Freedom of Speech and Fox News

Freedom of Speech and Fox News

The Fox News Channel calls itself fair and balanced. First let's keep in mind that in its programming, Fox has a combination of news shows and commentary shows.

On the news shows, it does appear that they are indeed, fair and balanced; they report the news and let you decide on the implications of that news.

On the commentary shows, there are, at least, two which are so far to the right, that I almost fall out of my chair when I watch them. These are Beck and Hannity. Of course, when I watch Olbermann or Maddow on MSNBC, their far to the left leanings have me falling out of my chair in the opposite direction.

Recently, there has been a situation between Fox News and the White House, whereby the White House has been excluding Fox News and downplaying their signifcance as a news reporting organization.

In a recent interview of President Barack Obama with Savannah Guthrie of ABC News, she asked the President about the situation with Fox.

His response was: "Understandably since you are in the news business this is something that you are very interested in."

What did he mean? Of course, she was interested. She was asking about an important event in today's world. ABC is a news organization, and Guthrie was doing what any good reporter should do. She was asking an appropriate question. Why was it important? Not because they too are a news reporting organization, but because it addresses an important part of the Constitution of the United States of America. It addresses freedom of speech and freedom of press.

The President continued in his response: "I think that the American people are a lot more interested in what we're doing to create jobs or how we're handling the situation in Afghanistan."

. . . in the words of the most brilliant man and greatest orator of all time: "er . . . uh . . . and . . . look . . . listen".

Okay, I am calmed down now and I have my thoughts together.

Note to President Obama: DO NOT TELL ME WHAT I AM THINKING!

Along with the inalienable right of freedom of speech comes the implied right of freedom of thought.

I care much more about keeping my right to free speech than I do about what the government is doing to create jobs. In fact, I do not want the goverment involved at all in trying to create jobs.

As far as Afghanistan is concerned, what in the world are you doing anyway?

Why don't you get past your stupid game of making ridiculous speeches and start doing your job. "I'm just getting warmed up . . ." Really, where have you been for the last ten months. Mister sports fanatic, didn't anyone tell you that you should warm up before you get into the game.

. . . and that's my rant, like it or not.