Beck Stokes Fears Of "A Ban On Guns" Following AZ Shooting
On his Fox News show, Glenn Beck claimed that lawmakers are considering "a ban on guns" in light of the recent shooting in Tucson, Arizona. Beck has previously stoked fears that the government or President Obama "will slowly but surely take away your gun or take away your ability to shoot a gun, carry a gun." Read More
Fox Now Embraces Obama's Call To Avoid "Jumping To Conclusions" About Ft. Hood Shooter
In the context of the Arizona shooting, Fox News is now citing President Obama's call following the shooting at Fort Hood in 2009 to avoid "jumping to conclusions" about the causes behind the attack. However, following the Fort Hood shooting, Fox personalities immediately called for profiling of Muslims and attacked Obama. Read More
Palin, Conservatives Invoke "Blood Libel" Accusation To Attack Their Critics Over AZ Shooting
In the wake of last weekend's shooting in Arizona, Sarah Palin, Andrew Breitbart, and others in the conservative media have accused some journalists and progressives of manufacturing a "blood libel" against them. Historically, the term "blood libel" refers to the grave anti-Semitic charge that Jews use the blood of Christian children in some religious rituals -- a myth that has long been the source of anti-Jewish violence. Read More
Fox, Right-wing Media Turn A Blind Eye to Tea Party Express Using AZ Tragedy For Fundraising
In the days following the tragic shooting in Arizona, Fox News and other right-wing media have attacked Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) for sending out an email mentioning the shootings and also asking for campaign contributions. But all of these reports have ignored that the Tea Party Express-- a group frequently promoted by Fox News--sent out two emails that used the shooting to fundraise. Read More
Chris Matthews Is Right: Savage And Levin Routinely Peddle "Ugly Talk"
While discussing extreme rhetoric and the tragic shooting in Tucson, Arizona, Chris Matthews singled out right-wing radio hosts Michael Savage and Mark Levin for their "ugly talk." While Savage and Levin have reacted by calling Matthews a "loudmouth fraud" and an "A-hole," Matthews is right: Savage and Levin are regularly "in some rage" filled with "ugly talk." Read More
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