Posted on 10/19/2009 10:10:28 AM PDT by kristinn
The Fox News Channel and conservative and right-leaning libertarian talk radio hosts Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Michael Savage and Lou Dobbs are being targeted for federal investigations by a coalition of religious groups for so-called anti-immigrant hate speech.
The So We Might See Coalition is sponsoring what they call a media fast, asking participants to abstain from violence on television and radio from October 19th through the 26th.
The coalition is leading a petition drive asking the Federal Communications Commission initiate an investigation in to "hate speech in the media."
The coalition is also calling for the 1993 report entitled, The Role of Telecommunications in Hate Crimes, be updated by the National Telecommunications and Information Agency.
The coalition lists its members as "U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishops, the Islamic Society of North America, United Methodist Communications, United Church of Christ, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and several other faith groups."
Noticable absent from the interfaith roster of Catholic, Islamic, Methodist, Lutheran and Presbyterian groups is the mention of any Jewish groups in the coalition.
The coalition describes its efforts as being conducted in "support of the Latinos Against Hate Speech campaign, organized by the National Hispanic Media Coalition."
A press release issued Friday announcing the effort targets the radio hosts by name, but indicts Fox News by mocking its 'fair and balanced' slogan:
Says the Rev. J. Bennett Guess, executive director of the United Church of Christ’s Office of Communication, Inc., "We are asking people to seek other forms of programming and intellectual stimulation, and to reflect on what it means to purposefully distance oneself from violence as entertainment, especially hate speech against immigrants that is being billed as unbiased, ‘fair and balanced’ news."
Websites for the campaign are:
www.MediaViolenceFast.org and www.SoWeMightSee.org
The press release was issued by Church World Service, which says it works with the federal government to resettle refugees nationwide.
Interesting...isn't that the exact date range of 0bama's "Submit & Serve" propaganda bum rush on the networks?
Coincidence?
Maybe after their media fast, they can all go and sit in a boiling hot sweat lodge! I think that would be a great thing for them to do. Accomplish a lot!
I believe America is hurtling closer and closer to a real war within its own borders by people with differing political views.
Are illegal gang members who murder citizens protected. How about 30% of our jails.
Sick, just sick.
Could Obama be the new Nixon with his enemies list?
The correct phrase should read: "helpful facts about illegal aliens"
Does this make me guilty of hate speech?
I’m opposed to people coming into this country illegally. Most nations in the World that can control their borders have laws restricting immigration. Sue me.
Let me state it clearly, as a Christian: these groups do not speak for me. My guess is that they’ve never put the issue before their congregants, and that those congregants don’t know that this is being done in their name.
It’s become so convoluted in this nation that Sheriff Joe could be targeted for enforcing Arizona immigration law. Activist groups appear to be in tight advisory connections with this administration. Memories of what happened to border patrol agents Ramos and Compeon should remain fresh in our memories.
Wow. It’s a good thing these right wingers don’t use the “f-word,” else the government couldn’t touch them. After all, the First Amendment absolutely guarantees the right to use the “f-word.” Too bad it doesn’t guarantee the right to criticize the government as well! [/sarcasm]
At this point it is safe to say that anything pushed by an “Hispanic Advocacy” group will promote illegal Hispanic “immigration” as being more important than US laws and customs, and now even more important than freedom of speech.
Hispanic superiority over law, customs, borders, language, and freedoms, and using YOUR money to do it ... get used to it, Gringos.
“[Proposition] 187 (to deny taxpayer funds being used for illegal aliens) was the last gasp of white America in California.” Art Torres Chairman of California Democrat Party, former California State Senator, January 14, 1995.
The NAE is still reeling from the revelation of the gay/drug scandal surrounding former NAE President Ted Haggard. This organization has clearly joined the other side. They are hopelessly compromised by the likes of Rick Warren, Brian McLaren, etc. who cynically use evangelical Christianity to promote their leftist worldview.
Can anyone define “hate speech” and when is telling the truth, hate?
Been a Rush listener for many years.
Do NOT ever remember him making any anti-illegal remarks per se.
It is a total disgusting shame that there are ANY groups in the USA or any country that are willing to advocate for Illegal persons invading any country and then not being punished for doing so.
Most of the countries they are coming from do NOT allow the same behavior there.
I believe the Muslim world is using one if it’s tactics of ‘pressure’........
Will we bow? Will we LET Obama bow our freedom?
Could Obama be the new Nixon with his enemies list?”
Being surrounded by all the enviros who don’t want people to use trees for paper- his enemies list could be a problem..
He will need lots of paper.
New Nixon?
You gotta be kidding me?
He’s beyond that and into totally uncharted territory in US history.
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