"Frothing," "Rabid," "Slobs": The Right-Wing Media's Smear Campaign Of Pro-Union Protesters
March 10, 2011 2:29 pm ET 鈥?39 Comments
Hoft Warns: "Look Out - The Thugs Are Coming." In a March 10 post, Hoft warned: "Look Out - The Thugs Are Coming... SEIU to Hold Mass Rallies Today in Wisconsin." Hoft further wrote: "Be warned. Be careful." [Gateway Pundit, 3/10/11]
Fox Nation Calls Protesters "Rabid Leftists." In a March 9 post, Fox Nation described Wisconsin protesters as "Rabid Leftists." [Media Matters, 3/9/11]
Fox Nation: "Warning, Frothing Radicals Running Wild." On its Twitter page, Fox Nation promoted its March 9 post calling protesters "Rabid Leftists" by stating, "Warning, Frothing Radicals Running Wild." [Media Matters, 3/9/11]
Fox Nation: "Howling Liberals Interrupt John Kasich Speech." A March 8 Fox Nation headline stated, "Howling Liberals Interrupt John Kasich Speech." In the post, Fox Nation referred to the protesters as "leftist bullies." [Fox Nation, 3/8/11]
Fox Nation Calls Protesters A "Shrieking Leftist Mob." A March 8 Fox Nation headline referring to pro-union protesters at a GOP-hosted town hall event stated, "Shrieking Leftist Mob Shuts Down Town Hall Meeting in Wisconsin." [Media Matters, 3/8/11]
Hoft: "Leftist Bullies" "Jeer Ohio Governor Kasich." In a March 8 post titled, "Predictable. Angry Leftists Jeer Ohio Governor Kasich During State Of State Address," Hoft wrote: "Most of the leftist bullies were forced to stand outside the Chamber Door today during Ohio Governor John Kasich's State of the State Address. However, at least one shrieking protester interrupted the republican governor during his speech today." [Gateway Pundit, 3/8/11]
Hoft Calls Protesters "Loons." In a March 7 post, Hoft stated: "Bummer. Protests Dwindle at Wisconsin Capitol - Only A Couple Dozen Loons Show Up Today." [Gateway Pundit, 3/7/11]
Fox Nation Declares Union Supporters "Despicable" For "Disrupt[ing] GOP Senators' Meal At Restaurant." A March 4 Fox Nation headline stated: "Despicable Union Supporters Disrupt GOP Senators' Meal at Restaurant." [Fox Nation, 3/4/11]
Hoft: "It Will Cost Up To $7.5 Million To Clean After Protest 'Slobs.'" In a March 3 post, Jim Hoft repeated remarks made by Wisconsin state Sen. Glenn Grothman (R) in which he referred to Wisconsin protesters as "'smelly' leftist 'slobs' who are turning the state capitol into a 'pig sty.'" [Gateway Pundit, 3/3/11]
Fox Nation: "Judge Orders Union Agitators Out of Wisconsin Capitol." In a March 3 post regarding the decision by a Wisconsin judge to order union protesters to leave the Capitol building, Fox Nation referred to protesters as "Union Agitators." [Fox Nation, 3/3/11]
Fox %26amp; Friends Falsely Portray WI Protesters As "Violent." On March 3, Fox %26amp; Friends used a video of Wisconsin protesters confronting a GOP state senator to attempt to portray the protesters as a "violent" "mob." In fact, the video showed no evidence that violence occurred during the incident, prompting the photographer who shot the video to slam Fox's coverage as "a genuinely dangerous narrative that Fox News is helping to create." [Media Matters, 3/3/11]
Beck: "Some Of The Teachers" Protesting In Wisconsin "Are Just Useful Idiots." On the February 28 broadcast his radio show, Glenn Beck stated: "Some of the teachers, some of the people who are there, really are just useful idiots. They don't know what's really going on. They don't know that this is a coordinated effort." [Premiere Radio Networks' The Glenn Beck Program, 2/28/11]
Wash. Times Compares Protesters To "Spoiled Brat[s]." In a February 21 editorial, The Washington Times wrote that "Wisconsin's labor protests have been likened to the Middle East uprisings, but they have more the flavor of a spoiled brat's temper tantrum." The Times added, "It is as if labor activists have adopted the motto, 'Greed, for lack of a better word, is good.'" [The Washington Times, 2/21/11]
Malkin: Protesters Engaging In "Thuggery." On the February 17 edition of Fox %26amp; Friends, Fox News contributor Michelle Malkin attacked the protesters, saying, "If this brave Republican governor can stand up to the immense amount of power and thuggery, essentially, by these unions, it bodes very well for other states." [Fox News, Fox %26amp; Friends, 2/17/11]
As labor supporters in Wisconsin have protested Gov. Scott Walker's anti-union legislation, right-wing WHY DID FOX NEW CALL TEACHER UNION MENBERS THUGS?
Its called demonizing your opponent. The same is true of them constantly calling Pres. Obama a socialist or worse.
Members of the teacher's union are teachers. The officers of the union are teachers. I find it hard to call a petite 24 year old kindergarten teacher a "thug".WHY DID FOX NEW CALL TEACHER UNION MENBERS THUGS?
So many were destroying property and committing crimes. Passion and emotion does not equal strength nor reasoning.
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WHY DID FOX NEW CALL TEACHER UNION MENBERS THUGS?In my world, someone making threats to kill an elected official because of the way he votes, is a thug. What does it take in your world for someone to be considered a thug?
Based on the video I saw those seem like pretty accurate descriptions. I am sure you were similarly concerned about the liberal media's descriptions of Tea Party people but I don't recall seeing you post.
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