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Fox And News Corp Respond To Dem Criticism Over $1 Millon RGA Donation

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Fox News reported on mother company News Corp’s $1 million donation to the Republican Governors Association, a partisan 527 designed to bolster GOP gubernatorial campaigns. Here is Bret Baier reporting on both Fox News and News Corp’s response to criticism from the Democrats, who now want Fox to use a disclaimer every time the cover a Governor’s race. Short version being: don’t hold your breath.

Fox News spokesman Brian Lewis: Nathan’s [Daschle, head of the DGA] stunt has run its course. His 15 minutes are up. Time to leave the stage.

News Corp spokesman Jack Horner: “…patently false that a corporate donation would have any bearing on our news-gathering activities at Fox News or any other of our properties.

Like I said, don’t hold your breath. Presumably should GE ever choose to make a similarly large donation to the Democratic party Fox will be equally understanding. Watch below.

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  • juan

    A-MESS-NBC is the FACE of the Democrat Party!

  • puck30

    OMG! Now Howard Dean says Move the Mosque!

    DAMN RACIST!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJgb_K0xNfM

  • Iris

    the right wing old fart hatemongers love the muslim Prince Alaweed from Saudi Arabia who owns fox news the geezer channel along with the non American murdoch family. You stupid geezers, this is one reason why everyone knows you hate America. Say what you want about Imelt et all, THEY ARE AT LEAST AMERICAN YOU TREASONOUS OLD GEEZER CHANNEL WATCHING HATEMONGERS!

  • Socrates69

    Why is this surprising news? Why is it even news?

  • murf

    the right wing old fart hatemongers love the muslim Prince Alaweed from Saudi Arabia who owns fox news the geezer channel along with the non American murdoch family. You stupid geezers, this is one reason why everyone knows you hate America. Say what you want about Imelt et all, THEY ARE AT LEAST AMERICAN YOU TREASONOUS OLD GEEZER CHANNEL WATCHING HATEMONGERS!

    I recommend counseling , seriously .

  • NORBIT

    GE already gave the Obama’s Chris Matthews, Olbermann, Maddow, Shultz, and Immelt!

    fACE IT! – 70% of the people don’t want Big Government & don’t want Big Corporate; both of which Obama brings in spades!!!

    How’s Goldman, Citi & Big Bank doing under “DEMOCRAT” Obama?????

    How’s your place doing???

    Hey, Obama screwed his Lefty-Supporters as much as he did the rest of the country!!!!

  • Iris

    Hey America hating Smurf , whats the matter, can’t deal with the muslims and America hating australians controlling your beloved fox news geezer channel that feeds your so called brain every day.

  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    Fox sure has been defending itself a lot lately. lol

  • m

    Are always Fox News spokes people major holes? Seriously. I haven’t read a single quote from a single Fox News spokes person that wasn’t snotty, uptight or without malice.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Karna-Myers/1227080007 Karĕna Myers

    “Americans…see themselves as a Christian nation…makes it easy to move them, to control them, as their politicians do with the basest of pandering. Once we’d defined their political identity as being a part of their religious identity, we had the majority of Americans where we wanted them. Politics taps into the ‘us vs. them’ instincts of the mind, and religion accesses the desire to transcend logic.”

    Rupert Murdoch
    of FOX News [sic] owned by the Saudi Sheik of Sharia Law

  • Ted-

    I don’t think any disclaimer is required. Everyone on the planet understands that Fox “News” is the propaganda wing of the GOP. Moving on.

  • The Real Royal King

    Big_F-ing_Deal said:
    Fox sure has been defending itself a lot lately. lol

    You might well say that.

  • chucken

    GE owner of MSNBC 105K to GOP 105K to Democrats.Any doubt Fox is the resident whore for the Republican Party is now settled.Palin,Rove, Gingrich,Morris,Hannity,Greta,Dana Perino,Huckabee all GOP prostitutes,all given free campaign airtime.1 Million dollars to GOP? Go ahead expain it away.

  • http://www.youtube.com/cmdrgmh cmdrgmh

    None of NBC’s or MSNBC’s people are running for elected office. Or ABC’s Or CBS. Just Fox. They employ alot of republican presidential candidates. Case closed. Right wing propaganda machine. Not a News Organization.

  • valkyrie101

    murf said:
    the right wing old fart hatemongers love the muslim Prince Alaweed from Saudi Arabia who owns fox news the geezer channel along with the non American murdoch family. You stupid geezers, this is one reason why everyone knows you hate America. Say what you want about Imelt et all, THEY ARE AT LEAST AMERICAN YOU TREASONOUS OLD GEEZER CHANNEL WATCHING HATEMONGERS! I recommend counseling , seriously .

    That was hilarious.

  • http://www.nukethefridge.com MartiniShark

    But you see, G.E.’s assistance in formulating policy with this administration, such as their involvement in the U.S. climate partnership, which is forwarding green initiatives such as Cap & Trade — and likewise their lobbying for groups such as The Climate Stewardship Act, TheElectric Utility Cap and Trade Act, The Global Warming Reduction Act, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act, The Federal Government Greenhouse Gas Registry Act, The Low Carbon Economy Act, — is purely done out of an altuaristic desire to benefit the globe, and by extension, the all of mankind.

    The fact that they stand to realize a windfall in the area of tens-of-billions of dollars by way of being at the forefront of providing the core of the new energy infrastructure is purely coincidence.

  • The Real Royal King

    MartiniShark said:
    But you see, G.E.’s assistance in formulating policy with this administration, such as their involvement in the U.S. climate partnership, which is forwarding green initiatives such as Cap & Trade — and likewise their lobbying for groups such as The Climate Stewardship Act, TheElectric Utility Cap and Trade Act, The Global Warming Reduction Act, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act, The Federal Government Greenhouse Gas Registry Act, The Low Carbon Economy Act, — is purely done out of an altuaristic desire to benefit the globe, and by extension, the all of mankind. The fact that they stand to realize a windfall in the area of tens-of-billions of dollars by way of being at the forefront of providing the core of the new energy infrastructure is purely coincidence.

    Gosh you guys are really straining aren’t you? Why the effort? Everyone has always known FOX is merely the ropganda Ministry of the RNC. You had a good couple of thousand wink-wink, nod-nods. That’s over. Savor what you once had, however illusory, not at what you lot. It was without substance anyway.

  • http://www.nukethefridge.com MartiniShark

    The Real Royal King said:
    Gosh you guys are really straining aren’t you? Why the effort? Everyone has always known FOX is merely the ropganda Ministry of the RNC. You had a good couple of thousand wink-wink, nod-nods. That’s over. Savor what you once had, however illusory, not at what you lot. It was without substance anyway.

    Is that some form of retort? Guess you’ve shown the NBC parent company has no political investment themselves, nor carries water for their political allies. I’ll savor what I lot anyway.

  • Azarkhan

    “Fox News spokesman Brian Lewis: Nathan’s [Daschle, head of the DGA] stunt has run its course. His 15 minutes are up. Time to leave the stage”

    End of discussion.

  • AngelPeters

    Bret got to read what the spokesmen said. He didn’t expand on it. As a very good journalist he has got to know that this sucks. He knows that perception is a valuable as facts when it comes to credibility.

  • The Real Royal King

    AngelPeters said:
    Bret got to read what the spokesmen said. He didn’t expand on it. As a very good journalist he has got to know that this sucks. He knows that perception is a valuable as facts when it comes to credibility.

    I do have empathy for the few journalists and people of integrity FOX has. Bret, Major, Shep.

  • marcus.lewis

    I love the “news gathering” quote. Of course it won’t have any impact on your news gathering, just on news reporting. For the most part, the journalists in the field do the work… its the producers who just don’t want it reported. So its gathered there collecting dust.

  • AngelPeters

    The Real Royal King said:
    I do have empathy for the few journalists and people of integrity FOX has. Bret, Major, Shep.

    Agreed.

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    marcus you don’t know much about the news business do you?

    Producers get guests and do groundwork for the story. They are told what stories to work on. They don’t write copy. They don’t decide what is reported.

    Don’t quit your day job.

  • shootfromthehip

    “patently false that a corporate donation would have any bearing on our news-gathering activities at Fox News or any other of our properties.”

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Fox tells jokes!

    That was better than their failed comedy show!

    Good one, Brett and Jack.

  • busbus

    Each day it becomes more evident that the Republicans, News Corp and their minions are working hard to change America into Iran and/or Nazi Germany. The Southern Strategy is at work in this country – starting at the local level and building to the highest level to take over control. What’s taking place today in politics has been developing for quite sometime. In other words, this is not an over night event. It has been carefully crafted.

    We all need to be paying attention before it’s too late. If these people get to control our government – local, state and federal, this country is in a lot of trouble. 98% of Americans will become the “Have Nots” and be controlled by one party and the 2% wealthiest Americans – the “Haves.” Once the “Haves” get what they want, to Hell with everyone else, even those in the 98% who paved the way for them. Do a little research on Adolph Hitler’s strategies. Look at what he did to gain power.

    The handwriting is on the wall. It’s been staring us in the face for quite awhile. Too many of us are not paying attention.

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