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procon

(15,805 posts)
Sat Aug 12, 2017, 12:14 PM Aug 2017

The Fox news angle is somewhat different...

Out of curiosity, I took a look at what Faux News was feeding to their hungry conservative viewers. They certainly have a unique perspective. The live commentary from the reporters on the scene, as well as the blond chairholder on the broadcast news set, did not match what my poor old lyin' eyes were telling me. The armed men brandishing weapons and clubs were not acting like the marchers singing gospel songs and carrying peace signs.

The Fox reporter was explaining that the Nazi white supremacists are mostly local folks, and therefore the community accepts them and they had a legal permit to be in park so it was OK for them to defend their turf by any means they could. The police hadn't got involved at that point so evidently they were in agreement with this particular view.

The counter protesters, according the Fox guy, were bussed in troublemakers, anarchists and terrorists. Yeah, all of 'em, probably foreigners too, leftists no doubt from Los Angeles and New York. They were paid. They started the violence.

That is all. I couldn't take it anymore.

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nolabear

(41,963 posts)
2. I checked too. Interviewee went off on "fucking Jews."
Sat Aug 12, 2017, 12:18 PM
Aug 2017

Just in case there was ant doubt. Had a few choice words for "entitled millennials" as well. The reporter was most concerned about the f-bombs it seemed.

underpants

(182,803 posts)
6. Complete BULLSHIT. None of them are local. Almost all are from out of state
Sat Aug 12, 2017, 12:31 PM
Aug 2017

Charlottesville is a heavily heavily liberal city. All these groups #whitestock #pallidpalooza are from around the country. Small groups of assholes.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
9. Was not this premise of this staged event.
Sat Aug 12, 2017, 12:45 PM
Aug 2017

White power in a Liberal City,Alt Right Wingers have been planning this for months. Optics my friend optics.

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