Did muppets pave the way for the White House war against Fox News? As Sesame Street celebrates its 40th anniversary, the beloved children's show is drawing fire. In a recently uncovered episode (first aired two years ago), Oscar the Grouch and his girlfriend Grunchetta appear to take a swipe at the cable news network when they call the fictional network "Pox News" a "trashy news show." The Daily Finance reports:

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/opinions/view/opinion/Sesame-Streets-War-on-Pox-News-1518

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Posted: Apr 13, 2009 - 7:05pm
AliGator wrote: Maybe the OP felt the thread was warranted. Everything's relative. Toodles! Fine. Hatred is warranted... adios.

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Posted: Apr 13, 2009 - 6:56pm
musik_knut wrote: Oh, ok. Well, I haven't been around that long... Nice to know unfounded, unwarranted hatred has some history behind it...and it's not just a philosophical trendy thing some feel, without reason, compelled to do. Maybe the OP felt the thread was warranted. Everything's relative. Toodles!

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Posted: Apr 13, 2009 - 6:49pm
AliGator wrote: Um, this thread has been around for nearly four years. Just sayin'. Oh, ok. Well, I haven't been around that long... Nice to know unfounded, unwarranted hatred has some history behind it...and it's not just a philosophical trendy thing some feel, without reason, compelled to do.

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Posted: Apr 13, 2009 - 6:45pm
musik_knut wrote: Finally. Born of the raw and unwarranted hate shown FOX by dailykos and moveon and other radical left wing voices, RP now hosts an anti-FOX thread. Well done...parroting lives. Um, this thread has been around for nearly four years. Just sayin'.

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Posted: Apr 13, 2009 - 6:09pm
Finally. Born of the raw and unwarranted hate shown FOX by dailykos and moveon and other radical left wing voices, RP now hosts an anti-FOX thread. Well done...parroting lives.

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Posted: Apr 13, 2009 - 11:49am

The Headline

Insurgents Fire at Rep. Payne's Plane in Somalia

The lead
Rep. Donald Payne's trip to Mogadishu, Somalia, on Monday to meet on international assistance to that war-torn country and the issue of piracy was marred when Islamist insurgents fired mortars at the airport as his plane was leaving.

The money quote
A defense official told FOX News that "explosive devices went off in the vicinity of Payne's aircraft when his plane was taking off from the airport in Mogadishu." However, the official could not say whether Payne was the intended target.

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Posted: Mar 27, 2009 - 10:38am

romeotuma wrote:

Stop The O'Reilly Harassment Machine

well, as presented, seems legit; unfortunately, there is so much distortion in these partisan news shows, that as i didn't see the pieces i know i have no idea what the truth is..having seen never seen keith olbermann have an opposing or contrasting viewpoint on his show, and his rabid jealousy of o'reilly's ratings i suspect there is a lot more to this story than meets the eye.

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Posted: Mar 24, 2009 - 8:52am
JrzyTmata wrote: yeah, we're all idiots. i hear ya.

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Posted: Mar 24, 2009 - 8:46am
aflanigan wrote: Here's a cute little deception Fox News perpetrated last week, attempting to support the idea that the Obama administration is changing it's message on the economy: FOX NEWS PRESENTS DECEPTIVELY CROPPED 6 MONTH OLD BIDEN CLIP AS NEW It's good that somebody tracks this stuff.

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Posted: Mar 24, 2009 - 8:14am
romeotuma wrote: I never watch Fox News, so I don't know anything about it... I don't fit in its demographic market— I passed sixth grade... yeah, we're all idiots.

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Posted: Mar 24, 2009 - 7:54am
Here's a cute little deception Fox News perpetrated last week, attempting to support the idea that the Obama administration is changing it's message on the economy: FOX NEWS PRESENTS DECEPTIVELY CROPPED 6 MONTH OLD BIDEN CLIP AS NEW

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Posted: Mar 23, 2009 - 8:57pm
OCDHG wrote: No, the Creepy Scale goes like this: FOX > Alf > Jimmy Kimmel > Small Wonder You weren't paying attention. gottit...........but watch red eye....once. it is funny.

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Posted: Mar 23, 2009 - 8:55pm
arsenault wrote: you are just a little more rigid than me i guess.. so abc nbc cbs fox are all creepy got it..!! No, the Creepy Scale goes like this: FOX > Alf > Jimmy Kimmel > Small Wonder You weren't paying attention.

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Posted: Mar 23, 2009 - 8:52pm

OCDHG wrote:

I don't see what is so hard to comprehend about the difference between a network that dedicates itself to NEWS and one that doesn't... but hey— I can only hand you your glasses, not make you wear em.

And what planet do you live on where Jimmy Kimmel isn't creepy

That guy's a Tard.

you are just a little more rigid than me i guess..

so abc nbc cbs fox are all creepy got it..!!

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Posted: Mar 23, 2009 - 8:50pm

arsenault wrote:

its ridiculous..
kimmel is on abc.
abc has news < left leaning news > kimmel isn't creepy.

your premise is contrived. fox news covers news the left leaning networks < all the rest > won't cover.

and hannity is intolerable, too right..like olbermann is too left
but the rest of the shows are very balanced..

but anyway i know you don't agree and thats fine, but i still don't understand how its creepy!!
its either funny or its not...!!

anyway i said my bit....i heard your input ...agree to disagree...peace.. {#Yes}

That guy's a Tard.

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Posted: Mar 23, 2009 - 8:47pm

OCDHG wrote:

What's creepy about it is that FOX poses as a NEWS channel. Most of it's programming is politicized BS. To be fair CNN, MSNBC, etc. are guilty in their own right, but not to the degree of FOX, which is kind of like the shark-jumper of all 24-hour news channels. If they want to start calling themselves a comedy channel, then I'm all for it. Otherwise it's creepy. I don't see what's hard to understand about the concept. Conan, Kimmel, et al come on regular network television channels, which do not purportedly dedicate their entire existance to "NEWS," therefore they can play whatever they want without it being creepy.

Except for Small Wonder and Alf. Those were creepy but for different reasons.

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