[Vision2020] The Ten Most Egregious Fox News Distortions (w/videos)

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of the Huffington Post at:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/20/the-ten-most-egregious-fo_n_327140.html

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10.  Bill Hemmer Accuses Obama "Czar" Of Condoning Statutory Rape

Bill Hemmer reported that Department of Education official Kevin Jennings
knew of a "statutory rape" case involving a 15-year-old student but "never
reported it." In fact, the student was above the age of consent.

9.  Fox News Crops Biden Dishonestly

In March, Fox News's Martha MacCallum presented a clip of Vice President
Joe Biden saying "the fundamentals of the economy are strong" -- and
presented it as from an interview that weekend. In fact, the clip came
from a 2008 campaign event at which Biden was quoting Sen. John McCain.

8.  Fox News Deceptively Crops Obama On Health Care

In April, Fox News's Wendell Goler reported on an Obama
question-and-answer session that was cut short to make it seem as if the
president wanted a health care system "like the European countries." In
fact, he was just restating a question -- he went on to say that he
opposed such a system.

7.  Megyn Kelly Accuses Sonia Sotomayor Of "Reverse Racism"

In April, Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly described a "problematic" remark by
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor as "reverse racism" and said it
sounded like she thought "that Latina judges are obviously better than
white male judges."

6.  Fox News Passes Off Republican Talking Points As Its Own Reporting

In May, Fox News's Jon Scott said the network had decided to look back on
how the stimulus "grew, and grew, and grew." In fact, the entire report
came from a Senate Republican Communications Center press release,
complete with typo.

5.  Fox News Misleads on PATRIOT Act

In October, Fox News's Trace Gallagher and Bill Sammon claimed that Senate
Democrats would like provisions of the PATRIOT Act that helped catch a
suspected terrorist to "go bye-bye." It was a total distortion of both the
proposed changes and the terror case.

4.  Chris Wallace Promotes "Death Book" Smear

Wallace had a former Bush administration aide Jim Towey as a guest on "Fox
News Sunday" in August and together they pushed numerous falsehoods about
a Veterans Affairs administration pamphlet on end-of-life issues.

3.  Fox News Anchor Calls Obama Fist Bump A "Terrorist Fist Jab"

On the news show "America's Pulse," E.D. Hill described Barack and
Michelle Obama's fist bump at a campaign event last summer as a "terrorist
fist jab." She later apologized and claimed that was how it had been
"characterized in the media."

2.  Fox News Makes Up Math

In a segment on Obama's budget in April, the network claimed it was four
times bigger than President Bush's costliest plan. That simply isn't true.

1.  Fox News Promotes TEA Party Protests

Fox News reporters constantly promoted the Tea Party movement and also
lied about coverage of the September Tea Party march on Washington in an
ad. The network completely ignored an equally large gay-rights march in
October.

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Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
and the Realist adjusts his sails."

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