Rally
for Fox News to Fire Bob Beckel over Racist Remarks
A rally
will be held by the office of Councilmember Kansen Chu at San Jose City Hall,
in front of the Rotunda, July 29th (Tuesday) at noon. This rally
calls for Fox News to fire Bob Beckel over his alarmingly racist remarks during
The Five, a Fox talk show, on July
10. Please refer to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwwK0cO3z-o
Councilmember Chu believes: “To
attack one immigrant group is to attack all immigrant groups. And attacking on
the basis of ethnicity, religion, gender, and language is never acceptable.”
The remarks made by Beckel do not only offend the Chinese immigrant population,
but also the immigrant population that makes up Silicon
Valley. The United
States is a country of immigrants, a land of
opportunity, and in the past has offered refuge to those fleeing their homeland
across the world. Councilmember Chu came to the United Sates in 1976 from Taiwan to pursue a degree in engineering at California State University,
Northridge. Upon receiving his Masters degree, he worked as an engineer at IBM
for 18 years before becoming a small business owner and school board member.
“Today, I am a public official
giving back to and helping the American people and my community, regardless of
their race or religion. I am shocked at Beckel’s offensive words. In Silicon Valley, immigrants have been major contributors
to the building of the region into the most technologically advanced in the
world.” Councilmember Chu urges local high-tech engineering groups and
individuals to participate in the rally for the personal affront they have
received from Beckel.
His “apology” was perhaps even more shocking; he blatantly
refused to recant any of his comments, stating that “there are too many China
apologists in this country”. This attack on Chinese immigrants to the United
States, especially those working in the high-tech industry, is disgusting and
repugnant, and shows alarming ignorance and racism unworthy of being on a major
national news network. His “apology” has only strengthened the argument that
Fox News should remove Beckel.
Councilmember Chu concludes: “As
a Chinaman I stand with all immigrants in the United
States calling for Fox News to fire Beckel for his
offensive and racist remarks made on air about the Chinese immigrant population
in the United States.”
