Impeach a President, But Not Sue Fox News?
(Justin Baragona, Daily Beast, Feb 7, 2021) How Fox News Primetime Jacked Up Trump’s ‘Big Lie’
"The president may be on trial this week for his outsized role in fomenting the MAGA mob, but he had plenty of help from right-wing media in boosting his lies, spin, and innuendo."
I find that interesting, how about you?
Here we have the first president to be impeached twice, charged this time with inciting an insurrection. Okay, I get that. But what about Fox News’ part in the crime? And it is a crime. Baragona goes on to say:
“The “Big Lie,” as it’s now been labeled, is the comprehensive collection of unfounded allegations and wild conspiracies peddled by Trump and his allies in conservative media and the GOP, that Joe Biden’s decisive electoral victory was “stolen” due to widespread voter fraud.”
“Comprehensive collection of unfounded allegations and wild conspiracies” is an interesting take on the fodder a so-called news agency chooses to pass on to viewers. Not only ‘passed on,’ but leaned …