Is The O'Reilly Factor planning to smear Gore again?
June 04, 2009 5:47 pm ET by Media Matters staff
Fox News has been promoting a segment on "Gore's green money" for tonight's O'Reilly Factor, asking: "Is Al making tons of cash off global warming fears?"
Gore says he's donated the money he's earned from climate-related ventures to a non-profit, but in the past, The O'Reilly Factor has had trouble pointing that out.
Just last month, while guest-hosting the Factor, Laura Ingraham said: "It seems that being green does pay big time -- just ask Al Gore. Mr. Global Warming was worth about $2 million or so when he left office in 2001, but after eight years of tirelessly working to save the world, the planet, he's now reportedly -- get this -- worth a whopping $100 million. His financial windfall came up at last week's Capitol Hill hearing."
Ingraham then proceeded to air clips of Gore's April 24 congressional testimony that had been edited to remove his statements that he donates the money he makes from his climate-related work to a non-profit organization.
For example, Ingraham aired a clip of Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn asking Gore, "Is the legislation that we are discussing here today, is that something that you are going to personally benefit from?" But the Factor edited out the portion of Gore's response in which he stated: "But every penny that I have made, I have put right into a nonprofit, the Alliance for Climate Protection, to spread awareness of why we have to take on this challenge."
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Did any of the profitable companies he invested in have a part in electrocuting our soldiers as they took showers in a war zone?
No one is allowed to mention a Republican's financial good fortune, but Democrat's are fair game.
And by the way, I do not whine about how I am treated here although I do like to point out the really vicious namecallers, you know who they are.
And so far not one comment has been made about the actual report that was presented just the usual insults. And my guess is that you won't hear much from MMFA about this report because they did not smear him at all, but I will wait and see.
And why would MMFA even post the issue before it is aired . They know exactly how the troops will react, so do I.
This clip was a tease. MMFA has reported teases before when they see one they feel is a clear case of bias. This was a question that was already answered by Gore in front of Congress.
You might say, "all Fox did was ask the question." Yes, they did, but even a question can make an insinuation.
For example...
Fairliberal likes to pick his nose and eat his boogers?
See? What's the big deal? I'm not actually saying that you eat your boogers after you pick your nose. I'm simply asking.
(yeah, I know, boogers. Pretty lame, but also tame. Just trying to make a point.)
O'Reilly Factor still smearing Gore, misrepresenting his testimony on profiting from advocacy
i myself admit to haveing been guitly of it before, even directing it at yourself. for that i now apologize and have sworn to not do so again.
though my references to Rove, and Cheney as being Sith Lords, i mean in humor or calling them the Borg collective. or pod people.
but i promise fairliberal not to personally call you a nazi or anything of that nature.
now let's see you do the same
But actually what you are really admitting is that most here are unqualified to even comment on Fox.
Confess you hold our manifold unqualified status as proof that there is a god.
:)
Maybe, maybe, maybe is all I heard sprinled throughout his entire conversation. Wonderful journalism. How about you get the facts then attempt to defame someone with, you know...FACTS. I also know for a fact what you and O'Reilly would holler if CNN had a conversation with a guest suggesting that O'Reilly should or could be facing hard-time for encouraging the murder of a doctor. O'Reilly is exactly what he constantly decries. A smear merchant.