Fox News Responds with Rush
01 November 2009 3:06 pm by Taylor Marsh
Pres. Obama went to war with Fox News, and what he got to show for it was the preview of what Rush’s new Fox News Channel show will look like.
… um… Rush is getting his own show, right? Otherwise he lost all that weight for nothing.
Rush went on and on, with Chris Wallace happy to allow it. Sam Stein has a rundown.
Limbaugh charged that Obama doesn’t care about Afghanistan, while simultaneously posturing that applies also to the U.S. military, as the P.T. Barnum of wingnut radio dug deep into the national security grab bag for one of the right’s favorites. Calling Pres. Obama’s trip to Dover AFB in the dead of night a “photo op.” Wonder if he said that when Reagan did it?
My fellow Americans:
In a few hours I’ll undertake one of the saddest journeys of my Presidency. I’ll be going to Andrews Air Force Base to meet one of our Air Force planes bringing home 16 Americans who died this week in the terrorist attack on the United States Embassy in Beirut.
I undertake this task in great sadness, but also with a tremendous sense of pride in those who sacrificed their lives in our country’s efforts to bring peace to the Middle East and spare others the agony of war. Greater love hath no man. The courage and the dedication of these men and women reflect the best tradition of our Foreign Service, our Armed Forces, and the other departments and agencies whose personnel serve our nation overseas, often in situations of great personal danger. ..
The backdrop to Rush’s ramblings is more bad news from Afghanistan, on a day when Abdullah Abdullah announced he won’t play the runoff game with Karzai, who clearly has stacked the deck.
Of course, there weren’t any questions about that, because Rush doesn’t do deep thinking. He’s a carnival barker.
