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As Media Matters has noted, Fox News personalities have been leading the charge to attack Jones, Holdren, Sunstein, and other Obama administration officials and nominees they have described as “czars” — often by unearthing and criticizing statements the officials had made in the past rather than critiquing their job performance or credentials for those positions. Sean Hannity, for example, declared that “my job starting tomorrow night is to get rid of every other [‘czar’]” while Megyn Kelly reported – with no sense of irony – that Obama “advisers are now under scrutiny” following Jones’ resignation.

But it has been Beck’s dogged pursuit of these so-called “czars” that has recalled Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s infamous witch hunt for Communist spies within the government. Some examples of Fox News’ relentless fear mongering are as follows:

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Beck calls Sunstein a “czar” while reporting on his Senate confirmation vote
http://mediamatters.org/clips/200909090040

A Beck show dramatic reading: Obama’s czars — or our new robot overlords?
http://mediamatters.org/clips/200909010030

Fox News accompanies discussion of Obama administration’s “czars” with ominous music

http://mediamatters.org/clips/200909080002

In segment about Obama administration “czars,” Hannity warns of “a shadow government right here in the U.S.”

http://mediamatters.org/clips/200907140003