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Fox News Crew Ruffed-up by out of control ReCreate68 Mob
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by Albert Milliron | August 24, 2008 at 07:39 pm
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By Albert N. Milliron, Editor, Politisite.com, Op-Ed
The Fox News Channel has been called an extension of the Republican Party since it's inception. The rhetoric comes from some of the highest levels within the Democratic party. Going as far as saying that Republican Talking points from the White House are sent to and used in Fox News broadcasts.
The former White House Press secretary, Scott McClellan, while on his book tour told reporters that he sent talking points to some of the news commentators at Fox. When pushed for names, McClellan was unable to provide evidence or names of people he sent talking points to. He's just trying to sell his book
Fox News, during the election season, has been the most watched news in the Cable industry. The Former DNC chairman, Terry McAuliffe who was Hillary Clinton's campaign adviser, related on that Fox News was the fairest news service to Clinton during the election.
The idea that Rupert Murdoch is in the Pocket of the Republican party is absurd. That rhetoric has now translated to violent acts against Griff Jenkins of Fox News. Griff Jenkins was there to report the activities of the protest ReCreate68 which refers to the 1968 convention protests of the anti-war movement during the Vietnam war. Those demonstrators shouted, "Give peace a chance", while they were taking the law into their own hands, executing vigilante Justice. I guess the Re-creation is to beat the daylights out of a news crew while asking for our violent troops to return home from a war zone. Ward Churchill was there as well, you know that pillar of creative thought, who called 9/11 terrorist attacks victims "little Eichmanns." Cynthia McKinney, Presidential candidate for the Green Party was there as well. She is my favorite former Georgian. Remember her? She is the Congresswoman who assaulted a Capital Policeman for asking for her I.D. She didn't have her required name tag on. She is also a peaceful woman who takes campaign contrubutions from terroist groups. Kind of gives you a flavor of the brand of humanity protesting at these events
In conclusion, The peace movement was nothing more then a group of lackeys who have nothing more to contribute to society then a punch in the nose.
Media Credit- The Political Machine
The Recreate68 protest included a rally, speeches, Cynthia McKinney, a hip-hop performance, costumes, slogans, Palestinian flags and, of course, assault on Fox News.
The protesters got very physical with the Fox crew. They attempted to smash the camera on the street, and, when they couldn't get it from the cameraman's grasp, they just started shoving him instead. It looked like the initial hit struck the camera on the bridge of his nose hard enough to draw blood, but I couldn't be sure. Eventually the Fox crew had to leave on a side street. The bloodthirsty crowd cheered their Roman Coliseum cheers.
The rage and hate of the violent protesters was clear. They despised the Fox News crew. They feel Fox is conservative, and therefore, I suppose, scum. So much for hearing all views.
The Other Side of the Story
Security at an anti-war rally outside the state Capitol this morning allegedly had to break up a confrontation between a Fox News reporter and Ward Churchill, a former University of Colorado professor who caused an uproar when he called victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks "little Eichmanns."
Churchill, who was thrust into the national spotlight after writing a controversial essay in which he compared the victims of the 9/11 terror attacks to Nazi bureaucrat Adolf Eichmann, was hounded by the persistent reporter, who allegedly put his hands on Churchill, organizer Glenn Spagnuolo said.
"We're not going to stand for your lies," a demonstrator yells.
Spagnuolo said the reporter put his hands on Churchill.
The reporter "decided he wanted to be part of the news instead of reporting the news and wanted to mix it up with Ward Churchill for some reason," Spagnuolo said.
Spagnuolo said the reporter got out of hand.
"Our security pushed him away from (Churchill) because nobody touches Ward while he's here," Spagnuolo said. "As soon as he put his hands on him, security moved him away."
Hot Air calls it Free Speech Denver Style
Griff Jenkins at Fox News covered the “Recreate ‘68″ protest rally that preceded the Democratic convention in Denver today. As you can see for yourself, Griff and his Fox News microphone gets swallowed up quickly by a hostile crowd that refuses to engage with him at all. Instead, they yell slogans to keep him from interviewing anyone:
So everyone gets a chance to exercise their free speech, and at the same time, no one says a damned thing. Meanwhile, the protesters lose a chance to get their message out over what they see as a hostile media outlet — and an opportunity to change minds. Instead, they chant mindless slogans like “Fox Is Slander” without any explanation of that argument either.
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at 20:31 on August 24th, 2008
politisite, I like this story. It's good stuff.
Fox IS a Republican mouthpiece, everyone knows that. That's why I watch CNN
at 20:35 on August 24th, 2008
I watch CNN for the Situation Room when Cavuto is on Fox
at 21:18 on August 24th, 2008
What, you don't like Cavuto? He's awesome!
at 21:21 on August 24th, 2008
Oh I like him, especially his rants and tell it to your face no matter who you are guy. I watch the Business channel and get my fill so I watch wolf for a feel of the other side.
at 21:17 on August 24th, 2008
politisite, I like this story. It's good stuff.
Fox ISN'T a republican mouthpiece.
at 21:40 on August 24th, 2008
Tell Kirsten Powers Fox is a Republican mouth Piece and see what she says.
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polidics (not verified)at 23:34 on August 24th, 2008
it's about time Corporate News gets the message. People are aren't buying any more of their propaganda.
at 23:59 on August 24th, 2008
politisite, I like this story. ...so Rupert Murdoch is the FOX. News ourdays can be selected from multiple sources: Internet youtube NP google SAT-TV, comments..... I think the combination is what most of the people use for opinion making. CNN-Europe (not US) is the great loser with low level economy interviews. CNN online however good news source with voices for environment. Politsite This article is really newsworthy, like always best journalism, TV still has such an influence in the US.
at 00:00 on August 25th, 2008
Thanks for your insightful (as usual comments) And for your kind words.
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Notbrainwashed (not verified)at 01:20 on August 25th, 2008
The time has come to kill the messenger.
at 04:02 on August 25th, 2008
Dear apologist of the present day Big Media hoax...
Who are the brain police ? - Frank Zappa
Global Media: A small world of Big Conglomerates
Media giants are significant beneficiaries of the current social structure around the world, and any upheaval in property or social relations—particularly to the extent that it reduces the power of business—is not in their interest. They serve their advertisers. That is their raison d’etre. Orwell Rolls In His Grave !
The BIG 10
http://www.thenation.com/special/bigten.html
Media Literacy: Big Media
http://www.frankwbaker.com/big_media.htm
The Media Ownership Chart
http://www.mediachannel.org/ownership/front.shtml#chart
"A society whose citizens refuse to see and investigate the facts, who refuse to believe that their government and their media will routinely lie to them and fabricate a reality contrary to verifiable facts, is a society that chooses and deserves the Police State Dictatorship it's going to get." -- Ian Williams Goddard
FREE MEDIA DOCUMENTARIES
Orwell Rolls In His Grave
http://freedocumentaries.org/theatre.php?filmid=87&...
STICKS AND STONES
http://freedocumentaries.org/theatre.php?filmid=59&...
OUTFOXED: RUPERT MURDOCH'S WAR ON JOURNALISM
http://freedocumentaries.org/theatre.php?filmid=43&...
OPERATION HOLLYWOOD
http://freedocumentaries.org/theatre.php?filmid=103&...
If you wind up with a boring, miserable life because you listened to your mom, your dad, your teacher, your priest or some guy on TV telling you how to do your shit, then YOU DESERVE IT. Stupidity has a certain charm, ignorance does not. - Frank Zappa
at 06:50 on August 25th, 2008
Is this a comment or another story?
at 05:28 on August 25th, 2008
The trouble with the Left in this world is that they have fallen in love with the feel good structure of the echo chamber.
The Fourth Estate in America has become a political echo chamber. The networks that produce free access broadcasts have shown a bias for Left/Democrat Party politics. Cable news networks have shown an unabashed bias to the Democrat Party so much so that yesterday, Ed Rendell, former Chairman of the DNC (head of the Democrat Party) exclaimed that MSNBC was nearly 100% for Barack Obama in its coverage during the primaries and that Fox News was the MOST fair in its coverage of the Hillary Clinton campaign by comparison (please throw some water on Chris Mathews and pull him off of Barack's leg).
So the Left, when confronted with a broadcast effort to help show both sides of an issue ... ANY ISSUE, they feel uncomfortable because the words are not muddled with the repetitive echo of the same daily talking points from just one side of the political spectrum.
Americans, those that like to challenged in their thinking, are tired of the Fourth Estate echo chamber and tune in on anything else ... THAT is why Fox News clobbers all other news broadcast outlets on the tube today.
So, when one watches the unchallenged malcontents that LOVE their echo chamber take to the streets in Denver, if you are watching Fox, you will at least see an attempt to get more information than one could ever get from ... Morning Joe!
To repeat from the last comment posted above: If you wind up with a boring, miserable life because you listened to your mom, your dad, your teacher, your priest or some guy on TV telling you how to do your shit, then YOU DESERVE IT. Stupidity has a certain charm, ignorance does not. - Frank Zappa
at 05:58 on August 25th, 2008
[chuckle]
Morning Joe part of "elite leftist news media"?
You've really got your Spiro on!
It IS to laugh.
[chuckle]
at 06:52 on August 25th, 2008
Thank You for your comment
at 06:54 on August 25th, 2008
If one watches the video, it is clear that these folks are not about free speech, they are about their free speech and that's where it stops.
at 06:55 on August 25th, 2008
Thank You for your insightful and well thought out comment
at 07:13 on August 25th, 2008
ReCreate68 is an ad hoc, useless group, IMHO. Unfortunately, as the local boys, they got themselves self-anointed as the lead group.
They say they have no intention of recreating the violence of 1968, and react in clueless innocence when asked.
Unfortunately, they also seem to have forgotten who won in 1968.
To show its dedication, ReCreate68 is giving a pass on the Republican convention.
at 11:57 on August 25th, 2008
Thanks for your insightful comments, I appreciate them!
at 11:21 on August 25th, 2008
"How to get people to vote against their interests and to really think against their interests is very clever. It's the cleverest ruling class that I have ever come across in history. It's been 200 years at it. It's superb." - Gore Vidal
no, but, really, guys !!!????
Were is the left on TV ?
Colbert, Maher, Moyers...that's pretty much it from where I'm sitting.
that's not Big Media !
Why would Robert F. Kennedy Jr & PAP have to start GO LEFT TV ?
So from my point of view Americans are given a hoice between the right & the far right (well let's say moon bat crazy only care for the 1% that is taking this country to the cleaners sect )... now wait a minute... both parties agreed on that...right ;)
So the left is left in the street (pun intended) or diligently ignored and ridiculed by status quo big media. Can ya say Nader & McKinney ?
NOT A PRETTY PICTURE FOR A NATION THAT SUPPOSESIVLY HAS DEMOCRACY AT IT'S CORE !
So yeah...
BEFORE YOU EXPORT DEMOCRACY TRY HAVING IT AT HOME !
...must I remind you about ELECTION INTEGRITY ?
"Our only political party has two right wings, one called Republican, the other Democratic. But Henry Adams figured all that out back in the 1890s. 'We have a single system,' he wrote, and 'in that system the only question is the price at which the proletariat is to be bought and sold, the bread and circuses.'" : Gore Vidal - The Decline and Fall of the American Empire
at 12:01 on August 25th, 2008
Thanks for your comments. You must not watch NBC or MSNBC if that isn't left TV I am not sure what is. It is well known through internal surveys and analysis that the Main Stream Media is a left of center. Neither one of the the parties in America are Far right of Left. You will have extremists in all political thought but to be honest, President Bill Clinton was a moderate.
at 12:53 on August 25th, 2008
By the way....did demonstrators growl at the Fox news guys or put Elizabethian collars on them?
The Virgin Queen wearing a ruff.
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Bill G. (not verified)at 09:31 on August 26th, 2008
Even the most inbred Republican redneck knows that Murdock is a staunch conservative and has created Fox "News" to be pro-conservative and anti-liberal.