Fox’s Gibson: "CNN Reporter Who Debunked Obama Smear Probably Went To The Same Madrassa"

[RedEarth]

Last week, Fox News highlighted a right-wing report alleging that Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) attended an Islamic “madrassa” school as a 6-year-old child. In a memo released today, Obama’s office specifically called out Fox News host John Gibson for discussing the story “without any attempt to independently confirm the charges.”

On his radio show this week, Gibson refused to back down. He claimed the CNN reporter who debunked the false report “probably went to the very madrassa” as Obama. Gibson implied that CNN’s report had covered up religious extremism at the school:

GIBSON hat did they see when they went to the madrassa where Barack Obama went to school?

HOST: Kids playing volleyball.

GIBSON: Playing volleyball, right. They didn’t see them in any terrorist training camps?

HOST: No.

GIBSON: No. Um, but they probably didn’t show them in their little lessons where they’re bobbing their heads and memorizing the Koran.

HOST: I didn’t see any tape of that, no.


Full transcript:

GIBSON: The whole point of this story last week, and, you know, Blitzer’s just been on their air with some update on this, right?

HOST: Yeah, he sent a reporter out there.

GIBSON: Yeah, cause they got a reporter in Indonesia, probably went to the very madrassa, now works for CNN. But that reporter went out there, and what did they see when they went to the madrassa where Barack Obama went to school?

HOST: Kids playing volleyball.

GIBSON: Playing volleyball, right. They didn’t see them in any terrorist training camps?

HOST: No.

GIBSON: No. Um, but they probably didn’t show them in their little lessons where they’re bobbing their heads and memorizing the Koran.

HOST: I didn’t see any tape of that, no.

GIBSON: No, no, no, you didn’t see that.

watch video here........

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/24/gibson-obama/

[Uncle Joe]

1. I think Gibson has definitely lost it

I know, he lost it a long time ago.

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. More drivel from the albino woodchuck.

He should be on Animal Planet.

[Goat or Panic]

8. I prefer

to think of him as an albino Gumby. Especially when his hair used to be really high.

[muntrv]

3. Typical wingnut doesn't let facts get in the way.

[Dean Martin]

5. Animal Planet deserves more respect than that!

[roamer65]

4. Faux Snooze is the poster child for re-enactment of the fairness doctrine.

They wasting OUR airwaves.

[screembloodymurder]

6. We're at war

we better soon realize what that means.

[enki23]

7. lil fucking quasi-nazis seem to be scared as hell of obama

[Rose Siding]

9. How hilarious to make fun of them "bobbing their heads and memorizing the Koran"

Wouldn't it be disturbing to see kids doing that? :eyes:


From the slide show of a NYT article about megachurches




A shot from this Rolling Stone article about the Christian youth culture

[TheCowsCameHome]

11. Faux prefers bobbing their heads in Bush's lap.

[GeneCosta]

10. Is this going on Olbermann's?

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

12. Time for the Swift Madrassa Veterans For Truth to come out of the woodwork

They can just get the same guys who did the Vietnam anti-Kerry commercials to swear on bibles that they were there in the Madrassa and saw Obama bobbing his head and making explosives.

[tanyev]

13. Holy crap.

He couldn't stand to see O'Reilly running away with the Biggest Asshole Ever Award for implying that Shawn Hornbeck enjoyed his captivity. This won't be enough to put Gibson in the lead, but it definitely brings him back into contention.

[Garbo 2004]

14. The CNN reporter is an Aussie, not an Indonesian. Gibson's such a pukey little shit,

no matter how much he tries he's still a third rate Billdo.

CNN's bio of John Vause here: http://edition.cnn.com/CNN/anchors_reporters/vause.john.html

[Cass]

15. What a whacko. It should be illegal to attach the terms 'news' or 'journalism' to anyone or

anything at Faux. That whole channel is full of nothing but whiny ass wingnuts. Its like a televised WingNut Daily.

:crazy:

[NightOwwl]

16. How did the rumor ever get started that Dems were wimps and Pugs were strong.

This pasty-faced wus is the true face of the Republic party.

[Lusted4]

17. This is not a cheap poke at the way Gibson looks butttt,

Tell me he isn't a prime candidate for Americas #1 inbred

[11 Bravo]

18. What do you have against albino woodchucks?

[Lusted4]

20. Nutin,

I was going to say, he's living proof the cavalry made it with Buffalo's.

[cynatnite]

19. Of course Faux wouldn't do anything as silly as real reporting...

:eyes: what an idiot.