Fox News: Paris Mayor’s Anger Over Reports On Muslims ‘Misplaced’

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After the Paris mayor threatened to sue Fox News on Tuesday over the network’s recent bogus reports on Muslim “no-go zones” in the city, the network responded that the mayor’s comments were “misplaced.”

“We empathize with the citizens of France as they go through a healing process and return to everyday life. However, we find the Mayor’s comments regarding a lawsuit misplaced,” Fox News Executive Vice President Michael Clemente said in a Tuesday statement, according to Mediaite.

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo slammed Fox’s “prejudiced” coverage of the city in an appearance on CNN.

“When we’re insulted, and when we’ve had an image, then I think we’ll have to sue,” Hidalgo said. “I think we’ll have to go to court, in order to have these words removed.”

Following the attack on French magazine Charlie Hebdo, terror expert Steven Emerson claimed on Fox News that there are Muslim “no-go zones” in Europe “where non-Muslims just simply don’t go in.”

On Saturday, Fox News issued several on-air corrections for statements made by Emerson on the network and apologized for his comments.

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  1. You’ve already admitted you were in the wrong, so this means absolutely nothing. And, why does a FOX News Executive Vice President make this comment versus Hannity or Billo or one of the other FOX fools? I think it’s because they’re scared shitless.

  2. If you want to see how Fox News actually MILKED this story for all the Islamophobic and American style xenophobic cream they could get out of it. Watch Sam Seder and The Young Turks put together a little video showing exactly what Fox News did over the last 2 weeks.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucYyXK9zfNU
  3. Her anger is “misplaced.” Incendiary word, that.

    We know where he wants the anger directed.

    These guys just never stop with the crap.

  4. Indeed, it sounds to me as though the French were disregarded because the were “only” French. Typical FOX ignorance that came back to bite then in the ass.

  5. Avatar for byteme byteme says:

    By tomorrow morning’s Fox And Friends, this will be the meme about this issue:

    IT’S ALL OBAMA’S FAULT!!!

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