Should Fox Fire Beck?

tomgnh · **Joined:** Sun Apr 08, 2007 8:34 am **Posts:** 2922

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Beck said that the Obama administration is more concerned with a war on Fox News than the actual war in Afghanistan. It should also be noted that, other than Fox News, nobody is reporting on the White House's war on Fox News, because it doesn't exist.
But how does the war in Afghanistan rank on Beck's priority list? Politico's Ben Smith thought it might be interesting to see, so he ran some Nexis searches on transcripts from Beck's show since it started airing on Fox News in January.
According Smith, Beck has mentioned: Afghanistan 97 times Taliban 38 times Marxism 127 times Community organizers 167 times SEIU 259 times Liberals 272 times Communists 330 times Socialists 404 times Czars 533 times ACORN 1,224 times

Tesha · **Joined:** Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:16 pm **Posts:** 2206

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAyCNxl8I54

When Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report" took on Fox News commentator Glenn Beck last week, it was a battle of the fake pundits that could only leave one man on top as I show in this video.

Tesha · **Joined:** Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:16 pm **Posts:** 2206

he's really reaching here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR0vvlnMjq4

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Glenn Beck -- Hollywood & Team Barack Obama in Volunteerism Indoctrination Team-Up

oh noes - we can't have this!!! "it's almost like we're living in Mao's CHina right now!!!"

Tesha · **Joined:** Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:16 pm **Posts:** 2206

http://www.theonion.com/content/video/v ... r_accident

oops...
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/v ... r_accident

Tesha · **Joined:** Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:16 pm **Posts:** 2206

OMG! Stewart does Beck

http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/200911060002

Nashuan · **Posted:** Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:23 am

Tesha: I was about to post that Stewart clip. One of his best. Hope everyone watches. He does a great Beck. Priceless!

Tesha · **Joined:** Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:16 pm **Posts:** 2206

Fox should fire SOMEBODY!

http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/200911100063

not only do they lie - but they're stupid too...

Stewart mocks Hannity for inflating Bachman rally attendance, trying to pass 9-12 rally footage off as Bachmann rally footage

kevinsean · **Joined:** Wed Aug 29, 2007 9:02 am **Posts:** 262

Tesha wrote:

Fox should fire SOMEBODY!

http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/200911100063

not only do they lie - but they're stupid too...

Stewart mocks Hannity for inflating Bachman rally attendance, trying to pass 9-12 rally footage off as Bachmann rally footage

Hannity's mea culpa:

http://www.politico.com/blogs/michaelca ... right.html

Tesha · **Joined:** Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:16 pm **Posts:** 2206

""Mr. Stewart, you were right," Hannity said to the "Daily Show With Jon Stewart" host. "We apologize."

It's actually refreshing to see a cable news host own up to a mistake without then taking shots at the person pointing out the error."

I do wonder about the conversation in the editing room...

tomgnh · **Joined:** Sun Apr 08, 2007 8:34 am **Posts:** 2922

Or in the reporting room- the purpose of the video was to support his exaggeration of the crowd size. Did he admit his numbers were wrong?

No.

There has been no acknowledgment that the purpose was to mislead.

BUT- now that I think of it- his ending indicates the cynical purpose of his and Fox's political rants- "Thank you for watching."

tomgnh · **Joined:** Sun Apr 08, 2007 8:34 am **Posts:** 2922

The Sun is crying on Glenn Beck's backboard.

typical_white_person · **Joined:** Wed Jan 21, 2009 11:36 am **Posts:** 262

Tesha wrote:

he's really reaching here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR0vvlnMjq4

Quote:

Glenn Beck -- Hollywood & Team Barack Obama in Volunteerism Indoctrination Team-Up

oh noes - we can't have this!!! "it's almost like we're living in Mao's CHina right now!!!"

Wouldn't that make Anita Dunn happy!

typical_white_person · **Joined:** Wed Jan 21, 2009 11:36 am **Posts:** 262

Tesha wrote:

Fox should fire SOMEBODY!

http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/200911100063

not only do they lie - but they're stupid too...

Stewart mocks Hannity for inflating Bachman rally attendance, trying to pass 9-12 rally footage off as Bachmann rally footage

What's worse... misrepresenting the number of people in attendance at a rally (OH NO!)...

or promising the unemployment rate would stay below 8% if the stimulus bill was passed.

Hmmm... which lie has had the most negative impact on our society?

We should fire SOMEBODY! Right Tesha?

Tesha · **Joined:** Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:16 pm **Posts:** 2206

Well, since you asked me in particular...

I'd love to see Fox cleaned out every 4 years - and we should have the ability to vote for who should have those positions.
and...
If someone tries to pass off falsified video, they should have to eat that video - in public.

and the what was the other thing? can you give me a link to the "Promise" to keep the rate at a specific number?

Nashuan · **Posted:** Sat Nov 14, 2009 7:49 pm

Tesha: Good question but I'm stuck on how at 6:47 PM I've just read a post you are going to make at 7:16 PM? Is the Forum clock a cuckoo clock? :shock:

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