- Feb 7, 2005
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We often hear defenders of Fox News claim that liberal viewers are unable to figure out the difference from a news program vs an opinion show like O'Reilly or Hannity. After all, no one equates every rant Olbermann goes on with the official policy of MSNBC. Which is a fair criticism. But how's this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv0ge6ltyLA
Looks ok, until you realize the Biden quote is from September of last year and he was quoting John McCain. If they bothered to show any of the surrounding context it might have painted a slightly different picture. Here's the full quote, and I bolded the part that Fox decided to play:
Yeah, they went there. It would be like playing a video of Bush saying "I am a war criminal" but failing to mention that the full quote was "If you asked Osama bin Laden he'd probably tell you that I am a war criminal."
Your call, is this honest "reporting?" It seems more like something a comedy show would do as a joke.
Update: Retraction issued.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv0ge6ltyLA
Looks ok, until you realize the Biden quote is from September of last year and he was quoting John McCain. If they bothered to show any of the surrounding context it might have painted a slightly different picture. Here's the full quote, and I bolded the part that Fox decided to play:
Ladies and gentlemen, I believe that?s why John McCain could say with a straight face as recently as this morning and this is a quote, ?the fundamentals of the economy are strong.? That?s what John said. He says that ?We?ve made great progress economically in the Bush years.?
Yeah, they went there. It would be like playing a video of Bush saying "I am a war criminal" but failing to mention that the full quote was "If you asked Osama bin Laden he'd probably tell you that I am a war criminal."
Your call, is this honest "reporting?" It seems more like something a comedy show would do as a joke.
Update: Retraction issued.