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Megyn Kelly manages to keep a straight face while denying ‘right-wing bias at [W:101]

Kelly was referring to their hard news programming, which is as centrist as you'll find anywhere... at least that's what I observed in the past when i watched their news and a UCLA study several years ago came to the same conclusion.

If that were true, she wouldn't have attempted to excuse the very bias she acknowledged with the "make no bones" statement.
 
On the contrary, I think that's even easier to demonstrate. And if it's fair and balanced then by definition it can't be biased.

You could argue that their lefty puppets somehow balance their right wing figureheads, but you cannot be successful in that argument since they have a bunch of right wing figurehead opinion shows and a lack of left wing ones.

Say what?

Have we re-invented the English language or something? Fair and balanced means absence of bias. It's like being a little bit pregnant

You guys don't seem to understand what bias is.

Fox news likes to act like they're fairly characterizing their opponents to acquire unearned authority. They engage their viewers in a middle ground fallacy. See, Scott Baier and Megyn Kelly can't be biased- it's Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity who are biased.
 
You could argue that their lefty puppets somehow balance their right wing figureheads, but you cannot be successful in that argument since they have a bunch of right wing figurehead opinion shows and a lack of left wing ones.[/i]

The only right wing opinion show host is Hannity, and he used to have a left wing partner.
 
Someone who calls himself a moderate ? No.

Alan Samuel Colmes (born September 24, 1950) is an American radio and television host, liberal political commentator for the Fox News Channel, and blogger. He is the host of The Alan Colmes Show, a nationally syndicated talk-radio show distributed by Fox News Radio that also airs throughout the United States on Fox News Talk on Sirius and XM. From 1996 to 2009, Colmes served as the co-host of Hannity & Colmes, a nightly political debate show on Fox News Channel.

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Alan Samuel Colmes (born September 24, 1950) is an American radio and television host, liberal political commentator for the Fox News Channel, and blogger.‎Early life and education - ‎Career - ‎Criticism and satire - ‎Personal life
 
Alan Samuel Colmes (born September 24, 1950) is an American radio and television host, liberal political commentator for the Fox News Channel, and blogger. He is the host of The Alan Colmes Show, a nationally syndicated talk-radio show distributed by Fox News Radio that also airs throughout the United States on Fox News Talk on Sirius and XM. From 1996 to 2009, Colmes served as the co-host of Hannity & Colmes, a nightly political debate show on Fox News Channel.

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Alan Samuel Colmes (born September 24, 1950) is an American radio and television host, liberal political commentator for the Fox News Channel, and blogger.‎Early life and education - ‎Career - ‎Criticism and satire - ‎Personal life

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While Colmes describes himself as a liberal and his Fox News biography touts him as "a hard-hitting liberal," he has sometimes been referred to disparagingly as a "token liberal" or a "Fox News liberal".[7] Colmes told USA Today that he considers himself "quite moderate."[8] In an article he wrote in 2013, Colmes described himself as "very liberal".[9]

During his run on Hannity and Colmes, Colmes was criticized for being less charismatic and telegenic than Sean Hannity, and just a "seat-filler" for the liberal side.[10] Some newspapers reported him as being Hannity's "sidekick".[11] Democratic Senator Al Franken criticized Colmes in his book, Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them, saying he refused to ask tough questions during debates and neglected to challenge erroneous claims made by Hannity or his guests.[11] Franken claimed that Colmes did not speak as much as Hannity during the show. Some liberal critics questioned whether or not both hosts receive equal time to interview guests.[11] Some of Colmes's liberal critics, notably commentators at Media Matters for America, praised him toward the end of the show's run. He began to cite their reports in interviews with some conservative guests on the program.[12][13]
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While Colmes describes himself as a liberal and his Fox News biography touts him as "a hard-hitting liberal," he has sometimes been referred to disparagingly as a "token liberal" or a "Fox News liberal".[7] Colmes told USA Today that he considers himself "quite moderate."[8] In an article he wrote in 2013, Colmes described himself as "very liberal".[9]

During his run on Hannity and Colmes, Colmes was criticized for being less charismatic and telegenic than Sean Hannity, and just a "seat-filler" for the liberal side.[10] Some newspapers reported him as being Hannity's "sidekick".[11] Democratic Senator Al Franken criticized Colmes in his book, Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them, saying he refused to ask tough questions during debates and neglected to challenge erroneous claims made by Hannity or his guests.[11] Franken claimed that Colmes did not speak as much as Hannity during the show. Some liberal critics questioned whether or not both hosts receive equal time to interview guests.[11] Some of Colmes's liberal critics, notably commentators at Media Matters for America, praised him toward the end of the show's run. He began to cite their reports in interviews with some conservative guests on the program.[12][13]
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The fact that Colmes may not have been as effective as you wish he was has nothing to do with the point under discussion. He was (and remains) a liberal voice on Fox (along with Juan Williams and others) and your claim is refuted.
 
I used to watch Morning Joe regularly until I was driven away by Mika's relentless lefty propaganda.

Apparently Joe's right wing bull**** and his constant sucking up to Trump and every right wing clown in the country didn't bother you I guess. As for Mika, she's dumber than a box of rocks.
 
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While Colmes describes himself as a liberal and his Fox News biography touts him as "a hard-hitting liberal," he has sometimes been referred to disparagingly as a "token liberal" or a "Fox News liberal".[7] Colmes told USA Today that he considers himself "quite moderate."[8] In an article he wrote in 2013, Colmes described himself as "very liberal".[9]

During his run on Hannity and Colmes, Colmes was criticized for being less charismatic and telegenic than Sean Hannity, and just a "seat-filler" for the liberal side.[10] Some newspapers reported him as being Hannity's "sidekick".[11] Democratic Senator Al Franken criticized Colmes in his book, Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them, saying he refused to ask tough questions during debates and neglected to challenge erroneous claims made by Hannity or his guests.[11] Franken claimed that Colmes did not speak as much as Hannity during the show. Some liberal critics questioned whether or not both hosts receive equal time to interview guests.[11] Some of Colmes's liberal critics, notably commentators at Media Matters for America, praised him toward the end of the show's run. He began to cite their reports in interviews with some conservative guests on the program.[12][13]
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Colmes is the slightly left of center punching bag for all the Fox News right wing blowhards. The best part was when Hannity would have a couple of right wing guests on and Colmes to provide an 'alternate' viewpoint. It would turn into a three on one bully show, which, by the way, Fox excels at.
 
You don't count Alan Colmes as a lefty? Who besides Hannity do you count as right wing?

Well, there's Megyn Kelly, Bill O'Riley, all of the assholes on 'Fox and Friends', and almost every guest they have on any of their shows. I could probably think of more, but that's just off the top of my head.
 
Apparently Joe's right wing bull**** and his constant sucking up to Trump and every right wing clown in the country didn't bother you I guess. As for Mika, she's dumber than a box of rocks.

Joe is weak tea. My hard core conservative friends consider him to be a RINO.
 
The only right wing opinion show host is Hannity, and he used to have a left wing partner.

Apparently you've never seen the right wing asshole in chief, Bill O'Reilly? Or his female counterpart Megyn Kelly.
 
Joe is weak tea. My hard core conservative friends consider him to be a RINO.

I'd get some new friends if I was you. He's a right wing ideologue. RINO's, to the Far Right, are apparently any people who believe the Federal Government has a role to play and that racism actually exists.
 
You could argue that their lefty puppets somehow balance their right wing figureheads, but you cannot be successful in that argument since they have a bunch of right wing figurehead opinion shows and a lack of left wing ones.



You guys don't seem to understand what bias is.

Fox news likes to act like they're fairly characterizing their opponents to acquire unearned authority. They engage their viewers in a middle ground fallacy. See, Scott Baier and Megyn Kelly can't be biased- it's Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity who are biased.

He's a Canadian who loathes most things American. You can't expect him to understand.
 
Apparently you've never seen the right wing asshole in chief, Bill O'Reilly? Or his female counterpart Megyn Kelly.

I would not classify either as right wing. They aren't left wing either. Does that make you uncomfortable?
 
I'd get some new friends if I was you. He's a right wing ideologue. RINO's, to the Far Right, are apparently any people who believe the Federal Government has a role to play and that racism actually exists.

I have to guess you know about "right wing" views only from explorers' accounts.
 
Her summary was accurate.

Note she was distinguishing the conservative evening show hosts from the news reporting. As she states the conservative show hosts do not hide their ideology of leaning to the Right.


Also think MSNBC does a valid objective job in their news reporting. Which isn't to suggest that Maddow and the rest of the evening show hosts don't have a strong Left ideology.

I guess the fact that FOX reports news that for some reason other new media outlets don't, makes them biased.
 
I would not classify either as right wing. They aren't left wing either. Does that make you uncomfortable?

Only somebody on the Far Right would consider Bill O'Reilly and Megyn Kelly as moderates. But no, nothing those on the right say makes me uncomfortable. Incredulous yes, but not uncomfortable.
 
Colmes is the slightly left of center punching bag for all the Fox News right wing blowhards. The best part was when Hannity would have a couple of right wing guests on and Colmes to provide an 'alternate' viewpoint. It would turn into a three on one bully show, which, by the way, Fox excels at.

Well, there's Megyn Kelly, Bill O'Riley, all of the assholes on 'Fox and Friends', and almost every guest they have on any of their shows. I could probably think of more, but that's just off the top of my head.

It only seems like bias to you when left and right both get their opportunities.
 
Only somebody on the Far Right would consider Bill O'Reilly and Megyn Kelly as moderates. But no, nothing those on the right say makes me uncomfortable. Incredulous yes, but not uncomfortable.

Only someone on the far left would think of them as anything but centrists.
 
It only seems like bias to you when left and right both get their opportunities.

Laughable. But then again you don't consider Fox News, the mouthpiece of the RNC, to be biased so why should any of this surprise me? It doesn't. It is amusing, however, to watch the Right try to pretend that Fox News is 'fair and balanced'.
 
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