Fair & Balanced

     Fox News claims to be fair and balanced.  The President called Fox News "destructive" to the country.  I wholeheartedly stand behind Fox's freedom of speech, even though much of it is in my opinion racist, derogatory, insane and yes, destructive.  I believe Faux News to be strictly opinion.  We have a free press in America.  We have freedom of speech.  This does not ONLY apply to Faux News. It applies to the liberally slanted MSNBC (Full disclosure, I love love love Rachel Maddow. She is a penis away from being the man of my dreams! I think she presents facts in a truly balanced way, and calls out the hypocrisy of the conservative media, without having to scream at her guests to shut up, like Slantity and Bill O' Reilly do)

     The problem I have with the President saying what he said was that he has opened himself up to criticism.  Now we will see (mark my words) people saying that Obama is agaisnt free speech, freedom of the press, etc.  Obama is NOT against free speech.  Fox News has it. So does the President. So do you and so do I.

    I am enclosing a definition of 'fair & balanced'  I have edited it the way I believe Fox must have when they came up with this tagline.

     Enjoy!

 Definition of FAIR

1

: pleasing to the eye or mind especially because of fresh, charming, or flawless quality

2

: superficially pleasing : specious <she trusted his fair promises>

3

a : clean, pure <fair sparkling water> b : clear, legible

4

: not stormy or foul : fine <fair weather>

5

: ample <a fair estate>

6

a : marked by impartiality and honesty : free from self-interest, prejudice, or favoritism <a very fair person to do business with> b (1) : conforming with the established rules : allowed (2) : consonant with merit or importance : due <a fair share> c : open to legitimate pursuit, attack, or ridicule <fair game>

7

a : promising, likely <in a fair way to win> b : favorable to a ship's course <a fair wind>

8

archaic : free of obstacles

9

: not dark <fair skin>

10

a : sufficient but not ample : adequate <a fair understanding of the work> b : moderately numerous, large, or significant <takes a fair amount of time>

11

: being such to the utmost : utter <a fair treat to watch him — New Republic>

— fair·ness noun

Examples of FAIR

1. That's a fair question, and it deserves an honest reply.
2. He is known as a very fair man.
3. I try to be fair to my children.
4. He claims that the competition wasn't fair.
5. It's not fair that she gets to leave early and I don't.
6. a fair and impartial jury
7. a bargain that is fair to everyone
8. “What a bad movie!” “Be fair! Parts of it are actually pretty funny.”
9. I can't say I liked the movie, but, to be fair, parts of it are pretty funny.
10. She did poorly on the test, but, to be fair, so did a lot of other people.

Definition of BALANCED

1

: nicely or evenly balanced, arranged, or regulated <a well–balanced diet> <a well–balanced attack in football>

2

: emotionally or psychologically untroubled