Chris Wallace Leaves me in Tears

4-9-04 | patriciaruth

[patriciaruth]

Chris Wallace advertised his Sunday news show as a time to put the names of our fallen soldiers in context.

Ted Koppel had simply read the names of the soldiers who have sacrificed all, the last full measure of devotion, for us to live in peace and for the Iraqis to have a unique and blessed chance to find peace and security and democracy. So, Chris Wallace decided to have a show to put those sacrifices in context, and talk about all the good things that the American soldiers had done in Iraq.

So, I tuned in, and I am still sobbing and shaking with anger remembering how he started the show with over fifteen minutes of a rehash of the last 10 days feeding frenzy over the terrible abuses a few soldiers had perpetrated on some Iraqi prisoners.

CONTEXT?!?!

THIS is the context you want me to remember our war dead!!

You garbage, you thoughtless garbage!

I was too upset to watch the "tribute" which came after the filthy trash.

I'll never watch that cruel, demented show ever again.

[ServesURight]

we need to let FOX know

Let FOX know what??? Do you people realize how petty you're being? FOX News is the #1 news channel and it doesn't broadcast liberal propaganda. I'm sorry if it doesn't measure up to high FReeper standards, but I'd rather watch it than the other "news" channels.

[prairiebreeze]

Yes, agreed about Brit's show. So far. Let's hope that doesn't get changed by new management.

I did just enjoy McInerney's commentary on the situation with alSadr and as we move toward June30. He's one of the very best military analysts on Fox, indeed on any of the news outlets.

Prairie

[ServesURight]

I don't smoke crack.

I never said you did personally. Apparently you never heard of sarcasm.

And if you don't apologize immediately for that libelous statement, I will hit the abuse button.

I'm shaking in my boots.

[rushmom]

Fox still is the best choice. But is has become apparent that they have hired some establishment liberal news people who are working behind the camera. You can't miss it. Roger Ailes, fix this.

[I still care]

OK, here is my declaration.

Over the past day I have decided I am not going to watch anymore of the feeding frenzy over the prison scandal.

I don't care if it is on CNN MSNBC ABC NBC or even FOX. The moment I hear how terrible the Americans are, it goes off.

I don't care how true or not true the story is, it has all the earmarks of being superhyped in order to damage our troops, destroy US prestige, make Kerry the antiwar guy look sincere and damage Bush and Rumsfeld.

The press is like sharks in the water. Maybe they can wreck our will to carry through with this war like they did the Vietnam war, leaving those poor people in bondage. They are gleeful about it. I am having no part of it.

When I look at what happened in that prison, I can't help but juxtapose those pictures in my mind with our dead men hanging, decapitated and burning, from that bridge. The Iraqis in prison owe US an apology for being so darn ungrateful, and I am sick of it.

[rushmom]

And isn't it great that he's on America's side?

[hinckley buzzard]

Guarantee whatever you want. That was my reaction not only to the segment but in light of the really rather large buildup last week--remember, how this was going to "make some news of its own," and so on?

For the record, segments on the rebuilding of schools and such have been broadcast before. The honoring by name of the soldiers who died in the process was a new and welcome touch. But if they had wanted to do an honest job they easily could have skipped the repetitive and banal rehash and spent the whole hour on "What we have Accomplished."
Now That would have been a tribute worth talking about.

There is a helluva lot more good news they just didn't have time for because they wanted to do the same schtick on the prisoners that all the alphabet shows were doing, and had been doing for a week.

OTOH, if this becomes a regular feature of the show, with a special segment every Sunday, I may reconsider my opinion.

[rushmom]

This is all about destroying Bush. The Democrats and the establishment media work hand- in- hand.

[prairiebreeze]

and it doesn't broadcast liberal propaganda.

I'd say that the ratio of liberal to conservative perspective on Fox has increased to the favor of the liberal side over the past few months at least. I believe it might have been CNN that offered a snippy comment (probably in response to ratings) about Fox being noticably less supportive of the war.

It's still better than CNN, but not as good as it was....

Prairie

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"FOX News is the #1 news channel and it doesn't broadcast liberal propaganda"

Answer the question
Why didn't they broadcast the Press Conference with the commanders of Hanoi Kerry this week?
Instead they broadcast Rumsfeld grilling.
Fair and Balanced my foot!

[Spirited]

"FOX hired the head of NBC as the new news editor. Look for some major changes in FOX."

Now figure I watch them less and less. Upshot is, I do not have to "look" at all!

One wise Freeper has a tagline which tells us something about the fourth estate being a fifth column. Has me thinking that the last thing I need is to feed myself or family with fifth column garbage. That is neither fair, no balanced.

[ServesURight]

Too bad you can't see that FOX is no better than CNN, ABC, NBC and CBS

Uh...FOX is a helluva lot better than CNN/ABC/NBC/CBS.

How come NONE of them carried the Press Conference by Hanoi Kerry's commanders in Viet Nam?

They had a commentary on it afterwards on H & C. But that's a good question. Unfortunately FOX has always been head-scratching like that.

But you got to remember that FOX was the only media outlet that went after Clinton's Chinagate and the real issues for his impeachment. FOX is a half a loaf while the other networks are crumbs.

BTW, thank you for your honorable service to our country. I was in the Navy for several weeks in September 1990 but was honorably discharged due to an eye condition.

[sauropod]

Welcome to FR, newbie.

[visualops]

Fox and Friends in the morning is fairly pro-Bush/pro-troops/anti-left from what I've heard of it.

I don't like Wallace, mostly because I think he's just not good at the job. There have been a couple of times when he's held his ground against a lefty. He is generally a lousy interviewer though IMHO.

Fox may not be "Rush TV", but it is certainly far more objective than the alphabet networks & CNN. Brit Hume is unsurpassed. Tony Snow still has his show on the weekend (Weekend Live), and he now has a blog and radio show.

[afraidfortherepublic]

THe following is what my husband had me send to Wallace after this AM's performance:

Chris Wallace:

This week's news coverage has been dominated by the treatment of terrorists in Iraqi prisons. The inmates there are murderers and bombers of the innocent; and that is why they have been detained.

The unfortunate treatment of these terrorists is the work of a few misguided and stupid members of the armed forces. The US Government doesn't condone this treatment and the American people don't condone this treatment. The Press is well aware that this aberration was NOT the result of some order, or policy, from President Bush or Secretary Rumsfeld. But that is all we've heard about all week.

We have been subjected to the photos (porn, in my opinion) with every broadcast. Our own adult children cannot even watch the news in their own homes any more for fear of the grandchildren seeing these images that you all so freely broadcast!

To try to single out Secretary Rumsfeld as the focal point of this mess is strictly political partisanship on the part of Senator Edward Kennedy whose well publicized public life can be characterized as one of shameful excesses, if not criminal excesses.

For the press to allow him to get away with his phony outrage is sheer hypocrisy. Where is the press outrage against Russia, France, Germany and the UN whose officials have embezzled billion of dollars from the Iraqi and American people over nearly a decade through the UN "Oil for Food Program"?

The press has focused on President Bush, Vice President Cheney, and Secretary Rumsfeld, while ignoring the many other problems out there. We certainly have problems to solve in Iraq, but those problems pale in comparison to the UN, which has authored one of the biggest financial embezzlement schemes in the history of mankind and are in the midst of destroying the documents in an attempt to cover it up.

In addition, we learn today of possible financial ties between the Hussein regime and the Blix weapons inspectors. Where is the press outrage over that? That is by far the bigger story.

The press in the US is as phony as the UN officials who claim they want world peace.

[patriciaruth]

That press conference about Kerry was devasting. Can't let that get out; people might not vote for him if they heard that conference of those who served at the same time he did in swift boats patrols with him in Nam.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

"Chinagate and the real issues for his impeachment."

Ruppert Murdoch probably won't allow FOX
to say anything against Hanoi Kerry.

Here is a real eye opener about who is behind FOX News.

News Corporation List of Companies, Chairman and Chief Executive: K. Rupert Murdoch

Check the description of Chinabyte.com

Chinabyte.com is the merged entity between Beijing PDN Xinren Information Technology Co Ltd (www.chinabyte.com, www.cseek.com) and Chongqing Yesky Technology Co Ltd (www.yesky.com). PDN was established by News Corporation and People's Daily in 1995 while Yesky was established by Chinese PC Weekly and International Data Group in 1999. Both companies decided to merge to form the undisputable No 1 IT Chinese portal in April 2001.

Chinabyte aims to target the rapid expansion of both the PC market and Internet sector in China, providing technology and information consulting services and support to China's rapidly expanding information technolgy sector, establishing a world class Chinese site for all Chinese, as well as tapping the IT publication market. It has three websites, with Chinabyte.com focusing on advanced users, Yesky.com focusing on public users, while Cseek providing leading Chinese search engine services.

Number of Employees: 80 In Operation Since: 1995

[sauropod]

No it wasn't.

Remember the audience he is talking to. Not nearly as well-read as those of us here on FR.

[prairiebreeze]

It's about destroying Bush (trying anyway) and creating at least the illusion of a close-race election. The media couldn't tolerate a slam-dunk Bush win. Even though Kerry stinks, they have to gin him up so that there's a story to follow.

Heaven forbid they did any real investigative research/reporting instead of manufacturing stories for their own consumptions and also filling hours with Jacko/Scott/Kobe. Noooo, we couldn't have that.

Prairie

[zencat]

Here's my advice: stop whining, turn the damn TV off (even FOX is mostly sensationalism), and get out and campaign for President Bush.

Besides, the best place to get news is from the internet and FreeRepublic.