Posted on 08/08/2018 3:07:40 AM PDT by markomalley
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) is slamming conservative media mogul Rupert Murdoch and Fox News, saying that “we would be a more unified country" without their influence.
“If you could remove News Corp from the last 25 years of American history, we would be in an entirely different place," de Blasio told The Guardian last week before he spoke at an event in New Orleans, adding that he believes Murdoch is responsible for President Trump's election in 2016.
De Blasio said if it weren't for Murdoch and Fox News, "we would not be suffering a lot of the negativity and divisiveness we’re going through right now."
In the interview with The Guardian, de Blasio discussed a range of topics, from his vision for progressive politics to the midterm elections this November.
He also voiced strong disapproval for Trump's rhetoric regarding the media, saying "there is no comparison between a progressive critique of the media — and overwhelmingly corporate media, by the way — and a president who does not believe in free speech and is trying to undermine the norms of democracy."
"If you see a steady decline in democracy, we’re going to have to vividly defend a lot of media we don’t agree with," de Blasio added. "But I don’t want to give them a free pass on what they have done to all of us.”
Fox News isn't the only entity owned by Murdoch that de Blasio has gone after this year. The mayor said in May that The New York Post is "divisive" and that he wouldn't "shed a tear if that newspaper is no longer here.”
Fox News, which was once again the most-watched cable news network in July, is known for its supportive coverage of Trump, with hosts such as Sean Hannity consistently defending the president. Hannity has also echoed Trump's charge that much of the media is "fake news."
The idea of a socialist’s unity is speech for me not for thee
Or is he meaning if we all cooperated with the president?
Obama epitomizes that arrogance.
Dumbest man who occupy that office. Dumber even than Dinkins who personally, at least, was a gentle man.
Liberals don’t watch Fox - they’re not allowed. So they don’t know of the leftward drift of Fox.
I really don’t know how any conservative could not see how serious the situation we are in now is! Enough denial and thinking things will go on when they are showing their fascist, totalitarian ways.
If we hadn’t had the NEA teachers’s union, NPR & PBS, feminists, uncontrolled immigration, George Soros, gay activists, Obama and BLM, America would be a whole lot more unified.
Billy is a closet dictator that would likely be fine with internment camps for Christian, conservative, patriot leaders.
Bump
Headshake
ComDem Insanity
A large fraction of the country wants nothing to do with Commie-fascists, Mr. Decommieo.
It’s not even conspiracy anymore. They are trying to confiscate guns just for that! They openly talk about destroying lives of those that support Trump!
Per FNC, their demos include a lotta Dems.
Be interesting to know if that number has increased since the changing of the guard...
This is dangerous! How dare the Mayor attack the media like that? He is a threat to our Republic!!!
Yes, it would! I can no longer watch the 6pm news which was a staple in our household from the days of Brit Hume.
Flak...target...yada, yada.
The NY Post is critical of him and other leftists.
“”Today we celebrate the first glorious anniversary of the Information Purification Directives.
We have created for the first time in all history a garden of pure ideology, where each worker may bloom, secure from the pests of any contradictory true thoughts.
Our Unification of Thoughts is more powerful a weapon than any fleet or army on earth.”
(”1984” Commercial)
Yes, they (proggie Marxists) are now out of the closet and proud.
“If you see a steady decline in democracy, we’re going to have to vividly defend a lot of media we don’t agree with,” de Blasio added. “But I don’t want to give them a free pass on what they have done to all of us.”
DeBlasio is unhinged. Why are they always throwing out the word democracy? We are not a democracy, we are a Republic, praise God. A ‘democracy’ can sure get out of hand when mobs rule.
He thinks Fox got Trump elected is another unhinged utterance. I don’t remember but a couple of Fox hosts that didn’t look as sick as any CNN commentator you can name the night Trump won. Ever since Murdoch’s kids took over it has been going down hill.
If De Blasio had one shred of honesty about him he would admit he’s a communist.
murphy yesterday saying that he wants to remove conservative influence from the news and social media, deblabio saying that he wants to terminatethe Post, Murdoch and Fox. It’s obvious that he not only wants to, but will do all he can to eliminate them.
The guardian is a radical leftist rag.
It’s war, folks!
No! Illary is responsible for President Trump's election. And, of course, us!
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