Friday, April 10, 2009

CNN's Sanchez Blames Fox News, 'Right-Wing Radio' for Cop Killings

CNN's Rick Sanchez returned to blasting conservatives on Wednesday's Newsroom program, blaming the recent murder of three Pittsburgh police officers on the Fox News Channel and other media on the right: "That weekend tragedy involves a man who allegedly shot and killed three police officers in cold blood. Why? Because he was convinced, after no doubt watching Fox News and listening to right-wing radio, that quote, 'Our rights were being infringed upon.'" He tag-teamed with Media Matters fellow Eric Boehlert to argue that conservative media personalities like Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity were offering "garden-variety fear and hate mongering...night in and night out."

On December 10, 1990, Sanchez struck a pedestrian, Jeffrey Smuzinick, with his car while driving drunk on a residential street near Dolphin Stadium.[2] Smuzinick was paralyzed and eventually died from his injuries in 1995.[2][3] Sanchez, who had just left an NFL football game with his father (and left the scene of the accident)[4], was not charged with causing the accident, but was charged with and pleaded no contest to DUI.[2]



CNN's Rick Sanchez Draws Link Between Shooting and Fox News' Alarmist Rhetoric


Unlike Olbermann and Sanchez, WaPo Blames Economy For Cop Killings

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