- One of their anchors repeatedly refered to Obama as being a "Half-rican", talking about his mixed heritage. The very idea that she should be able to take racial potshots at him is completely offensive to me. I thought that sort of name-calling went out of favor in the early 1960s when segregation ended.
- They questioned his patriotism repeatedly because he committed the grave offense of not wearing an American flag pin on his lapel, and apparently was seen not placing his hand over his heart during the Pledge of Allegiance. So Faux News began to spread stories that implied Obama isn't enough of a patriot to be president. Apparently they qualify candidates by who waves the biggest flag...
- Repeated emphasis of Obama's middle name, Hussein, to imply close ties with the Middle East. Guess if his middle name was Ivan they'd try to portray him as a Communist left over from the Cold War.
- The anchors at Faux News try to create an association with liberalism and anti-American sentiment by implying that liberals who work to change this country for the better are somehow trying to destroy this country. It's a good think that the founding fathers didn't think that way, otherwise we'd still be singing "God Save the Queen". The framers of our constitution didn't think that change for the better was a threat, so why should Faux News? Oh yeah, I forgot - they're heavily invested in protecting the status quo.
- The anchors at Faux News actually stated "Obama is not Jesus." Glad they got that one figured out, I didn't know there was ever any confusion between the two.
- They actually said that Obama sounded like Hitler. Like Hitler! They also said they didn't know why people get all excited when Obama speaks, and speculated that it was some sort of mass hysteria like that which happened when Hitler spoke. Funny, when the ideas go against their beliefs it's hysteria. Bet if there was such a massive outpouring of support for a conservative Republican candidate they wouldn't question the reasons why.
Here's some news that got swept under the rug in the midst of all of Faux News' Obama-bashing: McCain received an endorsement from televangelist Rick Paisley, whom he considers to be his spiritual advisor. Paisley was quoted as saying, "I do not believe our country can truly fulfill its divine purpose until we understand our historical conflict with Islam. I know that this statement sounds extreme, but I do not shrink from its implications. The fact is that America was founded, in part, with the intention of seeing this false religion destroyed..." Let's hope that McCain doesn't share the misguided belief that America's raison d'etre is the destruction of Islam.
And then there's Pastor John Hagee, whose endorsement John McCain was "honored" and "proud" to receive. Hagee says Katrina was God's punishment for homosexuality, Jews are to blame for anti-Semitism, and Catholicism is the "Whore of Babylon" and "a cult." Nice, huh? That sort of bigoted perspective is just what I want in a Commander in Chief.
If you wish to see these reports for yourself and make up your own mind about the biased reporting provided by Fox News, go to http://www.moveon.org/r?r=3495&id=12363-8890007-Q3dTV_&t=455 There is also a petition that MoveOn.org is going to distribute to the major news outlets asking them to stop parroting Fox News broadcasts and spreading Faux lies.
“You're not to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it.” - Malcolm X
Peace,
AuntieM
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