Blackout: CNN, Fox, and MSNBC Ignore Thousands Of US Day Of Rage Protesters

Most Americans are being kept in the dark about the US Day of Rage by the corporate cable news giants at CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC who have imposed a de facto blackout on the protest.

Even though estimates have varied from hundreds to as many as 50,000 protesters flooded into Manhattan and others cities to take part in events around the country to, “nonviolently disrupt the disloyal, incompetent, and corrupt special interests which have usurped our nation’s civil and military power, spawning a host of threats to our liberty, lives and national security,” the three cable news networks have devoted no airtime to the story. (Read more)

REPORT: Fox donates at least $40 million in airtime to potential GOP presidential candidates

Between January 1 and October 31 of this year, five potential Republican presidential candidates — Newt Gingrich, Mike Huckabee, Sarah Palin, John Bolton, and Rick Santorum — who also serve as Fox News contributors or hosts have appeared on the network for a combined total of nearly 66 hours. Media Matters for America estimates this time to be worth at least $40 million in advertising costs. (Read more)

Note: Well this is too damn funny, they fire Olbermann for donating crumbs to the Democratic Party but look at all the cheese they donated. C. Dancy II – DCN Publisher

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