Is Fox News on drugs?
by digby
I don’t know what’s going on over at Fox News but there seems to be a tear in the matrix. You already know about their profuse apologies for suggesting that Europe is riddled with “no-go” zones where Sharia law is practiced and the state has no influence. And Rupert Murdoch himself had to back track for saying that moderate Muslims are responsible for Islamic extremism. Since when do they give a damn about insulting Europeans or Muslims? That’s part of their business model.
Fox News anchor Chris Wallace slammed Israeli Prime Minsiter Benjamin Netanyahu over his upcoming trip to the U.S. to deliver a speech to a joint sitting of Congress on March 3 – an invitation extended by Republican House Speaker John Boehner, and in violation of diplomatic protocol. It is the White House, not Congress, which usually invites world leaders to visit the country.
The invitation has been interpreted as an attempt by Netanyahu and his Republican allies to push through more Iran sanctions – a move that Obama has warned will damage the nuclear negotiations taking place with the Islamic Republic. Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Thursday that they will not meet Netanyahu during his U.S. trip because of the close proximity to the Israeli elections.
These are all foreign policy and national security topics so perhaps Fox is just trying to tame the crazies a little bit so they don’t accidentally blow up the world. But it seems unlikely. This stuff is their bread and butter. What’s going on?
Watch the video. You will be surprised. Keep going to the end for the truly surreal conclusion… somebody clearly slipped some ecstasy into the coffee ….
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