Doug McKelway used to be a reporter for WJLA-TV, the ABC affiliate in Washington, DC.
Unfortunately, he was fired for accurately describing some environmental groups as “far left” and, even worse, for daring to mention that President Obama had taken more money from BP than anyone other politician.
Here’s how the Washington Post describes McKelway’s report on Washington, DC environmental protests:
In his piece, McKelway said the sparsely attended event attracted protesters “largely representing far-left environmental groups.“ He went on to say the protest ”may be a risky strategy because the one man who has more campaign contributions from BP than anybody else in history is now sitting in the Oval Office, President Barack Obama, who accepted $77,051 in campaign contributions from BP.”
After a brief taped segment updating efforts to cap the BP well, McKelway added that the Senate was unlikely to pass “cap-and-trade” legislation this year, because “the Democrats are looking at the potential for huge losses in Congress come the midterm elections. And the last thing they want to do is propose a huge escalation in your electric bill, your utility bill, before then.”
The truth be damned. It’s perception that counts. And McKelway committed the cardinal sin of separating one from the other.
We assume that WJLA won’t be borrowing Fox News’ “fair and balance” tag line anytime soon.
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GOD will bless you , Mr. McKelway , for standing for and reporting the truth , and nothing but the truth . The truth ALWAYS comes out , and it cuts like a two edged sword
Indeed, Fox News is "fair and balanced" .. they don't tell the truth about either Party.
I WOULD SUE THESE PPL FOR FIRING YOU! They are the PROFILERS. So in America, the LAND OF THE FREE, a news journalist is only allowed to SPEW LIES instead of THE TRUTH???
SUE THE SOB'S
Liberal reporters have done far more editorializing on their news reports without facing termination for their actions. Mr. McKelway had a factual basis for his assertions, and the station carries a journalistic black eye for removing him for his reportage.
Mr. McKelway needs to see if some one from fox or fox itself can use an honest reporter . We do not have nearly enough of them in the media .
JUST KILL THE MESSENGER !
Nothing more than another example of The Maim Stream Liberal Media trying to monitor the news & when in conflict with their beliefs just kill the messenger.
Hopefully Mr.McKelway will be able to find another job after being fired from his job for reporting the truth concerning Pres. B. Obama's campaign contributions and the fact that a lot of these so called "environmental groups" are nothing but a bunch of schills for the ex.- V.P. Al Gore's don't do as I do, but do as I say, hypocritical drive to make himself rich program. He flies around the world on polluting jets and shows up in the largest of limousines to promote his let's charge everyone a bundle for any carbon producing fuels so that hew can promote his investments in order to make some millions upon millions of dollars in businesses poised to rake in the cash. Global warming, my butt, what a scam—but watch out as we are not as nieve as you may think. Sincerely, Dave Sanchez.
The "TRUTH" is the only way. So if this Gentleman was fired for telling the "TRUTH," whats that say about the Political machine in DC we now have?
Whats that say about the Shadow Government that really runs this country?
How should we fix that broken and corrupt machine?
How should we fix the broken and corrupt Media?
Any ideas? It had better be a damm good one and very soon too, or youy will not even be able to post on a sight like this one VERY SOON.
Let alone gather in a group larger than ten people, open your minds and expand to whats coming.
do what the Liberals do – go after the advertisers.