From an email I received from, "Media Matters"....
Shouldn't the GOP be paying Fox?
In April, Rupert Murdoch, the chairman and CEO of Fox News parent company News Corp., responded to a question from Media Matters' Ari Rabin-Havt by stating that he doesn't "think we should be supporting the tea party, or any other party." Yet on Monday, Bloomberg News reported that News Corp. contributed $1 million to the Republican Governors Association. The large donation caps off more than a year and a half of pro-Republican activism during the Obama administration by Fox News hosts, reporters, and "political analysts."
Because it might be hard to keep track of Fox News' pro-GOP activism in all 50 states, here's a brief recap:
GOP fundraisers / events. Fox News hosts and "political analysts" have frequently spoken at or hosted fundraisers or events for Republican organizations and candidates. Recently, Fox News employee Dick Morris -- who's received money from GOP parties -- announced that he's planning to stump for more than 40 Republican candidates.
On-air endorsements. Fox Newsers regularly make on-air endorsements for Republicans. Fox Business host Eric Bolling, for example, told viewers they could "save" the country in 2012 by putting "a Republican in there. Turn it over in 2010."
Endorsing statements. Fox Newsers regularly release statements in support of candidates through their political organizations or social media accounts. Sarah Palin, for example, makes endorsements through her Facebook page, while Mike Huckabee endorses candidates on his Huck PAC website. Fox News has promoted both Huckabee and Palin's outside ventures.
Behind-the-scenes / campaign roles. Last year, Dick Morris worked as a paid consultant for unsuccessful Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate Christy Mihos. Fox News contributor Karl Rove, meanwhile, has been offering campaign advice to Republicans, such as the House Republican Conference and Kentucky Senate candidate Rand Paul.
Political fundraising groups. Fox News hosts and contributors are raising money for Republican candidates and causes using political action committees, 527 and 501(c)(4) organizations. These fundraising groups are also promoted on Fox News.
Frequent softball candidate promotions. Fox News has frequently opened its airwaves to promote Republican candidates such as Republican gubernatorial candidates Chris Christie and Bob McDonnell, and Senate candidates Marco Rubio, Mark Kirk, Scott Brown, Sharron Angle, and Rand Paul. Angle summarized Fox News' friendly haven for GOP candidates when she suggested that she prefers to appear on Fox because they let her raise money.
GOP in exile. Fox News boasts a long roster of possible 2012 presidential candidates on its payroll, such as Mike Huckabee, Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin. Fox News, in turn, gives them exposure and air time while they decide whether they want to run for office.
GOP issue advocacy. Fox News has frequently pushed conservative misinformation about the Obama administration and various other issues. Perhaps most notably, Fox News became the voice of the opposition against health care reform earlier this year.
GOP events advocacy. Fox News has heavily promoted pro-Republican and anti-Democrat events such as the April 15 Tax Day Tea Parties, the Tea Party Express bus tour, and Rep. Michele Bachmann's anti-health care reform rallies.
As The Daily Show's Jon Stewart noted, "If anything, the Republicans should be paying Fox News millions and millions of dollars."
This weekly wrap-up was compiled by Media Matters research fellow Eric Hananoki.
Yeppers-- FOX News is unbiased and presents the unbiased truth!
BALONEY!
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So, FoxNews is giving the Republicans 1mil because they are the ones that are not dissing Fox News while only Obamanation and the MSM are doing the dissing of Murdoch's company? Gee, that makes sense to me. LOL!
Looks like Jermyn is signed up with Media Matters and dumps the e-mails on a Pentecostal blog. If I wanted to read the e-mail, I would have them direct in my own mailbox.
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From an email I received from, "Media Matters"....
JD asks, "Should the Republicans pay Fox News?" He was being somewhat tongue-in-cheek, no doubt. But the Democrats already have paid MSNBC and NBC News a whopping $182 BILLION DOLLARS.
The parent company of FoxNews, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., has historically given more money to the Democrats than Republicans. Just watch England's SkyNews (NewsCorp's U.K. version of "FoxNews") and you'll notice that over there NewsCorp. is quite Liberal in their orientation.
The current style of FoxNews' presentation was the brain child of Roger Ailes, currently FoxNews president. He saw the way that ALL the news reporting in the from 1960 up through the early 1990s' was so slanted toward the Left. Yet, he noticed, Presidents like Ronald Reagan were so popular among the American people. "What would happen if we didn't slant so much to the Left?" The result? FoxNews programs beat all other news programs - COMBINED!
It was simply good marketing.
The Dems' complaints here ignore some key facts:
1) News Corp has given more to Democratic candidates than Republicans OVERALL
2) The parent of one cable outlet and its sister broadcast news outlet (MSNBC & NBC) are in fact owned by the Obama Administration and the Dems in Congress. They received over $182 BILLION dollars for the spin on their reporting.
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