Hip-hop star Nas protests FOX News 'Obama smears'

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New York rapper Nas has joined a protest against FOX News.


Citing what he calls "race baiting" and "Obama smears" by FOX, Nas will join ColorOfChange.org and MoveOn.org to deliver more than 620,000 petition signatures demanding that the network end its "pattern of racist attacks against black Americans," among them presidential candidate Barack Obama and his wife Michelle.

In a statement to media, Nas, ColorOfChange.org and MoveOn.org announced the petition will be delivered to FOX's Manhattan offices on July 23 at 2 p.m. ET.

In joining the protest, Nas cites FOX's portrayal of the Obamas as outsiders, as well as an on-screen graphic referring to Michelle Obama as "Obama's baby mama" and the confusing of Obama and Osama by a pundit, who joked that they should both be assassinated. In February, Bill O'Reilly talked about a "lynching party" to deal with Michelle Obama.

"FOX poisons the country with racist propaganda and tries to call it news," Nas said in the statement.

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1. He has money, I hope he gets heard.

I hope others join the bandwagon. Bill O'Reilly needs to be taken off the air.

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2. Good luck.

I hope people take notice.

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3. Sweet

I wish more celebrities would speak out against those tools. It infuriates me that so many businesses have that propaganda channel on 24/7

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4. one more kick.