what a surprise. Fox is going to kill themselves on this one.

Off-course the freaks are going to move on. The same phonies who complain about false media malpractice day in day out, But when the saw one they turned away. This is because they turned out to be the same corrupt POS they complain about.

Remember when MSNBC played extensive coverage of the ACORN scandal? Yeah, me either.

skyfet said:
Off-course the freaks are going to move on. The same phonies who complain about false media malpractice day in day out, But when the saw one they turned away. This is because they turned out to be the same corrupt POS they complain about.

So just because someone you do not like complains about something illegal action should not be publicized or punished?

2012freedom said:
Remember when MSNBC played extensive coverage of the ACORN scandal? Yeah, me either.

You’re off topic. Please try again.

“Rosebud”

2012freedom said:
Remember when MSNBC played extensive coverage of the ACORN scandal? Yeah, me either.

Remember when ACORN was exonerated? Didn’t see much of that on Fox News stations.

“The other side does it” is a weak excuse.

But the talking points are out there now. Let’s see if The Five and Hannity spin this with the same “other people have been hacked, let’s move on” take.

Jerps said:
“The other side does it” is a weak excuse. But the talking points are out there now. Let’s see if The Five and Hannity spin this with the same “other people have been hacked, let’s move on” take.

Are you kidding? Hannity, the Minister of Propoganda? He won’t touch it with a ten foot pole.

insideguy said:
what a surprise. Fox is going to kill themselves on this one.

this made my day..

“DILENSCHNEIDER: And, I would also say, by the way, Citigroup, great bank. Bank of America, great bank. Are they getting the same kind of attention for hacking that happened less than a year ago that News Corp. is getting today?”

HAHAHAHAHAHA…YEAH, BECAUSE VICTIMS AND PERPETRATORS ARE THE SAME THING!!!

Fox and Friends have outdone themselves this time.

Greta spent a segment on her show last night reporting on the scandal. I can’t say I’m shocked, but that isn’t mentioned anywhere on this site.

Moving on is reasonable, Because if Uncle Murdoch goes down, they phonies would go down with him.

Actually good point Jerps Fox does this a lot this is going to be interesting. They have started the day with this is a no big deal talking point. See how it flows throughout the day. I don’t have the time to watch but if i did i would be laughing and pissed at the same time:) Another tactic they will use is try and drum up a scandal to cover this scandal, I love that one.

To call it hacking is a stretch, more like guessing their voicemail passwords – otherwise it would entail infiltrating the phone system which they did not. Just saying.

News of The World Scandal:News Corp as Project Gun Runner:Obama

It’s also a stretch to call it a “News Corp Scandal” with out any evidence it extends past News of the World. If we’re going to do that, then MSNBC and NBC News have been dumping PCB’s into the Hudson River for decades.

2012freedom said:
Remember when MSNBC played extensive coverage of the ACORN scandal? Yeah, me either.

The so-called Acorn scandal was pure fiction. Besides they’re no longer in business…..so what’s your beef?

AmericaSucks said:
You’re off topic. Please try again.

He can’t….this is a diagnosis of an extreme case of Rightie Brain Decay!

Does anyone think if the shoe was on the other foot; and say MSNBC or CNN was in the exact same set of circumstances, that Fox & Friends or that “so-called” news organization would be talking about moving-on! Not a snowball’s chance in hell.

2012freedom said:
Remember when MSNBC played extensive coverage of the ACORN scandal? Yeah, me either.

Ah, yes, the ACORN scandal where it turned out the videos were doctored and didn’t tell the whole story and got an organization that does more good than bad to lose its funding and ultimately close down. I did remember seeing that on MSNBC. What I didn’t see was just showing the doctored footage and claiming it to be fact with no other backstory whatsoever. I believe that part was shown on FOX, right? Did FOX cover the fact that it the footage was not honest? (I’m asking a serious question there, maybe they did, I don’t know. I don’t watch FOX 24 hours a day, so maybe it got said somewhere, just like MSNBC did cover GE’s not paying taxes, but it just wasn’t a giant news story on the network, and therefore people assumed it never got mentioned.)

RichardBraincase said:
To call it hacking is a stretch, more like guessing their voicemail passwords – otherwise it would entail infiltrating the phone system which they did not. Just saying.

News of The World Scandal:News Corp as Project Gun Runner:Obama

It’s also a stretch to call it a “News Corp Scandal” with out any evidence it extends past News of the World. If we’re going to do that, then MSNBC and NBC News have been dumping PCB’s into the Hudson River for decades.

To not call it hacking is also a stretch….So if the “Nation” was pulling these same tactics on you or conservatives — you wouldn’t have a problem with it? If you say no…..Your a liar!

I think its crazy that the media actually does these things. Not surprising but freaking scary. Nothing is sacred nothing is secure nothing is off limits. Im not so sure this whole social media instant information age is as great as its cracked up to be. On the other hand it allows me to rant in this fashion lol

TheBiggestBrax said:
To not call it hacking is also a stretch….So if the “Nation” was pulling these same tactics on you or conservatives — you wouldn’t have a problem with it? If you say no…..Your a liar!

Actually I’m not sure you’re right, the Conservatives were pretty happy with all their emails and voicemails being gathered by Bush for 8 years.

RichardBraincase said:
To call it hacking is a stretch, more like guessing their voicemail passwords – otherwise it would entail infiltrating the phone system which they did not. Just saying.

News of The World Scandal:News Corp as Project Gun Runner:Obama

It’s also a stretch to call it a “News Corp Scandal” with out any evidence it extends past News of the World. If we’re going to do that, then MSNBC and NBC News have been dumping PCB’s into the Hudson River for decades.

Well, actually guessing passwords is probably the simplest form of hacking. It’s still hacking. No, hacking is not just infiltrating a phone system and all. It’s breaking into a secure system such as voicemails, and the easiest way to do that is to guess. You need to stop watching those paranoia thrillers.

It’s not really a stretch to call the News Corp scandal. It is a scandal, and News Corp does own it. And due to the fact that Murdoch is a notorious micromanager (I have friends who work for News Corp), he could easily have his hand in there. Now, I get what you are saying. It would be like if MSNBC’s Ed Show turned out to have hacking issues and it got called the GE scandal. I personally don’t think you will find anything like these at FOX News (yes, they have a conservative slant and yes, they have used the wrong footage or have just gotten the base of the story but didn’t really cover the full thing, i.e. ACORN, but they do have a lot of people working there that do have integrity and I believe that they aren’t hacking phone lines or bribing officials. However, I would look at the Post, they are notorious for pulling some nasty tricks.)

I do have to laugh at this araticle Jon. Fox has been covering this scandal right, left, forward and backward. MSNBC didn’t bother to cover stories about GE not paying any taxes. None of the networks have covered the story of DOJ obstruction — granted a HUGE story if it were DOJ under a republican administration – but clearly IGNORED by today’s liberal media hacks because it is occurring under hehimserflthe one.

I don’t recall other articles here about covering other stories. I remember when CBS and the idiot forged and falsified government documents and that got some coverage, but not much in comparison. Now what happened here is bad, bad, worse than bad…but FNC is covering the story, far more than NBC cfoveres stories about their own leadership, and their own gotcha problems.

But hey, this is FNC, Robert and the one network and one entity who does not live in the liberal media mind meld so you have to go after them.

Understand.

Idon’t think the fellow who hacked Palin’s emails got this kind of coverage, indeed, I think halfof the media even went out on a limb to agree that this hacking of her emails was legit.

So hold your faux outrage for something else.

Arthur (Not a Political Comic) said:
Well, actually guessing passwords is probably the simplest form of hacking. It’s still hacking. No, hacking is not just infiltrating a phone system and all. It’s breaking into a secure system such as voicemails, and the easiest way to do that is to guess. You need to stop watching those paranoia thrillers.

Well, having been there/done that – people guessing voicemail passwords is what would be in the category of “script kiddies” – I put it in the same category as someone picking up my breifcase and rolling the combination lock until they get it. And I appreciate you getting my larger point, to beat the dead horse – Dan Rather wasn’t a Viacom scandal. Every news org avoids “in the family” sensitive stories, to suggest otherwise is naive.

Yes, just apologize and move on. It’s so fricken simple… why didn’t Nixon think of that instead of resigning?

But… that’s about as far as I can drag that analogy. I mean, who’s murderoch gonna get to pardon him when the evidence mounts?

Hahahahaha.

I can ONLY IMAGINE what Fox News, and its viewers, would be doing right now if it turned out that MSNBC was being investigated by the FBI for allegedly hacking into the phones of the victims of the worst terrorist attack in American history. Of course, since it’s not MSNBC, it’s no big deal.

Hucking. Fypocrites. And yes, I mean each and every “patriotic” Fox viewer.

2012freedom said:
Remember when MSNBC played extensive coverage of the ACORN scandal? Yeah, me either.

Remember when MSNBC owned ACORN? Yeah, me neither.

Awesome straw man, though. Jackass.

kvon said:
Actually I’m not sure you’re right, the Conservatives were pretty happy with all their emails and voicemails being gathered by Bush for 8 years.

I think they were happy with the Bush Administration gathering “other” peoples emails. Especially those they perceived not towing the Conservative line. It’s all a matter of who’s Ox is being gored.

RichardBraincase said:
To call it hacking is a stretch, more like guessing their voicemail passwords – otherwise it would entail infiltrating the phone system which they did not. Just saying.

News of The World Scandal:News Corp as Project Gun Runner:Obama

It’s also a stretch to call it a “News Corp Scandal” with out any evidence it extends past News of the World. If we’re going to do that, then MSNBC and NBC News have been dumping PCB’s into the Hudson River for decades.

Are you kidding me? They listened to and ERASED the voicemails of a murdered 13-year-old girl while she was missing. That is the very definition of hacking.

glenn113 said:
Are you kidding? Hannity, the Minister of Propoganda? He won’t touch it with a ten foot pole.

Hey, how’s the “sister?” Btw, liar, Hannity has been talking about it almost every day. Think before you post, please.

It needs to be noted that Robert Dilenschneider is a top-level public relations (PR) counselor, and not merely a “media consultant” (see: http://www.dilenschneider.com/principals.php). He has a storied career helping clients shape opinion, gain influence and be persuasive. Dilenschneider’s work has been recognized by his peers, including the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).

As such, he is experienced in the art of re-direction, deflection, and other media techniques. Critics of the profession might call this “spin.”

One might assume there is a definite strategy at work here, intentionally designed to both confuse the issue and/or to provide talking points to the faithful viewers of FOX & Friends.

TheBiggestBrax said:
I think they were happy with the Bush Administration gathering “other” peoples emails. Especially those they perceived not towing the Conservative line. It’s all a matter of who’s Ox is being gored.

I am sure you are happy that Obama has expanded the Patriot Act, right lefty? By the way, when was the last time you joined code pink and protested the new and old wars?

As for the article, I said from the beginning that Fox should have just made a statement that they would not cover themselves since they are being thrust into the news by partisan hacks.

It is a no win scenario as the leftist commenters here have proven.

lillyluminatus said:
Are you kidding me? They listened to and ERASED the voicemails of a murdered 13-year-old girl while she was missing. That is the very definition of hacking.

Well, I don’t know if that’s the very definition of hacking, but it is the very definition of absolutely disgusting behavior.

Does anybody know why Glackin was banned? I kinda miss him. ;)

Arthur (Not a Political Comic) said:
 

“Cellular phone hacking is a questionable practice whereby a third party gains access to an individual’s cellular phone through a variety of methods.”
http://www.techopedia.com/definition/26355/cellular-phone-hacking

It’s both.

TheBiggestBrax said:
To not call it hacking is also a stretch….So if the “Nation” was pulling these same tactics on you or conservatives — you wouldn’t have a problem with it? If you say no…..Your a liar!

Never said I thought it was ok, just saying I wouldn’t insinuate Katrina Van den Huieval of having anything to do with it nor accuse ownership of having anything to do with it with out any facts. But that doesn’t matter these days it seems.

lillyluminatus said:
“Cellular phone hacking is a questionable practice whereby a third party gains access to an individual’s cellular phone through a variety of methods.”
http://www.techopedia.com/definition/26355/cellular-phone-hacking

It’s both.

I read you wrong. I thought you were saying the horrific implications of erasing the girl’s message was the very definition, not the gaining access part. Alas, it’s absolutely disgusting and I think it is certainly an act that should get folks fired and possibly a paper shut down.

DavidKramer said:
I am sure you are happy that Obama has expanded the Patriot Act, right lefty? By the way, when was the last time you joined code pink and protested the new and old wars?

As for the article, I said from the beginning that Fox should have just made a statement that they would not cover themselves since they are being thrust into the news by partisan hacks.

It is a no win scenario as the leftist commenters here have proven.

Hell no I’m not happy with him expanding the so-called Patriot Act, as well as — him not closing Guantanamo Bay. Sometime you have to take the bitter with the sweet. With respects to Code Pink….I’m a little more aggressive and prone to “mixing it up” than the Birkenstock wing of the Dems.

shocking

TheBiggestBrax said:
I’m a little more aggressive and prone to “mixing it up” than the Birkenstock wing of the Dems.

You have to be careful with the Birkenstock wing, however. A number of us have taken to wearing Naot in the warmer weather, then reverting to wool socks and Birkenstocks in the winter.

lillyluminatus said:
Are you kidding me? They listened to and ERASED the voicemails of a murdered 13-year-old girl while she was missing. That is the very definition of hacking.

Whether or not I consider it hacking is irrelevant, I think everyone agrees its disgusting in that case and others. I’m more interesting in how they came about the information that allowed them access to these VMB’s. You can blame everyone in the world, but if you don’t know FOR A FACT how they got in or if someone helped them then you can’t fix anything. So far we know they were “hacked” …. how? guessing? using software? help from the inside? all of the above? That’s way more important that “Fox News doesn’t cover the story”

RichardBraincase said:
Whether or not I consider it hacking is irrelevant, I think everyone agrees its disgusting in that case and others. I’m more interesting in how they came about the information that allowed them access to these VMB’s. You can blame everyone in the world, but if you don’t know FOR A FACT how they got in or if someone helped them then you can’t fix anything. So far we know they were “hacked” …. how? guessing? using software? help from the inside? all of the above? That’s way more important that “Fox News doesn’t cover the story”

Fair enough, but the fact that we don’t know how they were hacked doesn’t change the fact that they were hacked. Illicit access=hacking, regardless of the method.

THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
You have to be careful with the Birkenstock wing, however. A number of us have taken to wearing Naot in the warmer weather, then reverting to wool socks and Birkenstocks in the winter.

I’m not hating on you or the Birkenstock wing, you guys serve a useful purpose. But I’m a product of my environment and standing your ground and not getting punk’d makes a huge difference on being the Hitter or the Hittee.

Darr247 said:
Yes, just apologize and move on.

Yes we should move on. Move on to CNN’s secret deal with a named terrorist state’s dictator Saddam Hussein not to report the despair and brutality leveled on the Iraq people by Saddam Hussein in exchange for CNN having exclusive in-country access to news gathering and reporting providing the reporting is pro Saddam Hussein.
It’s time to move on to this lingering National security problem and see if CNN America is making illegal secret deals with other named Terrorist State’s like North Korea. I heard Congressman Darrell Issa mention this issue not long ago in his talk radio appearance to the people voting him in office over and over..

lillyluminatus said:
Remember when MSNBC owned ACORN? Yeah, me neither.
Awesome straw man, though. Jackass.

Spare me the “straw man” crap. The bottom line is Liberals are trying to tie FOX to News of the World simply because they are both owned by Murdock. FOX had nothing to do with any of it. In addition, NO news organization that had a parent company going through this would be broadcasting it 24/7. FOX has had segments on it so they ought to be commended. By the way, I am not a jackass I am an elephant.

Has anybody on MSNBC reported the inevitable impeachment proceedings against their dear leader for his role in Operation Gunrunner/Operation Fast and Furious? Obama thinks he’s Vin Diesel or what.

Has anybody seen Steve Urkel yet?

MrTPar_taY said:
Has anybody on MSNBC reported the inevitable impeachment proceedings against their dear leader for his role in Operation Gunrunner/Operation Fast and Furious? Obama thinks he’s Vin Diesel or what.

Has anybody seen Steve Urkel yet?

You wingnutz are going to impeach President Obama AGAIN?

That worked really well the first time.

Personally…. I hope FOX loses it license and is shut off the air :) Can’t take all their lies and misinformation!!!! FOX viewers are the dumbest out there!

Skippy said:
You wingnutz are going to impeach President Obama AGAIN?

That worked really well the first time.

Look ‘Crupt, in the spirit of you just being, well, waylaid by the D-spot you got painted all over ‘ya, why don’t you reread what you wrote.

P.S. FOX is not NEWS!! It is just right wing wacko propaganda… that crazy people believe is facts.

How could they move on from the story if they never moved in on the story? The greatest press scandal of our lifetime rages on. Meanwhile, Fox spends more time talking about Roger Clemens taking steroids and Casey Anthony not going to jail. What a complete joke for a news channel.

Kermit said:
Personally…. I hope FOX loses it license and is shut off the air :) Can’t take all their lies and misinformation!!!! FOX viewers are the dumbest out there!

Okay, slow down. What in your crazy delusional mind thinks that FOX would lose its license?

Kermit said:
Personally…. I hope FOX loses it license and is shut off the air :) Can’t take all their lies and misinformation!!!! FOX viewers are the dumbest out there!

another supporter of state approved media

Kermit said:
Can’t take all their

Why are u watching ? U shouldn’t be watching go back to msnbs

Thiis story is RAPIDLY EXPANDING AND PROGRESSING WITH NEW FACTS AND ACCUSATIONS BY THE HOUR

so…LETS MOVE ON FROM IT AND NOT TALK ABOUT IT ANYMORE

MrTPar_taY said:
Look ‘Crupt, in the spirit of you just being, well, waylaid by the D-spot you got painted all over ‘ya, why don’t you reread what you wrote.

OK. I just did.

Tell us again HOW your wingnutz are going to impeach President Obama.

I know you are going all “fast and furious” with your pictures of Darrell Issa, but I would like to read your articles of impeachment.

Take your time.

2012freedom said:
Okay, slow down. What in your crazy delusional mind thinks that FOX would lose its license?

Wishful thinking… and FACTS! They broke the law.

cjd ohio 1 said:
another supporter of state approved media

HUH? How about the truth in media, bright boy!

MadCharles said:
Why are u watching ? U shouldn’t be watching go back to msnbs

Read a paper you dumb ass!

2012freedom said:
Spare me the “straw man” crap. The bottom line is Liberals are trying to tie FOX to News of the World simply because they are both owned by Murdock.

If you don’t want the “straw man” crap, work on a bit more on your rhetorical skills so you can begin making legitimate arguments.

And the bottom line is that this is being covered because it has been reported that Murdoch’s UK reporters tried to bribe a United States policeman to gain access to records of 9/11 victims; moreover, it is illegal for ANY US company–as News Corp. is–to be involved in bribing foreign officials, something that quite apparently happened repeatedly over many, many years. The fact that you don’t find this newsworthy just betrays your own ideological rigidity.

Kermit said:
Wishful thinking… and FACTS! They broke the law. HUH? How about the truth in media, bright boy! Read a paper you dumb ass!

truth in media lol……….then you would have to shut down every media outlet in country

lillyluminatus said:
The fact that you don’t find this newsworthy just betrays your own ideological rigidity.

When did I ever say it isn’t newsworthy?

Kermit said:
Wishful thinking… and FACTS! They broke the law.

FOX didn’t do anything numb nuts. Wishful thinking is all you have because logical thinking obviously escapes you.

Partsians! Stop the madness.

By turning this into a political argument, you are overlooking one of the most serious breaches of journalism by the Fourth Estate in modern history. What happened sets a dangerous precedent if not stopped.

Yes, I know ALL media have bias — including MSNBC. I don’t support any media regardless of their political persuasion if they are corrupting journalism. The fact that some are doing it daily does not make it right.

It must end, or we and our children will never get real news instead of opinion, biased reported or propaganda. Left or right — sideways or upside down — it’s wrong.

2012freedom said:
FOX didn’t do anything numb nuts. Wishful thinking is all you have because logical thinking obviously escapes you.

Faux “News” didn’t report the NEWS because of the embarrassment.

After it was plastered ALL OVER, Faux finally addressed the shame.

2012freedom said:
FOX didn’t do anything numb nuts. Wishful thinking is all you have because logical thinking obviously escapes you.

YO! Merdoch and Roger Ailse are FOX propaganda station. They is running the show!!. FOX lies daily all day long and facts will be known soon enough…. logic is escaping you!

Kermit said:
YO! Merdoch and Roger Ailse are FOX propaganda station. They is running the show!!. FOX lies daily all day long and facts will be known soon enough…. logic is escaping you!

Uhhh….okay sport. By the way, the white jacket unbuckles in the back.

2012freedom said:
Uhhh….okay sport. By the way, the white jacket unbuckles in the back.

LOL….. Merdoch is going down and taking FOX and all it little friends with him. You must have that jacket on now buddy if you don’t think this is BIG news… and long over due!!

That was painful to watch, smh.

Members of the grassroots organization Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) protested Friday outside Chicago’s Prudential Building, home of Obama’s national campaign headquarters.

The group, comprised of liberal Democrats who fundraised and volunteered for Obama in 2008, delivered over 200,000 signed pledges refusing to donate any resources to Obama’s re-election campaign should he consent to making cuts to the federal entitlement programs.

The group delivered the stack of pledges to Ann Marie Habershaw who is the Chief Operating Officer at Obama for America.

Correct it’s a no win got Fox News, but they need to try. To not report is to be as hypocritical as other media companies. If they were to do a thorough hard news look at it (actual investigation or analysis of all publicly available info) they would be lambasted for fratricide. All the same, they need to find a way to report the wrongness of the alleged hacking without stating as fact their sister company did it. No one doubts they did, but ‘alleging’ would hopefully insulate and not be fodder for legal action. Fox News can’t conduct an internal investigation nor should they. Their reporting and analysis needs to be given no more weight than any others. This is NOTW & other tabloids mess to clean up. Fox News needs to remain an observer, and their reporting should reflect that.

“And you know what? In this instance they aren’t necessarily without good reason.”

Come on, man, you sound like you’re arguing with your father-in-law.

Hinton is resigning but

NOTHING TO SEE HERE

NOT NEWS

PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE BREAKING NEWS

MOVING RIGHT ALONG

BFD said:
HAHAHAHAHAHA…YEAH, BECAUSE VICTIMS AND PERPETRATORS ARE THE SAME THING!!!

Fox and Friends have outdone themselves this time.

Also love how he threw in plugs for Citibank and Bank of America while he was at it.

LOL

Is there a bigger lapdog for Roger Ailes than Steve Doocy? What a dbag!

Roger Ailes throws a stick and says, ‘Fetch it boy.’

TfT said:
MSNBC didn’t bother to cover stories about GE not paying any taxes.

They certainly did cover it and on most of their shows.

“DILENSCHNEIDER: The issue really is why are so many people piling on at this thing? … Citigroup has been hacked into, Bank of America has been hacked into, American Express has been hacked into, insurance companies have been hacked into.”

So he’s equating some bored and stupid punks hacking into CitiBank with professional journalists listening to the phone messages of a dead girl so they can sell newspapers?

Is that how they’re attempting to cover for their boss? Is that their argument?

charlesp said:
It needs to be noted that Robert Dilenschneider is a top-level public relations (PR) counselor, and not merely a “media consultant” (see: http://www.dilenschneider.com/principals.php). He has a storied career helping clients shape opinion, gain influence and be persuasive. Dilenschneider’s work has been recognized by his peers, including the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).

As such, he is experienced in the art of re-direction, deflection, and other media techniques. Critics of the profession might call this “spin.”

One might assume there is a definite strategy at work here, intentionally designed to both confuse the issue and/or to provide talking points to the faithful viewers of FOX & Friends.

You mean just like this?

DavidKramer says:
“I am sure you are happy that Obama has expanded the Patriot Act, right lefty? By the way, when was the last time you joined code pink and protested the new and old wars?”

Fox News is such a joke.

Really don’t see how anyone can defend what they put out.

They are an embarrassment; so biased, don’t know how they can churn out the fair & balanced line with a straight face.

TheBiggestBrax said:
I’m not hating on you or the Birkenstock wing, you guys serve a useful purpose. But I’m a product of my environment and standing your ground and not getting punk’d makes a huge difference on being the Hitter or the Hittee.

I find the Birkenstock philosophy to be not to participate in either. It’s what the ancient Chinese would call the actions of a superior man.

STATEMENT FROM RUPERT MURDOCH

By RUPERT MURDOCH

Posted: 2:22 AM, February 24, 2009

As the Chairman of the New York Post, I am ultimately responsible for what is printed in its pages. The buck stops with me.

Last week, we made a mistake. We ran a cartoon that offended many people. Today I want to personally apologize to any reader who felt offended, and even insulted.

Over the past couple of days, I have spoken to a number of people and I now better understand the hurt this cartoon has caused. At the same time, I have had conversations with Post editors about the situation and I can assure you – without a doubt – that the only intent of that cartoon was to mock a badly written piece of legislation. It was not meant to be racist, but unfortunately, it was interpreted by many as such.

We all hold the readers of the New York Post in high regard and I promise you that we will seek to be more attuned to the sensitivities of our community.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/regional/item_6kLi3RbVBSCGchKuGxW57M#ixzz1SD5n5AgR

news flash….. Les Hinton has resigned as chief executive officer of Dow Jones & Co. in the wake of News Corp’s phone-hacking scandal…. they are dropping like flies….

Gosh! I really love the news these last few days :)

Kermit said:
news flash….. Les Hinton has resigned as chief executive officer of Dow Jones & Co. in the wake of News Corp’s phone-hacking scandal…. they are dropping like flies….

Gosh! I really love the news these last few days :)

I’ll second this with an AMEN!

This whole scandal is nothing more than a tiny part of Murdoch’s holdings. NOTW is a gossip rag. Nothing more.

When you find a smoking gun, let me know.

Progressive kitty said:

news flash….. Les Hinton has resigned as chief executive officer of Dow Jones & Co. in the wake of News Corp’s phone-hacking scandal…. they are dropping like flies….

Gosh! I really love the news these last few days :)

I’ll second this with an AMEN!

The real news of these last few days are horrible unemployment figures and debt ceiling negotiations, just so you know.

I bet Holder goes down over “Fast and Furious” before FOX goes down over some hacks at News of the World.

2012freedom said:
I bet Holder goes down over “Fast and Furious” before FOX goes down over some hacks at News of the World.

You’re off topic again. Eyes on the prize, baby.

AmericaSucks said:
You’re off topic again. Eyes on the prize, baby.

Indeed, when the administration explained, after they tried to deny Fox’s direct access to administration officials as part of the WH press pool, that it was purely an incidental and accidental oversight, they were lying to the media. Because you know what’s really important, as you intone in your post, this presumably upsets you. You know, now that you’ve learned the political leadership class was purposely misleading the media, the watchdogs of the powerful.

The First Amendment entitles the Fourth Estate to be the watchdog of the government. Not the powerful.

Michael Charles said:
The First Amendment entitles the Fourth Estate to be the watchdog of the government. Not the powerful.

Uhhhh… what?

Do tell what the 4th estate is not entitled to report on again under the 1st Amendment?

Fox and Friends start every day with a tall glass of teabagger kool-aid.

Media outlets like Fox do not qualify as part of the fourth estate. Neither does MSNBC. These outlets are what boxing is to WWE wrestling.

Genuinely unbiased news reporting is far different from the current form of (sadly) cable news with an agenda/slant/gimmick.

It’s easy to pick a “news” outlet, find the one a person agrees with and listen to the happy words.

It’s the duty of a person, as a citizen, to listen to unobjective jounalism and form his/her own opinions.

Call me old-fashioned, it’s just my thing about this stuff.

Rokker said:
unfounded characterization attack

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Steve Doocy said “ALL those employees got fired” at News of the World.

What a LIAR, Rebecca Brooks certainly wasn’t fired.

Michael Charles said:
Media outlets like Fox do not qualify as part of the fourth estate. Neither does MSNBC. These outlets are what boxing is to WWE wrestling.

Genuinely unbiased news reporting is far different from the current form of (sadly) cable news with an agenda/slant/gimmick.

It’s easy to pick a “news” outlet, find the one a person agrees with and listen to the happy words.

It’s the duty of a person, as a citizen, to listen to unobjective jounalism and form his/her own opinions.

Call me old-fashioned, it’s just my thing about this stuff.

I didn’t ask you to expound on your view of MSNBC or Fox however much derived from White House talking points they may be. I wanted you to further explain your proposition that the 4th estate is entitled under the 1st Amendment to be watchdog only over the government, and not the powerful.

It’s my proposition that a person who can issue such a statement is not a reasonable judge of what media institutions should constitute the 4th estate.

Paleoconservatarian said:
I didn’t ask you to expound on your view of MSNBC or Fox however much derived from White House talking points they may be. I wanted you to further explain your proposition that the 4th estate is entitled under the 1st Amendment to be watchdog only over the government, and not the powerful.

It’s my proposition that a person who can issue such a statement is not a reasonable judge of what media institutions should constitute the 4th estate.

You’re just making stuff up.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

Know it before lecture on it, Professor.

Oops. Bad aim. Wrong target. Sorry.

Michael Charles said:
Media outlets like Fox do not qualify as part of the fourth estate. Neither does MSNBC. These outlets are what boxing is to WWE wrestling.

Genuinely unbiased news reporting is far different from the current form of (sadly) cable news with an agenda/slant/gimmick.

Agree!

Wisco said:
You’re just making stuff up.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

Know it before lecture on it, Professor.

Paleoconservatarian said:
Do tell what the 4th estate is not entitled to report on again under the 1st Amendment?

Wisco said:
Oops. Bad aim. Wrong target. Sorry.

I should say so.

But it gratifies that my inquiry shut Mr. Charles up.

Hey Paleoconservative….

This is a copy and paste of your comment, see below…

“It’s my proposition that a person who can issue such a statement is not a reasonable judge of what media institutions should constitute the 4th estate.”

Now… Clean it up. Say what it is that you mean to say without the crap English.

Michael Charles said:
Hey Paleoconservative….

This is a copy and paste of your comment, see below…

“It’s my proposition that a person who can issue such a statement is not a reasonable judge of what media institutions should constitute the 4th estate.”

Now… Clean it up. Say what it is that you mean to say without the crap English.

It’s clean enough as it is, but to clarify…

The 4th estate, the media, is not limited by the constitution to only safeguard against the excesses of government. They… are… a… free… press.

Until and unless we can get you to agree to this, I (and others) can give a flying leap what you think of any media.

Fox News = simple answers for simple minds. Short memories are a by-product of simple minds since only simple answers do not require connecting long term-memories. This example of a quick change of subject from a News Corp. subsidiary hacked someone to hacking is bad to look at all the other people who got hacked by someone else, not News Corp blah, blah, blah….
Now THAT is a perfect example of playing on the short memory crowd.

Aren’t his comments tantamount to someone defending Acorn by saying what we have is a big problem with the behavior of pimps in this country and we should move past this Acorn “thing”?

Doocy said “ALL the employess” at News of the World were fired.

That’s a lie Rebekah Brooks was not fired.

Where are the hundreds of comments for this story? The wingnuus are mighty quick to forgive and want to forget Murdoch’s crimes.

Give him time…  He will resign and then FOX will start going next…. one by one..

Hey, doofus.  The New York Times ran a HUGE, I will spell it out for you again, H-U-G-E, feature when their reporter, Jason Blair, was caught plagiarizing stories.  Fox News, Fox Run Journal (formerly the WSJ) not so much.  The Fox media is nothing but panderers to the fearful, the bigoted, the ignorant, and the stupid.