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Ad sparks network tea party war

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 19, 2009 8:24 AM CDT

(Newser) – Rival networks were quick to go on the counterattack after being accused by Fox of ignoring last weekend's tea party protests in the capital, Mediaite reports. A full-page Washington Post ad from Fox asked, "How Did ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC And CNN Miss This Story," prompting the irate networks to make it clear that—as millions of viewers could attest—they had indeed covered the protests in detail.

CNN's Rick Sanchez gave Fox one of its most furious responses, calling the ad "a lie so bold and so upsetting that, frankly, I'm just not going to sit here in silence" and demanding an apology. "Two words: You lie," he added. To underline the point, he played clips of CNN's coverage of the rally—and a clip of Fox's Bill O’Reilly noting that CNN had covered the protests.

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This Fox ad provoked an angry response from the network it accuses of missing last weekend's tea party protest. (Fox News)

Thousands of people gather on Capitol Hill in Washington during last weekend's taxpayer rally. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file)

Demonstrators protest on Capitol Hill in Washington during a taxpayer rally last weekend. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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yummines

Oct 14, 2009 1:03 AM CDT

i find it funny that people need to note that fox is free, unlike most other channels like CNN and MSNBC. maybe that attributes to the number of viewers? of course not it obviously has to do with how "good they are" what a bunch of BS.

Spudsy

Sep 20, 2009 7:43 AM CDT

Fox News is watched by under informed voters voting against their own self interest. Just keep repeating it until all the madness goes away.

freethemall

Sep 20, 2009 6:09 AM CDT

Good God! If some who post on this site, only knew how pathetically, hopelessly, stupid, they show themselves to be, to those of us with higher than room temperature IQs, they would hang their head in shame, and henceforth heed the admonition attributed to Mark Twain: "It is better to remain silent, and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt".

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