They actually allowed a candidate to solicit funds on air? Really?
Since when has it been legal for a NEWS program to actively support and provide financial assistance for candidates for office?
And this is the most 'trusted' news source. 'Fair and balanced?'
They have absolutely no shame.
"With its open and aggressive
cheerleading -- not to mention on-air fundraising -- for Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown last week, Fox News crossed
yet another threshold in its unabashed transformation into a purely political entity."
Does Fox News coverage = GOP campaign contribution? | Media Matters for America
Andrew Sullivan is right - they are the RNC now:
"Forget the RNC, Michael Steele or John Boehner. Ignore Romney.The new RNC is FNC. Roger Ailes is creating a new political entity that could redefine the right in America for a generation, and if it gets to power, will make the two terms of George W. Bush look like a golden era."
Ailes' New Political-Media Party: The FNC-RNC Hostile Take-Over - The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan