Just admit it: “what do you read?” is a stupid question and Palins answer didn’t mean shit. Why would you answer that question? You know it’s just going to be picked apart and unfairly scrutinized, and all the sources you DONT name will be mentioned. So wtf? “I read the same shit you do” (paraphrase) is a perfectly legit answer.
I hate that this video is from Sean Hannity and apologize in advance for posting a clip from the 2nd biggest hack in cable news approvingly, but i didnt see these collections of points made in video anywhere else (only blogs and print) and its a decent point, unfortunately.
In 2004, just days before the presidential election, the CBS news with Dan Rather reported fake documents on President Bush’s National Guard service that fooled a national news organization but not a few bloggers in their pajamas.
One year and 2 weeks ago after the 2008 presidential election, the Fox News Channel was duped into reporting that an unnamed McCain campaign figure revealed that failed Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin did not know that Africa was a continent.
Good thing the media has learned to check its sources more thoroughly before airing these kinds of reports, right? lulz.
Fake “boy trapped in a runaway balloon” controversy fooled every single channel including the BBC.
Phony climate change press conference fools CNBC and Reuters.
Fake quotes of racism attributed to Rush Limbaugh fool NBC & CNN.
Now fake Obama thesis fools Limbaugh.
its a good time to be a hoax…
They work because they act on the principal of truthiness, or the idea that “I want it to be true, so I will choose to believe it IS true”. Dan Rather wanted President Bush to have a shady military record, Sarah Palin critics wanted her to be proved to be the yokel imbecile they assessed her as from day one, the world wanted a boy named Falcon to be in that balloon flying out of control through the sky, CNBC wanted to hear there would be a change in policy regarding climate change, NBC wanted Limbaugh to be exposed as a filthy racist and Limbaugh wanted Obama to be exposed as a Constitution hater.
Only CNBC and Limbaugh corrected these hoaxes on air within minutes of being fooled by them. All the rest let over 24 hours pass before telling the truth.
For all the whining that goes on about Fox News: they’re still the only cable network who routinely has on-air discussion and debate about their own mistakes, poor handling of a given issue and general accusations of bias.
Tonight Bernard Goldberg smacked around, without naming any names, Fox News opinion/commentary hosts Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity for being even more biased than they should be as opinion/commentary hosts.
I’m less so sure about Beck, but Hannity is unquestionable in the hacktivism department – though its interesting that Bernie appears to have a good relationship with both personalities and went on both Beck and Hannitys shows promoting his book A Slobbering Love Affair about media bias towards Barack Obama when it came out. hmm. Did their relationship sour? Is Goldberg just talkin smack behind their back? or none of the above and he’s fine with both and just giving good natured criticism on a legitimate beef?
The only thing wrong with Bernie’s analysis is the “cross section of Americans” thing since he’s inserting his own meaning into it, causing a strawman fallacy. Political protests are…political. as in, against a policy. So why would Bernie assume that the “cross section” was a reference to opposite political policy endorsers? That makes no sense. If that was the claim made by a host, then THAT makes no sense, but Bernie didn’t give a quote or claim any clarity there. In fact the pictures and video of the protests do show a cross section of Americans: upper class to lower class and in between. There were people in suits and people wearing Wal-Mart wardrobes. The claim was accurate.
Finally revealed: footage of the rallying liberal blogs held to whip up their footsoldiers in the news media, all presented in a sinister musical number. Subtitles provide a helpful translation from the left wing liberalese into mainstream americanapplepieEnglish.
Bill O’Reilly Grills Scott McClellan about his claim that “Talking Points” were delivered from the White House to “some” personalities (not reporters) at Fox News (O’Reilly included). McClellon says he “messed up” by allowing the insinuation – O’Reilly insists that’s not good enough because it’s an outright “lie” – fireworks ensue until McClellon finally folds like a cheap suit and apologizes to O’Reilly with an “I’m Sorry Bill” – WOW…
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