Rep Peter King Gets Caught in a Lie Thanks to CNN’s Soledad O’Brien, Then Blurts “I Don’t Care About Fact Check!”
CNN’s Soledad O’Brien seems to be in the business of driving Republicans batty as of late. (For reference, see here, here, and here.) That’s probably because Soledad
O’Brien is in the habit of inserting facts into the conversation and Republicans aren’t in the habit of addressing facts. They traffic in propaganda and fear mongering, so when facts are at issue, Republicans generally don’t respond well.
The latest Republican to become unhinged at the idea that facts matter is Rep. Peter King, who still pushes the lie that President Obama apologizes for America. According to King, Obama’s apologies to the Arab world sent mixed messages, and helped cause the unrest in Libya and Egypt.
Rep. King said President Obama “did virtually nothing to protect us and was actually putting out statements in Arabic sympathizing with the demonstrators and those attacking the American embassy. What it’s done is it’s created a climate which created an attitude in the Middle East where our allies don’t trust us.”
Then O’Brien noted that King had been accusing President Obama of engaging in an “apology tour”, and pressed King to clarify what he meant. “Where do you see an apology?” she asked him.
King brought up President Obama’s 2009 speech in Cairo as an example, but O’Brien pointed out that President Obama didn’t apologize for anything in that speech.
“Everyone keeps talking about this ‘apology tour’ and ‘apologies’ from the President,” said O’Brien. “And I’m trying to find the words “I’m sorry, I apologize’ in any of those speeches — which I have the text of all those speeches in front of me. None of those speeches at all. And if you go to factcheck.org, which we check in a lot, they all say the same thing. They fact check this.”
“I don’t care what Fact Check says,” King snapped back.
Well, ok,” said O’Brien. ‘There are fact checks. You may not care, but they’re a fact checker.”
“No, Soledad,” King replied. “What I’m saying is any common sense interpretation of those speeches, the President’s apologizing for the American position. That’s the apology tour. That’s the way it’s interpreted in the Middle East. If I go over and say that the U.S. has violated its principles, that the United States has not shown respect for Islam, that’s an apology. How else can it be interpreted?”
What King is really saying is that only his interpretation matters. If Republicans call it an “apology tour” , even if it’s not, then that’s what it is, and no one should question that, at least that’s King’s thinking.
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Thanks Soledad once again you are the epitome of professionalism. However, your professionalism may have scared away potential republican interviewee’s. Keep up the great work.
Soledas, keep up your good and truthful work with facts
So Obama didn’t say the words “I apologize” He went country to country bad mouthing the US and talking about how wrong the US was in its policies. King was right…you don’t always have to say the words for it to translate the meaning of an apology. Soledad is a pinhead and been schooled more than once by a conservative. See you idiots in November…your campaign is going up in flames!
Your Romney campaign is already in flames. Not sure which show you saw of Soledad being schooled by conservatives, but she is undefeated in exposing your devils.
You’re kidding right? You must’ve just gotten home from work and missed the 10 or so stories about the infighting in Mitt’s campaign? You wanna talk about going up in flames, check ya’ boy! And define “bad mouthing” fucktard. Is going to Cairo and NOT talking about how u wanna blow s**t up apologizing? Republicans are just thugs and common gangsters. Me STRONG. You WEAK. Me TAKE OIL.
Soledad is showing how journalism is suppose to be done. Too many journalist ask a question, the politician talks about everything but the question. The journalist goes to the next question as if the question was answer. No! Call them on the carpet.
In the case with Soledad, you have republicans who blatantly attempt to push their agenda with falsehoods and when called out, especially regarding the facts of a discussion or statement they have made, still stick with the falsehood. And they expect people to believe and respect them. Go figure.
Keep up the good work Soledad and may your kind of journalism increase.
True story about Rep. King. About 20 years ago NOI had the contract for security of several housing high rise project buildings in Baltimore, Md.. Every morning they would clean the hallways and in the afternoon talk to kids who had “wayward” actions. Even got several tenants to get their GED. For kids to see that somebody cares, is important when your poor. I used to work sometimes in the projects. Trust me on this subject.
The housing project had a major herion problem. NOI would attempt to talk to the gangbangers about their “business” actions.
Rep. King who never set foot in the building, came on national TV complaining about Muslims being paid by the government. Never inquired about the positive actions of NOI. NOI lost the contract. A well known private security company took over the contract. I watched the security employees look the other way as a kid was shot in the face. “Girl did you see that? By the way what happened on Young and the Restless yesterday. Ah…The lady upstairs will call the police…Don’t worry!” The security company employee never even left her seat!!! This is what Rep. King approved by his actions.
Great Journalism Soledad ! Hold Rep. King To Truth To Power.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am appauled at “Americans”! When did we let the standards of our President get so low to the point where we are accepting this type of behavior? You name any President, be it Jefferson, JFK or Lincoln, all of them had a certain criIteria they had to fit before they could be President. Such as submit tax returns and not call the American people “Leeches”. This shows that we don’t care who gets in office because obviously Romney doesn’t have what it takes to be a President, then this idiot wants me to vote for him?? Obama all the way!!!
ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE HOW EASY IT IS to catch these old republican hatters in their lies . WHEN WILL THEY EVER REPENT FROM THERE WICKED WAYS .WHAT A WAY TO KEEP RACEISIM GOING PASSING IT ON TO THERE NEXT GENERATION THAT PERHAPS WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER PEOPLE,THANKS SOLEDAD FOR YOUR INTELLIGENCE OF REPORTING TRUTHFUL NEWS AND CALLING THE SNAKE A SNAKE