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FOX News Charged With Racism

July 24th, 2008 • Richard Cochrane
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The crowd of some 150 people wielded a petition with more than 600,000 signatures objecting to news coverage by Fox they claim is racists gathered in front of Fox News Channel in New York City led by activist groups MoveOn.org and ColorOfChange.org, protesters cited incidents on Fox including an on-screen graphic calling Michelle Obama “Obama’s baby mama” and a pundit who confused Obama with Osama bin Laden and joked they should both be assassinated.

A clearly upset Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL) took up the chant Wednesday calling FNC racists but refusing to cite incidences when a FOX reporter bearded him at his Maryland home. FNC has exposed Wexler for claiming a room in his mother’s Florida home is his principle residence to run for office although he has a home in Maryland where his wife and children live. Congressmen are NOT required to be a resident of the district they are elected into and because they receive a stipends for a Washington DC area home often defacto become local Washington DC residents. But, such carpet bagging is viewed as hypocritical by voters.

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  1. Comment by Jason Blanchard on 24 July 2008:

    Dan Rather called him Osama too…. if you watch the video it’s amazing. No one even flinched, much less corrected him.
    http://www.dailykos.com/comments/2008/7/18/8401/80330/119#c119

    Jason Blanchards last blog post..American Physical Society opens AGW debate

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