July 27, 2010 by Mike.

Meta news - news about the news.  Tip of the hat to the Huffington Post.

Fox News doesn’t appeal to many black people.  Why would that be?

Fox News Audience Just 1.38% Black

Huffington Post   |  Danny Shea First Posted: 07-26-10 05:44 PM   |   Updated: 07-26-10 06:22 PM

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Fox News may be the undisputed ratings champion in cable news, but not among black viewers.

The New York Times’ Brian Stelter tweeted that, according to Nielsen Media Research, Fox News has averaged just 29,000 black viewers in primetime so far this television season (9/09-7/10). That represents just 1.38% of its 2.102 million total viewer audience.

CNN and MSNBC, meanwhile, both have far more black viewers, both in absolute terms and as a proportion of their overall audiences.

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July 27, 2010 by mike.

What is wrong with this picture?

I guess freedom of religion means you can be baptist, episcopalian, lutheran, even catholic, but muslim?

Sharia law, that’s what the US should be worried about?

clipped from slatest.slate.com Tennessee Lieutenant Governor Says Religious Freedoms May Not Apply to Muslims At a recent event, Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey questioned whether the Constitution’s guarantees of freedom of religion applies to Muslims, reports�Talking Points Memo. When he was asked about the “threat that’s invading our country from the Muslims,” Ramsey expressed support for Constitutional protections of religious expression�but questioned whether Islam could really be considered a religion. “Now, you could even argue whether being a Muslim is actually a religion, or is it a nationality, way of life, cult whatever yo want to call it,” he said. “Now certainly we do protect our religions, but at the same time this is something we are going to have to face.” The questioner was likely referring to a controversy over a new Muslim community center, and Ramsey used the opportunity to drum up fear that it would send the United States one step closer to accepting Sharia law.

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