Fox News Desperately Wanted Saturday's March for Eric Garner To Be a Bloodbath

[hrmjustin]

Anna Merlan



Thousands of people marched through Staten Island Saturday to protest the July death of 43-year-old Eric Garner at the hands of NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo, and to call for justice for all victims of police brutality. There were no arrests during the "We Will Not Go Back" rally and march, which was organized by Reverend Al Sharpton's National Action Network, backed by a host of labor unions and social justice organizations, and attended by a smattering of politicians, including City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and former Governor David Patterson.

The lack of violence surely came as a serious disappointment to Fox News, which spent the days leading up to the march solemnly predicting that the whole thing would melt down into a full-scale race war.

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2014/08/fox_news_desperately_wanted_saturdays_march_for_eric_garner_to_be_a_bloodba.php

[Fred Sanders]

1. Fox News, not racist, but Number One with racists.

And WTF? How do they get away with this hate speech? Is this the freedom of speech that needs to be protected, this incitement to riot?

Because.....Jesus?

"Who better to discuss police brutality? Jeffress declared that Sharpton is "prostituting his pastoral position by using the unrest in Ferguson to further his own agenda." He added that according to the Bible, law enforcement officers are "ministers of God, sent to avenge evildoers. That doesn't mean police officers always get it right. There are rogue police officers, like there are rogue pastors and newscasters. But the majority of policemen are selfless servants."

Fox has the right, using giant megaphones, to shout for rioting while spewing hate against an identifiable group of folks based on race?

Because....First Amendment?

[hrmjustin]

3. They play with racist so they should not be surprised when called out on it.

[Fred Sanders]

5. Surprised? They feign surprise, shock and awe and will call you the racist...propaganda 101.

[hrmjustin]

6. I used to watch it to see what they are saying but it is just to much now to turn it on.

[Fred Sanders]

7. I read this blog so I don't have to:

http://www.newshounds.us

"As Russell Brand so wisely said, the racism on Fox News is "so outrageous, it's nearly art.""

[hrmjustin]

8. Wow! Bookmarking and thanks my friend.

Media matters is also good for this.

[Fred Sanders]

9. This site was the original Media Matters, it has an incredible grassroots history, the bloggers are

tireless enemies of the enemy.

[hrmjustin]

10. glad to see they are on twitter.

[gordianot]

2. My motto: "It is aways a good day when Fox News is disappointed".

[hrmjustin]

4. Yes that is a good motto.

[Enthusiast]

11. Kicked and recommended!

Well done, Reverend Al.

[hrmjustin]

12. Thanks and yes it was very well done despite some naysayers.

I think the buses over the bridge instead of marching over it saved them a lot of hassle.

[raven mad]

13. Does anyone really wonder why

we call it Faux NOOSE?