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Fox Nation embeds distorted Reid video with headline "Is Harry Reid Losing It?"

March 05, 2010 2:29 pm ET by MMFA Staff

Under the headline "Is Harry Reid Losing It?" Fox Nation linked to a March 5 Hot Air blog post that grossly distorted video of Sen. Harry Reid saying it is "good" news that the economy lost only 36,000 jobs in February -- an assessment many economists agree with. The video cut out Reid's accurate explanation that the "good" news was that unemployment and job losses were lower than economists had expected.

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    • Author by nirvision (March 05, 2010 3:05 pm ET)
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      As if we needed anymore evidence that Fox Nation is just a bulletin board for the GOP.
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    • Author by wesley (March 05, 2010 3:21 pm ET)
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      Reid's comment was pretty lame...but I won't throw the baby out with the bath water.

      I'll take solace in his comment the next time my favorite team...projected to finish last...actually does better than expected and finishes next to last.

      I can't wait to celebrate that big day with such good news.
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      • Author by political_left-religious_right (March 05, 2010 3:44 pm ET)
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        Hey, the St. Louis Browns used to celebrate their 55th win of the season, because it meant they couldn't lose 100 games that year. And you can bet we Detroit Lions fans were happy to have a 2-14 season last year, after the previous year's 0-16. So if there were fewer job losses than expected, yes, it's good news. Reid isn't losing it, it's the Fox Nation writers that are way off the deep end here.
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        • Author by wesley (March 05, 2010 4:14 pm ET)
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          Well, I guess that would be correct. Some improvement beats no improvement and is to be celebrated...if mediocrity is your goal.
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          • Author by bintx (March 05, 2010 4:45 pm ET)
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            Hey, wesley, you know it took the completely irresponsible and non-conservative governance of the previous administration 8 very long years to destroy our economy . . . it will take a little more than a year to fix it. In January 2009, the job loss was 598,000 jobs, in February 2009, the job loss was 651,000. I'd say that 36,000 was pretty danged good in comparison, wouldn't you? What part of that kind of reduction is "mediocre."

            Get your head out of your "us v. them" mentality and start giving a rip about the welfare of our country as a whole.
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          • Author by political_left-religious_right (March 05, 2010 8:12 pm ET)
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            if mediocrity is your goal

            Another swing and a miss. Mediocrity isn't the goal, improvement is.
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          • Author by steeve (March 06, 2010 2:41 am ET)
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            By "mediocre" you probably mean "bipartisan". A Krugman-sized stimulus at the beginning would have made this month much better.

            When you're forced to pass bills that half-suck, you'll get results that half-suck.
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            • Author by steeve (March 06, 2010 2:45 am ET)
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              (I shouldn't have said "forced". Democrats like putting bogus republican crap in their bills.)
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      • Author by DellDolly (March 05, 2010 3:45 pm ET)
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        How did you miss this?

        "The video cut out Reid's accurate explanation that the "good" news was that unemployment and job losses were lower than economists had expected."

        In fact, many teams DO reasonably celebrate when they have better than expected results, even if the results aren't a perfect season with no losses and all wins. Many parents celebrate when their failing student gets C's! Many students celebrate when there's a curve and the 77 they got turns into a B. It doesn't change the grade into a better number score, but the result is better than what they expected, so they're happy, and it's good news.

        This is not rocket science. It's a baseless smear against Senator Reid that's not true and takes his comment out of context, Weasel.
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      • Author by overmars jr. (March 05, 2010 4:05 pm ET)
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        Dude, the way you all behave, at this rate, your favorite team may finish last forever.

        Which means America, sanity and fairness win.
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      • Author by bintx (March 05, 2010 4:38 pm ET)
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        Did you listen to his entire statement? It was good news . . . not for the 36,000 who lost their jobs last month, but for the economy overall. The job loss and the unemployment rate did not jump as was predicted.

        My favorite team is my country . . . not sure whose yours is. Right now, it's showing signs of recovery after 8 years of completely irresponsible and non-conservative governance. In addition to the glimmer of hope in the jobs market, the stock market closed at much higher rates than I've seen for a long time.

        So, instead of being a smarta**, why don't you look at what Reid was actually saying. Just a thought.
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      • Author by New Frontier (March 05, 2010 4:43 pm ET)
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        Reid's comment was pretty lame...
        Commonality at last.
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    • Author by neon desert (March 05, 2010 3:38 pm ET)
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      Wait... wait...

      A spinoff of the company that employs Glennn Beckk is asking this question?

      Well, that's it - I've reached the Daily Recommended Amount of irony today. And I haven't even seen any Hannitard yet.
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    • Author by overmars jr. (March 05, 2010 4:02 pm ET)
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      overmars jr Nation: Did Fox Nation ever have it to lose?
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    • Author by theselflobby (March 05, 2010 4:03 pm ET)
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      Why isn't the video embedded here? haha! Tired of hearing Harry senselessly smear this country?
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      • Author by DellDolly (March 05, 2010 5:11 pm ET)
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        Because the story's about the headline, doofus and there are imbedding links that will take you to the clip if you want to see it.

        You guys sure aren't scared to show how inept you are!
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