Fox News with another "Accidental" Mix-Up covering Democrats...

Matsubara

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Wed Jun-06-07 12:34 AM
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Fox News with another "Accidental" Mix-Up covering Democrats...

CLIP:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2qRUAMWIyE

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/06/05/entertainment/e155938D52.DTL

Fox News Apologizes for Tape Goof
By DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer
Tuesday, June 5, 2007

06-05) 17:29 PDT NEW YORK, (AP) --
Fox News Channel apologized on-air Tuesday for running tape of a different congressman while reporting Monday on the indictment of Rep. William J. Jefferson on bribery charges.
The network ran footage of House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers of Michigan instead of Jefferson. Both congressmen are black.
Fox blamed the mistake on a 22-year-old production assistant hurriedly grabbing a wrong videotape. Fox's Washington bureau chief, Brian Wilson, said he was mortified by the error.
On Tuesday, Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum said about the Jefferson story: "We mistakenly ran the wrong videotape accompanying that story and we apologize for that error."
The apology apparently wasn't accepted by Conyers.
"Fox News has a history of inappropriate on-air mistakes that are neither fair, nor balanced," he said Tuesday. "This type of disrespect for people of color should no longer be tolerated. I am personally offended by the network's complete disregard for accuracy in reporting and lackluster on-air apology."

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Also covered by TPM.

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/014462.php

Apparently, "they all look alike" to Fox News...

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Erika

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Wed Jun-06-07 12:37 AM
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1. Faux Noise

Hating democrats and minorities every step of the way.

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rpannier

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Wed Jun-06-07 12:39 AM
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3. Now that's not totally true...Faux news loves RICH minorities, like JC Watts

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zbdent

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Wed Jun-06-07 07:16 AM
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5. who toe the line ...

and sell their souls ...

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rpannier

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Wed Jun-06-07 12:38 AM
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2. Hazzah to the Congressman

These 'mistakes' by faux news are anything but accidents.

I love how they threw in the age of the production aasistant in an attempt to bolster their case.

So, Joe...will you still be attending the debates co-hosted by the propaganda wing of the republikkan party?

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Erika

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Wed Jun-06-07 01:08 AM
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4. It didn't help Faux Noise's case with the Black Caucus n/t

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zbdent

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Wed Jun-06-07 07:18 AM
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6. Gee ... they better get a production assistant who can read ...

I mean, grabbing a video tape labeled "Conyers" instead of "Jefferson" ... or clicking on a computer link labeled "Conyers" instead of "Jefferson" ...

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KharmaTrain

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Wed Jun-06-07 07:32 AM
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7. Any Word From The Congressional Black Caucus???

They're the "sponsors" of that debate. They must be getting a nice chunk of Rupert's coin to play lap dogs for that debate...especially in light of this latest trick. Any comment from Bennie Thompson or more crickets?

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UTUSN

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Wed Jun-06-07 08:27 AM
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10. :You beat me to it. Seems like Faux could screen things through these partners. n/t

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Richard Steele

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Wed Jun-06-07 07:36 AM
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8. At this point, does anyone still believe these are "accidents"?

I don't.

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Supersedeas

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Wed Jun-06-07 08:13 AM
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9. Right wing incompetence is contagious

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