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Shepard Smith Shuts Down Discussion of Attacks on French Churches: ‘Not on My Watch’
www.newsbusters.org ^ | By Scott Whitlock

Posted on 04/15/2019 1:20:15 PM PDT by Red Badger

Fox anchor Shepard Smith on Monday melted down when a French guest attempted to explain the ongoing attacks, violence and vandalism against French churches. Talking about the fire engulfing Notre Dame, where the cause is unknown, guest Philippe Karsenty began, “For the past years, we've had churches desecrated each and every week all over France.”

Just seconds after his guest was introduced, Smith immediately jumped in and reprimanded, “Sir, sir, sir, we're not going to speculate of the cause of something that we don't know! If you have observations or you know something, we would love to hear it.” After Karsenty attempted to respond, Smith shut down the whole interview: “No, sir. We’re not doing that here. Not now. Not on my watch! Philippe Karsenty, it’s very good of you to be here.”

Twenty minutes later, Smith came back to concede the point about violence against French Christians, allowing, “There have been a number of attacks on Catholic churches in the Paris area. But those two things [the Notre Dame fire and past incidents], we are not connecting at this moment.”

Newsweek reported on March 21, 2019:

Vandals have smashed statues, knocked down tabernacles, scattered or destroyed the Eucharist and torn down crosses, sparking fears of a rise in anti-Catholic sentiment in the country.

Last Sunday, the historic Church of St. Sulpice in Paris was set on fire just after midday mass on Sunday, Le Parisien reported, although no one was injured. Police are still investigating the attack, which firefighters have confidently attributed to arson.

The website Churchpop.com noted,

Since early February, vandals desecrated more than a dozen Catholic Churches throughout France. They’ve looted, burned, destroyed statues, threw consecrated hosts all over the floors, and marked a cross on the wall with human feces.

The Washington Post on April 2 reported: "Among attacks on churches in February, a cross of human excrement was found in the southern city of Nimes, a statue of Mary was smashed in a Paris suburb and a statue of Jesus decapitated...”

Of course, that doesn’t mean, in any way, that’s what is happening in Paris. And people shouldn’t recklessly speculate. But neither should Smith decide a guest is unlistenable simply because he tries to inform an American audience about what's going on in France.

It’s not as though Smith himself hasn't speculated. In 2017, he became unhinged while discussing the Russia investigation. In 2015, he yelled at a fellow Fox host during a discussion of riots in Baltimore.

A transcript of the exchange and Smith’s follow-up can be found below. Click “expand” to read more.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: foxnews4terrorism; foxnews4terrorists; jihad; mediabias; notredame; notredameburning; notredamecathedral; notredamefire; paris; shepsmith; stupidfaggot; trop
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To: atc23
Seriously- people are horrified when I say that we should have killed every man woman and child in Germany at the end of the war and turned that place into Disneyland East.

Not horrified - you would need to be a relevant or at least serious person to engender that. "Amused" is a more apt response to an abject moron doing his thing.


101 posted on 04/15/2019 2:40:06 PM PDT by AAABEST (NY/DC/LA media/political industrial complex DELENDA EST)
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To: conservative98

Smith is repulsive. I cannot watch him. Why does anyone watch him.


102 posted on 04/15/2019 2:41:22 PM PDT by Vehmgericht
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To: Pikachu_Dad
The fire could have been caused by a careless worker. Or a careless tourist. Or faulty wiring.

Sure, but something like that have happened *at any time.*

What does one say about the fact that it happened at the start of Holy Week?

What does one say about the fact that the Christchurch Mosque shooting was on March 15, and the Notre Dame Cathedral fire was on April 15?

When it could happen at any time, is it okay to ask why it happened at THIS specific time?

-PJ

103 posted on 04/15/2019 2:42:48 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
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To: traderrob6

Perhaps, but remember how much we chastise CNN, MSNBC etc for speculating with guests on the opposite end of the spectrum.

As much as I despise Shemp and don’t particularly care for Cavuto....I’ll cut them a bit of slack on this. Time will tell if ND is related or not and probably best for now not to conjecture.

________________________

Yes I read the posts.

But now is the time to speculate.


104 posted on 04/15/2019 2:43:47 PM PDT by Chickensoup (Leftists totalitarian fascists appear to be planning to eradicate conservatives)
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To: Red Badger

Anchor Shepard Smith

105 posted on 04/15/2019 2:44:24 PM PDT by Songcraft
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To: Red Badger

WHY ARE "YOU PEOPLE" WATCHING SHEPPARD SMITH?


106 posted on 04/15/2019 2:46:14 PM PDT by onyx (Join 300 CLUB BY DONATING $34 t! TRUMP'S WAY IS THE WINNING WAY!)
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To: Vehmgericht
Smith is repulsive. I cannot watch him. Why does anyone watch him.

AMEN!

I NEVER WATCH HIS ANTI-TRUMP, COMMIE NEWS.
107 posted on 04/15/2019 2:48:34 PM PDT by onyx (Join 300 CLUB BY DONATING $34 t! TRUMP'S WAY IS THE WINNING WAY!)
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To: onyx

I don’t...................


108 posted on 04/15/2019 2:50:35 PM PDT by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: Red Badger

Shepard Smith Shuts Down Discussion of Attacks on French Churches:

Was the front of Sheps pants all wet. Bet they were .


109 posted on 04/15/2019 2:52:03 PM PDT by GoldenPup
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To: Red Badger
Going against the grain here...

The first pic I saw,,,had a scaffold..to my left of it.

I speculated possibly it was rehab/construction related? I dunno....

But would not surprise me it's ISLAM related...they are the people of death and destruction..

110 posted on 04/15/2019 2:53:07 PM PDT by Osage Orange (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot)
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To: Osage Orange

Could be an accident.

But I kinda doubt it.................


111 posted on 04/15/2019 2:54:49 PM PDT by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: Red Badger

That Musli-b*itch Omar wins.


112 posted on 04/15/2019 2:54:50 PM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: Red Badger

Fox is just as cowardly as the rest of the Democrat media. There are only 3 shows left that lean Right.


113 posted on 04/15/2019 2:56:10 PM PDT by txrefugee
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To: Chickensoup

Sorry, disagree.

Not only am I NOT going to do what I loath in the left.....I am not going to give them ammunition to feed into their narrative that we on the right prejudge all situations to be of terrorist origin.

Just like CNN, MSNBC, MSM all looked ridiculous when the Mueller report came out because they based opinion/reporting on what may be as opposed to what is.


114 posted on 04/15/2019 3:08:35 PM PDT by traderrob6
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To: Political Junkie Too

It is easy enough to wait for the arson report !

News should never engage in uninformed speculation !


115 posted on 04/15/2019 3:13:52 PM PDT by Pikachu_Dad ("the media are selling you a line of soap)
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To: Pikachu_Dad
The guy Smith was interviewing was pointing out a current pattern occurring in France when Smith shut him down.

The MSM is always telling us that they serve to put the news in "context." Wouldn't that recent pattern be context?

Would it be "context to point out that the Christchurch, New Zealand mosque shooting was on March 15, and the Notre Dame Cathedral fire happened on April 15?

Smith was right to come back on the air and clarify the facts of what Karsenty was saying, which was undoubtedly on the minds of most Parisians.

-PJ

116 posted on 04/15/2019 3:27:59 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
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To: Red Badger

He loves the mussies until they chop his head off for being gay


117 posted on 04/15/2019 3:32:22 PM PDT by ronnie raygun (nic dip.com)
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To: mombonn

I switched to CNN also. And they were consistent to say it’s not known if the cause was accidental or intentional


118 posted on 04/15/2019 3:32:59 PM PDT by Josa
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To: Red Badger

I doubt it was an accident...


119 posted on 04/15/2019 3:35:08 PM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
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To: LegendHasIt
I'm sure it is just "Coincidence", Delia, but on Friday, a muzzie jihadi woman was sentenced to prison for trying to firebomb Notre Dame back in 2016.

WTC-They failed in '93 but came back in '01
ND-They failed in '16 but came back in '19

please feel free to add to the list

120 posted on 04/15/2019 3:35:30 PM PDT by Roccus (When you talk to a politician...ANY politician...always say, "Remember Ceausescu")
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