Columnist, Roger Friedman, was fired by Fox News, supposedly for reviewing a pirated version of the new Hugh Jackman movie, X-Men Origins: Wolverine. In his review, which has since been removed from foxnews.com, Friedman explained how easy it was to download the video off of the Internet and play it on his computer.

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DailyKos writer MaikeH recently addressed a comment that he thought needed to be expanded on. Apparently his father was a Nazi, active Hitler Youth member and all. His father eventually changed his political views and did a complete 180.

On a visit to Texas in 2004, he was introduced to Fox News, which he initially suspected to be satire. He noted that if you were to change a few adjectives, it would be “Nazi talk.”

“This is some kind of joke, right?”
“Uhm, no.”
“You mean this is an actual news show? Not satire?” My father obviously thought I was pulling his leg.
“No, it’s not satire. Why are you asking?” I said.
“Because all you have to do is change a few adjectives, and it’s Nazi talk.”

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If you would like a sample letter to use when contacting Fox News sponsors, please feel free to use the one added here. It can also be found on the top navigation. Be sure to edit it to include your name, city and state prior to sending.

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Keith Olbermann reported that UPS has backed out as an advertiser of the BGill O’Reilly’s Fox News show, O’Reilly Factor in response to the harassment of Amanda Terkel of ThinkProgress.org. UPS has issued a statement that it has not, but has stated that they do not have any pending advertising plans with O’Reilly’s show.

“We are writing to clarify our statement of last Friday because it appears to have been misinterpreted. UPS has not ‘pulled’ any advertising from Fox News nor has the company taken a position on the ‘ThinkProgress’ campaign. Our intent on Friday simply was to note that UPS does not have any pending advertising plans with the O’Reilly show.”

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Greg Gutfeld, a host of Fox’s Red Eye, claims that the shots he took against Canadian troops was an attempt at satire. Following the deaths of four soldiers in Kandahar, Gutfeld poked fun at Canada and its military. For example, he stated that he didn’t know Canada even had troops deployed in Afghanistan.

“I realize that my words may have been misunderstood. It was not my intent to disrespect the brave men, women and families of the Canadian military, and for that I apologize,” Gutfeld said in the statement.

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Sean Penn’s political opinions disturb the oh so sensitive Bill O’Reilly so much that O’Reilly stated that he would not see any of Penn’s movies. However, O’Reilly does admit that Sean Penn is a great actor.

“I’m just not going to give a guy who gives aid and comfort to people like (Iran president Mahmoud) Ahmadinejad, Hugo Chavez and Saddam Hussein, when he was alive, my 10 bucks. That’s my right as an American.”

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Rupert Murdoch, the owner of the Wall Street Journal, a newspaper that charges a fee for visitors to access its online content, believes that this is the only way for newspapers to survive. He points to the New York Times as an example of how online advertising is not offsetting the decline in print advertising revenue.

“People reading news for free on the Web, that’s got to change,” said Murdoch speaking at The Cable Show, an annual cable television industry event, in Washington, D.C.

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Stephen Colbert ripped apart Fox News host (and New York Times cover boy) Glenn Beck Tuesday night, mocking his 9-12 project, meant to conjure the spirit of compassion and camaraderie Americans felt on September 12, 2001.

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Look out Spain. Bill O’Reilly is taking you on… by not visiting you anymore… Apparently, if you have an opinion about the actions of certain Republican politicians in the U.S., Bill O’Reilly will take his toys and run home. Too bad…

“So here’s the deal, Spain,” intoned O’Reilly, as if Spain cared, “If this goes forward, you’ll be insulting America.” And, the money shot: “Unless this action is condemned by Spanish Prime Minister Zapatero, then I am not going to that country.”

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Based on an email supposedly from Steven Stein, a NY lawyer, that alleges Harold Koh, dean of Yale Law School, stated  in 2007 that he didn’t see any reason why Sharia law could not be applied to a case in the U.S. Fox News did not confirm that Stein wrote the email, nor did they check with the organizer of the 2007 event, Robin Reeves Zorthian, who calls the comments “totally fictitious and inaccurate.” Fox reporter Alisyn Camerota used the allegations to frame her statements questioning why Harold Koh would be tagged as a State Department nominee.

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