Chris Wallace was outraged today over Obama’s pastor remarks and I think it’s very fair to raise the issue.
I did a Google search on Chris Wallace/John Hagee to see if he ever mentioned his name on Fox News Sunday and guess what? I didn’t find a mention anywhere of this controversial—anti-Catholic—McCain endorsement. In fact, I found only one post on the FOX News website which was a video of McCain saying that he didn’t have to agree with everything someone says who supports him. We know there was only a brief spot on CNN and MSNBC pretty much stayed away from it completely outside of KO. (Tweety was silent)
So, only as a media question: Why no mention of McCain and the barrage on Obama? Shouldn’t they both be held to the same standard of coverage? How would Hillary have been covered by Chris Wallace if a similar story hit the news?
No Trackbacks To “Where was FOX & Wallace on the McCain/Hagee endorsement?“
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Oh come on, Fox just wants the best for the
Republican Partycountry.Expecting fair and balanced from Chrissy and Faux?? Tsk, tsk.
Here’s why:
“Obama’s Minister Committed “Treason” But When My Father Said the Same Thing He Was a Republican Hero”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/.....91774.html
It’s different.
KEvin @ 1:
Please can’t we stop it with the foist, frist childish crap!!!
what was the “crime” here is that the MSM focused on hagee’s “catholic” statements and didn’t even mention the important issue regarding is support of invading iran to begin armeggeddon and expediting the second coming of christ . . . or the eerie number of past/present politicians, including leiberman (funny he’s supporting as a “man of god” like moses who insists the jews will recognize jesus as the son of god and be raptured) and john mccain.
here are two links EVERYONE should watch closely (our nation’s future is cleary at stake) — then, do as i ‘ve been doing and flood the MSM outlets with the links along with demands that they are “fair and balanced!”::
http://www.pbs.org/moyers/jour…..watch.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjMRgT5o-Ig
i don’t know about anyone else but i am terrified and outraged by this nonsense and the MSM’s refusal to shed a bright light on madness. –makes pator wright look like mickey mouse on lithium.
Why no mention of McCain and the barrage on Obama?
Because pretty much everything Obama’s minister said was true and embarASSing.
Shouldn’t they both be held to the same standard of coverage?
LOL! O.K.
How would Hillary have been covered by Chris Wallace if a similar story hit the news?
Same as McCain. Has the media pointed out ANY of the Clinton negatives? Nope.
Dale @ 5:
So right, McCain is a repub on board with GW and the war. Obama isn’t.
Hey we went from THE super power of the world to a third world debtor nation under repub control. What say you to 8 more repub years? We should hold Fox’ feet to the fire instead of just complaining amongst ourselves.
Hagee and Wright? Come on now, apples and oranges. BLACK and WHITE. Totally different. I know racism exists, but not in this case.
John…what are you fishing for here? How closely related do you think the two seperate circumstances are? McCain (who I do not endorse) has never denied his (limited) exposure to Hagee. Conversely, Obama has clearly lied about his.
We have to face the ugly truth that Obama is finished and we are just going through that process.
There is no comparison here.
As objectionable as Hagee is, John McCain got little BUT an endorsement from him. By contrast, Barack Obama has been umbilically tied to jeremiah wright for 17 years, calls him his “spiritual mentor” and literally drew the title of his book from one of wright’s sermons.
And let’s keep in mind how dishonest Mr. Obama is when he claims he didn’t know jeremiah wright dealt in this kind of commentary. You don’t attend a church for almost two decades without knowing the attitudes of the pastor who preached in that church for all those years. To claim otherwise insults our intelligence.
Now your all being silly, John Hagee is not a scary black man. That is the difference.
Slightly OT, but important
Short translation: Market veteran and founder of EF Hutton, 84 year old Joseph Granville, now editor @ Granville Market Letter says: “The market is crashing!”
McCain is Mr. White Safe America
Thats why Mr. White Safe Media is giving him a free pass.
yeah come to think of it I don;t remember seeing fox news commentator Dick morris commenting on the eliot spitzer debacle either…weird.
Yet another reason for the need of an atheist candidate.
CheneyIsADick @ 14:
Here lets put that in English
http://tinyurl.com/2br2lg
Doyle @ 11:
Comic relief. Thanks. Aaahahahahahahahahahaha!!!
L.A. Confidential @ 18:
Thank you, kindly.
I heard that Obama once spoke to a white woman!!
Why is the left wing media not covering this?!?!?!
Chris Wallace is wearing “outrage” because it goes with his new pink blush.
Who cares? Wright doesn’t control Obama and Haji doesn’t control McCain. Neither candidate has indicated that he would govern based on what these “religious leaders” say. This is exactly why religion and politics shouldn’t mix.
freethinktank @ 16:
I think his mistress was changing his diaper at the time.
Because Hagee isn’t McCain’s “spiritual advisor” and person who brought him to Christ. Don’t yell at me, I’m just quoting Obama.
Plus, Obama has given over $20,000 to his pastor’s racist church, big difference.
This isn’t gonna fly, stick a fork in him, Obama is done.
Please let Obama give a big speech on race tomorrow, we all know white America loves to be lectured to.
Obama broke the deal, white America would forget he’s black as long as he doesn’t’ mention it.
Ken Berwitz @ 12:
To all of which, a rational person would say “so what?” But I understand that Republicans are not rational.
Yesterday on Fox’s Sunday show they were wondering why Hillary’s campaign didn’t make more hay of this Obama/Wright story. I can tell them why. Her campaign didn’t have to, Fox is doing it for them. Even in the midst this morning of all the talk about Wall Street, Fox was still constantly obsessing over this story.
They say that Obama was a member of Wright’s church for twenty years while McCain was not a member of either of the churches whose pastors endorsed him. That’s why they say the story about Obama should get more air time.
Personally, what his minister said makes no difference to me just like what all ministers say makes no difference to me. I’m more concerned about other far more important issues.
Liberal AND Proud @ 21:
NOOOOO!!!
He’s going after the white women! We’re all finished.
Maybe he’ll use his radical, anti-American minister to convert them to Islam.
Left&Left @ 19:
Sorry Kool-aide corpse but there is very little to laugh at here. You candidate screwed a couple pooches on Friday and now you need to rethink how much more you intend to bash HRC in order to assure a GOP victory.
Liberal AND Proud @ 21:
Holy shit! That means Obama is really a white woman! Stick a fork in him, he’s DONE!!!11!!!1
Thank god for these distractions. Otherwise, I might have to actually think about these candidates’ actual positions on real issues. That makes my head hurt, especially when I realize that McCain, Clinton, and Obama are all essentially the same on the things that matter. I don’t want to think about that, so I’d like some more high school style political distractions, please. Thanks.
joe @ 25:
I’m curious where you got that number.
Doyle @ 11:
So we know a candidate is finished when he picks up delegates over the weekend?
Simply put, Democrats are held to a higher standard. We should be proud..seriously, we should.
Are we at the bottom of the kitchen sink yet? What next? Are they going to make a big deal because Obama is half white and married to a black lady?
“Where was FOX & Wallace on the McCain/Hagee endorsement?”
Outrage on the right is politically motivated.
It’s called being irrational.
Rusty Is the New Black Shackleford @ 23:
REALLY? wtf do you think: “bomb-bomb-bomb…bomb-bomb iran” and “more wars” is all about?
and can you imagine howard wolfson suggesting that obama’s campaign is using the “republican” playbook to go after hillary?
what the hell is it goiing to take to wake this country up?
WOW!
THIS IS A GOOD THING:
Obamabots did not have to agonize all weekend over the Rezko disclosures. Having a racisit mentor is proving to be more politically correct here than taking money from a scumbag.
McCain is just an idiot either way.
Obama had so much going for him, but he just couldn’t keep it out of the public.
From his friendships, to his pastor, his wife, and his own un-patriotism. It’s cool to be that way in the NE. But some people from the south and middle states i went to school with are PISSED at all this.
We still all bleed red, white, and blue. If a foreign enemy invaded our land, as much as we are against the Iraq war, we have been through too many social studies classes to stand by and watch that happen.
It’s important to be patriotic, but you don’t have to be stupid, like McCain and his Iraq stance.
-Joey
part-time blogger at http://www.YourThreeCents.com
When a priest is caught messing with a kid, should all members of the Catholic Church walk out? Maybe, but they don’t and no one blames them for what the Priest did.
The Republican Slime Machine has never had to deal with someone who is immune to its oooze of hatred and bigotry. Their desperation is becoming more and more irrational.
Looks like November will be a beautiful month.
pissed off patricia @ 33:
Keep holding on to that evaporating hope.
Doyle @ 38:
You guys hate it that nothing is sticking to him, don’t you? Drives you nuts.
Old Billy Hussein @ 28:
LMAO! Yeah this radical, anti-American CHRISTIAN minister, has been waiting all these years to to convert white women to Islam….it’s all so clear now.
Clearly this a conspiracy decades old…by the Radical Anti-American Christian Ministers Who Convert White Women to Islam lobbyists in DC…
I know because I get their newsletter.
Old Billy Hussein @ 32:
I would venture to guess, he pulled that figure right outta his ass.
Rusty Is the New Black Shackleford @ 43:
Yes I just soiled myself wondering what poor Michelle is going to do with all those invitations now.
pissed off patricia @ 35:
A black first lady. A “White” house filled with Blacks celebrating Obama’s rise to the Presidency. We must help to make it happen!
The apoplexy on the right will be delicious to behold.
pissed off patricia @ 35:
No…but it’s a story if he’s half black married to a half white lady. Don’t worry…we aren’t even close to reaching the bottom on this yet.
Doyle @ 29:
Another psychotic “Hillary is being victimized” troll. I’m not going to waste valuable work time arguing with your sorry ass. This is a non story that only Hillary/McCain butt lickers like you pray develops into anything. Stick to this bullshit instead of the issues because Obama has been and will continue to kick her butt on matters Americans truly care about. I’ll see you in the fall when you’re ready to kiss Barack’s multiracial ass, troll.