Just in case anyone had any lingering doubts that Fox "News" could possibly have racial motives behind its opposition to not only Democratic initiatives like healthcare reform, but also the Obama Administration in general, those doubts can apparently be put to rest.
More at the jump.
From Amanda Terkel at HuffPo (emphasis mine):
Fox News is facing a lawsuit from a former technician who alleges that while at the network, he faced "daily abuse, fear and humiliation" from other employees because of his race, and when he eventually complained, he was fired.
One instance occurred during the 2008 presidential campaign. According to the complaint filed by Harmeen Jones, 32, who is African-American, two of his coworkers said in front of him that they wouldn't feel comfortable having a black president. Jones alleges that one of the men looked at him, saw he was uncomfortable and said, "[A]m I offending your blackness?"
Another example came during the health care debate, when he and his co-workers were working in the "intake room" with screens showing footage from a tea party rally. "[T]his is what happens when you mess with white people's health care," one of the men allegedly told Jones.
Not surprisingly, the racist comments Jones witnessed were not limited to African Americans alone--and his fellow employees also chimed in with sexist and anti-Semitic comments. More from the article:
The complaint alleges that several of the defendants "continually made racist, sexist, and extremely offensive comments throughout the course of every working day. These comments concerned African-Americans, Arabs, Muslims, Hispanics, women, and Jews." Jones also claims he was often told "you look like a gangster" or "like you're ready to shoot someone."
And the Tea Party as well as their fawning allies at Faux "News" love to continually tell us that, no, their motives aren't racist. They're just sticking up for FREEDOM!!!!!!! and LIBERTY!!!!!!! Apparently, that means "freedom" and "liberty" from caring about their fellow Americans who happen to be a different race than they are. Or else, it means "freedom" and "liberty" only for white folks.
As the article continues, Fox went on to claim via a spokesperson that no such complaint had been "received," so therefore, Fox was not available for comment. If I were a betting woman, I'd wager that is yet another pebble in their long gravel road of lies, but that's just my opinion.
I don't know enough about Jones other than what Terkel's article conveys, but I sure hope he has a credible leg to stand on--and a damn good lawyer. He'll need it with the big-money thugs at Fox "News."