Fox Journalist Says He's 'Sympathetic' to Captors

ABCnews.com ^ | 8-31-06 | Staff

[veronica]

It's disconcerting that a newsman could be such a naif as to be so taken in. Certainly there are Palestinian who aren't like the majority, but I believe the majority have been bred to be Jewhaters and barbarians.

[toddlintown]

"Don't be such a twit."

Sure thing chief. Whatever you say.

[paltz]

I limit my FNC viewing to Special Report w/ BH, Cavuto, & Fox News Watch. That's about it.

[monday]

"You could just as easily rightly assume that they went into Gaza because they wanted to see Israel crush the Palestinians."

Except that FOX didn't say they went "to see Israel crush the Palestinians". They said they went "to cover the Palestinian side of the conflict".

"That is just as uninformed a speculation as yours."

Nope.

veronica said; "Well, he did call the Palestinians beautiful, kindhearted people - something like that."

sinkspur said : "Some are, perhaps many are. I met several when we were in Israel in March."

I guess this explains your point of view sinkspur. You like Palestinians too, even though they are terrorists.

[conservative blonde]

Olaf just doesn't seem to have the capacity to make a judgment between right and wrong. It is sad but many young people his age don't know the difference between right and wrong. He was wronged and doesn't even seem to know that he was emotionally abused if not physically. No one has the right to kidnap you and hold you against your will especially when you have nothing to do with the social situation they are living under. You don't praise these captors that just encourges them.

[conservative blonde]

That money Hezbollah was dishing out to the Lebanonese was counterfeit US bucks. It didn't come from the US "gubmint".

[sam_paine]

.you on the other hand, might be in quite the predicament.

Screw you, Jackal! I hate you! You go to hell and you die!

See? I am a smooth operator and get-along easily!

[Remole]

FOR AS LONG AS I LIVE, I will remember the name of that great Italian hero, who is almost Homeric: Fabrizio Quatrocchi.

[JMS]

Actually it was not Bosnia and old Yugoslavia but Serbia that was the "Guardian of the Gate".

[JFC]

Steve... pick a new camara man! ASAP!

[harrowup]

First of all I'm sick and tired of seeing camera operators described as 'journalists' and second, I am reaching the point of exhaustion reading more comments about how someone with a gun to their head should behave, unless you can prove you have experienced same.

All of you who want to criticize these guys should volunteer to exchange places with them right now. Otherwise, shut up.

[Moonman62]

Anita seemed like some sort of Camera Hog. Immediately after their release, this woman was right in the middle of everything...even made a comment before Steve or her husband did.

Yes, she reminds me of Chuck Schumer, but even more obnoxious.

[happymom]

Olaf just doesn't seem to have the capacity to make a judgment between right and wrong. It is sad but many young people his age don't know the difference between right and wrong. He was wronged and doesn't even seem to know that he was emotionally abused if not physically.

That's very true. I think a lot of it is shock, it hasn't even been a week yet since they were freed. And so many young people have been brought up with a PC education and culture that they just assume they were guilty somehow if something bad happens to them. I think he is slowly having his eyes opened to what the world is really like. When I was his age, I was still in transition between the knee-jerk liberalism of my 20s and early 30s, to a more conservative viewpoint. I really wouldn't have been able to articulate any principles very well at that time, and especially not after a traumatic experience like he had.

But even if he does turn out to be the mushiest-headed liberal on the planet, he still didn't deserve what happened to him and I really hate to see all this blaming the victim business.

[MPJackal]

"Screw you, Jackal! I hate you! You go to hell and you die!"

Now see, THAT sounds desperate. They hate that. It is almost as bad as begging. Try this:

"I understand you want to saw my head off, I cant say I blame you. But Sam over there, he is desperate. Wadda ya say you saw his off first. I'm not going anywhere."

With any luck I just bought enough time to escape or be rescued.

Now I ask you, who's head is coming off? Come on, you can say it. Everyone already knows.

[Erasmus]

(In my best Gert Frobe-Goldfinger accent:)

I don't hate you for what you did.

I'm going to kill you for what you did.

[harrowup]

...she reminds me of Chuck Schumer, but even more obnoxious.

Believe me. That is not even remotely conceivable...ever.

[auzerais]

It was one time I agreed with Clark but only once and then you turn on Shep and listen to him rant about how Israel is so cruel and now you have to listen to Shep about how Bush was so cruel when it comes to Katrina "victims". I don't like to complain and I use to like FOX but I will call it like I see it and they are taking a left turn.

FNC's perceived left turn by some hosts like Shep may be what's behind FNC's latest downturn in its ratings: http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/ratings/default.asp

[Hound of the Baskervilles]

He is sympathetic to his captors. In his wittle heart... he is sympathetic. Well I was sympathetic to him... but not anymore. If he has sympathy for his captors, then he must not have really suffered much. So my sympathy for him is not much either.

[paltz]

My favorite from OLAF'S wife during her FNC interview was: "When Fox 1st called me I assumed it wasn't to offer me a job"

[Hound of the Baskervilles]

"This damn terrorist sympathizing by the MSM has got to end....."

I am sick of it too.They treat our people like crap and the very people who were abused and kidnapped can't muster up some righteous anger. It makes me sick to hear this guy talking about "what is in his heart." Get pissed off! You were wronged!!!!