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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,922 posts)
Wed Aug 20, 2014, 09:05 PM Aug 2014

DISGUSTING: The Fox News Response To Obama’s Statement On Foley Murder By ISIS

President Obama gave a statement (video below) this afternoon on the barbaric murder of journalist Jim Foley who had been held in captivity by ISIS for two years. The statement was powerful and resolute, condemning ISIS as terrorists who brutalize Muslims, Christians, and other innocents in pursuit of an extremist agenda. Obama said in part…


“Today, the entire world is appalled by the brutal murder of Jim Foley by the terrorist group, ISIL. [...]

“Let’s be clear about ISIL. They have rampaged across cities and villages, killing innocent, unarmed civilians in cowardly acts of violence. They abduct women and children and subject them to torture and rape and slavery. They have murdered Muslims, both Sunni and Shia, by the thousands. They target Christians and religious minorities, driving them from their homes, murdering them when they can, for no other reason than they practice a different religion. [...]

“We will be vigilant and we will be relentless. When people harm Americans, anywhere, we do what’s necessary to see that justice is done.”

Within seconds of the completion of the statement, Fox News broadcast responses from a couple of their regular contributors, Andrea Tantaros and Pete Hegseth. Their remarks were utterly repulsive, dismissive, and disrespectful to the President, the memory of Mr. Foley, his family, and the nation.



Tantaros, reaching back to a favorite of Fox’s well worn anti-Obama themes, said “Where is that Rose Garden press conference for Benghazi?” (See update below) This remark is an affront to Foley whose sad fate had nothing to do with Benghazi. It was just an attempt by Tantaros to brazenly exploit Foley’s tragedy in pursuit of her own noxious political goals. But it was also something that Fox News does routinely. They have tied everything from ObamaCare to missing Malaysian planes to Benghazi. They will bring up Benghazi in any circumstance no matter how absurdly unrelated. And in this case they overstepped the bounds of decency by taking advantage of a gruesome murder before even one day had passed. On top that, Tantaros was wrong on the substance of her vile remark because Obama actually did give a statement about Benghazi in the Rose Garden the day following the attack.

Hegseth is supposedly a veteran’s advocate who appears on Fox News to bash the Commander-in-Chief. His remark following Obama’s statement was “I wish he’d put on a tie.” Really? That was what he came away with after the President denounced a horrific act of terrorism against an American citizen? Hegseth is apparently more concerned about the President’s attire than the fate of American victims or the state of our nation’s campaign against terrorism. He is so obsessed with finding fault with Obama that he ignored the tribute to Foley and the passionate promise to exact justice, in favor of acting as the spokesman for the Fox News Fashion Police.

http://www.newscorpse.com/ncWP/?p=20272

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DISGUSTING: The Fox News Response To Obama’s Statement On Foley Murder By ISIS (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2014 OP
klan tv- what else would one expect? did they put up all blue lightbulbs on the set yet? nt msongs Aug 2014 #1
Benghazi! shenmue Aug 2014 #2
Fox news is just.as bad as the Isis when it comes to. bigdarryl Aug 2014 #3
Have they interviewed their ace analyst, Cliven Bundy, yet for his take on Isil and world wide wally Aug 2014 #4
"I wish he'd put on a tie" edbermac Aug 2014 #5
I don't expect to hear an announcement on FOX Benghazi is an abuse by Republicans Thinkingabout Aug 2014 #6
Fox News: A large quanity of Human Garbage. BlueJazz Aug 2014 #7
What would these losers do ... GeorgeGist Aug 2014 #8
I think they would find another outlet RockaFowler Aug 2014 #9

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
6. I don't expect to hear an announcement on FOX Benghazi is an abuse by Republicans
Wed Aug 20, 2014, 09:37 PM
Aug 2014

Because it has been determined there was not the stand down orders nor was it possible to get air strikes during the siege. I know they only listen to FOX but you would think after a while they may be able to read the truth in the check out lines.

RockaFowler

(7,429 posts)
9. I think they would find another outlet
Thu Aug 21, 2014, 06:40 AM
Aug 2014

I just found one on AT&T called One America - nothing but Republican propaganda

They always have Newsmax TV too

Or even ABC-CBS-NBC on Sunday mornings

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