Daily Commentary – Wednesday, April 18, 2012 – Post Show Review of Last Nights Dana Pretzer Show

• Some in the media would be better served paying attention to the old adages, do unto others and common sense is a virtue.

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On FOX News Live on ‘Hannity’ Lefty Bob Beckel Shouts “F*CK” … Drops the “F” Bomb Live on TV

Has the LEFT no Shame … Bob does it again …

Lefty Bob Beckel lost his mind last night on the ‘Hannity’ show as he dropped the “F” bomb live on TV. Making matters worse, he refused to apologize. After coming back from a commercial, Beckel screamed at Jennifer Stefano of AFP Pennsylvania, “You don’t know what the f*ck you’re talking about!”

From Mediaite …

Bob Beckel didn’t realize when the commercial break ended during tonight’s final segment of Hannity, caught in a heated off-camera argument with fellow panelist Jennifer Stefano. Off-air debates, we thus learned, are granted a much more colorful range of vocabulary than on-air debates, and as the cameras started rolling, the first words on national television were, “You don’t know what the f*ck you’re talking about.”

UPDATE I: The Other McCain has an interesting follow up and take on the apologies not for what Beckel said, but for Beckel. It would seem that the “establishment” boys club are circling of the wagons. I would agree, interesting how the so-called seasoned pro Democrat consultant could not take the prodding during the commercial break from a little girl. Really Bob? My apologies to my favorite “Rabid Shrew” … Jennifer Stefano for the little girl comment, done for effect to show what an oaf Beckel truly is. Follow Jennifer on Twitter, HERE.

Hmmmm. Is there some kind of “boys club” thing going on here? Grant that going after an antagonist during the commercial break is probably considered “unprofessional” among TV commentators. But the protective circle-the-wagons defense of Beckel would seem to be rather — what’s that fancy word the feminists use? — gendered.

We’ll let the feminists decide whether the token Democrat on Fox News is guilty of being a MISOGYNISTIC PATRIARCHAL OPPRESSOR, and just give props to our favorite “rabid shrew.”

BTW, sorry but the excuses for Beckel don’t cut it. This is not the first time by any stretch that he has had a potty mouth on Fox. Beckel refused to say he was sorry last night. Take a good look at the VIDEO below of other Beckel apology moments for ignorant comments. Its all fun and games until you use the “F” word.

Just curious … who is tired of Beckel’s BS … this act is old and lame. Watch Bob swear, see Bob apologize, watch Bob swear again. LAME!

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Daily Commentary – Monday, April 16, 2012 – Roger Ailes, CEO of FoxNews Lectures at UNC School of Journalism

• FOX CEO Ailes: “I’m assuming most of you are journalism students — I think you should change your major.”

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WTF, CNN Uses the N-Word Again… During Sunday’s “CNN Newsroom” Correspondent Susan Candiotti Used the Term “FU*KING NI**ER in Reporting the Shootings of 5 Black Men in Tulsa, OK … Facebook of Suspect Jake England

ARE YOU SERIOUS … FOR SECOND TIME IN TWO WEEKS CNN SAYS “FU*KING NI**ER” ON LIVE TV.

My how CNN has fallen. The once most trusted name in news is now the one that uses racial slurs for ratings. What is going on at CNN these days? For the second time in two weeks CNN has used a foul racial slur on live TV. First they did it when covering the death of Trayvon Marin. Now they have done the same while discussing the murders in Tulsa, OK.

As we reported yesterday, Jake England, one of the murder suspect in the death of 5 blacks in Tulsa, OK had posted on his FACEBOOK some rather damning comments.  However, CNN took it one step further and decided to actually verbalize the profane racial slur on live TV while reporting the story. Watch the VIDEO at The Daily Caller (warning: adult language).

Warning: Watch at your own rick, profane, racial language

Candiotti used the “n” word while reading aloud what one of the suspects in the shooting, 19-year-old Jacob England, wrote recently on his Facebook page.

“Now, this, according to relatives, has troubled him ever since and CNN has also discovered what police have,” Candiotti said. “There was a Facebook posting made just the other day, written by the suspect in this case, that police are examining.”

“And it reads like this: ‘Today is two years that my dad has been gone, shot by’ — and please excuse the language, it’s very sensitive — ‘Shot by a fu@king ni&&er. It’s hard not to go off between that and [England's fiancée] Sheran.’”

At the end of the segment, “CNN Newsroom” anchor Fredricka Whitfield apologized to viewers for the slur. One has to wonder how that was ever allowed to be said in the first place. WOW! I guess they are going to have to update the late George Carlin’s “The 7 words you cannot say on TV. CNN may want to use the Carlin video below for HR employee/reporting sensitivities training. However, any of you watch, please note that it contains extreme adult language.

Extreme Warning: Adult language – The 7 Words You cannot Use on TV: George Carlin

Exploitation of Trayvon Martin: NBC Claims that Edited George Zimmerman 9-11 Audio was a “Mistake Not Deliberate”

MISTAKE???

NBC has been caught in a huge media scandal in covering the death Trayvon Martin. NBC allowed a deceptive and edited tape go to air that implied that George Zimmerman was racially profiling Martin and providing the assumption that because he was black, that is why he was suspicious. However, NBC was caught red handed and had to admit that the tape was edited from the original 9-11 transcript. Last week NBC fired a producer in response to the scandal.

Now NBC is saying that the edited George Zimmerman tape was a “mistake, not deliberate”. Seriously? As stated at Weasel Zippers, if you believe this one, then they have a bridge to sell you in Brooklyn. We might also have some swamp land in Florida as well.

NBC News’ decision to air an edited call from George Zimmerman to police in the moments before he shot Trayvon Martin was “a mistake and not a deliberate act to misrepresent the phone call,” according to the president of the network’s news division.

Capus confirmed a previous Reuters report that an internal network investigation had determined that a producer made the editing error, and that the network’s editorial controls – including senior broadcast producer oversight, script editors and often legal and standards department reviews of sensitive material to be broadcast – simply missed the selective editing of the phone call.

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Daily Commentary – Monday, April 9, 2012 – Legendary Newsman and Correspondent Mike Wallace Dies at Age 93

• Legendary 60 Minutes news icon Mike Wallace, passes away at age 93 after a long illness

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Veteran Broadcast Journalist & ’60 Minutes’ Correspondent Mike Wallace Dies at Age 93

Mike Wallace, veteran broadcast journalist most known as being a ’60 Minutes’ correspondent has died at the age of 93.  Wallace was a correspondent on the CBS News program “60 Minutes” for 38 years since its premiere in 1968 and retired in 2006. He passed peacefully surrounded by family members at Waveny Care Center in New Canaan, CT. Rest in Peace.

Mike Wallace 1918-2012

Veteran broadcast journalist Mike Wallace has died, according to CBS News.

He was 93 years old and had been in declining health in recent years. A cause of death has not been released yet.

This morning, “Face the Nation” host Bob Schieffer announced his death on the program.

Schieffer said Wallace died Saturday night at a care facility in New Haven, Conn., where he had lived in the past several years.

From CBS News regarding the death of Mike Wallace.

“It is with tremendous sadness that we mark the passing of Mike Wallace. His extraordinary contribution as a broadcaster is immeasurable and he has been a force within the television industry throughout its existence. His loss will be felt by all of us at CBS,” said Leslie Moonves, president and CEO, CBS Corporation.

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NBC Fires Producer of Edited, Doctored and Misleading George Zimmerman 9-11 Tape … Misleading, IT WAS A LIE!

SHAMEFUL … MISLEADING? WHAT NBC PUT FORTH WAS A FALSEHOOD AND A LIE … WHEN MEDIA BIAS TURNS INTO A FLAT OUT MISREPRESENTATION OF THE FACTS AND REPORTS A LIE …

We have always said that the MSM would never lets the facts get in the way of a good made up story. However, this might take the cake.  NBC News knowingly produced a doctored audio tape that they knew would draw the ire of many and fan the flames of racism while boosting their viewership as they exploited a tragic news story.

An NBC producer has been fired who took part in the production of the doctored and misleading George Zimmerman tape. Sorry, but this tape was not only misleading, it was deceptive.  The audio segment in question was shown on NBC’s  “Today” show on March 27, 2012. The audio included George Zimmerman making comments regarding Trayvon Martin saying, “This guy looks like he’s up to no good. He looks black.” However, what NBC broadcast on air was nothing of what actually happened as they took Zimmerman’s word out of context and edited out the 9-11 dispatchers questions. NBC had opened an internal investigation after it was shown that the edited and inflammatory audio segment that was played resembled nothing of the original 9-11 tape between the operator and Zimmerman.

NBC News has fired a producer who was involved in the production of a misleading segment about the Trayvon Martin case in Florida.

The person was fired on Thursday, according to two people with direct knowledge of the disciplinary action who declined to be identified discussing internal company matters. They also declined to name the fired producer. A spokeswoman for NBC News declined to comment.

The action came in the wake of an internal investigation by NBC News into the production of the segment, which strung together audio clips in such a way that made George Zimmerman’s shooting of Mr. Martin sound racially motivated. Ever since the Feb. 26 shooting, there has been a continuing debate about whether race was a factor in the incident.

What is unbelievable is that NBC refused to give the producers name. This guy and NBC does a hatched job on Zimmerman and fans the flames of racism in the death of  Trayvon Martin, but he gets to remain anonymous. Are you joking?

Sorry, but a half-hearted apology and the firing of a producer is not going to cut it. Not when the doctored audio tape made it all the way through NBC execs and on air. An audio tape that was intended to show Zimmerman in a racist light. As stated at NewsBusters, “until the network releases the name of the person and explains its theory that the edit was not deliberate, its credibility is still under question.” Agreed. Since when have we ever heard of a media outlet editing a 9-11 call? There would be no purpose other than to do it purposely.

Listen to the VIDEO below of the FULL 9-11 call from Zimmerman along with others as well

Warning: language

This is what the actual conversation between Zimmerman and the 9-11 dispatcher actual read.

ZIMMERMAN: This guy looks like he’s up to no good, [begin ellipsis] or he’s on drugs or something. It’s raining, and he’s just walking around, looking about.

911 DISPATCHER: Okay, is this guy, is he white, black, or Hispanic?

ZIMMERMAN: He looks black.

Listen to the below VIDEO and hear the doctored NBC News audio

According to reports, the people with direct knowledge of the firing characterized the misleading edit as a mistake, not a purposeful act. Um, that is actually hard to believe. Why would some one take out dispatcher questions and only have Zimmerman speaking making comments that would make one assume that Zimmerman racially profiled and hunted a black man down. All NBC did was fan the flames of racism. That was the effect of their doctored audio tape. How could that have not been purposeful?

Look for a defamation of character law suit to come from this.

Daily Commentary – Friday, April 6, 2012 – Fox News Now Even More Fair and Balanced!

• Now that they have hired Chicago radio host and daughter of Jesse Jackson, Anita Jackson, as an on air contributor!

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Daily Commentary – Thursday, April 5, 2012 – NBC’s Half Hearted Pathetic Apology

• NBC apologizes for the way it edited the George Zimmerman tape

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