Fox News Doesn't Care About Black People

At Fox News, inauguration day looked like the first afternoon a Negro used the local country club tennis courts following a legal settlement.

While there were many forced smiles and obligatory discussions of this "historic" day, there was just as much complaining about the size of the event, the expense involved, and the number of celebrities in attendance. We kept waiting for someone to blurt out, "We don't mind having a black couple in the White House, but do they need to be so uppity about it?"

And as Barack Obama hoped to further strengthen his bond with the American people, Fox News did everything it could to remind people about his ties to Hollywood and far-left liberals. In the lead-up to the oath of office, the crawl at the bottom of the screen pointed out that the event's $50,000 donors included Halle Berry, Jamie Foxx, Tom Hanks, Ron Howard, George Lucas, Sharon Stone, Steven Spielberg and ... wait for it ... the "Soros Family." (It should be noted that Obama had lowered the donation limit to $50,000 per person from the previous $250,000 per person for the Bush inauguration.)

Out on the National Mall, Bill Hemmer did all he could to draw class distinctions between attendees as he pointed out the reserved seating, laughing, "I guess those folks paid a little more money to get their location there."

This prompted another salvo from the studio: "Hey Bill, we're looking at a live shot of Dustin Hoffman. He's in one of the good seats I think. I bet a lot of Hollywood types are up a little closer than you are right there."

For not caring much about Hollywood types, Fox News certainly seems obsessed with them. Cut to a shot of John Cusack.

Bill O'Reilly Doesn't Care About Black People

Bill O'Reilly has had some stupid polls in the past, but while he may be a hack, he is also something of a genius. (You might say he's 51 percent idiot and 10 percent savant, with the remainder being a more or less equal blend of rage and pancake makeup.)

His poll questions are often more revealing of his own prejudices than those of the country as a whole. While they're at times mind-fuckingly bizarre, they're also extraordinarily simplistic and custom-crafted for his sycophants -- almost as if M.C. Escher had drawn coloring books.

And while he composes astonishingly weird poll questions, he just as regularly bests his previous work. He has proved himself both the Mozart and Salieri of online polling.

For the last several weeks, O'Reilly has posted the following poll on his site:

Are you rooting for Barack Obama to succeed? Yes or No

Now, who the hell is rooting for Barack Obama to fail? Who looks at his investments and the value of his home and says, "Screw it, I'd rather lose everything than have this guy succeed."

Now, O'Reilly has a lot invested in Obama's failure. He was one of the driving forces behind both the Reverend Wright story and the Bill Ayers story. It would suck for Bill to have friend of America-haters and a terrorist pal become a great president.

So we can only assume that Bill wants Obama to succeed. Well, probably 55 percent of him anyway.

Michelle Malkin Doesn't Care About Black People

To mark the day, Michelle Malkin kept a whimsical inauguration cliché count, supposedly monitoring utterances of the "First black president in American history" and "We are witnessing history."

Michelle didn't hide her contempt for all this attention being paid to Obama or for the credit he's getting for being our first black president. She also made space on her blog to point out that no one in the media was covering how Obama inauguration celebrant Jay-Z often uses the word "nigga." Then she uploaded a video on her site to prove it and sniffed, "And you wonder why some of us don't believe MLK's dream has been completely fulfilled ..."

Now, many of you may be wondering why someone who is of Asian decent would be so antagonistic toward Obama and his background. And while Michelle may be a whore for the far-right -- and she is certainly being a good one by discounting this momentous event -- it still gives us pause. While most whores love to bring joy to people, it seems this one only seeks to spread hate.

Glenn Beck Doesn't Care About Black People

"For the first time I've been thinking to myself, this is out of control. I mean, it was out of control somewhat during the last Bush inaugural, to where it's just, it's I mean, here we had to declare a national state of emergency to be able to afford this and pay for it. That's craziness. This year probably needed to do because it's so historic. But can we all make an agreement? I don't care if I'm the president, we shouldn't be spending this money on this."

-- Glenn Beck, Fox News, while watching the inaugural parade

Of course, Beck failed to point out that the money for the inaugural was raised privately and that taxes only covered funds for security, which go to hardworking police and military who were making sure our citizens were safe and secure.

So why are Beck and everyone at Fox News so suddenly concerned about the scope of this particular inauguration? We just can't figure it out. Perhaps Beck and the gang would have been happier if the Obamas had arrived at their new home in a taxi. Hey, it was good enough for the The Jeffersons.

Of course, to keep it fair and balanced, during the next segment Beck brought on Jonah Goldberg, author of the book Liberal Fascism.

Comments

[tedmore123]

Fox Noise obviously doesn't want to see the inaugurals of their favorite presidents eclipsed by the likes of the Obama's. Interesting how they failed to mention how it was all paid for while giving the impression that it was possibly taxpayer funded. The new head of the FCC should pull their license.

[steamboat]

I channel-switched during the inaugaration. And truthfully, I saw no difference. Regardless of who covered it............Joe and Tom, people like you aren't happy unless there are 'victims' in your thinkings.­.......And the latest is a joke: Some black artists are mad at Michelle Obama because she didn't use a black designer for her inaugaration ball dress. Somebody needs to remind these people she is the 'First Lady' of ALL Americans, not African-Americans. Its these artists way of vetting their own racists thoughts.

[1will]

How dare Foxnews not give fawning coverage during the coronation!!!

[ShanniC]

Fox News can kiss my gorgeous, sexy, black a.s.s!

[Wigelah]

When I switched over to Fox to see what they were covering, they weren't covering Obama at all. Instead, they had Bush in Texas telling a crowd how glad he was to be home. I said to myself, "this figures". What a bunch of knocknuts.

[Amalek]

To be fair, most every network in 2000 covered Clinton's great speech in the airport hanger as an attempt to hold on for just a few more minutes to good times before we began our eight year to life maximum security stint.

[ohioan73]

I switched back and forth between all the cable news channels on Inauguration Day and Fox News did seem a bit less jovial than the other stations. At times they were somber like they were covering a beloved statesman's funeral.

[Lemmy]

It's really hard to give negative feedback on your article when HP deletes one's post. I guess they don't like dessenting opinions too much.

[Yermammy]

Hmm... wonder why? Maybe cause this is a Progressive Liberal Democratic blog. You know, like an A B conversation... LOL!

[kissmygrits]

Why is anyone watching FOX News? Seriously? Is that they're just too smart and they want to be dumbed down for some unknowable reason? I really can't imagine watching that tripe.

[greene2707]

"Is anyone wathcing Foxnews?"

Fox dominates the cable news ratings every single night. What planet are you on?

[Law35]

Wow! You are definitely a Faux News watcher. The correct quote was "Why is anyone watching FOX News? Seriously? Is that they're just too smart and they want to be dumbed down for some unknowable reason? I really can't imagine watching that tripe."
I think you just proved Kissmygrits' point. LOL!! But don't let any truth bother you. :-) Have a great day!!!! It's a NEW DAY!!!

[MajorKong]

Fox isn't news, it's infotainment. People would rather be entertained than informed.

[drewziGNY]

I just see FAUX News as America's favorite unintentional comedy channel....It's Crank Yankers with Murdoch and Ailles (sp) as the puppeteers.

[Sceptic123]

Shelby Steele Doesn't Care About Black People!

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-steele5-2008nov05,0,6553798.story

[Floridaborn]

Oh, give me a break! Fox News is just trying to point out that Obama is a, sorry, I know you hate to hear this - POLITICIAN! No better or worse than all other white or black politicians! Get over it, people - he's not a GOD! I predict his presidency will be mediocre at best.

[GordonFreeman]

Are you joking? The President is the closest thing to God that we will encounter in our lifetime. For you to insist he is some common person is insulting and an indication of your (low) inteligence.

Anyone who listens to his silky smooth prose can immediately sense his greatness.

He comes from an honorable & progressive city, like Chicago, and unlike McSame is not a common scandal-ridden repug.

[danusgram]

Why are you here on this enlightened website whats the matter your right wing sites are abysmal so you come here to spew your low intellegience get a life and get lost.

[plugger]

doesn't FOX have a host of color ,Geraldo? CNN does , but MSNBC???? they will put on reruns and prison shows(maybe that is there rationale)

[recoveringlib]

Juan Williams has also hosted the O'Reilly Factor - though I don't agree with his politics, he is a commonsense liberal.

[TheKennedy]

Dissent is the highest form of patriotism! Keep fighting the fight! Don't stop speaking truth to power just because the new President is a Democrat!

He has already delayed closing Gitmo, and he's kept on Bush stooges to continue this illegal and immoral war! SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER! Obama is not my president!

[MajorKong]

So, just curious. If Obama isn't your president then who is? I didn't realize we got personal Presidents.

[arvay]

I have the perfect answer for Fox "news." I never watch them. I never listen to Rush Limbaugh and don't care what Anne Coulter said. Same for Hannity.

Obscurity conquers stupidity, in the final analysis.

[sdskelton03]

It is so enlightening to completely ignore anyone who challenges your worldview.

[Ugonna]

LOL. Your guilt trip won't work. They are obnoxious, and that's why they're ignored. We can see enough conservatives on CNN on the like, where they tend to dominate 60% of the debates there anyway. Otherwise, people can watch whatever they please, thank you.

[MGhamma]

I don't ignore you sdskelton03. I listen to remind myself and never forget, this is conservitism in practice.

[NotGuilty]

Don't worry, you aren't missing anything, they're still celebrating the new year, 1400A.D.

[ldymom]

You analysis is one of ignorance. If you don't listen to all sides of a subject, you are not making educated decisions. Unfortunately many in our country strive for ignorance just as you do and we will all be paying the price. I'm just praying it doesn't cost us too many lives.

[teacheng]

All sides, eh? Should I listen to my 4 year old niece's argument about global warming? Or the local Klan's ideas about Affirmative Action?

There are 'sides' and then there's ignorance and hate. I think that is what Arvay is trying to avoid.

[ConfuciusSay-]

You are quite right, we ought to consider both sides to ALL arguments, such as-

Is fire hot or cold? Some say, it's "hot". Some say "John Kerry looks French."

Is the Earth really round? Are we being fooled by those egg-headed scientists? What does the "liberal media" say?

Yep.
False equivalence deserves respect.

[jukesgrrl]

I switched on FOX news Inaugural night hoping, I confess, to see a few heads explode. But I was disappointed. What did I see? Lou Dobbs airing opinion from his viewers who were contacting him to celebrate Bush's commutation of the sentence of two Border Patrol agents who shot an unarmed suspect in the back. Business as usual.

[Time4aRealityCheck]

Actually it was Bush's commutation of the sentences of two Border Patrol agents that shot an illegal alien, convicted drug dealer in the process of transporting a van full of drugs, in the ass.

[boyydz]

Most HuffPo fans have no time for facts, Time4.

[2008CaliforniaFan]

I guess you had watched Faux on the cable Channel. I watched the regular MSM stations 'before' the Swearing in but switched over to Fox to see what they were saying. The cable TV Guide said Inaugural coverage was on for another hour (local pst). Within an Hour they had already switched over to showing game shows/Password.
I guess the Inauguration is N O T considered news by faux...or a part of History. Great job keeping everyone informed.
News is ON ly what They think is News.