Film director Robert Greenwald has been producing a series of videos exposing Fox News as a propaganda arm of the far right wing (is "exposing" the right word when everyone already knows it?), under the rubric Fox Attacks.
The latest in the series is Fox Attacks: The Environment, which is about Fox's hackery on the subject of global warming. Here it is:
Accompanying the video is a campaign by a grassroots coalition to spread the word about Fox's environmental hackery and to persuade Home Depot -- which claims to be a green company -- to withdraw its advertising from Fox. (You can sign a petition to that effect here.)
In related news, last night's Hannity & Colmes included a segment on -- what else? -- the hypocrisy of rich environmentalists. The guests were Some Guy from CEI and, er ... me. Video below the fold:
A bit of background: just before I went on, Hannity had all but forced Republican presidential contender Sam Brownback to pledge that he would be open to a pre-emptive strike on Iran. This left a rather sour taste in my mouth. And given that Hannity has basically no interest whatsoever in discussing anything of substance on climate change, I decided just to be a snarky jerk. I fear I came off rather unpleasantly. But in the grand scheme of things, I suppose it doesn't much matter. I only do this kind of stuff so I can tell my grandkids about it.
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Biodiversivist Posted 5:56 am
12 Jul 2007
In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Poison Darts--Protecting the biodiversity of our world
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David Roberts Posted 6:24 am
12 Jul 2007
grist.org
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Adam Stein Posted 6:50 am
12 Jul 2007
But your answers were better.
www.terrapass.com/blog
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caniscandida Posted 7:00 am
12 Jul 2007
That was a nice shot, about people who lie to the public. Hopefully some others besides me appreciated it.
Not to be overlooked amidst all his insulting behavior is how Hannity slurred over the name "Grist magazine" when he introduced you.
As for the viewership, who knows what they came away with?
RFK Jr.'s rhetorical use of "traitor" and "treason" I for one find to be wholly acceptable and useful, as metaphor. Predictably it rang some bells on the right, and no doubt it is receiving some discussion in the blogs. But I doubt that that will turn out to be very important. Or at least I hope it will not.
On the other hand, Hannity's moral, "Nobody who flies in a Lear jet is going to tell me to walk to work," has already been around for a while, and apparently has legs, so to speak.
Chickens are our cousins!
So are other sensitive animals!
Enough is enough!
No more factory farms!
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Baby Boomer Posted 7:45 am
12 Jul 2007
If two wrongs don't make a right, why do these commentators still use that tactic.
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Andrew Dessler Posted 8:42 am
12 Jul 2007
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tico89 Posted 3:01 pm
12 Jul 2007
I think you did a reasonable job, given that fox doesn't actually believe in debate, it believes in hiring people who can outshout the guests, and you didn't really let yourself be outshouted.
The private jet argument is, to a certain extent, a valid point. Nevertheless, two wrongs don't make a right certainly springs to mind. Or, for that matter, the following exchange:
"My doctor told me that if I fix up my diet, I may be able to live an extra ten years, and save my family from having to look after me so much."
"Oh, are you following his advice then?"
"No. He's overweight, so he can't be right."
And then there's such a thing as mitigation. Environmental activists who use their private jets to get around and spread awareness, have probably more of a right to use them than some git who makes a living making fun of people who know a lot more than he does on a channel not renowned for inspiring respect.
If I share initials with 'Global Warming', is that a sign?
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David Roberts Posted 3:15 pm
12 Jul 2007
"Sean, this is just a game you play. RFK Jr. could pledge to ride a solar-powered scooter everywhere he goes for the rest of his life and you still wouldn't listen to him about global warming. You deny global warming because the movement that writes your checks has a vested financial interest in denying it. Why pretend it has anything to do with RFK Jr. or Gore?"
Sigh. Maybe next time. If they ever invite me back.
grist.org
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Biodiversivist Posted 4:09 pm
12 Jul 2007
In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Poison Darts--Protecting the biodiversity of our world
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Whiskerfish Posted 5:55 pm
12 Jul 2007
I think you held up well, given the circumstances.
But why put yourself into that freakshow where every question has been framed as a wedge? Where that bunch of sad jerks has all the control?
Analysed from a media psychology point of view, Fox is way scarier than anything Goebbels ever put together.
Stay outta there - don't give them legitimacy that they don't deserve!
Whiskerfish
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caniscandida Posted 7:44 pm
12 Jul 2007
Right, so who do we kill first? We are going to kill everybody eventually anyway, so let's at least do it in an orderly fashion, which means, All you victims get in line! Schnell!
Chickens are our cousins!
So are other sensitive animals!
Enough is enough!
No more factory farms!
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GreyFlcn Posted 9:07 pm
12 Jul 2007
Although, what was this all about?
http://greyfalcon.net/murdoch
http://greyfalcon.net/murdoch2
http://greyfalcon.net/murdoch3
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GreyFlcn Posted 9:24 pm
12 Jul 2007
"If Only Gay Sex Caused Global Warming"
It explains how the mental architecture of the brain isn't that well equiped to deal with issues in the future.
That instead, people are more afraid of terrorists than they are of more realistic environmental threats.
So if only Doctor Evil gave us our chunk of global warming we've experienced so far, overnight.
Then all the sudden we'd be pulling out all the stops to counter his nefarious plans.
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In the war of emotions, it's harder to connect to environmentalism.
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amazingdrx Posted 10:32 pm
12 Jul 2007
But we who constantly harrass you here on this blog have to take some of the credit. You have been tempered in the furnace. Hehehey.
http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog
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randino Posted 11:04 pm
12 Jul 2007
Do you think for a second that if you stood any chance of delivering an ass whipping to Hannity they would have you on? You wouldn't even be allowed in the lobby.
Randy Cunningham
Randy Cunningham
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GreyFlcn Posted 11:10 pm
12 Jul 2007
But frankly I like how you shut Hannity down on the market fundamentalism aspect.
Ironically, I've been finding that it's not Adam Smith which is responsible for market fundamentalism, but instead Fredrick Hayek, and later his student Milton Friedman.
Actually, Adam Smith actually believed that you should NOT privatize public goods, and that capitalism would only properly function given the assumption of corporate self responsibility.
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Baby Boomer Posted 11:44 pm
12 Jul 2007
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amazingdrx Posted 12:02 am
13 Jul 2007
Hannity is the real talker over of the group, just as O'Really(?) is on his show. DR was very polite, making our side look like the reasonable one.
But yeah, have that plugin hybrid retort ready next time DR. Instead of the "ride a bike" one.
And when Hannity says that Gore and RFK need to take a no private jet pledge. Just tell Hannity that he is funding TERRORISM with his oil use. What is worse hypocricy, hypocricy on terror or global warming? If he expects others to curtail their personal hypocricy, maybe he should start with his own hypocricy. ("maybe that would be more effective for you, Shaun?" ..thanks to Martin Short/Nathan Therm)
Shaun, buy an electric plugin hybrid vehicle (that sends far less cash to terror supporting nations like Saudi Arabia), or quit complaining about Al and Bob's hypocricy. Your hypocricy funds terror!!! Gasp!!!
http://amazngdrx.blogharbor.com/blog
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timman Posted 7:26 am
19 Jul 2007
Good going,
Cuz
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