There's a whole bunch of shit going down in the world and U.S. in particular - the ceaseless Iraq War, the horrible school shooting in Ohio, the continuing (but admittedly overrated by former Bush yes-man Colin Powell) threat of terrorism, the fate of the SCHIP bill that President Bush just cold-heartedly vetoed, the President's attempt to overturn a death sentence in is beloved Texas (yes, you read that correctly), the Republican Party's continually successful efforts to thwart Democratic proposals in Congress, Britney's next comeback, etc, etc, etc. So, with all that and so much more going on, what events do you think Fox News deems worthy of headline status? What else?
"Muslim Leaders Warn Pope 'Survival of World' At Stake"
"Crackdown on Materials For Terror"
OK, those are acceptable, however alarmist they might be. These next two, on the other hand -- oh, man . . .
"British Court Rules Al Gore Film Exaggerated Climate Claims"
"Cheney: Rumsfeld Was the Right Man" (an "Only on Fox" piece -- really?!!?)
So Fox News would have us believe that a British court's opinion on the facts in An Inconvenient Truth is the third or fourth most important story of the day. Never mind that this court's ruling also included the opinion that almost everything in the film is accurate - it made a list of nine inaccuracies, some of which sounded like clarifications - Al Gore is a big, fat, exaggerating liar! And he's evil, too - after all, what kind of a person would instill the fear of impending doom in order to sway the public's opinion?!!? Thank goodness there's Fox News, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and the rest of the Right to make us feel completely safe!
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