Sunday, March 17, 2019

I Wonder If Anyone Noticed... Jeanine Pirro's Weekly Fox Hate Rally Didn't Air Last Night

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I would never have known, but this morning Variety reported that Fox News replaced Justice With Judge Jeanine with a repeat episode of its documentary series Scandalous, just days after the network said it condemned provocative and bigoted remarks their hate talk psychopath made about Congresswoman Ihan Omar (D-MN). "Think about it-- Omar wears a hijab. Is her adherence to this Islamic doctrine indicative of her adherence to Sharia law, which in itself is antithetical to the United States Constitution?" Last night, Variety reported:
The change in Fox News’s schedule was evident in an on-screen cable guide. But a Pirro broadcast had been placed in newspaper TV listings for this evening.

When reached for comment, a Fox News spokesperson said, “We’re not commenting on internal scheduling matters” and declined to elaborate.

During her broadcast last Saturday, Pirro, a former New York prosecutor, suggested Omar, a Democractic representative, did not respect the law set down by the Constitution of the United States. “Is her adherence to this Islamic doctrine indicative of her adherence to Sharia law, which is antithetical to the U.S. Constitution?” Pirro asked.

A handful of advertisers have in recent days expressed their unease. Personal-finance marketer NerdWallet, pharmaceutical advertiser Novo Nordis and online marketplace Letgo have indicated in press statements they will at stop running ads in Pirro’s program.

On Sunday, Fox News issued a statement rebuking Pirro’s words. “We strongly condemn Jeanine Pirro’s comments about Rep. Ilhan Omar,” the network said in a prepared statement. “They do not reflect those of the network and we have addressed the matter with her directly.” Fox News made a similar statement in November when Pirro and fellow Fox News host Sean Hannity, two favorites of President Donald Trump, appeared at a campaign rally Trump held in Missouri.

Rep. Omar responded to the controversy on Monday. “Thank you, @FoxNews. No one’s commitment to our constitution should be questioned because of their faith or country of birth,” she said via Twitter.

Pirro sought to tamp down reaction to her comments [while not apologizing] with a statement “I’ve seen a lot of comments about my opening statement from Saturday night’s show and I did not call Rep. Omar un-American,” she said. “My intention was to ask a question and start a debate, but of course because one is Muslim does not mean you don’t support the Constitution. I invite Rep. Omar to come on my show any time to discuss all of the important issues facing America today.”
Has she been suspended by Fox? Will she be back? No one is saying. Would anyone care... other than Trump? I guess Bret Baier producer, UK-born Tennessean Hufsa Kamal would.




And right on cue: the Judge Jeanine fan-club-of-one came riding to the rescue this morning, demanding Fox News bend to his will:



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3 Comments:

At 10:21 AM, Anonymous Hone said...

The hypocrisy of it all. Republicans tear up the Constitution practically on a daily basis and Pence would throw the Constitution under a bus if he ever gets to be Prez. As long as the bible trumps the Constitution it's okay? The right wing, i.e., Pirro, has some nerve criticizing someone for wearing a headscarf.

 
At 11:17 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

the network rebuke was hypocrisy. the network promotes hate all day long.

this cluster fuck of a shithole still has plenty of advertisers who put profit before anything remotely like principle. If I had a strong enough stomach for the poison that fox spews, I'd watch just to find out where NEVER to shop ever again.

 
At 5:59 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Who? Pyro? The Fascist Arsonist? Never heard of him.

 

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