Meet the Guests – 101 Days of FNC Idiocracy

We just met some of the staff and alumni, now let’s see what types of characters they invite onto the show.

Day 17: August 22 2005 – Day 18: February 2 2006
Pat Robertson, one of America’s leading Christians, gets invited on Fox News regularly. He says the most un-Christians things for example when schools in Dover, Pennsylvania chose to teach the theory of evolution over creationism, Robertson warned that during the next disaster they face, they shouldn’t turn to God, since they “voted god out of the city.”

He also called for the assassination of democratically elected Hugo Chavez, Robertson reports Chavez is going to use nuclear missiles against America.

• Media Matters – Robertson again calls for Chavez’s assassination: “Not now, but one day”
• Fox News – Robertson: God May Smite Down Town That Voted Out Anti-Evolution School Board

Day 19: October 25 2007
Speaking of Pat Robertson and the Christian Broadcasting Network, their terror analyst Erick Stackelbeck is always available when Fox News needs some terror news analysis.

Terror analyst Erick Stakelbeck served as Camerota’s foil in boosting the terror fears. Although he did clarify that the FBI memo was from 2003, the vintage of the intelligence didn’t squelch his terror speculation; Stakelbeck warned that the fires appeared to be the result of a “coordinated effort … over a large area.”

While busy speculating terrorism, Fox may have missed the real story – the real cause of the fires was drought combined with a 10-year-old playing with matches. But thanks for jumping to conclusions and raising the fear level of your viewers, Fox News.

• The New York Times – 10-Year-Old With Matches Started a California Wildfire
• Raw Story – With no new evidence, Fox continues to ask: Did al Qaeda burn California?

Day 20: April 22 2004
Fox News especially enjoys having guests on that will simply back up what Fox News has been saying. Classic oxymoron here as Jon Stewart reports on the Fox News Truth Squad.

• The Daily Show – April 22 2004: Truth Squad

Day 21: February 28 2008
What is a rational discussion about animal rights without a Fox News guest, in this case Jonathan Hoenig, holding a dog and expressing it is his right to smash its head against a wall. Really does show the lengths some people will go to anger liberals.

• Crooksandliars.com – Jonathan Honeig thinks it’s a right to smash a dog’s head against a wall

Day 22: July 1 2009
Ex-CIA analyst Michael Scheuer and Glenn Beck discuss how Bin Laden can save America.

• The Daily Show – Osama Bin Laden needs to Attack America
• Washington Independent – Is Michael Scheuer Actually Urging an Attack on America?

Day 23: February 4 2003
Sometimes it’s the Fox anchor’s attitude towards the guest that is the story. Jeremy Glick opposed the war in Afghanistan even after his father was killed in 9/11. Bill O’Reilly didn’t care to find out why, he just wanted to lecture the kid. Needless to say, the segment was a mess.

• OutFoxed
• Media Matters – Brock to O’Reilly: Stop distorting Jeremy Glick’s words
• Free Republic – Right Wing Reaction
• ABC.net.au – The Oz shuts up on O’Reilly

Day 24: September 21 2005
Sometimes however, the guests get the most out of Bill O’Reilly, Here is Phil Donahue debating the Iraq war with Bill.

• Fox News – Transcript
• Newshounds – Verbal Donnybrook on the Factor – Donahue KO’s O’Reilly

Day 25: April 23 2007
When Richard Dawkins was Bill’s guest it became a fascinating forum of patience vs. ignorance.

• RichardDawkins.net – Bill O’Reilly Interviews Richard Dawkins
• ScienceBlogs.org – Bill O’Reilly Interviews Richard Dawkins

Day 26: August 9 2007
Sometimes the interviews are immaculate, such as when Neil Cavuto and Fox News interviewed President Bush many times during his presidency. I think they will be a bit harder on Obama if the opportunity ever comes up.

• The Daily Show – Cavuto’s Bush Chat

Day 27: September 22 2007
It certainly wasn’t as easy for former President Bill Clinton, who spoke to Chris Wallace on this day.

• CBS News -Clinton-Wallace: Round One Goes To ….
• USA Today – Clinton-Wallace fireworks on Fox

Those are all the Fox News guests from this collection, if I missed any or you know of any other great moments from Fox News guests, by all means, share them below in the comments. Next up, Things Fox News Does.

101 Days of Fox News Idiocracy Introduction
Day 1 to Day 16: Meet the Fox News Team
Day 17 to Day 27: Meet the Fox Guests
Day 28 to Day 44: Things Fox News Does
Day 45 to Day 63: What the Fuck Fox!
Day 64 to Day 75: The Obama Era
Day 76 to Day 87: Fox around the World
Day 88 to Day 101: Conclusion: Fox News Broadcaster to the Idiocracy