Maybe they really do think Obama is king of the world and responsible for everything in every country.

Projection mj. And when they all get around to blame Obama for what the constituents in another country do, it will be fun to watch the anti-logic. I hope Hillary is watching. I’m pretty sure the Clinton’s will know how to roll with boneheads crashing the stock market.

So basically, Fox is blaming President Obama for something they said was a great idea.

There has to be a psychological term for that . . .

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Some observations in reference to the comments.

Heard in business news Scotland and Ireland might seek to exit the UK to get back in the EU. Speculation but from real business news, not bulls—t FBN.

“NewsHour” and NBC evening news covered Trump in Scotland where he’s absolutely hated. Don’t expect FOX to expose its viewers to the many Scottish protesters unless they can find a way to blame Obama and Hillary.

I think it was NPR this morning who noted the EU wants Britain out quicker than the 2 years often quoted (from Article 50?). Evidence the EU is pissed so don’t expect favorable trade deals defeating the purpose and advantages of membership.

Under Hillary Briton might get a decent trade deal but they’re only ~5% of our trade. The EU is Briton’s huge trading partner. Oh, whoops Boris Johnson. Your bigotry may come with a high price tag.

Under Donald ‘High Tariff’ Trump? Well, keep the happy thoughts Briton but….

All this upheaval to keep [what’s left of] the UK white.

John McKee it took a little searching on Google to understand your anglophilia. The state of California elected an overpaid bodybuilder who sometimes acted to the governor’s mansion. Several times. Maybe we better take the orange blowhard as more of a threat.

Wouldn’t surprise me if Scotland had another referendum on independence. Scotland is like California. Paying out more taxes than benefits received.

The idiot Cameron only promised the referendum to cut the ground from under Nigel Farage and his nasty UK Independence racists, thinking that the people would never actually vote to leave. Now he’s lost his job to the horrible Boris, incidentally another toffee-nosed old Etonian.

The Brits will find it tough going getting favourable treatment from the individual countries – the EU will circle the wagons and try to make an example of them to discourage anyone else who fancies defecting.

Watched FOX at lunch line up one right-winger after another to spin the narrative Brexit is a huge win for the UK.

Meanwhile, NPR points out expect a rise in Scotland and Northern Ireland the cry for a referendum to exit the UK. Not to mention other than the economist FOX dredged up from the right-wing Heritage Foundation, haven’t heard anything but economists questioning the wisdom of Brexit.

Are these people forgetting that, not too long ago, the people of the UK petitioned to ban tRump from even visiting the country because they believed he promoted hate speech?

News Fox won’t tell us:

Trump gave a speech in Scotland yesterday in which he congratulated them on their desire to exit the EU. I guess he was a bit premature, today its reported that Scotland voted overwhelmingly to remain in the EU. Apparently Scotland rejects Trump, overwhelmingly.

The Dow melted down right out of the gate but it seems to be rebounding. Actually, in the long run, if the EU were to unravel, American businesses would be more prosperous. The strictly domestic businesses, those with stronger international concerns, not so much.

The younger UK voters were pissed at the outcome.

It’s gonna be a long day.

Kevin,

You’re right. Last night CNN interviewed a reporter in Britain and it’s pretty clear every indicator was the populace edged towards remaining in the EU. The one thing in favor if Brexit was that demographic was far more energized and motivated to vote.

Conservatives here have been whipped up into a lather by FOX News and talk radio for roughly 20 years. All it took here and elsewhere is a prolonged recession squeezing the middle class to bring out the inner Archie Bunker in many voters.

Western developed economies are all struggling against emerging, cheap labor economies like China. NPR and NBC “Today” pointed out the trend in much of the rest of the EU is for right-wing nationalist to play the same nativist, ’we’re the greatest brought down by foreigners’ bulls—t Trump is peddling. It’s likely Britain’s referendum won’t be the last as said nationalists are trying to get them going in many EU nations.

Will Trump win here? Scares the s—t out of me! Seriously. Hillary doesn’t get it, IMHO, and her campaign is pathetic. Pandering to liberal constituencies and the same stale Democratic talking point checklist totally ignoring the sentiments of our times. Now that Trump has a competent campaign manager in control it’s turning around.

However, one positive thing about the Brexit is it’s bound to fail. While the deterioration will be long-term, hopefully there will be enough of a stench like the sterling pound dropping ~10% today to give Americans pause to go the same nativist route.

NPR pointed out Boris Johnson, the Trump clone British nativist bigot behind Brexit, attacked Obama as “the part-Kenyan president." Maybe he can help prove The Donald’s Birther theories.

They also pointed out the voter demographic behind Brexit is the exact Archie Bunker types having a love affair with nativist The Donald. They’re blue color, poorly educated, mostly rural, and white. They find solace in their personal failure when they’re told the nativist rubbish they’re inherently the greatest because they’re [white] Britons and it’s those scary inferior foreigners who are threatening their future and holding them back.

The Der Furor’s [and Johnson’s] rhetoric sounds a bit like Der Führer’s German Aryan ‘master race’ bulls—t, eh?

Coincidentally, I watched a bit of nostalgia last night. “West Side Story” was on TMC. Back then it was whites [Polish immigrants?] against the Puerto Ricans. Things never change.

The coverage tonight was clearly intended to push this vote as a big plus for Donald Trump. Over and over again, the anchors and commentators were careful to note this vote as yet another sign that the voters were tired of the establishment. That this was some kind of repeat of 1979 and 1980.

That may well turn out to be true. Ellen is correct to have major concerns here. Dan Rather said about the same last week.

But I note that we’re not the same as the U.K. – we have a much larger and much more diverse electorate. Which has been exactly the problem that Donald Trump faces. I honestly don’t see Trump getting a landslide vote in his favor – not when he has yet to articulate anything coherent in terms of policy or careful thought. Not when he continues to issue ad hominem attacks and when he relies on right wing smear jobs as his fact papers. Not when he’s worked hard to alienate every voting group in this country other than angry white men.

It is true that Donald Trump could win this election. If his people show up and everyone else stays home. So if we have a lesson from the UK, I’d say that it would be: Don’t stay home on Election Day. And I note that the British vote had a high participation rate, where our rates tend to be lower. I urge anyone that cares about what happens this fall to actually take the time and vote.