Media tricked into supporting Wall Street protests

[Mikeystyle]

Two hosts at Fox News and one at CNN went from blasting thousands of Wall Street protesters to supporting them after a dozen of the activists donned tricorn hats and passed themselves off as members of the tea party on Thursday.

Fox host Bill O’Reilly changed his views mid-sentence while video of the protesters aired on his show. He instantly went from mocking and misrepresenting the views of the protesters and instead began reporting on them accurately and with praise.

“These people are unwashed bums. The reason they don’t have jobs is they just don’t want them. They hate capitalism,” O’Reilly said. “Oh wait a minute, is that a tricorn hat in the crowd? Never mind what I just said. These people must be patriots after all.”

O’Reilly ended his show with an unscripted rant that called for more regulation of Wall Street and for the rich to pay their fair share.

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http://www.thechicagodope.com/2011/10/07/media-tricked-into-supporting-wall-street-protests/

[Demeter]

1. What a Moron He Is

[City Lights]

2. Funny stuff. Thanks.

:D

[Speck Tater]

3. Did you read the masthead: "NEVER TRUE, ALWAYS ACCURATE"..."

It's satire. It never really happened.

[Ineeda]

4. The Chicago Dope slogan...

"never true, always accurate". An Onion-type article. Funny though.

[renate]

5. I always believe stories like this... they sound so feasible at first

Good one!

[barbtries]

6. but it could happen

except the rant at the end. that would never happen.

[Mikeystyle]

7. I'd like to see what would happen

I bet Bill O just might fall for something like this

[Matariki]

8. Is this satire?

nevermind.