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Fox News Talks Marriage Equality at the Oscars

03/08/2010- by Natasia Langfelder

FOX News, the “fair & balanced” news channel owned by conservative, Rupert Murdoch, is known for their attacks on our current President Barack Obama. From doubting his citizenship status to trying to shoot down healthcare reform, Fox has done everything in their power to put the President on blast. However, for Fox has taken a different tactic for their Oscar coverage, choosing liberal celebrity detractors to feature in the “Pop Tarts” column. After a confusing quote from stick figure, former Spice Girl and Queen Wag Victoria Beckham, who wants to “dress” Michelle Obama, Fox spoke to LGBT straight allies Sharon Osbourne and Eric McCormack.

Speaking of the Obama’s, a few of the partygoers believe the president needs to step up and make more of an effort to legalize same-sex marriage.

“He isn’t doing enough,” Sharon Osbourne said adamantly. “Where do you want to begin? Everybody talks the talk but they don’t walk the walk.”  

And after spending almost a decade playing a gay Manhattan lawyer on the hit show “Will & Grace,” this is an issue close to Eric McCormack’s heart. 

“It’s a huge issue that is very important to me, I have a lot of friends that are gay and want to be married,” he said. “I’m hard- pressed because I’m a huge Obama supporter, but I want to be careful with what I say. He’s being barraged right now from the right and from his own party and I think those of us that support him need to support him and not find new ways to bash him. That said, I’m a huge equality supporter, I’m a huge gay marriage supporter, and I’ll do what I can and if I ever get a chance to talk to him, it’s probably something I’ll bring up.” 

Yes, Pop Tarts is an entertainment column and doesn’t always fit in with the hard hitting news covered on Fox, but generally it fits with the agenda. So I’m still confused. Maybe all Obama criticism is good criticism for Fox? Check out the article in it’s entirety Here

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