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Gretchen Carlson Joins The Syria Sour Grapes Club At Fox News

Posted by Ellen -7859.80pc on September 10, 2013 · Flag

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This morning, Gretchen Carlson joined Chris Wallace and Sean Hannity in the Fox News Syria Sour Grapes Club. Instead of expressing any relief that a military confrontation over Syria’s chemical weapons might have just been avoided, Carlson seemed more determined to make sure that President Obama didn’t get any credit.

As a Reuters article laid out, there are grounds for skepticism and concern that the proposed deal - to put Syria's chemical weapons under international control - may not work. For example, this could be a Syrian stalling tactic against international intervention as Bashar al-Assad's government forces launch new, deadly offensives against the rebels. The article also notes, “Whether inspectors can neutralize chemical weapons dumps while war rages in Syria remains open to question.”

But Carlson more or less pronounced the entire effort a failure as she sneered to Democratic guest Joe Manchin, “They say they’re going to do it but, come on, can we really trust Syria to do that?”

Manchin replied, “I’m not saying that we trust Syria. …We have to reach out to the international community. The Chemical Weapons Commission has 191 countries that are co-signers. So why not use that force of the international community to put the pressure on? Don’t just let Russia or count on Russia taking the lead.”

So Carlson took another swipe at Fox News Enemy In Chief, President Obama:

Well, and a lot of people are wondering that today. Did we hand the ball to Russia on this?

…It looks like (Obama) was going to get a big fat no from Congress on this vote and now he’s been given a lifeline by a supposed gaffe by his secretary of state. How do you see it?

Manchin told Carlson, “…This can’t be made political and shouldn’t be partisan right now. …Put America first. Put our politics to the side.”

But he ought to know that political partisanship is Job #1 at Fox News.

Well, the Christmas holiday season is coming up. Maybe Carlson gets a smaller bonus if Obama’s approval ratings go too high.

Video via Media Matters.

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Wayne Goveia commented 2013-09-11 12:35:29 -0400 · Flag
SInce Palin can see Russia from her house does that mean Putin is eligible to be President?
Joseph West commented 2013-09-11 01:19:30 -0400 · Flag
Ironic, ain’t it? The right-wingers have been calling Obama a Marxist for the last 5 years, and who is FoxNoise giving mad props and major hugs to? The REAL Marxist, Vladimir Putin.

(Okay. I’m not really sure if Putin is still a Marxist/Communist but he sure does like acting like the Soviet dictators of the 20th century. All right. The Soviet dictators were basically acting like the previous authoritarian tsars—just coming from the other end of the political spectrum.)
Kent Brockman commented 2013-09-10 20:13:35 -0400 · Flag
A short cruise thru RW Utuberville can uncover masses of videos extolling the ‘virtues’ of Putin while slamming the POTUS, with lots of viewer support. Comminizum is The New Black in RW CrazyLand. Jokes on them on so many levels.
truman commented 2013-09-10 19:59:47 -0400 · Flag
@aria prescott. With the great PR that Fux Noise is slobbering on Putin, how about a Repug Presidential ticket of Paul & Putin in 2016. Or even better, Palin & Putin.
mlp ! commented 2013-09-10 18:36:09 -0400 · Flag
President Obama’s success in this is directly attributable to something George Bush said….or did at some point during his magnificent reign of STOOPIT.
But, actually, as long as we don’t have to start another war, I don’t care if he gets credit. I just hope that Syria relinquishes control of the chemical weapons peacefully.
Lakeview Greg commented 2013-09-10 17:49:07 -0400 · Flag
Holy deer in the headlights, Batman!
Aria Prescott commented 2013-09-10 16:25:34 -0400 · Flag
Why is Fox News so obsessed with who gets the credit in the first place? Oh, yeah… Because they prefer Russia to the US. Not even kidding- They act like Putin is their great white 2016 hope.
LauraJane commented 2013-09-10 15:47:53 -0400 · Flag
Ohh I would so love to wipe that supercilious smirk of her face.
scooter commented 2013-09-10 15:08:31 -0400 · Flag
I’m torn every day trying to decide who is the dumbest of the Fox & Freaks inhabiting curvy couch. Each is a standout of ignorance in their own way.
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Do Fox News hosts lose their holiday bonuses if President Obama's approval ratings go up too high?








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