Fox News Propaganda Causes Another Person to Unjustly Lose Their Job - Polidicks

[url=http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2010/07/the_lone_holdout.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Talking-Points-Memo+%28Talking+Points+Memo:+by+Joshua+Micah+Marshall%29]In other news, Shep Smith continues to be the best anchor at Fox[/url]

[QUOTE=RBM11;23526596]Here's a better summary of what happened: Tea Party blasted by NAACP for not ousting the racists within their ranks (they exist, I know it's not a racist organization but many members are) Breitbart posts a 4 minute clip on youtube from a 40 minute speech from an NAACP freedom funds dinner about overcoming racism. Basically the woman in question, Shirley Sherrod, had suffered real racism. Her father was killed by the KKK. This caused her to have a biased outlook on white people in general for much of the 80's where she campaigned for black farmer's rights. One day in 1986, a white farmer came in asking her for help. This is where the edited video begins. She was talking about how, because of her prejudice, dismissed him as acting "superior" and thinking that he was part of the problem She was considering not helping him. This is where the edited video end. She followed by saying this is where she realized it wasn't about race, it was about wealth. That white people weren't better off for their race, but that rich people in general are better off. Fox posts edited video, pundits comment on it, etc. It's basically a "see look! The NAACP is racist too! Look at them! How dare they come after the Tea Party." Other news networks put the video up, probably because it does indeed appear to be video evidence. You can't really "photoshop" a video and the video itself contains no commentary or noticeable edits. Shirley Sherrod receives notice from her boss that she is on leave from her job for her "racism" and that racism is not tolerated. USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack ended up forcing her to resign. NAACP condemns Sherrod's actions claiming they don't tolerate discrimination in any form. Note that the last few points occur within a few hours of each other. The unedited video surfaces, Vilsack says he will conduct an investigation. Fox spins this as the Obama administration overreacting, despite the fact that they posted the edited youtube video as a valid source. Also around this time, the white farmers in questions appear on CNN and voice their support. If you want to read a summary of events, go here: [URL]http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3330251&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=1[/URL] They have several pages and basically say what I've said here, only better. They pulled this same shit with the undercover ACORN videos thing.[/QUOTE] Please for the love of god read this, he's dead on. ThIs is a perfect example of something created out of nothing just for political leverage. How disgusting.

When was she fired again? And when did Fox report on the original edited videos? I just want to make sure I have the timeline correct.

RBM11 pretty much nailed it

[QUOTE=Glaber;23552859]When was she fired again? And when did Fox report on the original edited videos? I just want to make sure I have the timeline correct.[/QUOTE] [URL]http://mediamatters.org/research/201007220004[/URL] Of course you probably won't trust the source but it's the best I could find. Of course mediamatters is biased against conservatives as their entire website is based on posting lies on Fox. However, this bias against conservatives does not mean they do not post factual data. I wish they targeted liberal news for inaccuracies too but much less of it comes from the left in the present. [URL]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/22/keith-olbermann-blasts-fo_n_655553.html[/URL] Also here's Olbermann blasting both the right for posting the video as truth and subsequently spinning it and blasting the NAACP and government for overreacting. He also calls on Obama to quit acting like a neutral pussy and actually get things done. Keep in mind I never watch cable news or even Olbermann but this is a great video. [URL]http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2010/07/22/ac.sherrod.case.cnn?hpt=T1[/URL] Here's Anderson Cooper talking about it. Another great video. The Republicans are fighting tooth and nail to pretty much filibuster everything in Congress that Obama supports but the Democrats are being big fat pussies and trying to get their support. The Republicans never wanted bipartisanship, they just launched an all out propaganda campaign full of half-truths and outright lies to get the retard masses to support them. They don't want anything about the Obama administration or the current session of Congress to be successful, even if it means being part of the problem themselves. They want to do this so they can claim the Democrats did it themselves even though the Republicans actively opposed bipartisanship. Edit: One day I'm going to write an essay on why Fox News is destroying the country with lies and half-truths backed up with pictures and data. Fun Fact: Any television news station is legally allowed to lie and distort the truth as it sees fit because of a legal case involving an incident where, not surprisingly, Fox pressured a journalist to lie. GG Fox [URL]http://ceasespin.org/ceasespin_blog/ceasespin_blogger_files/fox_news_gets_okay_to_misinform_public.html[/URL] "Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty" "Printing presses shall be free except as to false facts published maliciously either to injure the reputation of another (whether followed by pecuniary damages or not) or to expose him to the punishment of the law." - Thomas Jefferson

[url=http://mediamatters.org/research/201007220054]And Beck is now blaming it on obama[/url] woooo

[QUOTE=Lambeth;23556663][URL="http://mediamatters.org/research/201007220054"]And Beck is now blaming it on obama[/URL] woooo[/QUOTE] I've never read 1984 but I've read about how the guy changes the focus of his speech from "we've always been at war with Eurasia" to "we've always been at war with Eastasia" in the same exact speech and the masses accept it unquestionably. This situation is pretty much that. Fun Fact: There's a psychological phenomenon called the [URL="http://www-personal.umich.edu/%7Ebnyhan/nyhan-reifler.pdf"]backfire effect[/URL]. It basically says that when people are presented with facts contradicting one of their views, they are more likely to believe the old view. The study above shows that people are more likely to believe an old, contradicted news story than the factual new story they literally [I]just read[/I]. They read them back to back! Another fun fact? It only affects conservatives and independents. This is also regardless of the source. [URL]http://motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2008/09/backfire-effect[/URL] News article on the phenomenon. [editline]12:53AM[/editline] Of course I'm well aware that I am merely reinforcing the conservative's deluded beliefs by posting the fact that facts reinforce conservatives deluded beliefs. Isn't psychology fun?

Glaber, how the fuck can you defend this?

[QUOTE=HumanAbyss;23557032]Glaber, how the fuck can you defend this?[/QUOTE] Because facts against him only make his delusions stronger. Read the study I posted.

Something isn't adding up still. I mean who was the source that provided the pre-edited videos to brightbart in the first place? also, MSNBC, calling out FOX on perversion of journalism? (huffingtonpost link) Paahaahahahahaahh. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black there. Edit: misspelled the news station

Breitbart hasn't revealed his source

[QUOTE=Glaber;23569393]Something isn't adding up still. I mean who was the source that provided the pre-edited videos to brightbart in the first place? also, MSNBS, calling out FOX on perversion of journalism? (huffingtonpost link) Paahaahahahahaahh. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black there.[/QUOTE] Did you watch the video?

MSNBC isn't nearly as bad as FOX

In progress: comment 1, time 2:08 : "...that the real truth will also appear at the same lightning speed..." Yeh, and how often do we hear that part? Comment 2 time 2:19 : perpetual What now? Somebody get this guy a doctor, he seems to have a case of MSLSD. Comment 3 time 3:07 : Assassinated by Fox?! You participated it it too you scumbag! Comment 4 time 3:35 : It's official, this is a Left wing station. Comment 5: is this thing on youtube? I'm having a hard time rewinding. comment 6 time 4:01: her words appeared exactly as they did in the edits as they were in the full video. (I feel like this is a torture segment) comment 7 time 4:16 : get on with it! Geese, it's like I'm watching Nega-Fox. comment 8 time 6:34 :What? comment 9 time 7:06 :moving on to Obama now, and ... comment 10 time 8:29 :...now he's complaining about the right wing and how Obama is bending over for them. What in the world is he on? comment 11 time 8:58 :and now he's playing the race card! (idiot) comment 12 time 9:55 :Complaining about Obama's "neutrality". comment 13 time 10:11 :You do know he is a communist, right? (Van Jones) comment 14 time 11:00 :now he's issuing an apology to Sherrod comment 15 time end of video : Excuse me, I think I have to throw up.

[QUOTE=Glaber;23529405]She is wrong on a few things though. Now is not the time to become a homeowner because of Obama. [/QUOTE] the video was made years ago man

Glaber is the only person that is this dumb.

[QUOTE=Glaber;23569393]Something isn't adding up still. I mean who was the source that provided the pre-edited videos to brightbart in the first place? also, MSNBC, calling out FOX on perversion of journalism? (huffingtonpost link) Paahaahahahahaahh. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black there. Edit: misspelled the news station[/QUOTE] everything DOES add up you prat, you're just too brainwashed to pay attention Glaber can't point out one problem with MSNBC or Huffingtonpost. I can point out a 100 for Fox oh you empty headed little furry. [editline]01:00AM[/editline] [QUOTE=Glaber;23570990]In progress: comment 1, time 2:08 : "...that the real truth will also appear at the same lightning speed..." Yeh, and how often do we hear that part? Comment 2 time 2:19 : perpetual What now? Somebody get this guy a doctor, he seems to have a case of MSLSD. Comment 3 time 3:07 : Assassinated by Fox?! You participated it it too you scumbag! Comment 4 time 3:35 : It's official, this is a Left wing station. Comment 5: is this thing on youtube? I'm having a hard time rewinding. comment 6 time 4:01: her words appeared exactly as they did in the edits as they were in the full video. (I feel like this is a torture segment) comment 7 time 4:16 : get on with it! Geese, it's like I'm watching Nega-Fox. comment 8 time 6:34 :What? comment 9 time 7:06 :moving on to Obama now, and ... comment 10 time 8:29 :...now he's complaining about the right wing and how Obama is bending over for them. What in the world is he on? comment 11 time 8:58 :and now he's playing the race card! (idiot) comment 12 time 9:55 :Complaining about Obama's "neutrality". comment 13 time 10:11 :You do know he is a communist, right? (Van Jones) comment 14 time 11:00 :now he's issuing an apology to Sherrod comment 15 time end of video : Excuse me, I think I have to throw up.[/QUOTE] that was a whole lot of idiocy. Van Jones is not a fucking communist. He was... like 30 years ago.

[QUOTE=Warhol;23576719]everything DOES add up you prat, you're just too brainwashed to pay attention Glaber can't point out one problem with MSNBC or Huffingtonpost. I can point out a 100 for Fox oh you empty headed little furry. [editline]01:00AM[/editline] that was a whole lot of idiocy. Van Jones is not a fucking communist. He was... like 30 years ago.[/QUOTE] Psh everyone knows that if you did something in the past, you can never redeem yourself...except if you're conservative. Junkie Rush and traitors North and Liddy still are idolized by Republicans.