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WhoIsNumberNone

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Fri Mar 20, 2015, 09:28 AM Mar 2015

Jon Stewart Trashes Fox Calling for Ferguson Apologies: Where’s Your Benghazi Apology?



Jon Stewart really went after Fox News tonight for demanding apologies over Ferguson when no one at Fox apologized for how over-the-top they got about Benghazi. Stewart took note of how Fox touted only one of the two DOJ reports on Ferguson––the one that very clearly refuted “hands up, don’t shoot.”

And in the weeks since, Fox News has been questioning where all the apologies are for people who pushed that narrative. Stewart agreed, asking, “Wouldn’t it be nice if people who jumped to conclusions and peddled a false divisive anger-stoking narrative had to apologize for misleading America?”

From there, Stewart really went after Fox for doing the same thing on Benghazi––”being irresponsible and divisive”––but then not apologizing after the Benghazi report released last year by a GOP-led committee refuted some of the prevailing theories about intelligence failures the night of the attack.

Stewart concluded, “They demand accountability for anger and divisiveness whilst holding themselves entirely unaccountable for their anger and divisiveness.”
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Jon Stewart Trashes Fox Calling for Ferguson Apologies: Where’s Your Benghazi Apology? (Original Post) WhoIsNumberNone Mar 2015 OP
Jon was in great form Gothmog Mar 2015 #1
His microphone drop at the end was richly earned. John1956PA Mar 2015 #3
"Systemic racism *actually* exists." He got that right! nt valerief Mar 2015 #2

John1956PA

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3. His microphone drop at the end was richly earned.
Fri Mar 20, 2015, 12:51 PM
Mar 2015

Last edited Fri Mar 20, 2015, 03:35 PM - Edit history (1)

Jon felt strongly about his rant. I hope that it gets lots of replay. Unfortunately, the misinformation put out by Faux (several example of which were shown in Jon's rant) is difficult to overcome.

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