Fox News Edits Clip To Suggest That Biden Recently Declared‘Fundamentals Of The Economy Are Strong’ »
Posted By jovial 8 months, 1 week ago in NewsThis afternoon, Fox News' s Martha MacCallum introduced a segment highlighting Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Christina Romer' s claim yesterday that the ' fundamentals of the economy are sound.' "After weeks of economic doom and gloom, the Obama administration is now singing a slightly different ", MacCallum said.
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Grew up In Brooklyn. Joined the Navy in 1976 stayed in 10 years. Aircraft Electronics tech. Worked for Major Govt. contractor then settled in California ...
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cowboygrandpa8 months, 1 week ago
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Desperate and despicable. Faux News.
All the lies they want you to believe,so they will look good to ya !!!!!!!!!!!!
Is it any wonder they have Lush Limpaw, as the spokesman for the GOP= Get out Party.
Lies and wishes are most of all he says.
They really ought to combine forces, they could show Limpaw talking out of his as* while Rupert Murdoch pulled his puppeteer strings.
Thanks for the invite.
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UnusualSuspect8 months, 1 week ago
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Wow...what a sloppy job of video editing.
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I'll assume the video editor/asst. video editor got the wrong piece of tape, and put it in by mistake. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt...
At least I hope that was the case...I can't imagine it was done purposefully...
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Beau78908 months, 1 week ago
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This is really unbelievable. A new low, even for Fox News.
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Biden was quoting John McCain last September, and FoxNews edited its report--then followed it up with commentary--to make it sound as if the quote Biden ridiculed was his own opinion. Jeez--you can even see last fall's campaign signs behind Biden as he speaks!
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DarkWizard8 months, 1 week ago
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cowboygrandpa,
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"They probably have to drug the broadcasters to let them keep a straight face."
Unfortunately, I think these bozos believe the tripe they spew. I've O'Reilly, Limbaugh, and other wing-nuts interviewed and it is quite apparent that disinformation flows from their lips too comfortably to be an act.
Case in point: Look at the usual suspects that dropped this article. They are religious in their political beliefs to the point of dropping a story because of 1) who posted it, 2) it discredits their heroes, and 3) it might be leaning left.
Telling outright lies, spreading misinformation, or editing information to make half-truths is their modus operandi. When they are caught in a lie they try to pull the old bate-and-switch routine..."look at what so-and-so did"..."everyone else does it too"..."Martians are landing and I left something on the oven!"
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decipher8 months, 1 week ago
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even some of the radically conservative posters to propeller know that this is "s.o.p." for fachus "news"... but it doesn't matter because the truth doesn't matter to many of those posters. i do remember many making it clear that they would say anything, regardless of fact to prevent barak obama from being elected. at least one poster who offered up that sentiment also claimed to be extremely patriotic.... these people need the comfort of something like faux to allay their fears (or incite them) and for them a lie is better than admitting any error.
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Teech8 months, 1 week ago
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FOX News. Barf buckets, all of them. Slimiest of the slimy. They're not even good "entertainers".
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But what else would one expect from the official news outlet of the Republican Party. If it emanates from an anus, it's usually sh!t. But that is the normal diet for Repukes and Neocons. They stuff their brains with it on a daily basis. No wonder they stink!
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Charlson8 months, 1 week ago
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These Fox News personalities know they'll get away with lies and distortions of the truth with their gullible viewers. It doesn't matter to them that people in the know view them as phony journalists and as lying shills for the Republican far right wingnut theology of corporatism.
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Painesright8 months, 1 week ago
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Hmmm, it seems that many of the words used above... slimy, faux (as in faux outrage), radical, fake, drugs, desperate, despicable, propaganda, a new low, misrepresentation, falsehoods, slander, smear, unmasked (my favorite)... could also be associated with a certain Barack Obama.
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Speaking of faux outrage, The One received $101,332 in political contributions from AIG!!
http://www.examiner.com/x-268-Right-Side-Politics-...
Seems the only person who received more from AIG was Nobama's partner-in-crime, Chris Dodd.
Will the die-hard Obamessiah disciples find anything wrong with that? Not a chance.
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cleare8 months, 1 week ago
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aig probably also bought off bush and clinton, and i would think that they also made a major donation to mccain.
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how come you never asked how much say...blackwater or enron contributed to the bush campaign?
pacs, industries, companies and individuals know that elections are sometimes unpredictable so they buy insurance against loss by buying off all politicians on a completely bi-partisan basis. -
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Beau78908 months, 1 week ago
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Painesright,
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Did you have a point to make about the story, which is about Fox News editing an old Joe Biden campaign speech to make it appear that he's saying the exact opposite of what he actually did say? Or is your goal simply to distract from this submission?
If you'd like to submit a story about Obama taking campaign contributions from AIG (which he didn't, by the way--the employees, not the company, gave him money), feel free.
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decipher8 months, 1 week ago
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there must be a meeting somewhere because so far it looks like we're all "preaching to the choir".
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on that note (tee hee)
let's try to remember that the real meaning of the words democrat and republican have nothing to do with the way they are often used. democrats are not communists and republicans are not fascists. use of language to divide is a tactic of the radical-right. i would suggest that we choose not to emulate such a disgusting example. -
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antibrainwasher8 months, 1 week ago
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Faux Noise, because who doesn't love a slanderous lying sack swiftboating anyone opposed to the rich getting richer.
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Casino capatilism and rich getting richer, the platform of conservatives we love, and don't forget, we love religious dogma like we loves our Walmart republican joe the plumber sister marrying snake handling mega church haratio alger snake skin snake oil Lamebaugh bleeding cyst sacks of lacramatious flatulence. -
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amazed8 months, 1 week ago
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Perhaps it was inadvertent-- it might have gotten mixed in with all the administration officials (including Obama, himself) saying either exactly or essentially the same thing all this last week.
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But, I know it's WAY more fun to work yourselves into a tizzy about the horrors of Fox News...-
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decipher8 months, 1 week ago
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the claim you make:
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""all the administration officials (including Obama, himself) saying either exactly or essentially the same thing all this last week.did you hear ""
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did you come by this information via the tv or the radio?
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epiphannyy8 months, 1 week ago
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Please post a link supporting this claim (that all the administration officials, including Obama himself, said that the economy is currently strong). I'd like to see that because I have seen/heard the complete opposite since Obama took office. Please provide a source for this information, if you would.
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epiphannyy8 months, 1 week ago
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Gotta love Fox News...if for no other reason that they keep the comedians busy. They really are nothing but a joke. It amazes me how many people seem to be seduced by them, believing everything they say like it's their new-found religion.
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Although, you know when they've really screwed up when the only comments coming from their "defenders" are completely non-responsive. They attack people for criticizing Fox News or reply with "but what about the AIG contributions to Obama" like that has ANYTHING to do with this. Deflections like these only prove the fact that even their loyal viewers recognize this as a complete screw up. Too bad they can't just admit it. How refreshing that might be, huh? To have a Fox News fan come out and simply say that Fox News screwed up and were *gasp* wrong....I wonder if that will EVER happen here?
Bottom line, Fox News is a political propaganda machine being passed off as a legitimate news source. Clips like this prove it to be the case. I don't see where there is anything redeemable about Fox News when things like this are such commonplace there. What's sad is that so many people seem to believe them, and use their "news" reports as motivation to vote the way they do. But no matter how you slice it, they are still no more respectable a news source than is the National Enquirer or any other tabloid out there...pandering to their base with the most inflammatory and outrageous stories they can concoct in order to boost ratings and manipulate their viewing public. -
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DarkWizard8 months, 1 week ago
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"Fox News should be forced to remove the "news" part of their name or be sued for false advertising."
I agree. It's like when the WWF (World Wrestling Federation) had to change their name to the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment). This let everyone know that the wrestling was not real and only entertainment...much like FOX (entertainment) News is.
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NoWayMan8 months, 1 week ago
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overall, o'reilly is winning, but most of his viewership is old. he's winning big in the 65 and over demo. but in the 25-54 demo (the biggest and most important demo money-wise) they are very close.
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o'reilly has the advantage since fox is the only mouthpiece for the right on the airwaves, so he gets the enitre pie when it comes to right-leaning veiwers.
meanwhile, olbermann has the leftys. but the problem there is that leftys don't watch these kinds of "news" people as religiously as the righties, mostly due to the fact that leftys simply don't need their beliefs reinforced from outside sources to the degree that righties do (a scientific fact btw, with over 50 years of study to back it up). so leftys, or independents, split up their viewing over a wider range of news sources.
the real truth here is that neither o'reilly nor olberman have through-the-roof numbers, and neither MSNBC nor Fox wins the cable news ratings battle. that title would go to CNN, the most trustest name in news.
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cleare8 months, 1 week ago
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people are increasingly drifting towards media outlets that support their already fixated ideas, rather than seeking the truth. this goes as much for the fixated left as for the fixated right.
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we should resist this temptation and continually question our preconceptions. if it doesn't improve civil discourse, at least it'll help stave off altzheimers-
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jovial8 months, 1 week ago
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Another distraction, but in this case i'll oblige.
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http://wcbstv.com/national/Biden.economy.recovery.... -
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Bucotch8 months, 1 week ago
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Fox was pointing out the flip-flop that the Obama admin is now taking. How Obama criticized McCain for his statement how he knew the fundamentals of our economy are strong and never took back what he said. Now these idiots re-edit the edit and try to smear fox. How long can the head up the butt Obama loyalists last? Fox leads in ratings for a reason. No B.S.
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MRCOFFEECAKE8 months, 1 week ago
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As long as you challenge obama supporters as being relentless AFTER ONLY 90 DAYS.
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you only serve to strenghten our resolve.
TRY to smear Fox?? oh no..Fox does it on their own...You're in a very ;little corner now,.
You might even be in a corner that gets smaller than that of the pro-Bush fools!
here's a tip:
if you're gonna defend someone or something..make it the GOOD GUYS..Defending the indefensible is an endless task!
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