Now and Again
The baronesses from Outfoxed show how just one little word can change
truth into falsehood. Updated!
The newshounds (another fine product from the Outfoxed mob) today
decided to “report” on Fox & Friends; judy is
the lucky dog who got the chance to showcase the high standards of accuracy
that the hounds are noted for:
First off, right-wing radio talk show host Mike Gallagher claimed that the U.S. "did a great and noble thing" in Iraq and that we knew from the beginning that it was "never going to be easy." Oh yeah?
Actually, first off (since the pups apparently define "first off" as what happened at 7:53 am) was left-wing Democratic strategist Diedre Levine, who was paired with Gallagher. How did the pooches overlook that? It’s no accident, it’s part of their modus operandi: don’t mention Democrat guests and that will make the program look biased (a trick the curs learned from their Outfoxed masters).
Then Lauren Green announced that a special task force is now looking for Zarqawi. If that's news, things are really bad. A special task force should have been looking for Zarqawi for months.
GREEN: Sources tell Fox a special task force is searching Iraq for terror leader Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi. The task force 626 includes members of the CIA as well as special ops troops from the Army and Navy.
Note how judy inserts the word “now” to imply that the task force has just been created; the only purpose is so she can follow up with her “clever” snarks. Green’s report made no mention of when the task force began its work. Subtle, but keep it in mind. We shall return to this theme shortly.
Bush's Friends next brought in Dennis Ross, a former ambassador with experience in the Middle East and a Fox News analyst. Ross failed to play the lap dog role expected of Fox News analysts.
Dennis Ross was Special Middle East Coordinator under President Clinton, who awarded him the Presidential medal for “Distinguished Federal Civilian Service”. Why would the pups assume he was to be a lapdog? Because They Say So!
After Gingrich, Bush's Friends went to a break with video of a car burning in Iraq. Noting that video, Kilmeade quickly said, "But there are 15 other provinces where it is perfectly safe."
KILMEADE: That’s some of the ugliness, but there are 15 other provinces where it is “perfectly safe”, we understand.
Next, Bush's Friends brought out Dan Senor...
Actually, Chris Wallace was the next interview; he discussed CBS and the upcoming Presidential debates. We’re still wondering why the curs were so intent on erasing his appearance.
...described as an "expert" on Iraq. Senor was the spokesman for the U.S. coalition in Iraq, the guy they put in front of the cameras and do the dirty work of talking to the press for his bosses. This makes him an expert?
That reference to "an expert” must have been in their introduction of Senor:
KILMEADE: Hey, let’s see what Dan Senor says. Dan, you spend a lot of time in Baghdad, in Iraq. When’s the last time you saw a woman that looked as good as E.D.?
E.D. HILL: Don’t start that.
DAN SENOR: It’s good to be with you this morning, Brian.
[laughter]
Oh, well maybe it was in the teaser just before the interview:
KILMEADE: Coming up straight ahead, Dan Senor will be here.
Not there--it must have been at the end of the interview:
STEVE DOOCY: All right, Dan Senor, always a pleasure, thanks for dropping by. We’re going to take a time out...
Well, it had to be there somewhere. After all, judy wouldn’t insert one word (as she did with the word “now” above) just so she could add some smart-alecky commentary, would she? But wait, there's more:
Senor said that an Iraqi intelligence service has now been formed to procure intelligence for U.S. airstrikes. Brilliant! Why didn't somebody think of that 18 months ago?
SENOR: When I was there you got the sense that Iraqis were grateful and they really want to take a step forward and they really resented the likes of Sadr and others. They’re actually giving information. Many of the targeted strikes in Fallujah and other parts of the country and in the south are as a result of Iraqi intelligence.
What a coincidence! Another “now” inserted, and while accuracy takes yet another hit, the upside is it just happens to open the door for more omniscient exposition from judy. Plus, she gets to concoct a fictional “Iraqi intelligence service” out of thin air! Finally:
Senor also was so happy that Allawi thanked Americans for "liberating" Iraq because Americans don't realize how thankful Iraqis really are. Well, I don't know about you, but I'm still waiting for that parade where they greet our troops with bouquets of flowers instead of mortar rounds.
[source]
Update: Judy now claims that Senor was described as an "expert" on Iraq during a promo at the top of the hour. That's very probably correct, but it also means he wasn't described that way when he was "brought out". Judy might have a technical point here, but isn't it stretching just a bit to take a word from a promo and then slip it into a segment 45 minutes later, where it was never used? We report, you decide.
First off, right-wing radio talk show host Mike Gallagher claimed that the U.S. "did a great and noble thing" in Iraq and that we knew from the beginning that it was "never going to be easy." Oh yeah?
Actually, first off (since the pups apparently define "first off" as what happened at 7:53 am) was left-wing Democratic strategist Diedre Levine, who was paired with Gallagher. How did the pooches overlook that? It’s no accident, it’s part of their modus operandi: don’t mention Democrat guests and that will make the program look biased (a trick the curs learned from their Outfoxed masters).
Then Lauren Green announced that a special task force is now looking for Zarqawi. If that's news, things are really bad. A special task force should have been looking for Zarqawi for months.
GREEN: Sources tell Fox a special task force is searching Iraq for terror leader Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi. The task force 626 includes members of the CIA as well as special ops troops from the Army and Navy.
Note how judy inserts the word “now” to imply that the task force has just been created; the only purpose is so she can follow up with her “clever” snarks. Green’s report made no mention of when the task force began its work. Subtle, but keep it in mind. We shall return to this theme shortly.
Bush's Friends next brought in Dennis Ross, a former ambassador with experience in the Middle East and a Fox News analyst. Ross failed to play the lap dog role expected of Fox News analysts.
Dennis Ross was Special Middle East Coordinator under President Clinton, who awarded him the Presidential medal for “Distinguished Federal Civilian Service”. Why would the pups assume he was to be a lapdog? Because They Say So!
After Gingrich, Bush's Friends went to a break with video of a car burning in Iraq. Noting that video, Kilmeade quickly said, "But there are 15 other provinces where it is perfectly safe."
KILMEADE: That’s some of the ugliness, but there are 15 other provinces where it is “perfectly safe”, we understand.
Next, Bush's Friends brought out Dan Senor...
Actually, Chris Wallace was the next interview; he discussed CBS and the upcoming Presidential debates. We’re still wondering why the curs were so intent on erasing his appearance.
...described as an "expert" on Iraq. Senor was the spokesman for the U.S. coalition in Iraq, the guy they put in front of the cameras and do the dirty work of talking to the press for his bosses. This makes him an expert?
That reference to "an expert” must have been in their introduction of Senor:
KILMEADE: Hey, let’s see what Dan Senor says. Dan, you spend a lot of time in Baghdad, in Iraq. When’s the last time you saw a woman that looked as good as E.D.?
E.D. HILL: Don’t start that.
DAN SENOR: It’s good to be with you this morning, Brian.
[laughter]
Oh, well maybe it was in the teaser just before the interview:
KILMEADE: Coming up straight ahead, Dan Senor will be here.
Not there--it must have been at the end of the interview:
STEVE DOOCY: All right, Dan Senor, always a pleasure, thanks for dropping by. We’re going to take a time out...
Well, it had to be there somewhere. After all, judy wouldn’t insert one word (as she did with the word “now” above) just so she could add some smart-alecky commentary, would she? But wait, there's more:
Senor said that an Iraqi intelligence service has now been formed to procure intelligence for U.S. airstrikes. Brilliant! Why didn't somebody think of that 18 months ago?
SENOR: When I was there you got the sense that Iraqis were grateful and they really want to take a step forward and they really resented the likes of Sadr and others. They’re actually giving information. Many of the targeted strikes in Fallujah and other parts of the country and in the south are as a result of Iraqi intelligence.
What a coincidence! Another “now” inserted, and while accuracy takes yet another hit, the upside is it just happens to open the door for more omniscient exposition from judy. Plus, she gets to concoct a fictional “Iraqi intelligence service” out of thin air! Finally:
Senor also was so happy that Allawi thanked Americans for "liberating" Iraq because Americans don't realize how thankful Iraqis really are. Well, I don't know about you, but I'm still waiting for that parade where they greet our troops with bouquets of flowers instead of mortar rounds.
[source]
Update: Judy now claims that Senor was described as an "expert" on Iraq during a promo at the top of the hour. That's very probably correct, but it also means he wasn't described that way when he was "brought out". Judy might have a technical point here, but isn't it stretching just a bit to take a word from a promo and then slip it into a segment 45 minutes later, where it was never used? We report, you decide.
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