Topic: The Media
It was all over the news the other day: Fox News Hosts Tell Young Women Not To Vote, Go Back To Tinder And Match.com. There was only one small problem with this story, which originated with Media Matters, the leftie “media watchdog” group whose attention is almost totally focused on FNC: It’s isn’t true. Here’s what actually happened:
During a discussion of the midterm elections on The Five, it was asked why younger women tend to vote Democratic. Greg Gutfeld opined that people tend to become more conservative with age. Kimberly Guilfoyle, a former prosecutor and Court TV anchor, responded with the observation that some lawyers don’t like young women on juries: “The same reason why young women on juries is not a good idea. They don’t get it. They’re not in that same life experience of paying the bills, doing the mortgage, kids, community, crime, education, healthcare…” To this Bob Beckel responded that young women have every right to be on juries. Guilfoyle agreed and closed with a quip about going back onto Tinder or Match.com.
In short, neither Guilfoyle nor anyone else suggested that young women should not vote in the upcoming elections. Not to put too fine a point on it, Media Matters broadcast a blatant lie that was picked up and spread all over the place by leftie media outlets such as the Huffington Post, who were too lazy and credulous to look into the matter themselves. Bob Beckel, who occupies the left-liberal chair on The Five, excoriated Media Matters and its claque on last night’s show.
The Left’s obsession with FNC is becoming truly creepy, if not positively Orwellian. It’s a good thing we still have freedom of speech in this country…despite the Democratic-controlled Senate’s efforts to shred the First Amendment…
