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Kilmeade falsehood: "Almost everyone agrees" with Stupak that Senate bill allows for federal funding of abortion

March 16, 2010 7:26 am ET

From the March 16 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends:

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Previously:

Palin's new anti-health care reform Facebook post is full of old falsehoods

Doocy falsely suggested Senate bill allows for federal "funding for abortion"

Rove's anti-health care reform column full of misinformation

HotAir still misleading on federal funding of abortion

McCain falsely claims that "federal funding would be involved in performing of abortions" under Senate bill

Cameron falsely claims that Senate health care bill "does not contain any legislative ban on using tax dollars for abortion services"

On Fox, Johnson misleads on Senate bill's abortion fee

Van Susteren allows Stupak to again falsely claim his amendment doesn't go beyond Hyde

Limbaugh's "irony": Health care reform "hinges on" deciding by Easter whether U.S. "will pay for the killing of babies "

Matthews continues to allow Stupak to misinform about abortion funding in the Senate health care bill

Quick Fact: Fox News' Johnson claims Senate health bill includes "federal funding of abortion"

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    • Author by IRONY 101 (March 16, 2010 7:46 am ET)
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      Good article from Mother Jones explaining the language in question about abortion.

      [url=]http://motherjones.com/politics/2010/03/senate-health-care-bill-abortion-typo[/url]
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      • Author by IRONY 101 (March 16, 2010 7:47 am ET)
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        (Can't seem to get a link...)

        http://motherjones.com/politics/2010/03/senate-health-care-bill-abortion-typo
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    • Author by Dradeeus (March 16, 2010 7:51 am ET)
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      Jon Stewart: And why would everyone think that?

      (Shows Fox News ad)

      ..Oh, right.
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    • Author by soze169880 (March 16, 2010 8:23 am ET)
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      Almost everyone agrees with an untrue assertion? Well, I guess that makes almost everyone stupid. Or just Brian Kilmeade.
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      • Author by Andy Kreiss (March 16, 2010 9:29 am ET)
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        Something like 20% of Americans agree that the Sun revolves around the Earth, and about 50% believe in angels. Fox news relies on widespread ignorance as a valid counterpoint to reality in its Fair & Balanced fantasy world.
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        • Author by juliajayne1 (March 16, 2010 10:12 am ET)
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          The first thing I thought was either it's true or not true. It's not dependent on whether someone agrees it's true.
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          • Author by shaggles (March 16, 2010 11:18 am ET)
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            I agree. It's funny how when Bush made unpopular decisions it was 'You don't govern to polls.' But when the Dems are in charge the right wants to basically over turn the 2008 elections based on their own push polls.
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          • Author by shaggles (March 16, 2010 11:18 am ET)
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            I agree. It's funny how when Bush made unpopular decisions it was 'You don't govern to polls.' But when the Dems are in charge the right wants to basically over turn the 2008 elections based on their own push polls.
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          • Author by Andy Kreiss (March 16, 2010 9:44 pm ET)
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            ...either it's true or not true


            Sure, in your rational, fact-based librul bias world, JJ. At Fox, if enough of their idiots believe it, it's true. I'm amazed at how many times I've seen Fox cite a poll of their viewers, followed by the talking heads discussing how popular their lies are. They really seem to think reality can be determined by a vote.
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        • Author by IRONY 101 (March 16, 2010 10:22 am ET)
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          But ignorance makes people so happy...

          And isn't that what this crazy world is all about...being happy? ;>)
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          • Author by juliajayne1 (March 16, 2010 10:27 am ET)
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            OT, but I left you a reply about my state in the Doocy/TX text book thread from yesterday. Not that it's going to change your mind ;-)
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      • Author by blueline99 (March 16, 2010 2:39 pm ET)
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        [http://commonsenseatheism.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/thestupiditburns.jpg]
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    • Author by bintx (March 16, 2010 8:57 am ET)
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      No, only stupid people who've read the Frank Luntz talking points memo for the day.
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    • Author by nerzog (March 16, 2010 9:20 am ET)
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      I try not to let it bother me, but sometimes I stop and think how much this idiot is paid to lie to the camera every day. I don't know his salary, but it's a safe bet that he's well into a seven-figure salary. He makes more in a year than most of us will see in a lifetime.

      Some would call this "class envy", but I don't feel that way about professional athletes, or other people with great talent. There's just something about a lying putz like Dooshy getting paid that kind of money that leads me to despair for our society.
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    • Author by ojnabieoot (March 16, 2010 9:33 am ET)
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      You know, it's true if you ignore the people who claim otherwise. By the "Fox standard," Kilmeade is right.
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    • Author by dimes (March 16, 2010 11:20 am ET)
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      "Almost everyone" must be what they use when "some say" needs a little extra oomph.

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      • Author by foghornleghorn (March 16, 2010 11:46 am ET)
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        Almost everyone in the Fox and Frauds studio is what he meant.
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    • Author by Sharpe (March 16, 2010 2:23 pm ET)
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      almost everyone agrees (of the people sitting in this room.) One problem though - the actual wording of the bill doesn't agree with stupak except in stupak's wet dreams.
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