Current Issues and Events
July 01, 2006
Israel Bombing Palestinian Targets
BREAKING NEWS: As I was posting this article, FOX News announced at Israel has bombed the Palestinian Prime Minister's office building, which is now on fire. Mike Tobin from Gaza just reported that "the Israelis are picking off targets at will."
This morning on Fox & Friends Weekend host Kiran Chetry reported: "It all seemed to go downhill when Hamas actually won the democratic election that was held there in the Palestinian territories. Hamas - responsible for killing more than 250 Israelis in suicide bomb attacks. A terror group - called a terror group worldwide - is now the people in charge over there and so, of course, that was gonna cause problems with Israel and now Israel is saying that, if this prisoner - Israeli soldier - is not returned, that they will assassinate the Prime Minister."
Continue reading >>June 29, 2006
Judge Napolitano Steps Up Says Lindsay Graham Is Wrong On GITMO
Today on Studio B with Shepard Smith, Senior Judical Analyst, Judge Andrew Napolitano went away from the typical Fox, 'play it down' defeat of Bush's stance on the prisoners at Guatanamo Bay.
While everyone is nuancing what was ruled, Smith asked Napolitano if Senator Lindsay Graham was right when he said that Congress could just have different military tribunals. Napolitano said he's sorry, but maybe Senator Graham didn't get to read the whole ruling and that 'No' they could not have different military tribunals, they had to have fair trials for these prisoners.
Continue reading >>Hemmer Repeats : Bush Just Buying Time On GITMO Prisoners
Fox News Live with Bill Hemmer (12 - 1 p.m.) covered the decision by Supreme Court that President Bush couldn't hold military tribunals for the prisoners at Guatanamo Bay.
Fox and Hemmer tried to ease the decision with Hemmer saying twice that Bush probably only did it because the war on terror is going to last a long time and he was buying time.
Continue reading >>June 28, 2006
Fox - More Fear Mongoring - North Korea Submarine Threat?
In a totally ridiculous segment Bill Hemmer on Fox News Live today (12 - 1 p.m.) spoke with former Secretary of the Navy, John Dalton about a possible threat from the North Koreans using their submarine force. The segment was under the banner 'North Korean Menace' and a smaller banner saying 'How Big A Threat Is Pyongyang's Submarine Fleet?'
Turns out there is virtually no threat from the all diesal submarine fleet of North Korea. They are small subs, holding 10 to 20 people, are noisy, cannot sustain long distances, have to surface continually to recharge, don't have any nuclear capability, but Fox felt a need to put this story out there.
Continue reading >>June 27, 2006
Rush Limbaugh Gets Detained Over Little Blue Pills - Different Than The Blue Pills He Preferred Before
Fox finally mentioned the fact that customs was detaining Rush Limbaugh for a possible drug violation. Shepard Smith said it was a problem with some 'little blue pills.' In the past Limbaugh also had problems with some little blue pills, only then they were oxycontin. This time they were viagra. Smith said that Limbaugh laughed it off.
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