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Jane Hall on Fox News: "Media Matters ... did a compilation tape that does show that there's been a campaign to say Obama was a socialist, a communist, a racist, on news programs as well as on commentary"

October 25, 2009 10:54 am ET

From the October 25 edition of CNN's Reliable Sources

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Fox News: A 24/7 Political Operation

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    • Author by mk3872 (October 25, 2009 10:59 am ET)
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      Kudos to MMFA ... But isn't it funny that the MSM feels they need to turn to a 3rd party like MMFA for cover instead of calling our FNC themselves?

      Are they this blind or this affraid of Fox & Roger Ailes? Or both?
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      • Author by MickD (October 25, 2009 12:07 pm ET)
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        Their boardrooms and bosses are in cahoots with Ailes to make sure they bring any reform on corporatism down.

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      • Author by shaggles (October 26, 2009 10:32 am ET)
           
        I don't know if I agree with that. I think the news networks should stay away from commenting about each other. It seems like a conflict of interest for CNN to be critiquing Fox or Fox critiquing MSNBC or whatever.
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    • Author by Bad News (October 25, 2009 11:02 am ET)
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      Thank you Jane Hall.
      Perhaps with your help someday Fox News will Stumble & Fall?
      Fox News, where the word "Truth" is something Dirty.
      Oh how i wish we could all go back to the days when News was something Simple, Accurate & Nerdy.

      Speak truth to powr.


      Mr. News
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    • Author by juliajayne1 (October 25, 2009 11:25 am ET)
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      Wait a minute sis. Calling out lying liars and the lies they tell is whining? Hmmmn. No wonder we rank in the 30's in terms of freedom of our press.

      Yeah, they're free to tell lies. But obviously not free enough to sever the conservative ties that bind them and call out the liars who hamstring them.

      Gee, thanks goodness MMFA is getting more and more play. Or else people like you wouldn't even be able to state a patently manifest truth.

      So, not that much thanks to you, but hooray for MMFA for giving willy nillys like you the courage you need to point out the obvious.
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      • Author by princeofwheels (October 25, 2009 12:55 pm ET)
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        Good post. Now that the closet doors are open on the Foxites, they must now go on the defense to make sure no one LIES about their reporting. To do this, they have to stop lying. Can it happen??? NOPE!!!!!

        If anyone can reasonably believe the defense of Fox, they must, for accuracy sake, check out other sources to verify the news stories on Fox.
        This seems to be a predicament for Fox.

        And now that the "MSM' decided to go along with Fox this should mean that they accept
        fox as a NEWS channel and expect Ailes to cooperate in the spirit of ethical journalism.
        I hope those that backed Fox start to ask FOX the tough questions everyone is afraid to ask, except MMFA.
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    • Author by pros2pros2940 (October 25, 2009 1:14 pm ET)
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      Yep........MSM has for years brought people on to avoid saying what they dread saying. Then they can blame it on a guest.

      Congrats MM for compiling the propaganda
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    • Author by MoonlitSoup (October 25, 2009 2:02 pm ET)
         
      Jane Hall is now a former FNC contributor? When did they fire her, or did she quit?
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    • Author by mustardman (October 25, 2009 2:14 pm ET)
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      That MediaMatters video has been all over the main stream media this week! Kudo's MediaMatters! Great job!
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    • Author by wolf kotenberg (October 25, 2009 3:45 pm ET)
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      No, Media Matters did not do a compilation.It was Lawrence O'Donnel substituting for Olbermann on Countdown.
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      • Author by Conchobhar (October 25, 2009 4:53 pm ET)
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        Right, Wolf. O'Donnell Abu!
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      • Author by robyn20094113 (October 26, 2009 3:25 pm ET)
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        You are correct Wolf, on October 23, 2009, Media Matters gave credit to O'Donnell on Countdown for that story.
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      • Author by robyn20094113 (October 26, 2009 3:28 pm ET)
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        You are correct Wolf. On October 23,2009, Media Matters gave credit to O'Donnell on Countdown for that compilation.
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        • Author by robyn20094113 (October 26, 2009 3:33 pm ET)
             
          Sorry about that double. The first time I hit reply, the page went blank, came back and my post wasn't there. The second time it came back with both. Just letting ya all know, so you might want to wait longer than I did, before you post again.
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          • Author by juliajayne1 (October 26, 2009 5:36 pm ET)
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            Oh sure, you're just being a pill...;-)
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            • Author by robyn20094113 (October 26, 2009 6:40 pm ET)
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              Har,har sure pick on me when I'm already having a bad day. Hope all is going well with you.
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              • Author by juliajayne1 (October 26, 2009 7:29 pm ET)
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                Hey, picking on you is especially important if you're having a bad day! Ha!

                I'm good, thanks. Hope your day improves. ;-)
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    • Author by tharri874 (October 25, 2009 11:13 pm ET)
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      Glad you got out, Jane.

      When I had cable, Fox News Watch was the only show on Fox I could stand to watch, largely due its diverse panel and to host Eric Burns (not MM's Eric Burns, this Eric Burns), a Republican who actually wanted to hear what they had to say.

      The they fired Burns. No given was reason, but I have the feeling that they wanted to make the show more like the rest of Fox News.

      From what I've seen, they succeeded.
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    • Author by princeofwheels (October 26, 2009 12:41 am ET)
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      I have come to the conclusion that this attack on Fox is a LeftWing conspiracy initiated and funded by pointofview, faily liberal and hissybuff who have paraded around here as conservatives. They are actually plants who write defensive posts concerning Fox, only to have their scripted posts nullified by the scripted posts of other visitors to MMFA.
      These discussions have finally been noted by the MSM and the demand for Fox to be 'journalistic' has now begun.
      I do not know where the money to fund this conspiracy has come from but I would venture to guess that POV, Fairly and Hissy have earned their money because some of their posts actually make sense.

      To all the conspirators here at MMFA, a thank you from middle America is given for keeping up the good fight to get Fox considered MAINSTREAM.

      Anyone think the Hannity is behind this? He always wanted to become a real journalists.
      Anyone
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    • Author by gs-425 (October 26, 2009 9:06 am ET)
         
      Big deal, I can do a compilation tape on MMfA that shows there has been a campaign against the GOP and conservatives. Now what??
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