{"id":5477,"date":"2011-10-05T19:21:11","date_gmt":"2011-10-06T02:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=5477"},"modified":"2011-10-05T19:22:44","modified_gmt":"2011-10-06T02:22:44","slug":"remember-when-fox-news-loved-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=5477","title":{"rendered":"Remember When Fox News Loved Protesters? What About #OccupyWallStreet?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A couple of years ago there was a media frenzy surrounding a bunch of screaming malcontents who showed up at town hall meetings and refused to let anyone speak. They became known as the Tea Party and, while portrayed by right-wing media as a grassroots movement, they were actually organized and financed by billionaires like the Koch brothers and conservative establishment lobbyists like Americans for Prosperity.<\/p>\n

At the time they received a warm welcome from mainstream media ranging from talk radio to the Wall Street Journal, to Rupert Mudoch’s Fox News. In fact, Fox News literally adopted the Tea Party and branded it as their own:<\/p>\n

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Fox ran hundreds of stories extolling the virtues of these allegedly valiant Americans seeking to return America to the utopian fatherland it was before they had elected a black president. They sent there star reporters and anchors to headline the Tea Party rallies. The Fox Nation posted articles with titles that praised the Tea Party as “A great Part of America’s History – and America’s Future.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Fast-forward two years and there is no sign of that patriotic spirit in the conservative media that slobbered over the Tea Party. Now that there is a real populist movement advocating on behalf of the middle-class, Fox News has reversed course and declared that such activity is “dangerous”<\/em> and “anti-American.”<\/em> Rush Limbaugh called the protestors “human debris and parasites.”<\/em> Glenn Beck went even further (as usual) saying…<\/p>\n

“They are only interested in destruction. That leads to gas chambers. That leads to guillotines. That leads to millions dead. That leads to Mao. That leads to totalitarianism, every single time.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So Beck thinks that the people seeking compassion for the 99% of Americans who are not wealthy, are plotting genocide. OK, it goes without saying that Beck is nuts, but what is the media excuse for misrepresenting or ignoring the “Occupy Wall Street”<\/em> movement that is inspiring hundreds of thousands of Americans nationwide?<\/p>\n

Comedian Andy Cobb of Second City has helpfully provided a way to break through the media blackout. He proposes a makeover that will turn ragged protesters into just the sort of spokespersons that appeal to a lazy, biased press.<\/p>\n