Steve Forbes: "Republicans have done nothing to earn people's votes

[CatWoman]

Steve Forbes: "Republicans themselves have done nothing to give the people positive reasons to vote for them"

In the FOX News Live update that aired at 11:00 AM EDT this morning, announcer Janice Dean reported that "the military has launched a massive search outside Baghdad for two soldiers who disappeared after an attack on a traffic checkpoint." In addition she noted that seven explosions in that city, aimed at police and soldiers, killed at least 23 people. Immediately afterwards, FOX News' perpetual pollyanna, David Asman, opened Forbes on FOX by saying "Well, Democrats and liberal pundits calling the Iraq war a huge debacle for President Bush but what if we told you that Iraq is why President Bush's party and the stock market will win big this year?" Welcome to Wonderland, folks!


Somehow, in just one day, the Iraqi insurgency managed to disappear two American soldiers and kill 23 people in a city under martial law enforced by 75,000 police and security forces. Did David Asman, Steve Forbes, Rich Karlgaard and Jim Michaels - the Forbes on FOX rah-rah boys - let this tiny little detail stop them from gushing out the GOP "Iraq is getting better" talking points? You might as well ask if the Pope is catholic!

As we News Hounds have repeatedly pointed out, trying to glean real economic data from a FOX News financial show is like digging for gold in quicksand. Over and over and over again, using the same tired old schtick, FOX News financial hosts and guests blather on, many of them making inane comments and predictions based on a script handed down from the White House via the FOX News management team. Of course, they always book one or two contrarians, to give the illusion of balance. However, these voices are frequently younger and generally outnumbered and overpowered by the pro-GOP crowd.

This morning's Iraq segment started with a typical maneuver. David Asman asked Forbes publisher Rich Karlgaard if he believed that a turnaround in Iraq "could turn into a victory for Republicans and stocks." Rather than simply answering the question, Karlgaard launched into an almost verbatim rehash of the current GOP talking points:

http://www.newshounds.us/2006/06/17/steve_forbes_republicans_themselves_have_done_nothing_to_give_the_people_positive_reasons_to_vote_for_them.php

[station agent]

1. But I thought the democrats had to earn votes from the Republicans

Our dying cable media tells us that anyway.

[liberal N proud]

2. Ouch!

That's gotta hurt!

[CatWoman]

3. the truth generally does

:D