Dec 23, 2010

Palin wins tough fight to be named ‘Misinformer of the Year’


In a year of stiff competition, former half-term Alaska Governor and current Faux “News” contributor Sarah Palin was chosen as “Misinformer of the Year” by the media watchdog group Media Matters.

The rightwing has had a great year misinforming, lying and spinning, and it culminated in the November elections, but Palin stood head and shoulders above the usual crowed. Past “winners” include Faux “news” madman Glenn Beck and Faux “News” hatemonger Sean Hannity.

“This year, Palin stood out for her sheer ability to dominate our national conversation and draw the attention of the entire news media to her factually challenged claims and vicious attacks. She has blurred the line completely between media figure and political activist.”

“From spreading lies about "death panels" to cropping Obama's comments about "American exceptionalism," from her comfortable perch at Fox News to her self-promoting books and reality show, Palin has truly broken new ground in misinformation.”
To show how her misinformation has taken hold, just last night I got into a “debate” with a trio of vicious right-wingers on Facebook where “death panels” and health care rationing was claimed.

Last month the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that new evidence suggests the risks outweigh the benefits of Avastin for treating metastatic breast cancer, and the FDA has now begun the process of withdrawal of the popular advanced breast cancer treatment.

One right-winger used that as proof of death panels and rationing. But that’s not surprising, based on a recent study by scholars at the University of Maryland. They conducted a survey on the impact of the news business on good citizenship, and they found that viewers of Faux “news” were the most misinformed. Right-wingers prove that every day.

One reason they are so misinformed may be how Faux spins the news, and in fact they just got caught at it. Earlier this month the Fox News Washington managing editor was caught trying to slant the news in emails to staffers. It just happens it was two subjects right-wingers are the most misinformed on, health care and climate change.

2 comments:

liberalshateusa said...

Merry X-mas Guru, You have my vote for Misinformation of the year.
Keep watching FOX news as the vast majoring of informed Americans do. I do watch MSNBC to see what assholes you true liberals are. The Ed Show is my favorite Left Wing Wacko, this guy is so in bed with Obama. Remember how pissed he was when Cavuto got a interview with Barry.He cried like a titty baby.



For the month of May 2010 the FOX drew an average daily prime time audience of 1.8 million versus 747 000 for MSNBC and 595 000 for CNN.

Communications guru said...

Hate the USA chooses Christmas Day to crawl out from under his rock to launch a classy false attack. Typical.

The facts are pretty clear, Faux viewers are the most misinformed, and one reason is what the leaked emails showed: that word came from the top to slant the news. Now, you can spin all you want, but you can’t change those two facts.

Perhaps you missed when Ed Schultz roundly criticized President Obama when he made that deal with the Republicans for the bailout for billionaires and the extension of the Bush tax cuts. I can guarantee that no one on Faux ever criticized Bush.

As for the vote for me as Misinformer of the year, I’m still waiting for one of you rightwing asshats to point out something I wrote that’s false.

Have a nice Christmas.