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93. How Fox News Covers Right-Wing Cop Killers

Fri Dec 26, 2014, 02:25 PM

Dec 2014

When Political Violence Doesn't Warrant Collective Blame

June 10, 2014
ERIC BOEHLERT

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The chilling details of Sunday's Las Vegas ambush produced public shock and intense media coverage. One major news outlet seemed to lag behind, though: Fox News.

Primetime hosts Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity both ignored the shocking cop-killer story last night, while Megyn Kelly devoted four sentences to it. (By contrast, the story covered extensively during CNN and MSNBC's primetime.) Fox talkers on Monday were still far more interested in debating the prisoner swap of Bowe Bergdahl than they were examining the political ambush in Las Vegas.

For Fox News, the Las Vegas killing spree represents a toxic mix of guns, far-right insurrectionism, tea party implications, and the Cliven Bundy ranch standoff. For Fox News, the story about right-wing gun violence and the seeds of a bloody political revolution present all kinds of problems for the channel and its outspoken hosts, some of whom have previously championed limitless gun rights, insurrectionism, the Tea Party, and racist rancher Bundy.

In the 36 hours after the shooting, Fox News tread lightly around the Las Vegas story, producing regular news updates about the crime spree. But Fox provided almost no commentary, no context, and certainly no collective blame for the executions.

And that's how Fox News deals with right-wing domestic terrorism in America, when it even bothers to acknowledge the killings and the crimes. (The channel barely covered Georgia's courthouse siege last week.) At Fox, the deadly and disturbing events are treated as isolated incidents that are mostly void of politics. And more importantly, on Fox the perpetrators are always portrayed as lone gunmen (and women) who do not represent any cultural or political movement.

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Where was the outrage when Tea Party Terrorist/Bundy Militia member Jerad Miller killed officers? [View all] napkinz Dec 2014 OP

Tea Party people only bark when their master tells them to bark. arcane1 Dec 2014 #1

"Some might even show up in this thread" napkinz Dec 2014 #4

Here? On DU? Why surely you are joking? NoJusticeNoPeace Dec 2014 #6

hey ... napkinz Dec 2014 #12

LOL oh god, do you remember the first time you saw that movie? i do NoJusticeNoPeace Dec 2014 #13

I've seen it a dozen times on television over the past two decades napkinz Dec 2014 #15

I remember laughing almost every other 60 seconds, laughing hard too NoJusticeNoPeace Dec 2014 #16

it's a classic! napkinz Dec 2014 #19

Fox News has blood on its hands. True Blue Door Dec 2014 #2

calling Pat Lynch ... napkinz Dec 2014 #7

Most apt surname ever. True Blue Door Dec 2014 #8

how dare the mayor have that talk with his son napkinz Dec 2014 #10

I would have taken Lynch's tirade personally if I were De Blasio. True Blue Door Dec 2014 #17

someone should ask Lynch, "Who has blood on their hands for the death of Eric Garner?" napkinz Dec 2014 #20

Is he related to Willie Lynch by any chance? malaise Dec 2014 #46

had to look up that name ... you mean this person? napkinz Dec 2014 #50

Same one malaise Dec 2014 #52

learn something new every day ... "The term 'lynching' is derived from his last name." napkinz Dec 2014 #54

Birds of a feather malaise Dec 2014 #55

Thomas Thistlewood ... another name I'm going to now look up napkinz Dec 2014 #56

Read his diary edited by malaise Dec 2014 #57

thanks malaise napkinz Dec 2014 #58

OMG! napkinz Dec 2014 #74

Our planet has been inhabited by some despicable human beings malaise Dec 2014 #75

He's up for re-election in a couple of months.. whathehell Dec 2014 #29

that such inflammatory rhetoric appeals to the police force should raise concerns ... napkinz Dec 2014 #40

does Bobby Jindal have blood on his hands ... napkinz Dec 2014 #33

And so does Alex Jones. Initech Dec 2014 #96

Yup. Although Jones could semi-plausibly claim insanity. True Blue Door Dec 2014 #97

He is about as bat shit crazy as they come. Initech Dec 2014 #98

"Weather weapons" and "chemtrails." True Blue Door Dec 2014 #99

He also believes that all the people coming across the border... Initech Dec 2014 #100

Only two interpretations of Alex Jones are possible. True Blue Door Dec 2014 #101

I'd say a little from column A, a little from column B. Initech Dec 2014 #103

So...he's basically Gollum? Plausible. True Blue Door Dec 2014 #105

Well, he does consider guns to be his "precious". Initech Dec 2014 #106

Hate is his precious. Guns are a secondary topic. True Blue Door Dec 2014 #107

"bat shit crazy as they come" ... ya think? :) napkinz Dec 2014 #112

now we can't go blaming Alex Jones, Sean Hannity, and any right-wing groups whose radical ideology napkinz Dec 2014 #111

He was just a deranged individual. tradewinds Dec 2014 #3

the good old "lone wolf" napkinz Dec 2014 #24

2 Officers murdered by right-wing nut =Trouble Man. Same murders by anybody else = fault = BlueJazz Dec 2014 #5

posted by Cha napkinz Dec 2014 #21

Yesterday, on his radio show, Hannity was claiming that Obama was inciting violence against police world wide wally Dec 2014 #9

... nor the wait in line at his grave. Scuba Dec 2014 #11

Fox's Hannity Provokes Cliven Bundy Toward Bloody Battle napkinz Dec 2014 #23

EDIT: Richard Mack brought his roadshow to 'blue' WA state for volunteers to take over an AZ county freshwest Dec 2014 #80

"and it was posted here on DU" napkinz Dec 2014 #81

Pardon me, it was Richard Mack of AZ, not Connie Mack of FL. Here's the OP: freshwest Dec 2014 #82

good grief! napkinz Dec 2014 #85

Yes, my rant here: An example of the tyranny that is being sold us under the label of liberty. freshwest Dec 2014 #86

and Hannity gave Trayvon Martin's killer a platform to play victim napkinz Dec 2014 #44

Rec! progressoid Dec 2014 #14

I'm pretty sure I heard one special little wingnut.... giftedgirl77 Dec 2014 #18

for the most part, it was IGNORED by those on the right ... napkinz Dec 2014 #59

Oh I know fan boy Hannity & the rest of those blood suckers giftedgirl77 Dec 2014 #60

in the comments to that article, one person wrote ... napkinz Dec 2014 #61

There was great outrage, just not the kind the mass media like to mention - the outrage of domestic Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #22

the liberal media! napkinz Dec 2014 #26

We should be blasting freaking cnn an other "news" outlets with this me b zola Dec 2014 #25

don't expect the MSM to point out the hypocrisy napkinz Dec 2014 #27

Although I agree with everything you say me b zola Dec 2014 #39

I think the difference in reactions TO the reactions to the deaths of Garner and the two officers napkinz Dec 2014 #42

You nailed it me b zola Dec 2014 #48

"But the rhetoric from the media lets us know that in fact the very raising of our voices to demand napkinz Dec 2014 #49

One thing you will never get from a Teapublican lark Dec 2014 #28

... napkinz Dec 2014 #34

new article makes your point ... I posted this is a reply ---> napkinz Dec 2014 #53

"The Police (To Kill Or Not To Kill?)" - by Jarad Miller posted May 28, 2012 951-Riverside Dec 2014 #30

so he, his friend and his friend's father were victims of police brutality, as was Eric Garner napkinz Dec 2014 #35

+1 951-Riverside Dec 2014 #36

Hannity's smug boner face hibbing Dec 2014 #31

boner face napkinz Dec 2014 #37

I saw Smug Boner Face at the Troubadour last week. Initech Dec 2014 #104

Talk to a Conservative and he'll say,.... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2014 #32

talk to a conservative ... napkinz Dec 2014 #38

I didn't see any, AFAIR sakabatou Dec 2014 #41

it happened only seven months ago napkinz Dec 2014 #43

I do remember the incident, just don't remember the RW going insane sakabatou Dec 2014 #45

"don't remember the RW going insane" napkinz Dec 2014 #47

Conservative Media And Cop Killers Of A Different Color napkinz Dec 2014 #51

We're there nationwide anti police protests going on? maced666 Dec 2014 #62

in both cases, police officers were murdered napkinz Dec 2014 #63

White cop killers are "revolutionaries". nt daredtowork Dec 2014 #64

looks that way ... napkinz Dec 2014 #65

The Lone Wolf is not Mentally Ill - He has a Cause daredtowork Dec 2014 #66

Jerad Miller's declaration ... napkinz Dec 2014 #67

I knew there would be a manifesto. nt daredtowork Dec 2014 #69

here's one of Bundy's militia taking up a sniper position against federal law enforcement napkinz Dec 2014 #68

Look at all those people taking pictures daredtowork Dec 2014 #70

if that sniper had been an African-American, can you imagine what napkinz Dec 2014 #71

This.^nt daredtowork Dec 2014 #72

... napkinz Dec 2014 #94

If �Black Lives Matter� killed NYPD officers, Tea Party killed Las Vegas police napkinz Dec 2014 #73

Thank you this excellent thread on the Giant Hypocrisy of the GOPropaganda Machine, napkinz.. Cha Dec 2014 #76

thank you, Cha napkinz Dec 2014 #78

Yes, it absolutely is. They need to be held responsible. Their hypocritical karma bite them in Cha Dec 2014 #83

Forgot to give this a kick. This should go viral to enlighten and bring peace. freshwest Dec 2014 #77

thanks freshwest napkinz Dec 2014 #79

K! Cha Dec 2014 #84

kick rbrnmw Dec 2014 #87

Fascism gets a free pass in this country. roamer65 Dec 2014 #88

more than getting a free pass napkinz Dec 2014 #89

I should say.. RIP Alyn Beck and Igor Soldo :( Cha Dec 2014 #90

yes ... thank you Cha napkinz Dec 2014 #92

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How Fox News Covers Right-Wing Cop Killers napkinz Dec 2014 #93

Thank you for this additional report from Media Matters! Cha Dec 2014 #102

that was back in June; now with the tragedy in NY, they've take up the issue again ---> napkinz Dec 2014 #108

Yes, it's ALWAYS Obama's Fault.. NOT F****** FOX "NEWS".. NEVER.! Cha Dec 2014 #109

... napkinz Dec 2014 #110

This message was self-deleted by its author napkinz Dec 2014 #113

"FOX paid little attention to those right-wing executions of law enforcement officers" AND napkinz Dec 2014 #114

Those who advocate Police Brutality must really like fox "news". :( Cha Dec 2014 #115