Fox news: Common Controversy

[FriendlyFire]

Jon Stewart On Fox's Fake "Common" Controversy: "It's Almost Impossible To Express How Ridiculous...You All Are"

May 12, 2011 6:23 am ET by Media Matters staff

On the May 11 edition of Comedy Central's The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart highlighted the absurd hypocrisy in Fox's manufactured controversy over the White House's decision to host rapper Common at a poetry event. As Stewart pointed out, Fox has celebrated musicians with far more violent lyrics, including hosting Ted Nugent--who once told President Obama "to suck on my machine gun"--multiple times. From The Daily Show:

http://mediamatters.org/blog/201105120003

Stewart then got down to business, finding all the right clips to display Fox News' utter hypocrisy in many forms. First, a clip of FoxNews.com having a pleasant interview with the same "dangerous" rapper they don't want in the White House. Next, a clip of Hannity saying Common's lyrics sound like they're about cop-killing followed by a Fox News on-air birthday wish to "Cop Killer" lyricist Ice-T.

Now what about Sarah Palin's "Don't retreat, reload" comment? If you remember, Fox had few negative things to say about that. And if the Right is really only outraged by violent song lyrics, Stewart wants to know why George W. Bush honored Johnny Cash, whose lyrics talk about murder and misogyny in a much more clear-cut fashion than Common.

"Seriously Hannity, what's the difference?" Stewart asked, wondering if it was just because Common rapped about violence toward George W. Bush in one of his songs that he didn't want him around. "Would you feel that way about people using violent rhetoric about President Obama?"

Naturally, Stewart produced a clip of just that: singer Ted Nugent cursing out Obama and Hillary Clinton during the election, followed by Hannity saying he had no qualms about the hateful speech.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/12/jon-stewart-fox-news-common-outrage_n_860956.html

Has to be team stupid cause no one could deliberately lie like this.
What a joke

 

[Ajidica]

So, is this an 'honest mistake' by Fox, or are they just 'expressing ideas that the liberals find distasteful'?

 

[Cutlass]

Fox viewers don't get information from objective sources. So they think this is real.

 

[amadeus]

Nice try by Jon Stewart to deflect the story of a rapper memorializing a cop-killer to something about FOX News. So why is Common being invited to the White House?

 

[CaptainF]

The right-wing hates Common because he's black and and makes quality music. You know, the sort of stuff which makes you feel and think when you listen to it, as opposed to the nursery rhymes which Palin & Co. are capable of comprehending.

Now I'm going to wait patiently for the first wingtarded Republican to chime in with "U kan't spell CRAP without RAP lololololol".
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[Terxpahseyton]

Maybe Killing Cops is bad because they bust black people and having Obama suck ones machine gun is good because he is black? That is only one way this actually makes sense.

 

[PeteAtoms]

Nice try by Jon Stewart to deflect the story of a rapper memorializing a cop-killer to something about FOX News. So why is Common being invited to the White House?

My bet is on Michelle being a fan.

 

[emzie]

Nice try by Jon Stewart to deflect the story of a rapper memorializing a cop-killer to something about FOX News. So why is Common being invited to the White House?

If I recall correctly, Hannity reads a poem that, "to me sounds like killing a cop" and then leaves out the last stanza that says, kids, do not do this.

I mean, it's questionable why someone with Common's history was invited, sure, but Fox News' treatment was, well, rasist.

 

[Formaldehyde]

Jon Stewart is right. It really is too easy to make Fox News out to be completely hypocritical fools, since they do it nearly daily.

This two-time Grammy-winning, vegetarian's invitation to the White House has the twit-i-verse very upset. I don't mean people on Twitter, I mean twits.

It's almost impossible to express how ridiculous this and you all [pundits] are at this point. It's beyond a caricature of your own cartoon.

This isn't even fun any more.

 

[NetGear]

Ha I saw that news on fox and immediately thought people like stewart and maher will have a field day with it.

Funny thing is the guy is the farthest from what you would think a gangster is (by hip hop artist standard). You won't see him with mac10s and gang paraphelia.

 

[Ajidica]

Funny thing is the guy is the farthest from what you would think a gangster is (by hip hop artist standard). You won't see him with mac10s and gang paraphelia.

So he makes rap safe for white people?

 

[Formaldehyde]

I mean, it's questionable why someone with Common's history was invited, sure, but Fox News' treatment was, well, rasist.

You mean like how GWB honored Johnny Cash at the White House whose lyrics are much worse? Or how FoxNews.com recently fawned all over Common as well as "Cop Killer" Ice-T?

http://www.thisis50.com/profiles/blogs/jon-stewart-slams-fox-news?xg_source=activity

"Seriously Hannity, what's the difference?" Stewart asked, wondering if it was just because Common rapped about violence toward George W. Bush in one of his songs that he didn't want him around. "Would you feel that way about people using violent rhetoric about President Obama?"

Naturally, Stewart produced a clip of just that: singer Ted Nugent cursing out Obama and Hillary Clinton during the election, followed by Hannity saying he had no qualms about the hateful speech.

"This isn't even fun anymore," Stewart admitted. "It took longer to play that clip than it did to find it." What follows in the second part below is an epic moment in "Daily Show" history. Finding it impossible to express how ridiculous Fox News' "Common" outrage really is, Stewart decided to express himself in the same medium that was being discriminated against. You have to see Stewart's "freestyle" rap to truly believe it. Tell us what you think in the comments.

 

[JollyRoger]

This guy seems pro-gun and anti-government enough to rap for the Tea Party.

 

[emzie]

You mean like how GWB honored Johnny Cash whose lyrics are much worse? Or how FoxNews.com recently fawned all over Common as well as "Cop Killer" Ice-T?

http://www.thisis50.com/profiles/blogs/jon-stewart-slams-fox-news?xg_source=activity

You know, I did watch the show last night!

 

[NetGear]

So he makes rap safe for white people?

Nah, that would be will smith. Besides joke works better otherway around. White people buy image from rap artists. they prefer nonsenical crap as long as it feels gansta enough. Lyrics don't matter. And that's what this guy is. He's a lyricist.

Misogyny, ego and aggression are unavoidable part of rap. so anyone can find and spin lyrics to make rappers look like gangsters I suppose. But google him and you won't see him looking like lil wayne.

 

[FriendlyFire]

This guy seems pro-gun and anti-government enough to rap for the Tea Party.

Wake me up when a white person incited by fear that the government is comming for hes guns and shoots dead three police officers after watching Glenn Beck ..... Oh wait

 

[Formaldehyde]

You know, I did watch the show last night!

Then I definitely don't get your comment about how he should not have been invited. Please elaborate.

Do you think Johnny Cash should not have been invited to the White House by GWB either?

 

[Holycannoli]

Did you guys actually see what people were upset about when it comes to Common, or are you just going by The Daily Show which conveniently left it out?

I read the specific lyrics in the paper, and yes they're worse than Johnny Cash. I have to find it online now.

 

[warpus]

The state of American political discourse: Entertaining yet devoid of much substance

 

[CaptainF]

Did you guys actually see what people were upset about when it comes to Common, or are you just going by The Daily Show which conveniently left it out?

I read the specific lyrics in the paper, and yes they're worse than Johnny Cash. I have to find it online now.

You mean like these lyrics?

[SPOILER="Retrospect For Life" - Common]Knowin you the best part of life, do I have the right to take yours
Cause I created you, irresponsibly
Subconciously knowin the act I was a part of
The start of somethin, I'm not ready to bring into the world
Had myself believin I was sterile
I look into mother's stomach, wonder if you are a boy or a girl
Turnin this woman's womb into a tomb
But she and I agree, a seed we don't need
You would've been much more than a mouth to feed
But someone, I woulda fed this information I read
to someone, my life for you I woulda had to leave
Instead I lead you to death
I'm sorry for takin your first breath, first step, and first cry
But I wasn't prepared mentally nor financially
Havin a child shouldn't have to bring out the man in me
Plus I wanted you to be raised within a family
I don't wanna, go through the drama of havin a baby's momma
Weekend visits and buyin J's ain't gon' make me a father
For a while bearing a child is somethin I never wanted to do
For me to live forever I can only do that through you
Nerve I got to talk about them niggaz with a gun
Must have really thought I was God to take the life of my son
I could have sacrificed goin out
To think my homies who did it I used to joke about, from now on
I'ma use self control instead of birth control
Cause $315 ain't worth your soul
$315 ain't worth your soul
$315 ain't worth it[/SPOILER]