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Segami Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 06:49 AM
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EXCLUSIVE: FOXNews ALTERED ' Obama Praise ' Story To Exclude ' DEATH THREATS '
Source: RawStory

" In a story about a group of elementary school kids who sang the praises of President Barack Obama for a Black History Month event, Fox News appears to have removed key information regarding the fallout triggered by intense right-wing media coverage.


The story, titled "Elementary School Students Taught to Sing Praises of President Obama" (live link | screenshot), opens with these three paragraphs:


The superintendent of a New Jersey school where students were videotaped being taught to sing the praises of President Obama issued a statement Thursday saying the taping was unauthorized, but failed to address whether the the lesson -- taught durnig Black History Month -- was approved.
A YouTube video shows nearly 20 young children being led in a song overflowing with campaign slogans and praise for "Barack Hussein Obama," repeatedly chanting the president's name and celebrating his accomplishments, including his "great plans" to "make this country's economy No. 1 again."
The video has set off families in Burlington, N.J., who say that politics shouldn't be forced on young students.
The credited author on that URL is "FoxNews.com," although a tag under the text reads, "FOX News' Michael Sorrentino contributed to this report."


But, that's not how it read when we first saw it.


At the very same URL linked above, a prior version told a very different and much longer story. Here's how it began, with emphasis added (cache link | screenshot):


Some parents in a New Jersey school district are up in arms after a class of elementary school students was videotaped singing the praises of President Obama, an activity that has been criticized as "indoctrination."

The tension at B. Bernice Young Elementary School escalated to such a degree Thursday that the school was placed temporarily on lockdown after its principal received death threats over a YouTube video that showed nearly 20 children being taught songs lauding the president, though back-to-school night events continuing as planned Thursday night at the school.

Video of the students at the Burlington, N.J., school shows them singing songs seemingly overflowing with campaign slogans and praise for "Barack Hussein Obama," repeatedly chanting the president's name and celebrating his accomplishments, including his "great plans" to "make this country's economy No. 1 again."

Clearly, information about death threats leveled against the school's principal, and the school's "lockdown" response following wide exposure among right-wing media, were removed.

Read more: http://rawstory.com/blog/2009/09/fox-news-deleted-mention-of-death-threats-against-principal/
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hobbit709 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 06:55 AM
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1. What HASN"T Faux Noise lied about?
That would be a very short list.
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SpiralHawk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 06:56 AM
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2. "Smirk." - Fox Propaganda Pimps (R)
Edited on Fri Sep-25-09 06:57 AM by SpiralHawk
"We don't do truth. We're Republicons, and we have Republicon Family Values. So stop thinking and tune in. Smirk."

- Fox Propaganda Pimps (R)
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Soylent Brice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 07:13 AM
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3. sweet fucking pic, SpiralHawk.
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amyrose2712 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 07:32 AM
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4. +1 on the pic. nt
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OneGrassRoot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 08:03 AM
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8. And another +1. :) n/t
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bettyellen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 07:40 AM
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6. Is that Daisy from "Everything You wanted to Know about S*x?"
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Segami Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 08:27 AM
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11. Thats being cruel to sheep.
:rofl:
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ScottLand Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 07:33 AM
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5. Of course. We can't have anybody starting to think
that fine Right-wingers are violent!
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Octafish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 07:46 AM
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7. Why won't the OTHER nutworks report FOX lies?
Raw Story is great, but not enough American read their reporting.

OTOH, Murdoch, Ailes and the rest of their lying horde are seen at the grocery store, dentist's offices, bank line...
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 08:06 AM
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9. They're afraid of Fox
They think if they call out Fox, Fox is going to call them "liberal" and they can't have that.
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Segami Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 08:30 AM
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12. They might be afraid of starting a media war amongst themselves which affects their viewership.
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Ronbrynaert Donating Member (222 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 09:02 AM
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13. Thanks DU mods for supporting alternative press
And DU sure doesn't help...by moving all our stories to general discussion.

Is breaking news only for MSM?

I'm damn tired of seeing our stories moved here.
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Segami Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 11:11 AM
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14. Point well taken. Even the ' better than thou MSM journalists ' continually scrounge ' Alternative
Press ' websites to get a gauge of whats going on around us in the news.
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alcuno Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-25-09 08:09 AM
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10. Black History Month is in February N/T
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