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"You lie": Sanchez calls out Fox for its full-page ad falsely claiming CNN didn't cover tea party protests, adds "we expect an apology"

September 18, 2009 5:38 pm ET

From the September 18 edition of CNN's CNN Newsroom:

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Documenting that CNN "covered" the tea party protests, Sanchez "invites" Fox News to "look into that distinction between" the words "promote and cover."

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    • Author by bintx (September 18, 2009 5:50 pm ET)
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      Way to go, Rick. I saw the phony protests Saturday on several networks and Fox wasn't one of them.
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      • Author by shtguard (September 18, 2009 5:56 pm ET)
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        Someone give this man a medal...now if only every other news channel starts to follow suit...
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    • Author by terrapin53 (September 18, 2009 5:55 pm ET)
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      I love that "this is what real news organizations do". Go Rick.
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    • Author by SLRTX (September 18, 2009 5:57 pm ET)
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      I saw this and it took me awhile to put my jaw back on. It had fallen to the floor.

      Way! To! Go! Rick!

      This reminded me of exchange Joe Welch had with McCarthy:

      "I think I never gauged your cruelty or your recklessness[...]" "[...] You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?"

      Fox, have you no sense of decency?????

      Rick's still waiting for the apology. I guess the Acorn "undercover journalist" will bring it with them - if they EVER show up for that CNN interview.

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_McCarthy
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      • Author by SLRTX (September 18, 2009 6:01 pm ET)
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        Here's the video of McCarthy getting a dressing down.
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po5GlFba5Yg

        A lot like Rick's tear down of Fox.

        Also, typo. Meant to write:

        "This reminded me of the exchange Joe Welch had with McCarthy:"
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      • Author by rkallen09 (September 19, 2009 9:38 am ET)
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        "I think I never gauged your cruelty or your recklessness[...]" "[...] You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?"
        Haven't you heard? Glenn Beck has re-written the history on this quote. According to him, it was Edward R. Murrow who said it, and what he actually said was...

        Senator, have you no shame?
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    • Author by Major Tom (September 18, 2009 6:02 pm ET)
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      I take back almost everything I have ever said about Rick Sanchez...

      (Sorry, Rick. I did say almost. You had the story, you had the moral highground... But your delivery sucks.)
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    • Author by New Frontier (September 18, 2009 6:02 pm ET)
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      Rick! Takin' it to Fox! I hope the other networks follow suit--perhaps literally.
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    • Author by IRONY 101 (September 18, 2009 6:03 pm ET)
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      It's about damn time. And FOX viewers should be ostracized...they should be treated as ignorant outcasts. Perhaps eventually they'll get the picture...

      But FOX viewers will never know about Sanchez's rebuttal. If it doesn't come from FOX then it doesn't exist in the ignorant, inbred, racist minds of typical FOX viewers.
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    • Author by Leftym0m79 (September 18, 2009 6:21 pm ET)
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      Rick Sanchez is my new hero.
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    • Author by high desert (September 18, 2009 6:23 pm ET)
         
      Mr. Sanchez: You may have covered the event , however your ratings speak for themselves. You can say what you want about Fox News and the "right", but when this country completely falls apart from the corruption in this admnistration and the "giant has truly awakened" we will take our country back. At this point, ur voices will be heard, with or with out you. The tea parties have been called everyting negative thing possible,
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    • Author by canaanxing9025 (September 18, 2009 6:24 pm ET)
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      Excellent! Thank you, Mr. Sanchez
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    • Author by Sharpe3884 (September 18, 2009 6:39 pm ET)
         
      Fox is really going to great lengths these days to be morons. Now they don't only not investigate before they report. They don't just write their own words into the script and pretend its all true. They don't just make up news stories out of thin air or start their own protests and then, call it newsworthy. But they will now go so far as to make commercials bashing "fellow" news channels (as if FOX is a news channel) and call them out on not reporting a demonstration that FOX itself announced, planned, recruited for and ran. That is bad even for FOX. It would be a bad joke if we didnt know FOX was actually serious. And the kicker is that this story was covered just not obsessively and fraudulently like FOX wanted them to report it like any of these shows would try to emulate FOX at this point.

      FOX there are real, honest news programs and there are completely fake entertainment programs and there are almost completely fake reality shows. You need to gather up the pieces of your broken identity and figure out which one of those you are because you can't get respect as news when you are frauds on a daily basis and none of us can enjoy watching FOX if you continue to try to force everyone to take you seriously when we all know you are a joke. Fox wants to have the respect of a news show, the look of a reality tv show and the content of a day time soap. Time to face reality - you FOX are no news show and haven't been for YEARS!!
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    • Author by flourishes (September 18, 2009 6:42 pm ET)
         
      Rick Sanchez is an American Patriot and a gutsy guy. Thank you Rick for calling out the FOX channels abuse of journalism.
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    • Author by pete592 (September 18, 2009 6:44 pm ET)
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      And again, just like the last time he called out Fox News for its BS over CNN coverage, Sanchez maintains a calm demeanor, sets aside the political prism, and makes no personal insults toward anyone at Fox News.
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    • Author by greymatter (September 18, 2009 6:50 pm ET)
         
      Bravo, sir. Bravo.
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    • Author by antihannity2009 (September 18, 2009 11:30 pm ET)
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      Rick you are my hero! Shove the truth up Fox's nose!
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    • Author by PurpleState (September 19, 2009 8:03 am ET)
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      Stand up and be counted.

      I hope the other channels have followed suit. Fox News is tap-dancing on one hell of a landmine.
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    • Author by Shoto (September 19, 2009 7:09 pm ET)
         
      You, Campbell Brown and your producers should be given medals for finally starting to call out "Fox News" for the very obvious propaganda machine it is, and has always been. Clearly, it's late in the game, but better late than never. So keep hammering them. It isn't like there's a shortage of material upon which to base your reporting.
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    • Author by njguy93 (September 21, 2009 1:37 am ET)
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      This reminds of when a criminal, like for example a bank robber, becomes so successful at committing their crimes and get so arrogant after a long successful streak, that they start getting sloppy. Evenutally they get too arrogant and too sloppy, and they get caught. This is what happened to FOX NEWS CHANNEL.

      THANK YOU.
      njguy93@yahoo.com
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