Major Garrett is leaving Fox News this week and making his return to print journalism. Major Garrett is recognized as a straight shooter with his reporting, often disregarding political bias. After being recently caught in the crossfire between President Obama's top aides and Fox News' own Sean Hannity and Glenn Beck, Major Garrett is joining National Journal as a congressional correspondent. Meanwhile, Democrats in America are slamming Fox News Corporation for it's clear political bias, as evidenced by a $1 million donation to the Republican Party. A statement by the Democratic Governors Association says a $1 million contribution to Republicans by the parent company of Fox News "crosses a bright line.""By contributing $1 million to the Republican Governors Association, Fox has crossed a bright line. Fox can no longer pretend that it is a 'fair and balanced' news organization when Rupert Murdoch green lights a million dollar contribution to defeat Democratic governors," the DGA statement, released Thursday, said.The statement was issued by DGA Executive Director Nathan Daschle."Time and time again, Fox News has defended itself against accusations that it is nothing more than a tool of the Republican Party. We know now that the reality is so much worse: they're bankrolling the GOP," the statement said.The DGA is also accusing Fox News of making an illegal campaign contribution to a Republican gubernatorial candidate, the Huffington Post reports.The DGA reportedly filed a complaint with the Ohio Elections Commission accusing Fox of giving Ohio candidate John Kasich free political advertising during his appearance of Fox News earlier this month by allowing him to solicit donations on air and showing Kasich's fundraising Web site address in a graphic."We talked to other networks and other networks told us they have policies against putting up campaign Web sites like Fox did," Daschle told the Huffington Post. "This isn't accidental. It is part of a pattern of activities Fox has taken to elect Republicans.""Fox's news division is ignoring the fact that its own parent company made a direct and unprecedented partisan contribution to defeat Democrats. This is hypocrisy at its worst, and is a sad day for all of us who believe that an independent and impartial media is vital to our democracy," the DGA statement said.Officials at Fox News, the nation's top-rated cable news channel, initially declined to comment, referring questions to parent company, News Corp.News Corp. spokesman Jack Horner said he rejected the notion that the gift in any way undercut the professional standing of its journalists, National Public Radio reported.Wednesday evening, Fox News carried an interview with RGA Chairman Haley Barbour who said he had called News Corp. head Rupert Murdoch and asked for the contribution, and that there was no involvement with Fox News, Politico reported."I asked Rupert Murdoch to help us, and he thought about it and called me back and said he wanted to help us. I'm very grateful," he said.
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