The Liberal Media

This is the Fox News internal memo the day the Dems won the house and the senate:

THURSDAY UPDATE:
A couple of thumpees -- to use a variation of Bush's term -- speak today. Webb has won 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 Hama's 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. Garret will observe.

We'll continue to work with the Hamas threat to the US that came hours after the election results. Griffin and Tobin will include in their lives. Just because Dems won, the war on terror isn't over.
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I think the phrase "FAIR AND BALANCED" that Fox News flashes on and off the screen inbetween segments everyday should be grounds for a lawsuit. Nobody's fair and balanced, but Fox has the tenacity to shout it at you, as if hoping that you'll ignore the blatant propaganda. They have the balls to repeatedly say something that is demonstrably and blatantly false. It's false advertising, worse, it's borderline brainwashing... if not illegal, at least extremely unethical. Not to mention offensive.

Why is it that the right(er) wing media always seems to assume that they're broadcasting to a bunch of idiots? I refuse to believe that people are stupid enough to watch that sorry excuse for a television news channel and take it seriously. Oh well, it'll all come back to bite 'em in the ass some day.

Speaking of Fox and ethics, be sure not to miss the much anticipated, hypothetical --"If I Did It"-- show, starring everyone's favorite murderer, O.J. Simpson at the end of the month; on the same network that brought you Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity. Need i say more?

Read about it at the Washington Post.