Rabid Fox redux
Just to belatedly add a few more points to the recent post: a couple of weeks ago I had the misfortune to tune in to Bill O'Reilly who was claiming that the BBC had a policy of banning the word "terrorist" from its news broadcasts.
Bull......shit.
If it wasn't disgusting enough that Fox should be using the London bombings try to score points off a rival broadcaster, it's also a filthy lie. One of many, I'm sure.
The more I see of Fox News the more I hate it. Not only do their graphics give me serious migraines, but their opinions are often both offensive and, from a British perspective, just fucking weird. It's like they're broadcasting from a different planet. It sure ain't the one I'm living on.
The BBC has indeed referred, and continues to refer, to the London bombers and likewise the Egyptian bombers, as terrorists. It also frequently refers to them as suicide bombers, a phrase which can in no sense be regarded as politically correct. But don't take my word for it.
If you don't have direct access to BBC broadcasts, go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/ and follow the relevant links to News and Radio. BBC Radio 4 has a half-hour bulletin at 6PM on weekdays (1PM Eastern, 10 AM Pacific) and Radio 5 Live has continuous news and sports coverage. Just click on Listen Live. Alternatively, watch the BBC News bulletins on BBC World TV or BBC America. Listen to what the BBC is actually saying, not what Fox wants you to believe it's saying.
(Incidentally, BBC America, which the BBC only part-owns, is basically a piece of crap, cutting British shows to fit commercial timeslots, compressing the sound to buggery, screwing with the closing credits, and totally lacking the style and warmth of a real BBC channel. The news is really the only decent thing about it.)
Bull......shit.
If it wasn't disgusting enough that Fox should be using the London bombings try to score points off a rival broadcaster, it's also a filthy lie. One of many, I'm sure.
The more I see of Fox News the more I hate it. Not only do their graphics give me serious migraines, but their opinions are often both offensive and, from a British perspective, just fucking weird. It's like they're broadcasting from a different planet. It sure ain't the one I'm living on.
The BBC has indeed referred, and continues to refer, to the London bombers and likewise the Egyptian bombers, as terrorists. It also frequently refers to them as suicide bombers, a phrase which can in no sense be regarded as politically correct. But don't take my word for it.
If you don't have direct access to BBC broadcasts, go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/ and follow the relevant links to News and Radio. BBC Radio 4 has a half-hour bulletin at 6PM on weekdays (1PM Eastern, 10 AM Pacific) and Radio 5 Live has continuous news and sports coverage. Just click on Listen Live. Alternatively, watch the BBC News bulletins on BBC World TV or BBC America. Listen to what the BBC is actually saying, not what Fox wants you to believe it's saying.
(Incidentally, BBC America, which the BBC only part-owns, is basically a piece of crap, cutting British shows to fit commercial timeslots, compressing the sound to buggery, screwing with the closing credits, and totally lacking the style and warmth of a real BBC channel. The news is really the only decent thing about it.)
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