There continues to be some testy confrontations between Fox News reporters in Madison, Wisconsin and the protesters surrounding the Capitol Building. Protesters frequently chant "Fox News lies!" or "Tell the truth!" as Fox News tries to report from the ground. Fox News clearly does not appreciate these gestures. Yesterday Fox News reporter Mike Tobin claimed that he saw "hate" in the faces of the protesters. Tobin went on to describe a confrontation he had with woman in the crowd. Finally, as the camera switches away from Tobin he claims to have just been hit by one of the protesters (Video to the left).
Of course, violence against journalists is never acceptable. While many would argue the crowd has a right to chant whatever they please, any use of force will likely only hurt their cause. If Tobin was assaulted it would probably be advisable for him to file charges with local law enforcement officers.
Having said that, many may also question Tobin's objectivity at this point. Tobin never explains why the passion of the Wisconsin protesters equals "hate" when last year his own network portrayed the passion of Tea Party protesters as "average Americans making their voice be heard." Later Tobin claims that the protesters want to "shut down communication" and that they do not want to hear "diverse" viewpoints. Many protesters have said that Fox News has a right to broadcast, but that the protesters also have the right to point out when the network lies. For example, over the past week Fox News has at least twice interviewed a Republican official on the protests but labeled the man or woman as a "upset Wisconsin parent."
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They appear to be raycissst because all I see is a sea of white people and many of those appear to be intoxicated. Don't these people work? How can they get drunk and protests for days/weeks and hold down a job?
Maybe it's because obama's people here are reinbursed for their time by the Unions...???????????????
To quote a favorite libtard phrase used incessantly for the last couple years or so I would like to offer that the protestor's are "spewing hate." Bwah hahahahaha those tards have used "spewing hate" almost as much as their antiquated "raycissssst" canard. Bwah hahahahahaha looks like the libtards are getting a taste of their own medicine. Hey why is it the protestors seem to be all white? Are they a bunch of white supremacists or "raycissssts." Bwah hahahahahahaha.
if you're going to lie about the protesters, don't do it while walking among them....that's stupid (unless, of course, if you were trying to start something that would become news)
Those white people do look very hateful and angry with their Hitler signs.
Well, I guess you can only see what is actually going on when you see it on TV. The 6 days that I was marching down and around the Capitol in Madison Wisconsin, I saw and spoke to and ate with...white, black, hispanic, arab, greek, italian, Mexican and Indian people. But how would I know what the truth really is, after all, I was only there with all of these people? I'm sure I would know the real truth like you guys if I had seen it like you guys did on TV...or that other thing they call Fox News..... Silly Me :)
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