Filed by: Michael Hamar
December 12, 2010 11:30 AM
I bookmarked an article in the Advocate earlier this week wherein former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw basically said it was fine to continue to air the views of hate groups like American 
Family Association and Family Research Council.
As is typical of the mainstream news media, Brokaw blathered about free speech, etc., as an excuse for not monitoring what lies and untruths are being given a semblance of veracity by virtue of being aired on national news shows and other network programing. We know full well - as does Brokaw - that neo-Nazi groups, white supremacy groups and the Klu Klux Klan are not afforded similar opportunities to spew poison on network news, so why the exception for Christianist anti-gay hate groups?
Oh, I forgot - religion, especially Christianity gets special rights not afforded to the rest of the public.
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Family Association and Family Research Council.As is typical of the mainstream news media, Brokaw blathered about free speech, etc., as an excuse for not monitoring what lies and untruths are being given a semblance of veracity by virtue of being aired on national news shows and other network programing. We know full well - as does Brokaw - that neo-Nazi groups, white supremacy groups and the Klu Klux Klan are not afforded similar opportunities to spew poison on network news, so why the exception for Christianist anti-gay hate groups?
Oh, I forgot - religion, especially Christianity gets special rights not afforded to the rest of the public.
Continue reading "Why Tom Brokaw Is Wrong on Covering Antigay Viewpoints " »
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