This week both Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert highlighted the fantasy facts used by Fox News regarding the Congressional Budget Office’s recent report about ObamaCare.
Due to copyright restrictions in order to watch the clip use the password: imincorrigible (Video © Comedy Central)
I couldn’t have said it better myself!
Jon Stewart called out Fox News Thursday night for its reporting on the Congressional Budget Office’s latest report about Obamacare.
The CBO issued a report Tuesday detailing that as many as 2 million people could leave their jobs due to the Affordable Care Act for reasons like employees choosing not to work now that they are without previously provided benefits. Many media outlets, however, seemed to overlook the latter part and simply reported that Obamacare is cutting 2 million jobs.
Stewart ran clips of Fox News anchors making that claim.
“The CBO is projecting that this debacle will cost nearly 2 million jobs,” Hannity said.
“Is Obamacare killing the American Dream?” another Fox News anchor asked.
“Is this the American way?” “Fox & Friends” co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck said. “I’m not sure.”
This is how Fox News covered the CBO’s report, Stewart said, adding, “There’s only one small problem with the apocalyptic predictions from the CBO, in that the report did not in any way say any of those things.”
Source: Huffington Post (7 February 2014)
Of course, it is not news (fake or otherwise) that Fox News has spent the best part of the last 8 years dissembling about and unfairly railing against change and criticising Obama as President and even as a presidential candidate. Such vituperous criticism is invariably without merit and often expressed in the most hypocritical terms. As Jon Stewart says:
“Fox News is a spite driven anger machine rooted in a fear that any change in the status quo will inevitably erode our nation’s traditional power structure leading to internment camps for ‘real’ Americans”
As time has passed, Fox News has completely lost the plot. Here is Jon Stewart’s take-down of Fox’s inventiveness with the facts and it’s consistently gimlet eyed approach to Obama in and out of office.
(Video © Comedy Central)
Originally published 8 February 2014
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Wealth Inequality by Country Sorted By Level of Inequality (Ascending CIA Gini %): *US & UK HIGHLIGHTED IN RED
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_income_equality
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Country |
UN R/P 10%[3] |
UN R/P 20%[4] |
World Bank Gini (%)[5] |
WB Gini (year) |
CIA R/P 10%[6] |
Year |
CIA Gini (%)[7] |
CIA Gini (year) |
| Sweden | 6.2 | 4.0 | 25.0 | 2000 | 6.2 | 2000 | 23.0 | 2005 |
| Slovenia | 5.9 | 3.9 | 31.2 | 2004 | 5.9 | 1998 | 23.8 | 2011 |
| Montenegro | 30.0 | 2008 | 24.3 | 2010 | ||||
| Hungary | 5.5 | 3.8 | 31.2 | 2007 | 5.6 | 2002 | 24.7 | 2009 |
| Denmark | 8.1 | 4.3 | 24.0 | 2005 | 12.0 | 2000 est. | 24.8 | 2011 est. |
| Norway | 6.1 | 3.9 | 25.8 | 2000 | 6.0 | 2000 | 25.0 | 2008 |
| Austria | 6.9 | 4.4 | 26.0 | 2007 | 6.8 | 2004 | 26.0 | 2007 |
| Luxembourg | 30.8 | 2000 | 6.8 | 2000 | 26.0 | 2005 | ||
| Slovakia | 6.7 | 4.0 | 26.0 | 2009 | 6.7 | 1996 | 26.0 | 2005 |
| Finland | 5.6 | 3.8 | 26.9 | 2000 | 5.7 | 2000 | 26.8 | 2008 |
| Germany | 6.9 | 4.3 | 28.3 | 2000 | 6.9 | 2000 | 27.0 | 2006 |
| Belarus | 6.9 | 4.5 | 27.2 | 2008 | 6.9 | 2002 | 27.2 | 2008 |
| Malta | 27.4 | 2011 | ||||||
| Belgium | 8.2 | 4.9 | 33.0 | 2000 | 8.3 | 2000 | 28.0 | 2005 |
| Iceland | 28.0 | 2006 | ||||||
| Serbia | 27.8 | 2009 | 28.2 | 2008 | ||||
| Ukraine | 5.9 | 4.1 | 26.4 | 2009 | 7.6 | 2006 | 28.2 | 2009 |
| Kazakhstan | 8.5 | 5.6 | 29.0 | 2009 | 8.0 | 2004 est. | 28.9 | 2011 |
| Cyprus | 29.0 | 2005 | ||||||
| Afghanistan | 27.8 | 2008 | 29.4 | 2008 | ||||
| Switzerland | 9.0 | 5.5 | 33.7 | 2000 | 8.9 | 2000 | 29.6 | 2010 |
| Ethiopia | 6.6 | 4.3 | 29.8 | 2005 | 6.5 | 2000 | 30.0 | 2000 |
| Australia | 12.5 | 7.0 | 30.5 | 2006 | 12.7 | 1994 | 30.3 | 2008 |
| European Union | 30.4 | 2009 est. | ||||||
| Pakistan | 6.5 | 4.3 | 30.0 | 2008 | 6.6 | 2002 | 30.6 | 2007–2008 |
| Armenia | 8.0 | 5.0 | 30.9 | 2008 | 25.8 | 2004 | 30.9 | 2008 |
| Netherlands | 9.2 | 5.1 | 30.9 | 2007 | 9.2 | 1999 | 30.9 | 2007 |
| Czech Republic | 5.2 | 3.5 | 26.0 | 2005 | 5.2 | 1996 | 31.0 | 2009 |
| Estonia | 10.8 | 6.4 | 36.0 | 2004 | 11.0 | 2003 | 31.3 | 2010 |
| Italy | 11.6 | 6.5 | 36.0 | 2000 | 11.7 | 2000 | 31.9 | 2011 |
| Timor-Leste | 31.9 | 2007 | 31.9 | 2007 est. | ||||
| Croatia | 7.3 | 4.8 | 33.7 | 2008 | 7.2 | 2003 est. | 32 | 2010 |
| Spain | 10.3 | 6.0 | 34.7 | 2000 | 10.2 | 2000 | 32.0 | 2005 |
| Canada | 9.4 | 5.5 | 32.6 | 2000 | 9.5 | 2000 | 32.1 | 2005 |
| Tajikistan | 7.8 | 5.2 | 30.8 | 2009 | 7.8 | 2003 | 32.6 | 2006 |
| France | 9.1 | 5.6 | 32.7 | 2008 | 8.3 | 2004 | 32.7 | 2008 |
| Nepal | 15.8 | 9.1 | 32.8 | 2010 | 15.6 | 2004 | 32.8 | 2010 |
| Greece | 10.2 | 6.2 | 34.3 | 2000 | 10.4 | 2000 est. | 33.0 | 2005 |
| Bangladesh | 7.5 | 4.9 | 32.1 | 2010 | 7.5 | 2000 est. | 33.2 | 2005 |
| Romania | 7.5 | 4.9 | 30.0 | 2009 | 7.4 | 2003 | 33.2 | 2011 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6.4 | 4.4 | 36.2 | 2009 | 6.4 | 2003 | 33.4 | 2007 |
| Azerbaijan | 9.7 | 6.0 | 33.7 | 2008 | 9.5 | 2001 | 33.7 | 2008 |
| Ireland | 9.4 | 5.6 | 34.3 | 2000 | 9.4 | 2000 | 33.9 | 2010 |
| Niger | 46.0 | 20.7 | 34.6 | 2008 | 44.3 | 1995 | 34.0 | 2007 |
| Poland | 8.8 | 5.6 | 34.1 | 2009 | 8.7 | 2002 | 34.1 | 2009 |
| Taiwan | 6.1 | 2002 est. | 34.2 | 2011 | ||||
| Egypt | 8.0 | 5.1 | 30.8 | 2008 | 8.0 | 2000 | 34.4 | 2001 |
| Albania | 7.2 | 4.8 | 34.5 | 2008 | 7.2 | 2004 | 34.5 | 2008 |
| Latvia | 11.6 | 6.8 | 36.6 | 2008 | 11.6 | 2003 | 35.2 | 2010 |
| Algeria | 9.6 | 6.1 | 35.3 | 1995 | 9.6 | 1995 | 35.3 | 1995 |
| Lithuania | 10.4 | 6.3 | 37.6 | 2008 | 10.3 | 2003 | 35.5 | 2009 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.4 | 3.8 | 36.2 | 2007 | 5.5 | 2001 | 36.2 | 2007 |
| New Zealand | 12.4 | 6.8 | 36.2 | 1997 | 36.2 | 1997 | ||
| Benin | 9.4 | 6.0 | 38.6 | 2003 | 9.4 | 2003 | 36.5 | 2003 |
| Mongolia | 8.2 | 5.4 | 36.5 | 2008 | 8.2 | 2002 | 36.5 | 2008 |
| Laos | 8.3 | 5.4 | 36.7 | 2008 | 8.4 | 2002 | 36.7 | 2008 |
| India | 8.6 | 5.6 | 33.4 | 2005 | 8.6 | 2004 | 36.8 | 2004 |
| Indonesia | 7.8 | 5.2 | 34.0 | 2005 | 7.9 | 2002 | 36.8 | 2009 |
| Uzbekistan | 10.6 | 6.2 | 36.7 | 2003 | 10.6 | 2003 | 36.8 | 2003 |
| Japan | 4.5 | 3.4 | 38.1 | 2002 | 4.5 | 1993 | 37.6 | 2008 |
| Tanzania | 9.2 | 5.8 | 37.6 | 2007 | 9.3 | 2000 | 37.6 | 2007 |
| Vietnam | 6.9 | 4.9 | 35.6 | 2008 | 10.0 | 2004 | 37.6 | 2008 |
| Yemen | 8.6 | 5.6 | 37.7 | 2005 | 8.6 | 2003 | 37.7 | 2005 |
| Cambodia | 12.2 | 7.3 | 37.9 | 2008 | 12.0 | 2004 | 37.9 | 2008 est. |
| Moldova | 8.2 | 5.3 | 33.0 | 2010 | 8.3 | 2003 | 38.0 | 2008 |
| Liberia | 12.8 | 38.2 | 2007 | 38.2 | 2007 | |||
| Portugal | 15.0 | 8.0 | 38.5 | 2007 | 9.2 | 1995 est. | 38.5 | 2007 |
| Malawi | 10.9 | 6.7 | 39.0 | 2004 | 11.0 | 2004 | 39.0 | 2004 |
| Mauritania | 12.0 | 7.4 | 40.5 | 2008 | 11.8 | 2000 | 39.0 | 2000 |
| Mauritius | 39.0 | 2006 est. | ||||||
| Venezuela | 18.8 | 16.0 | 44.8 | 2006 | 50.3 | 2003 | 39.0 | 2011 |
| World | 12.0 | 2002 est. | 39 | 2007 | ||||
| Israel | 13.4 | 7.9 | 39.2 | 2001 | 11.8 | 2005 | 39.2 | 2008 |
| Ghana | 14.1 | 8.4 | 42.8 | 2006 | 13.7 | 1999 | 39.4 | 2005–2006 |
| Guinea | 10.5 | 6.6 | 39.4 | 2007 | 21.6 | 2006 | 39.4 | 2007 |
| Burkina Faso | 11.6 | 6.9 | 39.8 | 2009 | 11.5 | 2003 | 39.5 | 2007 |
| Jordan | 11.3 | 6.9 | 35.4 | 2010 | 11.3 | 2003 | 39.7 | 2007 |
| Tunisia | 13.4 | 7.9 | 41.4 | 2005 | 13.7 | 2000 | 40.0 | 2005 est. |
| United Kingdom | 13.8 | 7.2 | 34.0 | 2005 | 13.6 | 1999 | 40 | 2008-2009 |
| Mali | 12.5 | 7.6 | 33.0 | 2010 | 12.6 | 2001 | 40.1 | 2001 |
| Turkey | 6.6 | 4.6 | 39.0 | 2008 | 17.1 | 2003 | 40.2 | 2010 |
| Nicaragua | 31.0 | 8.8 | 40.5 | 2005 | 15.4 | 2001 | 40.5 | 2010 |
| Turkmenistan | 12.3 | 7.7 | 40.8 | 1998 | 12.2 | 1998 | 40.8 | 1998 |
| Morocco | 11.7 | 7.2 | 40.9 | 2007 | 11.9 | 1999 | 40.9 | 2007 est. |
| Senegal | 12.3 | 7.4 | 39.2 | 2005 | 12.4 | 2001 | 41.3 | 2001 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 16.6 | 9.7 | 41.5 | 2008 | 17.0 | 2002 | 41.5 | 2008 |
| Russia | 12.7 | 7.6 | 40.1 | 2009 | 12.8 | 2002 | 41.7 | 2011 |
| South Korea | 7.8 | 4.7 | 31.3 | 2007 | 8.6 | 2005 est. | 41.9 | 2011 |
| Burundi | 19.3 | 9.5 | 33.3 | 2006 | 19.3 | 1998 | 42.4 | 1998 |
| Kenya | 13.6 | 8.2 | 47.7 | 2005 | 18.6 | 2000 | 42.5 | 2008 est. |
| Macedonia | 12.5 | 7.5 | 43.2 | 2009 | 12.3 | 2003 | 43.2 | 2009 |
| Nigeria | 17.8 | 9.7 | 48.8 | 2010 | 17.5 | 2003 | 43.7 | 2003 |
| Uganda | 16.6 | 9.2 | 44.3 | 2009 | 16.4 | 2002 | 44.3 | 2009 |
| Iran | 17.2 | 9.7 | 38.3 | 2005 | 16.9 | 1998 | 44.5 | 2006 |
| Cameroon | 15.7 | 9.1 | 38.9 | 2007 | 15.4 | 2001 | 44.6 | 2001 |
| Guyana | 44.5 | 1998 | 26.0 | 1999 | 44.6 | 2007 | ||
| Philippines | 15.5 | 9.3 | 43.0 | 2009 | 15.5 | 2003 | 44.8 | 2009 |
| United States | 15.9 | 8.4 | 45 | 2007 | 15.0 | 2007 est. | 45.0 | 2007 |
| Bulgaria | 7.0 | 4.4 | 28.2 | 2007 | 8.8 | 2005 | 45.3 | 2007 |
| Uruguay | 20.1 | 10.2 | 45.3 | 2010 | 17.9 | 2003 | 45.3 | 2010 |
| Jamaica | 17.3 | 9.8 | 45.5 | 2004 | 17.0 | 2004 | 45.5 | 2004 |
| Mozambique | 18.8 | 9.9 | 45.7 | 2008 | 18.8 | 2002 | 45.6 | 2008 |
| Argentina | 31.6 | 17.8 | 36.4 | 2012 | 35.0 | 2007 Jan.-Mar. | 45.8 | 2009 |
| Georgia | 15.4 | 8.3 | 41.3 | 2008 | 15.2 | 2003 | 46 | 2011 |
| Peru | 26.1 | 15.2 | 48.1 | 2010 | 31.5 | 2003 | 46.0 | 2010 |
| Malaysia | 22.1 | 12.4 | 46.2 | 2009 | 28.0 | 2003 est. | 46.2 | 2009 |
| Rwanda | 18.6 | 9.9 | 50.8 | 2011 | 18.2 | 2000 | 46.8 | 2000 |
| El Salvador | 38.6 | 20.9 | 48.3 | 2009 | 55.4 | 2002 | 46.9 | 2007 |
| Dominican Republic | 25.3 | 14.3 | 47.2 | 2010 | 29.4 | 2005 | 47.2 | 2010 est. |
| China, People’s Republic of | 21.6 | 12.2 | 47.0 | 2007 | 21.8 | 2004 | 47.4 | 2012 |
| Madagascar | 19.2 | 11.0 | 44.1 | 2010 | 19.3 | 2001 | 47.5 | 2001 |
| Ecuador | 35.2 | 17.3 | 49.3 | 2010 | 17.5 | 2006 Oct.[10] | 47.7 | 2012 Dec.[11] |
| Singapore | 17.7 | 9.7 | 48.1 | 2008 | 17.3 | 1998 | 47.8 | 2012 |
| Sri Lanka | 11.1 | 6.9 | 40.3 | 2007 | 36.1 | 2003/04 fiscal year | 49.0 | 2010 |
| Zimbabwe | 50.1 | 1995 | 50.1 | 2006 | ||||
| The Gambia | 20.2 | 11.2 | 47.3 | 2003 | 20.6 | 1998 | 50.2 | 1998 |
| Costa Rica | 23.4 | 15.6 | 50.7 | 2009 | 37.4 | 2003 | 50.3 | 2009 |
| Swaziland | 25.1 | 13.0 | 51.5 | 2010 | 25.4 | 2001 | 50.4 | 2001 |
| Brazil | 40.6 | 21.8 | 54.7 | 2009 | 37.1 | 2007 | 50.8 | 2012 |
| Zambia | 54.6 | 2006 | 50.8 | 2004 | ||||
| Papua New Guinea | 23.8 | 12.6 | 50.9 | 1996 | 23.8 | 1996 | 50.9 | 1996 |
| Mexico | 21.6 | 12.8 | 48.3 | 2008 | 24.6 | 2004 | 51.7 | 2008 |
| Panama | 49.9 | 23.9 | 51.9 | 2010 | 61.4 | 2003 | 51.9 | 2010 est. |
| Chile | 26.2 | 15.7 | 52.1 | 2009 | 32.1 | 2003 | 52.1 | 2009 |
| Bolivia | 93.9 | 42.3 | 56.3 | 2008 | 157.3 | 2002 | 53 | 2010 |
| Paraguay | 38.8 | 25.7 | 52.4 | 2010 | 65.9 | 2003 | 53.2 | 2009 |
| Thailand | 12.6 | 7.7 | 40.0 | 2009 | 12.4 | 2002 | 53.6 | 2009 |
| Hong Kong | 17.8 | 9.7 | 53.3 | 2007 | 53.7 | 2011 | ||
| Guatemala | 33.9 | 20.3 | 55.9 | 2006 | 48.2 | 2002 | 55.1 | 2007 |
| Honduras | 59.4 | 17.2 | 57.0 | 2009 | 35.2 | 2003 | 57.7 | 2007 |
| Colombia | 60.4 | 25.3 | 55.9 | 2010 | 56.3 | 2008 | 58.5 | 2011 |
| Haiti | 54.4 | 26.6 | 59.2 | 2001 | 68.1 | 2001 | 59.2 | 2001 |
| Namibia | 12.8 | 56.1 | 63.9 | 2004 | 129.0 | 2003 | 59.7 | 2010 |
| Central African Republic | 69.2 | 32.7 | 56.3 | 2008 | 68.1 | 1993 | 61.3 | 1993 |
| Sierra Leone | 87.2 | 57.6 | 42.5 | 2003 | 87.2 | 1989 | 62.9 | 1989 |
| Botswana | 43.0 | 20.4 | 61.0 | 1994 | 63 | 1993 | ||
| Lesotho | 10.5 | 44.2 | 52.5 | 2003 | 48.2 | 2002 est. | 63.2 | 1995 |
| South Africa | 33.1 | 17.9 | 63.1 | 2009 | 31.9 | 2000 | 65.0 | 2005 |
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