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, but he's probably right on!http://wonkette.com/550932/what-if-fox-news-had-covered-d-day
What If Fox News Had Covered D-Day?
by Doktor Zoom
Where was Roosevelt?You guys, Fox News thinks that President Roosevelt screwed the pooch again. After yesterdays amphibious landings in Normandy, the network grudgingly agreed that Allied troops had established a beachhead in France, but they were really not happy with how Our Boys pulled it off, insisting that the casualties were unacceptably high, speculating that Two-Wheeler Delano picked such a dangerous location for the invasion so that it would fail, and blaming Roosevelt for the invasions terrible planning, like the dropping of paratroopers dozens of miles off their target:
Hannity called for President Chairdaddys resignation, asking why does anyone still trust this president, after his demonstrated failures in protecting Pearl Harbor? Or the Philippines?
Bill OReilly noted that Eisenhower sounds like a German name and questioned the wisdom of letting a possible Nazi sympathizer command the invasion force when a
On Fox & Friends, Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade traded innuendo-laden quips about rumors that First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt is a lesbian, and guest Dr. Keith Ablow, the worst psychiatrist in the world, attributed the shaky start of the invasion to the mental scars that polio left on the psyche of Ol Gimpy What Rides In A Wheelchair Haw Haw Haw:
Fox commentators reserved some of their harshest mockery for Paratrooper John M. Steele of the 82nd Airborne, who spent much of the day hanging from his parachutes shroud lines after his chute snagged on a church roof in the occupied village of Ste-Mère-Église. Steele had played dead while German patrols passed beneath him, and was eventually captured by Nazi troops, although he later escaped and made his way back to American lines. Megyn Kelly said she was disgusted and skeptical of the recommendation that Steele be awarded the Bronze Star:
On Facebook, Sarah Palin wrote Any Grizzly Mama would have shot down some of those Germans, just like shootin a moose.
Meanwhile, CNN covered the invasion with a brief 5-minute story and then returned to its ongoing coverage of the search for Amelia Earhart.
wandy
(3,539 posts)Uncle Joe
(58,524 posts)Thanks for the thread, babylonsister.
Kingofalldems
(38,508 posts)Leme
(1,092 posts)For which side ?
Grins
(7,258 posts)Got me laughing, you did, Leme!
treestar
(82,383 posts)central scrutinizer
(11,666 posts)Roosevelt met with an open Communist in Tehran (a Muslim stronghold) in 1943 and there is a rumor that he may meet again in Yalta with the same Communist. Isn't this an impeachable offense?
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)somehow they don't see the humor
babylonsister
(171,109 posts)Agreed!
Penn Voter
(247 posts)If Fox News existed on June 6, 1944, they would have been covering the 1944 equivalent of Benghazi
underpants
(183,007 posts)The last was the agreement soldiers needed to sign stating the behavior that would be required in order to be rescued as a POW.
nikto
(3,284 posts)Are you sure FoxNooz wasn't around in 1944?
This is almost too good to be fake.
Could a time-machine possibly be involved?
nikto
(3,284 posts)Diclotican
(5,095 posts)babylonsister
If Fox "news" had been around 70 year ago - at D-Day, i think they would have been a mouth path of Dr Gobbles propaganda institutions - as they have making propaganda an art just Dr Gobbles would had been able to overcome - but then again, even the nazis ts fantasied about television for the masses - already in 1937 the national radio broadcaster was able to air for short distances living images to TV sets, who of course was something just the elite in the NSDAP Party and government offices had the pleasure of seeing... Of course the TV sets of that age was not even close to what is possible today - it was all black and white - and rather bad, no HD images to be honest - but it WAS an existing Television and it was marveled upon by Dr Gobbles - who understood the necessarily of having the ability of making sure people was swamped with propaganda - after all Dr Gobbles was the MASTER of propaganda in Germany.... And he would have loved to have the power TV is giving he who wanted propaganda to poisoned pepole...
In fact - I think even Dr Gobbles would have been in envy in many ways - about the ability the fox news machine have to show off their pro panda - in fact I do believe - for all his genius evilness - even he would have a few things to learn from Fox "News" when it come to poisoned peoples mind - and to give a false narrative about how things really is..
Diclotican
tomm2thumbs
(13,297 posts)they would have been huddled in a corner of their basement sobbing and shaking
MyOwnPeace
(16,951 posts)This IS the best post I've EVER seen on DU!!! Sorry to offend other serious and dedicated members who respond with so many serious and important insights, but, seriously, I can't stop laughing and it is SO true!!!!!!!!!
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)"Thousands of Brave Americans Die to Free Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys"
"Why Are We Trading American Lives for Christ-Killers¹ in Prison Camps?"
¹ Remember, this was pre-Vatican II
hatrack
(59,602 posts)Absofuckinglutely PERFECT.
Jack_Dawson
(9,196 posts)Wow.
Initech
(100,139 posts)We'd still be ruled by the British monarchy. Hell, King Henry would have been considered too conservative for the Fox News crowd.
smallcat88
(426 posts)It's sad.
Jack Rabbit
(45,984 posts)!!
spanone
(135,924 posts)Boomerproud
(7,979 posts)This must be shared beyond DU.