Funny, we’d thought we’d just watched the entirety of President Obama’s historic #Selma50 speech on Fox News, along with an introductory address by Rep. John Lewis, the march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge and interviews with several other historians and prominent figures in the civil rights movement. The “spring forward” time change must have screwed up our cable box or something.
https://twitter.com/Pinekatz/status/574316394164039680
https://twitter.com/bryce_washed/status/574293802644553730
@FoxNews If Fox is real news, why no coverage of
THE PRESIDENT's trip to Selma? #Selma50— jeanne q burton (@jeanneqb52) March 7, 2015
@FoxNews It is pathetic that Fox's antipathy towards blacks & Obama so deep that they refuse to cover today's Selma March # FAIR&BALANCED
— John Jennings (@john_jennings50) March 7, 2015
https://twitter.com/sasha3taylor/status/574285470819074048
WOW! CNN and MSNBC is airing Selma coverage but Fox News is talking about Hillary Clinton emails. I just can't anymore!
— Professor P (@AntTheKing) March 7, 2015
https://twitter.com/BigShow472/status/574294782257795073
Just turned on FOX News to watch their Selma coverage. It's almost like Selma didn't even happen. Or maybe they wish it didn't. #Selma50
— KISSman (@KISSman) March 7, 2015
Wow. CNN and MSNBC are showing the Selma commemoration and Fox "News" is not. I Am SHOCKED!
— Whitmore (@Whitmore98) March 7, 2015
CNN & MSNBC are throughly covering the Selma event. Fox News, not so much. I guess it's irrelevant to the demographic that watches Fox.
— sunday driver (@fatbugzen) March 7, 2015
Armed with screen captures, blogger Johnny Dollar took on the impossible task of trying to cure several tweeters of their Fox News Derangement Syndrome.
RT @TyDgame: @learjetter @ericbolling I notice Fox news not covering Selma. I wonder why? Lol
J$: Somebody’s lying pic.twitter.com/X50QJhOzp2— johnny dollar (@johnnydollar01) March 7, 2015
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MT @KSUBromo: Asked why we're the only net covering Selma. “Cos FOX doesn't give a crap and MSNBC isn't worth a crap” pic.twitter.com/dmDxorBmMw
— johnny dollar (@johnnydollar01) March 7, 2015
RT @MrJohnD: You think Fox News is covering anything having to do with selma? Hell no loll
J$: And still they liepic.twitter.com/dmDxorBmMw— johnny dollar (@johnnydollar01) March 7, 2015
RT @Tatiner: “@ksecus: foxnews not covering Selma. They dont want to anger their racists. True” No bottom to Foxnews.pic.twitter.com/B7TuPzYTYZ
— johnny dollar (@johnnydollar01) March 7, 2015
RT @KevPKing: Strange. Fox News the only outlet not covering Selma.
J$: Ultra-strange:pic.twitter.com/B7TuPzYTYZ— johnny dollar (@johnnydollar01) March 7, 2015
RT @saywhatjennjenn: And of course Fox News refuses to air the Selma commemoration smh
J$: Yes, of course…pic.twitter.com/B7TuPzYTYZ— johnny dollar (@johnnydollar01) March 7, 2015
RT @pj1414: FoxNews ignores Am history does not air Selma rememberance. Hope folks remember that Nov '16.
J$: uh huh pic.twitter.com/fBukxbplzC— johnny dollar (@johnnydollar01) March 7, 2015
Watch Fox News have a Republican rebuttal on the President ‘s Selma speech
— Fire GarPax & Boylen Today (@DJBLHolla) March 7, 2015
Well, after President Obama’s speech, Fox News did conduct a remote interview with Jesse Jackson, who’s kind of a Republican. And for some reason they also put on some “crazy black lady.”
https://twitter.com/iPunditry/status/574313257558650881
Did anyone catch her name? Alveda King or something. No idea what she has to do with Selma, but that’s Fox News for you.
OK, let’s assume Fox News did devote a couple of seconds to Obama’s speech. At least MSNBC was there to pick up the slack.
You know its sad when Fox is still covering #Selma and @msnbc cuts away.
— #NotMyPresident(Resist)?️? (@BVGamble) March 7, 2015
#selma50 what the hell? @msnbc back to crime shows? Fox is covering Selma.
— Long-time Vegan Ⓥ ? ? ?♀️ (@SharonGjertsen) March 7, 2015
@msnbc Is anyone embarrassed MSNBC went right from Selma Coverage to "Caught on Camera" today? CNN and Fox are still live. #Disrespectful
— Tom Martorelli (@tjmarto) March 7, 2015
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