Stewart calls out Fox News for ignoring gay rights march

By David Edwards
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 -- 8:02 am
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9034 Stewart calls out Fox News for ignoring gay rights marchFox News dedicated hours to coverage of tea party protests in Washington D.C. but ignored the National Equality March for gay rights. The Daily Show's Jon Stewart wants to know why.

Stewart blasted Fox News last night for covering nearly every anti-tax tea party protest (including one a producer riled up to get ready for a shot) but not sending anyone to cover the recent gay rights march on Washington.

Counting the minutes Fox devoted to the march, Stewart's staffers found that the network had devoted just four minutes -- despite the fact the protesters numbered 75,000 strong.

Fox didn't even send a camera crew.

"You didn't even send your own camera crew?" Stewart exhorted. "You have a Washington bureau. Tell them to go the window and point the camera down. Gay people aren't vampires. They show up on camera."

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The march has divided gay rights supporters, some of whom have criticized the event as diverting resources from fights over banning gay marriage in Maine and other states. The march's organizer, an ally of assassinated gay rights leader Harvey Milk, has said a state-by-state fight for gay rights is too slow.

This video is from Comedy Central's The Daily Show, broadcast Oct. 13, 2009.



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  • texasaggie
    The problem with John Oliver's piece is that the right wing nutbags will take it seriously just the way they did the bit about Ayers having written Obama's autobiography.
  • ivorbarry
    > The problem with John Oliver's piece is that the right wing nutbags will take it seriously

    He wasn't serious? I was trying to sign up for the BIG GAY ARMY!!!!
  • Name
    Because Fox only cares about gay people when there are torches and pitchforks.
    Who cares anyway? Fox caters to jello brained sheep anyway.
  • philedrifter
    Because the latter doesn't jive with their goals, while the former did. Simple as that.

    Faux news promotes confusion and dishonesty.
  • CornetMustich
    Kudos to John Stewart! Fox? LOL
    Cheers, Joe Mustich, Justice of the Peace,
    Washington, Connecticut, USA.
  • CornetMustich
    Kudos to Jon Stewart. LOL

    Cheers, Joe Mustich, Justice of the Peace,
    Washington, Connecticut, USA.
  • paddleman
    Jon Stewart and Fox news/Bill "Bonehead" O'reilly et al. use each other to increase their ratings and provide entertainment for the masses. It's a sideshow, while the country has been hijacked by the Federal Reserve, Big Government, and the War Party.
  • paddleman
    Jon Stewart and Fox news/Bill "Bonehead" O'reilly et al. use each other to increase their ratings and provide entertainment for the masses. It's a sideshow, while the country has been hijacked by the Federal Reserve, Big Government, and the War Party.
  • terrymo1
    If fux nous had cover'd the march,beck would have to admit he is gay!
  • MKL
    Actually, according to the metro police, there were 150,000 people there, according to the march organizers there were 200,000 in attendence, and according to the Associated Press, 300,000 marched on the capitol for LGBT rights. Also, other news sources barely covered it, too. Nobody wants to cover actions because it threatens the power of the elite. The only coverage of the whole march and rally was CSPAN. MSNBC barely covered it, even Rachel Maddow and Keith Olberman didn't bring it up on their programs. CNN largely ignored it as well. It's the entire media monster which ignores a 200,000+ person march, but takes the time to cover, in depth, around 20,000 tea party protesters.
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