Fox Host: Obama Failed To Live Up To The “High Hopes” People Had “For The First African-American Ever Voted In” 

Steve Doocy: Protests Today Akin To 1960s, Which Was “Such A Perilous Time When It Came To Civil Rights” 

From the July 12 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends

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STEVE DOOCY (CO-HOST):  It's good to know that the president of the United States is going to be in Dallas. He says I am your best hope at calming racial discord. Unfortunately before Dallas, Gallup did a poll and 35 percent of those who responded said that they worry a great deal about racial relations in the United States. 35 percent. That is higher than any time since Gallup has asked the question. 

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AINSLEY EARHARDT (CO-HOST): [Obama's] seven and a half years into his presidency and he said three years ago, he said, “It's not productive to have a national conversation on race.” And here we are -- something has to be done. Something has to be discussed. 

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DOOCY: It is sad. So many people had such high hopes for the first first African-American ever voted in as the president. 

PETE HEGSETH (CO-HOST): I think we all did. 

DOOCY: Absolutely 

HEGSETH: Regardless of ideology there was this hope, “Hey, we're really turning a page here.” And instead, the divisiveness has continued. 



EARHARDT: Sad is the best word, because when you turn on the TV and you see these protests and you see just so much division in our own country, it really is sad. 



DOOCY: It reminds so many people of the 1960s, and that was such a perilous time when it came to civil rights.

Previously

How Fox Teamed Up with Trump For Birtherpalooza

Reminder: The Right-Wing Media Vetted Obama, And It Was Priceless

Fox's Hume: Obama “Has Consistently Chosen To See Things Through The Eyes Of An Aggrieved Black Activist”