Stewart: FOX Failed To Mention Co-Owner Is One They Accuse Of 'Terror Funding'
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[quote]Jon Stewart continued his coverage of the 'Ground Zero Mosque' debate last night, focusing on Fox News' incongruities harder than he ever has. In a segment called "The Parent Company Trap," Stewart shared with his viewers how Fox News' plan to "follow the money" from mosque builder Imam Rauf to terrorists will be a tricky one because it leads right back to Fox News.
Stewart showed clips from his show last week, in which he mocked Fox News for playing a dangerous game of association based on speculation, and wherein Fox continued to mention a nameless man with ties to Imam Rauf through the "Kingdom Foundation." It turns out the man they are referring to but never name is Saudi prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, one of the biggest shareholders of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.
Showing a photo of the prince shaking hands with Rupet Murdoch, Stewart exclaimed, "That's right, the guy they're painting as a sinister money force OWNS Fox News." Stewart then used Fox's own logic to explain how the "terror mosque" is funded by Prince Alwaleed, despite being a co-owner of Fox News, and therefore funding terrorism. So, using their logic, Stewart said, "If we want to cut off funding to the terror mosque, we must, together as a nation, stop watching Fox."
But with this new information, one thing is now uncertain. Did Fox actually not know the name of the Kingdom Foundation leader or that he is a News Corp investor? Or did they, as Stewart said, "purposefully cover it up because it didn't help their fear-driven narrative?"
Stewart turned to John Oliver and Wyatt Cynac to figure out whether Fox is, in fact, evil or stupid?[/quote]
(Video clip in source btw)
SOURCE: [url]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/23/stewart-fox-prince-alwaleed_n_692234.html[/url]
[quote][B]Stewart turned to John Oliver and Wyatt Cynac to figure out whether Fox is, in fact, evil or stupid?[/B][/quote]
Probable answer: Both
[quote]"If we want to cut off funding to the terror mosque, we must, together as a nation, stop watching Fox."[/quote]
I agree.
Wow, I knew Fox were douchebags...but EVIL?
Wow, I actually hope this is true. Let's drop the bastards.
What a Twist!
lol Fox is so stupid
This is the kind of thing that shows how invaluable a comedian is.
Fox being dishonest assholes to make their own twisted, ignorant, bigoted ideas look better? Not surprised.
The plot thickens.
It appears fox has been, shall we say, outfoxed.
And this is why John Stewart is the most reliable source of news in America
[QUOTE=Sparkwire;24332995]I agree.[/QUOTE]
If we don't want to cut funding to the community center then, we must, together as a forum, stop watching Fox.
what does Prince Alwaleed say on this?
I love Jon Stewart
He does a great job calling out the morons without coming across as an ass (most of the time)
First Jon Stewart show to me and I am already loving it.
in other news the sun rose as expected this morning
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