Radical cleric Jerry Falwell, appearing on Crossfire:
"I think [the war] is going well. CNN doesn't always get it right, but it goes pretty well if you watch it on FOX."
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Posted by dave at December 3, 2004 05:54 AM | TrackBackWould that be the same Fox that contributed 78% of it's political booty to the Democratic Party?
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Posted by: andy at December 3, 2004 08:01 AMSeriously though.. why does anybody even give Jerry (the radical cleric .. I like that) Falwell airtime? Who takes him serious? I've always had a strong dislike for a man who favors legislated morality at any expense. It's funny how he's so easy to make fun of, yet news outlets continue to give him air time as a serious guest.
Posted by: andy at December 3, 2004 08:03 AMIt's amazing; the willful ignorance towards facts
that embody a baffoon like Falwell, and the rest of the Bush supporters.
I can understand selectivity when it comes to opinion, but those opinions are generally formed around established facts.
Fox News has proved to be a God Send for the willfully ignorant, and they seem to never disappoint when it comes to the distortion of reality to suit an already formed view; kinda like the Warren Commission.
And I agree with the above Andy. Who's idea is it to rol out Falwell?
More from the big fat lying hypocrite:
From Falwell's November 21 televised sermon, broadcast from his Thomas Road Baptist Church:
Let me talk to you about five good things of late ... for which this week I hope you and your family around your Thanksgiving table will praise the Lord. ... No. 5: America has alternative news media and is no longer held hostage by the major print and broadcast media. I remember a day when ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN and the major print media controlled all the news flow to the American people and we found ourselves getting warped and distorted news. I thank God now in the 21st century for talk radio, that three hours a day people like Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and hundreds of others are telling the truth of what really is going on. I thank God for FOX News Channel [applause]. I thank God for the Internet bloggers and the news producers like NewsMax.com, WorldNetDaily.com, even The Drudge Report.
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