I just saw a very disturbing documentary called "Outfoxed" which exposes the fox news network as nothing more than a 24-hour propaganda machine for the Bush administration. We all knew fox tends to have a conservative agenda, but I had know idea how far they would go to promote their ideology. The number of republican guests far exceeds that of democratic guests, and those democrats they do have on tend to be centralist and sometimes supportive of Bush's policies. Any left-wing thinker who was too challenging was never asked back. They take every opportunity to make everything Bush does look good and pure while engaging in a systematic smear campaign against top democratic figures.
Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly are two of the most vile human beings ever to be given microphones. Their sleezyness is not a product of their beliefs but rather their utter contempt for objective journalism and the nasty manner in which they treat any individual who disagrees with them. They continue to say they are "fair and balanced" when they are anything but.
Murdoch, the creator of Fox news, is a staunch conservative whose power and influence are felt everywhere. Being the owner of multiple broadcasting companies which are worth billions of dollars he obviously has conservative views. Fox news is the tool he uses to advance his own agenda.
The 'reports' Fox news airs would be laughable if they weren't so frightening. They breed an atmosphere of fear and then try to convince you that the government is the only one who can protect you. Fox tells us to be afraid of dirty bombs, exploding toys, anthrax spores, abortion, and of course gay sex. Polls show that viewers of Fox news have distorted ideas about how the world views us and whether or not we found WMDs in Iraq as compared with viewers of other news networks.
Money is power in this country and those that have it use it to further their own agenda. This is why keeping corporations in check is so vitally important in maintaining our freedoms. When you turn a blind eye to corporate corruption you soon find that they have bought the American political system and are using it to secure their positions of power and wealth.
I encourage you to rent "Outfoxed" today or visit their website at
www.outfoxed.org.