Hosting the party: Fox aired at least 20 segments, 73 promos on "tea party" protests -- in just 8 days
SUMMARY: A Media Matters study found that from April 6 to April 13, Fox News featured at least 20 segments on the "tea party" protests scheduled to take place on April 15 and aired at least 73 in-show and commercial promotions for their April 15 coverage of the events.
From April 6 to April 13, Fox News featured at least 20 segments on the "tea party" protests scheduled to take place on April 15 and aired at least 73 in-show and commercial promotions for their upcoming April 15 coverage of the events, a Media Matters for America study has found. As Media Matters has documented, Fox News has aggressively promoted the events in recent weeks, encouraging viewers to get involved with tea-party protests across the country. Indeed, Fox News has repeatedly described them as "FNC Tax Day Tea Parties." On April 15, four of the network's hosts will be broadcasting live from various tea parties.
Of the programs, Your World with Neil Cavuto featured the most segments on the protests with at least seven. Including weekend editions, Fox & Friends and America's Newsroom came in second with at least four segments each. Hannity featured the most promos during its hour, with at least 12 -- 10 of them in-show -- while Your World and Glenn Beck each showed at least eight promos, five in-show. The study also found that at least nine of the 20 segments and 40 of the 73 promos aired April 11-13, as the April 15 date drew closer. The study did not include numerous teasers that Fox shows ran previewing upcoming segments on tea parties.
The following is a table of all the Fox shows that were coded for at least one segment or promo:
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Weekday |
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Program |
Segment |
In-show promo |
Commercial |
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Fox & Friends |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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America's Newsroom |
4 |
0 |
2 |
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Happening Now |
0 |
0 |
4 |
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The Live Desk |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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Studio B with Shepard Smith |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Your World with Neil Cavuto |
7 |
5 |
3 |
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Glenn Beck |
1 |
5 |
3 |
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Special Report with Bret Baier |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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The Fox Report with Shepard Smith |
0 |
0 |
3 |
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The O'Reilly Factor |
0 |
0 |
3 |
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Hannity |
2 |
10 |
2 |
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On the Record with Greta Van Susteren |
1 |
1 |
6 |
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Weekend |
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Program |
Segment |
In-show promo |
Commercial |
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Fox & Friends Saturday |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Bulls & Bears |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Cavuto on Business |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Forbes on Fox |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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America's News HQ Saturday |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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Fox & Friends Sunday |
1 |
0 |
4 |
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America's News HQ Sunday |
0 |
0 |
5 |
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The Fox Report |
0 |
0 |
3 |
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Geraldo at Large |
0 |
0 |
3 |
A list of all the segments and promos coded is available here.
Methodology
The study counted every segment and promo aired during Fox News original programming between 6 a.m. ET and midnight from April 6 to April 13. A segment during a show was counted if it was primarily about the tea-party protests; a promo was defined as either a commercial or an in-program promotion touting Fox's upcoming April 15 coverage of the tea parties. Segments or promos that ran during rebroadcasts of shows were not included. Most shows were viewed on digital video if available. For a few shows that were available on the Nexis database, transcripts were used for coding.
If you want to check out real media frenzy over a pathetic protest, remember the good ole days of 2005. Google mother sheehan and crawford texas and look at the stupid media coverage of something that mustered maybe...... what 15 supporters!
Look at her explanation for her actions, similar to tea party goers of today, I'd say. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cindy-sheehan/coming-back-to-crawford_b_6121.html
Just substitute 'tea party' for Crawford, 'my country' for my son, and 'senseless socialism' for senseless war........
Whether or not Fox covered or promoted, leftists better take notice that much of America disdains this lurch from what this country stands for.
You might have more of a point if the Huffington Post happened to be a TV news network.
cookie,
I just used her comments for justification as the purpose for today's Crawford. The left can't really gripe about that, can they?
Of course Huffington is not MSM, but google and see the love shown by her peeps in the media! Hyperexposure about very little substantive response then, now complaints when a country-wide movement gets attention.
Did they call them the CNN Anti War Day protests? No actually they said stuff like this
http://mediamatters.org/items/200602020011?f=s_search
CNN's Phillips drew distinction between "anti-war" Sheehan and "staunch advocate for the troops" Young
http://mediamatters.org/items/200607060011?f=s_search
MSNBC's O'Donnell on Cindy Sheehan's hunger strike: "Isn't this really just more of a publicity stunt?"
Not sure what Cindy Sheehan has to do with FOX Promoting the Tea Parties.
hypocrisy. It's ok to violently protest a just and legal war, but it is imeasurably incomprehensable to protest excess taxation.
Cidny Sheehan protest the war with violence? Do you have evidence showing that she protest this just and legal war with violence?
And what violence happened during the tea party protests?
Same amount as happened with Cindy Sheehan, right?
which gives left wingers the right to complain about protests? How is coverage of her protest different than coverage of protests that Media Matters is highlighting as being excessive? They aren't even close to equal, yet Media Matters (and most posters here) think the current protests are not worthy of excessive protests. Even to the point of highlighting one outlet as being a large source of coverage. As if it's suddenly a bad thing to protest government actions.
sorry, I meant 'excessive coverage' not 'protests'.
Sponsoring the protests by calling them FNC Tax Day Tea Parties is the problem, Floyd. They can cover them all they want, but hyping, sponsoring and promoting them is the distinction.
Did any network attach their logo on any of the anti-war protests? Its not bad to protest against the government, its bad for a "news" organization to sponsor such protests.
I don't recall seeing or hearing any of the planned tea party's called that. I think you make things up to support your opinions. In fact I know you are. Provide proof that each tea party was called the FNC Tax Day Tea Party. Every one must be called that or you are lieing.
Floyd,
Check out the graphic attached to this link:
http://mediamatters.org/items/200904090038?f=s_search
Fox, while on the air, claimed ownership of the tea parties.
I don't have to prove that every one was called that, just that Fox attached their name to them.
That was cute. You use a graphic from an ultra-left-wing blogosphere and think that is proof? I used an example from a gay site to show violence at Sheehan protests and you deny it's real. Hmmm
Floyd,
Watch the clip! Its a screen grab of the segment Fox was putting on, would you rather see the clip from Jon Stewart who used the same Fox graphic that Fox put up:
http://mediamatters.org/countyfair/200904160003?show=1
Also, the gay link you put up shows that there was NO VIOLENCE at the rally. In fact, Sheehan was afraid of violence from those opposing her (which was unfounded according to the blog).
Read your own quote again from the blog:
“But the Eagles’ freedom of speech has included physical threats against me and actual physical force against kids and women. When the Charlotte police were told this, they said that they couldn’t keep them apart from our group until the Eagles actually did something.” Cindy Sheehan blog
Sheehan said she feared threats, not that she was violent! If you read the whole post you linked, apparently (according to the blogger), Sheehan chickened out and was in her car and there was no violence at the rally! C'mon man!
Still waiting for you to provide links that prove that Cindy Sheehan engaged in violent protests too by the way. Thought that was an easy one.
You want me to do for you what you can do on your own? That seems kinda odd. I provided one and showed how you can do the rest yourself. I'm not your boy, do your own work. I did my part whether you liked it or not. I do in 2 minutes what you can't do in 2 days. No wonder this country is going down the drain. It's controlled by people who think like you do.
Again, your link showed nothing that you claimed! The link showed that Sheehan was afraid of violence against her. Did you have trouble reading that?
Who was talking about violence at the protests? not me and not this thread. You brought it up, you were trying to lie. You lost your credibility, it just went down the street.
I did not lie. Many protests that she attended turned violent. Do you really want me to provide that proof. You would look kind of stupid to deny that truth.
Since you were targeting Sheehan, show us the violence she took part in.
Floyd can you provide the links that show that Cindy Sheehan was in violent protests?
“But the Eagles’ freedom of speech has included physical threats against me and actual physical force against kids and women. When the Charlotte police were told this, they said that they couldn’t keep them apart from our group until the Eagles actually did something.” Cindy Sheehan blog http://www.gaypatriot.net/2007/07/20/cindy-sheehan-chickens-out-in-charlotte-blames-police-vets/
I guess you like looking like I said you would?
Floyd,
The quote you posted was Sheehan's fear that the Eagles would use force AGAINST HER. The counterprotestors, in your post, said that there were no threats of violence.
Holy cow, man, is that all you've got? Sheehan's accusations that violence might be directed at her by counterprotesters is proof that Sheehan was engaged in violent protest?
Try again.
No, that's not all I got. That's what I found after a 2-minute google search. There are plenty to choose from, but I work for a living, so further proof isn't necassary. I've provided the initial proof and found plenty more, I don't think bringing every one to this forum would be beneficial to anyone. Funny, but not beneficial.
That was not proof, Floyd. That link contradicted your claim. Any "further proof" provided by you would be initial proof. You're 0-1.
YOU said violently protest the war. Are you going to cough up the evidence of such violence or admit you have nothing?
Just and legal war???? Was that a joke? No hypocrisy because MMFA isnt talking about the protests being WRONG like Fox did the anti war protests but about the FOX hypocrisy pretending to be journalists while CREATING news by promoting these protests. I am all for protest even when I disagree with their point. Fox ISNT news if they are promoting them however
Cindy Sheehan lost her son in a war that she believes is unjust. I think her story is a bit more compelling than a bunch of people who are receiving a TAX CUT from Obama protesting his tax policies, don't you?
My taxes went up. They went up 1%. Do you know how much 1% is? What TAX CUT did Obama give me?
You just filed your 2008 taxes. Obama became president in January 2009. Take a second to think about that for a moment.
Uhh, he promised less taxes in my April paycheck. However, my April tax increase showed up immediately.
Your April paycheck doesn't mean your 2008 taxes. If your taxes went up, I suggest you check the distinction between federal and state taxes.
Oh, for clarification... I make $45K year.
1% of $45,000 is $450.
That's right. Obama lied to me. Just like he lied to the rest of the nation. Taxes won't go down, they will go up. But, some people are just stupid enough to believe he can lower taxes. Those people would be the ones who voted for him thinking he would not lie. You know the old saying; there's a sucker born every minute, well, at least 18 years ago 54 million suckers were born.
Without knowing your tax situation, I would have to send you to a professional. I am not sure if all of Obama's tax reforms have hit because the taxes you recently paid were on 2008 income when Bush was the president and would be for the 2008 tax year. Mine were lower though.
I didn't say it was from my tax return of last year. I said my taxes went up 1%, which they did on April 1st. BTW, I used the same tax program the financial guru Obama wanted to hire used, so I know they are correct ;)
You said your taxes went up and then referenced your annual salary and when I mentioned that 1% of your annual income, you agreed with me. How did I misunderstand you?
DJNATE aka Vanilla Iced aka Proudconvertibrate, the white boy in the phony rap group "Collective Amnesia" tried to be the beatbox but couldn't keep time. Your tooo funny dude!
Thank God Huffington Post is not the sort of hacks so many of the mainstream media have turned out to be. Nothing but the facts. It must be very discouraging to conservatives these days since so many progressives have decided enough is enough. If you want a first hand illustration of the paper tiger the far right has become, look at the difference between the crowds at the so called "public" response to this administration at their silly tea parties. They spread folks out so much to make the group look bigger. Compare it with the DC mall that gathered and packed the DC Mall during the inaugeration festivities. Poor right wing goofs are definately losing their mojo and it shows in the really lackluster group out for these silly demonstration "tea parties", widely advertised by conservatives but attended by so few.
mari2jj2970--- If you want a first hand illustration of the paper tiger the far right has become, look at the difference between the crowds at the so called "public" response to this administration at their silly tea parties.
Kind of like the silly protests over a just and moral war. I guess you could call anyone who protests anything a whiner. Since they simply are whining over something they don't like.
Paper tiger? Like that guy in Tennessee who wanted to kill all the people in Goldberg's book? Or that guy in Pittsburgh who thought his guns were going to be taken away?
Floyd,
What was the justification for the invasion of Iraq again?
Remove Saddam. Are you going to change the subject again?
Not changing the subject, you called it a just war, just wanted to see which one of Bush's many rationales you were subscribing too since he changed the reason for war from 1) Iraq helped with 9/11, 2) They had weapons of mass destruction and we don't want to see a mushroom cloud, 3) Spread Democracy to the Middle East, 4) Remove Saddam.
Ok, so what part of 'removing Saddam' was unjust? Didn't the UN think he should be removed also?
I'm just saying that Bush did not give that rationale for war until WMD's were not found and there was no proof that 9/11 and Iraq were related.
If someone invaded to overthrow Bush because they thought he committed war crimes, would you fight back? I know I would have.
The complaint isnt about the protest but Fox CLAIMING to be fair and balanced while ADVOCATING and PROMOTING the protests. No news organization did that with anti War protests. If they had the screaming from the right would have been heard in Antarctica. In fact Fox was THEN calling the protesters anti American
So, there was a media frenzy over Cindy Sheehan? Did members of the media have an average of 9 promos a day before she ever got to Crawford?
And, this is one cable news network in a frenzy, not the whole MSM.
Too bad you apparently can't comprehend the difference.
reallulu,
Your are right, only one media outlet would even mention this. My guess is that the whole pretense for this site, media matters (for very little) is bogus because the msm is already rooting for the left.
As far at the frenzy in Crawford, who actually promoted mother sheehan's foray into the spotlight? Some answers here, answers not found in making the tea parties successful for sure!
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/politics&id=3382521
DJ Nate
"Mother Sheehan"?
The lady lost her son, fighting for his country in Iraq. Show some respect. You can disagree with Cindy Sheehan but stop mocking her for being a Mother and her right to protest.
Her right to protest?? Every left wing zeolot is calling the 'tea party protests' silly or dumb or some other derogatory thing to show disgust for a righteous protest. So, now Shehan has the RIGHT to protest, but right wingers are called SILLY to protest? What a bunch of hypocrits.
BTW, mothers lose sons every day. In car accidents, to suicide, from murder and from old age. Yet if someone protests anything other than the war, those others losing sons don't deserve 'respect'?? You are a bigger hypocrit than the others, here.
Anyone can mock anyone, anytime they want. When you show respect for the mother of the child that committed suicide because of the financial suffereing he was going through, you'll have a point. But, when you insinuate she doesn't have the right to protest excess taxation because that isn't noble enough (for you) you are being a hypocrit of the worst kind.
Floyd
You are a hateful troll.
Man, you read a lot of information into posts that just isn't there. Where did someone say grieving mothers don't deserve respect?
WTF is that supposed to prove?
My sentiments exactly, DJ....but you beat me to it.
Look at all this protest coverage....
http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/07/mom.protest/
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1098543,00.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29816808/
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/13/shoe.thrower.fans/index.html?iref=newssearch
Here are some other CNN headlines:
Sheehan returns to Crawford; Sheehan leaves antiwar camp;
Sheehan plans to return 'very soon';
Crawford protest moves nearer to Bush.
Hmmmmm.......seems like there was a lot of "coverage" of this protest. And, this doesn't include TV coverage that MMFA includes in their tea party coverage article.
Those networks promoted the Sheehan protests like FOX has been promoting the Tea Parties? Are you sure?
Yes they covered the sheehan events as they were happening. They surely did NOT promote Sheehan's sad plight sd dhr tried to help the Bush administration to realize what a horror their nasty little wars were for ordinary people.
Did they cover it before the event happened? Did they hype the event and say if you can't join Cindy, go to our website for a virtual protest? Did they call it the CNN Cindy Sheehan protest?
If you can't tell the difference between what Cindy Sheehan did about speaking up for a war that killed her son and Fox News et. al. promoting/advertising for a protest that had yet to happen, then there may not be any hope for you
I sort of liked the end result of the Fox News promotion of this protest. In spite of all their hype. The crowds were obviously minimal even with after their effort to spread folks over a large area. That ploy just made the crowd seem sparser. The results surely showed that they have lost their clout in spite of their push to get big crowds and their ditto head lock step with other far right extremists.
Hey Gnat,
It's the tea party, April 15th 2009, that's the day we are discussing. You repugs are a hoot sometimes......it won't do you any good getting worked up over the failure of the tea party protesters to turn out any significant numbers.
crayon,
Yes it is April, but with comparison to the 'non-interest by the msm' to an event in the past that had about a dozen actual protestors. Media members far outnumbered those who protested with her.
The complaint by media matters(for very little) is that Fox inordinately promoted the 500+ tea parties that have been set up by individuals, not a network. I think that this was real community organizing as oppossed to the extravaganza in Crawford which was a totally media hyped event.
As far as the impact, we'll see the numbers and how politicans will read the will of people.
Nate,
Do you have a problem with a "news" organization promoting a protest? If so, why not?
Whoops, meant to say if you don't have a problem with a "news organization promoting a protest, why not?
Let's see.... a woman protesting because her son was killed, along with thousands of others, in an unnecessary war which we were led into with LIES vs. a bunch of rich people griping because their taxes may go back to what they were during their God Reagan's administration.
Yeah, I see the moral equivalency.
Spot on. And who will be remembered 20 years from now, my money is on Cindy Sheehan.
Mr. Locust,
Fox promoted this, it is the repug broadcasting network. What trick are you up to? Everyone here is familiar with Fox's repug bias. Stop the silliness in your attempt to downgrade the involvement of Fox in this circus of tea baggers, you would need a dick armey to pull that off.....yes I stole that joke.
crayon,
I didn't deny bias, just comparative response to this and mother sheehan's escapade with the bias of leftist media!
Great jokes, by the by. A comedy central special in your future I hope!
Its apples and oranges, DJ. As you admitted, no network put its name in the title of the Sheehan protest. The stories you linked actually showed both sides of the Sheehan debate.
Unless the networks were calling the protests the "MSNBC Cindy Sheehan Protest" its not the same.
The media is not leftists. That claim is just ludicrous. I know Rush told his minions to beleive it but really its ridiculous
I think that this was real community organizing as oppossed to the extravaganza in Crawford which was a totally media hyped event. djnut
I'm not surprised that's what you think. However, it doesn't make it so. Ever hear of Freedom Works?
You all only hate spending if Democrats do it. If you hated spending and government deception this much you would have been in the streets when Bush failed to put the wars in the budget.
friedbergerkid,
We did alot of screaming but not as loud as today. The guy from Fox in another thread on this site about tea party in Boston, griped about the Repulicans and their spending as well.
The war and defeat of Saddam was not wasted money, but that is my opinon.
Why didn't Bush put the wars in his budget? Did you organize a grassroots protest against Bush for his spending? Did you call Bush a socialist for bailing out AIG? Do you think the protesters are protesting Palin's socialist policies in AK re: the oil companies?
I complained when Bush expanded medicare for people who could afford to get it on their own or use choices for coverage like back in 2003(?).
I complained about wasteful spending and enlarging the national debt to my congressman and state senators, both republican at the time as well.
I'm not sure about issues with Palin. I know she did negotiate payment for AK citizens for oil removed from the state. Don't they get direct checks regarding that? I'd like to hear more of her socialist policies.
How did you complain, Nate? Why wasn't Fox sponsoring a protest? Palin takes money from the oil companies and redistributes it to her citizens.
From: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008103325_alaskatax07.html
"Palin's administration last week gained legislative approval for a special $1,200 payment to every Alaskan to help cope with gas prices, which are among the highest in the country." and
"That check will come on top of the annual dividend of about $2,000 that each resident could receive this year from an oil-wealth savings account."
Gee, taking money from the evile oil companies and giving directly to the people instead of a government tax on the oil companies and the government spending it!!!
That bites, doesn't it? It must really suck to be an Alaskan!
Not saying its a bad idea, Nate, but if Obama did it, you would be calling it "Socialist."
If Obama would take the money via a tax and not give directly to the individual citizens. The idea that the government could spend it better than the individual and take the taxes for the 'people', would be 'socialist'.
Obama is giving 95% of the families in this country, isn't he?
OK Proud Con, you've been posting here for a long time, show us the links where you complained about the previous administrations spending?
Try Dictionary.com It may help you to learn the difference between "cover" or "report" and "promote".
youngfranklinstein,
The media matters (for very little) comments about what is a commericial versus promotion versus mentioning isn't clearly distinguished. No matter, the majority of 'commercials' were from two who were planning appearances at events, Beck and Hannity. They don't describe themselves as journalists but something akin to political commentators. But remember, the vast majority of these parties do not have high profile people attending. This is truly a people's enterprise, not a networks.
So is a 'reporter' sitting in west Texas with about 150 or so fellow reporters, waiting to hear what 1 person and a dozen or so other individuals have to say for days on end, reporting, covering or promoting the event?
Try the dictionary.
youngrothlesberger,
Do you have an answer? I'd rather get the real scoop from you instead of what Webster has to say?
Did any network put on their headline "Join the MSNBC Cindy Sheehan Protest?"
No, but they tried to get some legs for this 'The Cindy Sheehan Effect' to describe why Bush's poll numbers were lower. This was also on the Nightly News
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9077974/
But I'm still hoping for a definition from you guys.
Not to spoil Websters surprise, but one has to do with something currently ocurring and the other has to do with an event sometime in the future...
or extending an event that interests...... @3 people?????
Did MSNBC's reporters say that they hoped millions of people joined Sheehan like Gibson did on Fox?
Does Gibson even work for Fox anymore?
Certainly looks like it, eh:
http://mediamatters.org/countyfair/200904150031?show=1
http://mediamatters.org/countyfair/200904150022?show=1
I give up. Try remedial english.
DJNATE aka Vanilla Iced aka Proudconvertibrate, the white boy in the phony rap group "Collective Amnesia" tried to be the beatbox but couldn't keep time. Your tooo funny dude!
I'll defer to Jon Stewart:
http://mediamatters.org/countyfair/200904160003?show=1
And thanks for posting an article that shows both sides of a story, unlike what Fox did with the Tea Parties. Shows what a real news story is. Thanks!
Fox News featured at least 20 segments on the "tea party" protests scheduled to take place on April 15 and aired at least 73 in-show and commercial promotions for their April 15 coverage of the events.
So, in other words, FOX was relatively restrained in its promotion of the events. ;>)
Also, Glenn Beck raised money for that event. Lst I checked, he was emplloyed by the Fos News Division.
FAux Naoise owns these tea parties. They have been on all day spouting any excuse they find for the crowds not being "100s of 1,000s". The weather, the DHS, EVERYTHING except, "No One Cares but Rethugs and Faux Noise".
Paris Hilton wishes she could get this much coverage.
yeah, whatever happened to her, after slamming McCain ?
I'm guessing she got drunk and flashed her beaver at some papparazzi.
It's always ideal to retire after your best work, leave the world with a good memory of you.
Granted, it was Paris' ONLY work, but still...
This is the perfect example of why FOX News needs to be boycotted. America can not have a network that claims to be fair and balanced and mainstream getting away with lying and dividing.
Contrary to what the right was predicting this was the top story on my local news this morning (CBS affiliate.) The other media outlets aren't ignoring it. They just didn't actively promote and sponsor it like FOX did.
This Foxy ploy appears both racist and largely Southern (note the Atlanta sponsors had been paid Repub activists). Tea Party indeed, tee hee ! To be bested by a smooth-talking black kid from Chicago would have to be the biggest humiliation since Appomatox, Sherman's march, and Hood's aborted attack on Nashville. If bitchin' about taxes is the only issue they can dredge up, then heaven help our hope for intelligent debate - perhaps Amy Goodman can crank up a third party to restore vigorous democracy and get us beyond this comicbook politics.
HEY FOX WHAT HAPPEN TO THE MILLION MAN TEA PARTY??? YOU CAN TELL THEY DIDN'T GET WHAT THEY WANTED AT FOX BECAUSE YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN WIDE SHOTS AND ALL DAY REPORTS 24/7.
Can we get this smiliar report tomorrow from MMFA on how many other news organization even talk about it? I have CNN at my office, have yet to see any coverage at all. They happening right now, am I correct? CNN just told me about a child in Uganda that was force to fight a war. Now that is a headline if I ever saw one.
Mark
Children being used in Africa to fight wars is a headline , you racist pig.
Maybe under normal circustances, sure. But on a day when people are standing in a park holding tea bags? Where's your sense of propriety, man?
I've got to agree. Your comment is a bit racist. I think the fact that children are being forced to fight in wars in Africa is a hell of a lot bigger story that a story about a bunch of sore losers who're pushing a selfish claim about high taxes.
You should grow up little man.
CNN have been covering....you just haven't been paying attention
Go to CNN.com, top story on front page under other news.
Latest news, I mean.
Make up your mind, Mark:
"I was watching this, did not see any signs for Fox, where what that sign? Wow, Fox just not getting the bang for their buck, they really need to have more Fox signs in the future."
- markbfoot199 / Wednesday April 15, 2009 3:56:53 PM EDT "
The pasted quote is from a CNN post on MMFA
What are you talking about? CNN was on in my office all day, and they covered the Tea Parties repeatedly. I saw the first story around 9:30 AM. I saw another story at the top of the hour at 10 AM. I saw more stories on at noon.
What a liar to suggest that other MSM outlets weren't covering these events today. There's a difference between covering and promoting, as we've told you and others about 100 times in the last week.
I have to wonder; how many of these whiney teabaggers are even in the tax brackets that will be increased? Are most of them just Joe-the-Plumber wannabees?
You just hit the nail on the head. These teabaggers have lizard brains and simply don't understand the difference between covering and promoting. They fall back on the same tired talking points and fail to even acknowledge proof positive right under their noses. Then again, it shouldn't be that hard to notice something right under your nose when teabagging.
i think that it is good that fox was very interested in the tea parties. after all , how many of us have dissent is the highest form of patriotism on our car bumpers?? besides the ny times didnt even cover this. i think it is important for it to be covered.
Covering is fine and everyone did that. Promoting is a different story.