Fox's laughable case for Romney

[JBoy]

Great opinion piece by Howell Raines, former Executive Editor of the NYT:

Who says the media aren't interested in good news? Fox News has been broadcasting lots of it for Mitt Romney this week. Never have so many gray clouds had silver linings as those hovering over the hapless Republican candidate and his deflating campaign.

I bring you this report after having ventured into Bill O'Reilly's "No-Spin Zone," and believe me, his initial shout-out urging viewers to exercise "caution" before watching is fully, if unintentionally, appropriate. Apparently in Fox World, "no-spin" means "I am now going to share my news-based fantasies."

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Across its programs, the Fox News mantra is "there's still plenty of time." That's a truism, but chanting the obvious is not among the standard definitions of journalism. Institutionally, Fox is in denial about the state of the campaign. Romney is looking very weak very early. The attempt to avoid reporting this state of play in a "fair and balanced" way is producing comical results.

Full piece here: http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/28/opinion/raines-fox-romney/index.html?iref=obnetwork

[nenagh]

1. The date of the link?

Maybe I'm seeing the date wrong.

[JBoy]

2. LOL. Now that I look, you're right. I assumed it was more recent.

It seemed to have a prominent place on the CNN website.

Funny how timeless Fox's GOP cheerleading is...