Leaked Fox News Memo Reveals News Division Told To Echo GOP Talking Point

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		SAI THE WIRE CLUSTERSTOCK MONEY GAME GREEN SHEET WAR ROOM LAW REVIEW LATEST VIDEO Friday, December 10, 2010 Leaked Fox News Memo Reveals News Division Told To Echo GOP Talking Point This is going to add some fairly serious grist to the mill for the people that think Fox News is essentially the political arm of the GOP. During the height of the health care debate a Fox News vice president Bill Sammon sent a memo to staff asking them to refer to the 'public option' as the 'government option.' This memo came shortly after Republican pollster Frank Luntz advised Sean Hannity thusly: "If you call it a public option, the American people are split," he explained. "If you call it the government option, the public is overwhelmingly against it." Read » Advertisement Sponsor: IDG Gomez. How to Maximize Mobile Website & Application ROI. Join this free Webinar with a leading Forrester Analyst on December 15th. Learn if you are maximizing the return on your mobile investment. Register today. Amazon UK Is Selling The WikiLeaks Cables As A Kindle Book Apparently Amazon UK has no problem 'hosting' this -- it's been available since November 29 2010. Interesting to note the same title does not appear to be available on Amazon.com. As advertised on Amazon UK: "WikiLeaks documents expose US foreign policy conspiracies. All cables with tags from 1- 5000 [Kindle Edition]"  Read » Is Taylor Swift Haunting Your Dreams? This May Be Why Taylor Swift dominated the record industry this year; with a little help from all the positive press she got after Kanye's "Imma let you finish" attack, her album became the fastest-selling new record in five years. It's already sold over a million copies. Judging by this month's magazine stand she is also dominating the publishing industry.  Read » Sarah Palin 'Believes' She Could Totally Beat Barack Obama In 2012 Sarah Palin is the only person to make Barbara Walter's 'Most Fascinating' list three years in a row. In this year's interview she tells Walters that she "believes" she could beat Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential election, if she decides to run, which (naturally) will depend on whether it's good for the national "discourse."  Read » Seth Meyers To Host Next White House Correspondents' Association Dinner Seth Meyers, SNL's head writer and "Weekend Update" star, will host the next White House Correspondents' Association dinner on April 30, according to the Washington Post. The dinner is far away, but the choice of comedian always gets a lot of attention.  Read » Sex Charges Against Assange May Collapse, As One Accuser Reportedly Stops Cooperating The popular Australian website Crikey has a report suggesting that the prosecution of Julian Assange in Sweden may be hitting the skids.  Read » Advertisement Society of Professional Journalists Could Be Next To Yank Its Helen Thomas Award Looks like the movement to rescind Helen Thomas's honorary degrees has gained some traction: the Society of Professional Journalists now says it will consider discontinuing or renaming its "Helen Thomas Award for Lifetime Achievement" in light of her latest round of anti-Semitic remarks.  Read » Barbara Walters: The View Encourages Saudi Arabians To Join The Taliban The most popular shows in Saudi Arabia are Dave Letterman's and Desperate Housewives, according to Barbara Walters. On Dave Letterman's show last night, Walters joked that there was one American show that encouraged Saudi Arabians to join the Taliban - "and that show is called The View."  Read » Here Is The Best Part Of Rachel Maddow's Interview With The Ugandan MP Who Wants To "Kill The Gays" This is what generally sets Rachel Maddow apart from most cable anchors: she is able to conduct a civil interview with a person as revolting as Ugandan MP David Bahati-- the man behind the 'Kill the Gays' bill -- and not resort to hyperbolic language or posture.  Read » Try As She Might Megyn Kelly Can't Break The Resolve Of Code Pink Woman Who Thinks WikiLeaks Leaker Is Heroic The Berkeley, CA city council is considering a resolution to honor Pfc. Bradley Manning, the army private allegedly responsible for leaking all the secret documents to Julian Assange and WikiLeaks. This, naturally, is making a lot of people crazy. Fox News' Megyn Kelly is one of those people.  Read » Recent Emails Recent The Wire Select Issues: Thursday, December 9, 2010 Wednesday, December 8, 2010 Tuesday, December 7, 2010 Monday, December 6, 2010 Friday, December 3, 2010 Video Jon Stewart On Julian Assange: Let's Just Call Him A Somewhat Pasty Predator Share this email: Buzz Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon The email address for your subscription is: ongrosyadi.topbloger@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to The Wire RSS Feed Business Insider. 119 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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