Media Matters: The press needs to hold Fox News accountable, because Rupert Murdoch refuses to | Media Matters for America furthers the liberal agenda. That's a myth started by the likes of Grover Norquist, and he has admitted that it's not true and was never true. REPLY
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by anitamurie (October 03, 2010 11:47 pm ET)
You're right no body on the right has a stitch of logic nor do they have any integrity left. Dems hav been screaming for comprehensive immigration reform. Teabagger Republicans have refused to consider any reform, including the Dream &ct which was once supported by some Republicans including John McCain and Lyndsey Grahm. Not one 2epublican has supported any immigration reform since the last election. FoxPac, the arm of the teabagger Republicans have made sure to stoke the flame of fear and ignarance regarding this issue and no Teabagger Republican wishing to win a Republican primary would dare go against it. REPLY
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by StPete (October 01, 2010 8:44 pm ET)
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Hold Fox News accountable for publicly showing it's stripes? Sure it's time to hold them responsible for destroying the public's trust in news. They're not alone but they've done the biggest job of screwing it up, and cheating Americans out of their trust of the news. In fact it's BEEN time to hold them accountable... ever since 2003, when Fox News appealed and won a court case claiming they have the right to lie to the public in news stories because they're protected by the First Amendment <http://tinyurl.com/2895z7t>. A circuit court in Florida ruled it's their right to lie to the public, and they continue to lie, twist and misinform under that freedom every single day. And for some reason our journalism schools, institutions, and all the other mostly trusted news providers in the nation just won't call them out. Not then and not now. There must be some "practical" reasons but I can't figure out the riddle... or maybe I just can't believe the answers I get when I do. Anyway, that's why I like and support watchdogs like Media Matters and FAIR, and why I pound away in these comment boxes. But I wish our current watch dogs would report on that lawsuit at least. After all these years I still believe news about that case alone would shake Fox News to its corporate knees. REPLY
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by leftofwhat (October 01, 2010 9:25 pm ET)
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Well put San Pedro.They lie to cover lies and when caught in a lie,deny it.They actually get away with it and destroy journalism daily. REPLY
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by jpeagle21 (October 01, 2010 9:47 pm ET)
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You do realize that your whole write-up was basically just a complaint about Fox not promoting a liberal viewpoint. You don't want non-biased news, you want liberal news. Guess what? Some people don't believe that global warming exists. If fox didn't report on it, who would? Guess what? Some people think illegal immigrants are a cancer in our society, not to mention the fact that they are criminals by definition. If fox didn't report on it, who would? Guess what? Some people actually support the Tea Party and believe in lower taxes and smaller government. If fox didn't do reports about the Tea Party that actually expressed their views instead of just suggesting that they are a bunch of crazy, old, racists, who would? Finally, who will hold MSNBC accountable for their obvious liberal biased personalities (Olbermann, Schultz, Maddow, & Matthews) not to mention their liberal-leaning "news" reports? You don't want to get rid of fox because they are "not fair", you want to get rid of fox because they are "not liberal."
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