FOX Choreographs New Obama Attack Over Nothing

[democracy1st]

Megan Kelly told viewers, 5/27/08, it was a FOX exclusive claiming that a comment Barack Obama made about the Holocaust could turn out to be his "snipergate". Terry Holt joined with Bill Hemmer for the actual report trying to spin Obama's simple error into a major political event. Hemmer opined gravely that it was the " kind of thing to stop Obama from getting the White House".


While trying to make a point about better care for vets coming home with emotional issues, Obama told a story about his Uncle who was part of the first troops to liberate Aushwitz and when he arrived home he retreated emotionally for six months.

So what was the major crime that could cost him the White House? It turns out that it was his "Great Uncle" not Uncle and it was Buchenwald instead of Aushwitz. However, before Hemmer revealed the insignificance of the mistake, he encouraged Holt to rip up Obama by acting as if it was a major lie.

Hemmer asked Holt, " Why do they fall into these traps?" Holt compared Obama to Gore saying Gore lost the election because of his exaggerations. Of course he brought up the old " invented the internet" garbage complaining that "politicians make things up". He declared, "This could disqualify him."

Regina Calcaterra reminded Holt that Gore didn't lose and the election was decided by the Supreme Court. Holt responded with a snide chuckle noting that Democrats can't let that go.

Hemmer decided that he should tell the whole story and acknowledged that Obama's family had released a statement declaring their pride for his Great Uncle who had been at Buchenwald liberating survivors.Holt continued to paint Obama as a liar ignoring Calcaterra's claims that it wasn't a "fabrication."

http://www.newshounds.us/2008/05/27/fox_choreographs_new_obama_attack_over_nothing.php#more

[FrenchieCat]

1. Same folks who were justifying Hillary's assassination as a political timeline comment

yesterday.

They are so fucking afraid.

[cliffordu]

6. They are terrified, Frenchiecat - and the more afraid they get

the more astonishingly stupid their stuff is going to get...

This is going to get really stupid before it's over.

[cbc5g]

2. I saw that segment with Kelly and Hemmer

It was rather pathetic but it appeared Hemmer still had a small shred of nonbiased reporting in him. The Dark Side hasn't sucked it all out of him yet.

Needless to say, FAUX will jump on anything and everything that may hurt Obama

[Eurobabe]

3. Just read this NON-STORY from AP on yahoo

must be a slow news day. :eyes:

Suggest FAUX tamper down it's FAUX outrage and look at a REAL story like the lead headline in WAPO

Ex-Press Aide Writes That Bush Misled U.S. on Iraq

[joeglow3]

4. In all fairness

No American troops liberated Aushwitz (if I remember my military history class correctly). It was the Soviets who did:

http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/focus/auschwitz/

Is Obama's Great Uncle a Soviet Vet? Or, did US troops help out?

[FrenchieCat]

7. Are you late, or just tardy?

:wtf:

[joeglow3]

8. I just clicked on this link first

and now see about 100 of them on this topic. So, DID US troops participate in the liberation? It has been about 6 years since my college days, so I could be completely off base here.

Either way, not a significant issue and it has NO traction.

[mckeown1128]

12. No they didn't... nt

[woolldog]

9. It wasn't Aushwitz that his uncle liberated, but another concentration camp

Buchenwald or something or other. He made a mistake on the name of the deathcamp.

[joeglow3]

11. Okay. So I am not losing it.

Who gives a shit then? One camp or another, the point of the story is the same.

[Whalestoe]

14. Exactly.

Especially since the point he was making was to take care of our veterans when they come home from war.

[bhikkhu]

26. The point was actually about PSTD, a big veteran's issue right now

That's what Obama mentioned his great uncle to illustrate.

Not that any of he media really gives a crap...

[emilyg]

29. 500 miles apart.

[emilyg]

28. You are correct.

[Triana]

5. Fox "news" = maggots. n/t

[NanceGreggs]

10. I see this as good news ...

We all know how badly the GOP wanted to go against Hillary, being the more beatable candidate.

The fact is that if they are reduced to trotting out this kind of BS when Obama is this close to the official nomination, they obviously have nothing else.

[FrenchieCat]

15. They got nothin'

[NanceGreggs]

19. Precisely.

And they've just publicly announced the fact that they have nuthin'.

[cliffordu]

21. Loudly and stupidly, too....

:rofl:

[TLM]

13. From FOX news directly to DU, via Hillary followers.

Those talking points made it from FOX to the spew crew in record time.

[Skittles]

20. honestly, don't even go there

I've seen non-stop repuke talking posts about Hillary on DU - that, and the latest nonsense about Obama, are ALL DISGUSTING :puke:

[TLM]

22. REally... so Rush and Scaife backed Obama?

Oh... no wait, they both back Hillary.

[Skittles]

27. you sound like a fucking repuke n/t

[mac2]

16. If he can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.

Hasn't he learned to look up the facts before he tells it? The media jumps all over lies.

[FrenchieCat]

17. It's the fucking toilet........

you should know.

[mac2]

18. Nice eh?

[democracy1st]

31. John McCain is waiting on your vote LOL

[NotThisTime]

23. And if she (Clinton) can't stand the heat she ought to get out of the kitchen

yet all you hear is the whining and their own victimization being played out for good drama... PLEASE.... come up with something else.

[msallied]

24. yeah, because only an IDIOT would confuse Auschwitz and Buchenwald.

I mean, the Jews at Auschwitz were predominantly gassed while at Buchenwald they were merely starved to death. Anyone would know THAT! Obama is such an idiot for mixing the two up!

[democracy1st]

30. LOL John McCain is waiting for your vote

[msallied]

34. I forgot my sarcasm tag. But I figured it would be obvious enough. Jeez.

[Swamp Rat]

25. This helps Obama

Thank you FUX Noise. :)

[Warren DeMontague]

32. Get it STRAIGHT, MAN! Auschwitz is where Cheney wore his snow-blower outfit to the solemn ceremony.

C'mon!

[ruby slippers]

33. oy, it must be embarrassing to be a Republican right now......