Things that shouldn't surprise you: Fox politicizing a moment of
silence, media not taking seriously right-wing attempts to suppress
the vote, television news missing the big picture on something, or
Bill O'Reilly making grand proclamations without knowing all the
facts. All that and more.
John Whitehouse
Twitter:
@existentialfish
Fox
Politicizes 9/11 Moment Of Silence With Lies
President Obama, like
President Bush before him, issued a proclamation declaring September
11 to be Patriots Day. Fox turned this into
Obama-Hates-God-gate, by claiming the President
did not mention God. But unsurprisingly Fox got the facts completely
wrong.
http://mm4a.org/SArETm
Papering Over Voter Suppression Reality
Actual voter fraud is
less common than being struck by lightning. But as states push laws
that restrict voting rights ostensibly to stop such fraud, media still
are
not taking seriously that the laws will restrict
citizens from voting -- even as the Pennsylvania GOP House Majority
Leader promises the new restrictions will deliver the state to Mitt
Romney. Get the facts on the real cost of these voting laws:
http://mm4a.org/ROwCJq
Solar Surprise? Only To The Media
If you only watch
network and cable news, it might surprise you that America is on the
precipice of a clean energy revolution. While the media myopically
focuses on Solyndra, a new report shows that
solar power is actually booming in America, driven
by companies that benefitted from government loan guarantees. Jill
Fitzsimmons compares the story you hear in mainstream media with the
reality happening on the ground:
http://mm4a.org/RICU92
Another Dishonest Fox News Graphic
There are two
different measures of unemployment. One measures how many people
without work are looking for work, the other adds to that number
people who are not looking for a job, part-time workers who prefer
full unemployment, and others.
Even we were surprised by the brazenly dishonest
graphic that made it appear that unemployment had doubled since
January 2009. Needless to say, that has not happened.
http://mm4a.org/QDJVha
Right-Wing Pundits Circle The Wagons After Mitt Romney's
Embassy Statement
Experts left and
right have weighed in: Mitt Romney's statement and response following
the horrific attacks on the American embassy in Cairo and the American
consulate in Benghazi has been widely condemned. The sole apparent
exception to this are
a few die-hard right-wing pundits like Eric
Bolling, Michelle Malkin, and Rush Limbaugh. To them, this is all a
media creation, facts be damned:
http://mm4a.org/QNKCEG
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