FOX News, "Fair and Balanced"? Not according to the people that work there.

[rdean]

Two months prior to Sammon's 2009 memo, Republican pollster Frank Luntz appeared on Sean Hannity's August 18 Fox News program. Luntz scolded Hannity for referring to the "public option" and encouraged Hannity to use "government option" instead.

Luntz argued that "if you call it a 'public option,' the American people are split," but that "if you call it the 'government option,' the public is overwhelmingly against it." Luntz explained that the program would be "sponsored by the government" and falsely claimed that it would also be "paid for by the government."

"You know what," Hannity replied, "it's a great point, and from now on, I'm going to call it the government option."

LEAKED EMAIL: Fox boss caught slanting news reporting | Media Matters for America

From: Sammon, Bill ( Fox News' Washington managing editor)
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 8:23 AM
To: 054 -FNSunday; 169 -SPECIAL REPORT; 069 -Politics; 030 -Root (FoxNews.Com); 036 -FOX.WHU; 050 -Senior Producers; 051 -Producers
Subject: friendly reminder: let's not slip back into calling it the "public option"

1) Please use the term "government-run health insurance" or, when brevity is a concern, "government option," whenever possible.

2) When it is necessary to use the term "public option" (which is, after all, firmly ensconced in the nation's lexicon), use the qualifier "so-called," as in "the so-called public option."

3) Here's another way to phrase it: "The public option, which is the government-run plan."

4) When newsmakers and sources use the term "public option" in our stories, there's not a lot we can do about it, since quotes are of course sacrosanct.

From: Clemente, Michael (Fox's senior vice president for news)
To: Sammon, Bill; 054 -FNSunday; 169 -SPECIAL REPORT; 069 -Politics; 030 -Root (FoxNews.Com); 036 -FOX.WHU; 050 -Senior Producers; 051 -Producers
Sent: Tue Oct 27 0829 2009
Subject: RE: friendly reminder: let's not slip back into calling it the "public option"


Thank you Bill

#3 on your list is the preferred way to say it, write it, use it.

Michael Clemente

SVP-News

212.XXX.XXXX

"A lot of the reporters are conservative and are glad to pick up news. But there is a point at which it is no longer reporting, but distorting things."

From using the "Correct phrases to outright lying".

I wonder how many Americans still believe that Obama took a trip that cost 200 million dollars a day?

 

[Quantum Windbag]

Why are you obsessed with Fox? You act like they are the only ones who do this.

Only 6% of scientists are Republican.

Republicans are 90% white and vote in lockstep.

I am rdean and I live in an alternate universe.

Just once you should try posting about something that has nothing to do with any of your usual tripe. Call it a Christmas present to USMB. If you don't do Christmas because it is a right-wing-nut racist holiday call it a New Years present/resolution.

Just once.

 

[California Girl]

Why are you obsessed with Fox? You act like they are the only ones who do this.

Only 6% of scientists are Republican.

Republicans are 90% white and vote in lockstep.

I am rdean and I live in an alternate universe.

Just once you should try posting about something that has nothing to do with any of your usual tripe. Call it a Christmas present to USMB. If you don't do Christmas because it is a right-wing-nut racist holiday call it a New Years present/resolution.

Just once.

Rdean's Letter to Santa.

Dear Old White Dude

I bet you vote Republican. 94% of kids my age agree you're a wealthy liar who robs poor working people of their right to have everything you have worked for.

So, this Christmas I would like:

All Republicans to die quickly and soon so we decent people can have their stuff.

Rdean.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Why are you obsessed with Fox? You act like they are the only ones who do this.

Only 6% of scientists are Republican.

Republicans are 90% white and vote in lockstep.

I am rdean and I live in an alternate universe.

Just once you should try posting about something that has nothing to do with any of your usual tripe. Call it a Christmas present to USMB. If you don't do Christmas because it is a right-wing-nut racist holiday call it a New Years present/resolution.

Just once.

The Rdean Zone

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Rdean needs everyone to be in lock step with the state run media. He gets confused where there is a dissenting voice

 

[Sallow]

FOX just ain't news..

Really.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

FOX just ain't news..

Really.

Change the channel

 

[ABikerSailor]

Why are you obsessed with Fox? You act like they are the only ones who do this.

Only 6% of scientists are Republican.

Republicans are 90% white and vote in lockstep.

I am rdean and I live in an alternate universe.

Just once you should try posting about something that has nothing to do with any of your usual tripe. Call it a Christmas present to USMB. If you don't do Christmas because it is a right-wing-nut racist holiday call it a New Years present/resolution.

Just once.

Rdean's Letter to Santa.

Dear Old White Dude

I bet you vote Republican. 94% of kids my age agree you're a wealthy liar who robs poor working people of their right to have everything you have worked for.

So, this Christmas I would like:

All Republicans to die quickly and soon so we decent people can have their stuff.

Rdean.

God is a Republican, Santa is a Democrat.- P. J. O'Rourke

 

[CrusaderFrank]

If you don't like Fox News

Yes, it's really that simple

 

[ABikerSailor]

The only reason I don't like FAUX Nooze is because they lie to me repeatedly.

Also, they are great fear mongers.

Me? I prefer true news, with all the facts, preferably not spun.

Besides, I don't scare easily, been many places and faced many things. FAUX Nooze is nothing more than bullshit wrapped in fear.

 

[Intense]

 

[CrusaderFrank]

The only reason I don't like FAUX Nooze is because they lie to me repeatedly.

Also, they are great fear mongers.

Me? I prefer true news, with all the facts, preferably not spun.

Besides, I don't scare easily, been many places and faced many things. FAUX Nooze is nothing more than bullshit wrapped in fear.

How can they lie to you if you don't watch them and instead tune into the state approved homogenized news from CBS, NBC or ABC????????

 

[California Girl]

The only reason I don't like FAUX Nooze is because they lie to me repeatedly.

Also, they are great fear mongers.

Me? I prefer true news, with all the facts, preferably not spun.

Besides, I don't scare easily, been many places and faced many things. FAUX Nooze is nothing more than bullshit wrapped in fear.

It's the voices in your head that are lying to you, Gay.

You? No one mentioned you. Mmmmk?

 

[ABikerSailor]

The only reason I don't like FAUX Nooze is because they lie to me repeatedly.

Also, they are great fear mongers.

Me? I prefer true news, with all the facts, preferably not spun.

Besides, I don't scare easily, been many places and faced many things. FAUX Nooze is nothing more than bullshit wrapped in fear.

It's the voices in your head that are lying to you, Gay.

You? No one mentioned you. Mmmmk?

Whatever you say Chlamydia Swirl, you GOP whore.

 

[WillowTree]

FOX just ain't news..

Really.

Change the channel

He much too stupid to figure that out!

 

[ABikerSailor]

Although, on occasion I do check out the actual news portions of FAUX Nooze on the weekend.

That's how I found out about the infrared scanners that would work better than the bullshit scanners we currently have in airports.

 

[mdn2000]

Rdean needs everyone to be in lock step with the state run media. He gets confused where there is a dissenting voice

Rdean is a "he"?

 

[mdn2000]

Why are you obsessed with Fox? You act like they are the only ones who do this.

Only 6% of scientists are Republican.

Republicans are 90% white and vote in lockstep.

I am rdean and I live in an alternate universe.

Just once you should try posting about something that has nothing to do with any of your usual tripe. Call it a Christmas present to USMB. If you don't do Christmas because it is a right-wing-nut racist holiday call it a New Years present/resolution.

Just once.

Rdean's Letter to Santa.

Dear Old White Dude

I bet you vote Republican. 94% of kids my age agree you're a wealthy liar who robs poor working people of their right to have everything you have worked for.

So, this Christmas I would like:

All Republicans to die quickly and soon so we decent people can have their stuff.

Rdean.

God is a Republican, Santa is a Democrat.- P. J. O'Rourke

Democrats must be naughty, that is why the Republicans get all the toys.

 

[rdean]

The only reason I don't like FAUX Nooze is because they lie to me repeatedly.

Also, they are great fear mongers.

Me? I prefer true news, with all the facts, preferably not spun.

Besides, I don't scare easily, been many places and faced many things. FAUX Nooze is nothing more than bullshit wrapped in fear.

It's the voices in your head that are lying to you, Gay.

You? No one mentioned you. Mmmmk?

Whatever you say Chlamydia Swirl, you GOP whore.

Chlamydia Swirl? You have to admit, that's funny. Just the name, not calling someone that.

 

[Lonestar_logic]

Although, on occasion I do check out the actual news portions of FAUX Nooze on the weekend.

That's how I found out about the infrared scanners that would work better than the bullshit scanners we currently have in airports.

Didn't you say that Fox lies to you repeatedly?