Comments on: Fred Thompson: Too Much Fire in the Belly May Not Be a Good Thing In Dangerous World http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2007/12/30/fred-thompson-too-much-fire-in-the-belly-may-not-be-a-good-thing-in-dangerous-world/ Beating Them With Their Own Sickle And Hammer Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:24:34 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Volunteer Voters » The Fred Doesn’t Really Want It Controversy Part 49 http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2007/12/30/fred-thompson-too-much-fire-in-the-belly-may-not-be-a-good-thing-in-dangerous-world/comment-page-1/#comment-68107 Volunteer Voters » The Fred Doesn’t Really Want It Controversy Part 49 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:49:39 +0000 http://stoptheaclu.com/archives/2007/12/30/fred-thompson-too-much-fire-in-the-belly-may-not-be-a-good-thing-in-dangerous-world/#comment-68107 [...] Sharon Cobb Fore Left Crone Speaks Stop the ACLU Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and [...] [...] Sharon Cobb Fore Left Crone Speaks Stop the ACLU Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and [...]

]]> By: Blog-o-Fascists http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2007/12/30/fred-thompson-too-much-fire-in-the-belly-may-not-be-a-good-thing-in-dangerous-world/comment-page-1/#comment-68074 Blog-o-Fascists Mon, 31 Dec 2007 03:15:07 +0000 http://stoptheaclu.com/archives/2007/12/30/fred-thompson-too-much-fire-in-the-belly-may-not-be-a-good-thing-in-dangerous-world/#comment-68074 <strong>FOX News Sunday Joins the "Misquote Fred" Bandwagon...</strong> NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias As shown in this video, Chris Wallace and FOX News Sunday decided to misrepresent the words said by Fred Thompson by partially quoting them out of context.  Notice in the quote below of FOX, the use of th... FOX News Sunday Joins the “Misquote Fred” Bandwagon…

NewsBusters.org – Exposing Liberal Media Bias

As shown in this video, Chris Wallace and FOX News Sunday decided to misrepresent the words said by Fred Thompson by partially quoting them out of context.  Notice in the quote below of FOX, the use of th…

]]> By: Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2007/12/30/fred-thompson-too-much-fire-in-the-belly-may-not-be-a-good-thing-in-dangerous-world/comment-page-1/#comment-68064 Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator Sun, 30 Dec 2007 23:12:44 +0000 http://stoptheaclu.com/archives/2007/12/30/fred-thompson-too-much-fire-in-the-belly-may-not-be-a-good-thing-in-dangerous-world/#comment-68064 <strong>Low Flame In Fred Thompson's Belly?...</strong> The GOP White House hopeful says he's "not particularly interested in running for president" and tha... Low Flame In Fred Thompson’s Belly?…

The GOP White House hopeful says he’s “not particularly interested in running for president” and tha…

]]> By: Allan Stewart http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2007/12/30/fred-thompson-too-much-fire-in-the-belly-may-not-be-a-good-thing-in-dangerous-world/comment-page-1/#comment-68052 Allan Stewart Sun, 30 Dec 2007 20:41:08 +0000 http://stoptheaclu.com/archives/2007/12/30/fred-thompson-too-much-fire-in-the-belly-may-not-be-a-good-thing-in-dangerous-world/#comment-68052 FOX STABBED FRED IN THE BACK! At the end of the noon news, the announcer claimed that on FOX News Sunday Fred said he didn't really care about being president; he only cared about his kids and grandkids. The made it sound like he is an old man that wants to stay at home and sit by the fire playing with the grandchildren! This is not their first attack - even ABC picked up on their distortions. See: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2007/12/the-passion-of.html?cid=95308070#comment-95308070 The transcript of the interview is on the Foxnews website and my email to them follows. FOX NEEDS TO BE FLOODED WITH COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS! I never thought I would hear FOX News twist someone's statements as maliciously as you did when you smeared Fred Thompson at the end of your noon (Eastern) news report. Fred's statement, "... I am consumed with the notion of what's going to happen to my kids, my grandkids and my country, and that that's why I was running for president" was clearly intended to emphasize with personalization that his focus is the well-being of the people of this country, not political games. You chopped apart his sentences - leaving the word, country, out completely - distorting his intent and misleading your viewers by portraying Fred as an old man who is uninterested in the presidency and only interested in sitting at home with his family. Your contorted representation is without excuse. There is no connection between your report and the reality. No literate person could have mistakenly interpreted the meaning of his statements. This was plainly willful and plainly dishonest. If you think you viewers are the type to tolerate willful deception, or too dense to see through it, you are sadly mistaken. Either you are fair and balanced with everyone or you are not fair or balanced at all. Even if you don't care about being fair to Senator Thompson, you had better start caring about being fair and honest with your viewers. And you had better consider how your dishonesty reflects on every other reporter and commentator affiliated with FOX. No one watches FOX to be lied to. You owe it to them to make it right. FOX STABBED FRED IN THE BACK!
At the end of the noon news, the announcer claimed that on FOX News Sunday Fred said he didn’t really care about being president; he only cared about his kids and grandkids. The made it sound like he is an old man that wants to stay at home and sit by the fire playing with the grandchildren!
This is not their first attack – even ABC picked up on their distortions. See: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2007/12/the-passion-of.html?cid=95308070#comment-95308070
The transcript of the interview is on the Foxnews website and my email to them follows. FOX NEEDS TO BE FLOODED WITH COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS!
I never thought I would hear FOX News twist someone’s statements as maliciously as you did when you smeared Fred Thompson at the end of your noon (Eastern) news report. Fred’s statement, “… I am consumed with the notion of what’s going to happen to my kids, my grandkids and my country, and that that’s why I was running for president” was clearly intended to emphasize with personalization that his focus is the well-being of the people of this country, not political games. You chopped apart his sentences – leaving the word, country, out completely – distorting his intent and misleading your viewers by portraying Fred as an old man who is uninterested in the presidency and only interested in sitting at home with his family.

Your contorted representation is without excuse. There is no connection between your report and the reality. No literate person could have mistakenly interpreted the meaning of his statements. This was plainly willful and plainly dishonest. If you think you viewers are the type to tolerate willful deception, or too dense to see through it, you are sadly mistaken. Either you are fair and balanced with everyone or you are not fair or balanced at all.

Even if you don’t care about being fair to Senator Thompson, you had better start caring about being fair and honest with your viewers. And you had better consider how your dishonesty reflects on every other reporter and commentator affiliated with FOX. No one watches FOX to be lied to. You owe it to them to make it right.

]]> By: The fire inside, and it’s dangers | BitsBlog http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2007/12/30/fred-thompson-too-much-fire-in-the-belly-may-not-be-a-good-thing-in-dangerous-world/comment-page-1/#comment-68045 The fire inside, and it’s dangers | BitsBlog Sun, 30 Dec 2007 19:32:34 +0000 http://stoptheaclu.com/archives/2007/12/30/fred-thompson-too-much-fire-in-the-belly-may-not-be-a-good-thing-in-dangerous-world/#comment-68045 [...] Wing Nut House, Flopping Aces,  Wake up America, Stop The ACLU, The Carpetbagger Report, NewsBusters.org, Blue Crab Boulevard,  The Sundries Shack, Memeorandum [...] [...] Wing Nut House, Flopping Aces,  Wake up America, Stop The ACLU, The Carpetbagger Report, NewsBusters.org, Blue Crab Boulevard,  The Sundries Shack, Memeorandum [...]

]]> By: edward cropper http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2007/12/30/fred-thompson-too-much-fire-in-the-belly-may-not-be-a-good-thing-in-dangerous-world/comment-page-1/#comment-68042 edward cropper Sun, 30 Dec 2007 19:14:33 +0000 http://stoptheaclu.com/archives/2007/12/30/fred-thompson-too-much-fire-in-the-belly-may-not-be-a-good-thing-in-dangerous-world/#comment-68042 It speaks volumes about our culture when someone is amazed when a politician tells the truth. Thompson just said what any observant person already knew. Thompson is not a candidate that has any vigor for the position he is seeking. His actions have already spoken louder than his words ever could. It speaks volumes about our culture when someone is amazed when a politician tells the truth. Thompson just said what any observant person already knew. Thompson is not a candidate that has any vigor for the position he is seeking. His actions have already spoken louder than his words ever could.

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