Fox News displays its bigotry

This is what America has to look forward to from the media machine until the election (and for 4 years after that, if the media doesn't get its way then).

Fox News actually referred to Michelle Obama as "Obama's baby mama." Seriously, they said that. Honestly, can Faux News be any more blatant about its bigotry? For those who don't know what a "baby mama" is, it's a woman who has kids outside a committed relationship. However, the Obamas have been married for decades.

Does Pox News ever refer to Cindy McCain as "McCain's baby mama"? The selective use of the phrase is what really seems bigoted.

You expect better from a self-described professional news organization. These aren't offhand words uttered at a cookout by the best friend of the dog groomer of your great-uncle who you haven't seen since 1977. Fox News is supposed to be, um, professional! It's only fair that we should hold a so-called professional news outlet to a higher standard than we should for the average person.

What the incident really speaks to is that the corporate media is engaged in a partisan propaganda effort. Because the airwaves are a public trust, the FCC used to crack down on stations for distorting news. I'm always wary of government efforts, but we've reached the point where we ought to ask hard questions of smug media execs who claim to be neutral while engaging in partisan hackery. The American people deserve answers.

America's corporate media of today is on par with the partisan press of a century ago - if not worse.

This incident also shows that the Republican camp doesn't have any real issues to go on - at least not without exposing itself for its own worse record.

(Source: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=3348843&mesg_id=3348843)