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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFox News Plays Benghazi Commercial Over Khizr Khan's Anti-Trump Speech At The DNC
Fox News ignored a speech by the father of U.S. Army Captain Humayun Khan, who was killed in 2004 in the Iraq war, instead opting to air commercials during the speech. Fox later went live to a song by pop singer Katy Perry after the speech.
During the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, PA, Khizr Khan spoke about the honor he felt to be present at the convention with his wife, as patriotic American Muslims with undivided loyalty to our country. Khans speech was preceded by a video that showed Hillary Clinton calling Captain Khan the best of America and explaining the circumstances of his death, for which he was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
While CNN and MSNBC aired the video and Khans speech in full, Fox News The Kelly File instead continued with its regular commentary featuring Brit Hume, then went to commercial as the speech began, showing slightly more than two minutes of the speech in a small window as commercials -- including a Benghazi attack ad -- overplayed it.
During the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, PA, Khizr Khan spoke about the honor he felt to be present at the convention with his wife, as patriotic American Muslims with undivided loyalty to our country. Khans speech was preceded by a video that showed Hillary Clinton calling Captain Khan the best of America and explaining the circumstances of his death, for which he was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
While CNN and MSNBC aired the video and Khans speech in full, Fox News The Kelly File instead continued with its regular commentary featuring Brit Hume, then went to commercial as the speech began, showing slightly more than two minutes of the speech in a small window as commercials -- including a Benghazi attack ad -- overplayed it.
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2016/07/28/fox-news-plays-benghazi-commercial-over-khazir-khans-anti-trump-speech-democratic-national/212012
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Fox News Plays Benghazi Commercial Over Khizr Khan's Anti-Trump Speech At The DNC (Original Post)
spanone
Jul 2016
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WhiteTara
(29,736 posts)1. Blatant.
spanone
(135,950 posts)2. they are a scourge on journalism
Skittles
(153,310 posts)4. I don't understand why reputable people continue to appear on Fox News
they are NOT a credible news source
Skittles
(153,310 posts)3. cowards
Johnny2X2X
(19,286 posts)5. Sickening
And pathetic. They robbed their viewers of one of the most truly patriotic moments in election history.
FOX
spiderpig
(10,419 posts)7. I'd expect no less from those bungholes
Were they pissy about having to publicly dump Ailes?