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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: dutch508 on April 14, 2009, 10:36:56 PM
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The latest leftist attack against us:
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Fox News is crossing the line - MediaMatters Updated at 9:04 PM
April 14, 2009
Dear Friend,
For news coverage to be "fair and balanced," there has to be a line separating news and legitimate commentary from political activism and demagoguery.
Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace has repeatedly characterized his network as "fair and balanced," and as one that should be taken seriously. However, several recent actions on Fox News illustrate that the network is contributing to a culture of conservative paranoia and anti-Obama political activism.
Please join me in asking Wallace to publicly denounce Fox News' recent actions. If 25,000 people sign our petition, we'll deliver it to Wallace and Fox News this week.
http://mediamatters.org/action_center/wallace /
Recent events undermine the argument that Fox News should be treated as a credible, "fair and balanced" news outlet. For example, since launching his Fox News show, Glenn Beck, who has emerged as a prominent player in the network's lineup of weekday programs, has engaged in increasingly outrageous rhetoric that promotes a culture of conservative paranoia. His recent actions include:
* Imitating President Obama pouring gasoline onto the "average American": On April 9, Beck responded to, among other things, reports that President Obama will pursue immigration reform by imitating Obama pouring gasoline onto the "average American." After lighting and extinguishing a match, Beck asked: "President Obama, why don't you just set us on fire?"
* Mocking Obama's aunt's "limp": On April 2, Beck -- using a cane as a prop -- devoted large portions of a segment to mocking Obama's aunt's "limp."
* Portraying Obama and Democrats as vampires: On March 30, Beck portrayed Obama and Democrats as vampires "going after the blood of our businesses" and suggested "driv a stake through the heart of the bloodsuckers."
Also, in recent weeks, Beck and Fox News have engaged in anti-Obama political activism through their aggressive promotion of the upcoming tea party protests, which the network has portrayed as a response to Obama's fiscal policies. In addition to repeatedly airing graphics describing the protests as "FNC TAX DAY TEA PARTIES," Fox News has run advertisements promoting them, listed information about the parties on its various websites, and aired graphics touting the date, time, location, and website of specific tea parties. And Fox News hosts such as Beck have encouraged viewers to attend the protests.
If Wallace wants to continue to portray his network and influential Sunday show as a credible source of news, he owes it to his viewers to speak out publicly against Fox News' recent behavior. So please join us and take action today by signing our petition:
http://mediamatters.org/action_center/wallace /
In the past, Wallace has criticized his Fox News colleagues when they have undermined his network's credibility. In March 2008, when he confronted the hosts of Fox & Friends for distorting Obama's words during what he described as "two hours of Obama bashing," he said that "one of the things that's great about Fox News is that we don't all follow talking points and we disagree about things." Following that incident, he said that "we really are, despite the sniffing or dismissals of our liberal critics, 'fair and balanced' at Fox News" and said that the news network does not "espouse" a "conservative point of view." The recent actions of his colleagues suggest otherwise.
If Wallace wants to repair the damage done to his network's credibility, he needs to speak out publicly against the recent political actions by his colleagues on Fox News:
http://mediamatters.org/action_center/wallace /
I hope that you'll join me in asking Wallace to hold his network accountable.
Thanks for your help.
Eric Burns
President
Media Matters for America
Eric Burns is right, although he is missing out that Fox News is now pretty much encouraging armed insurrection against the US Government and this got to stop before people get hurt.
What a ****ing joke. The left now wants us the believe that any disagreement with barry is much encouraging armed insurrection against the US Government and this got to stop before people get hurt.
Brand new- no fire there....yet.
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Oh Noes! An Online Petition! Fox is DOOOOOOOMMMMMMMEEEDD!!!
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Oh yeah, almost forgot, Media Matters is the house organ for the Clintons so it's odd they would attack FNC for crossing the line into political activism.
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What a coincidence. Eric Burns worked for Fox News until about a year ago when he was fired. I can't possibly figure out why he would go after them.
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What a coincidence. Eric Burns worked for Fox News until about a year ago when he was fired. I can't possibly figure out why he would go after them.
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I guess we'll have to tune into a truly unbiased and evenhanded news source to learn more - like, oh, MSNBC? Yeah, right.
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The front page editorials of the NY Times disguised as "news" isn't crossing a line? MSNBC aka Obama State Media isn't crossing that tingling feeling down their leg called a line?
I thought the liberals destroyed that line long ago.
Hey George Soros. Bite Me.
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"My job is to support this President" Chris Mathews<P>
Nothing like objectivity in the tingling one.
Notice the liberal media never has to be unbiased in their "news" coverage but the conservative COMMENTATORS get attacked often. I guess liberals think conservative guests and commentary should be outlawed.
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Since Wallace is a Dem, but one with common sense, they can't stand to see him on Fox, doing so well. Not to mention Fox's ratings over all. Funny how Fox is loaded wit Dems, but still manages to not be nutz. As for Beck, boy he really scares them, doesn't he? Must. Neutralize.
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They're whining about a commentator who also makes fun of himself more times than not. Are they implying Beck is inciting violence against himself?
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It is sooooooooo unfair....after all no network ever made fun of President Bush or Sarah Palin. :whatever:
Is there any doubt if given a chance which side would take away the freedom of speech.
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Fox News is crossing the line - MediaMatters
*ahem*
Olbermann Jokes O’Reilly Is ‘Female Dog,’ Slams Right’s ‘Annihilating’ Obama But Suggested Bush Belonged ’in Hell’
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brad-wilmouth/2009/04/15/olbermann-jokes-o-reilly-female-dog-slams-right-s-annihilating-obama-
McClatchy Headline: 'Those Crazy Palins'
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/warner-todd-huston/2009/04/14/mcclatchy-headline-those-crazy-palins
MSNBC's Brzezinski Sympathizes With Somali Pirates
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/mike-sargent/2009/04/13/msnbcs-brzezinski-sympathizes-somali-pirates
WaPo: Dubya Now Lives In 'Insular World,' Squarely Among the '33 Percent' Who Like Him
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/2009/04/11/wapo-dubya-now-lives-insular-world-squarely-among-33-percent-who-him
Just sayin... :uhsure:
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Fox News is crossing the line - MediaMatters
Good Lord. I read this and thought FOX News had hired Dan Rather.
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Remember, these idiots are the ones that had NO problem with Yugo seizing media outlets in their beloved Venezuela.
To DUmpmonkies,
Bring it, ****ers.
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Glen Beck is a "News Commentator " just like O'Reilly, just like Hannity. Their job is not to be "fair and balanced", their job is to provide opinions and commentary on current events. Should we fire up a petitions to get Queef Olberman , and Christy Mathews off the air for their partisan views. I guess that should include MSNBC in it's entirety should be off the air.
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Glen Beck is a "News Commentator " just like O'Reilly, just like Hannity. Their job is not to be "fair and balanced", their job is to provide opinions and commentary on current events. Should we fire up a petitions to get Queef Olberman , and Christy Mathews off the air for their partisan views. I guess that should include MSNBC in it's entirety should be off the air.
You are talking about a group who thinks Comedy Central is a news organization.
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What a coincidence. Eric Burns worked for Fox News until about a year ago when he was fired. I can't possibly figure out why he would go after them.
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Well the upside to Burns going is that they got rid of Neal Gabler as well. If you want to see the living breathing definition of a wild eyed frothing at the mouth Lib journalist...he's your man.
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Well the upside to Burns going is that they got rid of Neal Gabler as well. If you want to see the living breathing definition of a wild eyed frothing at the mouth Lib journalist...he's your man.
Tx, I disagree with your characterization of Gabler--he's just an "educated idiot," that's all.