McCain: Fox News chief ‘deserves credit’ if Benghazi gets full investigation

[Galraedia]

Source: The Raw Story

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on Monday thanked Fox News for relentlessly covering the attack on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya.

“My question is, is why is it eight months later that finally now it seems that the ‘mainstream media’ is taking an interest in what many of us have been?” he told Fox News host Neil Cavuto. “You know, if this thing, if it comes to a full investigation there will be two people who I think deserve credit. One of them is Sen. Lindsey Graham and the other may be [Fox News president] Roger Ailes.”

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) has also thanked Fox News for its coverage of the Benghazi attack and its aftermath. The incident has been used by Republicans to attack the Obama administration for allegedly seeking to cover-up the true nature of the assault.

Conservatives have alleged that liberal and mainstream media outlets were complicit in falsely reporting the attack occurred during a spontaneous demonstration — a claim that has some merit — but liberal MSNBC host Rachel Maddow was one of the first media personalities to call out the Obama administration.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/05/13/mccain-fox-news-chief-deserves-credit-if-benghazi-gets-full-investigation/

[EC]

1. What is their point?

Is falsely reporting stuff now a crime? With all the fake crap FOX and CNN report I fail to see what the hell McCain is getting at.


And on edit...editing ones OWN talking points isn't hiding anything or a conspiracy. It's like rewriting one's own book report to improve it...that's what editing is.

[Archae]

2. And who gets the blame if this turns out to be just a partisan farce?

(Which it is...)

"It's Obama's fault!"

[Galraedia]

3. Roger Ailes Devised Fox News While Working With President Nixon

Explosive Memos Show That Roger Ailes Devised Fox News While Working With President Nixon - http://thepoliticalfreakshow.us/post/19203875732/explosive-memos-show-that-roger-ailes-devised-fox-news

[Thor_MN]

17. I remember seeing their mission statement on their website circa 2002 (maybe late 2001)

It said that Faux Channel was created to "counter a perceived liberal bias in the media." It has long since been scrubbed from their site.

[MoreGOPoop]

4. Integrity, John.

You and all your pals lack integrity.

[chuckstevens]

5. News?

News? Really? When does Faux "News" not have a politically slanted story about ANYTHING?

[AAO]

6. Peanut brains think peanuts! (Emphasis on the nuts)

[liberal N proud]

7. Feeding the propaganda

[SummerSnow]

8. Wouldnt it be soooo funny...

If one day Baggers turned on Faux news and saw this...


















They would start foaming at the mouth and their heads would explode

[truthisfreedom]

9. Who gets credit if the Iraq War gets investigated?

Hey old man, GET OFF OF MY INTERNET!

[countmyvote4real]

10. blah blah blah

Why is this asshat still a US Senator? Good Karma wishes that he would retire already to greener pastures. Bad Karma expects that he will die in office and keep dropping his turds until he drops. Good Karma hopes that when this happens, Senator "Vapors" from SC will be so distraught that he will finally get to blow him in the hereafter. I know these are rude thoughts, but they've been provoking me for years.

[TwilightGardener]

11. Well, sure. It's 100% politically driven. And who knows what role McCrazy had in it.

[Cha]

12. mccain and spamghazi..

[Zoeisright]

13. Fuck off, McCain.

You are yet another example of "only the good die young."

[Sunlei]

14. you know its bad in washingtondc when Rs kiss fox lies rearend

[bucolic_frolic]

15. Faux makes the News with Hype and Circumstance

Beat that drum until there's no sound in it

[Thor_MN]

16. Does Faux pick up the tab if nothing is found?

They have been calling for investigations, I say make them post a bond...

[Matariki]

18. Oh haha. Conservatives think MSNBC is "mainstream media" and FOX is not.