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Fox & Friends graphics declare GOP victories the "winds of change," a "Republican revival" and a "blueprint for success"

November 04, 2009 7:25 am ET by Media Matters staff

From the November 4 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends:

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    • Author by IRONY 101 (November 04, 2009 7:34 am ET)
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      Rah! Rah! Rah!

      Sis-Boom Bah!

      Gooooo Republicans!

      FOX! FOX! FOX!

      Where are Margaret Carlson's pom-poms? Steve Doocy's megaphone?
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      • Author by IRONY 101 (November 04, 2009 7:39 am ET)
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        Gretchen Carlson... Sorry.
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      • Author by smarshall1432997 (November 04, 2009 9:52 am ET)
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        Sorry Irony, don't get what you're meaning here... Help, LOL.
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      • Author by aBeck in 10-O-C (November 04, 2009 9:55 am ET)
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        Quickly everybody. Stop what you are doing. Run outside and listen. The Republicans are celebrating their stunning victory by firing their guns in the air.
        Please don't hit Lou Dobbs' house or it will derail your news cycle.
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    • Author by Easy to refute wingnuts (November 04, 2009 8:05 am ET)
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      Fox & Friends graphics declare GOP victories the "winds of change," a "Republican revival" and a "blueprint for success"
      Except, of course, for where it wasn't anything of the sort.
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      • Author by bilbo_dies (November 04, 2009 8:10 am ET)
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        Well, it is good to see the folks at the "Fair & Balanced" Fox News Network fanning the flames of the Republican resurgance.



        I wonder how they will spin the graphic about voters number one and two concerns being Jobs and Health Care?

        Yeah, I think we all know how they will spin that.
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        • Author by Tbone Slickens (November 04, 2009 9:39 am ET)
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          Barry better be concerned with jobs. As those unemployment numbers reach double digits it's going to be a rocky 2010 election cycle.

          Better get busy on the second stimulus...
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          • Author by ready for change (November 04, 2009 9:43 am ET)
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            Yes, just what I want is more of our money wasted....2010 can't come fast enough! Only one more year till we take control back.
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            • Author by smarshall1432997 (November 04, 2009 9:51 am ET)
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              Sure, by the way President Obama's financial plans have brought money back to the Stock Market and grown our Country's GDP to +3.5. We can't wait too, so bring it on.
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              • Author by ready for change (November 04, 2009 9:54 am ET)
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                There are 3 main criteria to the GDP -- consumer consumption (there was no increase), investment (there was none) and government spending....conveniently there was the Cash for Clunkers GOVERNEMENT run program during the 3rd quarter that was the contributing factor to the "+3.5" GPD....
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          • Author by Easy to refute wingnuts (November 04, 2009 9:50 am ET)
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            Who's "Barry?" Have you ever met him? What gives you the right to be familiar?

            I've never met you, so that means I can call you by a familiar nickname, too. From now on, your name is "Sicko."
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    • Author by NG_Officer (November 04, 2009 8:40 am ET)
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      As posted on another thread, they have scrubbed Hoffman from their collective memories.
      The chyron on the first screenshot declares: "A GOP Sweep: Republicans take VA, NJ Gov Races"

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      • Author by marco21 (November 04, 2009 9:58 am ET)
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        Totally. They're claiming a sweep with their most-valued wingnut losing his race and no mention of the Dems victory in CA.

        Hilarious. Of course, the "liberal" media is just as compliant in delivering the GOP Comeback Kid story.
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    • Author by walstib (November 04, 2009 8:49 am ET)
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      Virginia ALWAYS goes against the sitting president's party in the governor's race. ALWAYS. This is NOT news. This is NOT impressive. This means NOTHING.

      NY-23rd is news.

      CA-10th is news.

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      • Author by wzwriter (November 04, 2009 9:36 am ET)
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        Especially NY-23. That seat had been held by the GOP since Grant was president. A Democratic win there is HUGE. And it also shows that when people like Caribou Barbie, Newt Gingrich, Rush Limbaugh, Glen Beck, Sean Hannity and M. Rotten Levin dabble in local politics, they get ignored by the people who matter - the voters.
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        • Author by smarshall1432997 (November 04, 2009 9:48 am ET)
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          Remember how Rush's 'operation chaos' went no where last year? And yet, MSM and Republicans think Rush is some kind of political genius. Huh? Oh, we get it. Keep up the good work Rush, LOL. Wink, wink.
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        • Author by rtejon (November 04, 2009 10:03 am ET)
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          They can't completely ignore NY23 because even the Freepers will wonder whatever happened to their boy Hoffman.
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    • Author by smarshall1432997 (November 04, 2009 9:42 am ET)
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      Why did FoxNews showcase GOP, Conservative and Independent much more on Election Day, and "LESS" Republican word association with Republican Political Candidates yesterday?

      Seems like when FoxNews saw "wins" for Republicans in VA and NJ they jumped with joy so "proudly". Notice how FoxNews called their Republican Winners for VA and NJ by 6:00pm (EST) or so last night with maybe 40% Precincts, but "refused" to call NY-23 with 84% Precincts way after 1:00am (EST). FoxNews cried with the "LOSS" in NY-23 and just swept this away. But, wait. FoxNews can be save from total "embarrassment" with the "wins" by Republicans in VA and NJ. Whew went Republicans (FoxNews). LOL.
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    • Author by NG_Officer (November 04, 2009 9:48 am ET)
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      Ok, this is why too funny.
      The Foxnews.com site barely even mentions the repug loss in NY23. Everything is centered on the two unsurprising wins in NJ and VA.

      "Obama Dealt a Blow as Dems Face Voter Backlash at Polls"
      "Take Two"
      "Gubernatorial Elections of 2009"

      Then under a subheading:
      "ELECTION HQ: Republicans win two governor races as McDonnell takes Virginia and Christie upsets Corzine in New Jersey; Democrat Owens takes closely watched N.Y. congressional seat." *emphasis added
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      • Author by Easy to refute wingnuts (November 04, 2009 9:53 am ET)
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        Christie didn't "upset" Corzine, either. Even their subheadings lie.
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    • Author by Boxer1979 (November 04, 2009 10:01 am ET)
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      It's nice of Fox Snooze to hype the two seats as a wing of change.

      Wait! McDonnell's side will show when he starts denying women equal rights in that state. He has a well known reputation for that. You should read the thesis he wrote in 1989 at Pat Robinson's college.

      http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/documents/McDonnell_thesis_082909.pdf

      In short it talks about: His agenda of opposition to abortion and support for school vouchers, and tax policies that favor heterosexual families. In the work, McDonnell argues for covenant marriage, a "legally distinct type of marriage intended to make it more difficult to obtain a divorce".
      In his thesis, McDonnell said "government policy should favor married couples over 'cohabitators, homosexuals or fornicators." McDonnell also "described working women and feminists as 'detrimental' to the family." McDonnell also "criticized a landmark 1965 Supreme Court decision" which legalized the use of contraceptives by married couples. In the thesis, McDonnell argued for the use of government intervention on societal issues, writing that "man’s basic nature is inclined towards evil, and when the exercise of liberty takes the shape of pornography, drug abuse, or homosexuality, the government must restrain, punish, and deter."

      Plus Chris Christie is also known for under the table schemes and he also served as one of the 17 U.S. Attorneys on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' advisory committee. (He might not go so well with the people there once they find out the true story behind Christie.)

      So the GOP and FOX Snooze gloating over there two seat win may be back to slap them just like the 23rd seat in up-state NY.

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    • Author by Boxer1979 (November 04, 2009 10:02 am ET)
         
      It's nice of Fox Snooze to hype the two seats as a wing of change.

      Wait! McDonnell's side will show when he starts denying women equal rights in that state. He has a well known reputation for that. You should read the thesis he wrote in 1989 at Pat Robinson's college.

      http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/documents/McDonnell_thesis_082909.pdf

      In short it talks about: His agenda of opposition to abortion and support for school vouchers, and tax policies that favor heterosexual families. In the work, McDonnell argues for covenant marriage, a "legally distinct type of marriage intended to make it more difficult to obtain a divorce".
      In his thesis, McDonnell said "government policy should favor married couples over 'cohabitators, homosexuals or fornicators." McDonnell also "described working women and feminists as 'detrimental' to the family." McDonnell also "criticized a landmark 1965 Supreme Court decision" which legalized the use of contraceptives by married couples. In the thesis, McDonnell argued for the use of government intervention on societal issues, writing that "man’s basic nature is inclined towards evil, and when the exercise of liberty takes the shape of pornography, drug abuse, or homosexuality, the government must restrain, punish, and deter."

      Plus Chris Christie is also known for under the table schemes and he also served as one of the 17 U.S. Attorneys on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' advisory committee. (He might not go so well with the people there once they find out the true story behind Christie.)

      So the GOP and FOX Snooze gloating over there two seat win may be back to slap them just like the 23rd seat in up-state NY.

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    • Author by Bill Wilson (November 04, 2009 10:17 am ET)
         
      A "sweep"??? We're talking two races. Only on Fox can a Republican winning two of a mere 2 be a sweep.

      Alternatively, since the focus was on three races (Ny23, VA and NJ) for weeks, they only won 2 of 3 which doesn't qualify as a sweep. So to solve that pesky problem, as another poster mentioned they have stopped talking about NY23.

      Simply shameful.
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    • Author by political_left-religious_right (November 04, 2009 11:44 am ET)
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      "Republicans' Hope Rekindled"
      "Wins Send Shockwaves Thru Congress"

      More wishful thinking from Fox. First of all, who was shocked? The VA and NJ races were no shock to anyone. Second of all, why Congress, specifically? In case no one at Fox noticed, the Democrats gained two more seats--their hold on Congress is better than ever!

      I never understood why anyone thought that a typically poorly-attended off-year election could serve as a "referendum" on anyone. When historians draw up the lists of best and worst presidents, the ones who served less than two years (W. Harrison, Taylor, Garfield) tend to be left off because they haven't had time to do much yet. Any sane person (and yes, this excludes Fox and many of their fans) would let Obama continue his term at least 18 months before passing judgment.

      In any event, I find nothing whatever to fear from yesterday's results. By all means, bring on 2010, 2012, and beyond!
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