Blackout of Blackwater? Fox News Reports on ACORN and Bow-gate instead
source: http://www.myrealpolitik.info/2009/11/blackout-of-blackwater-fox-news-reports-on-acorn-and-b...
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So when I woke up this morning, I flipped through the morning news cycle, and what did I find?
Fox News had a new ACORN video they wanted to break.
Really. I couldn't make this up. This story lasted nearly 10 minutes and there was no reporting on the Blackwater scandal.
There was not a single mention of Blackwater or Xe, the company's new name, at any point the day after the story broke, according to transcripts. In fact, according to reports, Fox News Sunday spent a considerable amount of time discussion a photo of President Obama bowing before Japanese Emperor Akihito while failing to mention the Blackwater story even once.
Conversely, Fox News Sunday spent a total of 18 minutes discussing the ACORN tapes after Fox News broke that story in September.
Glen Beck has spent no time discussing the Blackwater case, while dedicating countless hours to ACORN coverage over the course of a few months. This pattern is reflected throughout the network.
Blackwater, which has been paid $1.4 Billion by the U.S. government since 2004, was denied an operating license by the Iraq government in March of 2009 in light of mass public outcry against the group after the Nisur Square shootings.
From the New York Times:
"At midday on Sept. 16, 2007, a Blackwater convoy opened fire on Iraqi civilians in the crowded intersection, spraying automatic weapons fire in ways that investigators later claimed was indiscriminate, and even launching grenades into a nearby school. Seventeen Iraqis were killed and dozens more were wounded."
Now, four former employees have admitted that Gary Jackson, Blackwaters president at the time, approved a series of bribes totally $1 million- that's $1 million of American tax dollars- to be paid to Iraqi officials to keep them in good favor."
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Robert_Hart
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news flash to the libs, first give me video footage of the blackwater coruption, after all we have it on more than a dozen ACORN locations. Also be advised the hero's on trial for deffending themselves and US State Dept. officials which they swore to protect with their lives, were aquitted of all charges, read the 90 page report by the judge on why it was thrown out and maybe you'll see the corupt process of trying to destroy good mens lives by the DOJ. I served with the "evil" Donald Ball for nearly 4 years in the marines, he was without a doubt a man of honer, and a kindhearted person who loves his country and YOUR freedom to demonize him. i never saw such brutality out of him, and did here him talk of his disdain for those did have a lack of morals on the battlefield. Get the facts straight and give the men who defend you the benifit of the doubt every now and then. INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY. you libs should remeber that next time.
CONGATS TO DONALD BALL AND HIS TEAM, MY PRAYERS HAVE BEEN WITH YOU SINCE I HEARD, and will continue to be as you put your life back together...
- 2 years ago
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Robert_Hart
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Manu12
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It's absolutely disgusting the media ignore the private contractors. 18 soldiers have been electrocuted, many in the shower because of KBR shitty wiring. Blackwater has paid underaged hookers $1 to perform acts on it's soldiers. KBR members raped and locked up a female contractor for 34 hours.
It's total nonsense we ONLY look at Acorn.
- 2 years ago
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Manu12
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Conniepae
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Bow-gate -- How low can they go?
- 2 years ago
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Conniepae
