Opinion

Fox News Apologists Still Trying To Spin The Sherrod Fiasco

Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– You know the conservative drill: Fox News didn’t touch the bogus story until after Shirley Sherrod resigned. Except, of course, that’s not true. Fact: Fox News did touch and did push the phony Sherrod smear campaign before she was forced to resign, and it’s probably time the channel’s online apologists[Read More…]

O’Reilly Falsely Claims New Black Panthers Said ‘They Want To Kill White Babies’ At Polling Place (Video)

Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Bill O’Reilly falsely claimed that members of the New Black Panthers were "standing in front of a polling place and saying they want to kill white babies." In fact, O’Reilly conflated two separate incidents: Video of a member of the New Black Panther Party suggesting the murder of[Read More…]

Timeline of Breitbart’s Sherrod Smear

Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Media Matters has documented a timeline of Andrew Breitbart’s smear of Shirley Sherrod, from Breitbart’s initial posting of his deceptively edited clip of Sherrod — which was amplified by Fox News and other right-wing media — through the release of the full video of Sherrod’s comments, which made[Read More…]

‘Context Is Everything’: Why You Should (Still) Never Trust Andrew Breitbart

Commentary By Eric Hananoki Media Matters for America Don’t trust Andrew Breitbart. It’s a phrase Media Matters has been repeating ever since the conservative web publisher burst onto the national stage by coordinating the release of deceptively edited tapes purporting to show "illegal activities" and criminality by ACORN employees. Breitbart’s[Read More…]

Audubon Leader Comments on Senate Failure to Address Climate Change

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2010 – Audubon Senior Director of Government Relations Mike Daulton released the following statement in response to an announcement by Majority Leader Harry Reid that Senate Democratic leaders would again postpone their effort to enact serious climate legislation. “The Senate’s inaction on climate policy is truly disappointing.[Read More…]

Sierra Club: Senate Must Act Now on Oil and Clean Energy

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2010.   In response to an announcement by Majority Leader Harry Reid that the Senate will move a limited package of oil disaster response and energy measures to the floor, the Sierra Club issues the following statement. Statement of Michael Brune, Sierra Club Executive Director “Given the[Read More…]

The Right-Wing Rage Machine Unloads A Frenzy Of Race-Baiting

Analysis By Simon Maloy Washington D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The summer months are typically when the quality of political discourse in this country reaches its yearly nadir. Washington tends to slow down from June to August, and people who hold moderate interest in the political process instead turn to barbecues and baseball games.[Read More…]

Why Is CNN Still Allowing Mark Williams On Its Network?

Commentary by Terry Krepel Just how racist does Mark Williams have to be before CNN will refuse to invite him on its network? Williams has a long history of incendiary and racially charged remarks. CNN knows about this– heck, Anderson Cooper called him out on it last September. But it[Read More…]

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