WTXF 29 is Fox's Philadelphia O&O, and like most of Murdoch-owned network, it likes to do a little "investigimative journalism" from time to time. That was the case when Fox followed around Latrice Bryant, an aide for Philadelphia Councilman Wilson Goode, for ten days without her knowledge to do an "in-depth" study on city workers slacking off while taxpayers pay the bill.
Tailing somebody for 10 days without alerting her? Some might call that stalking. But Bryant has another name for it: racism.
After Bryant made a big to-do at a council meeting about Fox's paparazzi tactics, the station's news team, headed by anchor Jeff Cole, hit back with this awesome promo for the network's upcoming expose. Tonight at 10pm: It's not racism if you're upper middle class!
"Racist??! She makes $90 grand a year!"
That logic is infallible, Cole! Just like that time John McCain claimed Barack Obama was pulling the race card, when all McCain wanted to do was paint Obama as a dark-skinned outsider.
Because, the stupid argument goes, if you belong to a certain tax-bracket, race is no longer an issue. And if you cry "racism" when you're several multiples over the poverty line, even if you're black, then you're the one with the prejudice issues. It's the economy, stupid.
Next week: Fox 29 investigates that lazy Mexican janitor at City Hall. Racist? You decide!
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As hilarious as that is, he hasn't done anything racist.
I like Wilson Goode saying "Don't you EVER disrespect a black woman like that" when the reporter asked why she wasn't in the office.
Philly is great for shutting off political discourse by calling whitey racist. Even though Fox29 is off the mark with the income indicators of racism, it's awesome that someone isn't taking it.
Have you ever known people from FOX to rely on LOGIC?
FIX NEWS is saturated with degenerate morons!!
Okay–if the taxpayers pay her salary–they have no right to know what hours she works–or that she is obviously sleeping over at the boss's house–sooo this is about pickin on her because she makes money and is black–ok—I see the logic–that must be it–her ACTIONS have nothing to do with it–its about Fox 29–OK…
tnb