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"Absurd": Schieffer dismisses O'Reilly's suggestion that media are protecting Obama on New Black Panthers case

Schieffer says there's "a question about how significant this really is"

July 18, 2010 12:24 pm ET

From the July 18 edition of CNN's Reliable Sources:

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    • Author by draftedin68 (July 18, 2010 12:36 pm ET)
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      Proof! Proof I say!

      With Howie's help, FOX NEWS now has at least another week's worth of material to distort and lie about so they can continue Roger Ailes' latest, totally bogus smear.

      And as for Schieffer, he's sure to make the top of the list on BO's "Pinhead" segment.
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      • Author by Bad News (July 19, 2010 10:54 am ET)
           
        If anything needs Protection, it's Bill O'Reilly's Phone.
        Are there Condoms that Big? Yea, but Bill has to call "The Poet" for one of mine on Loan.
        I sought "Proof" & it seems 2 Panther Clowns were out side a mostly Black Voting Station.
        I've got to Hand it to "Fox", i'm no Economist, but now i understand the Power of Inflation.

        Speak truth to power.


        Mr. News
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    • Author by The_Cat (July 18, 2010 12:47 pm ET)
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      The reason that 'they' give for suggesting President Obama is allied or aiding the New Black Panther Party centers around the 'help' they supposedly gave to his election.

      There is no evidence of such aid, or they would have trotted it out.

      Further, in order to create the scandal they must ignore the fact that it was the DoJ under Bush/Cheney & Co. who decided there was no 'there' there, and let the matter go.

      Lastly, I must ask why. Not why they attempt to smear their President, because they've basically vowed to continue this behavior for the duration of his stay in office. No, I'm more interested in why they chose the NBPP specifically. I find it very difficult to believe that they did this out of anything aside from racist reasons. Not the blatant racism of the 'N' word and those who use it abusively, but rather the latent and deeply rooted racism that is more world view than momentary lapse of reason. In any case, it simply one more reason to ignore Fox Propaganda and the Faux Cons because they have nothing useful to contribute to society at the moment.
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      • Author by MiniTru (July 18, 2010 1:27 pm ET)
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        The reason that 'they' give for suggesting President Obama is allied or aiding the New Black Panther Party centers around the 'help' they supposedly gave to his election.
        Yes, I'm sure those 18 votes put Obama over the top...
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        • Author by fairliberal (July 20, 2010 12:06 pm ET)
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          18? acorn probably had each of them register at least 18 times. Who knows how many times they voted?
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      • Author by magnolialover (July 19, 2010 3:21 pm ET)
           
        Here's the thing though. Who do they think the NBPP would vote for, and or campaign for? John "I'm the whitest man in the world" McCain, or a black man named Obama?

        It's really not hard to see who they would vote/campaign for. And yes, believe it or not, people can campaign for their choice without any affiliation with the official campaign.
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        • Author by fairliberal (July 20, 2010 12:07 pm ET)
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          Its quite clear who they would vote for since they base their vote on race, just like the racist Warren Ballentine.
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    • Author by bailorgana (July 18, 2010 1:34 pm ET)
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      Like Fox did not protect Bush. Plus whay I do I have feeling Billo the coward, is going to sic Jesse Waters on to him?
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    • Author by magnolialover (July 18, 2010 2:53 pm ET)
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      It's absurd, of course, because there is no "there, there". That's the most absurd part. There is nothing to protect Obama from, because he, nor the DOJ have done anything improper, or wrong.
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      • Author by Invent a Scandal (July 18, 2010 9:14 pm ET)
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        Unfortunately,
        The fact that we're even discussing this--and Ted Baxter is sure to be full of gas come Monday--just shows how badly degraded our media has become.
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      • Author by wookie (July 19, 2010 7:35 am ET)
           
        Its the new Birthgate. They will demand an endless stack of documents and declare him guilty if they don't get them.
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    • Author by MickD (July 18, 2010 9:53 pm ET)
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      Jeebus, even one of the BushieCo Family bangers (Schieffer) is expressing absurdity on the issue. What now, Fox?
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    • Author by Treulos (July 19, 2010 2:21 am ET)
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      The media does protect Obama, but for all the wrong reasons and never where it truly matters.
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    • Author by fairliberal (July 19, 2010 11:38 am ET)
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      What is absurd is that a so called journalist would have an interview with the AG amid charges that his justice dept is determining what cases to pursue based on race and never even mention it. Schieffer should join Helen Thomas on the shuffleboard circuit.
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      • Author by magnolialover (July 19, 2010 3:22 pm ET)
           
        Maybe because his predecessor is the one who made the decision?
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        • Author by fairliberal (July 20, 2010 12:10 pm ET)
             
          False, you distort the charges.Is it the Bush DOJ that is accused of basing prosecutions on race, or the Obama DOJ? Try being honest for once.
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      • Author by bintx (July 19, 2010 5:54 pm ET)
           
        Schieffer should join Helen Thomas on the shuffleboard circuit.



        Is this your latest lift from freerepublic? If so, it sounds stupid every time post it. Try harder, twit.

        BTW, Bob Shieffer IS a journalist, unlike your crush and all of your heroes on Fox. The journalism school at Texas Christian University, his alma mater, is named the Shieffer School of Journalism. He has won six Emmy Awards, two Sigma Delta Chi Awards, was named Broadcaster of the Year in 2002 by the National Press Foundation, and was named to the Broadcasting/Cable Hall of Fame.

        O'Reilly? Oh, yeah, he's got the highest rated show on the three cable opinion networks and he lies about winning a Peabody Award. Oh, and in 2007,the Indiana School of Journalism found that O'Reilly used propaganda, not journalism, on his program.

        Lord, you're an ignorant twit.
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