Fox News likes to proclaim themselves "fair and balanced", so imagine my surprise when I googled "republican party politics" and found "www.foxnews.com" was the third website listed. Imagine my grin when the next website down was "www.gopusa.com". Now, imagine my laughter when the next website turned out to be "www.republicans.org". When it comes to fair and balanced republican reporting, Fox News is clearly "on top".
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Tuesday 16 February 2010
Tuesday 24 March 2009
It's no wonder people call it Faux News
I can easily imagine a few of the lines in the following video taken from a late night Fox News show being used in a Canadian comedy production. Making light of our army is as much a part of our identity as the fact that the Canada's military has participated in more U.N. peace missions than any other country, including the United States. But given that there's a war going on in Afghanistan, a war where Canadians have had more soldiers there than any other country except for the U.S., I find it to be in very bad taste. This coupled with the fact that this aired while we were honouring the latest four fallen soldiers, bringing the total number of Canadians lost in this war to 116, elevates the statements to deplorable.
Imagine that a Canadian news program went on the day after 9/11 and participants joked and laughed about how Americans can't build office buildings properly, etc. How appropriate would that be? In comedy, it's all about timing. And this segment's timing was way off. How funny does it seem now?
Imagine that a Canadian news program went on the day after 9/11 and participants joked and laughed about how Americans can't build office buildings properly, etc. How appropriate would that be? In comedy, it's all about timing. And this segment's timing was way off. How funny does it seem now?
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