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Wed, Nov 24, 2004 at 11:09:40 am PST

Did Fox News cancel Part One of the much-promoted Steve Harrigan series Eurabia at the last minute? An LGF reader says they did.

A confidential source in the FOX newsroom informed me that part 1 of the Eurabia series was yanked last night at the last minute. They still refuse to explain what pressured the directors to pull it. It is probable that they did not understand the magnitude of the reaction that may occur from the Islamic community when it airs. My guess is that they got ambushed by CAIR-like lawyers at the last minute knowing that the FOX legal team would not have time to vet the content before the broadcast.

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1 Lizard by the Bay  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:10:56am

Dammit! I Tivoed it yesterday and haven't had the chance to see it yet. Now I guess there's nothing to see.

2 Joel  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:12:14am

Last night I watched the Fox news hoping to see Eurabia and was disappointed that it was not on.

3 song_and_dance_man[deleted]  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:12:50am
4 JohnAnnArbor  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:13:14am

Wow. Maybe they got a bomb threat or something. Because Fox does not strike me as easily intimidated.

5 JoeM  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:13:55am

um, charles - i think it should be comment #113, not #125 ..

6 HULUGU  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:14:08am

write them--i did--they embarassed those of us who told friends to watch this--after weeks of promoting the 4 parter as "eurabia" they did show one of hannigan's pieces with no LEADIN for the package--kind of slipped it in--its outrageous--their new logo should be "fair and scared"

7 bigel[deleted]  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:15:19am
8 scott in east bay  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:15:21am

Please don't let Fox be intimidated by CAIR et al. I wonder if there is a way to email them and ask for an explanation?

9 dee  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:16:06am

It came on at the end of the hour. It was a bit with Steve Harrigan showing muslims from Morocco trying to get into Spain. They said they were going to air Part 2 tonight.

10 JohnAnnArbor  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:16:16am

[Link: www.foxnews.com...]

Their website claims part 2 of "Eurabia" is this evening...

11 ghost ryder  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:17:03am

This national fear of "possibly offending" a person or a group has got to end. If the "offended" group doesn't like the way they look in the harsh light of truth, than I suggest that they take that to heart and make changes rather than try to scare people away from revealing their problems.

12 Hulegu Khan  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:17:46am

Pardon this repeat of post on other thread, but now that this story finally has it own thread:

Whether it was yanked because of threats of litigation or perhaps even violence, or the spectre of incitement to violence, the bottom line is that the FOX News management allowed themselves to abdicate their 1st Amendment right, and by extension, the 1st Amendment rights of the viewing public.

A professional journalist who is a close relative of mine tells me that FOX News has unwittingly set themselves up by first producing the series and then by heavily advertising its scheduled broadcast. They have in effect become the news. Professional journalists know that this is the worst case scenario. Cub reporters learn early on in their careers that becoming the news is their death knell if they have any meaningful career ambitions as a journalism professional. For an entire news organization like FOX News to become the news is a momentous event indeed. This episode may even exceed in importance that other newsmaking event, the CBS Rathergate fiasco.

Since the MSM can't help compromising their professional journalism ethic, it is up to the bloggers to now report the news. So here goes:

To FOX News:

Who made the decision to pull the Eurabia segment?
What drove the decision?
When was the decision made?
Where was it made? FOX News headquarters?
Why was it pulled?
Did FOX News receive threats of violence?
Were there any Islamic extremist threats?
Were lawyers from CAIR involved?
Don't you feel that abdicating your 1st Amendment rights so easily is an afront to the profession?
Were you pressured by the White House?
What about the 1st Amendment rights of your viewers?
How can the public now trust the FOX News organization to be a champion of the 1st Amendment?
Did advertising sponsors threaten you?
Was the State Department involved?
Were you contacted by the CIA with warnings of violence from terrorist organizations that they monitor if the segment was aired?
Is the 1st Amendment dead?

13 satan sidekick  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:17:53am

I waited and waited and finally at 7:45 they slipped it in. Lasted at the most 5 minutes. It looked like the Morroccans wanted Harrigan out of the boat ASAP.

They showed the Spanish government whacking these illegals with clubs when they land in Spain. How does that deter them?

How about using guns and barbed wire?

Very disappointed about this. So much hype and then nothing.

14 jemima  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:18:10am

I saw it. Yeah it was on late in the show, around 7:45 and it was not terribly long but it aired in NYC. They're still promoing the Sweden segment, or at least they were up until I left this morning to go get eggs at the anabaptist market. (And was stopped in some kind of State Trooper roadblock where they checked each car on the road.)

15 sharona  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:19:37am

I'm convinced that Fox merely did so in order to prepare for Charles' aforesaid legal onslaught once they do air the program. Knowing Fox, they will air "Eurabia".

---

Personally, I think Fox isn't the only one who'll be hearing from les avocats. After all, someone else may have "invented" the term "Eurabia", but our very own Colt is the one with the franchise on its' most common expression:

Eurabian Times Blog

If I were Steve Harrigan, it's not CAIR's solicitors I'd be afraid of: it's Colt's franchise infringement team he should be worried about.

/ sarcasm off

16 hornet  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:19:38am

At CAIR they have opened the crates of (champaign) grape juice, and are high fiving. Whenever the truth is to be shown on TV about islam, the lawyers pounce and THREATEN/THREATEN to sue, and have won hands. Will FOX rethink about CAVING IN and air Eurabia at a later date?

17 Hulegu Khan  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:20:41am
It came on at the end of the hour. It was a bit with Steve Harrigan showing muslims from Morocco trying to get into Spain. They said they were going to air Part 2 tonight.

The trailer for Eurabia is longer than the Moroccan floater segment that was aired. The series is supposed to be four 15-minute segments.

18 hornet  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:20:43am

Not hands, should be hands down

19 zombie  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:21:02am

Charles, fix the link -- it goes to comment 125, instead of the correct one, 113.

20 zygazint  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:21:05am

Not really OT at all
"Planet of the Lice" by Yashiko Sagamori
We are removing the Ten Commandments from all public places. More and more municipalities outlaw public performance of Christmas songs. More and more
municipalities outlaw public display of the nativity scene. No, I am not a Christian. But somehow, I feel that as long as Christians in this formerly Christian country are free to openly celebrate Christmas and Easter, I will be free to openly celebrate Hanukah and Passover. Ramadan is a totally different matter, for it is inevitably Islam that fills the vacuum left by the ongoing erosion of Christian traditions. Thanks to the lice, 9/11, instead of causing the United States to outlaw Islam within its borders, resulted in its further proliferation. They assure us that Islam is an Abrahamic faith, a monotheistic religion. Folks, Abraham wouldn't dream up such an abomination even in an acid-induced nightmare. Islam has nothing to do with Abraham or Judaism. If Muslims believe they worship the same God as Jews do, why aren't Jews allowed to Mecca? And since they worship something entirely different, what does it matter to me whether they are monotheists of polytheists? The only thing that does matter is that forcing every human being on the planet to accept the ignorant beliefs of the most backward people in the world constitutes the very core, the very essence of Islam. Islam is imperialism of the primitive.

read it all

[Link: www.middleeastfacts.com...]

21 JohnAnnArbor  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:21:18am

The Sweden segment would be about the city of Malmo, I'd guess. Some parts of the city are no-go zones because of Islamists.

22 witch  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:21:39am

The small piece they showed last nite is the same as is available on their website as a clip.

23 Thom  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:21:40am

An LGF reader? We've been bitching about this since 7:45 pm last night ...

And, yes, it's obvious that they yanked it. It was supposed to be four 15 minute installments over four nights. The first installment ran from 7:43 to 7:45.

24 Ethelred  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:21:47am

I was EXTREMELY disappointed about what ultimately ended up as the Harrigan 'Eurabia' special report.

I was going to withold judgement until I had seen the other parts.

But now I really think we LGFers should bury Steve Harrigan in supportive emails. Who knows what that will do?

showharrigan@foxnews.com

25 American Infidel[deleted]  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:22:04am
26 Intestinal Fortitude  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:22:44am

Thank you Charles...FINALLY.

I was anticipating this thread.

27 Teacake!  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:24:36am

I would very much like this unnamed source to post the details as to who messed with them, so that some sort of legal action can be tossed back at them for messing with our constitutional rights. My guess is the Shriners, highschool chess club, dan rather?

Why could we cair?

28 Intestinal Fortitude  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:25:47am

Oh yeah, you can also call Fox @ 212-301-3000.

29 NY Nana  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:26:01am

It was towards the end, re Spain, and if you blinked, you missed it. Before the segment, they mentioned Spain, but never the word 'Eurabia'. I called, and the guy was really nice, and admitted that it was pulled..I also emailed 2 different divisions of Fox...nada in return, and this is the email I got from the reporter...uh, an assistant:

Steve Harrigan's Eurabia series is in 4 parts this week. Part 2 on Sweden airs tonight during the FOX Report at 7 pm ET. I will be posting each part as it airs on Steve's blog, so if you miss one you can check back here.

Thanks for writing and tuning in!

[Link: www.foxnews.com...]

Kathleen
FOXNews.com Blog Producer

(apparently 'Kathleen' has no surname)

I smell a rat of NY size in this one...and at the risk of posting it too often, here is the Anti-CAIR site.

30 Renna  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:26:38am

The question isn't did they yank it. It was supposed to be on. It wasn't. So they did yank it. The only question is why.

Many speculate they bowed to some sort of pressure. And we have good reason to suspect that, given the pressure put on other institutions that show anything critical of the RoP. But until we know, it is speculation.

Perhaps there was a fact or point in the story they hadn't fully double checked. If one tiny thing could be proven to be less than true, many people would focus on that and dismiss the entire thing.

31 HULUGU  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:27:05am

they just did a promo for part 2 tonight-- while on the show they are showing truncated segments without the proper identifying LEADIN for the package--they su-uk!!

32 zulubaby  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:28:48am

The response I received to my e-mail to Fox was ridiculous, like we were discussing two different issues.

33 Teacake!  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:28:58am

it was sort of like a SNL skit.

34 HULUGU  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:29:18am

i wonder--did the threats come from the arabs or the europeans?--just askin'

35 SoCalJustice  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:30:18am

There's a transcript service called "TV Eyes," of which my company is a subscriber.

It only allows to grab 2 minutes at a time, for "fair use" rules (which is just under the length of Harrigan's segment), and is a bit sloppy.

But here's the transcript they grabbed (pieced together after a couple searches), starting at about 7:43 pm:

FNC 11/23/04 19:43:12: ...shepard: it's a tough trip across the sea, but until recently, spanish border patrols did not do much to stop them. the attacks of 3/11 in madrid changed all of that in a fox report now from steve harrigan. >> on this side of the ocean, the bodies are anonymous, riding in thetial owes, the fortunate ones dragged out for a hasty burial. they are africans trying to make it to europe, betting their lives on a nine-mile ride, thousands losing that bet each year. spain used to be an open door for illegal immigrants. the sticks and stones of frustrated border guards little effect against the rising tide of human traffic. an estimated 1/4 of all smuggled innocents to europe came through the southern coast of spain, most setting off from morocco, but all that changed on 3/11. most of the terrorists who killed 190 people on madrid trains last march were moroccans. suddenly the immigrant problem was a security problem. under pressure at home and from other european nations, rubber batons were replaced by speedboats. success so far is limited. the numbers are down here by 50%, he says, but the smugglers are just moving to other parts of the coast. this is africa. that's europe. it's just nine miles away. but in between, some of the most dangerous currents in the world. now, some people here are so desperate that they are ready to pay $1,000 a head just to get across. they will take their chances on anything that floats. 75 people from this moroccan village drowned on the trip last month. when we walked up to families, they started to cry. this man lost 21 relatives. with no electricity, jobs, education, running water, there is nothing to do but wait, for someone, somehow to help get them out. these people are so desperate, they are ready to die, he says. it's just a question of who gets here first, the smugglers or the terrorists. more often, it is the terrorists who are getting there first. it was a moroccan who murdered filmmaker theo van gogh in the netherlands this month. skirmishes also in spain on which may eventually become a pan-european battle fueled by the failure to integrate a new legal muslim population. in morocco, steve harrigan, fox news..
36 Teacake!  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:30:26am

FOX - you are about to become a laughing stock similar to Rather.

37 zulubaby  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:30:41am

NY Nana, that's the exact e-mail I got. They're not reading the e-mails, obviously.

38 bj  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:31:59am

Since c.a.i.r. nipped Imus at MSNBC for his and a companion's broadcast remarks the other day re "filthy palis" and got a partical apology in writing, I don't doubt that nefarious orgnaisation is onto FOX. Next to Bush, I think FOX is the most hated object by religious and litigious Muslims.

39 ploome hineni[deleted]  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:32:35am
40 ploome hineni[deleted]  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:33:12am
41 hipper_than_thou  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:33:16am

What I would like to know is this: If FOX could be so easily intimidated from running a story called "Eurabia", why in the world have they still not apologized for that lying "Israel-is-behind-9.11" Cameron/Hume story they ran so long ago, that is still circulating the internet on Arab and anti-Semitic sites?

42 American Infidel[deleted]  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:33:43am
43 zulubaby  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:33:51am

Oy, I just went into bitch-mode and replied to that e-mail. I'm sure I'll get the same stupid, perky (I hate perky) response.

44 Bad Penny  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:34:25am

Did Fox originally promote Eurabia as four one-hour-long shows?

45 zulubaby  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:34:37am

HULUGU, probably came from CAIR.

46 snopes  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:35:02am

well here's a conspiracy theory...maybe someone in the Bush Administration had something to do with it too. If it was going to upset Muslims or who knows, even the Saudis, maybe they interjected.

47 Thom  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:35:09am

#44 Bad Penny

Four 15 minute segments over 4 nights (as previously mentioned).

48 American Infidel[deleted]  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:35:41am
49 hipper_than_thou  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:36:05am

#40 -- ploome hineni: MSNBC's Apology.

50 Teacake!  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:36:06am

Guess emails can be sent to Bill OReily for an on air discussion about what went on?

51 American Infidel[deleted]  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:37:47am
52 monkeyweather  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:38:48am

Whatever the deal was on WHY they pulled it, if anyone is calling or writing them today, how about we put in a request that FOX makes the ENTIRE Eurabia segment available on their website?

Since they have already had to cull footage to get it down to 1 hour total (and have now apparently culled it down to 6 minutes in total), it is likely they have a lot MORE footage that they were not able to fit into even that originally planned HOUR.

May as well help them find a way to make this work and get the word out, huh?

My my, CAIR has been very busy as of late (I'd bet money they are behind this)

53 Hulegu Khan  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:39:24am

A little background on how this Eurabia series came into being:

Steve was offered a month-long R&R in Paris from his gig in Iraq. Rather than sit around the pool sipping cocktails, somebody convinces FOX News to greenlight a piece on "Eurabia". So the crew does what they do while on their R&R and they come up with a can full of enough material to edit into an an hour of air in convenient 15-minute chunks. The can goes to New York and Steve and his crew go back to Baghdad. FOX News programming slots the series with the FOX Report and the marketing folks begin the hype.

The segment is queued up for Tuesday's broadcast and then somewhere along the foodchain word comes down to pull it.

It is inconceivable that Steve, his producer and the film crew would spend a month in Europe on the FOX dime and come back with only 8 minutes of air in the can.

54 Ethelred  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:40:21am

I JUST spoke with someone at FOX - she seemed more than a receptionist, but less than a reporter. At first she tried to tell me that what we saw was what we were supposed to see (right!) I wouldn't by it, and told her that the blogs (specifically LGF0 are all over this, and that FOX must answer the question (maybe on their site) as WHAT HAPPENED (what was the pressure, etc).

She put me on hold, again, and then came back saying that they are looking into the issue, and will say something about it if they get more complaints.

So, BLAST THEM at 212-301-3000

55 Corpsman Mom  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:40:33am

#30 Renna

Amen

This looks like a 'rush to judgement' people. If Fox News yanked the series due to pressure from someone, then fry them. But, if there was a last minute question about accuracy or something, we should applaud them for rising above the 'CBS mentality'.

I'm patient enough to wait and see what the final determination is, just as I didn't believe the first spin I watched on the Sites video.

Just a thought

56 HULUGU  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:42:41am

they did show the heroic arabs of morocco without a pot to piss in or eat in before thinkin'--go west young umma man--the morrocs had nothing-zip-nada-one guy lost 23 family members as floaters and they're still compelled to leave in order to survive--maybe someone at state said this will totally diss the moroccans lay off--marc ginsburg--former ambassador to morocco is one of fox's employed talkin' heads--dollars to dinars he passed a message to them to TONE IT DOWN--morocco being an ally in the wot and all that--i believe this may have played a part in it--don't diss the moroccs by showing their economy produces sand and cous cous--also king of spain at the bush ranch today--the spanish border guards with the truncheons looked foolish and brutal--man--i got as many conspiracy theories as a paleo moonbat--heh heh

57 SwampWoman  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:43:00am

I was pretty disappointed to have the Eurabia part 1 portion severely truncated. Wonder if they just had to fit in more stuff about Dan Rather and the portion tonight will be normal length?

58 monkeyweather  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:43:35am

#43 zulubaby
I think that this time phone calls are gonna be the only way to get a real response.
Anyone in New York available to go in person?

#12 Those are good questions - make for a nice long phone call to FOX, huh? ;o)

A prediction on the answers:
I don't know
I don't know
I don't know
I don't know
I don't know
etc...

59 Canuckelhead  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:45:38am

It may be that FOX is waiting to make sure the authors and producers are not in the middle east, Kidnapping and a gruesome death are not out of the question when you critisize the Islamoids

60 ploome hineni[deleted]  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:45:54am
61 Sean II  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:45:58am

You can watch the segment on the FOX website.

62 bj  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:46:16am

#40, I see somebody already posted the apology. It was Imus and one of his buddies kvetching about the Palestinians, said they were filthy and lived in squallor, etc. Got c.a.i.r. enraged. If I could get to the site where I read the transcript I would post it but that site is down right now. Maybe later.

63 Thom  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:46:20am

#55 Corpsman Mom

But, if there was a last minute question about accuracy or something, we should applaud them for rising above the 'CBS mentality'.

C'mon! They don't heavily advertise something until all the i's are dotted and t's crossed.

Besides which, they aren't exactly models of caution and restraint with all of their stupid "Fox News Alert"s ...

They caved.

64 PDM  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:46:53am

Well this explains a bit. I kept asking myself "how on Earth did I miss it?" I'm all set to see part 2 tonight. Perhaps I'd better have the VCR ready to record it.

65 KJC  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:46:53am

#55

If the reason they yanked it was because of a factual flaw in the story, I don't get why they wouldnt just announce something like, "The special, Eurabia, we had planned for this evening will be postponed until ___. We apologize for the delay."

66 monkeyweather  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:46:58am

#61 SeanII
Is it a 15 minute segment Sean, or is it just that little 2 minute snippet?

67 HULUGU  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:48:56am

new fox news logo--"FEH AND SCARED"

68 Beagle  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:49:29am

#9 dee

It came on at the end of the hour. It was a bit with Steve Harrigan showing muslims from Morocco trying to get into Spain. They said they were going to air Part 2 tonight.


Exactly. Was that it? I think that was the safe content they could air to avoid a CAIR complaint knifed into someone's chest.

69 American Infidel[deleted]  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:50:34am
70 Mr Pol  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:50:57am

Of course Fox pulled it. What did you expect? After the incredible, totally unethical bias they showed during the campaign, acting as a 527 to help chip Bushitler, they have to, somehow, salvage what's left of their credibility. Especially with the fierce competition they're getting from totally unbiased and very ethical CBS.

71 fiery celt  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:50:59am

I just spoke to a real person at Fox News---

She told me that she "was told to say that the segment already aired"...

I asked if she was referring to the two minute segment that aired during the Fox Report and she said yes---

I told her that I was informed last night that the segment was pulled---

Someone in the background (male) kept telling her what to say-

Again, she told me, that she "was told" to say that the segment already aired-

We are being hosed--- I don't know why Fox needed someone there to coach the person who answered the phones--

The number for Fox News in Manhattan 1 (212) 301-3000

When a "live" person answers ...DO NOT let them transfer you to a voicemail.

72 fiery celt  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:52:07am

Mr. Pol ---

How's Caton doing--- I think of him and his family often.

73 Mr Pol  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:53:26am

#72 fiery celt

I was talking to him about an hour ago. If his wife could find a job, everything would be perfect.

74 Sean II  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:55:16am

monkeyweather,

Disregard then, I could not play it but assumed (naive hope I guess) that it was the whole segment.

75 HULUGU  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:57:06am

why are people making excuses for this--one media standard please--they promoted 15 minute segment of "Eurabia" and slipped in 3 minute truncated piece with no segment leadin--it was whack--no explanation--no wham bam thank you mam graphics--it was practically ...soviet.. in its non personess..ya know ..the portrait of the "dear leader" has been moved down the hall--why are we reduced to reading media tea leaves--they should be very embarassed--but its thanksgiving and it will get a pass unless we put pressure on them

76 Intestinal Fortitude  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:59:01am

Hi, I wanted to call about a show that was on called Eurabia.

A show called Eurabia?

(crickets)

Yes ma'am, Eurabia. It was supposed to be on longer than 2 minutes.

(crickets)


A show called Eurabia (sounding like there was no such show)…let me transfer you to our news dept.

All I could do was leave a message this time.

77 KJC  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:00:24am

#54

I just called and here is what I got:

1) A woman answered, and she tried to pass it off as if nothing was wrong, and when I pressed her, she said again that "it was airing for 4 nights" and that's what "the producer told me."

2) She transferred me to a male employee, who also acted clueless. He acted like he didn't know what I was talking about.

3) He transferred me to a third woman, and as soon as I uttered the words, "I have a question about your special, Eurabia," she said, "please hold." And there you have it, put on hold before I could make another peep.

4) This "hold" transferred me to a voice mail system, where I left a message.

78 greenmamba  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:00:36am

If there was any pressure on FOX, my guess would be it came from the Bush administration, possibly at the request of the EU.

I think the governments would see more downside to this news than CAIR would and they also have far more clout.

79 F. Hugh Muhammad  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:00:41am

Better e-mail addresses for Harrigan and ? the producer of Eurabia

jay.wallace@foxnews.com
steve.harrigan@foxnews.com

80 Norwegian kafir  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:02:27am

What the hell is wrong with Fox News? I'm starting to get the impression that USA is not so much better than Europe after all.

81 HULUGU  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:02:43am

gawd--the promos they are running are stronger than the pieces--now they say they will show more of the islamic invasion of europe in a fox magazine segment--if they were as low key as aaron brown well ok--but they are in your face with this--its all hat-no cattle--O'relly should do a segment on his own channel's feckless news division

82 witch  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:03:49am

#71 fiery celt

Thats their story and they are sticking to it!! However it seems that there is something amiss.
Duh maybe me just stupid?

83 Quilly Mammoth  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:10:28am

Anyone called to Hammer Hannity on this yet?

84 dchamil  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:10:57am

Here someone has to mention Jean Raspail's novel "The Camp
of the Saints". This prescient book from 1973 foretold the
invasion of the boat people into Southern Europe. The scenes
in the "Eurabia" video available on the Fox Report website link are striking.

85 Intestinal Fortitude  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:11:10am

Screw Fox.

I'm contacting the other MSMs to let them know what's going on.

86 fiery celt  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:12:45am

"Fair and Balanced, but retracting Hume's Unafraid"

Sadly, Britt Hume as reason to be afraid---He knows first hand the legititimacy od any death threats or that of bodily harm---

Sandy Hume
Journalist


On Sunday, February 22nd, 1998, Sandy Hume, the 28-year-old son of journalist Britt Hume, was reportedly found dead in his Arlington, Virginia home. Aside from the statement that this was an "apparent" suicide, there remains in place a total media blackout on this story, possibly out of concern that the actual facts will not withstand public scrutiny. Indeed, it was reported in Associated Press that the Arlington Police were not responding to any inquiries.
Hume was a reporter for The Hill magazine, newspaper about Congress for Congress, and had broken a major story in 1997 regarding the friction between House Speaker Newt Gingrich and a faction led by Representative Paxon (who announced his resignation just 24 hours after Hume's death).

In addition, Sandy Hume had just joined the staff at Fox TV News and was just three weeks into a job that represented the pinnacle of his young career. Oddly enough, aside from echoing the one Associated Press story, the Fox News website has ignored the death of its newest commentator.

Sandy already had a reputation for getting the story that nobody else wanted to look at. It is worth noting that his death came hard on the heels of reports that "a reporter" was about to break a story confirming the White House's use of investigators to dig up dirt on critics.

It has recently been confirmed that the man who performed the as-yet-unreleased autopsy is none other than Dr. James C. Beyer, who has a record of concealing homicides behind a ruling of suicide.

Kenneth Starr's "suicidologist" Dr. Alan L. Berman has waded in again and as he did in the Foster death ruled it "100% certain that this is a suicide and can be nothing else".

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87 Norwegian kafir  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:14:26am
88 fiery celt  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:15:45am

Mr. Pol---

He is and his family are in my prayers---

89 Ethelred  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:17:13am

#87

Old news at [Link: www.jihadwatch.org...]

90 HULUGU  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:18:15am

#84--raspail is as prescient as orwell was--but the french think that derrida and foucault are the geniuses--symptoms of a suicidal culture

91 JimmyTheClaw  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:20:02am

harrigan has a blog anybody post a message pointing here

92 American Infidel[deleted]  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:20:09am
93 fiery celt  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:20:40am

Norwegian kafir

What the hell is wrong with Fox News? I'm starting to get the impression that USA is not so much better than Europe after all.

We are a bit different---We are not willing to buy the party line regardless of the news source, because we have come to realize that all MSM has been compromised to one degree or another---
It's just a question as to which news sources, have even some mediocrity of journalistic integrity-

We will call them to the carpet---

94 HULUGU  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:23:55am

#87--norweg--its over--as a typical fascist loser zarq is blaming somone else--the sunni ulema--for insufficient support--the jambiya in the back--and the clerics are getting on board with the vote--although now they want it delayed--now we know who killed the "scholars" this week--they weren't salafist enough--we are winning big time and the sunnis want to get on the train before it leaves the station--people prefer the strong horse--heh heh

95 soccer4ever  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:26:48am

FoxNews clearly yanked the original

96 moab  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:27:06am

I didn't see it last night, but this morning during Fox & Friends they advertised that part two would air tonight as part of Fox Report.

97 Cincysux  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:30:42am

I just called Fox at the NY# and the girl told me it would be shown over the next 4 nights. I called 3x before she quit sending me to voicemail.

98 fiery celt  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:34:09am

Joseph Farah's Radioactive Program just stated that they are working on the Fox-Eurabia program---

He stated that may have an answer during the program-

The Radio America Audio Link---

To phone Farah on the Radioactive program: 1(800) 510-TALK

99 Pompey  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:37:25am

Guys guys GUYS, calm down. this is what has most likely happened. they scheduled a 15 minute segment dedicated to this eurabia piece. they more than likely planned a video segment for one commercial break then a panel discussion on it for the other. it looks like they dropped the panel discussion becuase of time constraints or becuase there was another reason. The actual report was aired in its entirety. we just didnt get to see the talking heads discuss it.

100 F. Hugh Muhammad  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:38:08am

Remarkably prescient Bat Ye'or interview- she being the scholar who has coined the term "Eurabia"...Bat Ye'or has completed a scholarly nearly 400 page analysis of what this (odious) phenomenon means...All LGF'ers MUST read this remarkable book ( I have had the distinct privilege of reading the final galley proofs) when it appears sometime between mid Januaryand early February

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"I do not see serious signs of a Europeanization of Islam anywhere, a move that would be expressed in a relativization of religion, a self-critical view of the history of Islamic imperialism...we are light years away from such a development...On the contrary, I think that we are participating in the Islamization of Europe, reflected both in daily occurrences and in our way of thinking...All the racist fanaticism that permeates the Arab countries and Iran has been manifested in Europe in recent years..."

101 moab  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:39:52am

#99. Right. Unfortunetly this not a full blown hour long special or somethig, but rather is just a short focus piece for the Fox Report. The website for the Fox Report, lists it as one of the news items it is investigating and details what will be on tonight as part II.

102 fiery celt  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:39:55am

Pompey -

I was told last night that the segment was pulled--- and the person I spoke to was bewildered as to why-

103 JohnSteele  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:42:08am

Just my $0.02 but this may be a case of overreaching promotion by FNC and overexpectations on our part. Is it not possible that what you saw is what there was? There never was more than a few minutes?

Maybe they hyped the h*ll out of it and what they actually had was bupkis?

104 Thom  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:42:25am

#99 Pompey

What are you smoking?

#98 fiery celt

They're talking about Pilgrims and the Bible? Am I listening to the right thing?

105 Intestinal Fortitude  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:43:39am

#99 Pompey

There's no panel on the G block.

106 fiery celt  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:44:57am

Thom-

Yes---He Joseph Farah just made reference to it earlier, while answering a phone call-

107 Thom  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:45:58am

#106 fiery celt

Thanks.

108 Geepers  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:46:33am

Pompey (#99),

And you know any of this, how?

109 saltmarsh  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:46:43am

If you look here
[Link: www.foxnews.com...]

the video promo shows a heading: EURASIA 7PM ET

they ran a cutdown version at a later time.

110 alegrias  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:48:21am

Morocco may be an ally but young King Mohammed's subjects act like he's Fidel Castro and they'd rather die drowned in the Med than stay a moment longer.

Wait, that's how all muslims end up on our shores.

111 Pompey  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:48:23am

They pulled the discussion segment but not the video report segment. does anyone here watch Fox News on a regular basis? When they do an 'in depth' story they always have a panel discussion segment right after the initial report. thats what was missing and thats the missing minutes out of the 15 you all are talking about im willing to bet. It may be true they were pressured and had to drop the discussion segment but the video report segment seems to be intact.

PS
What i am smoking is cherry flavored Captain Black

:)

112 HULUGU  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:50:03am

#103--john--they didn't frame the package with the proper leadin and intro--it just slipped by without comment--that's not how you intoduce your 2 week over hyped news package--you say "and now -the first of a special four part story on "eurabia"-the coming islamic conflict with europe"--that's how they promo'd it--but not how they showed it--it was feckless and smarmy

113 American Infidel[deleted]  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:50:44am
114 Intestinal Fortitude  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:52:19am

THE FOX REPORT DOES NOT HAVE A DISCUSSION PANEL.

115 American Infidel[deleted]  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:52:52am
116 Thom  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:53:24am

#111 Pompey

There wasn't supposed to be a panel discussion. It was supposed to be a 15 minute "in-depth" look at the problems with moslem immigration by Steve Harrigan. What we got was 2 minutes of floating refrigerators.

And check your Capt. Black - pipe tobacco isn't supposed to mess with your head. ;)

117 Atlas Wannabe  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:54:53am

Pompey:

Captain Black? You're bringing this thread way down man. Class up, dude.

118 HULUGU  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:55:45am

its bull-its like good sex versus a furtive dry hump fully clothed under the covers--yeah--its still some kind of sex--just not what you thought you were going to get from watching a vivid video and meeting jenna jameson for drinks before going up to the rooml with her

119 fiery celt  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:56:09am

The Fox Report doesn't do panel discussions--- Shepard Smith doesn't do panels.

The is a HUGE difference between a 2 minute segment and a 15 minute segment on broadcast news---

I WAS TOLD LAST NIGHT THAT THE "EURABIA" SEGMENT WAS PULLED---so were other lgf'ers...

Fox News was censored. We all were censored. The truth was censored.

We need to know who pulled the plug on the segment and why---

120 zulubaby  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:57:36am

HULUGU, who's the radio talk-show host you mentioned the other day?

121 JimmyTheClaw  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:57:48am

hmmm... so thanksgiving has jewish roots since the word is used numerous times in the old testament??? i always thought it was the pilgrims thankful for the natives helping them get set up to survive in the new world???

122 Pompey  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:57:55am

115*

I have seen those reports, they did interviews during them with people of difering opinions. Hating America was a devastating piece and it shows that Fox News is not afraid to air anti muslim radical pieces. The 7pm news broadcasts is a news show and this 'special report' was shoehorned in there. i was shocked they didnt promo it and missed some of it becuase i didnt know that this was the report.

my point is that the reason why this seemed so short was maybe becuase they didnt do a discussion of it. you do agree that they do have panel discussions on their special report stories during the regular news broadcast?

123 Thom  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:58:33am

#117 Atlas Wannabe

Yeah, seriously ...

Pompey - go down to the tobacconist and get a proper blend.

But don't bother with the Hungarian-English phrase book.

124 Firebreather  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:58:53am

Actually made a point to sit down for a Fox program--- was surprised at 4:00, then 7:00 (PST) when no "Eurabia" aired. Thought I was in the early stages of dementia. I hope Fox wasn't intimidated into pulling it (w/out explanation to viewers who tuned in to see it), but they aren't exposing Islam to anywhere near the degree it should be exposed.

What's really needed is a news channel-- or better yet, an entire Network-- exclusively devoted to militant Islam as it is manifested throughout the globe. Daily updates, news crawlers, regional news, feature stories that repeat, factoids, interviews with experts, etc. Such a channel is desperately needed.

125 fiery celt  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:58:56am

jimmy the claw---

Farah is addressing that question, now.

126 Intestinal Fortitude  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:59:01am

I hope and pray that Eurabiagate blows up HEAVY!

127 JohnSteele  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 10:59:58am

112 HULUGU

I think that's my point --- one of my major complaints with 24 hour cable news, including FNC, is that they have essentially
all the time in the world to devote to a story and yet what do you get --- 5 minutes tops. Just watch something like Gibson's Big Story; they book people on for an interesting subject of fair import and 4 minutes into it, BANG hard commercial break and Th-Th-Th-That's All Folks.

And yet they spend hours and hours on cr*p like the Scott Peterson trial. Unbelievable.

128 newscaper  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:00:42am

An important thought occurred to me about dealing with dumb bureaucrats --

be careful how you call/write because its fully possible that some dumbass may be lumping both types of "complaints" together (why is it butchered vs. how dare you air it at all), to be theoretically analyzed later.

Some of the higher ups *may* be hearing about complaints -- but have no idea from what direction.

Just like a lot of those crappy pre-election "poll" questions such as "Do you think the President is doing a good job in Iraq?"
Negative answers intended to be critical of pussy-footing are misleadingly used to bolster the number of those critical of us being there in the first place.

129 Pompey  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:01:14am

Im not proud of my Captain Black, but the tobacco store was out of their good stuff, i still had to have my cherry and chocolate pipe tobaccos!


I have seen panel discussions on the Gblock, its not often becuase shepherd smith is a friggin whackjob psycho retard but i have seen them.

130 fiery celt  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:02:07am
And yet they spend hours and hours on cr*p like the Scott Peterson trial. Unbelievable.

It's all Cable and MSM--- It's the dumbing down of America-

131 alegrias  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:02:30am

I trust Fox will do the right thing.

Meanwhile, my my, how delicious the subject matter is making someone--instead of the big bad US--uncomfortable for a change.

Mohammed, are you listening? And what about you other kleptocratic muslim "leaders" who export misery & terror while living it up in your palaces?

132 JohnSteele  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:02:38am

127 JohnSteele

Correction, I forgot about the fairly extensive FNC program on hating America and the Oil-for-Food scandal. Those they did a decent job with.

133 HULUGU  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:03:17am

they will have that piece on sweden tonight--let's see if they connect it to the bombastic "eurabia" promos or let it slide in on little cat's feet--see if we've been heard or ignored--it should be telling

134 Firebreather  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:05:45am

I've been told Thanksgiving is "Verboten," as it offends so many. Besides, the Dept of Education is now issuing school textbooks inferring that Muslims "co-discovered" America (using the apocryphal-- and disproven-- story about Columbus' "Muslim" navigator). Great-- now Muslims can say America is rightfully theirs, and bloodthirsty European Crusaders drove them out. We can all thank the US government for its PC sensitivities--- they've just given Muslims a historical claim to America equal to that of the Pilgrims. (Pretty soon, they'll revise that history too, saying the Pilgrims WERE Muslims).

135 American Infidel[deleted]  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:09:44am
136 HULUGU  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:10:02am

#120--zb--mi amor--john batchelor--abc network radio--10pm --1am--est--the guy's the most articulate intellectual anti-idiotarian out there--has great guests from the wsj editorial page and ex-cia guys like john loftis--mahleresque background music--brilliant--oy--i feel like i'm a media crackhead ;-]

137 Firebreather  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:11:38am

If we had an "All Militant Islam All the Time" Network, think of the possibilities...you could do the Eurabia story, concentrating on specific Euro nations...you could do Africa...Southeast Asia...militant Islam in the Americas...I bet such a network would have an instant, loyal following...I'd be willing to put down money to bankroll such a venture. People need to know.

138 witch  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:11:47am

Has any one bothered to save any previous Fox pages concerning this report? I was under the impression that this was to be a 3 part series, starting at 7pm ET (thats 3 hrs) now it's being refered to as 15 min segments (Sheesh).
So whats the real deal nobody realy knows, but I don't appreciate being promiced steak and getting vienna sausage!

139 Dar ul Harb  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:12:27am

It's amazing they can find the time for real news on Fox, in between covering such important stories as the cheese sandwich icon of Virgin Mary and Martha Stewart's website letter to her fans from prison.

Steve Harrigan, you have our sympathies, considering what you're up against...

140 JimmyTheClaw  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:12:47am

#134 Firebreather 11/24/2004 01:05PM PST
I've been told Thanksgiving is "Verboten," as it offends so many. Besides, the Dept of Education is now issuing school textbooks inferring that Muslims "co-discovered" America (using the apocryphal-- and disproven-- story about Columbus' "Muslim" navigator). Great-- now Muslims can say America is rightfully theirs, and bloodthirsty European Crusaders drove them out. We can all thank the US government for its PC sensitivities--- they've just given Muslims a historical claim to America equal to that of the Pilgrims. (Pretty soon, they'll revise that history too, saying the Pilgrims WERE Muslims).

you forgot the jews and christians ran them out and wiped out any history that they ever where here

oh and emailed fox with a link to this thread

141 papijoe  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:13:20am

My disillusionment with Fox already started and finished on election night when they swallowed the exit polls and started a post mortem on Bush's campaign.

But the problem isn't Fox per se, the problem is TV as a medium. I think that the impulse for this series was to try to do what the blogs have been doing (which is why we all got excited about it), but the promotion that TV has to do to keep it's sponsors happy gave whoever squelched this story enough time to plan a pre-emptive attack. My money is on those who said CAIR slapped them with some last minute legal whoop-*ss.

142 American Infidel[deleted]  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:13:39am
143 Renna  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:15:10am

Pilgrims smilgrims.

Thanksgiving was celebrated in Virginia one year and 17 days prior to the landing of the Pilgrims in Massachusetts!

;-)

/inter-State rivalry

144 Pompey  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:16:36am

Pass this along to your liberal friends who think Thanksgiving is about the white man killing the red man
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George Washington's
1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation
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Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me "to recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness:"

Now, therefore, I do recommend and assign Thursday, the 26th day of November next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to their becoming a nation; for the signal and manifold mercies and the favorable interpositions of His providence in the course and conclusion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty which we have since enjoyed; for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enable to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national one now lately instituted' for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and, in general, for all the great and various favors which He has been pleased to confer upon us.

And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech Him to pardon our national and other transgressions; to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually; to render our National Government a blessing to all the people by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed; to protect and guide all sovereigns and nations (especially such as have show kindness to us), and to bless them with good governments, peace, and concord; to promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science among them and us; and, generally to grant unto all mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as He alone knows to be best.

Given under my hand, at the city of New York, the 3d dy of October, A.D. 1789.

(signed) G. Washington

145 Ward Cleaver  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:17:16am

#9 Dee

I saw that too (Moroccans emigrating to Spain). Harrigan talked about Theo Van Gogh's murder, 3/11, and how they were related to RoP immigration.

146 zulubaby  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:18:11am

HULUGU, thanks, I wanted to see if his show airs here. We're all media junkies, you're in good company ;-)

147 Zack  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:18:18am

Major bummer. The Eurabia special was going to be sweeet. I looked up the 60 Minutes segment from last May (mentioned by bigel above) titled The New French Revolution. That will have to do for now.

"I was gang raped by three people I knew, and I couldn't say anything, because in my culture, your family is dishonored if you lose your virginity."

Lovely culture. Congratulations, France.

148 papijoe  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:20:06am

#143 Renna

Our Pilgrims not only had cooler hats but they actually SURVIVED!

149 Firebreather  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:23:06am

#140 JimmyTheClaw--

You're right...ultimately, the "Jooos" are behind everything bad that happens in the world, especially to Muslims.

150 Mr Pol  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:23:45am

#134 Firebreather

I've been told Thanksgiving is "Verboten," as it offends so many.

Thanksgiving's okay, but Christmas... how many weeks do you people need to buy a few gifts???

151 Bad Penny  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:25:03am

#100

Best. nic. ever.

152 Firebreather  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:25:45am

Fox owes an explanation to its viewers...many of us had better things to do than sit around for hours waiting for a "special" they didn't intend to air. I wager intimidation/threats/lawsuits caused them to pull it.

153 Firebreather  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:31:17am

In many cities and in many states, Christmas music/carols are outlawed, Christmas trees in the view of the public are outlawed, the word itself censored and stricken...meanwhile, the Muezzin (azzan, call to Muslim prayer) wails from public loudspeakers in Michigan and elsewhere, an Islamic curriculum is implemented in public schools, Islamic dress is the preferred norm, etc. etc. What the F--K is wrong with today's America?

154 Renna  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:31:42am

#148 papijoe

You're not confusing the Virginia settlement of 1619 with the disappearing Roanoke Islanders (off what is now North Carolina)?

No. 1. In 1586, the first thanksgiving held by Englishmen on the North American continent took place on Roanoke Island, North Carolina. This celebration was by the company of 100 men from Cornwall, England that Sir Walter Raleigh had brought to America to found a colony. After a year when the relief ship arrived, they held a thanksgiving dinner, and fed-up with the hardships and perils, they all went home.

No. 2. In 1609, at Jamestown, Virginia, the starving remnants of the first settlers held a thanksgiving dinner while awaiting the arrival of their relief ship.

No. 3. In 1612, also at Jamestown, Virginia, a dinner was held after the arrival of Governor Dale with a ship-load of girls intended to become the wives of the settlers.

No. 4. In 1619, a dinner of thanks was held at Berkley Plantation on the James River in Virginia.

No. 5. In 1621, at Plymouth Plantation, a great dinner of thanks was held.

155 NY Nana  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:33:57am

#37 Zulubaby

He must have received a lot of email re the cockup, and they put together a form email...I can imagine what they are trying to do re damage control.

As I had said earlier, I smell CAIR strong arm tactics...

I called, and as soon as I said 'Eurabia', I was immediately transferred to one of those delightful automatic systems where they give options re business, and being a member of Fox fans..and if you do not press a numer? Disconnect.

I just went to the website, and lo, this magically appeared, taiored, it would seem, to what they showed last night:Spain Battles Illegal Muslim Immigration

Since that is exactly the sound bite from Tuesday night, notice the date.

They must feel a lot of pressure, and soon we will have Eurabiagate, if they don't come clean...they've got a lot of 'splainin' to do.

I will call again...

For any posters who want to see what evolved last night, while a lot of us were trying to see what was supposed to be Eurabia, go to yesterday's 'Jihad to launch new English channel', as it is in live time...as we watched and freaked at being blindsided like that.

156 American Infidel[deleted]  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:36:19am
157 Ward Cleaver  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:36:42am

#151 Bad Penny

I like it too. Can the [bigoted word]s firebomb a nic?

On a kinda-related topic, there was a story last night on our local news (Dallas-Ft Worth) about a adult video store "magnate" (stores/arcades in seven states) who's been busted by the IRS for tax problem. In the story they mentioned that one his stores was once firebombed, they think because the store sold an X-rated video about the sex life of Muhammed.

158 W-lover  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:42:23am

They did air part 1. Was this source at Fox named Rather?

159 fiery celt  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:44:39am

Zack;

Lovely culture. Congratulations, France.

The Barbarians at the Gates of Paris

The average visitor gives not a moment’s thought to these Cités of Darkness as he speeds from the airport to the City of Light. But they are huge and important—and what the visitor would find there, if he bothered to go, would terrify him.

A kind of anti-society has grown up in them—a population that derives the meaning of its life from the hatred it bears for the other, “official,” society in France...


Their hatred of official France manifests itself in many ways that scar everything around them. Young men risk life and limb to adorn the most inaccessible surfaces of concrete with graffiti—BAISE LA POLICE, fuck the police, being the favorite theme. The iconography of the cités is that of uncompromising hatred and aggression: a burned-out and destroyed community-meeting place in the Les Tarterets project, for example, has a picture of a science-fiction humanoid, his fist clenched as if to spring at the person who looks at him, while to his right is an admiring portrait of a huge slavering pit bull, a dog by temperament and training capable of tearing out a man’s throat—the only breed of dog I saw in the cités, paraded with menacing swagger by their owners.

There are burned-out and eviscerated carcasses of cars everywhere. Fire is now fashionable in the cités: in Les Tarterets, residents had torched and looted every store—with the exceptions of one government-subsidized supermarket and a pharmacy. The underground parking lot, charred and blackened by smoke like a vault in an urban hell, is permanently closed.

When agents of official France come to the cités, the residents attack them. The police are hated: ...The conduct of the police, he said, explained why residents threw Molotov cocktails at them from their windows. Who could tolerate such treatment at the hands of une police fasciste?

Molotov cocktails also greeted the president of the republic, Jacques Chirac, and his interior minister when they recently campaigned at two cités, Les Tarterets and Les Musiciens. The two dignitaries had to beat a swift and ignominious retreat, like foreign overlords visiting a barely held and hostile suzerainty: they came, they saw, they scuttled off.

No one should underestimate the danger that this failure poses, not only for France but also for the world. The inhabitants of the cités are exceptionally well armed. When the professional robbers among them raid a bank or an armored car delivering cash, they do so with bazookas and rocket launchers, and dress in paramilitary uniforms. From time to time, the police discover whole arsenals of Kalashnikovs in the cités
160 papijoe  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:49:03am

Renna our hats are still way cooler

;-)

161 Thom  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:49:36am

#158 W-lover

They didn't air the whole thing.

162 NY Nana  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:50:58am

#142 American Infidel

I found this, from before they aired that belch:Desperation in Morocco

A promo was already there, on the 11th:

[ed. note: "Eurabia," a special 4-part series on Muslims in Europe airs Thanksgiving week on the FOX Report, 7 pm ET. Don't miss it!]

It certainly does not sound like the sound bite from last night...

163 NY Nana  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:57:34am

#161 Thom

I will be a witness for you...damn it, it was not there..just a sound bite ,with no mention of Eurabia, except in commercials after the program...

Any sceptics, please read the thread mentioned in #155:

JihadTV To Launch New English Channel

164 Dar ul Harb  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 11:59:06am

#162, NY Nana:

You're right, as I posted on an earlier thread, a Google search on keywords "harrigan eurabia site:foxnews.com" reveals a number of pages from their registration-only Fox Fans site promoting the "special four-part series" as early as November 11, and a couple pages with a link to Harrigan's videotaped responses to viewer emails concerning the series.

Note: If you want to see the pages in Google's cache, you have to turn off Javascript in your browser, or else you'll get redirected to the Fox Fans registration page.

165 Pickle  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 12:08:24pm

This may have something to do with their pending arrival into Canada. They might be afraid of being banned before they even make it on the air, for "hate speech". Which in Canada is defined as doing or saying anything that has a remote possibility of hurting the feelings of a minority (except for Jews, of course--they don't matter).

166 Quilly Mammoth  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 12:12:07pm

OT

Here's a Thanksgiving story to warm your heart, and make you proud of service men and women. A story not covered at all by the local MSM here in Tulsa.


"Often as Bloggers we are eager to throw our two cents in on all the hot stories the MSM is miscarrying. This time I want to share a story not covered at all by the media. A story that will give you another reason to be thankful tommorrow.

At the beginning of September 2003 Hopper Smith was finishing up with his civilian jobs in preparation for mobilization to Afghanistan; like many other Oklahoma Guardsmen, Hopper had several jobs. At least one of which would not be waiting for him when he got back from his assignment overseas. He was spending last moments with his wife and four children, he wouldn’t see them for the holidays."


[Link: justbarkingmad.com...]

QM
PS: I'm not trying to pimp my own blog. I think it's a great story that won't get out otherwise.

167 davic  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 12:30:50pm

Here is what I emailed foxnes, fwiw:

I am a long time devotee of Fox News. I was
disappointed to learn that you were pulling back or
canceling your "Eurabia" series due to pressure from
pro-terrorist groups. The blog
[Link: www.littlegreenfootballs.com...] which is also a
fan of Fox News, reported that confidential sources
say that you your scaling back the production due to
threats from anti-American agitators. I hope this is
not true.

Your devoted and core customer base will only be
energized by such threats. The people threatening you
do not watch Fox News, and probably watch Al Jazeera,
Christiane Annanpor, or Dan Rather. Please stand by
your true fans and not those Al Jazeera and Dan Rather
watchers.

168 NY Nana  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 12:31:04pm

#164 Dar ul Harb

Yet another phone call ended with no human contact. I wonder if there will be any comment tonight on Smith's part? I think they know they have a problem.

In attending my last class at Google U., I found that LGF was not the only sane blog looking forward to the program as a program...The Freepers were also discussing the anticipated program...as I am not familiar with navigating the site, I don't know if there is any more today.

Well, in about an hour & a half on the East Coast, we will see what happens..and I am going to be cooking an hour later tonight, but it is worth it.

Someone, Greenmamba, I believe, seems to think the White House and President Bush were behind this mysterious happening...sorry, I don't believe that concept for a nanosecond... if they didn't go after the MSM for all the libelous hate articles leading up to the election...and it is just not something the President would do...

In the end, either it was a case of incredible overhype, or CAIR and their cohorts..the ACLU would also try very hard to stop it, but they are in your face...

169 American Infidel[deleted]  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 12:31:08pm
170 Rancher  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 12:32:44pm

#137 Firebreather

It’s already started. With the blogs like LGF and others Islam is now under the magnifying glass and will find resistance increasing all the time, especially with each Islamic terror incident or murder. Their violence will be their undoing unless they change their tactics. This they might do, terror strikes in Saudi Arabia backfired but I see that they have seemed to have ceased.

171 hipper_than_thou  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 12:37:37pm

#165 Pickle: The reason that Al Jazeera is not being aired in Canada is because of its anti-Semitic content.

Only FOX bears the blame for not airing the Eurabia special it promised its viewers. And incidentally, as we keep saying, FOX is avaiable presently in Canada via satellite. It is going to be available via cable, however, in January.

172 PostalWorker  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 12:38:42pm

#168 NY Nana

How have you been? I haven't heard boo from you in a long while.

173 NY Nana  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 12:52:37pm

#171 hipper_than_thou

We were in Toronto for a few weeks recently, and from what I understand, they have not aired, as the Canadian equivalent of the FCC has such strict rules governing them. I have a feeling that Foxnews will not have a problem. It seems that the Government is handling it very well.

I just hope that it is handled the same way in the US.

OT, as tomorrow is Thanksgiving, this had me in tears a few minutes ago, when I saw it: Holocaust survivor and Polish savior meet after 60 years

Thanksgiving has a special meaning for all of us, especially those of us whose ancestors came here before the Shoah...we realize that we are really blessed, for we would never have been on this earth in all probability. For this man, I can only imagine his feelings.

For all of us, may this be a beautiful family holiday, and we all can give thanks for being born here, where all things are possible.

I wonder if the RoP even observes Thanksgiving. Soemhow I think not.

174 beavereater  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 12:52:44pm

Well, when FOX comes to Canada they can stuff their digital crap where Islam shines! Who needs another tin-foil hat charger.

175 hipper_than_thou  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 12:55:14pm

NY Nana: I get FOX here, and I do not have an illegal satellite dish. It might have to do with the area in which I live.

Al Jazeera is not aired because of its anti-Semitic content. This article is a very liberal one -- please bear in mind that it was written for Concordia -- but it explains why Al Jazeera probably will never be aired in Canada.

176 Poitiers-Lepanto  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 12:56:55pm

I TINK that Fox should really explain to the American People what has happened. I TINK.

Otherwise, after the bad smell of O'Reilly crawling all over the place to please the Demonrats (because he thought that the poodle might have won), we will have a second deep reason to be deeply displeased.

Fox does not want to visit the same plummeting audience of the Networks, does it ?

I wonder if Mr. Murdock would like their behavior.
I wonder if he is reading this blog tonight.

Mr. Murdock, please do not allow Fox News to align itself with the Media Matrix.
We are at war, we need to show that we know it.

177 Poitiers-Lepanto  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 1:09:04pm

And, Mr. Murdock, I am an American Citizen who has to write under a pen name because I think that the war has already reached our shores.
But if you need to know my name, don't think that I am HIDING under a pen-name, you can ask for my name from our gracious Host, Mr. Charles Johnson, and I will be happy to discuss openly the matter with you.

Thank you.

/well, or not, depending...

178 Terps  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 1:13:07pm

Eurabia Part II: Sweden Under Seige

FNC has been airing promos today for the second part of the series of reports, to run during the Fox Report w/ Shep Smith.

A promo just aired during the last 5 minutes of The Big Story w/ John Gibson.

179 zulubaby  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 1:17:19pm

We've been gipped and Fox isn't hearing us. What can you do? Some you win ... others, not so much.

180 JimmyTheClaw  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 1:19:14pm

i havent even gotten a response from harrigan

181 witch  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 1:19:23pm

Tried that Google thing with "fox report with shepard smith" curious result in that Eurabia is not mentioned on 15 or 22 November returns that I got. Wonder why not? Any one more expierienced have an Idea?

182 JimmyTheClaw  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 1:25:57pm

Sweden Under Siege — Muslim immigration is out of control and causing a bitter cultural clash. Why are some turning a blind eye? Steve Harrigan exposes the truth in part two of his "Eurabia" series. Watch a clip.

watched the clip wonder if they are going to have more than just the clip

183 NY Nana  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 1:27:07pm

#174 beavereater

Have you ever watched Foxnews? If not, at least give it a chance; you may be surprised.

#175 hipper_than_thou

I am all too familiar with Concordia, and the rampant Jew hate for the past 2 or so years...sad. We have the same problems here, but have not been as open about it...Columbia University really rankles me, as our oldest got his MSc there, and now it is following in Concordia's shoes. It is scary for the Jewish students.

I had read in one of the Toronto papers about 2 weeks ago just how strict the Canadian Government is re al-jazeera, and that they have yet to meet the criteria for broadcast. How I wish I had saved the article! I happen to love Canada, and we come up every year, for the past 23. This kerfuffle hurts, and I hope that we can make up this family quarel...we need each other, damn it. We were there during our election, as we voted absentee, and were upset at the level of hate for President Bush...I pray that there will no problem when he meets with PM Martin. Bourque had an article today that IMHO is a convoluted version of 'H2O', but really OTT...
Is the Annexation of Canada part of Bush's Military Agenda?

WTF??? I know that Bourque goes out of his way to insult the US and Israel, but that POS really is scary...and an alleged article like this does not bode well.

Nor does this: Bush visit sparks airport alert : SAUDI CITIZENS ARE TARGETED

After what happened in Chile, it is only reasonable that proper security precautions be in place. We would do the same for PM Martin.

184 zulubaby  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 1:29:46pm

JimmyTheClaw, LOL, you sound so forlorn. It wasn't much of a response anyway but I'd be happy to share it with you :-)

185 Poitiers-Lepanto  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 1:31:11pm

#179 Zulubaby

What can you do?

Switch off the TVs.
Don't buy the products advertised on the channels of the appeasers.
Talk with family and friends.
Create the conditions for a FREE channel of news.

186 zulubaby  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 1:34:39pm

Poitiers-Lepanto, I did that a long time ago. I don't watch the news on tv unless there's something specific that I want to see. That's right, not even Fox.

187 Poitiers-Lepanto  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 1:38:09pm

#186 Zulubaby

Well done, I am sure your health improved !!!

:-)

(The Media Matrix is TOXIC, it tries to intoxicate us)

188 fiery celt  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 1:41:14pm

Charles,
Under the provisions of the Patriot Act II ---Information sharing and information gathering would be a criminal offense! The work you do on Littlegreenfootballs and other news bloggers could be prosecuted, especially those weblogs which specialize in Mideast terrorism and Israel, like you and the likes of Jihad/Dhimmi Watch and Internet Haganah.

I just thought you would like a "heads up"

["SECTION 102 states clearly that any information gathering, regardless of whether or not those activities are illegal, can be considered to be clandestine intelligence activities for a foreign power. This makes news gathering illegal.

USA Patriot Act II would make news gathering a crime'

Think the first Patriot Act was a civil rights and personal privacy tragedy? Just wait until you see Patriot Act II. Section 102 of the police state bill would make it a crime to engage in any information gathering, meaning that people who gather news headlines on the Internet would suddenly be deemed criminals and terrorists.
Essentially, the law would destroy any last illusions of freedom in the United States. It would turn the USA into a communist-style police state, where no person is truly free.

News summary:
Source: http://www.rickieleejones.com/political/patriotact .htm

Congressman Ron Paul (R-Tex) told the Washington Times that no member of Congress was allowed to read the first Patriot Act that was passed by the House on October 27, 2001. http://www.newstarget.com/000716.html
The first Patriot Act was universally decried by civil libertarians and Constitutional scholars from across the political spectrum.
1. The secretive tactics being used by the White House and Speaker Hastert to keep even the existence of this legislation secret would be more at home in Communist China than in the United States.
The fact that Dick Cheney publicly managed the steamroller passage of the first Patriot Act, ensuring that no one was allowed to read it and publicly threatening members of Congress that if they didn't vote in favor of it that they would be blamed for the next terrorist attack, is by the White House's own definition terrorism. http://www.newstarget.com/001772.html
Whereas the First Patriot Act only gutted the First, Third, Fourth and Fifth Amendments, and seriously damaged the Seventh and the Tenth, the Second Patriot Act reorganizes the entire Federal government as well as many areas of state government under the dictatorial control of the Justice Department, the Office of Homeland Security and the FEMA NORTHCOM military command.
SECTION 301 and 306 (Terrorist Identification Database) set up a national database of "suspected terrorists" and radically expand the database to include anyone associated with suspected terrorist groups and anyone involved in crimes or having supported any group designated as "terrorist."
These sections also set up a national DNA database for anyone on probation or who has been on probation for any crime, and orders State governments to collect the DNA for the Federal government.
SECTION 311 federalizes your local police department in the area of information sharing.

Read it and Weep-

189 Earl  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 1:45:13pm

#186 zb

I'm with you. I watch a one-hour British TV mystery on Monday night, then nothing for the next seven days. Nothing. Nada. Rien. Not one millisecond. Also, I don't have cable. Nor satellite. Just rabbit ears.

I know my mental health is better off for it. I remember reading a Jack Anderson comment from the '70s about TV news: "It's like driving past a brightly-lit newsstand at 70 mph- at night". Very accurate.

Or, as a silly bumper sticker reads, "KILL YOUR TV".

(and, no, I'm not an AdBusters or Naomi Klein fan).

190 NY Nana  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 1:45:59pm

#180 Jimmy the Claw

He seems to be in Iraq...

Here is the latest on Foxnews, and they certainly make it seem like part 2 is a major program: Smith Report

Wednesday 7pm ET
Sweden Under Siege — Muslim immigration is out of control and causing a bitter cultural clash. Why are some turning a blind eye? Steve Harrigan exposes the truth in part two of his "Eurabia" series. Watch a clip.

Zulubaby

Look at the bright side...we see it, if indeed there is anything to be seen, in about 15 minutes, and we cal let you know if there is anything to watch, or any explanation of last night.

Not to worry..I promise not to give anything away, just a heads up if it is as promosed, and if not? A major kvetch!

191 Earl  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 1:54:00pm

#183NYN

Is the Annexation of Canada part of Bush's Military Agenda?

As a former Albertan, I live in hope...

Interestingly, a close frend of mine, a US Army Col. (Ret'd), got his three degrees at Yale, taught at West Point. His c. 1935 Ph.D. thesis was instantly deemed sensitive, and was sequestered by the US government for over 50 years. The topic- the US takeover of the Canadian oil fields. (No, this is true. I've flipped thorough the thesis, makes for interesting reading. My friend was a formidable thinker).

192 JimmyTheClaw  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 1:59:12pm

theres the add again

193 NY Nana  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 2:02:01pm

And here is Smith, doing the news, with nary a word...

194 Thom  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 2:07:04pm

#193 NY Nana

Here we go again ...

195 JimmyTheClaw  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 2:07:29pm

barbaric terrorist thats first time i heard that on msm

196 NY Nana  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 2:12:13pm

#194 Thom

You called it correctly last night, and it looks like you are doing it tonight...it would seem that the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing...

Now an Afghan blast...Iran backpeddling...I am getting sleeepy...

197 JimmyTheClaw  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 2:13:23pm

hopefully it dont come on while i check on my ham smothered with pineapple

198 JimmyTheClaw  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 2:15:43pm

now an add for part 3 WTF

199 Lawrence Schmerel  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 2:18:17pm

You guys are all wrong.

It was on FOX . . . at 7:00 p.m. in the Tonga Time Zone in the South Pacific which is GMT +13 hours.

YOU MISSED IT!

Suckers!

200 NY Nana  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 2:20:09pm

Thom, Jimmy

They are scewing the public...they had the unmitigated gall to flog Part 3 tomorrow..

Next? A segment on the rice crop in China :)

201 JimmyTheClaw  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 2:21:20pm

#200 NY Nana 11/24/2004 04:20PM PST

BUT THEY WILL TELL US HOW MANY CALORIES WE WILL EAT TOMMOROW oops cap lock sorry

202 NY Nana  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 2:21:44pm

#199 Lawrence Schmerel

You couldn't have the decency to let us know??? Now you tell us??? Fine friend you are!

203 JimmyTheClaw  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 2:22:05pm

gawd not oj

204 NY Nana  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 2:27:48pm

#201 Jimmy the Claw

BUT THEY WILL TELL US HOW MANY CALORIES WE WILL EAT TOMMOROW oops cap lock sorry

No problem..at least you made a mistake with the caps lock! Some who shall not be named think it is supposed to be on at nearly all times..there should be a mandatory donation to the cookie jar whenever it is done intentionally, so help me...and when anyone uses 'Jooos'...now the next segment? Nada...not even a hint, and the show is just about 1/2 way over...

So far they haven't given the calorie count ...betcha it will be on before any real segment on Eurabia!

205 NY Nana  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 2:29:00pm

#203 Jimmy the Claw

I hoped it was an hallucination...damn.

206 Pickle  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 2:29:10pm

#171 hipper_than_thou:

#165 Pickle: The reason that Al Jazeera is not being aired in Canada is because of its anti-Semitic content.

Only FOX bears the blame for not airing the Eurabia special it promised its viewers. And incidentally, as we keep saying, FOX is avaiable presently in Canada via satellite. It is going to be available via cable, however, in January.

Al Jazeera isn't banned in Canada. It's been CRTC-approved. That's the first thing you're wrong about. Here's the second:

NY Nana: I get FOX here, and I do not have an illegal satellite dish. It might have to do with the area in which I live.

I don't care what you have, unless you have a grey market (US) dish, you do NOT get the Fox News channel. You may get Fox itself, but that's not what we're talking about.

207 NY Nana  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 2:35:58pm

Pickle

Uh, does my nic give you a clue where I live? It is not North York Nana...it is (shock!) New York, and as far as I know my cable company can carry it. Sheees!

You are, I take it, a Strub's sour pickle?? :)

208 JimmyTheClaw  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 2:36:47pm

gawd now its hanging chads

209 Lawrence Schmerel  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 2:40:06pm

" . . . it is very, very necessary for honest people to BE ARTISTS . Hardly anyone knows that the SECRET of BEAUTIFUL work lies to a great extent in TRUTH and SINCERITY"

VINCENT VAN GOGH

210 Terps  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 2:40:55pm

Calories and medical weed

211 Terps  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 2:42:01pm

ON next...

212 JimmyTheClaw  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 2:44:04pm

#210 Terps 11/24/2004 04:40PM PST
Calories and medical weed

throw in some pink floyd and a good movie and it sounds like a weekend to me

213 Pickle  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 2:44:09pm

#207 NY Nana:

I was addressing posts by hipper_than_thou.

214 NY Nana  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 2:44:56pm

Pickle

I misunderstood; however I have been told by Canadians that certain Provinces allow Foxnews on legal satellite dishes.
Soon enough, it will be on Canadian TV..by January?

It looks like there will be an eyeblink on Eurasia right now...Swedes..yup/

215 JimmyTheClaw  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 2:47:04pm

anybody time that blurb

216 Thom  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 2:47:52pm

7:44 to 7:46.

Way to go, Fox.

217 rayw  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 2:48:29pm

Notice they didn't even use the Eurabia title. Something is really fishy here!

218 helloworld  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 2:48:50pm

AGAIN! they showed part 2 of "eurabia" and it lasted excatly 4 minutes 7:42-7:46pm EST. this is it people, if foxnews is scared, we're all in deep doo doo.

OT:
declaration of independance is banned in a california school!:
[Link: www.reuters.com...]

219 NY Nana  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 2:48:57pm

All two minutes, just like last night...Thom wins! It was excellent, and it deserves a whole time slot for a far more thorough expose of just what they do when allowed into a country...Malmo has learned the hard way..and Foxnews screwed us.

220 mean Gene  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 2:49:05pm

Again only two minutes.

Loved the little boy making gun firing actions at the departing police car. NOT!

90% unemployed.

Sweden will either learn its lesson about what it means to be an asylum-seeker or be over-run.

221 bigel[deleted]  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 2:50:47pm
222 NY Nana  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 2:51:18pm

#116 rayw

I agree...could it be arafish still stinking after being BBQ'd in hell?

223 justamomof4  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 2:52:51pm

Timed this segment at 2 minutes . . . shortchanged A-G-A-I-N!
Harumph!!!

I hope Fox decides to offer the full report at a later date. . .or . . . in the very least - offer to 'sell' recorded copies of the entire "Eurabia" series (uncut) . Perhaps the cost could help offset the legal fees ???

224 Lawrence Schmerel  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 3:04:04pm

Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.

Jack Handey

225 Lawrence Schmerel  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 3:08:44pm

!Mom of 4!

Mazel Tov!

226 PostalWorker  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 3:11:33pm

#222 NY Nana

That visual is way too much even for me. *cough*

227 Hulegu Khan  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 3:13:42pm

Somewhere in the FOX News building in New York is a can of about two hours worth of "Eurabia" material. A producer, reporter, camera operator, translator and sound engineer on a one month all expenses paid plus salaries and benefits gig in Europe on the FOX dime don't wire just 10 minutes of material and then get marketing hype at this level!

Calling FOX News from the blogosphere:

Where is the original "director's" cut?
Who pulled the plug?
What has been cut out?
When was the decision made to pull the plug?
How was the decision made?
Is the reporting crew in danger?
Has FOX News received any threats of violence?
How were the threats transmitted to FOX News? Phone? Fax? email? Letter?
Is the FBI involved?
Are there plans to broadcast the whole story?
When will it be broadcast?

228 Lawrence Schmerel  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 3:20:44pm
"I didn't get a harumph out of that guy."

Governor Lepetomane

229 Thom  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 3:21:32pm

#221 bigel

I can't find a link, but I clearly recall it from their earlier commercials.

And another thing - they're still advertising it as being on at 7. In my world 7 ≠ 7:44 ...

230 fiery celt  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 3:21:59pm

Crap!

I couldn't watch anything because our satellite is out!!!


@#$%%^^$#$&*--- snowstorm!!!

Fox is scared--- Who(m) has the sort of leverage to force Fox News to censor and heavily promoted special news segment---

CAIR???
President Bush???
Blair???
Saudis???
Javier Solana???

Any suggestions???

helloworld is right---

If Fox News is scared, we all are in heavy duty sh*t!

231 Nexx9  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 3:23:00pm

A total waste of recording space. Two days in a row now, I've recorded Fox Report unattended. Two days in a row now I've scanned the thing when back home only to find a paltry 3 or 4 minutes of milquetoast porridge of little import.

Fox owes the public an explanation. For days it hyped 'Eurabia', which now turns out to be the Series That Never Came.

Remember what folks were angry about at CBS? Disrespect for their audience. Let's hope that Fox knows it's in the red with its audience; the sooner the explanation, the better. Nex

232 Dar ul Harb  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 3:23:10pm

Looks like they're conflicted at Fox, to say the least. They've got Steve Harrigan who evidently has enough pull for the story not to be canned completely, but for four 2 minute segments they sure seem to be hyping the hell out of it. It certainly looks like they had to trim this back at the last minute, and just show enough of it to keep their reporter from walking.

It is sweeps this week?

233 bigel[deleted]  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 3:25:33pm
234 Thom  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 3:27:37pm

#233 bigel

Again, I need to see where they claimed 15 minute segments.

I know. Hopefully someone better at google than me will be able to help.

235 Dar ul Harb  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 3:29:58pm

Yes, as it turns out, November is a "sweeps" ratings month for all 210 television markets in the U.S.

Nielsen "sweeps" ratings period

236 Lawrence Schmerel  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 3:33:54pm

"I want you to round up every vicious criminal and gunslinger in the west. Take this down: I want rustlers, cutthraots, murderers, bounty hunters, desperados, mugs, pugs, thugs, nitwits, half-wits, dim-wits, vipers, snipers, con men, Indian agents, Mexican bandits, muggers, buggerers, bushwhackers, horse wagglers, horse thiefs, bullbags, train robbers, bank robbers, ass kickers, shit kickers, and Methodists!"

- Hedy LaMarr

That's HEADLY, Headly LaMar!

"Could you repeat that, sir?"

- Taggart

237 Dar ul Harb  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 3:34:13pm

So, there's your answer, folks.

Nothing malevolent on Fox's part.

Just ratings HYPE.

238 Dar ul Harb  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 3:38:06pm

Our angry calls will have had one good effect though, in letting Fox know that there is an audience for this sort of story. (though I suspect they kind of knew that to begin with...)

Otherwise, we've been had by Fox's marketing department.

239 Thom  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 3:38:32pm

#237 Dar ul Harb

LOL. Is "HYPE" supposed to be a link, or do you need a font-color consultant? ;)

240 Dar ul Harb  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 3:43:25pm

#239,

You see... I was illustrating hype. Trying to click on a blue bolded word and not getting what you expected can be quite aggravating...

Sorry if that came out the exact same blue as a link.

241 Thom  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 3:45:50pm

#240 Dar ul Harb

You see... I was illustrating hype. Trying to click on a blue bolded word and not getting what you expected can be quite aggravating...

Heh. Clever! :)

242 Rancher  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 3:46:11pm

#185 Poitiers-Lepanto

Switch off the TVs.


If the TV is off how do I know who their advertisers are. Anyway boycotts never work except at the local (city) level.

243 Dar ul Harb  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 3:48:27pm

#241,

Heh. Clever! :)

And you bought my B.S. explanation, too!

244 NY Nana  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 3:49:40pm

#233 Bigel

Here is the quote from the Foxnews site:

[ed. note: Steve Harrigan brings you a special four-part investigative series: "Eurabia." Tune in to "FOX Report with Shepard Smith" at 7pm ET beginning Tuesday, November 23. PLUS, check out his video response to your e-mails, and an EXCLUSIVE sneak peek at the series by clicking the video tab in the upper right.]

It certainly infers that there is a four-part series of Eurabia...not a mere 2 minutes (Thom and I timed it)...together, the 4 segments will amount to an underwhelming
8 minutes...a mrer blip..they run longer commercials.

#235 Dar ul Harb

GMTA......I was asking about that last night. Fox really deserves to be taken to task on this cheap trick...

245 Thom  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 3:51:04pm

#243 Dar ul Harb

Did I? ;)

246 Thom  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 3:53:36pm

#244 NY Nana

You know, the bottom line is that Fox is stonewalling. fiery celt said that she was specifically told the series had been curtailed. Other people are getting absurd non-responses to their emails. Others are getting dumped into voicemail.

Something stinks. I think the Fox startled a skunk ...

247 hipper_than_thou  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 3:54:24pm

#206 Pickle: Your misunderstanding of the situation is because you fail to understand Canadian terms. There are several stages that foreign stations must go through before winning approval in Canada. Stage One is a petition with 500 or more signatures by Canadian stations requesting a specific channel. With a large Muslim population, 500+ signatures were easily attained for Al Jazeera. However, Al Jazeera failed Stage 2: they did not provide unbiased, bigotry-free programming. If you bothered to read all the posts I and others have provided, you would see that there is a link here and on other threads that illustrate this point, and show why Al Jazeera, as it stands, will never be aired here in Canada.

You also misunderstand about FOX being shown on Canadian television. FOX was initially available on satellite for those who wanted it. Then, with laws regarding American products versus Canadian products, some satellite equipment became illegal. However, with petitions being drawn, and FOX matching the unbiased broadcasting needed for television time, it has been approved for Canadian television.

Some Canadians still get FOX NEWS -- not just the FOX station, but FOX NEWS. That might have something to do with location (for example, border towns), I don't know -- but there are some with very legal satellite dishes who get FOX News.

All this said, I frankly don't see what the big fuss is about. I personally think that FOX started this bogus Al Jazeera/no FOX story to give themselves a little free publicity and cheap hype.

An Israeli poster provided some excellent information regarding a highly anti-Semitic Cameron/Hume show that blamed Israel for the 9.11 attacks. While the link was pulled off of FOX's site, it was up long enough for anti-Semites worldwide to capture it and show it everywhere. If you do a search for it, you can find it on all the worst sites of the internet.

248 Rancher  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 3:55:21pm

Section 102 of the police state bill

no member of Congress was allowed to read the first Patriot Act

under the dictatorial control of the Justice Department, the Office of Homeland Security and the FEMA NORTHCOM military command.

Passes the moonbat test.

249 Lawrence Schmerel  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 3:56:45pm

What in the wide, wide world of sports is a going on here?

I hired you people to try to get a little track laid,

not to jump around like a bunch of Kansas City faggots!

250 Dar ul Harb  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 3:59:53pm

#243,

I stand by my analysis, they'd like to have canned the series altogether, but they can't, without screwing their reporter.

Hence, the ridiculous appearance of having hyped this series for at least the past two weeks, only to run a whopping 8 minutes of tape.

251 Rancher  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 4:00:12pm

#197 JimmyTheClaw

ham smothered with pineapple

On Turkey Day?!!!

252 Thom  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 4:00:57pm

#249 Lawrence Schmerel

Want some beans, Mr. Taggart?

253 Lawrence Schmerel  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 4:01:17pm

Dock that chink a day's pay for napping on the job.

- Lyle

254 NY Nana  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 4:03:25pm

#246 Thom

Thinking about it, and remembering what we all commented on last night, and especially what Charles posted for this thread? Something is very wrong, and I wonder, on this holiday weekend, if anyone will bother to cover it.

I wonder if it will just go by, and nothing will ever be revealed...

Sad. Foxnews has been my major news source on TV.

255 fiery celt  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 4:04:58pm
fiery celt said that she was specifically told the series had been curtailed.

The man I spoke with last night said the "segment was pulled"--- His words ---Not mine.

This whole thing is way too fishy!

Fox censored the Eurabia program or someone forced them to censor it!!

I have way too much respect for the reporting and investigative abilities of Steve Harrigan to believe this tripe that Fox is trying to pawn off on the public!

Something stinks!!!

256 The Bruce  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 4:08:13pm

Rupert Murdoch has big interests in a place that used to be known as Red China, and is still a Communist dictatorship for those not intimidated into saying "global economy."

The Chinese would have told him to tone down the coverage or face "difficulties" in the Commie Middle Kingdom.

Of course, Murdoch also owns publications like The London Times, and so he is more susceptible to government censorship worldwide than most US media moguls.

257 Ed Moran abu GOMEX aob 26.5C  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 4:08:27pm

Is Blazing Saddles on AMC again?

258 Lawrence Schmerel  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 4:09:07pm

Auf weidezein, baby.

259 Thom  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 4:09:16pm

#254 NY Nana

Yeah. Tomorrow's Thanksgiving and this will probably blow over. I'm not even planning on watching the last 2 installments (or Fox, for that matter) anymore.

But you know what? I can catch up on all the day's news in about 15 minutes on the web and not have to watch endless Scott Peterson updates!


It's kind of amazing, though, that of the thousands of people who visit LGF none of them have contacts at Fox ...

260 rayw  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 4:11:57pm

For what it is worth, I just e-mailed my favorite Fox show (actually the only one I watch), Special Report , and voiced my concerns. Whether it was a ploy to get us to watch Fox Report with Shepard Smith, or a cave to CAIR, I still feel dissed by Fox.

I told them that I would no longer watch Special Report, or any other Fox show for that matter. I also said I would boycott their sponsors.

I am sure it is just pissing in the wind, but I feel better.

261 Dar ul Harb  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 4:13:23pm

Meanwhile, the LGF Spirit of America challenge rolls on.

Only $222 away from $8,000 now.

262 Lawrence Schmerel  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 4:14:44pm

You are about to embark on a great crusade ... to stamp out run-away decency in the West. Now you will only be risking your lives, whilst I ... will be risking an almost certain Academy award nomination for best supporting actor.

263 Pickle  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 4:17:21pm

#247 hipper_than_thou:

I'll grant your point about Al Jazeera. I don't know much about the approval process. I DO know that the Canadian government is ridiculously lax on enforcing hate crime laws where Jews are concerned. Just ask any Jewish Concordia student about that.

As for Fox News, what I know is this:

My mother lives in Haliburton, Ontario. She uses Bell Expressvu. Fox News is not available.

My uncle lives in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. He uses Starchoice. Fox News is not available.

Another uncle lives outside of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He is pirating Bell Expressvu, so he gets all the channels available. Again, no Fox News.

I don't know anyone subscribed to big dish C-Band services. Maybe they can get Fox News, but I highly doubt it--unless they are furtively subscribed to a US service (illegal), or using a hacked videocipher chip.

Of all the people with saltellite dishes that I know--and as I've illustrated, I know quite a few--I'm the only person who gets Fox News. I have a hacked Dish Network system (illegal).

The only other way to get Fox News I can think of is if you have a FTA (free-to-air) receiver, such as the Blackbird. Those receivers tap into Dish Network signals, among others. Far as I know they're grey-market at best.

264 Lawrence Schmerel  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 4:18:03pm

Somebody's got to go back and get a shitload of dimes.

265 bigel[deleted]  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 4:20:25pm
266 Rancher  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 4:27:26pm

I don't get Fox News, it costs extra on my dish. Coincidence? Anyway I was thinking of getting it just to see this special but decided to wait expecting to hear of what was said by you folk or getting linked to transcripts. I still want to subscribe but am far less enthusiastic now. 48 hour rule.

267 Lawrence Schmerel  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 4:27:31pm

I was born here, and I was raised here, and dad gum it, I am goin' t' die here.

And no sidewindin', bushwackin', hornswaglin', cracker croaker is gonna row'n me bishen cutter.

268 Ed Moran abu GOMEX aob 26.5C  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 4:29:50pm

Oh, geeze.


The only radio station in the Rio Grande Valley that will have the Longhorn football game Friday is in Spanish (KGBT 1530 am).

Corpus Christi is KSIX, 1230 am, Raymondville is KSOX, 1240 am

269 Lawrence Schmerel  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 4:30:34pm

#252 Thom

I think you had about enough.

270 Thom  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 4:33:00pm

#269 Lawrence Schmerel

You can never have enough beans!

</oops - that's not in the movie>

271 tom321  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 4:37:13pm

Bigel,

I agree, this seems like a lynching party in search of a bad guy. I like the ones blaming President Bush. It does make a lot of sense, Bush spends all his time censoring the media from criticizing Europe. Heck, he even "looks" French.

272 hipper_than_thou  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 4:38:48pm

#263 Pickle: I'm involved in charting anti-Semitic behaviour in Canada. There have been some victories, particularly in nagging the universities to provide equal time for pro-Israel views in their poli sci special lecture programs.

The stats really aren't that different over on your side. In fact, they might even be a little bit worse, particularly in some areas of Michigan, and California.

273 tom321  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 4:47:45pm

Fox should be criticised for it ridiculous sensationalism and manic daily harping on "News" that is not news, we all know the subjects. However, when it comes to hard news, they are by far the best.

There is a danger here among conservatives. When one group weakens a rival (libs and dems in this case), there is a natural tendency to turn on each other. I even saw Dems predict this, i hope we don't make them right.

274 NY Nana  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 4:57:30pm

#259, #270 Thom

Check your email(s)! :)

#265 Bigel

How I wish I could find it...if I do, I will post it here, but I have to go bake a pumpkin pie and do some other stuff, or it will be the first candle of Hanukka before I get Thanksgiving dinner ready!

#272 hipper-than-thou

Thank you so much for the mitzvah you are doing. I wish there was not so much for you to have to report, in this case.

275 Rancher  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 5:13:38pm

Well time to invoke the Iron Fist rule, (where does that term come from?), Everybody have a happy Thanksgiving .

(Actually don’t tell me where that term comes from. Ouch!)

276 davic  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 5:29:00pm

Although the show was short and kind of lame, it was still interesting, especially the part how emergency service workers are attacked when they go to put out fires. I found interesting the scene where some kids were pretending to machine gun an ambulunce (using hand gestures) that was driving away.

Also, kind of interesting that in this city, in a school of 1000 pupils, only 2 were Swedes. In 50 years, I wonder if this is how all schools in Europe will look. I guess this is the karmic result of their either active participation or cooperative silence during the Shoah, they will all soon be consumed by the flame of Islam, i.e., the sons of Ishmael will (unkowingly to them) exact revenge for what the Euros did to their brothers the sons of Isaac.

277 Pickle  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 5:49:32pm

#272 hipper_than_thou:

"My side" is Regina, Saskatchewan. :)

As for the US... They don't have hate crime laws.

278 hipper_than_thou  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 6:09:44pm

pickle: Then I'm telling on you for having a hacked dish!:)

Regardless of whether or not the US has hate laws, the issue is whether they are handling their anti-Semitism as well as they could.

This is not a US/Canada issue, but an issue of both countries working together to handle the same problem: anti-Semitism.

279 ibu guru  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 6:19:49pm

The Steve Harrigan pieces were not pulled. Part I last night covered illegal immigration from North Africa, especially Morocco, into Spain. It was very brief, but based on my own research on illegal immigration, it was quite accurate.

Part II tonight covered Malmo, Sweden: 1/4 of the population Muslim, areas where ambulances cannot go without police escort, a school principal where 2 native-Swedish students and all the rest Muslim immigrants talked about problems at the school.

From the build-up/adverts I expected four full-hour programs. Instead it is just a few-minutes segment in Shepard Smith's regular program. Disappointing that it is such short segments, but they are packing in some good stuff in those few minutes.

It's a start, but I'm sure they could come up with hours of programming that would have far more impact.

Now if they will cover the Muslim propaganda machine subverting US schoolchildren with their lies and deceptions...

280 Lawrence Schmerel  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 6:31:08pm

I would not be here
if I had not been there
and I would not have been there
if I hadn’t just turned
on Wednesday the third
in the late afternoon
got to talking with George
who works out in back
and only because
he was getting off early
to go see a man
at a Baker Street bookstore
with a rare first edition
of "Steamboats and Cotton"
a book that he would never have sought in the first place
had he not been inspired
by a fifth-grade replacement school teacher in Kirkwood
who was picked just at random
by a man on a school board
who couldn’t care less
and she would not have been working
if not for her husband
who moved two months prior
to work in the office
of man he had met
when he served in the Army
and only because
they were in the same barracks
an accident caused
by a poorly made roster
mixed up on the desk
of a sergeant from Denver
who would not have been in
but for being in back
of a car he was riding
before he enlisted
that hit a cement truck
and killed both his buddies
but a backseat flew up there
spared him from dying
and only because
of the fault of a workman
who forgot to turn screws
on a line up in Detroit
because he hollered at Sam
who was hateful that morning
hung over from drinking
alone at a tavern
because of a woman
he wished he’d not married
he’d met long ago
at a Jewish bar mitzvah
for the son of a man
who had moved there from Jersey
who managed the drugstore
that sold the prescription
that cleared up the sunburn
he caught last summer.

281 monkeyweather  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 6:34:59pm

#86 fiery celt

Sadly, Britt Hume as reason to be afraid---He knows first hand the legititimacy od any death threats or that of bodily harm---On Sunday, February 22nd, 1998, Sandy Hume, the 28-year-old son of journalist Britt Hume, was reportedly found dead in his Arlington, Virginia home.


OMG. Poor Brit. I never heard one single word about this. I will read the links you posted fc, and thanks. Geeze, unbelievable.

Does anyone remember that old email about the "Clinton Body Count"? It was like 7 years ago when I got it.

282 NY Nana  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 6:54:16pm

#277 pickle

U.S. Hate Crime Laws

#278 hipper_than_thou

Spot on!

#279 ibu_guru

Bottom line? 'Hate crimes' seem to mean different things to different people, sadly.


#281 monkeyweather

Is this the clinton body count that you were looking for?

283 floranista  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 7:44:43pm

#260 rayw

Wow - you are boycotting Brit Hume because you feel Fox News mislead you about 'Eurabia'? It's your choice but ask yourself what other network would have ANY coverage of this topic? I guess you can always go to CNN...

284 tom321  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 8:20:12pm

283 Floranista

I am hoping this thread was loaded with trolls. I would hate to think that "conservatives" would blast Fox News and Bush so quickly. I like the line that this backlash will encourage Fox because they will "realize there is a market for this". Maybe it's me, but I think this backlash would tell Fox that "with friends like these..."

I certainly don't know all the facts. On the other hand, i am not looking under sofa cushions for the truth either. Basically what i understand is a reporter busting his butt in Iraq gets some R&R in Europe. He decides that a good way to spend his vacation is to do a short documentary on a subject no one else is tackling.

For his effort, his program is trashed by fellow "conservatives" because is too short. Again, this was done on his vacation right?

285 monkeyweather  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 8:33:18pm

#282 NY Nana
Yep! That be the one!
Creepy, huh?
I like what they called it near the bottom of the page: Arkancide

Knowing how vindictive this man was, I guess this shouldn't really be shocking, but still...that's a lot of dead people!

286 monkeyweather  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 8:37:27pm

#284 tom321
It was a pretty big let down. The fact that it was stated by someone at Fox "it was pulled", really creates some BIG questions.
But I agree with you - I'd rather support Fox for now and see what comes of this. They might need the support. Everyone in the MSM would LOVE to see Fox fall apart.

287 adjudicator  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 8:43:45pm

FYI: Kim Hume, Brit's wife is the director of Fox News bureau in Washington. I did not know about his son. That story is sad and very interesting. (list of Clinton memorabilia!)

This whole story smells like the legal department jumped in to arrest the length and promotion of Steve Harrigan's piece on "Eurabia". It is a shame because the thug Ibrahim Cooper's CAIR can be very intimidating and I think that is what may have happened.

N.B.: If Fox News were to be demonized even more than it is all the other networks would have a field day. Remember the never-ending time they had with O'Reilly. It was only to get at Fox not necessarily at O'Reilly.

Still, I think we should know what happened though I don't think they can say.

288 NY Nana  Wed, Nov 24, 2004 9:03:34pm

Tom321

I have to blast Fox right now, as I am in shock. I heard or saw this on TV..it might even have been Fox, but I had to see it in print to believe it. They are showing a vile, anti-Jewish cartoon of the now-cancelled, I believe "Family Guy' that was deemed too hateful to show 2 years ago, but now it will be shown during Hanukka.

I contacted Honest Reporting, as I am a member, and also wouldn't ask the damned aclu for the time of day.

That the network of Rupert Murdoch, a true friend of Israel and the Jews would have this shown? And here is an article or 2, 1 from the NY Post, which is, incidentally, a Murdoch-owned paper.

From my hometown paper, the Boston Herald:Hotline: Paging Michael Powell II

From where I have lived for most of my life :BANNED 'FAMILY GUY' EPISODE SET TO AIR

#285 monkeyweather

I am glad I was able to find it...and frankly, the political partners, the billaries, give me the creeps.

Nothing that could ever be revealed about either of them would surprise me..but of the 2, she(?) is far more dangerous and calcualting. I can only pray that a Republican will beat hil in 2006. We have to live in the state where we have that as a US Senator...

G'nite, all! Happy Thanksgiving!!!

BTW, I would not boycott Foxnews, as it is still the best news site on TV...but seeing this happen hurts me, as a Jew. Jew hate seems to now be a world-class sport, and this cartoon will not help.

289 Charles Tisse  Thu, Nov 25, 2004 12:46:15am

#288 NY Nana

I think you are overreacting a bit. Family Guy is one of my favourite shows, and it is well known for its crude comedy. They make fun of all different people, but its all just supposed to be funny, not taken seriously. They wouldn't intentionally try to be anti-semitic against Jews.

I know at least two of the main characters are voiced by famous Jewish people, and if you look at the credits you will see quite a few Jewish last names there. Theres nothing wrong with poking a little fun at silly stereotypes, which is what they are trying to do.

I think your focus should be more on organisations that really do try to incite hatred against Jews, instead of fretting over a little harmless humour.

290 Iron Fist[deleted]  Thu, Nov 25, 2004 3:39:28am
291 leftover54  Thu, Nov 25, 2004 3:59:07am

Is it possible that FOX decided the timing was not good ? Ihave been tied up with problems at work and missed a lot, both here at LGF & on FOX - last night I saw the commercial for the first time stating part2 was to air tonight (Thanksgiving)
and, although what little I saw on Sweeden was very compelling, I thought to myself: Please, not on Thanksgiving !
I just want one day to relax and bring my BP under control !
I decided to tape it. Now, I know this comes off as "sorry to screw up your turkey day with some frigging reality - we have men/woman giving their lives to fight this plague but you want to enjoy your turkey and not be reminded...".
Maybe it was scheduled by date(s) without anyone realizing that part II was to air on Thanksgiving ? Just a thought...

Happy Thanksgiving to all, G_d Bless our troops and especially the families of the fallen brave men and woman who gave their lives fighting for freedom and our protection ! I can't help think of how many dinner tables will have an empty seat today and how hard that has to be...

G_d Bless America.

292 monkeyweather  Thu, Nov 25, 2004 4:40:21am

#288 NY Nana

the billaries, give me the creeps. Nothing that could ever be revealed about either of them would surprise me..but of the 2, she(?) is far more dangerous and calcualting. I can only pray that a Republican will beat hil in 2006.

Couldn't agree with you more Nana. I remember when the Clinton/kneepad scandal broke, I felt bad for Hillary and thought she was a victim of a really foul guy.
Well, since then I've paid closer attention to who and what this woman is.
Observations: she didn't seem to object to Bill's sex life (rapes included), but was VERY pissed off about the political ramifications.
Always thought (and witnessed) that Bill was a vindictive guy, very prone to annoyed vendettas. But next to Hillary, he is like a boy scout and she is a Medici. Bill is just an extremely shrewd pig who sold his soul to get laid and have power. Hillary is one of those "destiny" people who is fanatical on the inside, plastic on the outside. I think she would make Dean look sane if we could see her inner self.

She would probably kill to get her way (and claim the internal justification that she only wants what is best for the COUNTRY).
Bill, like you said, is a shrewd politician in a calculating way. Hillary's version of calculating runs deeper - she could probably watch the blood run out of a body, counting the drops as a game to occupy herself.

Basically, I think that Hillary is one of those dangerous "Any means to the end" types, who convinces herself that since she is doing the right thing according to HER agenda, she can do ANYTHING to accomplish her goals.
That's scary in a person, huh? Someone who lets nothing and no one stand in her way, justifying crimes by saying "it's for the best". Stephen King could have written her character :oP

293 NY Nana  Thu, Nov 25, 2004 9:50:10am

#292 monkeyweather

Just a quick note, as I have to get ready for the family invasion...first of all, a very happy Thanksgiving to you and your family, and you said it all re the hilldebeast so beautifully.

I found an appropriate site, and IMHO, it is not too early to start at all...she is a menace to all of us. There is an evil aura about her, so help me..and that smile??? Blogs against hillary


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