My question on the state of this country after John Lewis passes away

When I got up this morning, I looked at CNN, and they were doing a story on Lewis and his history. I switched to MSNBC and it was the same with them, a history of John Lewis. I then went to FOX and Neil Cavuto was talking about a congressional seat opening up and could they get a republican in that seat.
At first I was disgusted with Fox, but then I started wondering, if say, Mitch McConnell were to suddenly die, I'm sure Fox would spend a lot of time talking about McConnell, but would CNN and MSNBC pay tribute to him?
Is the country so divided now, that if someone in the opposition party dies, you either ignore it or God forbid, rejoice in someone's death?

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bowman81 · M

Funny, Fox has been talking about John Lewis almost non stop all day...yes paying tribute to the Civil Rights Icon. Maybe if you watched more than 30 seconds you would have seen some of it.
Yes they do also cover the Covid Pandemic, RBG's returning cancer, civil unrest and friction between Federal and City authorities out West too.

I can't tell you if CNN and MSNBC would pay tribute if McConnell were to die, but Fox certainly has been paying tribute to Mr. Lewis. Including pieces that they have been working on for some time....video of past speeches, his beginnings in the civil rights movement, his awards and the words of those who worked with and respected him from both sides of the aisle. Lewis didn't suddenly die, this has been the expected outcome of his long battle with pancreatic cancer.

It is disingenuous and misleading to suggest that Fox hasn't honored or been honoring him.

independentone · M

@bowman81 Good, I'm glad to hear that, I don't watch Fox much because I don't agree with their right wing agenda, same with MSNBC, they lean too far left for me.
I only had Fox on for a couple minutes and last night saw Sucker Carlson talking about Kanye while other networks were covering Lewis and again this morning when Cavuto was wondering how to get a republican in Lewis's seat.

bijouxbroussard · F

@bowman81 When John McCain passed away, there was so much coverage and expressions of respect by “liberal” news organizations that conservatives actually made fun of them. And a few prominent conservatives mistook John Lewis for the late Elijah Cummings—[b]that’s[/b] the measure of regard they had for him. 😞