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Fox News' response to Sherrod fallout: Ignore, whitewash, mislead

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Fox News' response to Sherrod fallout: Ignore, whitewash, mislead

Fox News spent much of July 19 and 20 ginning up controversy about the false claim that Shirley Sherrod made racist remarks at a NAACP meeting earlier this year. As the claim unraveled, Fox media personalities disappeared their role in the story, continued to smear her as "descriminat[ory]" in the face of contradictory evidence, and boldly suggested the network did not contribute to the controversy.
Fox's initial reaction: "Racist" Sharrod "must resign"

O'Reilly: "Sherrod must resign," her remarks are "unacceptable." On the July 19 edition of his show, Bill O'Reilly played the edited portion of the tape and said "that is simply unacceptable. And Ms. Sherrod must resign immediately." He also falsely claimed that "the full transcript of Ms. Sherrod's remarks is posted on BigGovernment.com."

Hannity called Sherrod's remarks "[j]ust the latest in a series of racial incitents," called for the NAACP to be "held to account" to repudiate Sherrod. On the July 19 edition of his Fox News show, Sean Hannity asserted that Sherrod's comments were "[j]ust the latest in a series of racial incidents," and stated that "So it's interesting that it took the new media to expose this." He also asked Newt Gingrigh if, "in light of the NAACP accusing the Tea Party of being a racist movement last week," he thought "the NAACP should be held to account for the very standard they were demanding from the Tea Party."

Perino: "This video adds fuel to a growing controversy after the NAACP" asked the tea party to denounce racists. On the July 19 edition of On the Record, Dana Perino suggested Sherrod's remarks were racist, saying that "The video adds fuel to a growing controversy after the NAACP approved a resolution condemning the tea party movement for not denouncing racist members."

Doocy: Sherrod "sure sounded racist," is "[e]xhibit A" of "what racism looks like." On the July 19 edition of Fox & Friends, co-host Steve Doocy said that Sherrod made "a speech to the NAACP that sure sounded racist." Later, after guest-host Ailysn Camerota asserted that Sherrod's remarks are "outrageous and perhaps everybody needs a refresher course on what racism looks like," Doocy responded that Sherrod's comments are "Exhibit A."

Beck plays "videotape of USDA administration official discriminating against white farmers." On the July 20 edition of his radio show, Beck says that they "have videotape of a USDA administration official discriminating against white farmers." He then asks, "Have we suddenly transported into 1956 except it's the other way around? ... Does anybody else have a sense that there are some that just want revenge? Doesn't it feel that way?" After playing the audio of the tape, Beck says, "You tell me what part of the gospel is teaching that."

After the tide turned: Fox "didn't even do" the Sherrod story
Bret Baier absurdly claims Fox News "didn't even do" the Sherrod story. On the July 20 edition of Special Report, Bret Baier claimed "Fox News didn't even do the story, we didn't do it on Special Report, we posted it online."

Beck on Fox: "Based on the facts that we have right now, this is something that I wouldn't air and demand a resignation on." On the July 20 edition of this Fox News show, Beck stated: "I don't think Shirley should have been fired -- or, I'm sorry, forced to resign. Based on the facts that we have right now, this is something that I wouldn't air and demand a resignation on." He added that he "wouldn't air" the tape because "context matters."

Doocy on Sherrod: "What was the big hurry for them to condemn her in the first place?" On the July 21 edition of Fox & Friends, Dana Perino and Steve Doocy falsely asserted that, in Perino's words, "before the news even broke, she had resigned." Perino then stated that "everyone's nerves are raw and exposed on these racial questions, and I think we should all look before we leap." Doocy then stated: "What was the big hurry for them to condemn her in the first place? I don't get it, because the totality of what she said was out there."

Rosen: "Did the White House essentially railroad an innocent woman in this?" On the July 20 edition of Fox News' Happening Now, James Rosen reported that the additional context from Sherrod's speech "appeared to corroborate" her statement that she was telling the story of "how she came to see beyond race," and then asked: "Did the White House essentially railroad an innocent woman in this because they are on edge themselves because of the Van Jones controversy, the Black Panthers Party case, and other controversies?

The holdouts: Sherrod was still "discriminating" against the farmer
Hannity doubles down, says Sherrod "still admits discriminating," suggested he's unfairly "getting blamed." On the July 20 edition of his show Hannity asserted that "She still admits that she was discriminating against this white farmer." He added that "I'm getting blamed and Fox News is getting blamed, but it's the White House that made the decision before we ever aired the tape."

O'Reilly's ignores context, still claims "What [Sherrod] said is ridiculous." On the July 20 edition of his show, O'Reilly was still claiming that "What [Sherrod] said is ridiculous," and stated the real story is "the news blackout" on the Sherrod story, and how "the establishment press tilts left and is reluctant to do damage to a very liberal president."

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Doocy's deception: "Fox News Channel" did not touch Sherrod story "until she had actually quit"

Fox & Friends co-host Steve Doocy once again deceptively claimed that "Fox News Channel did not touch" the Shirley Sherrod story "until she had actually quit." In fact, Doocy's statement ignores that FoxNews.com published a story based on the deceptively edited video before Sherrod resigned; indeed, a subsequent FoxNews.com article reported that she resigned "shortly after FoxNews.com published its initial report

Doocy whitewashes Fox News' irresponsible coverage of Breitbart's deceptive video
Doocy: "Fox News Channel did not touch this story until she had actually quit." On the July 22 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, Doocy completely ignored Fox News' role in hyping Andrew Breitbart's deceptively edited video of now-former USDA employee Shirley Sherrod's comments by misleadingly claiming that Fox News Channel had not reported on the controversy until after Sherrod had resigned:

DOOCY: [T]here have been a lot of criticisms leveled at Fox News. Fox News Channel did not touch this story until she had actually quit. I mean, Fox News -- some of the commentators started doing this story after she had resigned. It was the White House, it was the NAACP, that drummed her out.

Doocy previously falsely claimed, "Fox News did not do the story until after she had already resigned." On the July 21 edition of Fox & Friends, Doocy also falsely claimed, "Fox News did not do the story until after she had already resigned."

In fact, FoxNews.com ran the story before Sherrod resigned
FoxNews.com: "Video Shows USDA Official Saying She Didn't Give 'Full Force' of Help to White Farmer." Doocy's assertion that Fox News Channel didn't report on Sherrod "until she had actually quit" belies the fact that FoxNews.com reported on the story well before this occurred. A July 19 FoxNews.com article reported on the video, noting that it was "first posted by BigGovernment.com" and reported that:

FoxNews.com is seeking a response from both the NAACP and the USDA. The clip adds to the firestorm of debate over the NAACP's decision to approve a resolution at its convention last week accusing some Tea Party activists of racism -- a charge Tea Party leaders deny.

FoxNews.com: "The Agriculture Department announced" the resignation "shortly after FoxNews.com published its initial report." A July 20 FoxNews.com article stated: "The Agriculture Department announced Monday, shortly after FoxNews.com published its initial report on the video, that Sherrod had resigned." That initial report was replaced by the July 20 article, but it was copied on a discussion thread here.

FoxNews.com: "FoxNews.com was among several media organizations that carried the story of the initial video released Monday." A July 21 FoxNews.com article similarly reported: "FoxNews.com was among several media organizations that carried the story of the initial video released Monday. It remains unclear who edited and released the shorter video."

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When will Fox & Friends apologize for attacking Sherrod?

After Andrew Breitbart posted a deceptively cropped video and smeared Shirley Sherrod as a racist, Fox & Friends followed suit, airing the video clip and claiming that Sherrod's remarks were "Exhibit A" of "what racism looks like." The full video of Sherrod's remarks has since shown that Breitbart's clip was incredibly unfair, yet Fox & Friends has not acknowledged its mistake or apologized for attacking Sherrod's character on national television.

Fox & Friends repeatedly attacked Sherrod as "racist"
Doocy: Sherrod "sure sounded racist," is "[e]xhibit A" of "what racism looks like." On the July 20 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, co-host Steve Doocy said that Sherrod made "a speech to the NAACP that sure sounded racist." Later, after guest-host Alisyn Camerota asserted that Sherrod's remarks were "outrageous, and perhaps everybody needs a refresher course on what racism looks like," Doocy responded that Sherrod's comments are "Exhibit A."

Camerota accused Sherrod of "touting this in this anecdote as though this is, you know, a feather in her cap, somehow, for her to be congratulated." Camerota added, "I mean, it is really a shocking admission," and went on to criticize the audience for not booing when she made this statement. She repeatedly described Sherrod's comments as "outrageous."

Kilmeade: "She was, like, bragging that she withheld ... all that she could do" to help the white farmer. Co-host Brian Kilmeade accused Sherrod of "bragging that she withheld ... all that she could do" to help the white farmer.

Ingraham on Fox & Friends attacked Sherrod as having a "racist sentiment." Later during the July 20 broadcast, Fox News contributor Laura Ingraham said of the video: "This emerges and pretty much confirming what many of us thought about people who've burrowed their way in the Obama administration with radical outlooks, a radical agenda, and in this case, a racist sentiment expressed clearly by her." Ingraham added: "[T]he question is how many more people like Ms. Sherrod exist in the Obama administration who aren't so stupid, as she was, to actually explicitly state her views on this question of race. It's really -- it's really shocking. And Andrew Breitbart, by the way, did a great piece on this whole thing, fantastic."

Ingraham, O'Reilly apologized for attacking Sherrod
O'Reilly: "I owe Ms. Sherrod an apology for not doing my homework." On the July 21 broadcast of The O'Reilly Factor, Bill O'Reilly apologized to Sherrod "for not doing my homework, for not putting her remarks into the proper context." Following a report on FoxNews.com, O'Reilly was the first person on Fox News' television programs to report on the misleading Sherrod videos. He called for her to "resign immediately."

Ingraham: "We shouldn't have even played it." On the July 21 broadcast of her radio show, Ingraham apologized for running with the Sherrod video, saying: "I should say that I came out there and slammed her really hard yesterday, and that we really shouldn't have gone with this, despite the fact that every major news organization went with it. We shouldn't have even played it."

By contrast, Fox & Friends has repeatedly whitewashed Fox News' role in hyping the tapes
Fox & Friends has not admitted error or apologized. On July 21, the day after Breitbart's narrative completely unraveled, Fox & Friends noted that the full speech shows that Sherrod had helped, not harmed, the "white farmer," and asked if USDA and the NAACP "rush[ed] to judgment." Kilmeade said the Obama administration "may have acted without knowing the whole story," and Fox & Friends repeatedly aired Breitbart's false claim that Sherrod's audience was "applauding as she described how she maltreated the white farmer."

On the July 22 broadcast, Doocy said that USDA should have "asked a couple of questions" before firing Sherrod, and co-host Juliet Huddy said the Obama administration "may have become a little sensitive when dealing with racial issues, perhaps." At no point on July 21 or July 22 did Fox & Friends admit to making an error by running with the deceptive video or apologize for smearing Sherrod.

Doocy falsely claimed that Fox News didn't report on Sherrod until after she resigned. On the July 21 edition of Fox & Friends, Doocy falsely claimed, "Fox News did not do the story until after she had already resigned," and guest co-host Dana Perino claimed that USDA had already asked her to resign "before this story was reported." On the July 22 broadcast, Doocy also claimed that "Fox News Channel did not touch this story until she had actually quit."

In fact, FoxNews.com reported on videos prior to her resignation. A July 19 FoxNews.com article reported on the video, noting that it was "first posted by BigGovernment.com," and reported that:

FoxNews.com is seeking a response from both the NAACP and the USDA. The clip adds to the firestorm of debate over the NAACP's decision to approve a resolution at its convention last week accusing some Tea Party activists of racism -- a charge Tea Party leaders deny.

A July 20 FoxNews.com article stated: "The Agriculture Department announced Monday, shortly after FoxNews.com published its initial report on the video, that Sherrod had resigned." A July 21 FoxNews.com article similarly reported: "FoxNews.com was among several media organizations that carried the story of the initial video released Monday. It remains unclear who edited and released the shorter video."

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FOX, FOX & Fools, Dumpster Doocey and Breitbart Should be Behind Bars for Promoting LIES as Facts

Thursday, July 22 2010 @ 09:14 AM CDT