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N.Y. Times Columnist: Fox News Is Bush's Al Jazeera
NewsMax ^ | 10/16/03 | Limbacher

Posted on 10/16/2003 1:14:56 PM PDT by Tumbleweed_Connection

Premier New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman attacked the Fox News Channel on Thursday, comparing the top-rated cable news network to the pro-terrorist Al Jazeera broadcasting company.

Using a recent speech by Vice President Dick Cheney to argue that the Bush administration is too narrow-minded in its handling of postwar Iraq, Friedman complained, "Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein issue messages from their caves through Al Jazeera, and Mr. Cheney issues messages from his bunker through Fox."

"Out of fairness, my newspaper feels obligated [to cover the Cheney speech]," the top Times columnist wrote. "But I wish we would have said to the V.P.: If you're going to give a major speech on Iraq to an audience that's limited to your own supporters and not allow any questions, that's not news."

Friedman's suggestion that Fox News is the White House's Al Jazeera network is particularly odd, since Fox broke the story that nearly cost President Bush the 2000 election - the notorious 1976 DUI episode.

Fox's owner, NewsCorp Chairman Rupert Murdoch, supported Al Gore in the 2000 election and contributed $50,000 to the Gore campaign.

Friedman's slap at Fox's credibility comes despite that fact that earlier this year, his paper admitted to publishing stories by a journalist known to have repeatedly fabricated previous reports for the Times.



TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: billkeller; bush; falsification; fnc; fox; foxnews; foxnewschannel; friedman; howellraines; jaysonblair; jazeera; limbacher; mediafraud; medialies; newyorktimes; nyt; nytimes; nytschadenfreude; plagiarism; schadenfreude; thenewyorktimes; thomaslfriedman
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To: Jeff Gordon
Who is that woman?
61 posted on 10/16/2003 3:15:41 PM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: Old Sarge

Aaaaaaaaaauuuuuuuugh!

62 posted on 10/16/2003 3:27:28 PM PDT by justlurking
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To: Tumbleweed_Connection
Tom Friedman an idiot Traitor ala lovely Ann Coulter's Treason(great book)
63 posted on 10/16/2003 3:35:34 PM PDT by johnfl61
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To: Tumbleweed_Connection
Folks the mainstream media is running scared. They realize they do not control the information highway anymore. With the advent of the internet, the all news cable channels, and talk radio they have lost the ability to set the agenda. They are going to strike back. The mainstream media and its cohorts, the Dems, will do anything to derail these alternative mediums. I would like to know more about Rush's problems and how they came to light. I find it very strange that there were 2 negative stories on Rush in the same week. If there is one guy the dems want to stop it is Rush. He has done more for the GOP than any other person. The liberals and the media are liable to do anything to stop the right and the GOP.
64 posted on 10/16/2003 3:38:13 PM PDT by Uncle Hal
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To: Old Sarge
Re: Post 10.

That photo sends chills down my spine...and NOT in a good way!
65 posted on 10/16/2003 4:54:07 PM PDT by Right_in_Virginia
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To: ChadGore
ROFL!!!
66 posted on 10/16/2003 4:55:11 PM PDT by Right_in_Virginia
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To: Tumbleweed_Connection
So we have people leaving the left leaning media. People with a choice are fleeing the left leaning media, will the advertisers be next?

Remember CNN's market is no longer the USA. CNN's market is outside the USA.
67 posted on 10/16/2003 4:55:44 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (Vote!)
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To: Steve_Seattle
Jessica Simpson.

The picture was taken at the MTV awards. it was originally posted by a unknown Freeper during the MTV awards live thread.

68 posted on 10/16/2003 5:24:39 PM PDT by Jeff Gordon (Why can't we all just get along and do things my way?)
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To: Old Sarge; MeeknMing


Let's go to the flushing handle!



Clinton downloads continue!



69 posted on 10/16/2003 5:32:21 PM PDT by autoresponder (censored by Angelfire/Lycos leftist PC wimps - caution re Hillary's Politically Correct web hosts)
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To: Tumbleweed_Connection
I've never seen Tom Friedman on Fox.
70 posted on 10/16/2003 5:33:15 PM PDT by dennisw (G_d is at war with Amalek for all generations)
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To: autoresponder

71 posted on 10/16/2003 8:55:01 PM PDT by Jeff Gordon (Why can't we all just get along and do things my way?)
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To: Jeff Gordon; MeeknMing
Thanks -

That's a beaut -

I'll make good use of that animation - 74K pretty low for JavaScript

Already made BG transparent - now 71K

Will resize smaller and see how it looks on Slick in the Wellstone memorial graphic I made from a large photo standing next to Hillary -

Probably be next week sometime before I get to it -

Every bit helps -

These are much responded to on personal emails I send to friends, relatives, and buddies on US miltary bases -

2004 is upon us!

Will we sleepwalk thru it!


72 posted on 10/17/2003 12:43:14 AM PDT by autoresponder (censored by Angelfire/Lycos leftist PC wimps - caution re Hillary's Politically Correct web hosts)
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To: autoresponder; Tumbleweed_Connection





73 posted on 10/17/2003 3:09:49 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP (Check out the Texas Chicken D 'RATS!: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/keyword/Redistricting)
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To: austingirl
The liberal media is having a snit-fit that more than one view is being presented at Fox News - they can't get over it that things have changed and that there is now an outlet for the more conservative point of view - too bad.

Wrong! A more accurate point of view!!!

74 posted on 10/17/2003 3:17:19 AM PDT by Terp (Retired US Navy now living in Philippines were the Moutains meet the Sea in the Land of Smiles)
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To: longtermmemmory
Remember CNN's market is no longer the USA. CNN's market is outside the USA.

So true. If you ever saw CNN International you would get the impression that the version of CNN you see in the United States was an arm of the Republican Party!!!

75 posted on 10/17/2003 3:23:28 AM PDT by Terp (Retired US Navy now living in Philippines were the Moutains meet the Sea in the Land of Smiles)
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To: Terp
I do, hotels outside the USA do not have Fox news. Its a steady diet of Euronews, CNNinternational, and BBC. All with venemous hatred of all acts American.

During the recent EU diversity celebration story, the story about the USA was the controversy over the homosexual (dating service) highschool. They put on the wacko-ist protestor they could find and stated to the effect that " the USA is still homophobic despite opening up a 'tiny' high schoold for homosexual teenagers."

It is a wonder that the people on european streets are not MORE anti-american. Those who are not anti amerian tend to be those with family, friends or ties to the USA.
76 posted on 10/17/2003 4:01:26 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (Vote!)
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To: Tumbleweed_Connection
Typical... running from the stable to jump in the pigstye
77 posted on 10/17/2003 4:03:07 PM PDT by lavaroise
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To: StarFan; Dutchy; Timesink; Gracey; Alamo-Girl; RottiBiz; bamabaseballmom; FoxGirl; Mr. Bob; ...
FoxFan ping!

Please FReepmail me if you want on or off my FoxFan list. *Warning: This can be a high-volume ping list at times.

78 posted on 10/17/2003 7:20:01 PM PDT by nutmeg (Rush Limbaugh: The Voice of Sanity during 8 years of the Clinton Reign of Terror)
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To: Peach
"If you're going to give a major speech on Iraq to an audience that's limited to your own supporters and not allow any questions, that's not news."

Cheney should just tell Friedman he's on a "listening tour."

Hey, it worked for Hillary, didn't it?

79 posted on 10/17/2003 7:22:05 PM PDT by Howlin
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To: nutmeg
Thanks for the heads up!
80 posted on 10/17/2003 7:48:39 PM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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