k&r

[spindrifter]

143. What a find--next they will be

trying to get paid by the Lincoln Group.

[BuyingThyme]

145. How do you supposed they knew the "statements" would exist?

[nadinbrzezinski]

146. Anybody surrpsied?

NOPE this is SOP for FAUX.. by the way soon we will see a blue dress emerge (or the equivalent)

[KamaAina]

147. Get this to Media Matters for America toute suite

oh, there I go, getting all Frenchy again :P

[sui generis]

148. oh Hamas is attacking America? wrings hands, moans

the war on terror, I mean America, isn't over?

No duh shit for brains.

But if you can find any "insurgents" to sit down and have tea with, please be sure to get their business card. What a pompous delusional prick.

[Old Smokey]

150. Fox news propaganda is banned from my house

cant stand thier bullshit

[spanone]

151. Reinstall the Fairness Doctrine and do away with this pretense of 'news'.

[GrantDem]

152. I'm not sure they needed a memo...

I'm sure O'lielly, Hannity, and company didn't need a hint to start doing this....

[happydreams]

154. Well they found that message.

I don't have the link but there was a topic here in the last few days about Al Qaeda being happy that the democrats won.

[KansDem]

155. Barry Crimmins: 'I was almost a stooge for National Plutocrat Radio'

Time to repost this gem from 2003

Barry Crimmins: 'I was almost a stooge for National Plutocrat Radio'
Posted on Monday, February 24 @ 09:46:04 EST
This article has been read 1768 times.

By Barry Crimmins, BarryCrimmins.com

On Tuesday afternoon (2/18/03), I got a phone call from a representative of the National Public Radio show On Point. She told me she got my name from a friend of mine. She asked if I could do a brief piece on the burgeoning field of aspirants for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination for a portion of the show called Radio Diaries.

Because I am a professional and only torch bridges when absolutely necessary, I refrained from telling her that I didn't need to have my time wasted by NPR. Again. More often than not, when NPR producers have asked me to write essays for them, they have decided not to use them. Almost always this was because I didn't come in with exactly what was in their mind's ear. A few year's ago I recorded several commentaries at an Ohio NPR affiliate. They never ran. I was never paid for writing and performing them. I never received expenses for a few rather long round-trips to do the work. Eventually it was explained to me that the audio essays didn't run because I sounded too professional to give the commentary the authentic "regular person" feel they desired. You see, as a long-time performer, I knew how to sell what I said. They didn't think I sounded organic enough. And so they brought in other people who were easier to train to seem like they were themselves.

On Point, a show that airs in a few dozen markets, emanates from WBUR in Boston. I gained renown as a political satirist in that town. I have written for the Boston Phoenix for years. I have friends in the arts, academia, the media and the progressive political community. I also know my share of cabdrivers, bartenders, ticket-scalpers, construction workers and municipal employees. I have received numerous awards for my community activism. I started the first full-time comedy club in the Boston area in 1979. It is often referred to as the "fabled Ding Ho." A lot of very talented people started their careers at that club. The first film at the Boston Film Festival next month will be Fran Solimita's When Stand-up Stood Out. It's about the early days of stand-up in the Hub. Word has it I show up a few times. If you do a Google search under the term "political satirist," at least as of this morning, my website is the first place that is suggested.I do not present this immodest collection of fact for purposes of vanity but instead to expose the ineptitude of NPR.

As ever, they approached me as if I were an unknown fledgling in need of guidance. Within the first thirty seconds of the call I knew two things: this woman had no idea who I was and what she wanted me to say on the radio was utter pap.

Two years into the court-appointed Bush administration's destruction of our way of life and the first call I received from NPR was a request to belittle Democrats. Ostensibly they wanted me to make fun of the fact that the field of candidates had grown very quickly in recent weeks. That's right; NPR was soliciting me to satirize democracy for showing signs of vibrancy. And so this young producer tried to steer me that way. She started by mentioning the size of the Democratic field and then asked, "Do you think any of them has the stature to take on George W. Bush?"

I said, "My dog Lloyd has the stature to take on Bush." But then I allowed, "Of course, I raised him myself."

We went back and forth and I said I could run down the field for her. She reminded me twice that the game I was to bag was of the Democratic variety. I said I'd put something together for her. I requested a list of candidates in case I'd overlooked someone. She sent the Dem roster and the next morning, I wrote the piece. They had my script by midday Wednesday. I was supposed to tape it Thursday. I figured if I got it in early, we could sort out any difficulties with time to spare. Like I said, I'm a professional.
--more--

From the Smirking Chimp

There's no such thing as a "liberal media." From FoxNews to NPR, the name of the game is to belittle Dems and progressives in order to uphold the neo-con fascists Repubs and the Bush Family.

NPR="New Presstitutes for Republicans"

[struggle4progress]

156. That sounds like a campaign contribution.

[DuaneBidoux]

157. Did they celebrate Osama's endorsement of Bush for President?

[KittyWampus]

161. one more piece of evidence

[Cobalt Violet]

162. It's worth another kick.

:kick:

[classysassy]

163. Sign in my den"No Fox news,No Limbaugh on my radio"

a pollution free zone.