This time it's John Gibson on his radio show talking about how he knew the school shooting in Ohio was done by a black kid who listened to hip hop music! Except it was a white kid. Oooops.
Then he was certain that the kid at least listened to hip-hop music (which, by the way, is not the same as gangster rap, in case Gibson is interested in knowing anything before he speaks; it's also not jazz, I know it comes as surprise to Fox News hosts when all black entertainers do not immediately break out in rap). Except the kid was a Marilyn Manson fan. Oooops.
So, Gibson desperately tried to pin this shooting on blacks or black culture, ignoring the fact that almost all school shootings in America are committed by young, white males (which also doesn't prove anything), including this one. Then, at the end, he unbelievably turns it around and tries to make the shooting seem more classy because the kid shot himself at the end. According to John Gibson, "hip-hoppers" are so cold blooded they they walk away from a shooting and do it again. Is his implication that white murderers have the decency to kill themselves afterward? Does that make it better?
It seems hard to believe he'd say these things, right? Listen for yourself:
I am not for seeing racism everywhere (I even defended Don Imus), but for those of you who refuse to see it anywhere, please tell me why Gibson went into this rant against black folks before he knew any of the facts of the case and kept it up even when it turned out it was a white kid who listened to "white" music who did the shooting?
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Another Fox News Host with Another Racist Tirade
Posted Oct 13th 2007 5:35PM by Cenk Uygur
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31. OFF WITH GIBSONS HEAD!!! HE MADE AN ASSUMPTION THAT WAS WRONG... I SAY AGAIN, OFF WITH HIS HEAD! CUT THE SUCKER OFF!! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE SINCE ITS "NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE" ON A NEWS SHOW ON TV... EXCEPT DAILY, WITH ABC, NBC, CBS, MSNBC, CNN...AND NOW A FOX NEWS MAN HAS THE NERVE TO MAKE A MISTAKE... HORRORS!!! IF THIS STORY WARRANTS A HEADLINE... IT MUST BE A RARE OCCURRANCE FOR THIS SORT OF ERROR TO HAPPEN AT FOX, GUESS I'LL KEEP WATCHING! IT DOESNT TAKE MUCH FOR THE SELF- RIGHTOUS OUTRAGE TO EXPLODE OVER A PINHEAD STORY OF SUCH LITTLE SIGNIFICANCE! SLOW NEWS DAY....GET A LIFE OR AT LEAST REDIRECT THAT OUTRAGE TO NEWS THAT DESERVES IT.
Mark at 9:15PM on Oct 14th 2007
32. TALK ABOUT SOMEONE TRYING TO CREATE CONTROVERCY INSTEAD OF REPORTING THE NEWS! BECAUSE SOMEONE ASSUMES THE KID WAS BLACK (IT HAPPENED AT A SCHOOL WITH A BLACK MAJORITY) THAT MAKES HIM A RACIST? WE HAVE REACHED AN ALL TIME LOW IN NAME CALLING IF THATS ALL IT TOOK TO BE CALLED A RACIST! COULD REPORTERS PLEASE "REPORT" THE NEWS AND STOP FORMING IT TO TO MATCH UP WITH YOUR SICK VIEW OF THE SITUATION, CHENK IS A TROUBLE MAKER AND SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF HIMSELF. THE REST OF YOU "SHEEP" SHOULD GET AN OPINION OF YOUR OWN ON THE SUBJECT AND NOT JUST PLAY OFF THIS SO CALLED REPORTERS (CENKS) HATE.
PHIL at 9:33PM on Oct 14th 2007
33. "CENK UYGUR?!GOOD GOSH NO WONDER HE'S A "TURK-EY !
IS IT "POSSIBLE" HE'S "NOT" CAUCASION!
MEL at 10:01PM on Oct 14th 2007
34. There are no gays in Iran. There are no racist media multiplepersonalities ( Can I say racists?).
fixamerica at 10:55PM on Oct 14th 2007
35. when will this country get over the hurtle of race? sometime during the 22nd century? the 25th? never? this apotheosis of mediocrity seems never to end which is a huge detriment for the nation as a whole. All people are capable of indiscrible acts of cruelty and violence no matter what they make look like on the outside.
alex at 10:53PM on Oct 14th 2007
36. I am not one to defend right wing Christians...but...
In Mr. Gibson's defense. This kid's name was Asa Coon. Check it out. I am not making this up. Mr. Gibson most likely heard someone in the Fox say: "This 14 year kid, Asa Coon,went into a school and started shooting."
Mr. Gibson, being one to always doubt check his facts, replied: "As a what?"
This is how he got the idea the shooter what black. If the kid's name would have been Asa Cracker, he would have reported him White.
cyulemoon at 1:02AM on Oct 15th 2007
37. ANOTHER contrived and vicious attack against the only SANE and fair media source in the country - the Fox News Channel.
The Young Turks, like all ultra-liberal fascists, lie and fabricate their venomous material.
Fortunately, the majority of Americans RECOGNIZE and REPUDIATE the vile and subversive propaganda spit out by leftist Blog sites (Media Matters, MoveOn.org, etc.) and their parrots in the mainstream media (NBC, CBS, New York Times, etc.).
Mike at 1:31AM on Oct 15th 2007
38. Why does "Cenk" ask these questions as if the answers aren't obvious?
"Why did he suspect the shooter was black?"
Because black people commit a hugely disproportionate percentage of violent crimes
"Why did he try to blame hip-hop culture?"
Because it glorifies such violent acts
"Is it somehow better when the shooter kills himself after such a spree?"
Of course
J at 6:06AM on Oct 15th 2007
39. the young jerks are at it again, why do you take the example of one white idiot and make it look like this man speaks for the whole white race and every republican that is still breathing and then dump on fox for something a guest says like you idiots at air head America have never had any dumb guests on your programs...not, and before you go on about anybody's stupid rants look in the mirror
libsrterrorist06 at 6:17AM on Oct 15th 2007
40. You guys are getting paid for this? Who did you dope up? Ths shooting at that school was done by a black kid. Quit being so PC and check your facts before flappign your lips in the breeze.
Tzipporah at 9:24AM on Oct 15th 2007
41. Is the shooter white or black???
The news meda lies 90% of the time.
I could only find the shooters name, Asa Coon. I can't find a photo of him.
I know the media is always talking about "White police" beating or shooting blacks, then when you see the photo of the cop he is not White at all, but a Latino or Turk or some other non-black person.
Latino in the news media are only White when they do something bad.
cyulemoon at 12:25PM on Oct 15th 2007
42. Gibson is not much differant than any other news media,get there first even if you make a mistake.
The news media is no differant than pollititions.
There is no differance in what Sharpton and Jackson doe's to keep themselves up front and in the public view to make money off their own people.
Guns have never killed anyone unless they are in someone's hand willing to pull the trigger.
Researce if you will,that most of the school shootings have been by those who have been bullied to a point of getting back by using violance.
It is a problem the schools have by allowing the bully process to be continued in most every school in our nation.
The parents who lose love ones and the kids who commit the violance all suffer and it is sad no one seems to look at the root problem of the cause,in most cases bullying.
As a familly with a 13 yr. old son who is very non violant very smart and who was bullied, physical injured in the process then covered up by the school heads, you can understand the outcome if not handled correctly.
Schools have a no tolerance policy but do not in many cases inforce it.When a school turns its back on kids who are bullied and tends to ignore the bullying something will happen.Of course our Government has created most of this.Non tolerance cannot be inforced when the Government doe's not allow the school itself to enforce policies. Reprocussion for punishing a bully,comes from either the bullies parents or by lawers who threaten to sue the school. This has made the school leaders turn their heads to most of the main problems that create violance.
Coming from someone who has a son that cost him a year of the right to learn. No Superintendant,no principal and no school board support for the bullied student.Their "Don't Rock the Boat" attitude has cost our son dearly, not just medical expenses from injury but also from mental
and physical abbuse he has paid a high price for
the negligance of those we trust,our schools.
If a child is bullied or abbused at school then the school needs to punish the bully's.Not the abbused student.That is the biggest problem.Turn your back.
This was a small town attitude of, my child is not a bully.Bully's are fruitless and are allowed to knock the good fruit from the tree. In most all cases it comes from the home.
It is a much greater reward to take up for someone than to join the bully crowd.
If you have a Daughter or a Son, look at the school their are attending and make sure the leaders of the school are not ones with a small town Doctorate Degree in Politics.
Proof of all the above.Just look for it.
One Mad Dad
mike thurman at 12:04PM on Oct 15th 2007
43. What is racisium?
It is a word that tries to excite all good people to believe one race comes down on another.One of the worst words invented.
In all races there are good and bad but, there are also people who will always use racisium to their advantage.
Any and every country, city, and state in the world has adversity in race but the word racist seems to be the word that touches more nerves and gives more glue to those who advocate it.
NAACP steres white blood,KKK steres Black blood,Yankee steres Southern blood and visa versa.
Display the Rebel flag which is Southern heritage and your a racists,But to the dismay of the rest of the world if your Black your Afro. no matter where you are from which is called heritage.There has been so much hell rasied over white heritage,true history in America most of it has been destroyed politically or for profit and votes.Not to mention all the give away programs that of which has demished SOC just for votes.
None of this has as much to do with race as it doe's with which race controls what race.If you can controll the ignorance you controll the people.
Now the Blacks have worried so much about the whites over the past century, it has allowed the non American Mexican population to command a roll in our future fight for who controls.
It is funny we have 10 to 12 mil. illegal immagrants in the USA and they seem to control our country more than the American citizens do.
Protect Iraq but don't protect our borders.Spend money to buy friendship countries but don't support our needy.Tax,tax ,tax to support our government so they can play politics with the world.
It is like donating 1.00 dollar to charity. 90 cents goe's to CEO's while 10 cents go to the needy if that much.
Those who do not deserve the charity and get it want more and the ones needing it get less or none.
Each person can find a reason to blame others for their problems but no one can accept their own blame.
The best word to replace racists is politics, then more politics, then more.
Boy , how much more use and abuse can the American public take before understanding the truth?
Wake up America,all Americans,or tomorrow you will have a North and South Mexico with a newly elected President in the North that has no USA drivers
licinse no citizenship papers and can not speek a word of English and want give a hoot about you nor your American citizenship.
Of course it is not just the Mexican ilegals.
There are many others.Has our Government really protected America or have they given us away and they don't have the smarts enough or commen sense enough to stop it.All for self centered political gain.My father fought so hard in WWll for our freedom and now it is being given away.
You don't call that ignorance,it is called stupidity.
Then who is going to be the alein?
God bless America.It sure needs it now.
mike thurman at 3:17PM on Oct 15th 2007
44. Two question: Who are the people in this country who want school choice and school vouchers for poor black inner city kids? Answer:conservatives. And who are the people endlessly race-baiting while defending a failed inner city educational system with entrenched teachers unions that produces graduates, many of whom can't read their own diplomas? Answer: progressives and liberals.
John Gibson made a mistake and it sure sounds like he admitted it. For that he gets labeled racist? Excuse me, but there are some inner city black thugs who do shoot and kill people. And there are whites who do the very same thing. Do we have to go through this big display of feigned moral outrage when it's all purely symbolic and has nothing to do with actually helping blacks in this country? (And I'll bet Fox news has at least as many minorities working there as CNN does.) Get a life.
Dave at 3:33PM on Oct 15th 2007
45. i am 82 and sick and tired of the race card. I do not know if it was my Mother's teaching or her example in the 1930 and beyond, everyone I knew or saw were created by God and I never noticed a difference in my treatment of anyone due to color of skin. I am of Irish and French decent. A student in my High School home room was African American and to me she was a fellow student. American learn to love and care. Crimes are committed by individuals.
MaryLouise at 3:46PM on Oct 15th 2007