The old "liberal media" mantra from the right wingers is so tiresome. The media has given king george a free pass until recently. Bush is a pathological liar and if you can't see that then you really can't be helped. Chris Matthews was mentioned as one of these "liberal media". What a joke. If you watched his program for the past few years, he was an unabashed Bush supporter. He fawned over him, spoke of how charming he was. It is only recently that the fog lifted in his brain and he actually sees what a failure and disaster Bush is. This "liberal media" crap has been spouted by the right wing for decades and apparently it has worked and there are plenty of sheepeople out there who belive it. Right wingers like to be led by the hand, told what to think and believe. Thinking for yourself is not something conservative leaders encourage.
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Awww c'mon libs! I thought you guys were big on fairness. Well, you're not being fair here. After all, your... [MORE]
Dan
Nov 30, 2006 00:12
The old "liberal media" mantra from the right wingers is so tiresome. The media has given king george a free...
Tim
Nov 29, 2006 09:00
You should know what Fox is about when its common knowledge this is Dick Cheney 's preferred Network for appearances. [MORE]
Robert OW
Nov 29, 2006 02:16
For years, news organizations have cringed under the accusation by the Right that they have a liberal bias. responding this... [MORE]
Len
Nov 28, 2006 14:35
Stop doing business with them. Stop responding to requests for interviews. Partition them into a position that's so unbelievably one-sided... [MORE]
mkh
Nov 28, 2006 13:56
See, the problem with that is more people watch Fox News than your left wing mouthpieces such as CNN. The... [MORE]
Jennifer Crawford
Nov 29, 2006 08:02
Produce a NYT internal memo that discusses how they're trying to screw the republicans, and you'll have a leg to... [MORE]
mkh
Nov 29, 2006 11:00
Barney Frank is one of a long list of whining liberals who hate Fox because they can't avoid the questions... [MORE]
Woody
Nov 28, 2006 13:36
I work in the congressman's office, althogh I do not find him to be an effective leader i need the... [MORE]
Charles Anonymous
Nov 28, 2006 10:44
Glad to see someone standing up to the bias of Fox news. "Fair and balanced" -- yeah, right. [MORE]
davy
Nov 28, 2006 10:18
Fox news biased? Say it isn't so. Any idiot knows they are fair and balanced, because they incessantly tell us... [MORE]
barton mendenhall
Nov 28, 2006 09:01
Three huzzahs for Barney! Wallace and the rest of his cohorts at Fox "news" need to have their chains pulled.... [MORE]
Raymond K. Clement
Nov 28, 2006 05:41
Barney and Clinton demonstrate on just how easy it is to put Fox right wing blowhards like Wallace in their... [MORE]
steve
Nov 28, 2006 04:12
The more I read about these individuals that we've elected and sent to Washington, the clearer it becomes that they... [MORE]
Bill DeWolf
Nov 28, 2006 01:59
Last year, Tim Groseclose of UCLA and University of Chicago's Jeff Milyo did a study to measure bias in U.S.... [MORE]
Don Meaker
Nov 27, 2006 21:48
Americans for Democratic Action, a liberal group rates news organizations. It shows Fox is more fair than CBS, NBC, CNN,... [MORE]
Don Meaker
Nov 27, 2006 21:37
As is virtually always the case. Rep. Frank is correct If only he would run again for Congress! We need... [MORE]
John L. Turner, MD
Nov 27, 2006 21:12
Hellotzt - this is just a testing, dont worry about it [MORE]
Testerwbo
Jul 10, 2007 21:43
Liberals have controlled the mainstream media for so long they actually think a network that asks balanced questions is biased.... [MORE]
William Zampino
Nov 27, 2006 20:34
After reading some of these comments, I sense there are some people longing for the good old days when liberals... [MORE]
Jeff Ihde
Nov 27, 2006 19:27
What a sandbagger this guy is. Considered one of the "brainiest" members of the house he now get flustered by... [MORE]
timmyj
Nov 27, 2006 17:41
Claiming Fox News is unbiased is the same as claiming that were Al-Qaeda links to Iraq. Both have been factually... [MORE]
Austin K.
Nov 27, 2006 17:13
If one needs any proof that Fox News is a Republican propaganda organ, one only needs to visit a state... [MORE]
Mike Brown
Nov 28, 2006 23:59
Seriously how many news channels say terrorists are celebrating when real Americans tack back a little power?
They never got a... [MORE]
Ben
Nov 27, 2006 16:59
While the elections were being discussed by all news media i watched all programs. Tucker, Chris Matthews, Lou Dobbs and... [MORE]
susan
Nov 27, 2006 16:36
I'm sure the criticism about Fox is justified, but I have a suggestion for gaining more quality time - quite... [MORE]
cynik
Nov 28, 2006 19:16
The American people spoke clearly and forcefully at the polls. Fox news (and I use the term news loosley) needs... [MORE]
Linda
Nov 27, 2006 16:35
I hope, now that the administration and its supporters are having to eat some words over Iraq, and now that... [MORE]
Mike Brown
Nov 27, 2006 16:01
Even though they are dumb as rocks and are played by the GOP like suckers, Dems should make an honest... [MORE]
Greg
Nov 27, 2006 15:42
Still trying to figure out if Greg is serious or just being sarcastic in an attempt at humor. Scary thought... [MORE]
Jeff Ihde
Nov 27, 2006 18:51
Why does Mr. Frank object to being asked tough questions? This is a cynical and frightening attempt by the Democratic... [MORE]
TB
Nov 27, 2006 15:35
Then why don't they call themselves what they are, a lying, deceitful, bias propaganda machine for the republicans and Global... [MORE]
pete Sea
Nov 27, 2006 18:00
No one at Fox will ever be Fair or Balanced. That's like hoping Honest John's Used Car Lot will sell... [MORE]
sourcer
Nov 27, 2006 18:55
Silencing dissent. You are a comedian of the highest order.
Calling opponents unpatriotic - not silencing dissent
Violating civil liberties through librarians,... [MORE]
David
Nov 28, 2006 03:02
I love it how conservatives defend FOX. I really pitty them. What they don't know, is the very channel they... [MORE]
Dakota Mason
Nov 28, 2006 10:44
Saying Fox is not biased is like saying Sean Hannity is a liberal. Every political discussion is pro-Republican, Democrats are... [MORE]
Maxdee55
Nov 28, 2006 11:01
You'd have to be deaf and living under a rock to think that Fox is anything but the right wings's... [MORE]
Susan
Nov 27, 2006 14:23
Rep. Frank wasn't discovering Fox entertainment's right-wing programming philosophy for the first time or surprised in any way by it.... [MORE]
Dingo
Nov 27, 2006 14:52
Coming from the people who think nothing of the hatchet work being presented by CBS with Dan Rather and all... [MORE]
Jeff Ihde
Nov 27, 2006 14:56
Dingo, If you really believe this is what Rep Frank was doing you really need to do some exploration into... [MORE]
Jeff Ihde
Nov 27, 2006 19:04
Anybody who believes Fox's hypermarketing that it's fair and balanced needs to get their head out of their [expletive] and... [MORE]
Craig
Nov 27, 2006 22:28
I am dusgusted with conservatives referring to me as a whining, uneducated, unpatriotic, antiAmerican, aetheist liberal just because I oppose... [MORE]
Richard Cook
Jul 13, 2007 15:40
I saw and heard the interview. Chris was doing his job. He was asking what they were going to do.... [MORE]
akm
Nov 27, 2006 14:22
Interesting to hear Barney Frank's observations on Chris Wallace's interview. Hmmm, let's see - he's used to the NY Times,... [MORE]
Arianna
Nov 27, 2006 14:20
They've been this way for many years. Why is this news? Does it make people feel good to rediscover this... [MORE]
SoWhatElseIsNew
Nov 27, 2006 14:18
It shouldn't come as a shock to Mr. Frank, or anyone who is aware of the sickeningly rightwing spin by... [MORE]
James K Power
Nov 27, 2006 13:37
Typical paranoid rant by a leftist weened on years of propaganda force-fed by the old guard in the MSM. Hey... [MORE]
BZ
Nov 27, 2006 21:45
If this keeps up it may be an attempt to get rid of Wallace. [MORE]
davod
Nov 27, 2006 13:30
There's a reason we call it "Faux News"; the more you watch, the less you know. I'd be happy if... [MORE]
CarrieN
Nov 27, 2006 13:26
It will take considerable time before the Fox apparatchiks finally begin to realize that Fox "News" is a carrot on... [MORE]
speedingticket
Nov 27, 2006 13:20
The O.J. deal destroyed News Corp's and Rupert Murdoch's credibility, permanently. [MORE]
Slayde Veritas
Nov 27, 2006 13:06
I don't know why we need Fox anymore... now without the democrats to talk to they will loose their premier... [MORE]
Joel I Levin
Nov 27, 2006 13:01
The only problem Barnry has is he is to used to To CBS, NBC and CNN, These station are far... [MORE]
Leon Miller
Nov 27, 2006 12:45
From your posting you state that Fox IS right-leaning, but you feel it is still acceptable for them to use... [MORE]
Jeff
Nov 27, 2006 15:15
Search for "Fox news memo" on Youtube or google. Not to mention the documentary called "Outfoxed". I am troubled more... [MORE]
Jerold Mcguire
Nov 27, 2006 12:23
I find it hard to believe the comments by some of the posters. They accuse Fox of a right wing... [MORE]
csscott
Nov 27, 2006 17:17
It seems to me that the vast majotity of those who use Fox News as their news program of choice... [MORE]
Tom Friedman
Nov 27, 2006 12:02
Look, the bias of Fox News is transparent.
All one needs to know is that the % of Americans who get... [MORE]
Sam Missimer
Nov 27, 2006 11:50
Why do the Dems & other networks continue to treat Fox "News" as if they are an actual news outlet.... [MORE]
BushisLiar
Nov 27, 2006 11:40
Chris Wallace is just doing what he's paid to do..... be unfairly unbalanced. heh. [MORE]
Manny
Nov 27, 2006 11:39
I happen to come across this page/article while reading the news. In reading the threads on the first page, I'm... [MORE]
K.Reiley
Nov 27, 2006 11:33
Interesting point, K.Reiley. However, keeping the debate fact-based, and not political bias, seems to be the major challenge and, for... [MORE]
B.Geist
Nov 27, 2006 20:53
One thing contributing to our terrible polarization in this country is the availability of single-bias outlets, and people who only... [MORE]
Sara
Nov 27, 2006 23:00
What I want to know is why Chris Wallace bothers to "interview" these people. They have had the same song... [MORE]
Sue
Nov 27, 2006 11:27
This comment, and others, proves that stupidity is alive and well among the conservative voter base. FOX is so lacking... [MORE]
Heather
Nov 27, 2006 13:48
The problems being experienced by Dems with interviews on Fox Newes is that they are used to being deferred to,... [MORE]
Gayle Miller
Nov 27, 2006 11:13
Im sorry Gayle that you find John Gibson, Bill O'reilly, and Sean hannity part of the most even handed news... [MORE]
Daryl Lannert
Nov 27, 2006 11:54
The Dems can't handle it? Let's be honest here. The problem goes way beyond interview questions, it is the whole... [MORE]
Andrea
Nov 27, 2006 12:41
From one Andrea to another - most of the mainstream media is NOT liberal. [MORE]
Andrea Too
Nov 27, 2006 21:24
Democrat's don't have to schlepp to the FOX network now that they've got their Mojo back; they know already what... [MORE]
teddys1s
Nov 27, 2006 11:06
That's my first question. In the first place they have to know there aren't three potential votes among all the... [MORE]
tjhanson
Nov 27, 2006 11:58
So typical of a liberal. Ask questions about issues they have championed for years and they whine about being harassed.... [MORE]
Jennifer Crawford
Nov 27, 2006 11:03
Search for "Fox news memo" on youtube and see they are a channel with an agenda. You sir are not... [MORE]
Jerold Mcguire
Nov 27, 2006 12:26
Wow, you just slammed yourself there. I do not see a specific example of Steele being slammed by the so-called... [MORE]
Jerome
Nov 27, 2006 12:33
I am liberal and progressive with friends who are conservative. Often their jokes are not funny to me but the... [MORE]
Barry Speer
Nov 27, 2006 14:11
the day after the election. Tony Snow tells him, "Mr. President we have lost the House, and may lose the... [MORE]
Kenneth
Nov 27, 2006 14:24
I am an independent and have voted for pols from both parties. However, this new group is an entirely new... [MORE]
mw
Nov 27, 2006 15:31
Jennifer,
Just like Fox, you are fair and balanced. The issues championed by democrats (gay marriage, middle class tax increases), what... [MORE]
David Angel
Nov 28, 2006 02:55
Fox should not be allowed to call it's network Fox News. It is not news, it is opinion. [MORE]
kharma
Nov 27, 2006 10:59
I agree with Laura. It makes no sense for Dems to appear on Fox. Fox is only interested in presenting... [MORE]
Larry Horn
Nov 27, 2006 10:54
Only go where the questions support your politics. Don't go where you will be asked about your failures or your... [MORE]
Steve
Nov 27, 2006 12:39
I have never understood why Democrats go on Fox. Fox's goal is to make them look stupid and they usually... [MORE]
Laura Farhi
Nov 27, 2006 10:45
I watched the recent Fox -Mathews election coverage and it demonstrated exactly what Frank (and, less successfully) Clinton point out... [MORE]
William Smith
Nov 27, 2006 11:27
Typical..."Don't you DARE ask me ANY questions. Don't you know WHO I am and WHICH party I represent?" Get ready... [MORE]
Sandra
Nov 27, 2006 10:40
You, my dear, seem blissfully unaware that it was Fox News with Brit Hume which reported the hundreds of Israeli... [MORE]
TLV
Nov 27, 2006 11:06
To TLV....you seem to have missed what I was saying....It appears that the interviewer was trying to get Barney Frank... [MORE]
Sandra
Nov 27, 2006 16:25
...and why, if they are biased, does this very thing (being biased) not apply to the other networks? Surely, You... [MORE]
Sandra
Nov 27, 2006 16:39
Can we just be honest and say Fox News is openly in your face biased? It is what it is.... [MORE]
nigel
Nov 27, 2006 10:40
... If the media actually had a liberal bias, we wouldn't be quagmired in an Iraqi civil war. And, Osama... [MORE]
BC
Nov 27, 2006 11:41
The tone of Chris Wallace's questions was no more severe than what members of the administration have endured for the... [MORE]
Marven Moss
Nov 27, 2006 10:38
The objection to Fox News is not that they call it "Fox" but that they call it "news." Chris Wallace... [MORE]
Bob Masullo
Nov 27, 2006 10:56
Rep. Frank is just saying what anyone with a brain would know who watched any Fox News show for more... [MORE]
k bagge
Nov 27, 2006 10:37
I wonder why good reasonable, respectable and distinguished people go on Fox and be shouted off (Falafel Reilly - Crazy... [MORE]
Buddy Singh
Nov 27, 2006 10:35
as soon as Democrats voiced their protests loudly about Fox, they would be accused of being afraid to speak "the... [MORE]
TLV
Nov 27, 2006 11:01
I guess Barney would argue that CNN is fairer than Fox. That is probably true if you want softball interviews... [MORE]
Speedybullet
Nov 27, 2006 10:33
The difference between fox news' interviews of republicans and Democrats is the degree of confrontation you see. Frank is right... [MORE]
Joseph
Nov 27, 2006 10:27
Barney Frank once again displays the backbone and keen intellect for which he is known. His on-the-air comments were appropriate:... [MORE]
Tim Mamin
Nov 27, 2006 10:18
My father is a WW II vet and he says it best.
Back then, our country had backbone, and we had... [MORE]
Wayne Shannon
Nov 27, 2006 10:16
I'm not sure I've seen such utter silliness in a long time. Lest we think Mr. Wayne, is a "thinker,"... [MORE]
Steve
Nov 27, 2006 17:59
It's FOX news, or should I say propaganda. What did you really expect from them. Everything is skewed. [MORE]
wesley kreeger
Nov 27, 2006 10:14
I think that Congressman Frank is correct. The way that Fox skews their questions to portray the Democrats in the... [MORE]
M. Rauberts
Nov 27, 2006 10:11
It appears that Chris enjoys the same questioning style that Tim Russert uses on Republicans; hard, fast and probing. Democrats... [MORE]
Belle S
Nov 27, 2006 10:00
Which Democrat will be on the Wallace show next week accusing Fox News of being biased? It is such a... [MORE]
Linda
Nov 27, 2006 09:57
The only reason he calls Foxnews bias is that they are not liberal. The networks & CNN are liberal but... [MORE]
Marie Specht
Nov 27, 2006 09:56
REP. FRANK IS SUCKING UP TO THE DEMOCRATIC POWER TO BE ---HE MUST BE LOOKING FOR FOR A CHAIRMANSHIP ===I... [MORE]
DON STATHAM
Nov 27, 2006 02:22
Sorry Don. But conservatives like you refuse to yank your deeply buried heads out of the sand and look at... [MORE]
CC
Nov 27, 2006 09:33
Democrates should be aware when they are invited on Fox it is to ambush and attack. It would be great... [MORE]
Roxie Pruitt
Nov 27, 2006 09:59
to : DON STATHAM, STOP SHOUTING!!! (or at least, remove your caps lock!!!)
to: Everyone
It's pretty obvious to anyone who actually... [MORE]
Denis Robert
Nov 27, 2006 10:16
Don... You might want to cool down a bit. Your defensiveness is showing. Congressman Frank's response wasn't tailored toward the... [MORE]
James Dix
Nov 27, 2006 10:20
Barney Frank is very sharp and I imagine that as he stated, he was speaking on his own behalf, not... [MORE]
Eddy Tompkins
Nov 27, 2006 10:20
Barney tells the truth as he sees it. Millions of Americans see Fox exactly the same way. They were entirely... [MORE]
Ellie
Nov 27, 2006 10:35
I do not understand why any public figure, with above average intellect, would appear on Fox news. Their talk show... [MORE]
Hartley Lord
Nov 27, 2006 10:38
Anyone who's not drinking the right-wing Kool-Ade knows that Fox is virtually an arm of the Republican Party. The bias... [MORE]
Joe Tarnower
Nov 27, 2006 10:49
Don't let Chris Wallace, Fox, or any other Neanderthal play you. Clinton fired back; you did, too. Bravo! Hold their... [MORE]
Domenic J Corsaro
Nov 27, 2006 10:53
I notice the comments from the "KoolAid Crowd" make many accusations but mention no examples. I could start with examples... [MORE]
wade butler
Nov 27, 2006 10:59
Submitted by wade butler, Nov 27, 2006 10:59
I notice the comments from the "KoolAid Crowd" make many accusations but mention... [MORE]
Simone
Nov 27, 2006 11:24
Thanks god for Fox News. I've had to put up with the liberal media for over fifty years. Now I... [MORE]
Edgarthearmenian
Nov 27, 2006 12:31
FOX is the most watched TV station in the U.S.A. So the Democrats should use it to thier advantage .... [MORE]
Jonathan Moulin
Nov 27, 2006 12:43
Many of my examples come from my own experiences from watching Fox News where it's okay to just turn off... [MORE]
KBK
Nov 27, 2006 12:50
like on election night when their spin on the returns stated that the democrats needed "21 more states" to win... [MORE]
kebmo
Nov 27, 2006 13:04
The 'examples' given above are nothing more than reporting the story. Will you also give a rundown of the voting... [MORE]
Mary
Nov 27, 2006 14:55
The idea that progressives are unable to cogently utilize both hemispheres of thier brain to process the endless banal munitia... [MORE]
jonas
Nov 27, 2006 15:51
I find her statements to be quite reasonable. But you are all trying (I presume) to get to the truth... [MORE]
TAS
Nov 27, 2006 18:28
Wade, please reference just ONE example of a study that shows Fox News to be more balanced than all others,... [MORE]
John M
Nov 28, 2006 01:06
In reply KBK:
1. One fair question turned into a Bill over the edge moment lasting several moments from Bill himself.... [MORE]
Roy
Nov 28, 2006 10:39
Yes,FOX viewership is down slightly. According to Tom-Dorsey from the Louisville Courier-Journal, FOX is viewed by a slightly less amount... [MORE]
Matt
Nov 28, 2006 13:55
FOXnews constantly bills itself as Fair and Balanced, which implies that it is politically neutral ..... I find that it... [MORE]
Skip
Nov 28, 2006 19:25
Roy, coporate management at most major news corporations is republican. Who do you think runs GE, Viacom, Disney, Time Warner,... [MORE]
Ken
Nov 28, 2006 21:39
Re: "I was under the belief that the left was the champion of free speech and open dialog" - Odd... [MORE]
Roy
Nov 29, 2006 01:33
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