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Friday, 15 October 2010

Protecting the BBC's favourites from ridicule or even scrutiny

Earlier this morning I saw this piece of video on Theo Spark's site...
Wow, I thought that show "The View" just gets worse as it runs to the liberal agenda of Whoopi Goldberg, a dominating figure.

I wasn't going to post about this video as it seemed too US centric. Then I noticed it being reported on Sky News along with a reasonably long description of what happened, here's an extract:
'Whoopi Goldberg stormed off the set of a top American TV show during a row about plans to build a mosque near the site of the New York terror strikes.

She and co-host Joy Behar walked out in disgust when Fox News anchor Bill O'Reilly said the proposals were "inappropriate" because "Muslims killed us on 9/11".

"No! Oh my God!" shouted Goldberg as her daily talk show The View descended into a slanging match.

Goldberg's next sentence is covered by a bleep, but she can clearly be seen mouthing: "That is such b*******!"

"Muslims didn't kill us on 9/11? Is that what you're saying?" replies O'Reilly.

Goldberg says it was "extremist" Muslims that carried out the attacks, as O'Reilly states that 70% of Americans are opposed to the Ground Zero mosque.

Behar stands up and shouts: "I don't want to sit here. I am outraged by that statement".

She is soon joined Goldberg and the two women walk out of the studio.

Co-host and veteran ABC broadcaster Barbara Walters apologises to the audience, saying: "We should be able to have discussions without washing our hands and screaming and walking off stage."'

What I find revealing is that as of now, teh BBC have not covered this story at all; why?

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