March 3, 2009

O’Reilly: Fox’s Right-Wing Line-Up ‘Balanced’ by Former Host

Bill O’Reilly explainsthe diversity of viewpointsavailable on the Fox News Channel (2/27/09):

The Fox News Channel features a variety of opinions. We parade in scores of guests each week with all kinds of views. Glenn Beck believes the nation is in crisis. Alan Colmes believes Obama could be the next FDR. Sean Hannity believes the Republican Party has the right formula. And I believe both parties need an overhaul. They need to start looking out for the folks. So you get a wide range of views, while our hard news people deliver solid facts.

Huh. Three right-wingers and Alan Colmes–who lost his show on Fox two months ago.

Peter Hart

Peter Hart was the activist director of FAIR for 15 years, as well as the co-host of FAIR's radio show CounterSpin. He is now the senior field communications officer for Food & Water Watch.

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Icebiker3
March 6, 2009 at 6:38 pm
What did you expect?
Janglo
March 7, 2009 at 12:36 pm
The late Denis Potter, author of The Singing Detective etc.etc.etc., called his colon cancer Rupert.

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