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Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)
Mon Jan 30, 2012, 10:01 PM Jan 2012

The Five Explodes Over Allen West’s ‘Get The Hell Out Of The United States’ Comment


VIDEO here: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/the-five-explodes-over-rep-allen-wests-get-the-hell-out-of-the-united-states%E2%80%99-comment/


On Fox News’ The Five, co-host Bob Beckel (DEMOCRAT) has a usual batch of ways in which he shows how angry he is about a subject. There’s “Muffled Curse Words” Beckel, where he lets the audience know what he really thinks by saying the beginnings (and just that) of all sorts of fun words. And there’s “Silent, Arms Folded” Beckel, my personal favorite, who gets so upset about a subject he refuses to even talk about it. Whatever the case, he usually seems like he’s mostly joking around. Today though, we saw a new color of angry from Beckel; a genuine, righteous anger. The target of his rage was Rep. Allen West who, this weekend, argued the incredibly well thought out and intelligent proposal that President Obama and the rest of the Democratic leaders should “get the hell out of the United States of America.” ... SNIP ...
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The Five Explodes Over Allen West’s ‘Get The Hell Out Of The United States’ Comment (Original Post) Tx4obama Jan 2012 OP
He'll make some lame non-apology apology bluestateguy Jan 2012 #1
They make Beckel come back out at the end to "clarify" JohnnyRingo Jan 2012 #2
Another Alan Colmes, huh? Always ready to show his belly and beg for mercy. freshwest Jan 2012 #3

bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)
1. He'll make some lame non-apology apology
Mon Jan 30, 2012, 10:03 PM
Jan 2012

which ultimately redirects the blame all back to the liberals anyway, and then we'll be expected to forget all about it.

JohnnyRingo

(18,628 posts)
2. They make Beckel come back out at the end to "clarify"
Mon Jan 30, 2012, 11:05 PM
Jan 2012

To say that, while West was wrong, both sides have people on the fringe.

Now that's why they call Fox News "fair and balanced".
...Except Fox would never ever make a Republican do that.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
3. Another Alan Colmes, huh? Always ready to show his belly and beg for mercy.
Tue Jan 31, 2012, 02:37 AM
Jan 2012

If Fox Noise wanted to be 'fair or balanced,' they'd hire Olbermann. He has the same level of outraged stubbornness as their reichwing blow hards.

They only put on wussies to make liberals look as if they're ashamed of themselves. They always hire 'so-called' liberals that act as if they suffer from battered spouse syndrome.

If they refuse to play that role, they get their mikes cut off while their bullies, which are by far the bulk of Fox punditry, foam at the mouth and they can't respond.

It's all about the psychological manipulation of their viewers who don't know they're being played because the appropriate dog are used whistles to keep them heeled.

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