Best of 2010: Media Scolded Americans as Anti-Islamic, Anti-Immigrant Bigots
Condemning everyday Americans as racist, anti-immigrant Islamophobes was a favorite media theme in 2010, as documented by the Media Research Center's year-end Best Notable Quotables of 2010. Polls showed most Americans supported Arizona's effort to curb illegal immigration and opposed building an Islamic center near the site of the destroyed World Trade Center towers — but on both scores the media elite stacked their coverage against the public.
Winning the "Hazing Arizona Award for Denigrating Immigration Enforcement" was longtime New York Times Supreme Court reporter Linda Greenhouse, who summoned images of resistance to Nazi occupation in an April 27 op-ed hoping for protests of the "police state" she claimed Arizona had become for trying to protect itself from illegal immigration.
“I’m glad I’ve already seen the Grand Canyon. Because I’m not going back to Arizona as long as it remains a police state," Greenhouse slammed before lurching towards the inevitable Nazi metaphor: "Everyone remembers the wartime Danish king who drove through Copenhagen wearing a Star of David in support of his Jewish subjects. It’s an apocryphal story, actually, but an inspiring one. Let the good people of Arizona — and anyone passing through — walk the streets of Tucson and Phoenix wearing buttons that say: ‘I Could Be Illegal.’”
In the same vein, CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric on May 3 rued how "hundreds of thousands" of illegal immigrants lived in Arizona, "but as Kelly Cobiella reports, many no longer feel welcome.” Cobiella's story zeroed in on a family selling its possessions, including a fuzzy green teddy bear, in preparation to move to Colorado. Cobiella said of the mother, Manuela Quintana: "She’s lost hope in this state. She thinks she’ll find it again in another.”
ABC's World News on July 27 was even more hyperbolic: "Tonight, undocumented immigrants — many working in this country for decades — are fleeing the state, or hiding in fear,” anchor Diane Sawyer breathlessly touted. Correspondent Bill Weir intoned: "There is a fear-driven exodus going on in Arizona tonight. More vacant apartments, more empty shops, more kids disappearing from school.... Francisco has been in Phoenix without papers for 14 years, but says now he’s afraid to walk the streets. So he’ll take his family and leave as soon as he can.”
The media's approach was remarkably similiar when it came to their coverage of the Ground Zero mosque. Winning the "Ground Zeroes Award for Impugning Americans as Islamophobic" was new ABC host Christiane Amanpour, who accused conservatives of whipping up anti-Islamic sentiment for political reason.
In an October 3 townhall discussion, Amanpour got in the face of onetime Republican presidential candidate Gary Bauer: "As you know, a series of politicians have used the Islamic center, have used sort of Islamophobia and scare tactics in their campaigns." After Bauer rejected her premise, Amanpour plowed on, demanding he apologize for an act of vandalism that took place near a mosque construction site in Tennessee: "Do you take any — after some of the loaded things that have been said, and we can play you any number of tapes, Mr. Bauer — do you take any responsibility at all for, for instance, what happened in Murfreesboro?”
Bauer was incredulous: "Are you serious? Absolutely not. I have never encouraged violence. I condemn violence.” Amanpour persisted: "You don’t think the rhetoric lays the groundwork for others?”
As Greenhouse had with Arizona's immigration law, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann darkly linked opposition to the insensitive mosque project to Nazi genocide: "I make no direct comparison between the attempts to suppress the building of a Muslim religious center in downtown Manhattan and the unimaginable nightmare of the Holocaust. Such a comparison is ludicrous — at least, it is now.”
Time magazine's Bobby Ghosh made the publicity rounds after penning his magazine's "Is America Islamophobic" cover story in August. He claimed on CNN: "There is a lot of hate speech, and it’s getting louder and more vicious....In these mosque protests, we’ve seen that hate speech take on a new and more venomous tinge....As somebody who I spoke to during the story told me, Islamophobia is now the accepted form of racism in this country.”
Rounding out this category, CBS's Katie Couric taped a video for her "Katie Couric's Notebook" at CBSNews.com, scolding mosque opponents as terrorists intent on "tearing down the towers" of American values:
“It might be Islamophobia, Obamaphobia, or both, but when loud speakers are blaring ‘Born in the USA’ and signs say ‘No Clubhouse for Terrorists,’ it’s clear we aren’t just talking about a mosque anymore. There is a debate to be had about the sensitivity of building this center so close to Ground Zero. But we can not let fear and rage tear down the towers of our core American values.”
Thank goodness Katie Couric exists to offer lectures on "core American values" to her hateful, bigoted audience.
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Funny how all the loudest
Submitted by Barack_must_go..... on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 1:22pm.
Funny how all the loudest drum beaters here appear to have come from someplace else with America only as a second country.
Most notable among them is Couric, who hails from a state called ' ALTERED ' which is one of those elusive seven states that only exist in Obama's mind.
Barack_Must_Go.....
Would love to punk Couric et al...
Submitted by BD on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 8:12pm.
Yeah, I would love to get Couric et al on hidden camera as I drive up to their homes with a pickup full of people dressed as illegals.
Just walk up to them and say "These illegals are now your responsility to house and feed for the next 30 day s Miss Couric. Don't worry if they steal anything, that is just for the good of humanity don't you know."
Their reactions would be PERFECT!
Anti-black, anti-white and anti-semitism rank first
Submitted by DontFeedTheTrolls on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 1:25pm.
Well let's look at some facts. FBI Hate Crime stats. Oops. the left ignores facts.
How about scolding Islamists...
Submitted by Red Jeep on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 1:46pm.
...as being anti-American?
How about scolding aliens as being moochers who drain tax dollars away from being used for citizens, especially the children?
How about investigating/reporting why it is so awful to live in Mexico?
Why not? Anti-American or somethin'?
Liberals don’t scold Islamist for anything.
Submitted by needle on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 6:56pm.
American-hating Islamists express, in all manner of ways, what Liberals are reluctant to say out loud; but Liberals show support for Islamists by granting them special privileges and favors such the Ground Zero Mosque, praying at 5th Ave, special prayer facilities at universities, accommodating their complaints, etc.
- Looking forward to the self-annihilation of the Manipulated Stories Machine.
this is directed to the dream act supporters
Submitted by always on the right on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 1:58pm.
the USA is a nation of laws,one of them pertains to gaining citizenship.
YOU have to obtain a visa to come to OUR country to work,YOU apply for citizenship,YOU study our government and how it works,YOU learn the language,YOU then take a test and if YOU pass YOU then recieve YOUR citizenship certificate.it normally takes about five years,easy huh? nope YOU choose to enter OUR country illegally,work and recieve good wages , free health care ,free school for YOUR children,government subsidized housing and then think it's OUR obligation to pass a law that lets YOU and your siblings to get NO FAULT citizenship.
what the clear thinking congress members did in defeating this bill is only the first step,we now need a new bill for illegals:H.R#0000, " u return to were you came from." Pronto,Si Amego!
Granola people
Submitted by tampamom25 on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 2:17pm.
Arizona is actually rejoicing, since this liberal wingnut will not be visiting their state any time soon. Bleeding heart liberals everywhere are still foaming at the mouth about Arizona and its immigration law, which actually only mirrors federal law that is not enforced properly...maybe the liberals would like to adopt all the illegals and pay their way for a while? You know, give hard working conservative families a break from the BILLIONS of dollars in taxes we are paying that go to the support of people who are illegal. Remember that word? Illegal: Against the law. What part of illegal do the liberals not get???? Oh wait, now common sense is being labeled hate speech by the granola people in our country. Granola people, you know...fruits, nuts and flakes.....
Linda Greenhouse is full of
Submitted by killa37 on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 2:51pm.
Linda Greenhouse is full of gas..................
Linda Greenhouse is mad at Arizona...
Submitted by KyWriter on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 3:35pm.
...because she was mistaken for a chupacabra the last time she was there.
Kudos to Gary Bauer
Submitted by motherbelt on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 4:04pm.
for saying "Absolutely NOT" when asked if he is responsible.
Amanpour is an overeducated twit who uses her microphone to lecture and badger.
As for her claim that "we could play you any number of tapes..."
What a pile of B as in B, S as in S.....
Then why don't you, Ms. Amanpour??
And exactly what it is "sort of Islamophobia"????
The biggest hoot is the Muslim with his "WHO, ME????" act, denying that Muslims use the Islamaphobia card to deflect criticism.
It's so hilarious my head's about to explode.
Why is it...
Submitted by Toast of the Town on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 4:17pm.
...that you never see Linda Greenhouse and Stephen Hawking in the same place at the same time?
Why don't you see Greenhouse and Hawking together.
Submitted by art341 on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 8:34am.
Because Hawking is far to smart to be seen with an idiot like that.
Linda Greenhouse
Submitted by BW222 on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 4:56pm.
Linda didn't just get hit by the ugly stick. She got mugged by the entire forest.
So much for at least one
Submitted by Andrew H. on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 5:02pm.
So much for at least one "professor" at Yale--kind of tells us what Yale is and is not assuming there are others like her teaching young people at the place.
The so-called mainstream media is the propaganda arm of the criminal DNC.
Linda, you feel Arizona is a
Submitted by inquiringmind on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 5:20pm.
Linda, you feel Arizona is a police state for enforcing immigration laws.
How about this, I move my family into your house. After all I bet you have a bigger house than me and I just want a better life. We will only take one of the bedrooms. We will eat your food and use your health care cards for our check ups and more. We may do some work around the house to earn our keep, we may not.
Oh and when we have another child while living in your house how could you be so heartless as to ask us to leave. Why this is the only life the child knows and is used to it.
My family and I will be upstanding people and not cause you any harm. I just want a better life for my family and me afterall.
Oh, you say I'm trepassing on your property and that is illegal.
Hmmm... there seems to be a hole in your argument.
amazing, amazing
Submitted by Herbster on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 5:24pm.
It's amazing that anyone pays any attention to these people. Dishonest, agenda driven, arrogant ideologues. "Are you questioning my journalistic ethics?" YES! I strongly suspect that the newsreaders in the MSM all, "Get the memo" prior to broadcast. Or is it just a coincidence that they all repeat the same leftist, anti-American slanted news mantra? By the way, has Perky Katie paid her promised visit to the "Great Unwashed" in Middle America?
This may be ignorantly
Submitted by ant on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 5:44pm.
This may be ignorantly simplistic on my part, but basically the far-left, nauseatingly liberal viewpoint is; illegal mexican invaders raping Americans and the system = good. extreme islamic adherents, being the antithesis of the American ideal = good. The American people, believers in the rule of law and the pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness (and tolerant to a fault) = evil. Leaves just one other equation; leftist liberal "progressives" and their enablers in the media = my enemy.
Oh, and by the way, check out the latest Pamela Gellar on American Thinker. Seems there's been a lot of e-mail between the GZMosque developers and Mayor Bloomberg.
Move
Submitted by grammajane on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 5:45pm.
Maybe all these lefties could follow the Islam religion and move to MX
Maybe if Islamists gave up
Submitted by rbosque on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 5:46pm.
Maybe if Islamists gave up their diet for killing innocent people, we might get along.
I wonder if the media would feel the same if Jihadists had a holy war against left-wing reporters?
Some day Newsbusters will
Submitted by ant on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 6:14pm.
Some day Newsbusters will need a category of oft-used terms of the unbiased lame stream media. Examples such as; "some say..", "others have said..", "sort of..", kind of..", "There are those..", etc. Only, of course, in an effort to reveal their objective, un-partisan "reporting" of current events. Of course.
Where do these freaks come
Submitted by johnsonl on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 6:53pm.
Where do these freaks come from? Seriously!
Where do these freaks come
Submitted by Jack Bauer on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 7:01pm.
Where do these freaks come from? Seriously!
Freakland!
Travel east towards Cuba, then take a sharp left. You can't miss it.
All of the above Mr Obama? --- How about ALL OF THE BELOW, instead.
Liberal Media Pin-up Girl of the Year
Submitted by needle on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 6:59pm.
Linda Greenhouse looks as if she could be the Liberal Media Pin-up Girl of the Year, now that Helen Thomas has been pushed out of the running.
- Looking forward to the self-annihilation of the Manipulated Stories Machine.
Better use drywall screws...
Submitted by Clutch1956 on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 8:51pm.
Any unfortunate thumbtack that would have to hold a picture of Linda Outhouse up on a wall would be extracting itself from the wall as fast as thumbtackingly possible! That is one fugly critter and she is brutal on the eyes, too.
Most of the world's
Submitted by Jack Bauer on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 7:08pm.
Most of the world's anti-Semitism and Jew hate comes from Muslims and Leftists.
That's just a fact.
Most of the world's violent Jew hate comes from Muslims. And I am NOT even talking about the Middle East -- I mean so-called civilzed EUROPEAN countries, like Sweden.
Ahh liberal Ikea worshiping Sweden. Where Jews are now fleeing because the massive Muslim immigration is creating a huge intolerant block using Nazi tactics to threaten and attack.
All of the above Mr Obama? --- How about ALL OF THE BELOW, instead.
What cracks me up is that
Submitted by mostlymoderate on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 8:31pm.
What cracks me up is that there are some ridiculously stupid left-wing Jewish people that fully support the Islamization of places like London, Paris, Berlin and soon the U.S.A. These people don't understand that much of the violence against Jews is initiated by muslims!
Just go to a search engine and enter in anti-zionism sometime and you will see where the hatred of Jews is coming from: stupid libtards and muslim extremists.
I am stunned that more Jews don't vote Republican.
The left leaning Jew is an
Submitted by ant on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 9:23pm.
The left leaning Jew is an anamoly, isn't it? I had a conversation with some folks recently (around the ages of 55- late 60's) who spent most of their working life dealing with customers,be it automotive,retail, whatever, and they all told me in almost every situation of someone being offended by Christmas decorations or a tree, thee offended party was always Jewish. I thought that was very strange, and although I cannot pretend to understand what it is like to be Jewish because I am not, I would think that a Jew, of all people, would understand the concept of religious freedom, having been persecuted for same for so long. It should be obvious I mean no offense by this, if, however, you are offended then you are probably part of the problem.
The biggest whiners about
Submitted by mostlymoderate on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 8:19pm.
The biggest whiners about "anti-islamic" and "anti-immigration" sentiment are from people that don't live in the real world. They are the Hollywood type that live in gated communities, don't drive their own car. Or they are these elitist academia type that live ninety percent of their lives "on campus" of their Ivy League universities which are essentially the most "excluding" environments in existence. None of these people throwing stones live in the chaos that comes along with allowing third-world people into the U.S.A.
Quite frankly, I don't want people coming to America that don't speak English. I don't want people coming to America that can't recite the Pledge Of Allegience because of their backwards religion. I don't want people that treat women as second class citizens. I definitely don't want illegals here that pay no taxes!
We're not bigots, we just
Submitted by Van Halen on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 8:18pm.
We're not bigots, we just generally distrust Muslims because a bunch of them are responsible for almost ALL the terrorism in the world and the rest stand by in silence.
Liberal Love for Humanity
Submitted by Retired Geek on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 8:41pm.
Liberal Love for Humanity does NOT include the Individuals who make up Humanity.
Sudan Female Whipped in Public - December 2010
Submitted by Retired Geek on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 8:44pm.
When will the Feminists speak out about the Islamic Oppression, Beatings and Murders of Females?
I suppose Feminists think it is Politically Incorrect to say anything negative about Islam.
Feminists save all of their hatred and spew it towards Family, Home and Sarah Palin.
This Female was publicly flogged just a few days ago - December 2010.
Her Crime?
She broke Islamic Sharia law for wearing trousers under her mandatory Islamic garb.
She had the choice of two Years in Prison or 50 lashes with a whip in public.
http://thpatriots.blogspot.com/2010/12/radical-islam-flogging-females-by.html
Give 'Em an Inch
Submitted by IrateNate on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 9:28pm.
That's how it starts. If you let them wear pants under their abayah, next thing you know they'll be wearing nothing but pants. Then they'll want to drive, find jobs, vote....where does it stop?
"Nip it in the bud!"
B. Fife
Jerks, all
Submitted by jaywl on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 8:48pm.
These people believe they are better than most, smarter than most, more compassionate...well, just better than YOU or me. The Wash Post sets itself up as the political conscience of America, wise and self-important. I was at the grocery and saw the Post laying on a stack of bean cans. I glanced at the headlines and noticed that today's print edition lead story was a piece on how money seems to float around at the same time as upcoming votes. (Wow, you figure?!) My eyes were draw to the sub-head which was: "TIMING PROMPS ETHICS QUESTIONS". I zeroed in on the word "PROMPS". The renowned Post couldn't have possibly misspelled "prompt", could it? I realized that it must be I that was mistaken. After all, for the Sunday edition, the front page, especially the headers, must have many layers of checks, knowledgeable editors, reviewers, proof readers and so on. Why even the guy in the print shop most likely looked at the first run, first paper and said to himself "Hey, soma don't look right." So, I checked the spelling and sure 'nuff, they wuz wrong. Unless they, the writers, editors, proofers, etc, use that Ebonics or Spamleash stuff, so you write like you say it. The Post, being better than we, may have decided to do that because even now, so many hours after the edition first appeared, the misspelling is still there on the Post's website. The paper I saw is still there too, with the canned beans. Apropos, non?
Radical Islamists - Jihadists In America Now - Today
Submitted by Retired Geek on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 8:50pm.
Muslims claim that only 10% of Muslims are 'Radical Jihadists', Liberal Progressives feel NO Muslims are 'Radical Jihadists'.
What if only 1% of Muslims are Radical Jihadists?
The Pew Research Center there are 2.3 million Muslims in the United States.
That means there are 23,000 Radical Muslim Jihadists (Terrorists) living in the United States NOW - 2010.
If only ½% are Muslim Jihadists (Terrorists), there are 11,500 'Terrorists' living in the United States NOW - 2010.
If only ¼% are Muslim Jihadists (Terrorists), there are 5750 'Terrorists' living in the United States NOW - 2010.
On September 11, 2001 - 19 al-Qaeda members (Muslim Terrorists) hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners and changed America for ever.
At a minimum ¼%, there are enough Radical Muslim Jihadists (Terrorists) living in the United States right now (2010) to launch 302 similar attacks and at a maximum 1% - 1210 similar attacks.
This danger is within the United States already and Liberal Progressives (Marxists) want us to ignore this threat because we might 'Offend' Muslims.
If you haven't seen this Documentary - you simply do not know what America is facing in the near future.
http://thpatriots.blogspot.com/2010/09/radical-islam-in-america-documentary.html
uh oh*
Submitted by cajun2 on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 9:13pm.
Jer, move away from this thread. Click on BLOGS and move away from the thread.
Cajun
Submitted by Denny Crane on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 4:02am.
Thanks, That had me ROLLING all over the floor.
I need some medicine after that!
We Are The 53%
Linda Greenhouse thinks Arizona is a police state???
Submitted by Dave. on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 10:31pm.
No, a police state is the USA itself when TSA goons show up at the home of a Pilot who has dared to criticize Janet Incompetano's lunacy, search his home and confiscated his concealed carry permit without cause.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Katie Koo-rick is a slimy, lefty skank.
Submitted by ConservaSerb on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 10:50pm.
Greenhouse looks as if she grew up naked in one.
A wise & frugal government, which shall leave men free 2 regulate their own pursuits of industry & improvement, & shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government. T. Jefferson
Liberal women
Submitted by batcat on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 11:04pm.
Why do just about all these liberal women all look like they've been beaten with a wet squirrel?
It's a bit ironic that
Submitted by big.league.slider on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 3:37am.
It's a bit ironic that Greenhouse would invoke the Nazis when complaining about illegal immigration from Mexico. Wasn't it the Mexican government that welcomed the German National Socialists during World War II?
http://www.amazon.com/Los-nazis-en-Mexico-Spanish/dp/9707809809
Fear of Islam=
Submitted by Norto on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 11:15am.
Islamaphobia! You bet, and well we should, sooner than later.
A phobia is a fear of something, it has nothing to do with being bigoted. The words have been altered in their meaning. Like "fees" = taxes, etc.
"Gowee Bow-wa"
Submitted by SickofLibs on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 12:54pm.
I swear, I cannot listen to Amanpour's freakazoid Liz Taylor impersonation for more than a minute.
You know what I hate?
Submitted by ConservaSerb on Mon, 12/27/2010 - 7:44pm.
Is Commie, racist, mf's trying to tell me who I hate. There ain't NOBODY I hate more than . . . Commie, racist, mf's.
A wise & frugal government, which shall leave men free 2 regulate their own pursuits of industry & improvement, & shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government. T. Jefferson