Fox News Bans Guest Analyst Who Said Torture 'Worked' on John McCain

[DonViejo]

by Ken Meyer | 7:41 am, May 11th, 2018

A spokesperson for Fox News said they have banished the guest who said torture “worked” on Sen. John McCain, calling him a “songbird” for his five years spent a prisoner of war in Vietnam.

Air Force veteran and former military analyst Thomas McInerney caused massive outrage yesterday for his interview on Fox Business Network where he bashed McCain for his opposition to Gina Haspel‘s nomination as CIA Director. McCain opposes Haspel because of her history overseeing the use of enhanced interrogation techniques, and when McInerney spoke to Charles Payne about this, he bashed the Arizona senator.

“The fact is John McCain — [torture] worked on John. That’s why they call him ‘Songbird John.’ The fact is those methods can work, and they are effective,” McInerney said.

Payne didn’t challenge McInerney’s remarks during the interview, but he later claimed in a public statement that a producer was talking in his ear, so he couldn’t hear the objectionable comments while they were being made. The Fox host has also offered an apology to the McCain family.

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[Cha]

1. Good! Too wretched even

for fuxnoise.

[gratuitous]

2. We'll see how long that lasts after we invade Iran

McInerney will be back on Fox by the middle of 2019, probably sooner.

[rurallib]

3. they probably have ten more lined up to say something similar

in a more pleasant way.

They are only sorry when they get caught

[Pope George Ringo II]

4. McInerney has a long history as a charming fellow

Remember all the lovely things he said about Wesley Clark?

[Tarc]

5. I call BS on "a producer was talking in his ear, so he couldn't hear the objectionable comment"

This is how Fox News issues the non-apology apology while not pissing off their white, male whackadoo target audience. Most viewers are only going to see this story in the context of the on-air interview, where they saw this McInerney asshat give his reprehensible spiel, and the host just nods along and doesn't challenge it.

Fox releases this statement which most of the viewers will never see or hear about, nor will they be likely to notice McInerney's "banishment", and he'll surely still appear on the Breitbarts and Alex Jones shows.

[oberliner]

6. Hannity has said far worse

They should ban him.

[randr]

7. US military brass need to take action and strip the sob of all rank and honors

[Mariana]

8. For exercising his freedom of speech? nt.

[randr]

11. He can say any hair brained thing that comes to his tiny little mind

Our military leaders should not allow him to do so as if he is representative or our fighting forces.
He may be exercising his freedom of speech but he is dishonoring our nation at the same time and that should be acknowledged.

[Mariana]

12. He is not a representative of our fighting forces.

He isn't pretending to be. He's just an asshole who's also a veteran.

[randr]

13. Until the top brass demote him

He is representing our military

[Mariana]

14. You know, I'm a veteran.

Should they "demote" me because I've publicly demonstrated against the current Commander in Chief? Was I representing our military when I did that?

This asshole is retired from the military. He doesn't represent them and he doesn't pretend to. He goes on TV in civilian clothes and is giving his own personal repugnant opinions. That is his right.

[randr]

16. Point taken n understood

I wish when he is spoken of or introduced they would drop the service stuff

[Hugin]

9. They'll ban him until they don't.

It's what they always do.

[Turbineguy]

10. Banned?

More like a 3 day suspension until the next outrage overtakes this one.

[Hekate]

15. Too late. FOX reeks.