Brit Hume’s Special Report panel on Fox just spent the last five minutes discussing what the supposed “Liberal” on the panel (Jeff Birnbaum, in this case) described as “Democrats really grasping at straws”.

The discussion was about Cheney’s announcement that America would be attacked again “in a devastating way” if they voted John Kerry into office. (What Cheney said here, BRAD BLOG’s video reponse to it here).

So my question is, with a panel that consists today of the far Right Mort Kondracke, Fred Barnes and the middle-of-the-road, Right-leaning Birnbaum, all lead by staunch Conservative Brit Hume, where on God’s Green Earth is the view from the Left about anything on that show?

Yes, I know that’s not a new thought. But Jesus…how do they continue to get away with not only calling themselves “Fair and Balanced”, but who are these frickin’ Americans that actually believe that nonsense? Wouldn’t it at least be honest for them to say what they are, a Republican News Organization?

Anyone who would be purposefully blind enough believe their spin would, I guess, also think George W. Bush is either “conservative” or “effective” as a “President”. So there ya go.

By the way, Media Matters for America has been doing a great job of calling out Fox (along with CNN and MSNBC) their a) laziness b) deceitfulness and c) continuous Right Wing slant on just about everything they “report”.