Thu Jul 19, 2012, 11:57 PM

Fox Criticizes Networks For Not Jumping On Its Manufactured Obama Controversy

Source: mediamatters.org

Fox News host Neil Cavuto and Media Research Center president Brent Bozell castigated the mainstream news networks Thursday for not covering President Obama's speech last week, claiming "it took the networks four days" to "even mention" Obama's "controversial comment." During that speech, Obama made the unremarkable observation that business owners do not achieve success in a vacuum, but that public infrastructure -- such as roads, schools, and fire departments -- create a community that supports businesses.

There was nothing "controversial" about those comments until Fox News grossly ripped one sentence of the speech out of context then devoted hours of airtime to promoting the distortion.

Read more: http://mediamatters.org/blog/2012/07/19/fox-criticizes-networks-for-not-jumping-on-its/187256

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Fox Criticizes Networks For Not Jumping On Its Manufactured Obama Controversy (Original post)	Grassy Knoll	Jul 2012	OP
They not only produce artificial dribble, but then they milk it too.	SleeplessinSoCal	Jul 2012	#1
They exist to give Job-Destroyer Rmoney faux material to attack the President with.	Amonester	Jul 2012	#2
They lie SO easily	young_at_heart	Jul 2012	#3
Why aren't you people turning away from Romney's continuing refusal to release his tax returns?	6000eliot	Jul 2012	#4
because it wasn't controversial unless you edited it to be that way...	progressivebydesign	Jul 2012	#5
Seeing that fox is the pr firm for the republicans are you really surprised?	cstanleytech	Jul 2012	#6
Fox castigate Mainstream Media	dawn frenzy adams	Jul 2012	#7
I'm pretty sure it's being investigated	leftynyc	Jul 2012	#11
When everyone doesn't buy your propaganda...	liberal N proud	Jul 2012	#8
Its times like this that makes it so obviouis Faux is simply a mouthpiece for the GOP.	DCBob	Jul 2012	#9
Is this some sort of confession that they are not MSM? nt	bemildred	Jul 2012	#10
You see? Fox is trying to create jobs in manufacturing !	KurtNYC	Jul 2012	#12
Wambulance time!	L0oniX	Jul 2012	#13
Real humans understand context and the words before the words you didn't like Neil.	TeamPooka	Jul 2012	#14
Read that first sentence . . .	HughBeaumont	Jul 2012	#15
Obama campaign got an ad up immediately after Rmoney's hack job ad - showing the	Liberal_in_LA	Jul 2012	#16

Response to Grassy Knoll (Original post)

Fri Jul 20, 2012, 12:01 AM

Fox Criticizes Networks For Not Jumping On Its Manufactured Obama Controversy

1. They not only produce artificial dribble, but then they milk it too.

2. They exist to give Job-Destroyer Rmoney faux material to attack the President with.

3. They lie SO easily

4. Why aren't you people turning away from Romney's continuing refusal to release his tax returns?

5. because it wasn't controversial unless you edited it to be that way...

6. Seeing that fox is the pr firm for the republicans are you really surprised?

7. Fox castigate Mainstream Media

11. I'm pretty sure it's being investigated

8. When everyone doesn't buy your propaganda...

9. Its times like this that makes it so obviouis Faux is simply a mouthpiece for the GOP.

10. Is this some sort of confession that they are not MSM? nt

12. You see? Fox is trying to create jobs in manufacturing !

13. Wambulance time!

14. Real humans understand context and the words before the words you didn't like Neil.

15. Read that first sentence . . .

16. Obama campaign got an ad up immediately after Rmoney's hack job ad - showing the