OMG Did Bush really say this in Ohio (ALERTprobably just fake news)i

[chookie]

ALERT! There is NO CONFIRMATION of this story. It appears to be a spoof -- exceedingly well done that fooled some people a la Mercury Theater Halloween War of the Worlds.

I have NOT deleted this thread because I was not the only person fooled, and wish it to remain to assure others that it is not factual, and to alert anyone who may hear it later not to be fooled by it.

I will contact Air America and advise them that this was a bit too close to the news break, and done in a manner too close to legitimate reporting, and that it fooled at least some people, and that they may consider that in the future, particularly given the fact that the president is already so provenly insane that something like this, however humorously intentioned, but well be mistaken for the truth.

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I've been listening to Air America all afternoon. On their 5PM news break, they reported that Bush made a statement in Ohio in which he said he believed that abortion should be illegal, but that he would make an exception for the mothers of his Democratic opponents.

The announcer went on to say that Scott McClelland, when asked to clarify, said that the president was just saying that some people should have never been born, and that in this, a lot of people agree with him.

I checked DU, checked some of the news sites, and found no reference to this.

Anyone else hear this? This, if true, is by far the most outrageous thing I have heard from this administration and that's up against some really tough competition.

PS I am not making this up.

[XanaDUer]

1. Uh-oh. Someone else just posted a thread on this

If true, I am spreading this over the Internet!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1030128

[Bluebear]

4. Spread it on ALL the internets!

[Cha]

5. Do! If true! scatty mac is already trying to

cover up for him ..I see!

I hope we find out if it's true or not before I go to work tomorrow..

I don't know why some find it hard to believe that furious would say this.

[LiberalFighter]

9. Don't you mean Internets?

[0007]

38. I'm more than sure she did!

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This Cardinal fan plays the Internet's

[Pirate Smile]

2. Here is the thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x1030128

[troublemaker]

3. obviously a joke report

[XanaDUer]

6. Hmmm, this is Bushie Baby

remember. The ADD child with no patience or self-control.

Is it true he laughed and made fun of Karla Faye Tucker when he turned down her clemency?

[Cha]

8. Yeah, I believe it.

If he didn't ..then whatever..he hates Kerry and Edwards so much..he won't even say their names.

[indepat]

26. It has so been reported, but I don't have a link

[seabeyond]

32. dont kill me dont KILL me........he squeaked in a high pitched

voice in laughter, to the amazement of many of the people in the room including tucker carlson

[seabeyond]

34. sorry

wrong place

[greenman3610]

36. the Karla Faye story is true

Tucker Carlson reported it in, I believe, Vanity Fair

[pretzel4gore]

40. true, featured in 'talk 'magazine

geeb (dumber bro of floriduh gov geb) is a heartless bastard, too rich to suffer for his mistakes.....

[mrbassman03]

7. FInd a transcript and I will MAYBE believe this...

Sounds a little extreme even for *.

[4_Legs_Good]

10. NPR just said he's in crawford today...

No mention of him being in Ohio. This sounds way too "good" to be true. Be careful spreading this at all. It could totally backfire.

david

[chookie]

20. Thanks

I wasn't sure where he was. I guess this tells us this is untrue. Thank heavens.

I am going to contact Air America and report my experience, because I really was fooled by this. They do a lot of funny things, but this did not seem to be a skit.

[acmavm]

11. Please, someone e-mail me if they find a transcript of bush saying

this. I would really like to send it around. Or even a news article.

[qanda]

13. Someone on another thread said it is a joke

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[Cha]

14. Someone on the other thread said they heard

this and it was a "goof"..also heard that "cheney beat his wife before the debate"..not funny.

[chookie]

12. If Air America is spoofing this, I am angry

I have seen no independent confirmation of this, therefore I am assuming that this was indeed spoof news.

However, folks, to the very best of my recollection (i heard this 20 minutes ago) it was not during a funny part of the broadcast, but during a news break. If I made a grave error of judgement, I apologize, but I only reported it because I myself was requesting confirmation from the many eyes and ears of DU.

In any case, the way it was presented was certainly not in any spoofy manner, and given the followups with Scott McClelland that they claimed to have, it seemed legitimate, if bizarre.

I am still endeavoring to get details.

[Cha]

16. Thanks, no problem with you ..but I

don't think it was very funny of them to do that if not true!

[gmoney]

17. Spoof

I think I heard this the other day... they have a sort of "old timey" Walter Winchell type announcer doing it? It's not quite obvious that it's a spoof though... needs a disclaimer or something to prevent this type of confusion.

And in a couple weeks, don't believe the reports of aliens landing in New Jersey on Halloween night.

[terrya]

21. I agree, chookie.

I was the original poster of the other thread about this. :hi:

I agree with you being angry with Air America about this. Yes, you're right...this was NOT presented in a "spoof, jokelike" manner. It sounded more professional and serious.

On the other hand, it is a repeat of a "Majority Report" from Thursday. Janeane actually commented it on right after, and if was supposed to have happened today, how can she comment on it on Thursday...before it happened? I am know smiting my forehead and rolling my eyes. :-)

[chookie]

24. There is no independent confirmation

Assume to be a spoof.

I just sent Air America some feedback about how this bit of fake news was a bit too close to the regular news break, and was done in such a manner that it mislead me and at least some others, and that they needed to be careful about this kind of "Mercury Theater" stuff.

[chookie]

30. I never listened to majority report until today

I just got broadband, and am listening to Air America for the first time.

I have enjoyed the commentary and the funny little jokes, and was well aware that this was their format.

But damned if this didn't fool me. It was done very "professionally," wasn't it? I think I can be at least partly excused for being stupid about this.

Oh well, I am going to sleep in the dog house with Dan Rather tonight.

[brettdale]

15. email every media outlet

If this quote is true we must email every media outlet!

[Cha]

18. We don't know if it's true or not.

It's one of those things that needs full verification.

[Cats Against Frist]

19. Nice try, Rove

[XanaDUer]

23. No, I think we'll wait to see if it's true first.

The sad thing is, our president is so whacked, we actually had to figure out whether this was a spoof or not.

[KayLaw]

28. Don't think so

:hi:

[kentuck]

22. Holy Shit !

Is this for real ???

[POAS]

25. No, It isn't!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[shoopnyc123]

27. WILL SOMEONE PLEASE POST THAT THIS IS NOT TRUE...

...we're being CBS'ed....

[chookie]

29. I did

But it is not being "CBS"ed -- it was rather more like the infamous Mercury Theater War of the Worlds broadcast.

I feel bad to have posted this, and to have been fooled, but, I must say in my defence, the piece aired between 5 and 5:05 PM this Sunday evening, very close to the legitimate news break, and it was done in such a manner that it sounded real. I am not the type to believe Martians are attacking just because I hear it, but I do believe that Bush is so flipped out that he might say something like this, and that the WH PR would try to spin it for him.

As I stated above, I am contacting Air America to let them know they should be aware that there are idiotic rubes like myself who did not catch on that this was just a joke, and advise them to broadcast joke news not immediately after the legitimate news break.

[booksenkatz]

31. But this whole thing still reflects badly on Bush

because it is just so typical and so believable... he does shit like this all the time, and Scott has to come along and wipe up the mess.

Look, they stole an election, looted the treasury, invaded an innocent country, for starters. As a result, there is nothing that could be attributed to Bush that we wouldn't believe these days. And that says a whole f*cking lot more about HIM than it does about US.

Let's give ourselves a break here.

[Cha]

37. Exactly! There is absolutely no reason for

chookie, or Terrya to feel weird about this..bush is stupid and mean enough to have said it.

[n2mark]

33. Air America

I heard this the other day on Air America,thought it was true. Then later heard this was a spoof. I did not appreciate being made a fool especially with the nature of politics today.

[HootieMcBoob]

35. They read it on AAR the other day

after the fake news story about Kerry was posted on Fox.

What's good for the goose, I always saw :evilgrin:

[Cha]

39. Oh, in context of that..It really helps to

to have the whole story..and I think it's finally been pieced together..thanks!

[Old and In the Way]

41. Delete

Responded to wrong thread, LOL.