While Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) did ask Director of National Intelligence Dennis C. Blair about the “likelihood of another terrorist-attempted attack on the U.S.,” and Blair did reply that the “priority is certain,” the headline and graphic posted on Fox News’ site, FoxNation.com, was arguably misleading and of the fear mongering variety…
1. The question was [...]
Written on February 3, 2010 | Posted in
Fox Nation
Fox News contributor Monica Crowley was a guest on The O’Reilly Factor, during which she stated, “[a]fter 9-11, President Bush and Vice President Cheney had a 100 percent perfect track record in keeping the homeland safe from an Islamic terrorist attack.”
The problem with that statement can be explained by the following incidents that took place [...]
Written on January 7, 2010 | Posted in
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White House Press Secretary under George W. Bush and current Fox News contributor Dana Perino needs a history lesson on 9/11. While trying to classify the Ft. Hood shooting as a terrorist attack, Perino makes the crazy assertion that “we did not have a terrorist attack on our country during President Bush’s term.”
With the [...]
Written on November 25, 2009 | Posted in
Sean Hannity
Organizing for America director Mitch Stewart has come under attack by the trio from Fox & Friends over a comparison they made involving Sarah Palin and terrorists.
Here is their discussion (emphasis added):
DOOCY: All right, meanwhile, as we talk about those Gitmo guys, you know who’s really dangerous? Is it Khalid Shaikh Mohammed? Is it [...]
Written on November 23, 2009 | Posted in
Fox & Friends
Glenn Beck had former CIA official Michael Sheuer on his show, during which they speculated that America would be better off if we were to be attacked by terrorists again…
The only chance we have as a country right now is for Osama bin Laden to deploy and detonate a major weapon in the United States…It’s [...]
Written on July 1, 2009 | Posted in
Glenn Beck
The following screen capture shows the caption, “President’s Distorted Reality? Claims there is no more terrorism” while the subject of Barack Obama’s Cairo speech was being discussed on Fox & Friends. Of course, this is hardly honest, or factual.
Fox & Friends co-host Steve Doocy stated, “War on terror must be over. In fact, terrorism [...]
Written on June 9, 2009 | Posted in
Fox & Friends
Sean Hannity had former “economic expert” turned “terrorist expert,” Ann Coulter on his show yesterday. She’s also known for twice being a suspect in voter fraud. Wait, back up… expert? The only thing she’s an expert on is hate…
So, Hannity and Coulter got to talking about Guantanamo and she made this, totally unchallenged (by Hannity) [...]
Written on May 22, 2009 | Posted in
Ann Coulter,
Sean Hannity
Liz Cheney, the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, was on Fox News to discuss President Obama’s decision regarding the release of detainee abuse photos.
“I have heard from families of sevicemembers, from families of 9/11 victims, this question about, you know, ‘When did it become so fashionable for us to side, really, with the [...]
Written on May 14, 2009 | Posted in
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Sean Hannity’s hypocrisy in 3, 2, 1…
As you’ve seen everywhere, conservatives are all up in arms about Wanda Sykes and her roasting at the White House Correspondents Dinner. While somethings are better left unsaid, and jokes are often based in fact, not to mention this was a roast, Sean Hannity had the following to say [...]
Written on May 12, 2009 | Posted in
Sean Hannity
Fox News is insistent that 1) waterboarding either isn’t torture and 2) it has helped thwart a terrorist attack in L.A. They’re wrong on both counts. The fact of the matter regarding Khalid Shaikh Mohammed being waterboarded helped to stop an attack on the Library Tower in Los Angeles in 2002 is not possible [...]
Written on April 22, 2009 | Posted in
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