Surprise! The conservative-hyped Lockerbie release "scandal" completely falls apart

[babylonsister]

Surprise! The conservative-hyped Lockerbie release "scandal" completely falls apart

July 27, 2010 9:15 am ET by Ben Dimiero


Yesterday, the noise machine's nonsense scandal du jour was that the Obama administration supposedly "supported" the release of the Lockerbie bomber. Fox News' Dana Perino, FoxNews.com, Drudge, and several conservative bloggers hyped the story, with the always-unhinged Pam Geller going so far as to call for a "special investigation" and a "charge of treason." Rush Limbaugh claimed that Obama "backed the release," because he "wanted to make nice with the Muslim world." As we pointed out at the time, reports indicated that the administration opposed the release of the Lockerbie bomber on compassionate grounds, but stipulated that if he were to be released, he should go to Scotland, and not to Libya.

Predictably, the story has continued to disintegrate. Yesterday, The State Department released its correspondence with the Scottish Ministry of Justice, which states in no uncertain terms that the administration "is not prepared to support Megrahi's release on compassionate release or bail," and that "it would be most appropriate for Megrahi to remain imprisoned for the entirety of his sentence."

Responding to the release of the letter in a post headlined "Two Cheers For The Administration On Megrahi," PowerLine's John Hinderaker states that this story is a "non-controversy in which the State Department and the Obama administration acted honorably and appropriately."

Despite the letter from the State Department clearly demolishing this non-scandal, some conservative bloggers just won't give up the ghost. Undeterred (as usual) by reality, Jim Hoft responded to the letter by announcing in a headline that the administration "Preferred {Lockerbie's} Release." This serves as more evidence that Hoft either does not bother to read the things he links to, or that his deranged hatred of the administration is such that it leads him state with a straight face that up is down.

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http://mediamatters.org/blog/201007270007

[SpiralHawk]

1. No sober American any longer believes a damn thing from the Republicon propagandists

They have screeched, and whined, and lied, and spun, and that's about it. At this point, you have to be a Total Asshat Diaper-clad, Kool-Aid Kinkster to swallow any republicon spew whatsoever.

[rucky]

3. Boy do I wish that were true. n/t

[babylonsister]

4. Too bad there are so many un-sober Americans.

:hi:

[sandnsea]

5. Yeah but acorn loving squirrels do n/t

[Beacool]

2. Good!!

I'm glad that they set the record straight.

;-)