The Maverick Conservative

I have said before, and say it again:  Fox News is part of the PROBLEM (mainstream media "journalism") and NOT part of the solution.

Example:

Hugo Chavez said over the weekend that Americn foreign policy could easily ccause $200.00 a barrel oil, if there is a military attack on Iran or "another" (there was not a first one) attack on Venezuela.  Hugo Chavez, of course, is a despotic ENEMY of the United States.  The words wre a threat to try to get Hugo Chavez attention as a "leader" of anti-American forces in the world.

I was surfing during football games, and happened to go by Fox News (which I do not watch regularly because of this very thing, although I will sometimes watch "The O'Reilly Factor" and Brit Hume (best anchor on television, and perhaps best journalist)--despite MAJOR flaws in those shows which peridically turn me off.

I say this Hugo Chavez "prediction" "discussed" with an "expert" (all of these words have to be in quotes, because none of them are truly accurate).  The first question for the expert (who was clearly taken aback) was totally ludicrous, and illustrates why Fox News is truly part of the problem.  "What effect would $200.00 oil have on the U.S.?"

Say what?  The question started with:  "I know it is speculating, but..."

It is not only outragesous speculation, but it is based on a statement MEANT to be a propaganda weapoon by an ENEMY of the United States.  And you are going to dignify that by ASSUMING Hugo Chavez' propagaanda "predicction" happens?

Nope.  It does not get any worse than that.  You could talk about what WOULD happen if we attacked Iran.  You could talk about whether we SHOULD let ourselves be "blackmailed" with oil.  You can talk about serval things (although you should LEAVE OUT the reference to Hugo Chavez' statement as the meaningless propaganda it is).  However, you just can't ask a questioin like that and pretend to be a repsonsible "journalist" or network. 

The question was truly outrageous (in giving credibility to the Chavez propaganda, as if it were a topic for discussion).  I did not stick around for any further outrageous questions.  But this type of thing is what I encounter almost every time I surf Fox News.  It truly is part of the problem, and not part of the solution--as the aim is for SCARE stuff to HYPE ratings rather than for factual news. 

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