{"id":16708,"date":"2012-12-13T14:41:54","date_gmt":"2012-12-13T19:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=16708"},"modified":"2012-12-13T14:41:54","modified_gmt":"2012-12-13T19:41:54","slug":"the-loss-of-civility-in-the-public-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=16708","title":{"rendered":"The Loss Of Civility In The Public Debate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s Daily Caller<\/a> posted a story yesterday about the attack on Fox News contributor Steven Crowder yesterday in Michigan. Pro-union thugs came out in force to protest<\/a> the singing of a right-to-work law<\/a> in the state. The pro-union protesters were attempting to tear down a tent put up by Americans for Prosperity<\/a> when the scuffle began.<\/p>\n

The regular media outlets have chosen to ignore this story. The article reports:<\/p>\n

Media Matters<\/a> isn\u2019t talking about Steven Crowder.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The liberal media watchdog organization has gone\u00a0deafeningly\u00a0silent in the wake of Tuesday\u2019s union violence in Lansing, Michigan<\/a>. That\u2019s where protesters opposed to the state\u2019s now-passed \u201cright to work\u201d law destroyed a tea party group\u2019s occupied tent and punched Fox News contributor Steven Crowder in the face.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Those two incidents \u2014 both captured in crystal-clear video \u2014 have received wall-to-wall coverage on the Fox News Channel<\/a> since they\u00a0occurred. Meanwhile, an analysis by<\/a> the conservative Media Research Center<\/a> released Wednesday showed that Tuesday\u2019s ABC, CBS<\/a> and NBC<\/a> evening newscasts all ignored the attacks, only referring to the protests as \u201cboisterous.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Why should this be covered in the media? Because Americans need to know what is going on around them. Violence in never an acceptable form of protest–regardless of the cause.<\/div>\n
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According to Fox News<\/a>, before the vote on right-to-work was taken, state Democratic Rep. Douglas Geiss, speaking on the House floor on Tuesday, warned,<\/p>\n
“There will be blood, there will be repercussions.” This is not the route to a constructive debate of the issue.<\/p>\n
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