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Fox News Is Already Blaming Obama For Fox Lake Police Officer Shooting

Posted by Richard 8pc on September 01, 2015 · Flag

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Fox didn’t waste any time calling on Republican politico Dan Bongino to use the latest tragedy of a slain police officer to attack and blame President Obama. UPDATED

It’s understandable that law enforcement personnel are angry whenever a fellow officer is killed but that’s no excuse for any news network to use that antipathy to score political points.

Host Heather Nauert opened the door for Bongino to go after Fox’s favorite targets when she asked about the connection between anti-police rhetoric and crime on the rise in large cities. Fox has been exploiting the tragic killing of a deputy sheriff in Texas to attack #BlackLivesMatter and President Obama.

Nauert noted that the locale of this particular shooting was in a suburb. Nevertheless, she asked Bongino, “But do you see a common thread in these stories?”

I’m sure you won’t be surprise to know that yes, Bongino did. He went for the "attack Obama" option.

BONGINO:  You know Heather I do and It gives me no joy in saying this but I would have proudly given my life for the president of the United States. As a Secret Service agent that was our job. It’s what we do. No one is looking for a pat on the back but the man's been a complete disgrace when it comes to dealing with police officers and it really gives me no joy in saying that. I know people tend to engage in hyperbolic statements here but it’s just the truth.

How many people are going to have to die? How many police officers, before President Obama has that Sister Souljah moment President Clinton had and he comes out and says enough is enough? We can have a respectful conversation, a dialogue in a free society about the role of policing, liberty and values, investigations into use of force incidents. 

But once people cross the line and start marching on a state fair in Minnesota screaming, "Pigs in a blanket, fry 'em like bacon." Where’s the president of the United States here? This a disgrace.

Nauert couldn't have been more supportive of this attack on Obama. She responded, “We do need to say something and lots of law enforcement officers across the country are saying that. We, as the American public, need to stand up and support our law enforcement officers.”

She then noted, "The president of the United States has said something along the lines of, 'This kind of activity is a complete disgrace.' I don’t have the direct quote in front of me.”

FOX couldn't even be bothered to quote Obama’s statement.

Watch the politicizing of tragedy below, from the September 1 The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson, below.

November 3, 2015 update: The death of Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz has been determined to be a suicide.

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No Return commented 2015-09-03 18:19:19 -0400 · Flag
So correct me if I’m wrong but I’m pretty sure democrats are the first to cry the Republicans did this that the other thing whenever someone’s feelings get hurt over whatever he said she said politically correct correct drivel (such as everything is coporate America’s fault that’s why everything sucks as they whine on their Facebook from their ipad) so how is this any different? The difference is someone got killed not denied free benifits.
Anita Hall commented 2015-09-03 09:30:49 -0400 · Flag
Am I mistaken or aren’t 2 of the 3 suspects white? Probably why they chose NOT to discuss the details of this horrific crime but rather ~ focus on one who wasn’t even in the continental U.S. at the time.
Eyes On Fox commented 2015-09-02 08:20:54 -0400 · Flag
I’ve got to hand it to Fox News. The propagandists over at GOP TV can make anything sound like it’s the greatest evil ever – if a Democrat did it.

So I’m listening to Fox News “Fox And Friends” having a major meltdown to the degree I’m worried they’ll stroke out raging against Hillary Clinton on emailgate. Mark Steyn is brought in to call her an idiot and unfit for office. Wait for it…

If I followed these clowns right – hard to tell since Fox News rarely exposes more than 1/2 the story – Hillary’s latest email dump contained one where she was requesting an email be sent to her private, unsecured email server from the classified State Department server. Sounds scary doesn’t it, eh? Wait for it…

Under-reported by GOP TV is the fact there were 2 State Department servers, one classified and one unclassified. They don’t like talking about this since Hillary was getting all her mail from the unclassified one and it’s hard to exploit that to turn emailgate into the worst scandal ever. However, this latest revelation gave “Fox And Fiends… errr… Friends” the opportunity to breech the topic, sans context – don’t overload the fanboys with too much information. Wait for it…

The punch line? The email involved a public statement. Oh yeah, really scary top secret stuff, eh? Irresponsible Hillary – being a person of action – wanted to get on top of it. Unfortunately, the apparently misclassified email couldn’t be sent from the classified server as a matter of technology – which bolsters Hillary’s case (though Fox News would never approach a story from that angle) – so she had to wait until it was transferred over to the unclassified State Department server.

Cue Fox News outrage the biased liberal mainstream media isn’t covering this nothingburger to smear Hillary. ;^)
Ray Michaels commented 2015-09-02 05:48:14 -0400 · Flag
I find it amazing that FOX who has made it their policy 24/7 for the past 7 years to call for and have been an example of total disrespect for the President of the United States NOW demands that police should be respected and that the President is to blame for the disrespect that has now arisen! Respect for ALL is what we need not just for any one person or group. You teach by EXAMPLE and Fox has been a very bad example for the country when it comes to showing respect!
Eyes On Fox commented 2015-09-01 20:11:55 -0400 · Flag
Dylann Roof, the racist Charleston mass murderer, was photographed proudly displaying a “Confederate States of America” tag (obviously not state issued) complete with an assortment of Confederate States of America flags on the front of his Hyundai. He also separately was photographed with a Confederate battle flag. Fox News got a bad case of the vapors when there was a backlash against displaying Dixie’s symbol of rebellion (to be kind). Dare not criticize those pillars of patriotism proudly flying their tribute to Old Dixie on their front porches based on the actions of one madman!

“Pigs in a blanket” was a Ferguson chant. It was used by Ismaaiyl Brinsley, a mentally unstable man with a history of violence, who murdered 2 cops. It’s a nasty, distasteful reference. I get why #BlackLivesMatter would express their contempt for police since a history of injustice at the hands of police is at the heart of their movement.

However, hopefully lesson learned and the reference is permanently dropped. If for no other reason, an influential propaganda factory like GOP TV will single out the 30 seconds #BlackLivesMatter shouted that chant to negate the hours of peaceful protest and every #BlackLivesMatter peaceful protest until the end of time.

Is Fox News a pack of hypocrites? Certainly, I’ve made the case but hypocrisy is the mother’s milk of conservatives. Make Fox News work hard to convince America of their bigoted reality.
Brian McGill commented 2015-09-01 19:27:29 -0400 · Flag
Then Fox news is guilty of those two cops shot eating lunch in Las Vegas by those 2 Teapartiers from the Bundypalooza that Fox news put on.
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