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Fox News Blames Obama, De Blasio And Sharpton For NYPD Killings

Posted by Ellen -7842.60pc on December 21, 2014 · Flag

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Fox News wasted no time exploiting the terrible news that two New York City police officers had been shot to blame President Obama, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Al Sharpton for supposedly creating the climate that allowed such a crime to happen. This, from the network that encouraged rancher Cliven Bundy's armed standoff with law enforcers. And the network that relentlessly demonized an abortion doctor until he was assassinated.

Not long after Police Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos were reported shot to death by an African American who claimed revenge for the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, Fox News host Jeanine Pirro was ready to make political hay.

Pirro, you may recall, regularly becomes unhinged with hatred toward Obama. So it was hardly a surprise she used this tragedy to continue her jihad.

In this case, Pirro teamed up with “former New York City Commissioner Bernard Kerik.” Pirro must have forgotten to tell the “we report, you decide” network’s audience that Kerik is a convicted felon. In 2010, Kerik was sentenced to 48 months in prison after pleading guilty to tax fraud, lying under oath, and other charges. He had previously pleaded guilty to charges of receiving $165,000 in gifts from a New Jersey construction firm alleged to have ties to organized crime. Funny, Fox host Megyn Kelly forgot to tell her audience about Kerik’s criminal history, too.

Kerik seemed mostly interested in going after de Blasio and Sharpton:

KERIK: In this circumstance, I believe, I personally feel that Mayor de Blasio, Sharpton and others like them, they actually have blood on their hands. They encouraged this behavior. They encouraged protests. These so-called peaceful protests that – where people are standing out there saying, “Kill the cops.” Well, I hope they’re happy. Because they got what they wanted.

…You have to question whether this man, Mayor de Blasio can actually lead this city. You have to question that. You have to wonder how can he lead this city.

But Pirro deliberately made the story about President Obama as well. Even though he had nothing to do with it.

PIRRO: Let’s talk about the president as well. De Blasio and, I think, the President of the United States need to understand that their actions in failing to defend police and criticizing police – saying African American young men are having problems with law enforcement. Well, right now, law enforcement – two officers, executed, are having problems with young African American men. I don’t know who’s talking about this but I’m going to talk about it.

The two of them have undoubtedly created racial tensions that worsens, not betters the situation for law enforcement.

Kerik got with the program.

KERIK: It’s not only the city… Our nation’s police has been called into question by the mayor and other legislators and political figures around this country over the last two months over two incidents!

…They turned this entire country, their entire police service in this country, into racists. And I agree with the federal law enforcement association, the officers, that said if this was handled differently up front, that probably wouldn’t have happened today. Nobody would have the courage to do what they did.

Well, where was the outrage when Sean Hannity was recklessly inflaming tensions and promoting armed insurrection against federal law officers trying to enforce laws rancher Cliven Bundy refused to recognize, much less follow? And why didn’t anyone blame Bill O’Reilly for ratcheting up hate against abortion provider Dr. George Tiller – even after his assassination?

If Fox really cared about safety, it would use its powerful microphone to promote reconciliation and understanding. Instead, it’s doing just the opposite, as it always has.

Watch it below, from the December 20, Justice with Judge Jeanine show.

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doors17 commented 2014-12-21 18:21:05 -0500 · Flag
Let’s not forget how Fox covered the Las Vegas police officers who were killed by two Tea Party members this past Spring. The following is from From News Corpse…

After only one day Fox News has already eliminated coverage of the Tea Party Cop Killers in Las Vegas who went on a murderous rampage Sunday. On Monday, Fox’s primetime programs (Bill O’Reilly, Megyn Kelly, and Sean Hannity) were silent on the subject except for four sentences on Kelly’s show.

On Tuesday morning’s edition of Fox & Friends, the curvy couch potatoes failed to mention Jerad Miller and his wife Amanda. Later, on Happening Now, Fox ignored the story entirely. Outnumbered also declined to report on the Millers.
Steve St John commented 2014-12-21 18:15:14 -0500 · Flag
I’m sure it’s also Clinton’s (both of them), Carter’s, Johnson’s, Kennedy’s, Truman’s, and FDR’s fault as well – not to mention every single Democrat who’s ever held elective office.

I can always count on Fox to blame EVERYTHING on the Democrats.
doors17 commented 2014-12-21 13:43:26 -0500 · Flag
Here’s what the President said…

HONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama says he unconditionally condemns the murder of two police officers shot in broad daylight on Saturday in New York.

Obama says there’s no justification for the slayings. He says police offers risk their own safety to serve and protect their communities and that they deserve the public’s respect and gratitude.

Authorities say that before shooting the officers, the gunman announced online he planned to shoot two “pigs” in retaliation for the police chokehold death of Eric Garner. The gunman later killed himself.

Obama is asking Americans to reject violence and harmful words. He’s encouraging people instead to embrace words that heal, and to seek out prayer and sympathy for the victims’ relatives.
Richard Santalone commented 2014-12-21 13:33:55 -0500 · Flag
@ truman Like VP Joe Biden said so eloquently, when Adolf Giuliani speaks, he uses nothing more than a noun, a verb, and 9/11 — and furthermore, I AM SOMEWHAT ASHAMED to admit that I attended the SAME COLLEGE as Adolf Giuliani (i.e. Manhattan College which is located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, NY)
truman commented 2014-12-21 11:12:20 -0500 · Flag
9/11 Ghouliani is waiting in the wings to relentlessly bash our President and Attorney General. Ghouliani has never encountered a public tragedy that he could not leverage for personal and political gain.
Richard Santalone commented 2014-12-21 08:35:42 -0500 · Flag
Let me say this much: like every law abiding American citizen, I am ABSOLUTELY SHOCKED AND SADDENED by the COLD BLOODED MURDER of NYPD officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu. Yet, at the same time, I would be VERY, VERY SURPRISED if that RACIST AND REDNECKED gunpowder mouth-laden Jeanine Pirro DID NOT FLUNK ELEMENTARY PHYSICS IN SCHOOL, because it’s PAINFULLY OBVIOUS to us THINKING people who post here that she clearly DOES NOT understand (and I seriously doubt she EVER will) that, in the IMMORTAL words of the late Gore Vidal from his eye-opening book “Perpetual War For Perpetual Peace: How We Got To Be So Hated” (I have a copy of this book), HUMAN NATURE IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE FUNDAMENTAL LAW OF PHYSICS:

FOR EVERY ACTION, THERE IS A REACTION!

In the same way, you can only push people (especially Muslims and African Americans) around for so long before they start PUSHING BACK!

’Nuff said.
d d commented 2014-12-21 08:25:28 -0500 · Flag
I’m hearing the same on F&F this morning too. Guiliani and Kerik are scheduled as upcoming guests so no doubt the rest of the show will continue on in the same vein. They are deliberately, deceptively, and inaccurately painting the public comments of Obama, Holder and Sharpton as incitement for violence against the police. And, regarding the message that FOX “news” wants to send to their viewers, it seems very convenient (not to mention dishonest) that Tucker Carlson just can’t seem to recall that Sharpton has indeed called for non-violent protests and action. They keep musing why a guy like Sharpton has a TV show on MSNBC given all the inciting he has done. Too bad none of the talking heads on FOX “news” or other conservative outlets could be bothered to question why BOR has a TV show considering the outrage and hate he incited against Tiller who was also assassinated as retribution.
Erich Pomfret commented 2014-12-21 07:46:30 -0500 · Flag
Although we all can be justifiably disgusted by the Foxies’ exploitation of these horrific killings, my personal loathing starts with NYPD union head Pat Lynch. I would have hoped that his “dis-invite to any funerals” stunt would cease if an actual tragedy were to occur. Instead, he ramped it up a couple of notches. My 30 hard-fought years as a union leader are disrespected by this clown.
Aria Prescott commented 2014-12-21 02:33:03 -0500 · Flag
If McCain or Romney had won the residency, the Fox News line would be that these were isolated incidents, and the government has the situation well in hand. They probably wouldn’t even bother with trying to include Sharpton, other than a few mildly racist barbs.

But, there’s a black Democrat, so…
NewsHounds posted about Fox News Blames Obama, De Blasio And Sharpton For NYPD Killings on NewsHounds' Facebook page 2014-12-21 01:51:12 -0500
If Fox really cared about safety, it would use its powerful microphone to promote calm. Instead, it’s deliberately ratcheting up hate and divisiveness, just as it always has.








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