Fox News has finally figured out that low gas prices are bad

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By Jess Zimmerman


We’ve been saying for a while that expensive gas is good news — not just because the expense of filling a tank could drive people into the arms of bikes and subways, but because affordable gas is a sign of a weak economy. But Fox News has continued to cling to the conviction that lower gas prices are best — probably because Obama was president and gas prices were on the rise.

Well, now gas prices are dipping a bit, but Obama is still president, so it’s time for their views to “evolve.” Media Matters caught various Foxers claiming that lower gas prices are now a sign of Obama ruining the economy.



Of course, Fox is only giving Obama credit for lower gas costs as a harbinger of a ruined economy. When it comes to the fact that gas, you know, costs less, he should by no means get credit, according to Fox host Stuart Varney:

He has had nothing to do with bringing the gas price down the last few days. He’s had everything to do with pushing the gas price up over the last three years.

So, to sum up: High gas prices are a sign of economic recovery, and Obama is to blame for the gas prices, but should not get credit for the recovery, which does not exist, because Obama is president. Low gas prices are a sign of a flagging economy, which is Obama’s fault, but the low gas prices have nothing to do with him. Sounds legit.

[malaise]

1. Beautifully stated

Rec

[markpkessinger]

2. By George, I think you've got it! ;) n/t

[bluerum]

3. Makes perfect faux sense.

[Thinkingabout]

4. Faux follows the repub leader Romney,

If you don't like what I said yesterday then today I will change it and see what you think then, they spin things which does not need it. Speaking with a co-worker the other day and he said if we don't get Obama out gas prices will be $4, I ask him if he knew what gas prices was in the summer of 2008 and he said around $2.50, I told him they was $4.12, he did not believe it so I told him to look it up. Here is a genius, member of Mensa but I have not heard his faux argument since. Poor people believe everything they hear on Faux.

[SoutherDem]

5. Reminds me of Abbot and Costello's

Who's on third. Or whatever base it was.

[Suji to Seoul]

10. 7 x 13 = 28

[jp11]

6. Obama international economical mastermind!

Next time gadget! NEXT TIME!

[The Wielding Truth]

7. Don't people who watch FAUX NEWS have awful headaches? There is no rational reality for them.

[tex-wyo-dem]

14. No, rational reality isn't part of their lexicon...

...because, simply put, everything faux says is the "truth" and "fair and balanced"...everything else is liberal propaganda.

And as Stephen Colbert once said: "the truth has a well known liberal bias."

[Angry Dragon]

8. Fox news has perfected the circle jerk

[BrownianNotion]

9. Why are we paying attention to Fox again?

Never really understood that part.

[Grown2Hate]

11. Only in the sense that it's good to know your enemy, so as to be able to attempt to combat them

properly.

[Grassy Knoll]

12. Stuart Varney Reminds me of the clean cut uncle....

that was a little too touchy at children's birthday party's,
Or the clown that inadvertently made phallic symbols with balloons. CREEPY

[Kennah]

13. Brilliantly stated, but ...

... wasn't this covered in Reaganomics?

[Lil Missy]

15. Who cares what Fox says?

I won't watch it.