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Sarah Silverman Calls Fox News A '24-Hour-A-Day Racism Engine,' Fox News Hits Back
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Sarah Silverman Calls Fox News A '24-Hour-A-Day Racism Engine,' Fox News Hits Back
Huffington Post | Danny Shea First Posted: 06- 2-10 02:59 PM | Updated: 06- 2-10 03:50 PM

Sarah Silverman has lashed out against Fox News — and the network has responded.

The comedienne, whose Comedy Central show was recently canceled, says the network propagates racism in her book, "The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee."

"The entire Fox News Channel is a 24-hour-a-day racism engine, but it's all coded, all implied," she wrote (via NewsBusters). "Lou Dobbs used to scream on CNN about 'immigration,' not 'filthy Mexicans.'"

"Sarah's anger is understandable having recently lost her television show," a Fox News spokesperson said in response. "We sympathize with her need for attention considering her book is languishing near 300 on Amazon.com."

Silverman didn't just target Fox News — she said the entire right wing is marked by a subtle form of racism.
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