Shep Smith Names Every GOPer Who Wouldn't Talk 9/11 Bill With Him

[kpete]

Fox News' Shep Smith is continuing to hammer Republican senators who wouldn't pass the 9/11 first responders bill, this time calling out by name those who wouldn't appear on his show to discuss the issue.

"We called a lot of Republicans today who are in office at the moment," he said Monday afternoon. "These are the ones who told us 'no': Senators Alexander, Barrasso, Cornyn, Crapo, DeMint, Enzi, Grassley, Kyl, McConnell, Sessions, Baucus, Gregg, and Inhofe. No response from Bunning, Coburn, Ensign, Graham, Hatch, and McCain."

"Why does no one want to talk about this?" Smith asked.

Instead, Smith had former New York Gov. George Pataki on, whom he asked: "Republicans wanted to get this tax thing done first, they wanted pressure on the White House. This was an issue they were using toward that end, without question. Was that too far?"

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[SpiralHawk]

1. Calling out the Republicon chickenhawks

This could take a long time...

[dkf]

2. Wow I am impressed.

[Renew Deal]

3. Shep is a NYer

I see him smoking outside of Fox's studios all the time. I've said hi to him a couple times and he's always polite.

[nalnn]

18. Not from there

While he is of course in NY most of the time now. Shep Smith is actually from my home state of Mississippi. He is from the Sardis Lake area, same as me. :)

[BeyondGeography]

4. Dude's on the warpath

The Thugs have finally found where the edge is, for Shep at lesat.

[FSogol]

5. Shep should have said, "I have in my hand a list of complete asses residing the US Senate...

Senators Alexander, Barrasso, Cornyn, Crapo, DeMint, Enzi, Grassley, Kyl, McConnell, Sessions, Baucus, Gregg, and Inhofe. Also Bunning, Coburn, Ensign, Graham, Hatch, and McCain."

:shrug:

[Jester Messiah]

6. He's the one token non-POS on that network.

I'm wondering why MSNBC or CNN haven't made him an offer.

[trud]

13. no not MSNBC or CNN

Keep him at Faux, maybe the wingnuts will watch him by accident and learn something.

[Pisces]

7. THis is not a right/left issue. This should be an automatic approval for people

that continue to risk their lives for us. Shep is not arguing for the left, but for doing the right thing. Of all of the people on Fox News, he is the only person who comes close to fair and balanced.

[Tx4obama]

8. Shep is one of the two decent people on Fox, I wish he'd move to MSNBC. n/t

[verges]

9. Who is the other?

[Tx4obama]

11. Alan Colmes

Liberaland http://www.alan.com/

[BluegrassDem]

10. So where is Mr. 9/11...err...Giuliani???

I haven't heard a peep from him. I hadn't seen him on TV either? He should be out trying to persuade those Repugs to vote for the bill. But I hadn't seen nothing out of him. He's the first one to get on TV and yell about 9/11, but where is he now?

[David Zephyr]

12. I don't know how Shep continues to get away with what he does at that cult. But kudos to him.

Shep Smith is the only thing that Fox has that gives them any shred of credibility. The only thing.

[Rosco T.]

14. Somone get that man over to MSNBC... a real 'news' channel...

.. not propaganda

[LiberalFighter]

15. well..... Baucus goes with the Democratic label.

[Canuckistanian]

16. Baucus? When did he go GOP?

Not that I'm at all surprised.

[vssmith]

17. Just wait until these states need disaster relief