WTFF: 101 Days of Fox News Idiocracy

What the Fuck Fox?!

Day 45: June 6 2008
The Day Fox News coined the term “terrorist fist jab” for fist bumps. They ended up apologizing.

• Think Progress - Fox News anchor calls the Obamas’ fist pound ‘a terrorist fist jab.’
• Media Matters – Fox News’ E.D. Hill teased discussion of Obama dap: “A fist bump? A pound? A terrorist fist jab?”

Day 46: September 22 2008
Neil Cavuto blames the financial crisis on non-white citizens.

• The Young Turks

Day 47: October 30 2002
On this day, Bill O’Reilly told a kid Boy Scout to “Shut Up” on TV. It’s at the :34 second point of this “Shut Up” reel. Again, we’re dealing with quality journalism here.

• Bowlingfortruth.com – Bill O’Reilly Shut Up

Day 48: January 15 2007
Saying an 11 year old abducted child enjoyed his time of being abused because he didn’t have to go to school. Bonus, no evidence! Why Not! Fox News! Zapow!

O’REILLY:The situation here for this kid looks to me to be a lot more fun than what he had under his old parents. He didn’t have to go to school. He could run around and do whatever he wanted.
VAN SUSTEREN: Some kids like school.
O’REILLY: Well, I don’t believe this kid did. And I think when it all comes down, what’s going to happen is, there was an element here that this kid liked about his circumstances.

• Media Matters – O’Reilly: Abducted child “liked … his circumstances,” had “a lot more fun” than usual

Day 49: April 12 2007
Kurt Vonnegut, a national treasure to some, is trashed by Fox News the day he dies.

• Fox News – ‘Slaughterhouse-Five’ Author Kurt Vonnegut Dies at 84
• Columbia Journalism Review – Fox News Takes Vonnegut’s Bait, One Last Time
• VideoSift – Fox News’ Nasty Obituary

Day 50: November 8 2005
Bill O’Reilly is OK with terrorists attacking America, as long as it’s San Francisco.

• MSNBC – Bill O’Reilly takes aim at San Francisco
• Media Matters – O’Reilly: You want to blow up the Coit Tower? Go ahead

Day 51: June 19 2007
Discussion about a high school assembly (slow news day, perhaps). O’Reilly misquotes and doesn’t appreciate being corrected.

Day 52: January 2 2007
Chuck Norris is also a journalist? Oh Fox News, what won’t you do for ratings?

• YouTube – Chuck Norris Interviews Iraqi

Day 53: December 31 2008
This New Years crawl was kinda racist.

• Huffington Post – Fox News Airs “Magic Negro” Message On New Year’s Broadcast
• Media Bistro – Fox News Explains “Magic Negro” Ticker Text

Day 54: July 13 2007
Killer Marijuana! EVERYBODY PANIC

Day 55: July 6 2007
Only Fox News has the courage to debate whether or not Mr. Rogers ruined a generation of children.

• Raw Story – FOX News asks: Did Mr. Rogers destroy an entire generation?
• Thinkprogress.org – Fox News: ‘Blame Mr. Rogers!’
• Wikipedia – Fred Rogers

Day 56: July 5 2007
Is universal health care to blame for terrorists? Fox asks a former Christian radio host to find out.

• Crooksandliars.com – Universal Healthcare: Terrorist Recruitment Tool
• Wikipedia – Jerry Bowyer

Day 57: March 24 2006
Murder boners! Thanks Fox News!

Day 58: September 21 2007
Bill O’Reilly goes to Harlem.

Discussing his recent dinner with Rev. Al Sharpton at the Harlem restaurant Sylvia’s, Bill O’Reilly reported that he “couldn’t get over the fact that there was no difference between Sylvia’s restaurant and any other restaurant in New York City. I mean, it was exactly the same, even though it’s run by blacks, primarily black patronship.” O’Reilly added: “There wasn’t one person in Sylvia’s who was screaming, ‘M-Fer, I want more iced tea.’ “

After the “Far-Left” got outraged, Bill O’Reilly went on Fox News and acted like he said nothing wrong, thanks to some clever editing of course.

• Media Matters – O’Reilly surprised “there was no difference” between Harlem restaurant and other New York restaurants
• Newshounds – O’Reilly Rewrites History Re His Visit To Harlem Restaurant
• Wikipedia – O’Reilly Harlem Restaurant Comments
• ABC News – O’Reilly Said Media Reaction ‘Fabricated Racial Controversy’

Day 59: November 20 2006
If a movie has an environmental message, it must be from the “far-left” as then-CNN reporter Glenn Beck and Fox’s Neil Cavuto report.

• Think Progress – Cavuto: America’s #1 Movie, Happy Feet, Is ‘Offensive,’ ‘An Animated Inconvenient Truth’
• Newshounds – Cavuto: Happy Feet, has a Far Left “Hidden Agenda”

Day 60: April 10 2003
The Daily Show mocks Fox for getting soldiers to do station IDs and for setting the war to music.

• The Daily Show – April 10 Crazy like a Fox

Day 61: August 10 2006
Geraldo accusing the Daily Show of doing nothing more then playing videos of “old ladies slipping on ice.”

• The Daily Show – Geraldo Apology

Day 62: November 1 2006
The band “The Bastard fairies” produced a film featuring an 8-year girl bashing Bill O’Reilly. The Fox anchor responded by saying the band was involved in child abuse and wanted social services to get involved. Nothing ever came from his charges, but the Internet was left with this hilarious video.

• LA Weekly – Tweaking Bill O’Reilly

Day 63: September 30 2008
Lil O’Reilly took children mocking Bill to another level of hilarity, do enjoy.

• Mahalo – Little O’Reilly

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The next part of the series we watch Fox News lose their mind in the era of Obama.

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