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UCmeNdc

(9,600 posts)
Thu May 8, 2014, 09:45 AM May 2014

Stephen Colbert ridicules Fox News’s latest hilariously uninformed Benghazi conspiracy

“If you follow the news,” he began, “you know that Benghazi has been blowing up again because of a scandalous new memo linking the Obama Administration directly to things said by members of the Obama Administration.”

“Fox News’s The Five‘s Eric Bolling,” Colbert continued, “has an iron-clad explanation for why they did whatever it is we’re accusing them of having done after the Benghazi attack.”

He then cuts to Bolling, who is saying “that there’s one more piece to this. Don’t forget that [Benghazi] was prior — prior — to Osama bin Laden being taken down, and the thought was, the discussion was, ‘Is President Obama, going into the reelection, soft on terror or not?’”

Bolling then interrupts himself, as an off-screen producers informs him of something: “What, it was after?”

“Yes, much after,” Dana Perino can be heard saying.

“My bad,” Bolling said, “I take it back.”

“But a great point, if it were true,” Perino added.

“Yes,” Colbert replied, “that’s undeniable. A great point, and a fantastic new motto: ‘Fox News: Fair and Balanced. A Great Point If It Were True.”

He then “wagged his finger” at Dana Perino for informing Bolling that he was wrong. “He was pulling a passionate, heart-felt conspiracy theory straight out of his ass.



http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/05/08/stephen-colbert-ridicules-fox-newss-latest-hilariously-uninformed-benghazi-conspiracy/

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Stephen Colbert ridicules Fox News’s latest hilariously uninformed Benghazi conspiracy (Original Post) UCmeNdc May 2014 OP
"Fox News: A Great Point If It Were True.” Scuba May 2014 #1
It's catchy. Baitball Blogger May 2014 #3
That's such a great motto for Fox, I hope it goes mainstream. BootinUp May 2014 #2
This reminds me of Frances Townsend (W Admin) underpants May 2014 #4
wow…..I hadn't heard that before... dhill926 May 2014 #5
An all time fave like the Kyl re-statement mentioned below underpants May 2014 #10
Who was it...after making an error-ridden proclamation, his office justified it by wiggs May 2014 #6
John Kyl Chellee May 2014 #8
Stephan was in great form Gothmog May 2014 #7
And how many times has Faux News re-invented/re-created "the truth" without being called on it?? hue May 2014 #9

underpants

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4. This reminds me of Frances Townsend (W Admin)
Thu May 8, 2014, 10:59 AM
May 2014

Here’s the quote they used, citing CNN’s White House correspondent Ed Henry questioning Frances Fragos Townsend:

HENRY: You know, going back to September 2001, the president said, dead or alive, we’re going to get him. Still don’t have him. I know you are saying there’s successes on the war on terror, and there have been. That’s a failure.

TOWNSEND: Well, I’m not sure — it’s a success that hasn’t occurred yet. I don’t know that I view that as a failure.

wiggs

(7,812 posts)
6. Who was it...after making an error-ridden proclamation, his office justified it by
Thu May 8, 2014, 12:01 PM
May 2014

saying that it 'wasn't intended as a factual statement?' 2012 presidential race? Perry?

The classics just keep coming. If only people were paying attention.

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