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Fox Deceptively Edits Obama Remarks
Posted: Wed May 15, 2013 11:39 pm
by _Kevin Graham
Fox Deceptively Edits Obama Remarks To Portray Him Dismissing Benghazi Attack VictimsFox displayed the following graphic when airing its cropped portion of Obama's remarks:
But Fox deceptively edited Obama's answer to only include the portion of his response in which he discusses
long debunked myths related to the talking points, removing the beginning of Obama's answer to the question about the Benghazi attacks and the related talking points.
Obama began his
response by saying that "Americans died in Benghazi." He followed by asserting that he wanted to ensure that a similar situation doesn't happen again and that the assailants would be "held accountable":
OBAMA: With respect to Benghazi, we've now seen this argument that's been made by some folks primarily up on Capitol Hill for months now. And I've just got to say -- here's what we know. Americans died in Benghazi. What we also know is clearly they were not in a position where they were adequately protected. The day after it happened, I acknowledged that this was an act of terrorism. And what I pledged to the American people was that we would find out what happened, we would make sure that it did not happen again, and we would make sure that we held accountable those who had perpetrated this terrible crime.
And that's exactly what we've been trying to do. And over the last several months, there was a review board headed by two distinguished Americans -- Mike Mullen and Tom Pickering -- who investigated every element of this. And what they discovered was some pretty harsh judgments in terms of how we had worked to protect consulates and embassies around the world. They gave us a whole series of recommendations. Those recommendations are being implemented as we speak.
He then explained that the recent focus on the talking points used to initially describe the attack was a "sideshow," as the issue had been addressed months ago.
Indeed, Fox's distortion of Obama's remarks is another step in its campaign to continue
scandal mongering over talking points with
long dispelled myths in an effort to prop up its
witch hunt.
Re: Fox Deceptively Edits Obama Remarks
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 12:37 am
by _Droopy
What Red Kevin doesn't want to admit here is that his Marxist messiah may very well be toast. The burden of the testimony and facts known thus far would seem to point, progressively, in that direction.
When the wicked rule, the people morn, and we can only hope and pray that the Son of Heaven has now hoisted one of his own petards to many.
Re: Fox Deceptively Edits Obama Remarks
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 12:43 am
by _Droopy
Kevin clearly hasn't even been following the hearings and thinking carefully and seriously about the testimony given, or what we've know as a matter of established fact for months now.
Like most on the progressive Left, he has only one motive and one agenda: smear and defame anyone who disagrees with the party line and defend the cause, no matter what the cost in intellectual and moral credibility.
I suppose its really all of a piece.
Re: Fox Deceptively Edits Obama Remarks
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 1:17 am
by _Kevin Graham
Keep living in the bubble, Droops.
Out here in the real world the word Benghazi is now associated with "failed Right Wing conspiracy theory" that has been effectively refuted.
The more you try to speak of it as if it were an established "scandal" the more you humor us all. Obama is "toast" huh? According to whom? Hell even cinepro admits you folks should drop the nonsense and move on.
Re: Fox Deceptively Edits Obama Remarks
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 2:18 am
by _Droopy
Kevin Graham wrote:Keep living in the bubble, Droops.
Just following the facts and evidence as it developed as testified by empirical documentation and the testimony of those with intimate, firsthand knowledge.
Out here in the real world the word Benghazi is now associated with "failed Right Wing conspiracy theory" that has been effectively refuted.
Yes, I heard Santa and his elves refuted it. In the meantime, Obama, Hillary, and the rest of the Keystone Cops involved in protecting the Obama narrative regarding Al-Qaeda and general conditions in the Middle East are being eaten alive by documentary evidence and first hand testimony. And there is clearly much, much more to come.
The more you try to speak of it as if it were an established "scandal" the more you humor us all. Obama is "toast" huh? According to whom? Hell even cinepro admits you folks should drop the nonsense and move on.
Several defenseless Americans were left to die at all events to protect the derrière of a bumbling, narcissistic amateur with a phantasmic left-wing worldview immune to facts, history, or logical argument while military assets well within reach were told multiple times to do nothing.
There is no conspiracy theory, only empirical documentation and the testimony of those who were there.
Get over it.
Or don't.
Re: Fox Deceptively Edits Obama Remarks
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 2:20 pm
by _subgenius
is KG upset because this was an already established tactic used by MSNBC on multiple occasions?
imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
Re: Fox Deceptively Edits Obama Remarks
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 2:44 pm
by _Res Ipsa
subgenius wrote:is KG upset because this was an already established tactic used by MSNBC on multiple occasions?
imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
Once again the self-appointed board logician trips over his own feet. Name your logical fallacy, subgenius. I know you can do it.
Re: Fox Deceptively Edits Obama Remarks
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 3:29 pm
by _Kevin Graham
There is no conspiracy theory, only empirical documentation and the testimony of those who were there.
The testimony did nothing but refute several idiotic theories on the Right. If you think otherwise, then explain what it is you think these testimonies showed? You can't, because you don't know. All you know
Get over it.
We're not the ones dragging this out and posting relentlessly about it as if it is a big deal. You are. Everything you guys have been hoping would reveal a smoking gun, has fallen through the cracks. First your special witnesses proved to be not so special after all, and now those secret emails are released proving that these conspiracy theories were based on only previous "summaries" of those emails, taken out of context.
You folks on the Right look more idiotic than ever. At least some folks have the sense to know when they've lost on this issue (i.e. cinepro).
Re: Fox Deceptively Edits Obama Remarks
Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 3:10 am
by _Tarski
Droopy wrote:
facts and evidence
Kolob, golden plates, seer stones, wandering 3 Nephites, fake egyptian, flaming swords commanding hanky panky
Yup, you are
all about facts and evidence. LOL
Yes, I heard Santa and his elves refuted it.
Santa, elves, flying saucers, bigfot, Kolob, golden plates, seer stones, wandering 3 Nephites, fake egyptian, flaming swords commanding hanky panky
You are a towering intellect who sticks to empirical evidence and facts right?
Or could it be that your politics is just as phantasmagorical as your religion?
Re: Fox Deceptively Edits Obama Remarks
Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 11:40 am
by _Kevin Graham
Kolob, golden plates, seer stones, wandering 3 Nephites, fake egyptian, flaming swords commanding hanky panky
Yup, you are all about facts and evidence. LOL
At some point you just have to wonder if folks like ldsfaqs, bcspace and Loran are just anti-Mormons trying to make the Church look bad.