Renzatic on 21/3/2018 at 17:59
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http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-peters-fox-20180320-story.html) Lt. Col. Ralph Peters, commentator for Fox, resigned today.
This is the guy who called Obama a pussy, and was generally pretty rabid about everything his administration had done. Here's his letter of resignation:
Quote:
On March 1st, I informed Fox that I would not renew my contract. The purpose of this message to all of you is twofold:
First, I must thank each of you for the cooperation and support you've shown me over the years. Those working off-camera, the bookers and producers, don't often get the recognition you deserve, but I want you to know that I have always appreciated the challenges you face and the skill with which you master them.
Second, I feel compelled to explain why I have to leave. Four decades ago, I took an oath as a newly commissioned officer. I swore to "support and defend the Constitution," and that oath did not expire when I took off my uniform. Today, I feel that Fox News is assaulting our constitutional order and the rule of law, while fostering corrosive and unjustified paranoia among viewers. Over my decade with Fox, I long was proud of the association. Now I am ashamed.
In my view, Fox has degenerated from providing a legitimate and much-needed outlet for conservative voices to a mere propaganda machine for a destructive and ethically ruinous administration. When prime-time hosts--who have never served our country in any capacity--dismiss facts and empirical reality to launch profoundly dishonest assaults on the FBI, the Justice Department, the courts, the intelligence community (in which I served) and, not least, a model public servant and genuine war hero such as Robert Mueller--all the while scaremongering with lurid warnings of "deep-state" machinations-- I cannot be part of the same organization, even at a remove. To me, Fox News is now wittingly harming our system of government for profit.
As a Russia analyst for many years, it also has appalled me that hosts who made their reputations as super-patriots and who, justifiably, savaged President Obama for his duplicitous folly with Putin, now advance Putin's agenda by making light of Russian penetration of our elections and the Trump campaign. Despite increasingly pathetic denials, it turns out that the "nothing-burger" has been covered with Russian dressing all along. And by the way: As an intelligence professional, I can tell you that the Steele dossier rings true--that's how the Russians do things.. The result is that we have an American president who is terrified of his counterpart in Moscow.
I do not apply the above criticisms in full to Fox Business, where numerous hosts retain a respect for facts and maintain a measure of integrity (nor is every host at Fox News a propaganda mouthpiece--some have shown courage). I have enjoyed and valued my relationship with Fox Business, and I will miss a number of hosts and staff members. You're the grown-ups.
Also, I deeply respect the hard-news reporters at Fox, who continue to do their best as talented professionals in a poisoned environment. These are some of the best men and women in the business.
So, to all of you: Thanks, and, as our president's favorite world leader would say, "Das vidanya."
On one hand, it's appropriate. On the other, I can't help but think he's one of the many people responsible for laying the groundwork that allowed this current shitshow we're all enjoying to happen in the first place. We're all reaping the whirlwind he's happily sown.
Also: Happy Piglick Day! :D
Pyrian on 21/3/2018 at 18:24
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Despite increasingly pathetic denials, it turns out that the "nothing-burger" has been covered with Russian dressing all along.
Gold.
Starker on 22/3/2018 at 03:27
Wasn't Sessions supposed to be recused from all that jazz in the first place? McCabe is a potential witness, no?
Renzatic on 22/3/2018 at 03:30
It depends. If the investigation was ongoing, then yeah, it could be obstruction of justice. But since it's being said they found nothing, and the case was closed (coming from Session's Justice Department, grain of salt), it could just be them being vindictive assholes, which is, yeah, totally legal.
Starker on 22/3/2018 at 08:00
Trevor Noah made some pretty good points about the Cambridge Analytica / Facebook data scandal:
[video=youtube;t7epj5tK54M]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7epj5tK54M[/video]
Pyrian on 22/3/2018 at 13:15
So, these guys told Trump what to say, and he did? That's more than his staff or lawyers have ever managed.
demagogue on 22/3/2018 at 15:54
They just gave him set phrases. He still says what he wants, except he goes through the ridiculous ritual of throwing in the key phrases whether they fit or not ... drain the swamp, build a wall, etc. To this day he just spouts them off haphazardly and it's worked for him, such is their power.
Trance on 22/3/2018 at 17:15
Question, do you get sexual gratification from the thought of making imaginary people angry? It seems to me to be a widespread fetish nowadays.