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&lt;div&gt;{{Homosexuality}}&lt;br /&gt;
The '''homosexual agenda''', or [[Homosexuality|homosexual]] ideology, consists of a set of beliefs and objectives.  The ideology and goals, as explained further below, include indoctrinating students in [[public school]], restricting free speech, obtaining special treatment, distorting science, and interfering with freedom of association.  Like slavery before it, the homosexual agenda threatens basic freedoms, including the First Amendment.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Adams, Guy (11-8-2008) [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/mormon-stars-face-backlash-after-gay-marriage-ban-1003967.html ''Mormon stars face backlash after gay marriage ban''] The Independent&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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It is an agenda that [[gay rights]] activists set in the late 1980s, in a book called ''After the Ball,'' where they laid out a six-point plan for how they could transform the beliefs of ordinary Americans with regard to homosexual behavior — in a decade-long time frame:&lt;br /&gt;
:&amp;quot;The agenda of homosexual activists is basically to change America from what they perceive as looking down on homosexual behavior, to the affirmation of and societal acceptance of homosexual behavior.&amp;quot; &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Winn07252003&amp;quot;&amp;gt;''After the Ball'' (1989), quoted from Winn, Pete (7-25-2003) [http://www.citizenlink.org/CLFeatures/A000000562.cfm ''Q&amp;amp;A: The Homosexual Agenda''] Citizenlink&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Supreme Court Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] referred to the &amp;quot;so-called homosexual agenda&amp;quot; in ''[[Lawrence v. Texas]]'', 539 U.S. 558 (2003) (dissenting opinion).  &lt;br /&gt;
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== The Homosexual Agenda ==&lt;br /&gt;
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A primary goal of the homosexual agenda is to promote the lifestyle in [[public schools]].  This occurred quickly and intensely after gay marriage was imposed in Massachusetts, where homosexual relationships are taught to children as young as kindergarteners, as recounted by the decision of ''[[Parker v. Hurley]]''.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;The ''Parker v. Hurley'' decision explained, &amp;quot;In January 2005, when Jacob Parker (&amp;quot;Jacob&amp;quot;) was in kindergarten, he brought home a 'Diversity Book Bag.' This included a picture book, Who's in a Family?, which depicted different families, including single-parent families, an extended family, interracial families, animal families, a family without children, and -- to the concern of the Parkers -- a family with two dads and a family with two moms. The book concludes by answering the question, 'Who's in a family?': 'The people who love you the most!' The book says nothing about marriage.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Focus on the Family]] quotes below from a leading book in the homosexual movement which outlines the points of the homosexual agenda:&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Winn07252003&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Kirk, Marshall K. and Erastes Pill (11-1987) ''The Overhauling of Straight America'' Available at [http://www.article8.org/docs/gay_strategies/overhauling.htm ''STRATEGIES OF THE HOMOSEXUAL MOVEMENT: &amp;quot;The Overhauling of Straight America&amp;quot;'']&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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#&amp;quot;Talk about gays and gayness as loudly and as often as possible.&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
#&amp;quot;Portray gays as victims, not as aggressive challengers.&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
#&amp;quot;Give homosexual protectors a just cause.&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
#&amp;quot;Make gays look good.&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
#&amp;quot;Make the victimizers look bad.&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
#&amp;quot;Get funds from corporate America.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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[[United States Supreme Court]] Justice [[Antonin Scalia]] wrote:&lt;br /&gt;
{{cquote|Today's opinion is the product of a Court, which is the product of a law-profession culture, that has largely signed on to the so-called homosexual agenda, by which I mean the agenda promoted by some homosexual activists directed at eliminating the moral opprobrium that has traditionally attached to homosexual conduct.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=US&amp;amp;vol=000&amp;amp;invol=02-102#dissent1 ''LAWRENCE et al. v. TEXAS''] at findlaw.com&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;}}&lt;br /&gt;
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vic_Eliason Vic Eliason] of [http://www.crosstalkamerica.com Crosstalk America] rightly points out that if all Americans turned homosexual it would only take a few generations for the United States to lose most of the population of the country through lack of procreation.  This would make the US more vulnerable to attack by our enemies.&lt;br /&gt;
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== The Goals ==&lt;br /&gt;
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The goals of the homosexual movement include:&lt;br /&gt;
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#censoring biblical condemnations of homosexuality and evidence that the &amp;quot;gay gene&amp;quot; is a hoax&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;White, Hilary (04-21-2006) [http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2006/apr/06042105.html ''Court Upholds School Ban on &amp;quot;Homosexuality is Shameful&amp;quot; T-Shirt''] LifeSiteNews.com&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.massresistance.org/docs/gen/08a/born_gay_hoax/smith_0329/index.html ''Lesbian activists at Smith College riot, shut down Ryan Sorba speech on &amp;quot;The Born Gay Hoax&amp;quot; as police watch. See exclusive videos.''] Mass Resistance&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
#establishing affirmative action for homosexuals&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;The Crimson Staff (10-13-2006) [http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=514950 ''A Box of Their Own?''] (opinion) The Crimson&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
#expand hate crimes legislation to include sexual orientation&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Pelosi, Nancy Office of (09-28-2004) [http://www.house.gov/pelosi/press/releases/Sept04/HateCrimes092804.html ''Pelosi: &amp;quot;Hate Crimes Prevention Legislation is Right Thing to Do, Long Overdue&amp;quot;''] From the office of Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
#ending the military's and Boy Scout's restrictions on homosexuality&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;''Boy Scouts of Am. v. Dale'', 530 U.S. 640 (2000) (Boy Scouts); ''Able v. United States'', 155 F.3d 628(2d Cir. 1998) (military)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
#promote homosexuality in schools&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Morrison v. Board of Education]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
#*in places like Massachusetts and California — where the gay lobby is the strongest — it starts as early as pre-school. They tell seven- or eight-year-old boys — &amp;quot;If you only like boys, there's a chance you may be homosexual.&amp;quot; Or — &amp;quot;If you only like girls, maybe you are lesbian.&amp;quot; Well, at that age, all members of the opposite sex &amp;quot;have cooties.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
#*You're planting a seed that can totally mess up the normal development process later, when at 12 or 14, kids enter the age of sexual confusion and discovering the opposite sex. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.citizenlink.org/CLFeatures/A000000562.cfm&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
#promote science that legitimizes homosexuality, such as claims of a never-identified gay gene&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=IS00D2&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  &lt;br /&gt;
#force businesses to accommodate their lifestyle&lt;br /&gt;
#*Suing an online dating website for discrimination&lt;br /&gt;
#getting more rights in prison&lt;br /&gt;
#*Gay and Lesbian Prisoners in California Allowed Conjugal Visits &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,277137,00.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
#Legalization of recreational or &amp;quot;party&amp;quot; drugs&lt;br /&gt;
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The state-by-state push for same-sex marriage can be viewed as a means to the above goals, or a goal in itself.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[[Lewis v. Harris]]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*New Hampshire law makes same-sex civil unions legal &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/06/01/new_hampshire_law_makes_same_sex_civil_unions_legal/&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Psychological Tactics ===&lt;br /&gt;
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The charge of &amp;quot;[[Homophobia]]&amp;quot; has been increasingly evidenced as being a means of psychological intimidation and mind control used in promoting the Homosexual Agenda.  Due to what homophobia has been made to denote, that of being a repressed homosexual, or possessing an irrational fear of being approached by such, or of being a bigot persecuting actual victims, the widespread use of the term &amp;quot;homophobic&amp;quot; attaches a powerful stigma to anyone who may even conscientiously oppose the practice of homosexuality, thus silencing many who might otherwise object to it. In relation to such oppression, psychologist Nicholas Cummings, former president of the American Psychological Association (APA), observed, &amp;quot;Homophobia as intimidation is one of the most pervasive techniques used to silence anyone who would disagree with the gay activist agenda.&amp;quot; As an example of such fear within the APA, in addressing 100 fellow professionals Cummings related that while writing &amp;quot;Destructive Trends in Mental Health,&amp;quot; with psychologist Rogers Wright, a number of fellow psychologists were invited to participate. However, these flatly turned them down, as they feared loss of tenure, loss of promotion, and other forms of professional retaliation. &amp;quot;We were bombarded by horror stories,&amp;quot; Dr. Cummings said. &amp;quot;Their greatest fear was of the gay lobby, which is very strong in the APA.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[Psychology Losing Scientific Credibility, Say APA Insiders http://www.narth.com/docs/insiders.html]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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While not all homosexuals agree with such tactics, it has been promoted by leading homosexual activists. In what is widely regarded as the handbook for the “gay agenda,&amp;quot; Harvard trained marketing experts and social scientists Marshall Kirk (1957 - 2005) and Hunter Madsen advocated avoiding portraying gays as aggressive challengers, but as victims, while making those who opposed them as evil persecutors.  As a means of the latter, they promoted “jamming,” in which Christians, traditionalists, or anyone else who opposes the “gay” agenda are publicly smeared.  “In any campaign to win over the public, gays must be portrayed as victims in need of protection so that straights will be inclined by reflex to adopt the role of protector ... The purpose of victim imagery is to make straights feel very uncomfortable,” they suggested. &lt;br /&gt;
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“Jam homo-hatred (i.e., disagreement with homosexual behaviors) by linking it to Nazi horror,” was the strategy of Kirk and Madsen. “Associate all who oppose homosexuality with images of ‘Klansmen demanding that gays be slaughtered,’ ‘hysterical backwoods preachers,’ ‘menacing punks,’ and a ‘tour of Nazi concentration camps where homosexuals were tortured and gassed.’&amp;quot; Thus, &amp;quot;propagandistic advertisement can depict homophobic and homohating bigots as crude loudmouths...&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.leaderu.com/socialsciences/sellinghomosexuality.html http://www.article8.org/docs/gay_strategies/after_the_ball.htm &amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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What is seen by some as Kirk and Madsen’s most revealing admission is their statement, “[O]ur effect is achieved without reference to facts, logic, or proof.” &amp;quot;...the person's beliefs can be altered whether he is conscious of the attack or not&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;After the Ball: How America Will Conquer Its Fear and Hatred of Gays in the 90’s, p. 152-153 (1989, Doubleday/Bantam)&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Marshall Kirk died in 2005 at the age of 48. The cause of death has not been publicly revealed.&lt;br /&gt;
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Author Robert Bauman additionally records, “It makes no difference that the ads are lies . . . because we’re using them to ethically good effect, to counter negative stereotypes that are every bit as much lies, and far more wicked ones.” &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;The Gentleman from Maryland: The Conscience of a gay Conservative, by Robert Bauman, 1986, page 163.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Noted homosexual activist and pornographer Clinton Fein, in his article, “The Gay Agenda” stated, “Homophobic inclinations alone, even without any actions, should be criminal and punishable to the full extent of the law.”  &lt;br /&gt;
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Erik Holland, author of &amp;quot;The Nature of Homosexuality,&amp;quot; perceives that homosexuals have become so reckless in labeling others homophobic that &amp;quot;anyone who questions their labeling someone a homophobe himself.  Even quoting factual statistics about the connection between homosexuality and AIDS is allegedly homophobic.&amp;quot; In addition, according to pro homosexual author Vernon A Wall, &amp;quot;even acceptance of homosexuality can be seen as a form of homophobia, because to talk about the acceptance of homosexuality is to imply that there is something about homosexuality that needs acceptance.&amp;quot;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.homosexinfo.org/Homophobia/HomePage&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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It may be speculated that if the liberal use of the term homophobia is not primarily a psychological tactic, then it indicates a psychological condition on the part of those who use it, in which they actually imagine that those who oppose them are fearful of them, or are secretly attracted to them.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Opposing Christian Agenda ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Liberals are critical of Christian groups that oppose homosexuality.  These criticisms include Christian activities of:&lt;br /&gt;
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: Soliciting donations&lt;br /&gt;
: Encouraging email activism&lt;br /&gt;
: Producing and disseminating gay reform information&lt;br /&gt;
: Influencing local media in what stories they produce&lt;br /&gt;
: Lobbying local, state and federal government officials to vote in the desired way on pending legislation&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.cwfa.org/about.asp Concerned Women For America] About page&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Opponents of the Homosexual Agenda ==&lt;br /&gt;
Some well known individuals/groups in the [[United States]] who actively oppose the homosexual agenda are: [[Focus on the Family]], [[Peter LaBarbera]]'s American's for Truth, the [[Traditional Values Coalition]] ([[Louis Sheldon]] is a chairman of the Traditional Values Coalition), and [[Matt Barber]] of [[Concerned Women of America]].Honestly, there is no choice here. You conservatives need to stop with this.&lt;br /&gt;
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== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
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{{reflist|2}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Further reading==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.leaderu.com/jhs/lively.html Homosexuality and the Nazi Party] by Scott Lively.  Excellent discussion of the anti-Christian and homosexual origins of the Nazism.&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.sbcbaptistpress.org/BPCollectionNews.asp?ID=131 2008 McDonald's and the Homosexual Agenda], Baptist Press&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Homosexual belief system]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Gay rights]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;quot;[[Homophobia]]&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Hate speech]], [[Hate crime]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Homosexuality]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Intimate Partner Violence]]&lt;br /&gt;
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The '''Fox News Channel''' is part of the Fox Television Stations Group, a subsidiary of Australian-born media mogul [[Rupert Murdoch]]'s [[News Corporation]]. [[Roger Ailes]] was named Chairman of the Fox Television Stations Group on August 15, 2005. Although many claim it to be extremely conservative, in reality it is even more than that., how gross.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Founding==&lt;br /&gt;
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Fox News was started in 1996 by Murdoch and Roger Ailes. The two of them perceived a need for a news organization that offered more balanced reporting, one where the facts from all sides would be presented. Main-stream media &amp;quot;Political Correctness&amp;quot; was banished, with the news [[anchor]]s calling [[terrorist]]s what they were, (terrorists), instead of referring to them as &amp;quot;militants.&amp;quot;  As of February, 2007, polls show that over 20% of Americans say their main source of news is the Fox News Channel.&lt;br /&gt;
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Fox News uses the slogan &amp;quot;Fair &amp;amp; Balanced,&amp;quot; carries bipartisan shows like [[Hannity and Colmes]], and daily guest pundits from all sides of the [[political spectrum]]. Fox News also is non-hostile to conservative and [[Christian]] values, viewpoints, spokesmen, and ideas. Fox News has gained the reputation for reporting the news in an unbiased manner and then allowing the viewer to decide; &amp;quot;We Report, You Decide&amp;quot; is another of their on-air slogans.&lt;br /&gt;
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Fox News has dominated the [[ratings]] of other cable news outlets.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-anderson4oct04,0,2195035.story?coll=la-opinion-center&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Launched by media [[tycoon]] Rupert Murdoch and former political consultant Roger Ailes as a refuge for viewers fed up with real or perceived liberal bias everywhere in the so-called &amp;quot;[[mainstream media]]&amp;quot;, Fox is the undisputed ratings champion of cable news.  It's been trouncing [[CNN]], [[MSNBC]] and [[CNBC]] for years, and it quite often draws a much larger audience share than all competitors, combined.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Fair and Balanced==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Fair_balanced.jpg‎ |thumb|left|Fair And Balanced Logo]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Leftist]] critics have been known to complain about the &amp;quot;Fair &amp;amp; Balanced&amp;quot; slogan.  Former President [[Bill Clinton]] exploded at ''Fox News Sunday'' anchor [[Chris Wallace]] in September of 2006, accusing him of &amp;quot;a nice little conservative hit job&amp;quot; after being lightly pressed by Wallace about his record on fighting [[Al Qaeda]].   Democratic politicians and advocates have relentlessly attacked the cable network, sometimes accusing it of being a Republican [[propaganda mill]].  Ex Vice-President and notorious environmentalist [[Al Gore]] has likened Fox to a right-wing &amp;quot;[[fifth column]].&amp;quot;  Groups, such as [[MoveOn.org]], funded a classic [[schlockumentary]] entitled ''[[Outfoxed]]'', which purports to expose the channel's nefarious Republican agenda.  Some have referred to FOX News as &amp;quot;the propaganda arm of the Republican Party.&amp;quot; In a grandstanding gesture of political theatre the group unsuccessfully petitioned the [[Federal Trade Commission]] to stop Fox's from using its slogan as &amp;quot;deceptive advertising&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
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A recent comprehensive study by [[UCLA]] political scientist Tim Groseclose and University of Missouri-Columbia economics professor Jeffrey Milyo found [[Brit Hume]]'s ''Special Report'' — Fox's most straightforward news show — more centrist than any of the three major networks' evening newscasts, all of which are left leaning. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://rcp.missouri.edu/articles/milyo_media.html]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The program is a model of smart news television. &lt;br /&gt;
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And although it's true that the Fox's opinion shows (as opposed to its news shows) are, as they're supposed to be, frequently bombastic and opinionated, it's equally true that Fox's biggest super-star, [[Bill O'Reilly]] is not a mainstream Republican, but a registered [[Independent]] who sides with conservatives. He regularly charges the oil companies with [[price-gouging]] and attacks big business for quashing the little guy. Who can say what host [[Greta Van Susteren]]'s politics are? She mostly covers the [[crime]]-of-the-day stories. [[Geraldo Rivera]] has always been liberal on most issues, with the exception of being a strong supporter of the military and stiff penalties for [[sex offender]]s.&lt;br /&gt;
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Liberal commentators go in and out of the Fox studios all over America, every day — some of them, like host [[Alan Colmes]] and news analyst [[Marvin Kalb]], and [[Eleanor Clift]] affiliated with the channel. There's no doubt, of course, that Fox News is closer to mainstream America than [[CBS]], [[ABC]], [[NBC]] or [[CNN]]. But, after all, that was its founding mission.&lt;br /&gt;
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Conservatives have criticism for Fox. Their 'Fair and Balanced' motto allows [[liberal]] [[propaganda]] and half-truths to gain an audience. In reality, Fox was judged to actually provide a more &amp;quot;fair and balanced&amp;quot; coverage in the 2008 Presidential race than all three MSM networks, who had a decidedly pro-Obama tilt, a study by the ''Center for Media and Public Affairs''. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.cmpa.com/pdf/08summer.pdf Center for Media and Public Affairs: ''How TV News Has Covered McCain, Obama and Hillary'']&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Anti-elitist ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Conservatives argue that Fox's real ethos is not Republican but anti-[[elitist]] — a major reason it connects with so many Americans and annoys so many [[coastal elite]]s. &amp;quot;There's a whole country that elitists will never acknowledge,&amp;quot; Ailes once observed. &amp;quot;What people resent deeply out there are those in the 'blue states' thinking they're smarter.&amp;quot;  This anti-elitism shows itself in Fox's pro-U.S. stance in covering the [[Afghanistan]] and [[Iraq war]]s and its broadcasters' use of terms such as &amp;quot;terrorist&amp;quot; instead of the politcally correct &amp;quot;militant&amp;quot; to refer to … well, terrorists. Since the [[Vietnam War]] era, mainstream [[journalist]]s have tended to see such blunt language and side-taking as unsophisticated, a betrayal of journalistic [[objectivity]], or perhaps their own ingrained biases against government in general.&lt;br /&gt;
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Another aspect of Fox's anti-elitism: [[evangelical]] and [[fundamentalist Christian]]s, far from being seen as lunatics or extremists — as too often is the case in the mainstream media — are treated with great respect. &amp;quot;We regularly have on the [[Rev. Franklin Graham]], [[Dr. James Dobson]] and other religious leaders, just as we put on [[Pat Ireland]] and Eleanor Clift,&amp;quot; Ailes said, continuing,  ''&amp;quot;Most Americans believe in God and have that as their foundation in life. So why shouldn't we have as guests people that they like, respect and want to hear from?&amp;quot; '' Ailes said he didn't get &amp;quot;too worked up&amp;quot; by a [[Pew Foundation]] study that showed that Fox has more Republican viewers than CNN, CNBC or MSNBC and that his reporters and anchors insert their opinions into stories far more than competitors do. Numbers might have something to do with it: Fox is beating the combined audience of the other three. But Ailes dismissed Pew as a &amp;quot;liberal [[lobbyist|lobbying]] organization.&amp;quot; He said, &amp;quot;Most polls today are not taken to provide information to the public but to get press for the organization taking the polls. I took a poll of Pew, and 98% of my organization found that they were biased&amp;quot;, Ailes said with a wink. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.usatoday.com/life/columnist/mediamix/2005-04-06-media-mix_x.htm&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In response, Project director Tom Rosenstiel said the study &amp;quot;was not a poll. It was a content analysis designed by a four-university research team and executed at the [[University of Alabama]].&amp;quot; ''One plus for Fox, he said, was that researchers found Fox News stories were more forthcoming about sourcing than their cable rivals.'' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.usatoday.com/life/columnist/mediamix/2005-04-06-media-mix_x.htm&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Fox News Channel and Homosexuality ==&lt;br /&gt;
In regards to the issue of [[homosexuality]], the Fox News Channel and Bill O'Reilly [[Homosexuality and the Media|have acted in a way which is not reflective of conservative views (for example, the Fox News Channel donated money to the Lesbian and Gay Journalist Association)]].&lt;br /&gt;
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== Fox vs fringe views ==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;quot;What really frustrates liberals about Fox, though, is simply that, along with [[talk radio]] and the conservative [[blogosphere]], it has helped shatter the left's near-monopoly on news and information. Fox's opinion-driven programming gives conservatives and liberals a chance to get a fair hearing for their ideas. But Democratic politicians and activists who go on Fox also must defend their views, often against tough questioning, something that happens less often on the networks, where most journalists are left-of-center, survey after survey has shown&amp;quot;, said columnist [[Brian Anderson]]. &amp;quot;Even more significant, Fox came on the scene a decade ago as a professional news organization that could define and report news as something different from what the elite consensus says it is. To take one of many examples, the corruption of the [[United Nations]]' [[oil-for-food]] initiative in [[Iraq]], initially downplayed by the mainstream media because of their sympathy for internationalism, was uncovered — deemed newsworthy — on Fox.&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
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All this wouldn't matter if Fox News wasn't so influential. But it is. According to the Pew Research Center, more than 20% of Americans now claim to get news from it, and lots of them (37%) are Democrats or independents. The network's success has also sparked a &amp;quot;Fox effect,&amp;quot; leading some competitors to become more open to right-of-center opinions: MSNBC's &amp;quot;Scarborough Country,&amp;quot; hosted by former Republican congressman [[Joe Scarborough]], is a prime example. Until a few years ago, Democrats never had to deal with all these mediatized conservatives. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-anderson4oct04,0,2195035.story?coll=la-opinion-center&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Ailes said Fox News has no agenda. His charge to his reporters and anchors is simple: &amp;quot;If you make a mistake, get on the air as fast as you can and admit it. ... Do your homework. Make sure you reach out to a point of view you don't agree with to be sure you have some balance in your piece, because journalists, despite the public perception, are not empty-headed fools. They actually come to the job with some ideas and biases.&amp;quot; When asked whether the media have a &amp;quot;conscious bias,&amp;quot; Ailes said: &amp;quot;I don't know whether it's conscious or not. I think people who are biased to the left and right are by and large honest people who bring their life experience to whatever their beliefs are. I don't think there's some conspiracy of bias to the left, ''but I do think that [[New York]] and [[Los Angeles]] have different views than many people that I know from other parts of the country.&amp;quot;'' &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.usatoday.com/life/columnist/mediamix/2005-04-06-media-mix_x.htm&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Roger Ailes ==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Image:Rogerailes_1.jpg‎ |thumb|right|300px|Roger Ailes, Fox News CEO]]&lt;br /&gt;
[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,205966,00.html This is a transcript] of Ailes speaking to the Television Critics Association, which will be enlightening to readers digging into the Fox take on reporting and its reaction to controversy about its mission.  &lt;br /&gt;
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On November 20, 2008, [[Roger Ailes]], who now holds the titles of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, FOX News and Chairman of FOX Television Stations, signed a new five year contract with News Corporation, it was announced by Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/fnc/roger_ailes_signs_new_5year_deal_with_news_corp_101312.asp Ailes Inks 5 Year Deal With NewsCorp]&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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During Ailes' time with [[News Corporation|News Corp]], [[FNC]] passed [[CNN]] in ratings in all day parts in 2002 to become the number one news network in the country, nearing full distribution with more than 90 million subscribers. In 2007, he launched the [[Fox Business News]] which currently reaches more than 40 million homes and served as the biggest launch in cable television history. Throughout Mr. Ailes' tenure, FOX Television Stations has increased its market share each of the last three years with all time record shares in the last two years. In addition, Fox Television Stations has expanded its local news presence by nearly 100 hours a week in a challenging economic climate.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Tony Snow ==&lt;br /&gt;
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In April, 2006 the [[White House]] selected [[Tony Snow]], Fox News Anchorman, to be the new White House Press Secretary. &amp;quot;Snow, who in his roles as a [[pundit]] on Fox News and elsewhere has rapped Bush on several occasions, joined the White House only after extracting a promise that he would become an adviser to the president on day-to-day strategy...the former columnist will be the first outsider to become part of Bush's revamped inner circle.&amp;quot;, said the [[Washington Post]]. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/26/AR2006042600558.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Snow, 50, worked most recently as host for ''Fox News Sunday, with Tony Snow'' and as host of his own radio talk show. He was a director of speech-writing for President [[George H.W. Bush]] and has worked as a [[USA Today]] columnist, Editorial Page Editor of the [[Washington Times]], deputy editorial page editor of the [[Detroit News]] and frequent substitute for radio host [[Rush Limbaugh]]. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;http://whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/04/20060426.html&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Bill O'Reilly==&lt;br /&gt;
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The [[O'Reilly Factor]] has been the most popular cable news segment for eight years. [[Bill O'Reilly]] has interviewed Barack Obama and other high profile guests on his show.  Bill O'Reilly is a registered independent, but sides with Republicans on most issues, excluding several Christian causes.  Bill O'Reilly wrote the best seller &amp;quot;A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
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==External Links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.foxnews.com/ Fox News]&lt;br /&gt;
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