Fox News scrubs any mention of school death threat in kids-sing-for-Obama story

[babylonsister]

http://mediamatters.org/blog/200909250006


Fox News scrubs any mention of school death threat in kids-sing-for-Obama story

September 25, 2009 8:19 am ET by Eric Boehlert

Great catch by Raw Story.


Foxnews.com posted an item about the right-wing crusade yesterday to vilify young school children in N.J. who sang the praise of the president Obama during a Black History Month event. In that original report, the Fox update noted {emphasis added}:

The tension at B. Bernice Young Elementary School escalated to such a degree Thursday that the school was placed temporarily on lockdown after its principal received death threats over a YouTube video that showed nearly 20 children being taught songs lauding the president, though back-to-school night events continuing as planned Thursday night at the school.

Soon after though, the Fox news report had been scrubbed of any mention of looming violence; it had been scrubbed of any notion that a right-wing crazy apparently called the school and threatening to kill the principal.

[rpannier]

1. Isn't that special

Just like Jesus would have called the school and threatened the principals life

[unpossibles]

2. ah, the only appropriate response, right?

<barf>

Good thing this is from the moral side....