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Fox's "call to arms" "alert" highlights Jon Voight's piece asking people to attend anti-reform rally

March 18, 2010 7:51 pm ET by Media Matters staff

From the Fox Nation (accessed on March 18):

Previously:

GOP campaign arm: Fox's anti-reform activism in overdrive

Activist Beck calls on viewers to "camp out if you have to" for planned rally opposing health care

Beck's promotion of King's anti-health care reform protest latest example of Fox News activism

Morris again directs people to "make phone calls and give donations" to "fight what Pelosi's doing in the House"

More Fox campaigning: Fox Nation promotes Fox contributor Palin's call to attend anti-health reform Code Red Rally

Campaign arm: Fox's Huckabee urges viewers to "call, email, write" Congress to oppose health care reform bill

Media Matters: Fox News: "Voice of the opposition" on health care reform

Tags: Fox Nation

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    • Author by John Paradox (March 18, 2010 8:31 pm ET)
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      I always think of Voight from Midnight Cowboy, his hit movie. However, in the movie, he only played a prostitute.
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      • Author by MickD (March 18, 2010 9:27 pm ET)
           
        "Everybody's talking at me, I don't hear a word they're saying..."

        All the teabaggers with Jon.
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    • Author by The_Cat (March 18, 2010 8:46 pm ET)
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      The comments posted at FoxNation are of the 'this time we're bringing guns' variety. They seem to believe that the 70,000 or so who showed up on 9-12 are some kind of disenfranchised majority, and that they can lead a successful revolution against a legitimately elected government.

      FOX is mostly responsible for this violent and unpatriotic group of hick racist haters, as they have been gleefully bringing coal to Newcastle. A shame, first that a news organization would give itself wholly over to propaganda, and then that it would, rather than foster honest debate, try to foment rebellion.

      Bush was a thousand times worse for this country than Obama, by any measure that can be quantified, and yet they hate Obama and love Bush anyway. Is it any wonder thinking people give some credence to the idea it is all about race? Is it any wonder at all?
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    • Author by pete592 (March 18, 2010 9:04 pm ET)
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      [http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ashx4nbGYNM/SZ6keLZwfDI/AAAAAAAAArc/B4423NuIyvc/s400/angry+mob.jpg]
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    • Author by pete592 (March 18, 2010 9:12 pm ET)
         
      Remember teabaggers, if you heed the call and you do bring your arms, Fox News has got your back.
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    • Author by roverflash (March 18, 2010 10:02 pm ET)
         
      HEY FOX NEWS VIEWERS: Is this fair and balanced?
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    • Author by dmhack (March 18, 2010 10:26 pm ET)
         
      Jon will be camping out at the Four Seasons.
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