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Speaking Truth to Fox NewsPosted on Mar 21, 2008
Fox newsman Chris Wallace just bit the hand that feeds him talking points. While a guest on “Fox and Friends,” Wallace took his colleagues to task for their coverage of Obama and race, accusing them of both belaboring and distorting the story.
Watch it:
Update: John Harrison at The Largest Minority just sent us this follow-up clip of one of the friends walking off the set:
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By cul heath, March 23 at 2:52 pm # Watching that follow up clip I couldn’t help but be reminded of the Geico ad where the “caveman” is being interviewed and after his bit of complaint about the way people sterotype his “race”, the bubble headed bleach-blonde female commenter is asked for her opinion and says something like, “Looks like someone got up on the wrong side of the rock!” As is typical of Fox the whole issue is framed in a ridiculously distorted way that just underscores the racism that Obama was trying to address...and that’s what Chris Wallace was trying to get across to them. Anyone who can’t understand the hyperbole involved when the preacher shouted “God damn America”, can’t discuss the issue rationally in the first place. He wasn’t being anti-American at all. He was expressing built-up frustration with the innate hypocrisy of the culture that is still racist and elitist class divided, but claims to be free of these things. I’m white and what he said made perfect sense to me, as did his rage. I’m shocked that some people found it shocking.
By msgmi, March 22 at 2:06 pm # Fox News Crew et alAfter viewing Fox News Channel on seversl occasions I came to the conclusion that Fox media is a scripted off-shot of far right radio talk-shows and their dis-information captures the essence of old Soviet-style propaganda. A perfect fit with the current administration. Their support of neoCONS is unprecedented and national divisiveness is their pet project. Chris Wallace’s recent appearance and comments must have stunned Murdoch’s TV viewing legions...not to mention the outcry by the Fox cast of stars whose linear mindset is a reminder of despotic allegiance.
By Conservative Yankee, March 22 at 8:30 am # I'd pay real money.....I’d pay real money to see you folks in a mud wrestling contest.... Glad I can see at least trailers here for free!
By BruceInAustin, March 22 at 5:20 am # They are eating their own. I love it.
By Pacrat, March 22 at 4:15 am # Congratulations to Chris Wallace. His trash talking friends are either totally stupid, sick or evil, or all threefigures18. Do you ever itch when you accidentally watch Fox News? I am convinced that there is a gene still unidentified that affects what used to be normal people and turns them into race baiters, liars, and perverted human beings. When does it surface? How long is the hatred dormant? Oh wait, that’s just in the Blight House, but that also applies generally to Fox Noise.
By Jim H, March 21 at 9:19 pm # How do we bring truth to the Huffington Post? To MSNBC? To the New York Times? Even to Truthdig? That’s when it really counts, not when the jackass-propaganda station is talking.
By Conservative Yankee, March 22 at 2:26 pm # Racist sexist people hate Hill-the-business-shill.Mr. Chalmers You say Cyrena hates Hill because she4 is white… you leveled the same type of charge against me that I hate her because she’s a woman. Guess what… she’s not that good… She has flaws which do not attach to her race or gender. She’s a business-shill, a supporter of fear tactics, a war advocate, and a self-serving corporate whore. Her fitness for garbage man is well proven… She can change transmissions with me anytime… I lust don’t want her running anything bigger than a American Legion local! Add Your Comment |
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