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Fox Host Urges Republicans To Boycott WH Easter Egg Roll

Posted by Brian -4pc on March 23, 2013 · Flag

Fox News’ “objective” host Bill Hemmer didn’t just regurgitate Republican talking points yesterday. He came up with his own strategy for Republicans that he then pushed on Karl Rove: “I tell you what Republicans should do: they should boycott the Easter Egg roll on the first of April.”

It was one of several passes at urging Rove to adopt the suggestion. Hemmer's full statement this time was: “I tell you what Republicans should do, they should boycott the Easter Egg roll on the first of April. As silly as that may sound, say we’re not going to go.”

Rove initially disagreed. But Hemmer strenuously argued the point.

Finally, Rove said, “I think a better thing would be to have an oversight hearing to say, ‘Really Secretary Napolitano? You couldn’t find $74,000 a week that you could have for White House tours? What about cancelling this? What about the waste in this? What about doing this? What about that?’ …They could’ve found ways within the Homeland Security department budget to pay the overtime for Secret Service to handle the White House tours.”

Rove never really adopted Hemmer's boycott strategy. But Hemmer was so insistent, he missed the point. He said to Rove, “So you don’t disagree with that point then? You wonder if there could be a boycott saying, you know, this is not right.”

In response to accusations of bias, Fox contends that much of its programming  - including Bill Hemmer’s America’s Newsroom show which airs from 9- 11 a.m. during the week - is “objective” news. It would be fascinating to hear them explain how this is objective news.

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Ray Michaels commented 2013-03-24 07:39:49 -0400 · Flag
Yes, well little kids can’t vote so he firgured okay to Boycott the Easter Bunny! What a wingnut! Just give one more reason to label conservatives nut cases now by attacking Easter Bunny? Must be the war on Easdter Bunny launched by their own side! So many holiday wars glad to see consrvatives fi nally taking credit for this one! LMAO!!!!!!!!!!! :-)
Joseph West commented 2013-03-23 13:49:20 -0400 · Flag
Yes, because nothing says “Republican” like “punishing the kids for political motives.” I’d love for a kid who received an invitation to the Easter Egg Roll to ask mom/dad why he couldn’t go? “Well, I’m a Republican and I hate Obama and his out-of-control spending which led to the sequester and shutting down tours of the White House, so you can’t go hunt Easter eggs. Any questions?” Of course, the kid—being a typical kid—would then ask “Yes. Why can’t I go hunt Easter eggs?” (And if this were a typical sitcom kid, it would go something like this: “Yes. Two in fact. First, why can’t I go hunt Easter eggs? And two, why are you such a douchebag?”)
truman commented 2013-03-23 12:46:50 -0400 · Flag
Some say that Hemmer is a closet teabagger when he’s not pretending to be an objective newsman.
Gooch X commented 2013-03-23 12:21:02 -0400 · Flag
Republicans should boycott everything. Seriously…just stay home.
Lakeview Greg commented 2013-03-23 12:18:03 -0400 · Flag
Hemmer is eggsasperating.
Dadeo commented 2013-03-23 12:15:46 -0400 · Flag
Eggheads boycotting the Easter egg hunt, now that’s objective news.
Anne-claire Souza commented 2013-03-23 11:53:28 -0400 · Flag
Go ahead ,boycott nobody cares and you won’t be missed.Republicans perpetual juveniles.
NewsHounds posted about Fox Host Urges Republicans To Boycott WH Easter Egg Roll on NewsHounds' Facebook page 2013-03-23 11:46:49 -0400
Fox needs to explain how this is "objective" news.








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