Fox News' America vs. Hollywood Special

[DougieZero]

The Fox News special Hollywood vs. America aired last night and it was fucking hilarious. They had some of the worst analogies and segments I have ever seen in a mainstream news broadcast. It was a sure hit piece on Hollywood, but it was so over the top ridiculous I wasn't really all that affected. They had examples of liberalism like this:

The villains in the original Manchurian Candidate were communists, the movie takes place during the Korean War. In the new version the communists are removed. They said this was proof of a liberal bias (IE: liberals love communists)... They forgot to mention that the new version takes place in the 1990's and is about the first Gulf War....hence... Communists gone.

They also did pieces to show bias were they dressed some creepy looking guy as an "average patriotic American"... which in Fox News' world is dressing him in a very colorful George Bush T-Shirt and giant American Flag hat and having the guy go around asking people on the street if they were waiting for the Young Republicans Club meeting. The Camera caught the peoples startled reaction... (IE: They must hate Middle Americans and republicans)... again... proof of liberal bias in Hollywood.

The were claiming that Hollywood was conservative until the 1960's when (quote) the "pot smokers" took charge. They said Bogart was patriotic, hence they said that made him a conservative. They even claimed that Thomas Edison was a conservative (?!?!?). Of course Hollywood has ALWAYS been left-leaning... but they seemed to explain that Hollywood was conservative because they made the Sound of Music (?!?)... Then they did the obvious cultural flame bait with Academy Awards. They did .. "How come all the snobbish critic's awards go to films no one has ever seen? (IE: Ray and Finding Neverland as examples used) and not Spider-Man"... "Look how out of touch they are with mainstream America"...

Here is a clip I ripped somewhere in the middle of the program..
http://webpages.charter.net/dan-doug/blog/foxnews1.wmv

Even is that clip there is this undertone with that WW2/Hitler reference as if Michael Moore would of been pro-Hitler.

[Downtown Hound]

1. Fox News really isn't fooling anyone anymore except for the real morans

Really they have become quite pathetic.

[Obviousman]

2. wow,thats all i have to say

[HawkerHurricane]

3. Spider Man, Conservative?

He's working class, as is his adopted parents.
The villain in the first movie was a CEO of a unscrupulous defense contractor.
The villain in the second movie was a unethical experimenter in power supplies.
Spidey's motto: With great power comes great responsibility.
Sound anything like: From each according to his abilities?
Or even: To whom much has been given, much shall be asked?
Spidey's boss is a money grubber made to look foolish.
I could go on...

edited for spell check

[oasis]

4. Bogart and Lauren Bacall stood up to Joe McCarthy's bullying. They

definitely weren't right wingers.

[Kingshakabobo]

5. How can they claim to be "fair and balanced" when everything,

I mean EVERYTHING, they do is a bash against liberals?

I know, stupid question.

:argh:

[housewolf]

6. Fox News exists

for the sole purpose of making a huge profit by promoting the conservative agenda through a presentation of current events purported called "news".