Well, ladies and gentlemen, the fair and balanced folks at Fox News are at it again. Eric Bolling, who hosts "Follow The Money" on Fox Business is facing allegations of racism after referring to the White House as the "Hizzouse," "Hizzy" and "The Big Crib," and guests of the administration as "hoods."
Fair and Balanced Reporting From Faux News
This is not Bollings' first dust up involving racially charged commentary as he showed a great deal of class in suggesting President Obama was "chugging 40s" during his recent trip to Ireland.
Bolling used this fair and balanced terminology while criticizing President Obama for inviting Gabon's president Ali Bongo at the White House. I might take this opportunity that state that I myself shared Bollings' displeasure with the Bongo visit to the White House as did many others. It is just unfortunate that Bolling resorted to such racially charged commentary to make his point. As noted, however, this is not his first incident of this kind, and it certainly seems to be a pattern at Faux News. Recently, John Stossel opened himself up to criticism for using an Obama impersonator to stage a mock debate with a little known GOP presidential candidate.
So let's review, Faux News, with their fair and balanced reporting, have these two insults to television journalists on their payroll along with Bill O'Reilly, Sarah Palin (who may be currently off their payroll while she makes up her mind whether to run for president or not), and Mike Huckabee, along with a multitude of other right-wing poster children. Fair and balanced? Sure, they are, and MSNBC doesn't lean so far to the left that they are almost horizontal.
They report. We decide. I've decided they are a bloody joke. It is just too bad so many people actually take them seriously.
Peace and love, my brothers and sisters.
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