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August 7, 2009 at 20:13:43

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Fox News should fire Glenn Beck for saying that the president of the United States is a racist and for saying that the president of the United States hates white people. This is rhetoric that should be associated with the Ku Klux Klan and the American Nazi Party, not with a major television network using the public airwaves for private profit.

Beck has a right to say this and Fox has a right to put him on air. The First Amendment protects sick and demented speech as well as wise and noble speech. The degeneration of political discourse in America has sunk to such levels that pure hatred of the president and pure race-baiting in our media and politics have become increasingly commonplace.

Fox should make the minimal decision to not profit from this hate speech, especially in a time slot that is associated with news and likely to be viewed by children. To say the president hates white people is sick, vile, demented and more worthy of the rhetoric of a Nazi bund meeting than the public airwaves, which should not be used to profit from hate.

 

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Here's the trick.....as I am sure you know... by zonie on Saturday, Aug 8, 2009 at 5:22:07 AM
Great idea by Archie on Saturday, Aug 8, 2009 at 8:23:53 PM
hahaha by zonie on Sunday, Aug 9, 2009 at 11:30:27 AM
Censorship is theft. by John Hanks on Saturday, Aug 8, 2009 at 10:48:53 AM
Hate Speech by Rebublican on Saturday, Aug 8, 2009 at 11:25:45 AM
what a wonderful idea by Patrick Henry on Saturday, Aug 8, 2009 at 9:39:28 PM
I don't think he has by Archie on Saturday, Aug 8, 2009 at 3:14:57 PM
Ah oh by zonie on Sunday, Aug 9, 2009 at 11:27:12 AM
oh dear....men in suits at the door.. by zonie on Sunday, Aug 9, 2009 at 11:40:56 AM
Beck is a Media Whore by The Old Codger on Saturday, Aug 8, 2009 at 10:59:38 PM
Fox will never change its color by Rakesh Krishnan Simha on Sunday, Aug 9, 2009 at 1:09:57 AM
Fox! by Ted West on Sunday, Aug 9, 2009 at 4:48:42 AM
Beck, like so many of his colleagues... by John Sanchez Jr. on Sunday, Aug 9, 2009 at 9:07:48 AM
It's easy by Margaret Bassett on Sunday, Aug 9, 2009 at 12:12:55 PM
I guess by sommers on Sunday, Aug 9, 2009 at 3:03:28 PM
There is a difference... by John Sanchez Jr. on Sunday, Aug 9, 2009 at 3:39:28 PM
I guess we'll by sommers on Sunday, Aug 9, 2009 at 3:54:29 PM
I disagree by J. Edward Tremlett on Sunday, Aug 9, 2009 at 4:20:16 PM
Sedition deserves recognition in jail. by John Hanks on Sunday, Aug 9, 2009 at 5:25:09 PM
Fortunately,... by John Sanchez Jr. on Sunday, Aug 9, 2009 at 8:23:35 PM
I've said it before... by Pulladigm on Sunday, Aug 9, 2009 at 5:42:47 PM
How can Fox fire their spokesman? by tginmn on Sunday, Aug 9, 2009 at 6:25:46 PM
Glen tries to distract us by Kathleen Bushman on Monday, Aug 10, 2009 at 12:28:10 AM
I like McKinney too by zonie on Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 at 3:24:27 AM
It's happening by zonie on Sunday, Aug 16, 2009 at 12:06:00 PM
Walmart and Geico and... by zonie on Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 at 4:15:15 PM

 
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