Fox's attack on Obama's oil spill response rests on falsehoods

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Fox's attack on Obama's oil spill response rests on falsehoods

May 28, 2010 12:01 pm ET

Fox & Friends guest hosts falsely suggested that there was a "lack of cleanup going on" in the Gulf Coast oil spill and falsely suggested Louisiana's barrier plan had been ignored. In fact, cleanup of the oil spill has been ongoing for more than a month, and the Army Corps of Engineers responded to the barrier plan -- the effectiveness of which is being questioned -- and raised concerns that it would push oil into Mississippi.

Fox & Friends attacks Obama's oil spill response with falsehoods
Fox & Friends attacks Obama's response to spill by falsely suggesting there has been a "lack of cleanup." On the May 28 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, guest host Dave Briggs claimed the president "should be taking some accountability for the lack of cleanup going on." Co-guest host Clayton Morris added: "We all know that it's BP's fault. I mean, there's no discounting that. But what's at blame now is the cleanup process and the government's reaction to it."

Fox & Friends accuses Obama administration of ignoring Louisiana's request for resources by falsely suggesting it hasn't responded to the state's barrier plan. Briggs also suggested that the administration is ignoring Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's request for resources, saying, "The people in Louisiana are saying, hey, we want you to give us some resources. We've been asking for them for weeks and not getting them." Co-guest host Alisyn Camerota later added: "Thirty-eight days. I mean, had they done anything -- just try anything, even if it didn't work. We've seen other examples here on the show, even, of people with little gadgets, little ideas for sponges, for hairnets -- for anything. Bobby Jindal has been down there saying, just help me build some barrier islands -- man-made barrier islands to keep it from coming ashore. Anything that could have been done in the past 38 days."

In fact, there have been significant cleanup efforts ongoing for more than a month

[tularetom]

1. "Guest host"? "Co-guest host"? WTF is this the Fox second string?

How far down the food chain to they have to reach to find someone dumber than the usual morans who appear on that show?

And speaking of "Bobby" Jindal, it's awfully hard for me to have any respect for somebody who named himself after a character on the Brady Bunch.

[iamjoy]

2. How Much Money Has LA Gotten

To my understanding, the federal government has given the state of Louisiana a big chunck of money and most of those funds are unspent. I don't have the documentation for that right now...

But because Governor Jindal's one big idea was rejected, he chooses to pout and act like nothing is being done.

[tammywammy]

3. BP gave them $25M, but Jindal has only dolled out $3M so far. n/t

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. Why not send Fox viewers down. The suck up crap and beg for more.

Idiot network.