Fox News thinks you're all idiots

[and-justice-for-all]

email from MEDIA MATTERS:

Though the conservative media are fueled by overhyped, often-false, phony "scandals," every so often a story comes along that is so mind-bogglingly absurd that it exposes in no uncertain fashion the entire conservative media for what it is: a propaganda machine far more interested in pushing pre-determined narratives than conveying accurate information.

For much of the summer, conservatives have been aggressively working to blur the lines between the radicals who attacked us on September 11 and the moderate Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf in order to claim his planned Islamic center in lower Manhattan is some sort of "victory mosque." This week, when conservatives were not busy trying to equate Rauf with lunatic pastor Terry Jones and his plan to burn Qurans, they were suggesting that Rauf literally commands the forces of Al Qaeda.

On Wednesday, Rauf went on CNN's Larry King Live and warned of the dangers of perceived anti-Islam sentiment in the United States, especially as it relates to his Park51 project. Specifically, Rauf said that outspoken opposition to his project creates "danger from the radicals in the Muslim world to our national security." Before we get to the resulting epic conservative freak-out, it's important to point out that Rauf's comments track closely with comments from national security experts -- including Gen. David Petraeus -- who have repeatedly warned of the security implications of anti-Muslim protests.

Undeterred by reality, conservatives claimed Rauf was "threatening" America when he made this entirely non-controversial statement of fact.

Fox Nation broadcast as its top story that "Imam Threatens U.S., Says If Mosque Moves, Terror Will 'Explode.'" Pam Geller -- whose anti-Muslim bigotry leads her to view the world as a Magic Eye book filled with hidden Islamic crescents --announced in a headline that "Ground Zero Supremacist Imam Rauf Threatens America." Jim Hoft claimed in a post about Rauf's "threat" that the "radical" Rauf "warned that if America did not get down on its knees and allow the victory mosque to be built on the bones of dead Americans that ...'They will attack.'" Hoft instructed Rauf to "take your victory mosque and shove it."

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[whistler162]

1. And this is news to anyone????

[liberal N proud]

2. Their audience are idiots

Anyone with an active brain doesn't take FOX seriously.

[madokie]

3. and lets not forget that everyone that watches them are.

[MineralMan]

4. The feeling's mutual.

Fox News is made up of idiots.

[GeorgeGist]

5. The scariest thing is ...

that NewsCorp has a large market for it's product.

[GeorgeGist]

6. The scariest thing is ...

that NewsCorp has a large market for it's product.

[lonestarnot]

7. No Faux Snooze does not think, nor do the people who own, work or burn there.

[spanone]

8. the feeling is more than mutual

[Swamp Rat]

9. shhh... go back to sleep...

[asdjrocky]

10. Hey! I'm not an idiot.

I'm a moran.