FOX

[tericared]

Dear Friends, Right now, Fox News is trying to paint Barack Obama as foreign, un-American, suspicious, and scary. They're trying to send Americans the message that our country's first viable Black candidate for President is not "one of us." I've joined on to ColorOfChange.org's campaign to push back on Fox, publicly demanding they stop their race-baiting and fear mongering. If that doesn't work, then we'll go to their advertisers and the FCC. I wanted to invite you to sign on as well. It takes only a moment: http://www.colorofchange.org/foxobama/?id=2215-518147 Here's what happened recently: After Senator Obama won the nomination, he and his wife gave each other a "pound" in front of the cameras. Fox anchor E.D. Hill called the act of celebration a "terrorist fist jab." Then last week, a Fox News on-screen graphic referred to Michelle Obama as "Obama's baby mama"--slang used to describe the unmarried mother of a man's child. It was a clear attempt to associate the Obamas with negative cultural stereotypes about Black people, an insult not only to Michelle Obama but to women and Black people everywhere. After each of the incidents mentioned, Fox issued some form of weak apology. But what does it mean when you slap someone in the face, apologize the next day, then slap them again on the third? It means the apology is meaningless. These aren't one-time incidents--they're part of a pattern that continues no matter how often Fox is forced to apologize. Fox has a clear record of attacking and undermining Black institutions, Black leaders, and Black people in general. If we don't push back now, we will see more of the same from now until November. Please join me in helping to bring an end to Fox's behavior. http://www.colorofchange.org/foxobama/?id=2215-518147 Thanks.

[practicingislam]

Jun. 21, 2008 at 9:45 PM asalamu alaikum sis sheesh nothing new they always keep trying to paint him as a muslim he is no way a muslim and far away from it  its ashame theres so much on the news we dont know that is happening its up to bureaucrats to say what we can and cant see

[RebelMa]

Jun. 21, 2008 at 10:57 PM Great Journal! thank you!!! I agree 100%!!

[ummu_moussa]

Jun. 21, 2008 at 11:36 PM  A "terrorist fist jab"???!!!  Now, I've heard everything! 

[SRiveroC]

Jun. 22, 2008 at 12:09 AM ugh faux news is garbage.

[zoekeevsmom]

Jun. 22, 2008 at 12:10 AM

Also I've noticed that they have tried to label B.O. as a Muslim, as if there is anything wrong with that.  I mentioned to my husband that Muslim and terrorists are NOT synonymous, as that it is like calling Christian extremists who murder in "the name of god" (not my God), Christian.  That has bothered me as much as the racial jabs. Shameful. 

Thank you for educating me on Islam so that I can share it with people. =)

Great journal.

[autodidact]

Jun. 22, 2008 at 2:43 AM Fox Noise sucks.

[Chaiteame]

Jun. 22, 2008 at 3:03 AM Ya Barack is a bacon eating, non praying to Mecca 5x's a day Muslim, he is just trying to throw us all of with all that non-Islamic behavior. Don't be fooled!! *rolleyes*

[Turquoise5]

Jun. 22, 2008 at 9:16 AM

FOX News is not news - it's Neo-Con commentary combined with unethical & immoral arrogance.

But at least it makes it easier to tell who the ignorant ones are, ie anyone who believes Fox News!

 

[rgh3angel]

Jun. 22, 2008 at 10:27 AM

Turquoise, that's my philosophy too! If there's anything Bush, his Administration and Faux News have taught us it's who the truly crazy, truly heartless, selfish people are. Sort of like that I'm stupid shirt I wish all morons would wear so I could see them coming.

 

[honeyrder]

Jun. 22, 2008 at 11:19 AM

If that were true, ED would not have been sacked. All she did was read it off of a teleprompter.

Still, there is something really wrong with obama. I just hope we never have to find out what it is.