Tag Archives: Terrorism

Fox News is Back on the ‘Ground Zero Mosque’ Thing

Posted on December 11, 2012 at 12:36 pm by Bob Cesca

Their priorities are totally in order. GRETCHEN CARLSON: It’s all pray and no play. The controversial Ground Zero Mosque was supposed to be a cultural center, but it turns out it’s now an empty space with no community programs. Dozens … Continue reading →

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The Fair-Weather Patriotism of the Benghazi-Gate Conspiracy Theorists

Posted on October 30, 2012 at 7:13 am by Bob Cesca

My Tuesday column covers the disparity between the Republican reaction to September 11, 2001 and September 11, 2012, and the growing conspiracy theories surrounding Benghazi. When terrorists hit the consulate in Benghazi, Romney and the Republicans couldn’t muster the decency … Continue reading →

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Benghazi Gate

Posted on October 29, 2012 at 9:24 am by Bob Cesca

It’s not getting a lot of coverage in the liberal blogosphere, but you should be aware that conservatives think the president deliberately ordered military support to “stand down” during the attack on the consulate in Benghazi. Yep. That’s right. He … Continue reading →

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GOP Libya Talking Points Collapse

Posted on October 20, 2012 at 1:15 pm by JM Ashby

Following the president’s righteous smackdown of Mitt Romney during the second presidential debate, the GOP and Fox News have slowly recognized the fact that the president did call the attack on the American embassy in Libya an “act of terror.” … Continue reading →

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Benghazi Reaction vs. 9/11 Reaction

Posted on October 20, 2012 at 9:35 am by Bob Cesca

I’ve had this ongoing theory that if Al Gore had been president during 9/11, the Republicans would’ve tried to impeach him for it. Instead, Bush was president and the entire nation rallied around him in the wake of the largest … Continue reading →

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Acts of Terror and Candy Crowley

Posted on October 17, 2012 at 2:56 pm by Bob Cesca

Right on cue, Fox News Channel and AM radio are hanging Candy Crowley in effigy for fact-checking Romney’s “acts of terror” assertion during the climactic section of last night’s debate. Worse, even with the transcript of the president in hand, … Continue reading →

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Pointing Fingers

Posted on October 16, 2012 at 6:30 pm by JM Ashby

A common theme among the Romney campaign, and during the vice presidential debate, has been to point fingers at the Obama administration for supposedly bungling both the preparation for and the response to the attack on the American embassy in … Continue reading →

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Romney Advisers Want to Bring Back Torture

Posted on September 27, 2012 at 2:00 pm by JM Ashby

If you consider yourself to be a single-issue voter who will not vote for President Obama because of drones or “liberty,” you should read this first. According to an internal campaign memo obtained by the New York Times, Romney’s national … Continue reading →

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Conspiracy Theory

Posted on September 13, 2012 at 4:00 pm by JM Ashby

Who said this? Alex Jones or Rush Limbaugh? “What if Ayman al-Zawahiri gave up Osama bin Laden for the express purpose of making Obama look good? Giving Obama stature, political capital?” If you guessed Alex Jones, you would have guessed … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on September 13, 2012 at 2:30 pm by JM Ashby

“But we see on our televisions that there’s still threats to the world. That’s why we have to be relentless in pursing those who attacked us this week … as long as I’m commander in chief, we will sustain the … Continue reading →

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