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13. Howard Kurtz, “Fox News Chief Blasts NPR ‘Nazis,’ ” Daily Beast, November 17, 2010, www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010–11–17/fox-news-chief-roger-ailes-blasts-national-public-radio-brass-as-nazis/.
14. Michael Calderone, “Fox News Chief Apologizes to ADL for Nazi Remark,” The Cutline (blog), Yahoo News, November 18, 2010; news.yahoo.com/s/
yblog_thecutline/20101118/bs_yblog_thecutline
/fox-news-chief-apologizes-to-adl-for-nazi-remark.
15. Howard Kurtz, “Roger Ailes Lets Rip,” Daily Beast, November 16, 2010; www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010–11–16/fox-news-chairman-roger-ailes-slams-white-house-in-exclusive-interview/.
16. “Stop the Race Baiting,” ColorofChange.org, June 30, 2009, orig.colorofchange.org/beck/message.html.
17. Eliza Strickland, “The New Face of Environmentalism: Van Jones Renounced His Rowdy Black Nationalism on the Way Toward Becoming an Influential Leader of the New Progressive Politics,” East Bay Express, November 2, 2005.
18. Glenn Beck, Fox News Channel, July 23, 2009.
19. David Weigel, “Far-Right Site Gains Influence in Obama Era,” Washington Independent, September 4, 2009, washingtonindependent.com/57776/far-right-site-gains-influence-in-obama-era.
20. Ibid.
21. The O’Reilly Factor, Fox News Channel, August 26, 2009; “O’Reilly Says Van Jones ‘Reminds Me of Rev. Wright … He’s an Anti-American Guy, We Think,’ ” MediaMatters.org, August 26, 2009, mediamatters.org/mmtv/200908260051.
22. Glenn Beck, Fox News Channel, September 1, 2010.
23. Van Jones, “Shirley Sherrod and Me,” New York Times, July 24, 2010; www.nytimes.com/2010/07/25/opinion/25jones.html.
24. Garance Franke-Ruta and Anne E. Kornblut, “White House Says Little About Embattled Jones,” Washington Post, September 5, 2009, www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/04/AR2009090403563.html.
25. Ibid.
26. Scott Wilson and Garance Franke-Ruta, “White House Adviser Van Jones Resigns amid Controversy over Past Activism,” Washington Post, September 6, 2009, voices.
washingtonpost.com/44/2009/09/06/van_jones_
resigns.html.
27. Ibid.
28. Ben Smith and Nia-Malika Henderson, “Glenn Beck Up, Left Down and Van Jones Defiant,” Politico, September 8, 2009, www.politico.com/news/stories/0909/26813_Page2.html.
29. Reliable Sources, CNN, September 20, 2009.
30. Will Bunch, “ ‘Pop’ Poplawski, the High-Def Hucksters, and the Downward Cycle of Violence,” County Fair (blog), MediaMatters.org, August 9, 2010, mediamatters.org/blog/201008090022.
31. Sarah Pavlus, “Relative: Man Convicted of Threatening Sen. Murray Was Inspired by Beck,” County Fair (blog), MediaMatters.org, October 28, 2010, mediamatters.org/blog/201010280036.
32. John Hamilton, “ ‘Progressive Hunter,’ ” MediaMatters.org, October 11, 2010, mediamatters.org/research/201010110002.
33. Will Bunch, “Beck, Palin to Restore Honor to 9/11 by Cashing In with $225 ‘Meet and Greet,’ ” County Fair (blog), MediaMatters.org, Septem- ber 8, 2010, mediamatters.org/blog/201009080028.
34. Glenn Beck, Fox News Channel, August 12, 2009; “Beck Announces He Will Anchor Fox News’ Live Coverage of ‘the Biggest 9–12 Tea Party Yet, on Capitol Hill,’ ” MediaMatters.org, August 13, 2009, mediamatters.org/mmtv/200908130005.
35. Glenn Beck, Fox News Channel, August 27, 2009; “ ‘Voice of the Opposition’: Fox News Openly Advocates Against Democratic Congress, White House,” MediaMatters.org, September 11, 2009, mediamatters.org/reports/200909110016.
36. Glenn Beck, Fox News Channel, August 28, 2009; “Beck’s Mutually Beneficial Partnership with FreedomWorks,” MediaMatters.org, June 14, 2010, mediamatters.org/research/201006140030.
37. Howard Kurtz, “Fox News Ad Draws Protests,” Washington Post, September 18, 2009, www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/ 2009/09/18/AR2009091801102.html.
38. Glenn Beck, Twitter, September 3, 2009, twitter.com/#!/glennbeck/status/3749169499.
39. Eric Bolling, Twitter, September 6, 2009, twitter.com/#!/ericbolling/status/3799500889.
40. Amanda Terkel, “Hannity: Starting Now, My ‘Job’ Is to ‘Get Rid of Every Other One’ of Obama’s Czars,” ThinkProgress.org, September 8, 2009, thinkprogress.org/2009/09/08/hannity-czars-job/.
41. America’s Newsroom, Fox News Channel, September 8, 2009; “Oops … In Report on ‘Science Czar’ and ‘Regulatory Czar,’ Fox’s Kelly Acknowledges They’re ‘Not Really’ Czars,” MediaMatters.org, September 8, 2009, mediamatters.org/mmtv/200909080037.
42. Hannity, Fox News Channel, September 8, 2009; “Hannity Falsely Claims Science Adviser Holdren ‘Advocated Compulsory Abortion,’ ” MediaMatters.org, September 9, 2009, mediamatters.org/research/200909090028.
43. “Glenn Beck Claims Science Czar John Holdren Proposed Forced Abortions and Putting Sterilants in the Drinking Water to Control Population,” Politifact.com, July 22, 2009; www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2009/jul/29/glenn-beck/glenn-beck-claims-science-czar-john-holdren-propos/.
44. Glenn Beck, Fox News Channel, September 8, 2009; “Fox News on a Witch Hunt for Obama Czars,” MediaMatters.org, September 9, 2009, mediamatters.org/print/research/200909090051.
45. Glenn Beck, Fox News Channel, August 25, 2009; “Fox News on a Witch Hunt for Obama Czars.”
Chapter 7: Six Steps
1. www.mprerc.com/programs.htm.
2. America’s Newsroom, Fox News Channel, October 14, 2008; “Fox News’ Kelly Mocked ACORN for Accurate Statement About Florida Registration Law,” MediaMatters.org, October 14, 2008, mediamatters.org/research/200810140010.
3. “Fox News’ Kelly Mocked ACORN for Accurate Statement.”
4. Saving Our Economy, Fox News Channel, October 5, 2008; “Fox News’ Baier Advanced Conservative Attacks on CRA, Repeated Falsehood About Rep. Frank,” MediaMatters.org, October 7, 2008, mediamatters.org/research/200810070033.
5. Ibid.
6. Letter from Chairman Ben Bernanke to Senator Robert Menendez, November 25, 2008, menendez.senate.gov/pdf/112508Responsefrom BernankeonCRA.pdf.
7. Greg Sandoval, “Breitbart.com Has Drudge to Thank for Its Success,” CNET News, November 30, 2005, news.cnet.com/Breitbart.com-has-Drudge-to-thank-for-its-success—page-2/2100–1025_3–5976096–2.html.
8. Ibid.
9. Ibid.
10. Glenn Beck, Fox News Channel, September 9, 2009; “Following Beck’s Instructions, Fox News Attempts to Change Story from Health Care to ACORN,” MediaMatters.org, September 10, 2009, mediamatters.org/research/200909100058.
11. James O’Keefe, “Chaos for Glory: My Time with ACORN,” BigGovernment.com, September 10, 2009, biggovernment.com/jokeefe/2009/09/10/chaos-for-glory/.
12. Glenn Beck, Fox News Channel, September 15, 2009; “Report: ACORN Obsession: Beck, Hannity Obsess over ACORN While Virtually Ignoring Major Corruption Scandals,” MediaMatters.org, September 23, 2009, mediamatters.org/reports/200909230032.
13. “Report: ACORN Obsession: Beck, Hannity Obsess over ACORN.”
14. Eric Boehlert, “Fox News Insider: ‘Stuff Is Just Made Up,’ ” MediaMatters.org, February 10, 2011. Interview with Media Matters, mediamatters.org/blog/201102100007.
15. Tom Junod, “Why Does Roger Ailes Hate America?” Esquire, January 18, 2011, www.esquire.com/features/roger-ailes-0211.
16. Fox & Friends. Fox News Channel, November 29, 2010; “Exclusive: Fox Runs with Another Bogus War on Christmas Story?” MediaMatters.org, November 29, 2010, mediamatters.org/research/201011290017.
17. “Exclusive: Fox Runs with Another Bogus War on Christmas Story?”
18. Glenn Beck, Fox News Channel, September 15, 2009; “Fox News Runs with San Bernardino ACORN Video Without Needed Fact Check,” MediaMatters.org, September 16, 2009, mediamatters.org/research/200909160039.
19. Ibid.
20. The O’Reilly Factor, Fox News Channel, September 15, 2009
; “Fox News Runs with San Bernardino ACORN Video Without Needed Fact Check.”
21. Hannity, Fox News Channel, September 15, 2009; “Fox News Runs with San Bernardino ACORN Video Without Needed Fact Check.”
22. On the Record, Fox News Channel, September 15, 2009; “Fox News Runs with San Bernardino ACORN Video Without Needed Fact Check.”
23. San Bernardino Police Department News Release, September 15, 2009, www.politico.com/pdf/PPM130_acorn_investigation.pdf.
24. “Ignoring Police Report, Carlson Advanced False Claim that ACORN Employee Killed Husband,” MediaMatters.org, September 16, 2009, mediamatters.org/research/200909160003.
25. Fox & Friends, Fox News Channel, September 16, 2009; “Ignoring Police Report, Carlson Advanced False Claim,” mediamatters.org/research/200909160003.
26. “Ignoring Police Report, Carlson Advanced False Claim That ACORN Employee Killed Husband,” MediaMatters.org, September 16, 2009.
27. “Police Report Filed by ACORN Exposes False Claims by Individuals Behind Videos,” MediaMatters.org, September 17, 2009; “Police: ACORN Worker Sought Advice on Pair,” Associated Press, September 22, 2009.
28. “In LA Video, O’Keefe and Giles expose their own dishonesty,” MediaMatters.org, November 20, 2009.
29. Good Morning America, ABC News, June 1, 2010; “Breitbart Falsely Suggests ACORN Employees “Help[ed] Set Up a Prostitution Ring in Every Single Office,” MediaMatters.org, June 1, 2010, mediamatters.org/research/201006010020.
30. Scott Harshbarger and Amy Crafts, “An Independent Governance Assessment of ACORN,” December 7, 2009, www.proskauer.com/files/uploads/report2.pdf.
31. “Brown Releases Report Detailing a Litany of Problems with ACORN, but No Criminality,” Press Release, Office of the Attorney General, California, April 1, 2010, oag.ca.gov/news/press_release?id=1888.
32. Scott Shifrel, “B’klyn ACORN Cleared over Giving Illegal Advice on How to Hide Money from Prostitution,” Daily News (New York), March 1, 2010,
www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/
2010/03/01/2010–03–01_bklyn_acorn_cleared_over_
giving_illegal_advice_on_how_to_hide_money_from_
prostit.html.
33. Glenn Beck, Fox News Channel, September 11, 2009; “The Fox Cycle: From Bogus Right-Wing Attack to Mainstream News,” MediaMatters.org, July 12, 2010, mediamatters.org/research/201007120005.
34. Reliable Sources, CNN, September 20, 2009; “The Fox Cycle: From Bogus Right-Wing Attack to Mainstream News.”
35. Hannity, Fox News Channel, June 26, 2009; “Hannity Continues to Push Debunked Cap and Trade Cost Figure,” MediaMatters.org, June 29, 2009, mediamatters.org/research/200906290001.
36. “Cap-and-Trade Cost Inflation,” FactCheck.org, May 28, 2009; www.factcheck.org/politics/cap-and-trade_cost_inflation.html.
37. Hannity, Fox News Channel, November 24, 2009; “Hannity Says Stolen Emails Are Evidence Global Warming Is a ‘Hoax,’ ” MediaMatters.org, November 24, 2009, mediamatters.org/mmtv/200911240055.
38. Kim Zetter, “Hacked E‑mails Fuel Climate Change Debate,” Threat Level (blog), Wired, November 20, 2009, www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/11/climate-hack.
39. E‑mail from Bill Sammon, December 8, 2009, obtained by Media Matters for America.
40. Happening Now, Fox News Channel, December 8, 2009; Ben Dimiero, “Foxleaks: Fox Boss Ordered Staff to Cast Doubt on Climate Science,” County Fair (blog), MediaMatters.org, mediamatters.org/blog/201012150004.
41. “Climategate,” FactCheck.org, December 10, 2009, www.factcheck.org/2009/12/climategate/.
42. “Impact of CRU Hacking on the AMS Statement on Climate Change,” American Meteorological Society, November 25, 2009, ametsoc.org/policy/climatechangeclarify.html.
43. “Remarks by Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, News Corporation,” New York, May 9, 2007, www.newscorp.com/energy/full_speech.html.
44. Amanda Griscom Little, “Rupert Murdoch Joins Climate Crusade,” Grist, May 24, 2007, www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18746241/.
45. “Pollster Frank Luntz Points to Bipartisan Support for Climate Legislation,” SustainableBusiness.com, January 21, 2010,
www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go
/news.display/id/19608.
46. Hannity’s America, Fox News Channel, April 29, 2007; “Murdoch to Achieve Carbon Neutrality with Credits, but Fox Employees Call Them a Sham,” MediaMatters.org, May 14, 2005, mediamatters.org/research/200705140007.
47. Hannity & Colmes, Fox News Channel, July 9, 2007; “Hannity Continued to Bash Carbon Offsets—No Mention of Murdoch’s Purported Plans to Use Them,” MediaMatters.org, July 10, 2007, mediamatters.org/research/200707100012.
48. The O’Reilly Factor, Fox News Channel, May 1, 2009; “Ingraham Uses Doctored Video to Smear Gore,” MediaMatters.org, May 1, 2009, mediamatters.org/research/200905010049.
49. Ibid.
50. Al Gore Congressional Testimony, April 24, 2009, www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXGkI-mw7Pw.
51. The O’Reilly Factor, Fox News Channel, June 4, 2009; “O’Reilly Factor Still Smearing Gore, Misrepresenting His Testimony on Profiting from Advocacy,” MediaMatters.org, June 4, 2009, mediamatters.org/research/200906040051.
52. Hannity, Fox News Channel, September 18, 2009.
53. Hannity, Fox News Channel, September 25, 2009.
54. Fox & Friends, Fox News Channel, September 24, 2009.
55. Maxim Lott, “Critics Assail Obama’s ‘Safe Schools’ Czar, Say He’s Wrong Man for the Job,” FoxNews.com, September 23, 2009, www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/23/critics-assail-obamas-safe-schools-czar-say-hes-wrong-man-job/.
56. Hannity, Fox News Channel, September 30, 2009; “Despite Evidence to Contrary, Fox News Machine Claims Jennings ‘Cover[ed] Up Statutory Rape,’ ” MediaMatters.org, September 30, 2009, mediamatters.org/research/200909300050.
57. Karl Frisch, “Exclusive: Statement from Former Student at Center of Fox-Fueled Jennings Controversy,” County Fair (blog), MediaMatters.org, October 2, 2009, mediamatters.org/blog/200910020029.
58. Chris Good, “How Kevin Jennings Survived,” TheAtlantic.com, October 21, 2009, www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2009/10/how-kevin-jennings-survived/28754/.
Chapter 8: Willie Horton … Times a Thousand
1. Andrew Breitbart, “Video Proof: The NAACP Awards Racism—2010,” BigGovernment.com, July 19, 2010, biggovernment.com/abreitbart/2010/07/19/video-proof-the-naacp-awards-racism2010/.
2. “Timeline of Breitbart’s Sherrod Smear,” MediaMatters.org, July 22, 2010, mediamatters.org/research/201007220004.
3. “Timeline of Breitbart’s Sherrod Smear,” MediaMatters.org, July 22, 2010, mediamatters.org/research/201007220004.
4. The O’Reilly Factor, Fox News Channel, July 19, 2010; Matt Gertz, “Fox Smears Sherrod as Racist, Sherrod Cancels Fox Interview,” County Fair (blog), MediaMatters.org, July 20, 2010, mediamatters.org/blog/201007200060.
5. Hannity, Fox News Channel, July 19, 2010.
6. Fox & Friends, Fox News Channel, July 20, 2010.
7. American Morning, CNN, July 20, 2010, transcripts.cnn.com/transcripts/1007/20/ltm.01.html.
8. America’s Newsroom, Fox News Channel, July 20, 2010; MediaMatters.org, mediamatters.org/embed/
clips/2010/07/21/7760/fnc-20100720-york_sherrod.
9. Rick’s List, CNN, July 20, 2010; “ ‘White Farmer’ Spooner: Sherrod Smearers ‘Don’t Know What They’re Talking About,’ Sherrod Did ‘Her Level Best’ to Help,” MediaMatters.org, July 20, 2010, mediamatters.org/mmtv/201007200058.
10. Glenn Beck, Fox News Channel, July 20, 2010; Matt Gertz, “Beck Blasts Administration for Believing Fox News, Breitbart,” County Fair (blog), MediaMatters.org, July 20, 2010, mediamatters.org/blog/201007200065.
11. Special Report, Fox News Channel, July 20, 2010; “Baier Absurdly Claims Fox News ‘Didn’t Even Do’ the Sherrod Story,” MediaMatters.org, July 20, 2010, mediamatters.org/mmtv/201007200072.
12. Joe
Strupp, “Sherrod: I’m a Victim of Breitbart, Fox ‘Racism,’ ” County Fair (blog), MediaMatters.org, July 21, 2010, mediamatters.org/blog/201007210037.
13. Fox & Friends, Fox News Channel, July 22, 2010; “Doocy’s Deception: ‘Fox News Channel’ Did Not Touch Sherrod Story ‘Until She Had Actually Quit,’ ” MediaMatters.org, July 22, 2010, mediamatters.org/research/201007220003.
14. The O’Reilly Factor, Fox News Channel, July 22, 2010; MediaMatters.org, July 29, 2010, mediamatters.org/embed/clips/2010/07/29/8048/o-reilly-20100722-rosensherrod.
15. Studio B, Fox News Channel, July 22, 2010; Joe Strupp, “Fox News’ Shep Smith: I Never Trusted Breitbart Video,” County Fair (blog), MediaMatters.org, July 22, 2010, mediamatters.org/blog/201007220016.
16. Keach Hagey, “Fox News Admits ‘a Breakdown’ on Shirley Sherrod Story,” Politico, July 28, 2010, www.politico.com/news/stories/0710/40374.html.
17. The O’Reilly Factor, Fox News Channel, March 13, 2008; “Morris: McCain ‘Doesn’t Have to’ Engage in Willie Horton–Like Campaign Because O’Reilly Is Already Doing So,” MediaMatters.org, March 14, 2008, mediamatters.org/research/200803140006.
18. Ibid.
19. The O’Reilly Factor, Fox News Channel, May 7, 2008; “Dick Morris: Election Hinges on Whether ‘We Believe’ Obama Is ‘Sort of a Sleeper Agent Who Really Doesn’t Believe in Our System,’ ” MediaMatters.org, May 8, 2008, mediamatters.org/research/200805080003.
20. J. Christian Adams, “Adams: Inside the Black Panther Case,” Washington Times, June 25, 2010, www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jun/25/inside-the-black-panther-case-anger-ignorance-and/.
21. Ibid.
22. Testimony of Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez, Hearing on the Department of Justice’s Actions Related to the New Black Panther Party Litigation and Its Enforcement of Section 11(b) of the Voting Rights Act, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, May 14, 2010, page 18, www.usccr.gov/NBPH/05–14–2010_NBPPhearing.pdf#page=18.
23. Ibid.
24. Austin American-Statesman, November 8, 2006; Jeremy Holden, “Christian Adams’ Case Continues to Implode: Bush-Era DOJ Declined to Charge Minutemen for Voter Intimidation,” County Fair (blog), MediaMatters.org, July 01, 2010, mediamatters.org/blog/201007010023.