Ouch! The Daily Show's Eviscerating "Documentary" About Fox News

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The Daily Show's John Oliver put togther a stunning smackdown of Fox News on last night's show, punctuated by some damning clips showing egregious comments from some anchors (John Gibson, natch) and some — gasp! — flip-flopping on certain positions (like, say, executive privilege). Watch as Oliver tries to sneak into Fox HQ dressed as the Statue of Liberty, hosts a pundit shoutfest, and waves many flags. Featuring Rupert Murdoch, Roger Ailes, Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, Neil Cavuto, Chris Wallace, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, George Bush, Bill Hemmer, Megyn Kelly, Jim Pinkerton, Peter Hart, Newt Gingrich and the super-chipper Gretchen Carlson. Watch it below:

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A.) MSNBC is the lowest rated "news" channel on television. It has not "exploded in popularity....it has just exploded.
B.) FOX-News always, always, always presents BOTH sides of the story and interviews a representative of both left AND right of center. The anchors may lean to the right but come on people. CNN and MSNBC both unabashedly lean left of center and if they offer a conservative viewpoint to the story, it is the exception rather than the rule.
C.) If you want to make something of Sean Hannity's affiliation with a "neo-nazi" that's fine. We can play the guilt by association game. How about Obama's affiliation with Bill Ayers, the American terrorist who detonated bombs at the Pentagon, The WTC, the United States Capitol, etc ad nauseaum. Or his affiliation with Rev. Wright, the racist, hate-spewing minister whose pew he sat in for 20 years. Are we playing that game? Cause if we are you will certainly lose!
D.) Olbermann is a joke.....nuff said.

Fox News may not be your taste but it is the HIGHEST rated news channel far and away for a reason. I absolutely laugh at the comment above about calling a corporation to have the bank branches remove it from the televisions in it's lobby. I thought liberals were all about tolerance. I guess that's only when it's in line with your agenda.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:24 PM on 04/14/2008



Rupert Murdoch hosted a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton in NYC
Daughter Elizabeth hosted a fundraiser for Barack Obama in London

Does anyone here find that unsettling, given the ire on HufPo at the family's business ?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:15 AM on 04/14/2008

Yeah...it is hard to believe that his daughter might have a mind and will of her own...and, being a man, it's hard to believe that if she did, "daddy" wouldn't just slap her upside the head and set her straight...and gosh, she is a female. He could just buy her! Maybe he already has...yeah, she's probably just a good little "daddy's" girl. On the other hand, maybe she's doing it just to piss him off...

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:37 AM on 04/15/2008

Like all good capitalists, Murdoch likes to keep his options open. He also doesn't mind doing business with the regime in China.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:11 AM on 04/14/2008

Nope...that's Demcoracy.
But I agree with you that Murdoch is filth...

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:16 AM on 04/14/2008

Here's the thing though; everyone slams HRC for accepting support from Murdoch. Now Obama is a beneficiary. Murdoch wants this thing to go on until the end of time. It's making him a million a minute. Understand this: the media moguls control the message.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:39 AM on 04/14/2008

But Murdoch is about a 100 years old, and isn't going to live much longer. The Western World should throw a party once he kicks the bucket!

Fux News is O-V-E-R.

They're screwed. He's screwed. The end.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:11 PM on 04/14/2008



It's fascinating that in all of this Murdoch bashing, mention has not been made that (a) Rupert himself has held a fundraiser in NYC for HRC whilst (b) daughter Elizabeth has done the same for Obama in London.

Hmmmm ?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:05 AM on 04/14/2008

You don't actually think Rupert Murdoch wants Senator Clinton to win do you?
Ha ha ha ha ha...hey, I have some lovely swamp land in Florida you should look at.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:17 AM on 04/14/2008

He wants her to win the nomination so McCain can thrash her in November.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:37 PM on 04/14/2008

You seriously don't know what's going on, do you, cathye, and Boboday555. You have it COMPLETELY backwards.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:12 PM on 04/14/2008

I watch fox news: and it is bias in all its programing, accept Shep Smith. He is the only on without a bias to his reporting. Fox news should STOP saying fair & balance because it not the truth at all. They spent alot of time on conservative views. That is why Obama will not come on any of the shows. He knows they will treat him with a right hand all the way during the interview. I strongly believe fox news will soon lose their ratings as being on top. OReilly thinks he will ride high in the ratings with the "FACTOR" forever. But i got news for him, soon his ratings will fall like rain fall from the sky. God Bless you Mr OReilly, other stations will talk about you like you now talking about them. I sense you program is on the way out right now. I forgot to mention Bret Hume, he Is fair & Balance i must say under fairness. He has a top notch new worthy program to watch.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:31 PM on 04/13/2008

For those of you who have trouble "communicating" with Fox News, allow me to offer these potential sources of your problem

He or she feels superior to Fox News and doesn"t really listen.
He or she doesn"t consider the Fox subject matter important.
He or she has a different view on the matter and isn"t open to the message.
He or she has racial prejudices that skew the message.
He or she dislikes the reporter, thereby missing the message.
He or she doesn"t feel part of the Conservative team and disregards the message.
He or she is receiving too much information and needs to reboot.

Communication always boils down to two areas. The sender doesn't know or the reciever doesn't care. In my book, Wingtips with Spurs, I go into detail regarding this area. Thankfully, I don't go into detail about Fox News. I don't really care for it either but then again, I get most of my news from Google. Michael L. Gooch

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:57 PM on 04/13/2008

FOX-KIDS does have a message, and that message is; unless Y'ALL ain't been born 'agin' y'all ain't no real 'Merican.
Come on, FOX-KIDS is as much news as George W. AOWL is a war hero!
FOX-KIDS is a 24 hour a day, 7 day a week 527 PAC ad for the GOP!
Sean Hannity was outted as a Neo-Nazi's best friend and he still has a job.
Name me another news program that would allow one of its lead anchors to be associated with a neo-Nazi and then see its ratings go up,
Come on FOX-KIDs is to news what George W. AWOL is to Mothers Against Drunk Driving!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:21 AM on 04/14/2008

Personally I have a problem with anything that is slanted being called "news" and all the networks and news programs are guilty. And the slant is not just towards political leanings but to "entertainment". FOX just happens to be more successful with its slanting than the other "news" organisations. If I want news I watch or listen to public broadcasting. The problem is that these programs misrepresent themselves as "informing" people, when the reality is what they are doing is closer to brainwashing.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:50 PM on 04/13/2008

Fox did the world a favor, you know.

If you want to quickly find all of those people who did, do, or will represent a threat to individual and human rights, you have only to research Fox's archives and find those people with whom Fox's anchors agree or agreed.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:52 PM on 04/13/2008

Very damaging to Fox. Very funny to me.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:53 PM on 04/13/2008

Has anybody watched fox news since the Daily Show bit was on? I'd be interested to know if they said anything about it.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:53 PM on 04/13/2008

The strange thing about the made up Fox news is that these odd people actually believe their own drivel.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:42 PM on 04/13/2008

Fox News is no more an unbiased cable network than their hideous boss Murdoch. The only guy with any principles left is Shep Smith who seems to keep above the fray.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:48 AM on 04/13/2008

FOX-KIDS is to news what Britney Spears is to particle physics.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:12 AM on 04/13/2008

All those news programs that have hosts who cut off microphones to guests who they disagree with take one step forward.
NOT SO FAST FOX-KIDS!

FOX-KIDS: News without all those pesky facts!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:00 AM on 04/13/2008

FOX-KIDS: It"s not just for inbreds anymore.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:24 AM on 04/13/2008

Fox News has no DanRathers
Fox News had no Eason Jordan ( CNN News Boss) Who admitted to receiving an exclusive inside Iraq from Saddam in exchange for positive coverage.
Fox News has no Peter Arnetts who created bogus stories about LAOS
Fox News has no Jayson Blairs

Ever see Olberman have a real conservative on his show?
Fox always has liberals on presenting their points of view . ALWAYS

Sorry droolers but FOX is perhaps the most Balanced News.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:46 AM on 04/13/2008

What was wrong with Dan Rather? He is better than anyone currently on Fox. Fox has a whole host of mediocre newscasters and commentators who are basically shills for the Bush Administration. Just look at their financial programs. Instead of talking about financial issues, they spend most of the time bashing Democrats for raising issues about tax breaks for the wealthy and/or corporations. Fox brings on liberals just so they can attack them. Olbermann doesn't stoop to that level and doesn't pretend to be fair and balanced. Fox News would be better off to just admit they are a right wing news organization, since most of their viewers hold similar views.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:00 PM on 04/14/2008

And I guess you are the most "balanced" person speaking up here! Geeeeeez.... They need to take "fair and balanced" out of the dictionary for being so misused.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:17 PM on 04/14/2008

Tell you what.....show me a news show that IS more fair and balanced. Can you? Fox News doesn't kowtow to the liberal agenda and it's about freaking time somebody had the balls to tell it like it is. Poor far leftists can't just brain-wash with reckless abandon anymore. Now there are those who will call you to the carpet. To refuse to be on O'Reilly's show in particular shows a weakness of conviction and a fear of hard questions on real issues.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:33 PM on 04/14/2008

Very funny...You ARE joking of course.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:07 AM on 04/14/2008

You really have to be jesting or some other distortion. Fox is the water carrier for this administration whether it wrecks our country or not. Just listen to how they constantly downplay the malfeasance of this administration. They love to gossip monger about Republicans and Democrats who disagree with this Administration's tainted take of the news. Totally unbelievable that Mike Wallace could father someone like Chris Wallace. A Bushie from stem to stern. If I ever heard him confront some of the Bush malfeasance, I would faint on the spot. It is so obvious that the genes definitely ran out before the Chris generation. Every last reporter and commentary person you tried to slam has integrity, something that a newsies at Fox has to sign away in order to work there.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:45 PM on 04/13/2008

You hit the nail squarely on the head.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:19 PM on 04/14/2008

Fox News has Geraldo Rivera, King of the Troop betrayers and master of the fake news scoop.
What's the point of having guests on your show when you don't allow them to speak? Numerous Fox pundits regularly engage in this tactic.
Olberman doesn't need to have conservatives on his show. He's been interviewed and explained why several times.
The reason why MSNBC has exploded in popularity could quite possibly be out of sheer Fox Fatigue of rational T.V. viewers. They need a channel diametrically opposed to Fox. If MSNBC wasn't around to counter the absurdities of Fox, the planets would soon fall out of alignment and life as we know it would soon come to a screeching halt.

It's really quite simple. Americans don't like news; they like entertainment. If Americans truly liked news, they would watch more C-SPAN, listen to more NPR, and put the facts together for themselves. Instead, they apparently want some blond bimbo on screen giggling about watercooler rumors, old guys preaching about how much they miss the pre-Reconstruction South, pundits that consistently shut off the microphones of "guests" that disagree with their opinions, and fat-faced, rich snobs that will tell you everything you want to hear to ease "consumer anxiety."

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:09 PM on 04/13/2008

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6874425621254925521

It's called Google.... learn it, live it.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:39 PM on 04/13/2008

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha...good one.
Hey did you hear the one about the hyper neo-conservative Bushy who ENLISTED?
Yeah, me neither!
GO ENLIST FOX-KIDS WATCHER...your Uncle AWOL Bush wants Y'ALL!

FOX-KIDS: News for stupid people!

But I'll say this about FOX-KIDS, with the recent revelation of Sean Hannity's close association with known Neo-Nazi Hal Turner, they don't care how vile you are, as long as you tow the company line, they'll keep you on.
Can you imagine a real news show keeping a known Neo-Nazi like Hannity?
CBS fired Dan Rather for not sticking to agreed upon journalistic procedures while FOX-KIDS turns a blind eye to Anti-Semitism and hate!

FOX-KIDS: Fair and Balanced for the Master Race in you!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:51 AM on 04/13/2008

["that is not even funny, but you libs don't know funny."]


Yes of course, let's look at all those hilarious conservative comedians like...................................

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:31 AM on 04/13/2008

....like Sean Hannity! He's TOO FUNNY -- so funny it makes you want to slap his momma for thinking about having him!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:20 PM on 04/14/2008

If you see Fox news on in any business you patronize tell the manager you are offended by having to watch partisan propaganda while doing business there. If that has no effect, contact the headquarters of that company and let them know people who do not support the administration are customers there. Preferably have a several like minded friends do likewise. I pressured a large chain bank here in AZ in Fox is no longer shown at any of there outlets.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:51 AM on 04/13/2008

Hey, just dont go crying when whatever it is you like receives the same treatment. It's funny how everyone feels their world view is absolute truth and then, ironically, goes on the rant and rave about how bad the "other side is" for thinking their world view is absolute truth.

You must be pretty comfortable in your thought that you're in the majority. I wonder what you're reaction would be if a boycott resulted in the banning of something you love. It would be worth organizing just to see the reaction.

Have people in this country really become so amazingly petty and arrogant that they can't tolerate the existance of different opinions? And THIS is supposed to be the home of the enlightened progressive side of the house?!

I used to fancy myself something of a progressive until I started trolling the great liberal temples of the internet. Now I wonder what the hell I should really identify as. Probably nothing which means sanity. When I look in the mirror, I know I don't see a neo-con, but I sure as hell dont see what is represented on these boards either.

Maybe the US really is done for. Intelligent debate between folks who respectfully disagree has been replaced by class action lawsuits, boycotts and the shrill whining of overindulged adult adolescents.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:35 PM on 04/14/2008

Take it a step further and boycott Myspace, it's owned by News Corp.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:06 PM on 04/13/2008

I A;READY DID SEVERAL YEARS AGO. THERE WAS HOWEVER A PHYSICAL THERAPY GROUP IN MANAHAWKIN NJ THAT PLAYED IT ON THEIR TV'S. THE THERAPISTS ALSO CRITISIZED ANYONE WHO DISAGREED WITH BU$HIT, THE WAR OR THE CORRUPTION IN THE ADMINISTRATION. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS JUST FINE. I WAS THRILLED WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GO TO A NEW PLACE WHERE ONLY A PICTURE OF THE BU$HIT AND HIS WIFE WAS DISPLAYED. TELLS YOU ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT CORRUPTION AND DECEIT.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:24 AM on 04/13/2008

I do just that when MSNBC is on!!!