Nas: 'Out of control' O'Reilly racism worse than any rap lyrics

[meegbear]

Nas, who like many hip hop stars has been regularly sneered at by Fox News personality Bill O'Reilly, says the conservative talker and others on the network spew racism that makes Rupert Murdoch's 24-hour cable news outlet unfit to participate in the public discourse.

His comments come in the wake of a public outcry over comments made by radio host Don Imus, who was fired from CBS radio in April. Imus subsequently sued CBS for terminating his contract unfairly and settled with the network in August.

Nas showed up at the Fox News studios Wednesday to present a petition signed by 620,000 people denouncing racist campaign coverage. The network gleefully spread the rumor that Democratic candidate Barack Obama, the first African American to top a major party ticket, was educated in a Madrassa, referred to his fist bump as a "terrorist fist jab," called Michelle Obama his Baby Mama and hosted a guest who joked about killing Obama. Oh, and the network's anchors seem especially fond of Obama's middle name, Hussein. And any list of Fox's transgressions would be incomplete without mention of O'Reilly's musings on a "lynching party" for Michelle Obama.

Fox wouldn't accept the petition, and O'Reilly refused an invitation to debate Nas, so the rapper took his message to satirical O'Reilly stand-in Stephen Colbert.

"Why do you think Fox News is racist?" Colbert asked, feigning shock. "That's a terrible thing to say. It's Fox and Friends not Fox and racists."

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http://rawstory.com//news/2008/Nas_tells_Colbert_OReilly_afraid_of_0724.html

[malaise]

1. Both Colbert and Nas were great last night

Colbert showed several examples of FOX racism and then in classic Colbert style said - see there was not a singleinstance of racism.

[JohnnyRingo]

2. I laughed my ass off last night

I wasn't fully aware of the war between Nas and O'Reilly, and hadn't heard of the petitions. By the end of the segment I was laughing out loud that someone's taking on Bill-o and Fox in general. It's about time, Fox should be commonly identified as the "Republican Klan Network".

I wonder who holds more sway over young voters and the 18-25 demo for advertisers? Hahahaha

I'll be watching the re-run today at 2:30edt to set my mood for the day.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

3. one lyric was timely from Nas

"I watch CBs and i see BS."