Fox News, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, and the NYC Mosque

2010-08-31 20:39:44

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Turquoise: O Canada; +1,596|6690|North Carolina

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-a … mpany-trap

http://www.politico.com/blogs/onmedia/0 … osque.html

Rupert Murdoch and Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal have one of the closest international business relationships in media. They own sizable chunks of each other’s media companies, News Corp. and Rotana, and every few months seem to be announcing some new project to bring their companies closer together. In fact, just yesterday, the prince headed a News Corp. board meeting aimed at strengthening ties of that company and his own, Rotana, the Arab News reported today.

So of course it was hard for frequent “Fox and Friends” mocker Jon Stewart to resist pouncing when Dan Senor went on the show yesterday and raised alarms that the organizer of the Park 51 project had received money in the past from the prince’s charity. Yahoo!’s John Cook had turned up the funding tie last week.

Stewart concludes: “If we want to cut off funding to the “terror mosque,” we must — together as a nation — stop watching Fox. It’s the only way!

One hand shakes the other.... Ironic, isn't it?

2010-08-31 20:40:49

#2

11 Bravo: Banned; +965|5522|Cleveland, Ohio

daily show is gay

2010-08-31 20:41:25

#3

Turquoise: O Canada; +1,596|6690|North Carolina

I guess the truth is gay then... lol

2010-08-31 20:43:56

#4

11 Bravo: Banned; +965|5522|Cleveland, Ohio

ok

2010-08-31 20:54:40

#5

Jay: Bork! Bork! Bork!; +2,006|5643|London, England

11 Bravo wrote:
daily show is gay

"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough."
-Frederick Bastiat

2010-08-31 20:59:16

#6

Turquoise: O Canada; +1,596|6690|North Carolina

Well, I don't have a problem with its homosexuality. What say ye of the business connections?

2010-08-31 21:00:16

#7

11 Bravo: Banned; +965|5522|Cleveland, Ohio

well turq in all honesty im not sure how this would surprise anyone

2010-08-31 21:01:28

#8

Turquoise: O Canada; +1,596|6690|North Carolina

11 Bravo wrote:
well turq in all honesty im not sure how this would surprise anyone

Well, I have to admit it. I didn't know that Daily Show was gay. I figured Stewart was straight, but alas.

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2010-08-31 21:02:12

#9

11 Bravo: Banned; +965|5522|Cleveland, Ohio

Turquoise wrote:
11 Bravo wrote:
well turq in all honesty im not sure how this would surprise anyone
Well, I have to admit it. I didn't know that Daily Show was gay. I figured Stewart was straight, but alas.

i was talking about the business connections

2010-08-31 21:04:12

#10

Turquoise: O Canada; +1,596|6690|North Carolina

11 Bravo wrote:
Turquoise wrote:
11 Bravo wrote:
well turq in all honesty im not sure how this would surprise anyone
Well, I have to admit it. I didn't know that Daily Show was gay. I figured Stewart was straight, but alas.
i was talking about the business connections

Well, I am a bit surprised that Fox would completely assume its viewers are dumb as bricks. I just figured that was something non-viewers assumed about their audience, but the producers at Fox clearly recognize that most of their audience won't bother to research anything they discuss.

2010-08-31 21:05:06

#11

11 Bravo: Banned; +965|5522|Cleveland, Ohio

turq most people dont. who the fuck spends their days researching stupid shit?

2010-08-31 21:06:36

#12

Turquoise: O Canada; +1,596|6690|North Carolina

11 Bravo wrote:
turq most people dont. who the fuck spends their days researching stupid shit?

I research a lot of things. Granted, I do have a lot of free time. I've often wondered why you venture into this particular subforum though. You've never seemed to have much interest in politics, so it seemed odd to me that you would bother with posting here.

2010-08-31 21:07:28

#13

11 Bravo: Banned; +965|5522|Cleveland, Ohio

last time i checked it wasnt a political subforum

2010-08-31 21:08:56

#14

Turquoise: O Canada; +1,596|6690|North Carolina

11 Bravo wrote:
last time i checked it wasnt a political subforum

What else is there to discuss seriously? Beyond the science threads, there really isn't much that would be considered "serious" outside of politics and religion.

2010-08-31 21:10:29