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Fox's Bolton Falsely Claims Every President "Since Johnson" Has Rejected "Idea That The '67 Lines Have Any Political Signifigance"

May 24, 2011 12:35 pm ET

From the May 24 edition of Fox News' Happening Now:

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Hannity Falsely Claims "No President" Before Obama "Has Ever Suggested" 1967 Israeli Borders

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    • Author by David2012 (May 24, 2011 12:39 pm ET)
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      That is an outright lie:

      http://quod.lib.umich.edu/p/ppotpus/4732130.1977.001/361?page=root;rgn=full+text;size=100;view=image

      And both Clinton's and Bush's plans were premised on the '67 borders, with adjustments and land swaps to make them more defensible.
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    • Author by dogbreath (May 24, 2011 12:39 pm ET)
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      Except, Mr. Bolton, who said this?

      There should be an end to the occupation that began in 1967…The agreement must establish Palestine as a homeland for the Palestinian people, just as Israel is a homeland for the Jewish people.

      Achieving an agreement will require painful political concessions by both sides…While territory is an issue for both parties to decide, I believe that any peace agreement between them [the Israelis and Palestinians] will require mutually agreed adjustments to the armistice lines of 1949 to reflect current realities and to ensure that the Palestinian state is viable and contiguous.

      Oh, that's right, your fricken' boss.
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      • Author by jonimacaroni1 (May 24, 2011 12:49 pm ET)
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        Right. The same lines that were created in 1949 were the lines that were in existence in 1967.

        A leader could mention the borders that existed in any year between 1949 and 1967 and be talking about the same borders.
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        • Author by iglou (May 24, 2011 1:19 pm ET)
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          I could be wrong but I think the term revisionist history is applying to Bolton on this one. Mind you Bolton was discredited long before this. He's the cranky uncle at Fox News.
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    • Author by raddave43 (May 24, 2011 12:49 pm ET)
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      Except that Johnson's administration voted for UN security council resolution 242 which called for Israel to withdraw from ALL occupied territory.
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    • Author by Rollo (May 24, 2011 1:02 pm ET)
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      MM4A, this dude told a straight up lie. Not a false claim, but a lie. As an American, I feel like I am watching the willful and excepted "Dumbing Down" of U.S. citizens. It's a shame as citizen I cannot depend on MSM(FNC-ABC)to give me the truth and facts of a story.
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      • Author by wesley_fpt (May 24, 2011 1:12 pm ET)
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        It's pretty disgusting isn't it? We'll see if the MSM lets them have it tonight for repeating such a provably ridiculous lie, but I won't hold my breath. Cenk Ugyr is annoying but might have something to say..Rachel too, but I lost a bit of confidence in her for not slamming Fox for promoting the Lila Rose hoax videos, even though jackwad Mike Pence referenced them on the House floor.
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        • Author by Rollo (May 24, 2011 2:03 pm ET)
             
          I live in Chicago, and I refuse to watch any of the local news stations(WGN-CBS), because they are geared more for "Infotainment" rather than just being "Straight Informative" like they should be. Luckily our Public Broadcasting Station here does a local news show(Chicago Tonight)or I would be screwed on the local news. I also watch PBS News Hour. I am a huge fan of Cenk & Rachel, sometimes they don't report a story to my standards, but more than often they do, so I do cut them a little slack. Truth of the matter, there are WAY MORE people out there Not Reporting anything, compared to the handful that are.
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          • Author by wesley_fpt (May 24, 2011 2:46 pm ET)
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            Cool. Rachel is far and away my favorite on MSNBC's primetime lineup, but I also watch LINKTV, because Al Jazerra World News is really good, plus Democracy Now with Amy Goodman, along with some great documentaries.
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    • Author by The New Pilgrims (May 24, 2011 1:11 pm ET)
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      So the Tea Baggers are totally cool with having a foreign prime minister go to Congress and basically threaten them to either STFU about about '67 borders talk or ... they'll face a primary
      challenger like never before?
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    • Author by hoopvillain (May 24, 2011 1:12 pm ET)
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      • Author by MickD (May 24, 2011 1:45 pm ET)
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        Okay, dude, I think we get it. FoxNoose won't, though.
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    • Author by letdowntourist (May 24, 2011 1:13 pm ET)
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      Such confidence in telling a bold and demonstrable lie is the sign of a sociopath.
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    • Author by shaggles (May 24, 2011 1:18 pm ET)
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      Is Bolton lying or just ignorant of the facts? I'm guessing it's a bit of both.
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    • Author by Ronchan (May 24, 2011 1:26 pm ET)
         
      Mr. Bolton was a poor negotiator and weak diplomat in his previous roles with the United Nations and in dealing with North Korea's nuclear buildup because he was ill-informed. His latest falsehood shows he hasn't learned from his mistakes. Bolton needs to learn that gravitas and a walrus mustache are not enough to create an image of credibility.
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    • Author by right ON (May 24, 2011 1:50 pm ET)
         
      Wow. The report of Mark Twain's death was really exaggerated.
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    • Author by bootyprof (May 24, 2011 1:56 pm ET)
         
      Faux... Lies and deception... pushing a narrow right-wing agenda at all costs.
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    • Author by Indipendentone (May 24, 2011 2:09 pm ET)
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      I wonder what the Palestine's will give up for a peace treaty. There is no reason that Israel should give up so much land that they cannot defend itself properly.
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      • Author by raddave43 (May 24, 2011 3:20 pm ET)
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        They did pretty good defending themselves for 19 years before attacking Arab countries and taking that land illegally.
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