OMG 'analysis' of the Fox news lies study by......... the Washington Times [View All]

[underpants]

I ran across this little nugget while flipping around during a commercial break on ESPN.

I didn't catch the name of the host on Fox News or the "reporter" from the Washington Times. The host mentioned the study (but never showed the actual questions or numbers)and that it concluded that Fox "brainwashes" it's viewers. He then sarcastically made hand movements and pie eyes as if he were hypnotizing those watching. He then said for analysis of this study is ___________ of the Washington Times. I woke the cats up laughing at the mere thought of ever objective WT trying to bail out their fellow VRWC bretheren.

She had three main points.

First, this study asked if the respondent thought the US had found WMD in Iraq and if there were ties between Saddam and the 9/11 highjackings and then asked were the respondent where they got the majority of their news from. She said that this study assumed that WMD had NOT been found and that NO TIES existed when neither of these things have yet been established.......that is actually what she said. She then said that sure the headlines may say that but if you read into the articles....oh now they want their viewers/readers to read the see whole story.

She also asked ~"what about the tunnels? :shrug: the programs that have been found? the training airplane which was not used to learn how to serve tea, the FACT that Saddam was paying rents for many of the 9/11 highjackers.....I'll let that one sink in for a minute.....and the FACT that MANY books had been written about all of these FACTS. She of course failed to name said books or who paid for and published them.

Second, she said that these studies were funded by the Rockefeller and Ford foundations which are big supporters (she said) of liberal causes, a majority of their funding activity that is.

Lastly, she pulled out the tried and true----- these studies were done by the "liberal academe" the host asked "academe?" she clarified for him "Academia", "Oh" said the host. See intelectuals and academia are home to the leading force for the liberal agenda.

Yes my head was spinning at this point.