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13050742, FOX NEWS--Khzir Khan? Nothing to see here! (SWIPE)
Posted by murph71, Fri Jul-29-16 07:02 AM

I mean...It's not at all shocking that Fox News is gonna Fox News....But the network that hides behind patriotic duty and love of country didn't even have the decency to show Khzir Khan's speech. These fools actually played a Benghazi commercial while a Muslim man whose son died for this country, was giving true testimony to what sacrifice looks like....Who knows if this convention will help Clinton get a bump....But Khan's speech, for me, was the moment that truly made Trump look like the little man that he is...

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Fox News Plays Benghazi Commercial Over Khzir Khan's Anti-Trump Speech At The Democratic National Convention


Media Matters

Fox News Plays Katy Perry Song After Khan Leaves Stage
Blog ››› July 28, 2016 11:22 PM EDT ››› ZACHARY PLEAT


Fox News ignored a speech by the father of U.S. Army Captain Humayun Khan, who was killed in 2004 in the Iraq war, instead opting to air commercials during the speech. Fox later went live to a song by pop singer Katy Perry after the speech.

During the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, PA, Khizr Khan spoke about the honor he felt to be present at the convention with his wife, “as patriotic American Muslims with undivided loyalty to our country.” Khan’s speech was preceded by a video that showed Hillary Clinton calling Captain Khan “the best of America” and explaining the circumstances of his death, for which he was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.

The Washington Post reported that Khizr Khan turned his attention toward GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump:

"If it was up to Donald Trump, never would have been in America," Khan said. "Donald Trump consistently smears the character of Muslims. He disrespects other minorities, women, judges, even his own party leadership. He vows to build walls and ban us from this country."

"Donald Trump," he said, "you are asking Americans to trust you with our future. Let me ask you: Have you even read the U.S. Constitution? I will gladly lend you my copy." He pulled a copy of the Constitution from his pocket. "In this document, look for the words 'liberty' and 'equal protection of law.'"



"Have you ever been to Arlington Cemetery? Go look at the graves of the brave patriots who died defending America — you will see all faiths, genders, and ethnicities," Khan said.

"You have sacrificed nothing. And no one."

While CNN and MSNBC aired the video and Khan’s speech in full, Fox News’ The Kelly File instead continued with its regular commentary featuring Brit Hume, then went to commercial as the speech began, showing slightly more than two minutes of the speech in a small window as commercials -- including a Benghazi attack ad -- overplayed it.

link: https://mediamatters.org/blog/2016/07/28/fox-news-plays-benghazi-commercial-over-khazir-khans-anti-trump-speech-democratic-national/212012