Every organization these days uses a slogan in order to portray a positive image of itself for reasons of self promotion. Sometimes that slogan belies the reality, being used only to attract low information viewers to increase ratings and subsequently advertising revenue.
If ever a slogan belies reality it's 'Fair and Balanced' used by Fox News. The obvious bias of Megan Kelly against presumptive Presidential nominee, Donald Trump, is a case in point.
The meltdown of 'The Five' presenter, Dana Perino, live on air when Trump overtook her beloved Jeb Bush in the primary election ratings was a wonder to behold not to mention the visceral hatred of Trump by 'Special Report with Bret Baier' contributors Steve Hayes, George Wills and Charles Krauthammer.
One instance that sticks in the mind is Baier's panel of experts listed above spending the entire final segment smearing Trump unopposed by anyone from the other side then ending with his risible slogan, "fair, balanced and unafraid". Who is he trying to con?
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Just as ABCNNBCBS and their dead-tree fellow travelers are the Democrat channel, Fox is the Rove Republican channel. And except for whose cronies get to slop at the government trough when THEIR side is in charge, the politics are indistinguishable. Never forget that it was good ol' Shrub II who gave us the "Religion of Peace" bull shiite.
They ALL long for One World Government, which is why they are so appalled at Putin and Trump and Brexit, all of which play for national identity and sovereignty and espouse the value of Western culture.
I quit watching FoxNews due to it's coverage of the Presidential election cycle. Not because I'm a Trumpian but because I am not. That and you'd think there was nothing else going on in the world except the prezzy race.
I don't think I'm going back.
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Excellent analysis Mark, my thoughts exactly
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