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Grassy Knoll

(10,118 posts) Tue Jun 17, 2014, 04:46 PM Jun 2014

Fox News Finally Finds A Benghazi Story That Isn't A "Bombshell"

Following the announcement that U.S. Special Operations forces had captured Ahmed Abu Khattala, a suspected ringleader of the 2012 attacks on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi, Libya, Fox News' coverage has been notable for a word that's been missing.

Since 2012, Fox News has referred to numerous Benghazi reports -- which typically just rehash their tired smears about the attacks -- as "bombshells." But in the hour after news of the arrest, nobody at the network has called the latest development a "bombshell."* (Instead, Fox is busy questioning the timing of the arrest.)

Here's a video demonstrating Fox's use of "bombshell" to describe everything but a major development in the story:

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Fox News Finally Finds A Benghazi Story That Isn't A "Bombshell" (Original Post) Grassy Knoll Jun 2014 OP

hate tv unblock Jun 2014 #1

clone tv Voice for Peace Jun 2014 #2

Can we say that FoxNews has bombed? Jack Rabbit Jun 2014 #3

"Good news there, I guess." PaulRevere08 Jun 2014 #4

That's their version of fair and balanced, I guess. QuestForSense Jun 2014 #6

Fox News is not patriotic. It is strictly partisan. JDPriestly Jun 2014 #5

FudgeReport also buried it.. DCBob Jun 2014 #7

"Bombshell" Botany Jun 2014 #8

I think you have to be blonde on Fox progressoid Jun 2014 #10

They were using 'smoking gun' also. Kingofalldems Jun 2014 #9

unblock

(52,196 posts)

1. hate tv

Reply to Grassy Knoll (Original post)

Tue Jun 17, 2014, 04:49 PM

Jun 2014

Voice for Peace

(13,141 posts)

2. clone tv

Reply to unblock (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 17, 2014, 04:56 PM

Jun 2014

Jack Rabbit

(45,984 posts)

3. Can we say that FoxNews has bombed?

Reply to Grassy Knoll (Original post)

Tue Jun 17, 2014, 06:03 PM

Jun 2014

Now, turn off the TV.

PaulRevere08

(449 posts)

4. "Good news there, I guess."

Reply to Grassy Knoll (Original post)

Tue Jun 17, 2014, 07:16 PM

Jun 2014

He seems really disappointed that one of the criminals was captured.

QuestForSense

(653 posts)

6. That's their version of fair and balanced, I guess.

Reply to PaulRevere08 (Reply #4)

Tue Jun 17, 2014, 07:25 PM

Jun 2014

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)

5. Fox News is not patriotic. It is strictly partisan.

Reply to Grassy Knoll (Original post)

Tue Jun 17, 2014, 07:21 PM

Jun 2014

Did they even celebrate the US win over Ghana in the World Cup? After all, the guy who got the second goal and sealed the victory wasn't white. Did they dare offend their racist viewers by crediting him?

DCBob

(24,689 posts)

7. FudgeReport also buried it..

Reply to Grassy Knoll (Original post)

Tue Jun 17, 2014, 07:32 PM

Jun 2014

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