Fox To Obama: Quit It With Your Big Words Like 'Allegedly'

[kpete]

Fox News today found a new reason to criticize President Obama's speech on the attempted bombing of Flight 253: His use of the word "allegedly" to describe the suspected terrorist's actions was "Harvard Law School talking, that's not commander-in-chief talking."

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Camerota agreed: "You rarely see him getting fired up, but in this instance the use of the term 'allegedly,' to your point, that's Harvard Law School talking, that's not commander-in-chief talking. So he needs to you know change his, some would say, rhetoric."

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[babylonsister]

1. Can they get any dumber??? nt

[Christa]

18. Yes, they can. nt

[safeinOhio]

2. I'll take the Harvard grad over

those Specs Howard grads.

[Wounded Bear]

3. Well, "decider" has three syllables...that isn't too much?

And how about "terraristsststs?" Pretty big word, too. ;)

[Christa]

19. Don't forget

Mission accomplished.

:evilgrin:

[polly7]

24. How did they do with Bush's Islamofascists? I can't remember.

[jgraz]

27. Well, he always said it real slow. Gotta give'em time to process all them .. uh.. word parts.

you know.. the syllabus.. es.

[blondeatlast]

28. Them sillalillibillies, ya mean? nt

[tridim]

4. Faux is allegedly a news channel.

[blondeatlast]

5. Right. The President of the US should have no interest in maintaining the US Constitution.

Assholes, assholes assholes. All of them.

[Roland99]

6. Guess every Police Officer, Sheriff, Deputy, District Attorney, et al uses "Harvard Law School" talk

[SpiralHawk]

7. "He needs to be more like Commander AWOL (R)." - Fox (R)

"We were, um, like sooo much safer (smirk) when we had Commander AWOL Bush and Dickie 'Five Military Deferments' Cheney and the other war-profiteering Republicon Chickenhawks in charge of strategery. Smirk."

- Fox (R)

[el_bryanto]

8. Oy. Yeah Obama needs to be more of a belligerent moron

That'll win over the FOX viewers.

Bryant

[Auggie]

9. Scripted bullshit...

How many writers are on staff to dream up this crap?

[YOY]

10. Due process is "liberal thinking" according to FOX.

One of these days it may dawn on them that he's not a "socialist"...shit he's not even a "liberal".

No...on second thought it never will.

[Leftist Agitator]

11. See, if Fox were a real news organization composed of journalists...

They'd know that it is standard journalistic practice to refer to any suspect accused but not yet convicted of a crime as the "alleged" rapist, murderer, terrorist, etc.

However, since Fox News is nothing more than the propaganda arm of the Republican party composed not of journalists but highly paid liars and rabble-rousers, it's not surprising that they would be unaware of this fact.

[Vinca]

12. Anything larger than 2 syllables confuses the Fox viewers.

[Initech]

13. Fox News to Darwin: we want our thumbs!

Problem is that they see people with thumbs on other channels, it drives them fucking nuts!

[MidwestRick]

14. Not that I agree...

but I understand what they are trying to say. To use "allegedly" implies that there is a chance he is innocent of the acts he was arrested for. You are silly to think he isn't guilty, and the president isn't the one charging him, so he can convict him in the court of public opinion.

[blondeatlast]

20. Did you really say that? It's the LAW, not a rhetorical tactic.Eighth Amendment

to the US Constititution--and he swore to uphold it.

Yipes.

[Connie_Corleone]

21. Have you forgotten "innocent until proven guilty"?

That's how our justice system is "supposed" to work. No one is saying that he isn't the one who attempted a terrorist attack. It still has to be proven in a court of law.

Hell, why don't we just go around and convict anybody in the court of public opinion and skip the trials?

[MidwestRick]

32. well

I never said he was convicted in a court of law, but to use "allegedly" is weak. There were eye witnesses and proof. He is guilty. The courts will make it official, but at the same time, there is nothing wrong with the president using more definite terms.

[blondeatlast]

33. Doesn't matter. He is presumed innocent until proven guilty--and

Obama would be violating the US Constitution--the Supreme Law of the US--to refer to him otherwise.

You could murder me on camera at half-time at the Super Bowl and until you were judged guilty by a jury of your peers, you would be innocent. And I'd rise from my grave to take on anyone who called you guilty before the jury made their decision.

IT. ISN'T.A. RHETORICAL. THING. It's the LAW. Geez.

[Rage for Order]

38. Incorrect

"Obama would be violating the US Constitution--the Supreme Law of the US--to refer to him otherwise (as a bomber rather than alleged bomber)."

No, Obama would not be violating the Constitution by neglecting to use the disclaimer of "alleged" or "allegedly". He might be violating the spirit of the idea behind the Constitution, but there is no law that says you can't espouse your opinion as to someone's guilt or innocence.

Question: because you adhere so tightly to the concept of "innocent until proven guilty", do you agree with the practice of holding some people in jail before they go to trial? If so, how can you square this practice with your beliefs?

[left coaster]

15. Thinking Americans to Faux News:

Nobody is listening to you but the mouth breathers.. so STFU already!

[randr]

16. Yeah, He should have said allegederly

That makes him more macho fer sure.

[Democrats_win]

17. Hey Fox: Timothy McVeigh--DEAD. Osama Bin Laden: still terrorizing. STFU FOX!

Yes, the words of Democrats are really Frenchy aren't they. Yet when it comes to action, we get the terrorists while the Viagra Republicans prance around complaining about words. FU Conservatives, you worthless pieces of....

[butterfly77]

22. This is what they want to hear from him..

"WAR ON TERROR!WAR ON TERROR!"

[MilesColtrane]

23. Fox to Obama: Quit Acting Uppity

scumbags

[OHdem10]

25. Fox is playing to a certain audience. This is a shrewd way of making

Obama --Not like the average American. Of course, he is
\an "egghead" just like Kerry--Oh those "Eastern Seaboard
Snobs".. How can he be a commander in chief.

[izzybeans]

26. The obligatory "some would say" really brings it home.

"Some would say" they are like trained monkeys or Pavlov's dogs.

I would of course never say such a thing, but some would.

Sometimes they throw it in there in nonsensical places. "So he needs to you know change his, some would say, rhetoric." This doesn't even make sense. Do some call it rhetoric or do some say he should change is his rhetoric? If some call it rhetoric, what about others? "Oh well, I got 20 points for throwing it in, though, didn't I?"

[Kermitt Gribble]

29. Dumb it down

so their viewers can understand? Amazing how they actually encourage stupidity.

I don't agree with many of his policies, but there is some comfort in having an intelligent, well spoken President after the last 8 years of dumbya.

[HughMoran]

30. ignorant morons

what the fuck?

[Stinky The Clown]

31. FoxNooz: Commander-in-Chief = Big Dick Swagger Talk

Clown: Fuck you, FoxNooz.

[phasma ex machina]

34. "Harvard Law School talking"

Does the school elocute with an New England accent? :crazy:

[donheld]

35. They'd rather he used big words like "misunderestimate"

[Canuckistanian]

37. Or "Peeance Freeance"

It just sounds much more "patrioticky" and not so "Harvardish"

[Imagevision]

36. It's certainly pathetic when I hear them consider themselves a news organization.

FoxNews helped Bush get this country in the shape it is now in.

[Imagevision]

39. Here's one for FOX: Prescott Bush's Alleged Nazi "Ties"

[AlphaZero]

40. Faux News is

a piece of shit.