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Doocy responds to threats on Democratic lawmakers by saying "maybe" people are "angry" because "they didn't want this bill"

March 25, 2010 6:21 am ET

From the March 25 broadcast of Fox News' Fox & Friends:

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    • Author by Old55 (March 25, 2010 6:25 am ET)
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      What's happening is that there's a fringe group of people who are worked up about this (worked up by right-wing media). I think it's safe to say that the majority of Americans don't care one way or the other. Most of the right-wing pundits try to imply that's there's some vast, widespread opposition to this helath care bill. There isn't. It's just a tiny (relatively speaking), vocal minority.
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    • Author by Refresh (March 25, 2010 6:26 am ET)
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      Since when is it okay to react with violence when a piece of legislation you don't like gets passed? Shoot, there would've been a lot of violence when warrantless wiretapping went through if that were the case. Would Fox News have okay'd Repubs being in threats of violence just because they passed legislation that the opposition didn't want?
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    • Author by Refresh (March 25, 2010 6:32 am ET)
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      He's sticking with the "we're gonna report, you're gonna decide" shill still? Even when it is blatantly obvious that he is pro right wing? Having a pro right wing show is not bad in and of itself. Having a pro right wing show and doing all you can to make it look like your show is neutral is where the problem occurs. If you're pro right wing, just say it. "I'm a conservative and my show is from a conservative view point." There's nothing wrong with that. "You aint got to lie, Craig" -female crack addict from the movie Friday.


      He has that silly smirk on his face when he says it too like he knows he's going to do more than just report and let the people decide. He knows it's hog wash. How about if someone threatened to smack that smirk off his face because they don't agree with his talking points and lying. Is that okay too, Doocy?
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      • Author by stevensm (March 25, 2010 9:44 am ET)
           
        "He has that silly smirk on his face when he says it too like he knows he's going to do more than just report and let the people decide. He knows it's hog wash. How about if someone threatened to smack that smirk off his face because they don't agree with his talking points and lying. Is that okay too, Doocy?"

        I don't see why not as, according to his logic, it may be that some people are angry at the way he spins the news with his pro-GOP propaganda.

        Doocy, Carlson and Kilmeade should be ashamed of the way they are throwing idiotic rationalizations out there to justify the why behind the violent actions and words. Nevermind, Doocy and company have no shame as they are simply water carriers for the right.
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    • Author by epkklk851 (March 25, 2010 6:37 am ET)
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      I was looking at the Gallup Poll website the other day. The President's rating went from 46% on the 16th to 51% yesterday. About 49% of Americans favor health care versus 40% who don't. Democrats support the health care bill by 79% while Republicans are disappointed or angry at the same percentage. Now, that sounds like a big deal, except that Republicans are only 20% of the voting public. Independents are 45% in favor versus 49% against.
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      • Author by jjamele2880 (March 25, 2010 8:51 am ET)
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        "The 40% are more powerful than the 49%, if the 40% have all the rocks and bats and are willing to use them."

        --Mussolini's intern
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        • Author by epkklk851 (March 25, 2010 12:37 pm ET)
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          Well, so far, the Teabaggers have only yelled, thrown things on the floor, banged on doors, and spit. A least one person threw a brick through Louise Slaughter's local office window. Can rocks at individuals be far behind for some of them?
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      • Author by achrispage6992 (March 25, 2010 9:09 am ET)
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        Yeah and isn't it like 24% of Republicans actually believe Obama is the bibilical "Anti-Christ?" That is what we are dealing with here. wacked out paranoid delusional people who have somehow been fooled into believing that the active support of big business, tax cuts for the wealthy, and no health care is what is best for them because we all know Obama is plotting right now to "take their guns away."
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        • Author by epkklk851 (March 25, 2010 12:41 pm ET)
             
          True, my point of showing the Gallup statistics is to show what a small group we are dealing with. Republican Teabaggers are about 20% of the general public, but 80% of that 20%, or about 15% of the people are Teabaggers. They are small, but so far, they are the squeaky wheel getting the grease, at least from Faux Noise, anyway.
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    • Author by nativeofsf (March 25, 2010 6:42 am ET)
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      Unconscionable frothing, from baseless epithets thrown by the unknowing, red masses of seething stupidity. What will it take for their unwashed brains to comprehend how this legislation benefits so many Americans? How is it they forsake anything constructive, productive and positive for so many Americans who've suffered & gone without for so long? Has the smarmy Boehner [pronounced Boner in America, ever said anything constructive for our country? Or is it he only kowtows to the soulless, corporate megalith controlling the GreatlyObsceneParty?
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    • Author by ProgLib (March 25, 2010 6:53 am ET)
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      Isn't that exactly what Republicans like Boehner are saying? Oh, that's right... Fox receives daily morning memos from the GOP to promote the same exact talking points. My mistake.
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    • Author by blk-in-alabam (March 25, 2010 7:04 am ET)
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      Fox news is doing some evil enemy of the state stuff.It has benifits.The only way hatred and racism has ever been healed is by exposure.Fox and the republican party has promoted and exposed more hate and racism than people knew existed in the USA for the past two years.Much of the exposed hate,and racism caused by fear,and promoted by fox news and the republicans will be exposed and destroyed.The republican party,and republican party media's,mass racial fear weapon of mass destruction is being weakened,diffused and detonated.This will lower its use and weakened its effect when used.The republicans will be destroyed in this race war they have started when it moves to the battle field of immigration.The republicans will be forced to turn on the USA's fastest growing voter demographic..Our Comander in Cheif will probably save this tactical move until after an assessment in November of the unreported injuries and casulties the republicans have
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    • Author by Boxer1979 (March 25, 2010 7:42 am ET)
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      Doocy responds to threats on Democratic lawmakers by saying "maybe" people are "angry" because "they didn't want this bill"

      Yes, you are right Dookie. They wanted either a STRONG-PUBLIC OPTION in that bill or like myself wanted to see a SINGLE-PAYER SYSTEM! H.R. 676!
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    • Author by achrispage6992 (March 25, 2010 9:06 am ET)
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      So effin what Doocy!!!! That doesn't make these obscene and real threats o.k. does it? It makes me sick to my stomach to watch these a$$ hole conservatives rationalize dispicable behavior. If anybody believes that it isn't just a matter of time before some wacked out Glenn Beck fan tries to kill a government official then they are fooling themselves. I truly believe there will be violence and that is just a pure and simple shame. There is a special place in hell for these d@mn Republicans.
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    • Author by Reinhard (March 25, 2010 9:19 am ET)
         
      Every poll I've seen had had the numbers evenly split between people who want the bill and people who don't.So what Doocy is really saying is Republicans didn't want the bill and didn't get it therefore the violence is justified?

      This is journalism? This is a "fair and balanced" take on what HALF OF THE COUNTRY WANTED?
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    • Author by buck40 (March 25, 2010 9:51 am ET)
         
      hey libs.. what's your take on shoe throwing? would that be acceptable? could i throw my sneakers at any of our leaders and be heralded as a hero? let alone our president?

      the lib media and talk show intelectuals ran with that and made that punk out to be some type of patriot.

      pa-leeease...
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    • Author by angels4light (March 25, 2010 10:44 am ET)
         
      Sounds like someone is trying to blame the victim for the actions of the victimizer.
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