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Now Shep Smith pulling an O'Reilly???
Fox News | 08/06/04 | awestruck

Posted on 08/06/2004 1:00:31 PM PDT by Awestruck

I just saw Shep Smith on Fox, talking about the Swift Vets, and saying "hardly any of these guys actually served with Kerry, I mean they were in the same war..." He also has "experts" on the pro-Kerry side and no one on the other side...what's going on with Fox on this issue???


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To: Blood of Tyrants

No, no... he said they were Liars. He did not preface it with it is my Opinion they are Liars. He sad he was mad it was lies. He should have to back that up. I am pretty sure they could sue because he made such a clear declaration as fact.


21 posted on 08/06/2004 1:10:47 PM PDT by bluecollarman
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To: Blood of Tyrants; Stillwaters
Word parsing. They were in the same outfit, on the same river, on the same missions at the same time, but since they weren't in the same BOAT, they have no basis to criticize.

You nailed it. If something doesn't happen to change the media tide that's calling all these men LIARS, they'll have been spit on again by the actions of John Kerry. The fact that this is happening to our country's best, including the career military, high-ranking officers, and Congressional Medal of Honor winners amongst them, is a tragedy.

22 posted on 08/06/2004 1:11:47 PM PDT by lonevoice (Some things have to be believed to be seen)
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To: Awestruck

Shep goes off on rants every once in a while renewing my impression that he's not the brightest bulb in the Fox fixture. I remember he was making fun of a hurricane evacuation when the storm veered off. That was VERY irresponsible and could lead to people ignoring the next warning when it doesn't veer. He is a youngster and tends to engage mouth before engaging brain.


23 posted on 08/06/2004 1:11:57 PM PDT by NonValueAdded ("I actually was going to throw like a man before I threw like a girl." JFK 7/25/2004)
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To: cincy29

Fox is running scared.This is such a shame. I cannot believe Americans are letting these lies become facts,I fear our cause may be lost forever


24 posted on 08/06/2004 1:12:05 PM PDT by patriciamary
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To: Awestruck

This is a battle that was doomed from the outset. The only good thing you can say about this commercial is that you'll have the pleasure of ranting about Kerry's Vietnam lies for the next four years.


25 posted on 08/06/2004 1:12:05 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Awestruck

Fox is pissing me off to no end. I've had it with O'Reilly and rest of the them. Is there an alternative??


26 posted on 08/06/2004 1:12:12 PM PDT by Jenya (Removed a brutal dictator, liberated millions....our thriving economy....Yep, it's Bush's fault.)
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To: Awestruck

Foxnews has REALLY been ticking me off lately. It's like they have all been advised to shill for Kerry. Kerry gets all positive coverage from them.


27 posted on 08/06/2004 1:12:15 PM PDT by KansasGirl
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To: sam_paine
Shep and I have a personal game we play. "How fast can I turn the TV off after Brit Hume's show." Can I turn it off before "Scott Peterson" comes out of Shep's mouth? Not yet! But I'm gettin faster!

That's very much like the game I play with Greta following Hannity's show.

28 posted on 08/06/2004 1:12:27 PM PDT by alnick
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To: alnick
Ah, Rassmussen wasn't on the same boat, either.
30 posted on 08/06/2004 1:14:05 PM PDT by MrsEmmaPeel
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To: bluecollarman

He was obviously given "talking" points today that he did not research. I am sure an email, phone call campaign can easily fix this one.


31 posted on 08/06/2004 1:14:16 PM PDT by ican'tbelieveit
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To: syriacus

**Sounds like the way Susan Estrich was talking last night, when she "sat in" for Colmes.**

I saw that last night, jeez what a bee-ach that broad is. I worked in an office, 4 people in my room, 8 in the next, 4 in the room beyond that, that 3 in the last room. I didnt work directly with the 3 in the room farthest from me, "not in the same room (boat)" but I knew that one was a pain in the butt


32 posted on 08/06/2004 1:14:30 PM PDT by backinthefold (Deja Moo.... the feeling you have heard this bull before)
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To: Awestruck
It's like being in the same tank battalion and saying that you only served with your tank crew. How do you penetrate this nonsense? I guess since almost all of these pundits have never served in the military, they just don't understand how the military operates. The PCF crews operated together, were supported from the same bases, spent time together ashore, and belonged to the same command structure.

PCFs were 50FT long with a 13 FT beam and a crew of 6 (one officer and 5 enlisted). You would think the pundits were talking about an aircraft carrier.

33 posted on 08/06/2004 1:14:45 PM PDT by kabar
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To: Awestruck

I wouldn't be surprised if the White House was advising FNC to back away from the story.


34 posted on 08/06/2004 1:14:45 PM PDT by marvlus
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To: Jenya

Freerepublic usually works for me...


35 posted on 08/06/2004 1:14:58 PM PDT by ican'tbelieveit
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To: socal_parrot
which gender. Smith began his stint at FNC as a New York based general assignment reporter and was later promoted to senior correspondent where he reported on numerous breaking news stories, including the Jonesboro, Arkansas and Paducah, Kentucky school shootings; the 1997 standoff between the United Nations and Iraq; Princess Diana’s funeral; the murder of Gianni Versace and the O.J. Simpson civil trial.
36 posted on 08/06/2004 1:15:23 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE!)
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To: ican'tbelieveit

I called, they throw you over to the automated response line and you have to hear a fox commercial.


37 posted on 08/06/2004 1:15:32 PM PDT by bluecollarman
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To: syriacus
"You weren't on the same boat."

One of the swift boat crewmen called into Houston talk radio this morning and emphasized that they were a flotilla, they often were no further than 15 feet away from Kerry's boat, and everybody knew exactly what was going on in the other boats and they knew the crewmen on those other boats.

38 posted on 08/06/2004 1:15:43 PM PDT by Dog Gone
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To: Brilliant

I agree!


39 posted on 08/06/2004 1:16:05 PM PDT by patriciamary
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To: bluecollarman

Definitely have to bombard them with emails then. I actually like Shep most of the time. But I could have thrown a shoe at the TV, also, if I had seen this.


40 posted on 08/06/2004 1:16:21 PM PDT by ican'tbelieveit
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