“Within seven days of a reported 'truce' between the Republican network and the Democratic White House, [Murdoch defending Beck] is what we're seeing. I guess the 'truce' is over?”

“The number one rule of American politics: the greatest, most insatiable need of the standard conservative is to turn themselves into oppressed little victims.”

“Fox has undertaken a role typically played by media outlets in, say, Venezuela or various unstable, under-developed countries -- sponsoring rather than reporting on protests against the government.”

“The really apt analogy [for Fox News] is professional wrestling. It's entertainment. Lots of people like it. And to each his own. But it's not right to pretend it's a real sporting event, is it? It's just not right.”