FLASHBACK: Fox News urged left-wing hecklers be "Tased" or "beaten to a pulp"

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	FLASHBACK: Fox News urged left-wing hecklers be "Tased" or "beaten to a pulp"

ratilfar

8-6-2009 9:53 AM

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8-6-2009 11:55 PM

darkeforce

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Hypocrisy 1; "Fair and Balanced": 0

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