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Behind the Scenes Video at 9/12 Protest Shows Fox News Producer Directing Crowd

Posted by Karl Frisch, Media Matters for America at 4:31 AM on September 19, 2009.


Fake and staged.

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We just received the following behind the scenes footage from an anonymous tipster showing what appears to be a Fox News producer encouraging a crowd to scream and holler during a "report" by Fox News' Griff Jenkins at the 9/12 protest:



Here's how it looked on Fox News:



We would expect that type of behavior from a producer of, say, a daytime talk show with a live studio audience like Oprah or Maury or Jerry, but from a cablenewsproducer? Really?

I guess it wasn't enough for Fox News topromote the hell out ofGlenn Beck's 9/12 death march – they also needed to incite the crowd – you know, get them nice and pumped up so they'd looked good for the cameras.

Fair & Balanced? More like Fake & Staged.

Sigh.


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Tagged as: fox, racism, propaganda, obama, beck, stupidity, 9/12

Karl Frisch is a Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America, the nation's premier progressive media watchdog and center for research and information.


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"Farmers"???
Posted by: Purple Girl on Sep 19, 2009 5:39 AM   
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Ya mean like those who participate in those Socialistic type 'co-ops', who get Federal Funds to subsidize their production shortfalls?
Where do these Farmers think their "Milk Money" comes from??? Who pays them Not to plant their fields- and who profits by it, certainly not the hungry or the consumer? These farmers are not only sucking off the Teat of taxpayers, they're helping line Wall Streeter pockets.How can they claim they are the heart and soul which makes US the 'Bread basket' of the world when they are getting paid to sit on their asses???Big Ag didn't just steal the Family Farm- some of these Assholes gave it up voluntarily. so stop crying that our Agicultural base is gone when it was you who sold it out.
As for Black 'participants'- I saw nothing but a sea of white people. If there were any people of Color they were merely 'rubber necking' at the spectacle. Let's remember who else is given safe haven in the Repug party- White Supremeists and Neo Nazi's. Interesting the condemnation of Obama as "Hitler" by a Group that harbors the Neo nazi's.Anti Semites like the Crazed old coot who killed a security guard at the Holocaust Museum.
As for the women who are in their ranks, one must wonder why they are so interested in the "Male as head of the Household" doctrine- Seems these 'ladies' not only want to give up their own rights as humans, but any responsiblity or accountablity- lazy ass bitches looking for a Free Ride? This is manipulation. It's not that they don't think they are capable of 'leadership' they don't want the responsiblity that goes along with it. If things get fucked up they can blame it on the Males they 'submitted' themselves to.Will that be their excuse on Judgement Day, when they stand before God, alone??? 'Not my Fault" be their Claim? They love the phrase 'behind every great man is a woman' because it not only give them unearned credit, but negates blame.And in that distinction lies the difference between these "New" age 'Feminists' and real Libbers. Libbers not only seek to earn their own 'credits' but are willing to take on the responsiblities of Leadership and decision making. These 'Feminists' want all the advantages (and excuses), but none of the Disadvantages that go along with Equality.
How do you tell the two apart? Ask them if Women should also be subject to military Drafts?Should be involved with face to face combat? If the Woman should have to pay child support or alimony?
Teabaggers are nothing more than Slackers- wanting to blame others for their woes. That's the excuse Children use- it was their (imaginary) 'friends' fault, not theirs.
As a Parent I was diligent not to allow my daughter such excuses as "peer pressure" or any other external influences or causes to her shortcomings or failures- She was responsible for her actions and Re actions- no one else. Take a lil' responsiblity Baggers- Grow Up!

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Fair and Balanced, my ass...
Posted by: CanuckKid on Sep 19, 2009 6:37 AM   
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Someone in Journalism School forgot to tell them that their job is to report the news, not to make it (and certianly not to fabricate it)...

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Nazis Sympathizers
Posted by: Dorothy Oz on Sep 19, 2009 7:40 AM   
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These Fox folks and their zombie clones like the nazis sympathizers during the rise of Hitler should, in this time, be held responsible for, and prosecuted for inciting riots and for maliciously spreading false information while pretending to be a news outlet. This goes way beyond protection of first amendment rights which should not be confused with mobs generating hatred and lying. If the media doesn't expose these assholes for what they are we are all in trouble - for the American people with all their entertainment bites cannot defuse them nor decipher what is real and what isn't. It is a mind manipulation for the sake of Fox making money and supporting their right wing lunatic friends who have made a mess of civil discourse and should be verbally duck tapped. Damn them to hell.

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Shame on you, Alternet!!!
Posted by: hurricane hugo on Sep 19, 2009 10:38 AM   
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How DARE you compare FuxNews to Jerry Springer?! All of FNews' "journalists" combined couldn't carry Jerry's jock!

#@!

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It is my opinion
Posted by: dadanbetty on Sep 20, 2009 3:07 AM   
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that everybody at foxy news would make for good postal management. This means Rupert Murdoch would be the Postmaster.

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Reagan took it away, now its long past time to bring it back...
Posted by: Bearzerker on Sep 21, 2009 1:59 PM   
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... the FCC, Fairness Doctrine!

When was the last time that you watched the evening news and actually got both sides of an issue?
Isn't this suppose to be what news reporting is all about?

check it out at wikipedia...FCC's Fairness doctrine

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Did it look to you...
Posted by: zipper696 on Sep 22, 2009 1:11 PM   
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..as though that first clip was abruptly terminated? As though a Faux Nudes minder realised what was being filmed and stepped in..

Does anybody know what actually happened?

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