Fox News refuses to run ad about gay troops

Fox News rejects DADT repeal ad
The GOP Propaganda channel Fox “News” has rejected an ad the highlights various allied Generals in support of Gays and Lesbians serving in the United States Armed Forces. Fox “News” the Unfair and Unbalanced” Propaganda channel that features several contributors and hosts who are clearly Unbalanced, said no to the ad because it does not fit the GOP "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" agenda. The United States Secretary of Defense Bill Gates, and the Chairman of th...

Fox News Rejects Gay Troops Ad
Apparently Fox News is afraid of any opinions not their own - especially if they’re - gasp - foreign! How else explain Fox’s rejection of this simple 30 second ad produced by the Palm Center in which two Generals from allied forces say on May 2010 that gay Troops do not undermine combat effectiveness. Major General Semianiw, Chief of Military Personnel in the Canadian Forces,: “There is no negative impact of having men and women of any Sexual Orientation fight...

Another Conservative Fears DADT Repeal Will Lead to Draft
Last week Kyle reported that Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council feared that allowing Gays and Lesbians to serve openly in the Military will damage recruitment to such an extent that the President would have to “bring back the draft.” Frank Gaffney of the Center for Security Policy is now too sounding the alarm that the Repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell would lead to the collapse of the volunteer military. In his Washington Times column, Gaffney uses the recent panic...

FOX News sucks, so support FOX News
Here's an ad submitted by the Palm Center, a Santa Barbara-based research center that produces research and conferences on Don't Ask, Don't Tell: The ad was rejected by Fox News. Here's Palm Center Director Aaron Belkin: "I am surprised that Fox News would reject an ad featuring allied Generals, given that host Bill O'Reilly and guest contributor Liz Cheney have both expressed support for open gay service. This is an important time for input from all sides on this issue, and I hope Fox will ...

Fox News Refuses To Run Ad In Favor Of Ending DADT, Despite Public Support For Repeal
Fox News Refuses To Run Ad In Favor Of Ending DADT, Despite Public Support For Repeal Raw Story’s Sahil Kapur is reporting that FOX News is refusing to air an ad advocating for repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. The 30-second spot, produced by the Palm Center, “includes Testimony from Military leaders of NATO allies arguing that lifting the ban on gay Soldiers is a ‘non-event’ and does not diminish combat effectiveness.” “I am surprised that FOX News...

Hate Is A Family Value
The Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks such things, has designated the Family Research Council as a "Hate Group."The SPLC gave the Family Research Council the designation due to anti-gay Speech from its leaders, which the SPLC says includes calls for Gay men and Lesbians to be imprisoned. Groups are labeled hate groups by the SPLC -- which made a name for itself by using civil Lawsuits to severely weaken the KKK and other white supremacist groups -- when they "have beliefs or practices th...

Hate Is A Family Value
The Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks such things, has designated the Family Research Council as a "Hate Group."The SPLC gave the Family Research Council the designation due to anti-gay Speech from its leaders, which the SPLC says includes calls for Gay men and Lesbians to be imprisoned. Groups are labeled hate groups by the SPLC -- which made a name for itself by using civil Lawsuits to severely weaken the KKK and other white supremacist groups -- when they "have beliefs or practices th...

Four Taliban commanders killed
Four Taliban commanders have been killed and an insurgent shadow Governor captured in the British area of operations in Afghanistan, the Military said today. The developments took place in recent weeks in the Nad-e-Ali and Nahr-e-Saraj districts of central Helmand Province, where most of the 10,000 UK Troops in the country are based. Across Afghanistan 19 Taliban leaders and 252 lower-level fighters were killed or captured between November 15 and 21 alone, according to Nato figures. A total o...

Why it’s tough for Michael Ignatieff to straddle the centre
Last updated Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010 12:55PM EST Keeping in tune with a party’s supporters can be a difficult balancing act, particularly when a leader tries to position him or herself at the centre of the Canadian political spectrum. No one knows this better than Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff, as indicated by a recent Harris-Decima poll. Are federal leaders in tune with their parties? Asked whether the leadership of each party needs to be changed, 35 per cent of Liberal voters respo...

Tomgram: Engelhardt, General Petraeus's Two Campaigns
In my 1950s childhood, there was a cheesy (if thrilling) sci-fi flick, The Incredible Shrinking Man, about a fellow who passed through a radioactive cloud in the Pacific Ocean and soon noticed that his suits were too big for him. Next thing you knew, he was living in a doll house, holding off his pet cat, and fighting an ordinary spider transformed into a monster. Finally, he disappeared entirely leaving behind only a sonorous voice to tell us that he had entered a universe where "the unbeliev...

Simpsons has Fox News #1 with racists
From David's earlier post at Crooks and Liars, here is the Simpsons' scene that got Bill O'Reilly's knickers in a knot. BillO buys knickers with a knot made in them at the factory. See, he has all the problems in the world already solved so he gets pissy about a cartoon show ribbing Fox News. I wonder how much noise he raised about the Muslim people getting riled over a cartoon in a newspaper? Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean. We're unbalanced. It's unfair! Very funny...

Breaking: Keith Olbermann Is Still Not A Fan Of Fox News
Here’s a shocker for you: Keith Olbermann is taking issue with Bill O’Reilly’s proclamation that Fox News “is the Most Powerful media agency in the world.” On Countdown tonight, the MSNBC host took a few minutes to dissect that claim—though his comments didn’t exactly have the effect he intended them to have. Here’s what Olbermann had to say in response to a clip of O’Reilly’s FOX boast: “Interestingly, the thing O’Reilly think...

Talk Box: Cable-News Prefers Profiling to Pat-Downs in TSA Debate
A new poll showing that most adults in the U.S. support profiling airline passengers based on nationality and looks was all the cable-news pundits needed to keep floating the idea of importing Israeli style "behavioral profiling" to airports as a way to stop all the junk-touching going on between TSA employees and American travelers. Fox News' Bill O'Reilly said he thinks efficiency trumps civil liberties, while over at Morning Joe, TMP's Josh Marshall declared that he believes profiling works...

Williams signs new contract with Fox News
Rodeo girl wrangles with Cancer — and wins! Matt Lauer, co-host: Now the fallout over National Public Radio 's decision to fire news analyst Juan Williams over a remark he made on another network. He says he was just speaking his mind. NBC 's Norah O'Donnell is in Washington with the latest. Norah , good morning. NORAH O'DONNELL reporting: Hey, good morning, Matt. NPR is now under fire for dumping Juan Williams after his comments about Muslims on Fox News and the right has declared war o...

Second Amendment News and Video - FOX News Topics - FOXNews.com
Description Search… Allen West's Chief of Staff. The e-mail said the writer liked that Kaufman had encouraged people to "excercise our Second Amendment rights" and that "something big" would happen at a government building in Broward County, maybe a school. Martinez … Title:Fla. woman accused in school threats arrested Description Search… Allen West's Chief of Staff. The e-mail said the writer liked that Kaufman had encouraged people to "excercise our second amendment rights" an...

AFP: Canada to send 950 military trainers to Afghanistan
Ottawa — Canada said Tuesday it will deploy up to 950 Military trainers to help Afghan Soldiers take over security as it scales back its own troop presence in the country ahead of the end of combat operations next year. The announcement came three days before NATO leaders meet in Lisbon to discuss the alliance's mission in Afghanistan and was quickly welcomed by US President Barack Obama. Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay defended the decision as a continuation of efforts by Canada...

Fox rejects ad against DADT
Fox News has declined to run an ad featuring generals lobbying for gay Troops’ right to serve openly in the Military. The ad was put out by the Palm Center, a Think Tank at the University of California at Santa Barbara, which released a statement about the ad’s rejection today. “I am surprised that Fox News would reject an ad featuring allied Generals, given that host Bill O'Reilly and guest contributor Liz Cheney have both expressed support for open gay service,” said ...

Fox News Rejects Ad On Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal (VIDEO)
WASHINGTON -- Fox News has rejected an advocacy group's ad on repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT), in which generals from around the world say that allowing Gay men and women to serve openly is no Big Deal. "I am surprised that Fox News would reject an ad featuring allied Generals, given that both host Bill O'Reilly and guest contributor Liz Cheney have expressed support for open Gay service," said Palm Center director Aaron Belkin in a statement. "This is an important time for input from ...

Fox News said to reject ad on dont ask, dont tell
Stumble This! Fox News has declined to air an ad advocating for Repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy that bans gays from serving openly in the Military, a source at the Public Policy Think Tank Palm Center informs Raw Story. The 30-second spot by the Center, called "Business As Usual," includes Testimony from military leaders of NATO allies arguing that lifting the ban on gay Soldiers is a "non-event" and does not diminish combat effectiveness. "Fox's 'reason' was that the policy is 'on...

Bernie Goldberg Warns Fox News About Its Bias
In a discussion about Fox News’ power, Fox News’ media critic Bernard Goldberg offered up a startling admonition to Fox. “If Fox champions causes, if Fox likes one Candidate or treats them differently than another, then you know what, it’s blowing an opportunity to be the important voice in broadcasting.” Goldberg’s statement came in the middle of a segment in which he and Bill O’Reilly largely agreed, with predictable statements, about the so-called ...

Resentment News (and More Blondes Per Square Foot): Explaining What Fox News Channel Is
Not sure whether I will continue to do these things, but I recorded my second Late Night with PressThink video. It tries to explain “what Fox News actually is, which really means explaining it to myself…” The original is here if you wish to embed. Some of the key concepts: On FOX, the news exists in order to generate Controversy. And controversy exists in order to generate resentment. And the resentment is what generates Ratings. So this is my most concise idea about Fox: ...

Don't hint, don't wink: An immodest proposal
Joseph A. Rehyansky is retired from the United States Army and the Chattanooga, Tennessee, District Attorney's Office. He is a former contributor to National Review whose writings have also appeared in Human Events Online, The American Spectator, and other publications. It’s been a long time since I was required to shower among 40 or so friends, acquaintances, and virtual strangers, or not do so at all — a socially unacceptable option.  Forty-two years after the fact, I no longe...

Here Is an Insight Into the Kind of Logic Some Dont Ask, Dont Tell Supporters Are Using
"Did somebody say, beef parade?" Photo: iStockphoto.com It's always frustrating when Liberals or Conservatives take one crazy person spouting off nonsense and try to paint the entire opposing team with the same brush. So when we read a particularly bananas editorial about Gays in the Military on the website of the Daily Caller, we certainly did not assume that everyone who is against repealing the Military's ...

My animal rights heroism
I will not be covering the North Korea skirmish with South Korea because we do not have all the facts. It could be anything from World War III to a mistake (yeah right). Nothing should be ruled in or out. I will also not be spending any more time on the Thanksgiving Day airport situation because my attempt to have the ladies on Desperate Housewives turned into honorary Airport Security for the week has failed. Without Teri Hatcher or Eva Longoria doing the frisking, I think I will stay home. So ...

Family Research Council Labeled 'Hate Group' By SPLC Over Anti-Gay Rhetoric
The Family Research Council is perhaps the most prominent voice in conservative social politics and the hosts of an annual rite of passage for many Republicans who hope to run for president. And now, FRC is on the same Southern Poverty Law Center list of Hate Groups as the Ku Klux Klan. The SPLC gave the Family Research Council the designation due to anti-gay Speech from its leaders, which the SPLC says includes calls for Gay men and Lesbians to be imprisoned. Labeling the Family Research Cou...