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- June 12, 2008
Michelle Obama is NO “Baby Mama”
Why FOX News is allowed to get away with the blatant biased reporting they do is beyond me. As a journalist who spent more than 25 years in the business, I’ll admit reporting can be a little slanted at times but FOX takes racist and sexist reporting and masquerades it as “conservative news.”
This week the network showed its true colors once again. In a caption underneath Michelle Obama’s picture, she was referred to as “Obama’s baby mama.” How ironic for a network to use ebonics when it is the first to CRITICIZE its use. Once again, this shows the media’s lack of understanding and inability to relate to issues in the African-American Community.
Alert viewers were outraged and didn’t hesitate to let FOX know. In response a statement was issued: “A producer on the program exercised poor judgment in using this chyron during the segment,” said Fox’s Senior Vice President of Programming Bill Shine, in a statement to Politico.
“Poor judgment?” Whatever! Where was the Executive Producer or News Director in this case? In every newsroom I’ve worked in, the EP and ND had over-riding authority. So does that mean they were careless in cross-checking the information or they just let it slide?
The wonderful thing about the first amendment of the Constitution is it gives us the freedom of speech. Certainly I don’t expect everyone to agree with the policies of Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton or John McCain– but when you use the freedom of speech to unfairly depict individuals—you are abusing power.
Michelle Obama is a classy, baby boomer diva, wife and mother who supports her man—who just happened to be running for President.
Is Cindy McCain a “baby mama?” Or what about Hillary Clinton?
One Response to “Michelle Obama is NO “Baby Mama””
I totally agree! What the heck is wrong with Fox?
“Poor judgment?” No, that was indeed a direct hit and an insult to Mrs.Obama.
“Is Cindy McCain a “baby mama?” Or what about Hillary Clinton?” Exactly!
I have always believed that anyone in our “FREE” country has the right to go after their “dream” no matter who they are, or the color of their skin. So for that reporter to suggest because she is an African-American women and a mother she is “Obama’s baby mama” was uncalled for, and yes abusing the power of the media!I’m disgusted! No wonder races have a hard time excepting each other as when poeple like this reproter lumps all races as all the same.
Barb
By Barb on Jun 15, 2008