Fox News

FOX News

Ok, I admit it I watch Fox News. I watch Bill O'Reilly, Hannity and Colmes, and the rest. I like it - I think it is the funniest thing on cable TV. Seriously, where else are you going to get to see people on the News say the most outrageous things? Where else are you going to get 'News' that is fair and balanced in such a way that 'fair' means crazy and 'balanced' means the scales are broken. Fox News seems to be a cross between George Orwell's '1984' and a sitcom.

I like Fox News because I can get the a rough idea of the news and a good laugh all at the same time, similar to why people watch the Daily Show and The Colbert Report. - I guess the only difference is that most people do not turn in to watch Fox News for a laugh. - I like to find humor in the strangest places.

I am not one of the people who think that if you watch Fox News you are some crazy right wing, god-fearing, gay hating, racist, scum of the earth. I do understand there are people out in this world who take everything said on Fox News to heart and believe it to be truth and nothing but the truth but I feel, well, I hope, that those types of people are a fringe group and don't pose a real threat to our freedoms and well-being.

I hope that the people who do watch Fox News and not just for laughs understand there is an obvious spin on the way they report 'news.' I know I am not saying anything new or breaking new ground by saying Fox News has a Republican bias or a "rightwing outlet".

Is there anything wrong with Fox News having a rightwing/republican bias? No, I do not think so - if it is viewed as that more power to them - Every network has some kind of agenda or bias and it should be left up to the viewers to research and decide if that is the message, you want to support, reject or laugh at. The question we should be asking ourselves when is it too much or when do networks go too far in pushing their views? Is there a point when you should not consider it real news?

For example, Fox News hired Joseph A. Cafasso for four months as a Military and Counterterrorism Editor, had bogus military credentials. Cafasso claimed to have been a retired lieutenant colonel in the Special Forces, a veteran of the Vietnam War, a recipient of the Silver Star, and a participant in Operation Eagle Claw. However, his official military record indicated that he served only 44 days in the U.S. Army from May to June 1976, being honorably discharged at the rank of private first class. I am only going to list this one example because I do not want to write about the good and bad of Fox News, so if you want more of the story 'Google' it.

What I want to talk about is a new Youtube video that I stumbled across, the video sent me to the website, www.foxattacks.com.

Here is the video,

Ok, I know I said I watch Fox News because it makes me laugh but some of the comments that are in this video clip are not funny.

So it goes back to my question, when does it not become 'news' and when does it become something hurtful and painful?

That is my question to you, the readers of this blog - I am not going to go off on a rant, but I want to know what you think and open this up to a dialogue.

Here are all the links of both sides - do a little research and let me know your thoughts in the comment area.

Fox News Fox Attacks