Faux News: Is Obama rooting for higher gas prices?

[sabra]

http://www.newshounds.us/2008/05/27/fox_sends_a_lie_about_barack_obama_out_into_the_ether.php



Eight minutes into his show today (May 27, 2008), Neil Cavuto (the anchor of Fox's "premiere business news" show) returned from a break and immediately went to a clip of Barack Obama saying, "People are changing their behavior and we're seeing a slump in the sales of SUV's and big trucks and a drastic spike in cars, both medium size and small."

The camera returned to Cavuto who said, "Well, Barack Obama finding the sunny side of these high gas prices, is he actually rooting for them too?"

Cavuto then introduced Mike Papantonio, who was identified as a radio talk show host and an Obama supporter. Launching the discussion, Cavuto began with, "What I got out of Obama's comments recently, including these most recent on energy, is that this is a constructive development. Higher prices might compel auto makers to make more fuel efficient cars but that's kind of the environmentalists' rant, that this will teach us a lesson and even if you're driving 50, 60 miles a day, it's going to be a pain in the butt but it's for your betterment. I just think that's condescending."

With that, Cavuto went on and on (andon) about the need to drill — the argument he's been stuck on for months now though he softens it by saying that we need to include all possible sources. Papantonio argued for weaning ourselves from oil dependence altogether, citing Denmark and Iceland as examples of countries that began that journey in the l970's and are now energy independent. It was the same discussion you've heard a hundred times.

[Teaser]

1. I crap smarter than Neil Cavuto

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[marmar]

2. Am I the only one who thinks Cavuto looks like Porky Pig?

Anyway, Pap is way too smart for that knuckle-dragger.

[Andy823]

5. More like

The "back" side of Porky Pig! :evilgrin:

[Vickers]

3. I think he knows that Idiot George is the only cheerleader currently

on the American political scene.

[BeyondGeography]

4. Don't all Muslims?

[Uncle Joe]

6. Is FOX "News" rooting for global warming climate change?

Is FOX "News" rooting for the *record number of tornadoes this year in locations that rarely see them?


* While this year's tornadoes aren't directly tied to global warming climate change, global warming climate change must be having an effect on severe weather of all types.

[burythehatchet]

7. Is Cavuto's mother a whore?

I don't know, I'm asking.

[yardwork]

9. Some people say...

[Binka]

14. As far as I know.......

[Greyskye]

8. The Daily Show nailed this months ago

They had a whole bit on Fox and their faux 'questions' like this. Wish I remembered what they called that bit - it's worth revisiting at this point. :eyes:

[jesus_of_suburbia]

13. I saw one on Youtube where Cavuto asked, "Is George Bush the best President Ever?"

Is that the one you are talking about? Cavuto is disgusting.

[Greyskye]

15. Possibly.

The bit highlighted at least a dozen instances of Fox using this 'question' technique to get all-out lies and distortions out into the public eye. Stewart did a good job on calling them on this bullshit tactic.

[madinmaryland]

10. When you think Faux can't get any more stupid, they go and do it again!!

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

11. Does Neil Cavuto molest sheep?

I have never heard him deny doing so.

[Initech]

12. Wow, how did I ever guess it was the corporate ass-kisser extrodinaire?