GOP Crush On Putin -- How's That Working Out For Them? (updated)

[napkinz]

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updated July 22, 2014

[Cha]

1. GOP are not the only ones who have a crush on putin..

at least I think they're not gop. Thanks for the graphics, napkinz!

[napkinz]

3. I hope on the Sunday morning talk shows that Republicans are asked about their embrace of Putin

If they are asked, I expect a lot of equivocation and squirming.

[Cha]

4. My guess is "their embrace of putin" will be down the memory hole courtesy

of the gopropaganda machine. love to be wrong.

I read SOS Kerry is suppose to be on some Sunday show.. A Democrat!

[napkinz]

10. so far I haven't heard anything from Giuliani or Palin on Putin

nt

[napkinz]

13. Days After MH17 Crash, Fox's Peters Praises Putin's Leadership Qualities

July 21, 2014

video:

http://mediamatters.org/video/2014/07/21/days-after-mh17-crash-foxs-peters-praises-putin/200160

[Cha]

21. Poor fox "news" reporters.. they live in such a fucked up world that down is up and crooked is

straight.. and they're sticking to their story.

[napkinz]

23. I updated the original post, adding a graphic with quotes from conservatives praising Putin

I just don't understand why the media aren't confronting those conservatives, asking them about their comments praising Putin.

I know Rachel had done a story months ago about conservatives embracing Putin. I hope she does a follow-up story.

[Cha]

24. Thank you, napkinz.. gop fascists definitely need to be help accountable for supporting putin!

[Iliyah]

5. If they are asked they will simply do what they have been doing

"reverse it and claim it was the Dems who praised Putin" and their base will believe it and the corporate media will run with it. Then the few DUers that truly hate the President of the USA will commerce with threads that are negative which will get a lot of re'cds.

[wandy]

2. Tribute to our last fearless leader who looked in Putin's eyes..........

and most likely kissed his...............

[napkinz]

7. and saw his soul

thanks for the video

[greatauntoftriplets]

17. Bush must have been hallucinating!

[napkinz]

18. or drinking

[Dawson Leery]

6. Putin trains militias to shoot down civilian aircraft.

Dulles/Tricky Dicky/St. Ronnie Boy trained militias to murder civilians in Central/South America.

[napkinz]

8. On Heels Of Tragic Plane Crash, Fox Rewrites Reagan's Legacy In Effort To Jab Obama

July 18, 2014
OLIVIA KITTEL

In the wake of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner crash, Fox News has rushed to conveniently rewrite history to disparage President Obama by drawing false comparisons to former President Ronald Reagan's response to a 1983 attack on a Korean airliner. The reactions of many Fox figures praising Reagan stood in stark contrast with that of Fox's Chris Wallace, who accurately noted Reagan's apparent reluctance to cut short his vacation in order to address the issue.

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In fact, Reagan initially sent aides to respond to the attack on the airliner, waiting four days before delivering the speech condemning the Soviet Union that is now being lauded by many pundits at Fox News.

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Nevertheless, (Chris Wallace's) colleagues praised Reagan's response as an example of ideal leadership in contrast with Obama's. On the July 17 edition of Fox News' The Kelly File, host Megyn Kelly connected the July 17 tragedy to the 1983 Korean airliner crash, highlighting Reagan's speech in response and noting in comparison that Obama has "been accused of 'leading from behind.' " Fox contributor Chris Stirewalt compared Reagan's response to Obama's, saying Reagan's response made Americans feel "reassured and resolute," and Kelly echoed that Obama's response "makes him look unconnected and makes a lot of Americans feel unrepresented."

Fox contributor Kate Obenshain drew a similar connection on The O'Reilly Factor, criticizing Obama for dedicating a mere 40 seconds in a pre-planned speech to the crash compared to "31 years ago when President Reagan rushed home from Santa Barbara vacation, from the Reagan ranch when the Korean jetliner was shot out of the air by the Russians, calling it a crime against humanity, very serious about the implications of this."

Fox's Sean Hannity lauded Reagan's response to comparatively insult Obama's reaction, saying "unlike our current commander-in-chief who called today's horrific event 'a tragedy' before headlining a few fundraisers in New York. Well, President Ronald Reagan, he responded with much stronger words just over three decades ago." He also called Reagan's reaction "a good reminder for the White House," while Fox correspondent K.T. MacFarland agreed that "that's leadership."

read more: http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/07/18/on-heels-of-tragic-plane-crash-fox-rewrites-rea/200144

[Dawson Leery]

12. Thanks for pointing this out.

[napkinz]

9. ...

[napkinz]

11. kick

nt

[Jamaal510]

14. K&R

[napkinz]

15. updated

nt

[napkinz]

16. Russian Propaganda Machine ‘Russia Today’ is Essentially Their Version of Fox News

July 20, 2014
By Allen Clifton

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Many on Fox News even help perpetuate the right-wing talking point that if it’s not reported on Fox News (or other conservative outlets), it’s just lies told by the “liberal media.” Because that’s basically the belief of many conservatives. That’s why it’s nearly impossible to convince them of anything. If Fox News (or other conservative media sources) aren’t reporting something – to them, it’s not factual. So whenever I use another source to debunk their lies, they dismiss that evidence as fiction because their sources didn’t report it.

It kind of reminds me of the recent story concerning Russia Today’s reporting of the downed Malaysian airliner.

It seems the Russian-owned “news” organization has been accused by a now former employee, London-based reporter Sara Firth, of purposefully reporting lies about the Malaysian airline that was recently shot down over Ukraine. This follows a few months ago when news anchor Liz Wahl left the company over disagreements on how they were told to cover the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces.

See, Russia Today is basically nothing more than another method for the Russian government to try to control the truth. It’s a propaganda machine for Vladimir Putin.

Just look at Russia Today’s statement regarding the departure of Firth, who left the network because she claimed they were being pushed to report inaccurate information about the plane being shot down by the Ukrainian government:

“Sara has declared that she chooses the truth; apparently we have different definitions of truth. We believe that truth is what our reporters see on the ground, with their own eyes, and not what’s printed in the morning London newspaper. In our coverage, RT, unlike the rest of the media, did not draw conclusions before the official investigation has even begun. We show all sides of the story, even if everyone else has already decided which side is to blame.”

Doesn’t that sound exactly like something Fox News would say to their critics?

read more: http://www.forwardprogressives.com/russian-propaganda-machine-russia-today-essentially-version-fox-news/

[otohara]

19. Memories

It's always good to reread the vile, old and wrong on everything spew coming from the wingnuttery leaders.

Good job, thanks.

[napkinz]

20. I'm still waiting for the media to confront those conservatives who had been embracing Putin

Why aren't these people being asked about their comments in praise of Putin ...

[William769]

22. It's not only the GOP. nt

[Cha]

25. Or just a f****** Idiot.