An Email To Fox
Well early this morning I sent this email to Fox News after the comments made by Liz Trotta last night (I was also a little bit angry at the time hence the tone of the email):
Dear Mr. Everett
I am writing this email to inform you of my disgust at a recent comment made on your show by Liz Trotta. Mrs. Trotta indirectly or unknowingly called for the assassination of Senator Obama, the presumptive democratic nominee; she then proceeded to laugh about her statement as if saying such things occurred in normal discourse. Some people may defend this action as a mistake or a joke but suggesting the death of anyone is not a joke in my book and I sincerely hope you will cease her employment at Fox News in order to preserve what little integrity you have left. I fully understand Mr. Everett that Fox News caters towards the conservative half of the American population but from the time Senator Obama announced his run for President, the contributors on Fox News have continuously obfuscated the facts in an effort to stem the eventual flow of young republicans to Senator Obama’s camp during the general election. I am sorry to tell you but this is a foregone conclusion, Senator McCain will not win the general election and Fox News might even have nothing to report on come 2009 with the Democrats firmly holding the majority in both the Senate and the House. Thank you for taking the time to read this email and I hope to hear from you soon with regards to your decision on the matter.
Regards
Crian Padayachee
In retrospect, I could have been a lot more polite but honestly I don’t have a big issue with Fox News here in Ireland primarily because they are the only All-American news channel you can get in Europe. That being said, there are times when I switch over to Fox News only to switch to another channel very quickly because I cannot stand some of the right - wing rhetoric echoed by the presenters, commentators, and political pundits.
Some of these people actively try to confuse the population by stating that Senator Obama is Muslim and associated with some shady terrorist organizations. The people behind realnews.com went into Kentucky and interviewed some people to discover that the fear of Islam is what dominates the minds of people when it comes to voting for Senator Obama in such states. Senator Obama and Islam are not even related, beyond him spending some time in Indonesia (The largest Muslim country in the world) where he went to Catholic School.
Politics is supposed to be dirty but what do Fox News and other right-wing organizations gain by actively confusing people about the two presidential candidates in the general election? I don’t have the answer but I am hoping to figure that out pretty soon. The Progressive Politics Examiner has an apology by Mrs. Trotta who excuses her comments as dry humor which I don’t believe considering her Ivy League education and media experience. Here is the video that started it all:
Contact FOX:
Teri Everett, Senior Vice President
Corporate Affairs & Communications
Phone: 212-852-7070
E-Mail: teverett@newscorp.com
May 26 2008 05:36 pm | American Politics
May 27th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
Crian,
Fox News is a Republican mouthpiece masquerading as a ‘fair and balanced’ news source. They have an agenda and it’s doubtful your letter will receive any response or make any difference. It’s really unfortunate that this seems to be the only all-American news source available to you. I’m surprised CNN or another more balanced news source is not available.
You definitely need to see the film Outfoxed by Robert Greenwald. It reveals some of the people behind FNC and other strategies they incorporate for spreading misinformation and keeping Americans in fear. Many journalist in the film once worked for FNC and offer insight not available elsewhere.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w39FnpuMRfo&feature=PlayList&p=2C93EE912FAA6DCB&index=0
PS: Here’s a good experiment for you… Ask any Republican you know or meet where they get the majority of their news. Odds are the answer will be Fox News. Do the same of Democrats and you’ll likely find various answers. What does that tell you?!
May 27th, 2008 at 11:40 pm
Hey RR, Well I do get CNN over here but its the International edition with very little American news and catering more for its international audience. Fox News only shows American content which is why I watch it fairly often.
While I was living in America, I did realize that Fox wasn’t entirely catering for people like me hence I never watched it too often but Ireland is a different story.
I have heard about Outfoxed from your site actually but I have to figure out if they will ship to Ireland but thanks for the reminder though.
I only know one republican here in Ireland, a former New Yorker married to a cop here. I will ask her the next time I talk to her.
May 28th, 2008 at 1:01 am
You can view much of the Outfoxed video via YouTube. I DUGG many of the key portions earlier today.
Also, I believe they do ship internationally:
http://www.outfoxed.org/
Keep asking that question of both Dems and Republicans locally and online.
May 28th, 2008 at 6:43 pm
Hey RR, I did check out the sight more closely but is $77 to ship internationally, what I think I am going to do is ship it to a buddy of mines place and have him mail it to me for $20.