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Kurtz ridiculously asks if Obama "help[ed] keep that fake Muslim story alive" with interview response

September 05, 2010 11:53 am ET

From the September 5 edition of CNN's Reliable Sources:

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 Beck attacks Obama for "br[inging] up" birther issue, but Obama was asked about it

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    • Author by MiniTru (September 05, 2010 11:57 am ET)
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      Well, Kurtz keeps his ridiculous "media critic" story alive with his inane TV show and newspaper column.
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      • Author by mary59 (September 05, 2010 1:36 pm ET)
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        It's possible that if every Sunday morning "news" show disappeared off the face of the earth, mankind would be immediately better off.

        The few good true righteous things that get said are often immediately trampled upon by a blizzard of inane punditry, horserace predictions and obtuse conclusions.
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        • Author by Andy Kreiss (September 05, 2010 2:05 pm ET)
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          There's certainly no shortage of pundits giving the president "helpful advice" on how he should handle things. There's always criticism of politicians, no matter who it is, but I don't think I've ever seen the level of condescension I see directed at Obama from those who don't seem nearly as bright as he is.

          The idea that he needs to get angry,be more forceful, or call things "insane", is a laugh. Yes, I'm picturing the percentage of the American public who have talked themselves into believing that the president is a Muslim being nudged over to reality by having an angry black man screaming at them that they're insane and he IS NOT A MUSLIM !!!
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      • Author by rtwmd1230 (September 05, 2010 2:42 pm ET)
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        Any idiot who uses the words "two in ten" proves that their understanding of simple arithmetic is so poor that they probably can't lace their shoes.
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    • Author by 1st Republic 14th Star (September 05, 2010 12:01 pm ET)
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      If Obama says something he's an attention hog. If he says nothing he's failing to demonstrate leadership. The one thing you can count on is that being Obama means never being right.

      Behold your "liberal" media.
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    • Author by clearstate (September 05, 2010 12:22 pm ET)
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      If Obama had gone through the trouble to talk about all the lies from the right about him being a Muslim, he would have been criticized from the right for talking about it instead of the economy or terror.

      Just like when Obama was silent about the 9/11 "mosque", the right complained that he wasn't showing leadership by not weighing in on it. Once he did weigh in on it, they barked that he was trying to insert himself into everything and blah blah blah. The right loves trying to have it both ways.
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    • Author by Saturnalian (September 05, 2010 12:36 pm ET)
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      Just because their beloved Bush, the dumbest prez in history who couldn't do anything right doesn't mean Obama is in the same league. These "people" are still sore because they selected a loser to run the country (and as much of the world as possible) into the ground. LOSERS!
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    • Author by SMTDL (September 05, 2010 12:52 pm ET)
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      This is classic media denial.They keep the story alive by not aggressively refuting it based on documented facts(MSM),or actively promote it (FOX News)then try to make it the Presidents fault.He is fairly unperturbed most of tehteiem and stillis called ruthles,a dictotor,#rd World president,etc.If he shows any real anger what would he be called??
      GW Bush once said how it would be better if tehUS was a dictatorship as long as he was the Dictator.Can you imagine if Pres Obama said something like that?Look at what happened when he just mildly criticized the Cambridge police for arresting an elderly,disabled College Professor who had enetered his own home.The Mediais so dishonest on this issue!
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    • Author by liberalXtian (September 05, 2010 1:34 pm ET)
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      Can you imagine the response from the crazies if Obama had REFUSED to answer that question?
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      • Author by Bongo Fury (September 05, 2010 11:50 pm ET)
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        When desperate,talk desperately.They are running out of shet to say about a democratically elected POTUS.Try again in 2016.Until that time please STFU and make an honest try at journalism.Happy Labor Day to the working and the unemployed.I've heard talk that Obama might be a Druid.Not sure if it's true,but some people say..
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    • Author by TheAncients (September 06, 2010 2:03 am ET)
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      Off topic, but I find it funny that all of Fox's "opinion" related posts are all anti-dems pro repubelicans etc.

      Proof:

      http://www.foxnews.com/slideshow/opinion/2010/09/02/photo-op-inion-best-week-november-license-plates-rehab-oval-office/#slide=21
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    • Author by grmce (September 06, 2010 7:08 am ET)
         
      Ah, the standard ploy of the smug middle-class when trying to avoid accepting responsibility: Blame the victim.
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    • Author by Unreality (September 06, 2010 6:02 pm ET)
         
      I watched the clip again and Obama clearly speaks about "misinformation," when the accurate term is disinformation.

      I would add Kurtz as complicit in the disinformation campaign rather than merely gullible.
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