The Law Blog

“Fox News gets okay to misinform public, court ruling
03/09/10 11:48

UPDATED:Many news agencies lie and distort facts, not many have the guts to admit it…in court…positioning the First Amendment as their defense!

The attorneys for Fox, owned by media baron Rupert Murdoch, successfully argued the First Amendment gives broadcasters the right to lie or deliberately distort news reports on the public airwaves.”

http://ceasespin.org/ceasespin_blog/ceasespin_blogger_files/fox_news_gets_okay_to_misinform_public.html

To "milton" – yeah, the Constitution is "old news" but it’s still relevant.
To Andy – WTF? Uh, no dude. The lawsuit was about Faux News FIRING two journalists who refused to go on the air and LIE about Monsanto to make them look good.

GOD you people are insane.
See? See what I mean?

All I am seeing from braindead Reichtwingers is, "BBBBBBut they ALL do it! they all do it!"

Uh, NO, they don’t. And NONE of them freaking went to COURT to be given permission to lie, distort, and misinform. ONLY FAUX did that.

I really cannot BELIEVE you people. How do you look yourselves in the mirror each morning?
To "Irish Bulldog" _ oh for chrissakes GOOGLE it and pick your own source. It’s in the Florida COURT SYSTEM for god’s sake.

Do you feed yourself?
To "how would" – what the hell are you talking about? How has a court case – on record and easily looked up – been "discredited" ??

And how ‘old’ it is, is completely irrelevant for goodness’ sake. That’s like saying the Constitution is "old" so why do we keep bringing it up?
To "disco" – you know, this is the one "argument" that fascinates me when you guys pull it out.

"Popularity" has absolutely, positively, NOTHING to do with "truth" or "accuracy" or substance. And as an American fully acquainted with the trash we have on every single channel, you know that perfectly well.

PBS’ "The Jim Lehrer Newshour" is the most accurate thing on the face of the earth – and it’s boring as hell.
To "Ringo" – thanks, dude. I also really enjoy it when you guys bring up Dan Rather, too. Dan Rather is one of the finest journalists in all of American history, with an impeccable record of integrity.

So he didn’t "validate" a memo. Big whoop. EVERY SINGLE WORD IN THE MEMO WAS TRUE.
Oh, by the way?

BBC carried the exact same story.
To "Disco" — this is just for you, my man:

http://www.newshounds.us/

To "libs make me feel like lint" – Dan Rather was, and still is, one of the finest journalists in all of American history. He has an impeccable record of integrity.

So he didn’t "verify" a memo. Big Whoop. Every single word of that memo was the truth.

George W. Bush was indeed AWOL during the Vietnam War. He never showed up for any of his medical exams. Nobody knew where he was. That is a fact.
That is the essence of the story — the same story reported by the BBC as a matter of fact.
To "Disco" – I can’t help you, man. You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink.

P.S. nobody "sent the video to Brietbart" he doctored it (translation: LIED) just like he did with the ACORN video. And you guys are still tossing that around like it was the truth.

Because they cater to their own.