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Black Online Activists Ask Black Leaders To Freeze Out Fox New Channel
Black bloggers and ColorofChange.org are asking the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Institute to officially freeze out Fox News Channel (FNC) from their upcoming presidential debates. They say FNC routinely discriminates against people of color and the network should not be legitimized as a real news outlet.
"No network that calls Black churches a cult, implies that Senator Barack Obama is a terrorist, and uses the solemn occasion of Coretta Scott King's funeral to call Black leaders 'racist' should be given a stamp of approval by the CBC Institute," said James Rucker, head of ColorofChange.org.
The video above is a compilation of Fox clips put together by Robert Greenwald at Brave New Films. It's called "Fox Attacks: Black America." You can find out more at www.FoxAttacks.com.
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46. MORE PROOF DEMS control the MEDIA
COMMUNIST DEMOCRATS are out to CONTROL OUR LIVES:
He spoke at the DNC winter meeting standing next to Howard Dean and was at the Nevada candidate's forum with Hillary Clinton, Edwards and the others and he's been invited to ABC's debates, but CNN has barred former U.S. Senator Mike Gravel from their New Hampshire debate, without giving a reason.
Letty Bromenschenkel at 12:33AM on Mar 15th 2007
47. what EVER happened to FREEDOM in this country
Freedom means: WE GET TO DECIDED:
As long as we obey the laws:
As long as we meet all of our responsibilities
and obligations:
As LONG as we do NOT INFRINGE on the rights of
others
WE HAVE A RIGHT TO DECIDE who we want to watch
Democrats have become communists:
NO SLEDDING IN IOWA
NO WATCHING FOX
NO____________________________
lettyb at 12:45AM on Mar 15th 2007
48. After viewing the collection of Fox video clips, I have to say that Hannity & Combs, Bill O'Rielly, Greta Van Suttern, The Big Story with
AJ at 1:07AM on Mar 15th 2007
49. FOX News is a propaganda machine. Nothing more. For anyone who does not realize that this channel is nothing more than a voice for it's very conservative owner, Rupert Murdoch, please educate yourself and stop being hoodwinked. This channel has little contact with reality and they report biased, poorly researched information in a very dishonest manner. For example, they frequently have commentators and do not tell their audience that the speaker represents a right-wing, conservative organization. And then there's Bill O'Reilly. America's biggest windbag speaks before he does any research and would apologize if he did not suffer from having a narcissistic personality. This is also the outlet that gives Ann Coulter, a mentally disturbed woman, lots of air time. Grow up America. You are being lied to.
Nick Mayor at 5:35AM on Mar 15th 2007
50. Fox News is a respected media that appears to be attacked by liberals constantly. Both sides are always presented during interviews.
Ralph at 6:35AM on Mar 15th 2007
51. If the black community wants to yell racism as they always do maybe they should call for a block of the racist channel BET. Or the fact that they have Black History Month. Who else gets a whole month? Christmas the birth of Jesus only gets a day.And all these rappers that use the N word all the time.If any other culture had these things the Black Community would be screaming.The only ones promoting racism is the black community.Fox is a fair news channel. If you don't agree we have another right in this country...CHANGE THE CHANNEL!
BIGT at 9:06PM on Mar 16th 2007
52. Well, I do think that the network should have it's "NEWS" designation removed, since it is simply a propaganda outlet for the White House. The FCC should demand that the title for it's "news" shows be called "Fox Propaganda Network" or, the "Fascist White House Information Twisting Network" or "All the News That We Can Make Up To Bolster the White House Network" or "All the News That We Can Slant To the Right of Ghengis Khan Network" or "The Democrats Are Always Wrong Network" or "Look Over Here At the Pretty Blonde Girls and NOT Over Here Where the White House Is Dragging Us Into An Illegal, Unnecessary War Network".... if you get my drift.
To call this network fair and balanced is to compare it to the "fair" methods used to determine if a woman was a witch. She was dunked. If she floated, she was a witch and was burned at the stake. If she drowned, she was innocent!
bob at 7:09AM on Mar 15th 2007
53. Ok..how ridiculous can some white people sound on this country??? You don't NEED an NAACP or any other group. You control this country and it's politics- most white people don't even TRY to understand anyone's point of view when it comes to racism BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TO and YOU DON'T LIVE IT DAILY. Yes, a few of you may have a few isolated incidents that may have befallen you-but trust me there is a difference. It's like saying ridiculous comment "why should we suffer for what our ancestors did to blacks and other minorities?" But, you sure don't mind reaping the benefits of the labor of blacks and other minorities that your ancestors left you. GROW UP PEOPLE- change only comes when you are are TRULY WILLING to open your minds and HEARTS and acknowledge that change is needed. Most blacks and minorities aren't asking for anything other than for YOU and YOUR FAMILIES (those who shape your value system) to acknowledge bad choices or wrongful behavior and to not repeat it. Would you accept that someone treated you or your children less than respectfully? I don't think so- do don't ask it of minorities.
kd467150 at 7:44AM on Mar 15th 2007
54. Iam so tired of Blacks crying like babys about RACISUM HOW LONG AGO DID SLAVERY END ! get up off your ass,es and go to work stop sucking off the whites hard earned money one generation after another on welfare but theres plenty of babys to feed , stop bitching and be men for once join the rat race no more excuses , i dragged my ass out of the getto i worked my self up to a good life my childern know only 1 daddy ME!! get a life until blacks respect them selfs in this country no one else will .Direct your powers into the problems the hoods have now drugs drivebys gangs killing each other Aids we are defeating our selfs A black man and proud of it .
Jim at 8:03AM on Mar 15th 2007
55. This is why there are still white supremists in this country. Because this kind of thing keeps people angry at blacks for always attacking whites and their point of view. And it happens even when most Americans are not racist and are pro-black rights and pro-black family. In addition, black activists are always saying they are being discriminated against when in actuality, they are the racists. FOX is right.
Duane Carley at 8:04AM on Mar 15th 2007
56. Fact and opinion are so blended in reporting today it's really a shame. Being a white liberal, I would delighted if EVERYONE boycotted Fox News. For the readers here who think CNN displays a liberal bias, I ask you (challenge you?) to spend 5 minutes listening to Amy Goodman's radio/TV show, Democracy Now, on Pacifica radio stations or on either of the satellite TV stations, Free Speech TV or WorldLink TV. If one has to listen to bias, you might as well get it from all sides...
kath at 9:01AM on Mar 15th 2007
57. If the views expressed by the Black Panther guy on Fox last week are an indicator of what Blacks truly believe then we are in some serious teouble in this country. It is apparent that the majority of Blacks do not support the war in Iraq and I am not real sure on how the feel about Afghanistan to be honest. What with all the calls for going into Africa and aiding another downtrodden segment of that continents black population maybe these folks could be persuaded to take their rhetoric and apply it in practice by moving back to Africa and uplifting the people in the region. Unfortunately, none of them are even remotely Africans, yet they pretend to be so by using the African-American designation in their daily lives.This is nothing but fantsy role playing, akin to cowboys and Indians. Most Africans actually resent this and have publically stated this in the past. Mr. Black Panther says that his groups stated goal is an independent black state, and I will take him at his word that he is pushing for just such a resolution to his percieved unjust condition inside these United Staes of America. But, I also believe it should be centered on the African continent if it ever comes to be. Its only logical and if we are to believe these peoples rhetoric about black values, black work ethic, and blackness in general, it should be a rousing success story, or at the very least an interesting news item to read about in the papers.
Gere Minnick at 8:19AM on Mar 15th 2007
58. Fox news is the media wing of the Right. They are" not fair as balanced" and present opinion as journalism. They play on peoples fears and if they have a non right wing person on you can be sure that the person will be made to look extreme or on the fringe"
Like all Rupert Murdock media oulets they arw very good at what they do but please not confuse that with objective journalism. I think a boycott of fox and their advertisers might be a good idea.
phil at 9:03AM on Mar 15th 2007
59. You would think a group would be greatful of its successes of out growing the terrible things they have had to go through. But to continue to demand a respect they have been given and trying to control every time a situation may inflict some matter of distaste, come on,, everyday i see racist situations against whites. I myself am 33 years old and ill never get used to being called a 'white boy.' let me go around throwing 'black boy' around and watch how long that lasts. Or even how about our oun t.v. channel 'W.E.T.' as apposed to B.E.T.. .Yea right. So im thinking what is it? When are these groups going to be happy? Im not a racist, but i feel more times than not that blacks are trying to manipulate everything they can on basis of their color, and will not stop till, well, they have the U.S. at an imballance(and i dont mean a race/people balance). Any one whos gonna say that the blacks are still a minority and all that,,(excuse my language, but..), Fuck that! Even if it was technically true, the voices have out weighed the numbers to reach where we are all at today, (God Bless The U.S.). Im tired of rolling over time after time, not that im insensitive to this situation cause it is a sensitive one. But whites then should be able to express the same distaste that is put out against us more than thats put out against them. Forget about in the media. Whos suffering on a racist level in the real U.S.? The whites. And its our fault we dont stand up. But could you imagine what would happen if we did?
mike c. at 12:11PM on Mar 16th 2007
60. Most black people do not take the nation of islam too seriously. Of course Fox will never tell you that because they are the national enquirer of Cable news.
Ex. they find some nutjob that says something like" we shold get rid of xmas" and then they go and present it like if you vote democrat you will have no xmas, our way of life is under threat ot its the gays and the blacks that we have to be careful of.
Its you fox news and your big business cronies that
As Al Franken said " lying liars and the lies they take away pensions f the woring class wile paing hundreds of millions of dollars to the CEO
phil at 9:02AM on Mar 15th 2007