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Instead of focusing on substantive policy discussions, media figures have all too often launched relentless political attacks, and bypassed legitimate reporting and commentary in favor of demagoguery.
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The first 100 days of the Obama administration are coming to a close, and there has certainly been no shortage of unhinged and outrageous media moments.
From Rush Limbaugh saying that "we are being told to bend over and grab the ankles ... because his father is black," to Glenn Beck imitating President Obama pouring gasoline on an "average American," conservatives in the media have wasted no time in stoking a culture of paranoia with extreme, vitriolic, and often irresponsible rhetoric.
CNBC's Larry Kudlow complaining about Obama and Chavez's "Boyz N The Hood handshake"
Reporting on tea parties, Fox Business' Cody Willard asked: "Guys, when are we going to wake up and start fighting the fascism that seems to be permeating this country?"
Fox's Dick Morris declaring that the "crazies" who "say 'We're going to kill ATF agents because the U.N.'s going to take over' ... [are] beginning to have a case"
Vote for your favorite irresponsible media moment of the first 100 days.
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