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joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
Tue Jun 23, 2015, 02:22 PM Jun 2015

Fox News wants "restraint" after Charleston shooting. Jon Stewart is having none of it.

The Daily Show's Jon Stewart on Monday called out Fox News on its hypocritical response to the mass shooting of a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina.

The news network criticized President Barack Obama and others for "taking advantage" of the tragic shooting to advance a narrative regarding gun violence and gun control in the US. "It's almost like a sickness — like, 'Oh, tragedy happens. Let's see how we can advance this narrative,'" Fox News anchor Sean Hannity said.

But Stewart pointed out that Fox News has done the exact same thing when it can take advantage of a tragedy to advance its own political purposes.

"Remind me this past December when two New York City cops were tragically killed during a time when people were protesting police shootings of unarmed black men. Talk to me about the restraint Fox used in not advancing the narrative."

http://www.vox.com/2015/6/23/8831197/daily-show-confederate-flag

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Fox News wants "restraint" after Charleston shooting. Jon Stewart is having none of it. (Original Post) joeybee12 Jun 2015 OP
Fox is a terrorist organization, very dangerous, very deadly. randys1 Jun 2015 #1
owned by Rupert Murderer and some other racist goons malaise Jun 2015 #2
also owned by some Saudi Angry Dragon Jun 2015 #3
The Daily Show also did a bit on how a black person seems to need applegrove Jun 2015 #4
That was excellent. WTF will we do without John Stewart? Enthusiast Jun 2015 #5
I know. It there will never be another host like him. applegrove Jun 2015 #7
Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Jun 2015 #6

applegrove

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4. The Daily Show also did a bit on how a black person seems to need
Tue Jun 23, 2015, 04:37 PM
Jun 2015

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a white person to explain their position on the Confederate flag, and other topics, otherwise they go unheard by other white people. So true. All these arguments that politicians have been using against the flag this week are very, very old.

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