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Fox anchors and reporters really don't like it when Madison protesters tell the truth: 'Fox News lies' | Crooks and Liars

source: http://crooksandliars.com/david-neiwert/fox-anchors-and-reporters-really-don

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And just maybe FOX news is taking a big viewership decline because of their obvious bias.

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Bill O'Reilly already laid down the law at Fox -- namely, that protesters chanting "Fox News Lies" are obviously a bunch of hatemongers trying to shut down other voices. And so that was the storyline all weekend whenever Fox reporters tried to do live broadcasts from the Madison protests.

This mainly involved correspondent Mike Tobin and weekend lamestain anchor Gregg Jarrett, who could barely contain themselves over the supposed "incivility" of the Madison protests. When the chant went up Saturday, Tobin tried to minimize them:

TOBIN: Now, once again, they're chanting about Fox News -- which as we all know is really a diversion from what's going on here.

Jarrett then went on to cite a phony Rasmussen poll supposedly showing most respondents disapproving of the legislators staying out of town to fight Gov. Scott Walker's union-busting schemes -- without mentioning, of course, the polls showing strong public disapproval for Walker's actions as well.

Gee, we wonder why the crowds were chanting as they were.

It continued Sunday:

TOBIN: And you can still hear the passion of the crowds. The heckling is starting up again, the hate that you get from these demonstrators. You can see it in their faces. You can see the passion. But they all come back to the same thing every time.

I was getting the business from a teacher yesterday -- there he goes, he wants to shut down the communication. A teacher was giving me the business yesterday, and the teacher told me she hates me, because it makes her feel good. That's the situation out here, Gregg.

JARRETT: You know, Mike, I hate to put you into this situation, because you're being surrounded there, and yeah, you're being heckled, and there is profanity and vulgarity.

TOBIN: That guy just hit me.

JARRETT: Go ahead.

TOBIN: Ah, that guy just hit me. So to just let you know.

JARRETT: All right. But -- but -- you know -- why do they express such vitriol toward the media?

Memo to Jarrett: Fox News is neither synonymous with nor really even representative of "the media", especially as far as this crowd is concerned. Because the folks in Madison know -- and are giving voice to -- an important truth: Fox News is not a news organization, it is a propaganda organ.
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167 comments // Fox anchors and reporters really don't like it when Madison protesters tell the truth: 'Fox News lies' | Crooks and Liars

  • mbrown83
    • 0
      mbrown83  

    • big ups to the folks in madison fox news is fox news they tell lies,they distort the truth and they are cheerleaders for the GOP.

    • 1 year ago
  • fjt805
  • Preston_Vilkas
  • fjt805
  • Varex_Sythe
    • +1
      Varex_Sythe  

    • I can just imagine what was going through the guys head when he was on camera...

      "Holy shit, I thought we got some tea party guys to pretend to be the union, but these people think for themselves! BAIL! BAIL! ABANDON SHIP! Holy mother of God we're trapped! Crap, we're going to be recording soon... SHIT SHIT! We have to use this! These people are reasonable people who think for themselves! Please don't shiv me on live TV!"

    • 1 year ago
  • kennymotown
  • Richie_LHS
  • kirby_101
  • espressobeans
  • twinite
    • +5
      twinite  

    • The wonderful people of Wisconsin's plight deserves to be honestly reported on so that their fellow Americans will know what they are fighting for....not some distorted view from a Faux lens committed on by a bought and paid for reporter....

    • 1 year ago
  • kennymotown
    • +5
      kennymotown  

    • I used too think most reasonable people thought like me! Cause you see I'm the most reasonable person I know. But as the years went by and the more people I have met, has showed me that there is quite a gap in what to me is considered reasonable. I have even gone so far as in talking to people about their political positions face to face on numerous occasions. Being of sound mind and a sense of humor I have concluded there are a lot of nutty people out there, and how they got nutty could be, because of a lot of factors. You have too remember most people work in a small business environment and inter-react with co workers every day and probably a boss. Who knows what influence these people have been under for 8 or 10 hours a day. In my driving experience and customer relations in delivering to various places of business I found a certain percentage of these businesses had a right wing talker on the radio. Every once in a while since I got too know quite a few of these individuals it dawned on me that they were forced to listen to it and agree probably too keep a job. These days are getting stranger all the time, compassion for your fellow man is getting squeezed to the breaking point. Still talking with people you meet does sort of let them know your the most reasonable person they have ever meet!

    • 1 year ago
  • totally_dilapidated
  • kennymotown
    • +2
      kennymotown  
    • totally_dilapidated:

      I know it usually was a pretty weird experience when walking into a business that had the radio on to the right. I felt sorry for a great number of people who had to listen to that crap. Don't get me wrong but many people knew where I stood and would come up too me and say don't worry I'm not with them. Don't ever forget we have the numbers on our side and we are winning them over every day!

    • 1 year ago
  • unutterably_beautiful
  • kennymotown
  • noxidereus
    • +2
      noxidereus  

    • I hope Fox's decision to lie and deceive the working-class backfires on them and ends up being a fatal decision causing Fox News to fade into oblivion.

    • 1 year ago
  • sharin
    • +3
      sharin  

    • perhaps fixed news is depending on their viewers not checking out any other networks re the Madison protests. All other reporters are getting cheers and positive input. The fake reporters of fixed are getting more and more desperate to prove their slanted story

    • 1 year ago
  • Colin_McCabe
    • +7
      Colin_McCabe  

    • Next thing Fox News will be pumping out is that the Wisconsin protesters are linked to al-Qaeda and they're giving our people hallucinogenic pills.

    • 1 year ago
  • sharin
  • Colin_McCabe
  • United_Federation_of_legalize_weed
  • twinite
  • KSirys
  • Seauvan
    • +4
      Seauvan  

    • "Fox News is not a news organization, it is a propaganda organ." Since when is Fox's anus an organ? ;-P (Oh, think about it!)

    • 1 year ago
  • andreii
  • Ophiuchus
    • +3
      Ophiuchus  

    • Hey Fox, the Kock dealer just called you. Stay close to your phone Fox, or your dealer is going to say you are a Communist!

    • 1 year ago
  • Dave_Root
  • Dave_Root
  • Molotov
  • bundlebear
  • chew_chew
    • +1
      chew_chew  
    • bundlebear:

      Not that way on my page, bundlebear. I am getting most recent at the top, unless it is a response to a previous post. In which case, it shows under the post it was a response to. This is a response to your post, so it should show under yours, I think.

      Let's see. :-)

    • 1 year ago
  • timetide
  • bundlebear
  • FLeggplant
    • +11
      FLeggplant  

    • OMG! That guy just hit me with the truth!
      Please someone HELP! Am I bleeding?
      Take me to the Emergency room. No, wait! Get me a bandage.
      OMG! The truth Hurts!...Oweee!... Sniff, sniff.

      Talk about melodramatics. I've seem better acting at a flea circus.

    • 1 year ago
  • kennymotown
  • noexcuses
  • noexcuses
    • +3
      noexcuses  

    • What is the problem with expressing hate towards certain people and institutions that have no regard for the truth especially when their motives are to enrich themselves and there cronies by any means possible.

    • 1 year ago
  • cmdinc
    • -18
      cmdinc  

    • a decision that should make some of you happy...this is my last post. The left is such of arrogant bunch of aholes that only can see to they end of their own nose. To disagree is fine but to be condesending of others famies is over the line. In the last couple years on this site i have tried to understand the opposite point of view, may not agree, but have tried to be civil...not the same from the leftards..if you don't agree with us we will piss on you...

      go to hell

    • 1 year ago
  • August_K
    • +9
      August_K  
    • cmdinc:

      "In the last couple years on this site i have tried to understand the opposite point of view"

      What's to understand? You either side with Corporate control of our government or you side with
      struggling Americans who have seen their incomes drastically decline while corporations, bankers and wall street are seeing record profits.

    • 1 year ago
  • kennymotown
    • +9
      kennymotown  
    • cmdinc:

      That decision is yours and yours alone, I hope your not serious! For the sake of arguments, I wish I had a dollar for every hate comment I have received over my time on current. Doctors orders......take two more beers and chill! Current is I have to admit more one sided but when looking around the web, that's not unusual. When you enter the discussion of a topic that is revealing the untruths of one of the nations largest supposedly News organizations come armed with truth rather than denial. I truly hope you are not going to quit on us, decent is important and most of the time I think your pretty level headed!

    • 1 year ago
  • Dave_Root
  • alienator
  • mapczar
    • 0
      mapczar  
    • cmdinc:

      So you end your last remark with an insult. Looks like a bit of transference.

      I absolutely agree that insults are not productive we see it on both sides. I would like to see less from the left as it adds nothing to the debate. However that said, I do see much from the right in here and on every other site. When you lead from the premise of Democrat, Lefty, Socialist or Communist or what ever genetic source you imply then:

      A. That source is 100% bad with no redeeming ideas and

      B. Some random statement from someone of the left makes them one and therefor evil or some such nonsense.

      You used the phrase "The left is such of arrogant bunch of aholes that only can see to they end of their own nose" This is full of prejudged assumptions. ... all of the left? Define and demonstrate arrogant. ... aholes -- nice and civil term right? How is this sentence not condescending? You should have taken the high road and given some evidence why you are leaving instead of invectives.

      So when you land on your next blog, do us a favor please. Step back and look at what the right is writing as well as the left. Are they condescending, insulting and emotional or do they present a well reasoned and factual argument? You should ask yourself if you were in fact adding to the debate with facts and well reasoned argument or just making assumptions and letting your fears and emotions rule?

      If it was the former, then I am sad to see you leave. I love a good debate. If you were more of the latter -- just as you claim ALL the left is, then I am glad you are going. You have nothing to contribute but slander and hateful emotions.

      Come back with a good argument anytime.

    • 1 year ago
  • mapczar
    • 0
      mapczar  
    • Dave_Root:

      This is not helpful and is exactly what I see most of the right doing. It's not an argument. We have the logic and facts on our side -- us them and leave the hateful comments behind.

    • 1 year ago
  • noxidereus
    • +1
      noxidereus  
    • cmdinc:

      It is dishonest to imply that insults only come from the left. This is obviously false. It is also worth noting that after such an implication, your final words are "go to hell". Thanks for that, for in doing so you have invalidated your own argument.

      Exit stage right, cmdinc.

    • 1 year ago
  • mitekillem
    • +1
      mitekillem  
    • cmdinc:

      "have tried to be civil...not the same from the leftards"

      Yes, i can see how the statement you made is quite civil, and doesn't make you a hypocrite in any way. :/

    • 1 year ago
  • chasingame
    • +13
      chasingame  

    • According to Fox when it's the t-baggers chanting at a town hall it's "just people voicing their opinion". When Joe Wilson yelled out "you lie" at the president during a speech they said in an interview with him "[He] spoke out. It was an emotional moment".

      But, according to Fox and friends these Americans are "obviously a bunch of hatemongers trying to shut down other voices".

      Well.... Not sure what to say but...... FUCK YOU FOX.

    • 1 year ago
  • August_K
  • jennilamb007
  • alienator
  • Warren_Merrill
    • -3
      Warren_Merrill  

    • There were people interferring and sticking their signs in the way of the reporter and the camera man trying to do their jobs. I'll bet someone bumped into the reporter. I doubt it was with intent to injure him. But without the video it's not provable. It would be possible block the camera and hit the reporter. But without evidence it's a non story.

    • 1 year ago
  • August_K
    • +13
      August_K  

    • This is still one of my favorites. Jon Stewart points out that the guy they were demonizing for weeks.....the mystery WTC mosque funder who also supposedly funds terrorists....... is none other than Murdoch's partner and is the biggest shareholder in News Corp next to Murdoch.
      Basically they were demonizing one of their own bosses........

      While it was funny to watch Stewart expose them.....it goes to show how
      they distort the truth, push their hate and fear mongering agenda and deliberately create trash tabloid stories for RATINGS and PROFITS.

      http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-august-23-2010/the-parent-company-trap

    • 1 year ago
  • andreii
  • August_K
    • +2
      August_K  
    • andreii:

      You're most welcome andreii!
      It's very typical of what Fox does.

      I hope that the "fox lies" chants at the WI protests make some of their viewers ask themselves why would people be saying that.

    • 1 year ago
  • dreamsenvoy
  • kennymotown
  • August_K
    • +7
      August_K  
    • kennymotown:

      Snippets from the article....

      "Everyone has already blogged on the forthcoming poll from the Dem firm Public Policy Polling, which finds major buyer's remorse in Wisconsin, with voters saying they'd support Scott Walker's opponent by 52-45 if they could hold a do-over election."

      "Only 3% of the Republicans we surveyed said they voted for Barrett last fall but now 10% say they would if they could do it over again.

      This is a Dem poll, but this finding -- that Republicans are turning on Walker -- is echoed by Gallup. Last week Gallup's national poll found that a startling 41 percent of Republicans oppose Walker's plan to roll back public employee bargaining rights."

      Support for Walker is fading......within his own party and former voters. NICE!

    • 1 year ago
  • kennymotown
  • Leen61
  • COMMONSENSEFORCOMMONGOOD_COM
  • Nephwrack
  • kennymotown
  • August_K
  • mapczar
    • +1
      mapczar  
    • August_K:

      Not sure if allowed by the Wisconsin constitution but they might consider a recall based on his remarks to the faux David Koch. For a Governor to even consider injecting ruffians into a peaceful crowd shows little concern for the welfare of the citizens -- both protestor and law enforcement. Someone who thinks that way does not deserve to be Governor. We have to stop looking at politics as a win-lose paradigm like a sporting event and instead see public policy through the lens of right-wrong.

      If a recall is not allowed, they can do one anyway to make the point. This will send a message to other Governors who are starting to make the same noise in their state. Authoritarian rule only works if the people comply.

    • 1 year ago
  • Randolph_Greer
    • +8
      Randolph_Greer  

    • I am not for silencing Fox News . In fact , if Fox did not exist , I think wise liberals and Progressives would advocate that it be created . It is a perfect caricature of itself . It is like watching a Saturday night live skit mocking the news . Now admittedly , fox has gathered a substantial audience in the past . But as time goes on , no propaganda machine can ever truly be effective . This is because the truth may be slow off the mark , but it always comes from behind to win .

    • 1 year ago
  • COMMONSENSEFORCOMMONGOOD_COM
  • maxjunk
  • chief_longhair
  • Schnookums
    • +8
      Schnookums  

    • We should all chip in and get Gregg Jarrett a plane ticket to Libya so he can see what "incivility" protests looks like.......you know, just for comparison :)

    • 1 year ago
  • cmdinc
  • kennymotown
  • cmdinc
  • kennymotown
  • Schnookums
    • +8
      Schnookums  
    • cmdinc:

      Here's what I see:

      Fox's average daily viewership last week was 1.361 million whereas everyone else with a little bit more fairness and balance came in collectively at 1.512 million

      Even the prime-time slot at 8pm when 3.531 million people are watching O'Reilly, 2.605 million are still watching something else saner.

      Thankfully even with a max audience at 8pm weeknights, Foxed News' viewers only comprise approximately 1% of all Americans.

      I guess that's how I see that cookie crumbling.....

    • 1 year ago
  • kennymotown
  • August_K
    • +1
      August_K  
    • cmdinc:

      All the stories about the WI protests, Walker's agenda to bust the Unions and the Koch's involvement are just opinion?

      No, I believe they uncovered the ugly stuff going on in the background and they were FACT filled articles....simply put.......facts are indisputable.

    • 1 year ago
  • August_K
  • SFirman
    • +3
      SFirman  
    • cmdinc:

      When Keith goes on the air he may top Fox ratings. He won't have anyone telling him what to discuss. Of coarse he won't have the losers following him like Fox.

    • 1 year ago
  • SFirman
  • August_K
    • +2
      August_K  
    • SFirman:

      The fact that Walker wouldn't take calls from Liberals but he took a call from a "fake" David Koch and spilled the beans about his real agenda.

      The fact that the Unions agreed to make concessions but Walker said NO!

      The fact that Walker had given big tax cuts to special interest groups last month and then tried to claim it was the teachers unions who were causing the budget deficit.

      The fact that Walker has the selling of WI public utilities buried in his budget with no legislative or public discussion allowed and no-bidding. Only Walker gets to decide.
      And Koch Industries just happens to be in the Energy Biz.....coincidence?
      One article even stated that the Koch's placed a job ad for an Energy company manager with 15 years experience....
      job location.....Wisconsin!

      And if you missed the part about how much the Koch's and their PAC's and front groups put into getting Walker elected.....that story is ALL over the media.
      Between the direct donations, front groups and the money poured into attack ads...it was over 5 Million.

      The fact that a tea party group bused in people to support Walker.
      The group.......Americans for Prosperity......it was either started by or is heavily funded by the Koch's. They have their hands in so many think tanks, PAC's and front groups it hard to keep track.

      The Koch's aren't just messing with WI.......they are pushing their weight around in Congress.

      Koch brothers now at heart of GOP power
      http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-koch-brothers-20110206,0,16...

      If you want more Facts....please do let me know.
      I have dozens of links to stories about the Koch's.....their history isn't pretty.

      Almost forgot this one......it's a biggie and will effect every election in our country from now on.
      The Citizens United decision....... should have been called Corporations United.
      http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/24/opinion/24dowd.html?src=me&ref=general

      "Thomas and Scalia have flouted ethics rules by attending seminars sponsored by Koch Industries, an energy and manufacturing conglomerate run by billionaire brothers that has donated more than $100 million to far-right causes.
      The 5-to-4 Citizens United decision last January gave corporations, foreign contributors, unions, Big Energy, Big Oil and superrich conservatives a green light to surreptitiously funnel in as much money as they want, whenever they want to elect or unelect candidates. As if that weren’t enough to breed corruption, Thomas was the only justice — in a rare case of detaching his hip from Antonin Scalia’s — to write a separate opinion calling for an end to donor disclosures."

    • 1 year ago
  • noxidereus
    • +1
      noxidereus  
    • cmdinc:

      Your argument boils down to: More people watch Fox than other cable news networks, therefore Fox does not lie or distort the truth. This is an obvious non-sequitur. Your conclusion does not follow logically from what preceded it.

      Ratings are not a measure of truth.

      My parents watch Fox to laugh at them. They have entertaining shows, if you view it as a comedy channel.

    • 1 year ago
  • mitekillem
  • SFirman
    • +1
      SFirman  
    • August_K:

      I believe everything you say about Koch brothers.I don't need any more facts. You did well.I'm not sure what I wrote to make you believe different. I am against Citizens united, Justice Thomas.I am fully against Walker. My Gov. in Ohio is following him to take rights away from public workers.As far as I know I commented that Fox may lose some of there ratings when Keith goes on air. he has quite a following. There are no facts on this as he is not on air yet and takes time to build on a new show, but had million on MSNBC.

    • 1 year ago
  • freckles50
  • iowawashington
  • Milieu
    • +4
      Milieu  

    • Faux Does Not Lie. They simply report the events the way that Rupert, Oligarchs, and Republic Syndicate want it reported.

      Not lie. Just leaving "Wiggle Room."

    • 1 year ago
  • evilchopsuey
    • +8
      evilchopsuey  

    • I read foxnews.com ... some one once said " Know your enemy and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster.”, so I like to keep up with what bullshit they feed the sheeple... These people need to be stopped , whats worse is my own fuggin grandma is convinced that if she doesn't vote republican on everything she will be murdered next time she goes to the hospital and that the only safe way to the voting polls is on a republican bus ( I live in Florida..so yes they go to the old folks home and pick'em alllll up and bring'em to the polls ...AFTER Glenn Beck of course) or the black panthers will savagely beat her ... no lie...this is how a 71 year old republican woman thinks...and there is alot of them here in the sunshine state

    • 1 year ago
  • kennymotown
  • August_K
    • +3
      August_K  
    • evilchopsuey:

      That must be why they elected Rich Scott to be Governor. Fear!
      Weren't they paying attention when Scott's Insurance company was caught defrauding Medicare out of Billions?

      Oh wait....... they must have missed that news because Fox didn't want them to know about it.
      Please show that to your grandma and ask what she thinks about it!

    • 1 year ago
  • tophdogguc
  • SFirman
  • kennymotown
  • BenjaminDover
    • +4
      BenjaminDover  

    • Where's the video? They had a camera right on the guy who said he was hit and they didn't show it?
      Uncle ruppert should fire the whole bunch of them for not playing the tape of him being hit on a loop 24 hrs. Or he's full of shit.

    • 1 year ago
  • kennymotown
  • jennilamb007
    • +1
      jennilamb007  
    • BenjaminDover:

      Thank you. I want to know that as well. Where is the video of this supposed assault? What, is he feeling left out? He probably got nudged by someone trying to walk past him and suddenly we are going to blow it all out of proportion. I guess that is what Faux does best though, making things up and stretching it out until it is unrecognizable as anything resembling the truth.

    • 1 year ago
  • gypsysailor
  • figgdimension
  • milojacks
    • +11
      milojacks  

    • How weak does a person have to be to refer to grade school teachers as "Thugs"? I've been to these protests from the start and have not seen a single incident of violence or intimidation over the past two weeks.

    • 1 year ago
  • kennymotown
  • cmdinc
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