Fox "Terrorism Expert" Steve Emerson Says Listening to His Own Words Is "Like Waterboarding"

[Denzil_DC]

Last edited Mon Jan 12, 2015, 11:11 PM - Edit history (2)

Steve Emerson, Fox's "terrorism expert" who's been ridiculed mercilessly, along with Fox News, on the Twitter hashtag #FOXNEWSFACTS and by UK Prime Minister David Cameron for his claims that the UK city of Birmingham is "totally Muslim," is at it again.

He went on Sky News to apologize for his earlier remarks. It ... didn't go so well.

Steven Emerson, Fox News pundit and "terrorism expert", has likened listening back to his incorrect comments on Birmingham as "like waterboarding" in another gaffe today.

While speaking on Sky News Mr Emerson apologised for his "inexcusable error" after he described Birmingham as a city that non-Muslims "simply don't go" into, but then caused further controversy by saying "hearing it over when you played it was like waterboarding I guess".

When it was mentioned that some people may find that analogy offensive Mr Emerson replied "I didn't mean to offend anyone...I deserved to have experienced the pain of listening to it over again".

(Original article plus video here (warning: autoplay ad): http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11341426/Fox-News-terror-expert-Listening-back-Birmingham-Muslim-error-like-waterboarding.html )

Video with no ad here: http://news.sky.com/story/1406714/fox-commentator-gaffe-like-waterboarding

He also claimed to have received numerous death threats. I've no idea whether that's another of those #FOXNEWSFACTS.

[DeadLetterOffice]

1. And the stupid just keeps falling out of his mouth...

[Denzil_DC]

2. He seems fond of using "waterboarding" as a casual turn of phrase.

From an interview about GITMO on his own site:

ALEX WITT: Meanwhile President Obama defending his decision to close down the prison at Gitmo moment in a wide ranging interview with c-span. That airs later today. Steve Emerson, Executive Director of the Investigative Project on Terrorism joins me now. Good morning, good to see you.

STEVEN EMERSON: Good morning. I think I should have done waterboarding with some vodka. That might have woken me up earlier.

[staggerleem]

4. Because, in the world of Faux News ...

... Waterboarding isn't torture - it's good, clean fun!

[Denzil_DC]

6. "Washes whiter than white!"

https://www.google.com/search?site=&source=hp&q=%22washes+whiter+than+white%22

[Quasimodem]

7. I say waterboard Emerson.

Steven can com back later and apologize for the making another "terrible error," now that he's got the hang of it.

[RobertEarl]

3. I can relate

Every time I somehow get conned into having to sit through some foxnews, I feel like I am being tortured.

[Botany]

5. Keep talking idiot

"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt."
Abraham Lincoln

[tanyev]

8. I don't know about his expertise in terrorism, but he's certainly an expert in idiocy.

[ThoughtCriminal]

9. I wonder if the CIA considered that technique

Watch this Fox News pundit talk!

[TrollBuster9090]

10. News Flash: Hannity Quips That He'd Listen To Steve Emerson's Drivel for Charity.

Then chickens out, and hopes nobody remembers what he said.

[LiberalAndProud]

11. How does one become "an internationally recognised expert on terrorism"

Is it enough to just emboss it on your resume? Seriously, what are Mr. Emerson's creds? Because David Cameron said about him, "This guy is clearly a complete idiot." And I think he must be either expert or idiot, but not likely both. Either way, he's absolutely tone deaf.

Idiot.

[oberliner]

12. I would love to know how he got where he is today

Does he know someone?

[SeattleVet]

13. If it's like 'waterboarding' to listen to his own words...

how does he think his statements make the *rest* of us feel? After all he's had a lifetime to listen to his own crap, and has most likely gotten used to it.

We, on the other hand...