Posted by
Juwar74 on Monday, September 01, 2008 6:04:07 PM
Fox News has done it again. I can't believe this network is still on the air. On September 1, Fox News covered Hurricane Gustav all day, happy that the storm reduced itself to a category 1, and relieved that the Republicans could now get on with their convention. I flipped between Fox and other networks to compare how the storm was covered. The other networks reported from a personal perspective, how it affected the people in the area. They interviewed a few people, asked them how they were doing, why they didn't leave, etc...But Fox, in true right-wing form, focused their reporting on how the storm affected the oil rigs in the Gulf. They went so far as to report on how the storm affected the price of oil from Wall Street. One reporter was ecstatic to report that the price of oil had dropped from $118 to $111.
When I first heard a Fox reporter mention oil rigs, I gave Fox the benefit of the doubt (although most people don't). Yet, as I continued to watch, every anchor and reporter that came on air mentioned how the storm affected the oil rigs and oil price. I took a count. They did it 31 times during a three hour period.
Fox News. Cares more about oil rigs than actual people. Their reporting is such an embarrassment to the field of journalism.
Fox News also gave the Republicans a platform to pretend as if they actually care about the storm's aftermath. George Bush said he would skip the convention and head on down to New Orleans. I heard a white Louisiana woman on a call-in show this morning say, "We don't want him down here! He can stay where he is!" She basically was short of calling him and his republican goons pandering a**holes.
When the moderator asked the woman how she felt about the Republicans raising money for a possible relief effort, she basically blew it off. "I'm voting Obama!"
Another guy from Florida called in and gave his perspective. He stated he remembered what Republicans had done 4 years ago when Florida had a similar hurricane. Apparently, during election years, the Republicans will move to action during natural disasters in the hopes of gaining some votes. The man laughed at the absurdity of the Republican's all-of-a-sudden "feel good" politics. The Florida man also stated that after the election, the Republicans had failed to provide the federal funds they promised for clean-up. He finally said it made his stomach sick to hear the Republicans pander on FOX. He said November the 4th is not getting here fast enough.
The focus on oil rigs and the price of oil during a natural disaster is another example that FOX News is in the tank for all right-wing ideologues, John McCain, Sarah Palin and Republican idiots.
But I continue to watch FOX to note how many times they spin information, mislead the public, omit facts, and focus too much on how an event will affect Wall Street.
Despite their low-level yellow journalism, it's entertaining.
I like to yell at the television.