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2011-10-14 05:12:05 PM
that must've been epically difficult for them.
 
2011-10-14 05:38:38 PM
"Well," he continued, "we want to make sure this is very clear. There was never a plan for President Obama to apologize to Japan. We should have been clearer about this, and we're sorry for any confusion."


Then why in the fark do you report that he was going to apologize to Japan? Oh, because you realize that the "story" will get mainstream attention, while the apology will be buried on page D-5 of the newspaper, under the crossword puzzle. Fair and balanced, my ass.
 
2011-10-14 06:05:26 PM
And now our fact checker with some corrections:

26.media.tumblr.com
 
2011-10-14 07:46:32 PM
ahh... thanks steve douchey
 
2011-10-14 08:07:44 PM
FlashHarry: that must've been epically difficult for them.

I have visions of the Fonz trying to say "I'm sorry."
 
2011-10-14 08:11:05 PM
Link (new window)
 
2011-10-14 09:34:56 PM
My ticket says 9-9-9. Is that a winner?
 
2011-10-14 09:39:01 PM
Only a few dozen (new window) more to go.
 
2011-10-14 09:42:03 PM
Hilarious. I'm done watching Fox and Friends. What a joke of a show. Claim to be conservative and then you retract statements about Taxbongo when they're not true. Pathetic.
 
2011-10-14 10:02:15 PM
Fox News: Now officially part of the Fartstream Media. Pathetic.
 
2011-10-14 10:12:19 PM
fusillade762: And now our fact checker with some corrections:

i56.tinypic.com
 
2011-10-14 11:07:32 PM
Those who reported on the false story have been sacked.
 
2011-10-14 11:10:21 PM
bulldg4life: Those who reported on the false story have been sacked.

sure if they actually did reporting....
 
2011-10-14 11:10:44 PM
Yo yo yo, how you properly get an apology, is front and center and not buried in the obits section. Otherwise it isn't an apology that everyone is going to see, in order to mock the bastards who spoke the lie..
 
2011-10-14 11:13:44 PM
Uncle Wiggly: My ticket says 9-9-9. Is that a winner?

Nobody wins when you play 9-9-9.
 
2011-10-14 11:14:57 PM
bulldg4life: Those who reported on the false story have been sacked.

Whatever happened to that zero tolerance thing, anyway?
 
2011-10-14 11:15:43 PM
 
2011-10-14 11:19:44 PM
i286.photobucket.com
 
2011-10-14 11:19:50 PM
dracos31: Uncle Wiggly: My ticket says 9-9-9. Is that a winner?

Nobody wins when you play 9-9-9.


Well, the devil's in the details....
 
2011-10-14 11:20:57 PM
Sin_City_Superhero: "Well," he continued, "we want to make sure this is very clear. There was never a plan for President Obama to apologize to Japan. We should have been clearer about this, and we're sorry for any confusion."


Then why in the fark do you report that he was going to apologize to Japan? Oh, because you realize that the "story" will get mainstream attention, while the apology will be buried on page D-5 of the newspaper, under the crossword puzzle. Fair and balanced, my ass.


That is unclear.
 
2011-10-14 11:22:39 PM
"We're sorry, President Obama is not actually an American Citizen".
 
2011-10-14 11:26:46 PM
In other news, if you ever made a promise beginning "It'll be a cold day in Hell..." you're going to have to make good now.
 
2011-10-14 11:30:15 PM
tenpoundsofcheese: as if Fox and Friends were the only ones.

Even National Progressive Radio went after the anointed one? Damned liberal media, taking a break from being liberal just so you think they're not liberal and they then surprise you with extra liberalism.
 
2011-10-14 11:30:24 PM
MFAWG: bulldg4life: Those who reported on the false story have been sacked.

Whatever happened to that zero tolerance thing, anyway?


Dude, Obama had a gangster rapper at the white house.

We can't spend time worrying about rules from last year.
 
2011-10-14 11:32:14 PM
fusillade762: And now our fact checker with some corrections:

[26.media.tumblr.com image 500x279]


And V8 juice isn't made of gasoline.

And Ted Koppel really isn't a robot.
 
2011-10-14 11:33:59 PM
Mrtraveler01: fusillade762: And now our fact checker with some corrections:

[26.media.tumblr.com image 500x279]

And V8 juice isn't made of gasoline.

And Ted Koppel really isn't a robot.


FTFM
 
2011-10-14 11:34:04 PM
I can see the confusion that the cable might cause, but if you read the context, it looks like they were referring to expectations/speculation from anti-nuclear groups and the public, and not any White House plans.

Anti-nuclear groups, in particular, will speculate whether the President would visit Hiroshima in light of his April 5 Prague speech on non-proliferation. He underscored, however, that both governments must temper the public's expectations on such issues, as the idea of President Obama visiting Hiroshima to apologize for the atomic bombing during World War II is a "non-starter."
 
2011-10-14 11:36:31 PM
krelborne: tenpoundsofcheese: as if Fox and Friends were the only ones.

Even National Progressive Radio went after the anointed one? Damned liberal media, taking a break from being liberal just so you think they're not liberal and they then surprise you with extra liberalism.


Reading is not your hobby, is it?
 
2011-10-14 11:37:20 PM
hinten: krelborne: tenpoundsofcheese: as if Fox and Friends were the only ones.

Even National Progressive Radio went after the anointed one? Damned liberal media, taking a break from being liberal just so you think they're not liberal and they then surprise you with extra liberalism.

Reading is not your hobby, is it?


You might need to get your detector checked.
 
2011-10-14 11:39:25 PM
fusillade762: And now our fact checker with some corrections:

[26.media.tumblr.com image 500x279]


what SNL bit is that from?
 
2011-10-14 11:44:58 PM
Mrtraveler01: hinten: krelborne: tenpoundsofcheese: as if Fox and Friends were the only ones.

Even National Progressive Radio went after the anointed one? Damned liberal media, taking a break from being liberal just so you think they're not liberal and they then surprise you with extra liberalism.

Reading is not your hobby, is it?

You might need to get your detector checked.


I did, it's still potatoes.
 
2011-10-14 11:52:36 PM
Mrtraveler01: fusillade762: And now our fact checker with some corrections:

[26.media.tumblr.com image 500x279]

And V8 juice isn't made of gasoline.

And Ted Koppel really isn't a robot.


And Donald Trump's hair really IS an alien from another world.
 
2011-10-14 11:53:48 PM
Lie on page one, retract on page 47.
 
2011-10-14 11:53:52 PM
Uncle Wiggly: My ticket says 9-9-9. Is that a winner?

You're holding it upside down.
 
2011-10-15 12:04:40 AM
Slang term for a Fox News apology: "Droppin a Doocy"
 
2011-10-15 12:16:16 AM
Britney Spear's Speculum: fusillade762: And now our fact checker with some corrections:

[26.media.tumblr.com image 500x279]

what SNL bit is that from?


They've done a couple of Fox & Friends bits in recent months. That was the best screen grab I could find on short notice. Here's a couple links:

The Saturday Night Live Fox and Friends Corrections List (new window)

President Obama's middle name is not "Danger."

First Lady Michele Obama was born in Illinois, to human parents.

"The first trimester" refers to a stage of pregnancy. It is not a Tom Clancy novel.

Libya is a country in Africa. It is not a part of Saudi Arabia.

Singer Rebecca Black's song "Friday" refers to a day of the week. Not a Chris Tucker movie.

The American flag does not have an eagle on it. Nor is President Ronald Reagan's picture on it.

Hawaii is part of America. Hawaiians are not of Arabic descent.

Lil Wayne is a popular hip hop artist. He has never toured with Wayne Newton. Nor does Wayne Newton have a dwarf brother.

Apples are not vegetables. They are also not grown in Kenya.

Most scallops are edible and safe when cooked.

"Jai Lai" is a sport played on Florida. It is not know if the activity is preferred by Mexican drug cartels.

Bruno Mars is an American pop singer. He lives on Earth. He has never been indicted or convicted of organ trafficking.

Green is a color.

Moamar Quaddaffi is President of the country of Libya. He has never driven a taxi for a living.

Ronald Reagan did not create the lottery. Nor did he invent casual Fridays.

Jane Fonda lives in America. She has never been photographed with Osama Bin Laden.

There is no, nor-are there any plans for, a "Six Flags Baghdad."

The Federal Food Stamp program was not created by Karl Marx.

Egypt has never had a mummy president.

Your sexuality is not determined by your blood type. Nor is it determined by your enthusiasm about the songs of Lionel Ritchie.

It is not possible to catch AIDS by having a beard.

The state of Massachusetts has never mandated that Mohamed be put next to Jesus in Christmas nativity scenes.

The son is not made of "hot gravy." It is actually made up of several gases.
Cell phones do not cause chlamydia.

Filmmaker Michael Moore has never shut down the Macy's Thanksgiving parade.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas never fought in World War II. Nor was he ever given the "Congressional Medal of Truth." There is no such medal as the "Congressional Medal of Truth."

A homosexual cannot create a baby using trickery and the Internet.

Americans landed on the moon in 1969. This was part of the NASA program and not to "get away from hippies."

No one has ever eaten a pizza with their butt.

Former President Bill Clinton had nothing to do with the Rebecca Black video "Friday."


Fox & Friends Corrections (new window)

The second president of the United States was John Quincy Adams, not Sam Adams Summer Ale.

A movie and a motion picture are the same thing.

Juice is a drinkable substance.

There are seven continents, not one thousand.

The "West Memphis Three" is not a jazz quartet.

America is not currently under a "Level 9 Liberty Alert." There is no such thing as a "Level 9 Liberty Alert."

Presidential dog "Bo" Obama does not collect Social Security checks, nor is he an undocumented Peruvian housekeeper in disguise.

Julie Andrews is an award winning British actress. She has never been on trial for kidnapping.

Windows are typically made of glass.

President Obama did not pardon Carmen San Diego.

Flu shots prevent influenza and have nothing to do with getting into heaven.

Nancy Pelosi did not appear on an episode of River Monsters.

There is not now, nor has there ever been a plan to air-condition the Grand Canyon.

Herman Cain did not invent pizza.

Christopher Columbus sailed to what is now the modern day United States in an effort to find a trade route to the West Indies. Not to flee the dragons.

No Transformers have ever been found on the moon.

Flo from the Progressive Insurance ads is a living human being, not the ghost of a Civil War widow.

Africa is widely regarded to be the origin of the human species. It was not "discovered only a handful of years ago."

The Jewish Holiday just celebrated was Rosh Hashanah not Rush Hot Bananas.

Nicolas Cage did not sign the Declaration of Independence.

There is no known connection between The Oklahoma City Bombing and the Bay City Rollers.

Electric cars are not powered by electric eagles.

Carrying a child in a Baby Bjorn does not cause homosexuality, in the child or the adult.

The Washington Monument was not named after Denzel Washington. Nor was it named after the Washington Redskins.

The Pope does not hold a world record in speed skating.

Abraham Lincoln is not alive and living in Amish, Pennsylvania. There is no such place as Amish, Pennsylvania.

Mount Rushmore does not include the face of Spiderman.

There are indeed several laws that prohibit pointing a gun at a mail carrier.

Pocahontas was not named after a stripper.

Vermont still exists.

There is currently no bill before the house that would mandate the eating of flan on Thanksgiving.

Mary Magdalene was not eaten by a dinosaur.

General Tso did not win the Civil War for the Confederacy.

Rick Perry was not a contestant on The Amazing Race nor was he the winner of the Real World/Road Rules Challenge.

"Time In A Bottle" was never the national anthem.

Whole Foods does not provide free abortions.
 
2011-10-15 12:29:35 AM
dracos31: Uncle Wiggly: My ticket says 9-9-9. Is that a winner?

Nobody wins when you play 9-9-9.


You know who else said nein nein nein?
 
2011-10-15 12:41:36 AM
tenpoundsofcheese: as if Fox and Friends were the only ones.

I hope someone deports the illegal immigrant that taught you English comprehension.

Fox: "Wikileaks reveals Obama plans to apologize to Japan for the atomic bombings."

NPR (and reality): "Wikileaks reveals that the Japanese Foreign Minister advises the U.S. not to apologize for the atomic bombings."
 
2011-10-15 12:41:59 AM
fusillade762: Britney Spear's Speculum: fusillade762: And now our fact checker with some corrections:

[26.media.tumblr.com image 500x279]

what SNL bit is that from?

They've done a couple of Fox & Friends bits in recent months. That was the best screen grab I could find on short notice. Here's a couple links:

The Saturday Night Live Fox and Friends Corrections List (new window)

President Obama's middle name is not "Danger."

First Lady Michele Obama was born in Illinois, to human parents.

"The first trimester" refers to a stage of pregnancy. It is not a Tom Clancy novel.

Libya is a country in Africa. It is not a part of Saudi Arabia.

Singer Rebecca Black's song "Friday" refers to a day of the week. Not a Chris Tucker movie.

The American flag does not have an eagle on it. Nor is President Ronald Reagan's picture on it.

Hawaii is part of America. Hawaiians are not of Arabic descent.

Lil Wayne is a popular hip hop artist. He has never toured with Wayne Newton. Nor does Wayne Newton have a dwarf brother.

Apples are not vegetables. They are also not grown in Kenya.

Most scallops are edible and safe when cooked.

"Jai Lai" is a sport played on Florida. It is not know if the activity is preferred by Mexican drug cartels.

Bruno Mars is an American pop singer. He lives on Earth. He has never been indicted or convicted of organ trafficking.

Green is a color.

Moamar Quaddaffi is President of the country of Libya. He has never driven a taxi for a living.

Ronald Reagan did not create the lottery. Nor did he invent casual Fridays.

Jane Fonda lives in America. She has never been photographed with Osama Bin Laden.

There is no, nor-are there any plans for, a "Six Flags Baghdad."

The Federal Food Stamp program was not created by Karl Marx.

Egypt has never had a mummy president.

Your sexuality is not determined by your blood type. Nor is it determined by your enthusiasm about the songs of Lionel Ritchie.

It is not possible to catch AIDS by having a beard.

The state of Massachusetts has never mandated that Mohamed be put next to Jesus in Christmas nativity scenes.

The son is not made of "hot gravy." It is actually made up of several gases.
Cell phones do not cause chlamydia.

Filmmaker Michael Moore has never shut down the Macy's Thanksgiving parade.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas never fought in World War II. Nor was he ever given the "Congressional Medal of Truth." There is no such medal as the "Congressional Medal of Truth."

A homosexual cannot create a baby using trickery and the Internet.

Americans landed on the moon in 1969. This was part of the NASA program and not to "get away from hippies."

No one has ever eaten a pizza with their butt.

Former President Bill Clinton had nothing to do with the Rebecca Black video "Friday."


Fox & Friends Corrections (new window)

The second president of the United States was John Quincy Adams, not Sam Adams Summer Ale.

A movie and a motion picture are the same thing.

Juice is a drinkable substance.

There are seven continents, not one thousand.

The "West Memphis Three" is not a jazz quartet.

America is not currently under a "Level 9 Liberty Alert." There is no such thing as a "Level 9 Liberty Alert."

Presidential dog "Bo" Obama does not collect Social Security checks, nor is he an undocumented Peruvian housekeeper in disguise.

Julie Andrews is an award winning British actress. She has never been on trial for kidnapping.

Windows are typically made of glass.

President Obama did not pardon Carmen San Diego.

Flu shots prevent influenza and have nothing to do with getting into heaven.

Nancy Pelosi did not appear on an episode of River Monsters.

There is not now, nor has there ever been a plan to air-condition the Grand Canyon.

Herman Cain did not invent pizza.

Christopher Columbus sailed to what is now the modern day United States in an effort to find a trade route to the West Indies. Not to flee the dragons.

No Transformers have ever been found on the moon.

Flo from the Progressive Insurance ads is a living human being, not the ghost of a Civil War widow.

Africa ...


Usually SNL has been kinda dull lately but those are hilarious and yet so true. Even if they did rip of a Simpsons gag. ;)
 
2011-10-15 12:55:23 AM
Sgt Otter: tenpoundsofcheese: as if Fox and Friends were the only ones.

I hope someone deports the illegal immigrant that taught you English comprehension.

Fox: "Wikileaks reveals Obama plans to apologize to Japan for the atomic bombings."

NPR (and reality): "Wikileaks reveals that the Japanese Foreign Minister advises the U.S. not to apologize for the atomic bombings."


Don't mock the retarded.
 
2011-10-15 01:02:28 AM
Sabyen91: Sgt Otter: tenpoundsofcheese: as if Fox and Friends were the only ones.

I hope someone deports the illegal immigrant that taught you English comprehension.

Fox: "Wikileaks reveals Obama plans to apologize to Japan for the atomic bombings."

NPR (and reality): "Wikileaks reveals that the Japanese Foreign Minister advises the U.S. not to apologize for the atomic bombings."

Don't mock the retarded.


I can see how it would be an easy mistake to make.

"Wikileaks reveals that the Japanese Foreign Minister told Obama not to apologize for the atomic bombings."
"What? Japan's Minister told Obama not to apologize for the atomic bombings?"
"Yes, Japan revealed to Obama to not apologize for the atomic bombing."
"So the headline is Japan planned to tell Obama to apologize for the atomic bombing?"
"What?"
"Japan to tell Obama to apologize for the atomic bombing?"
"I think Obama's name needs to go first."
FOX HEADLINE: OBAMA PLANS TO APOLOGIZE TO JAPAN FOR ATOMIC BOMBINGS
 
2011-10-15 01:03:32 AM
erveek: dracos31: Uncle Wiggly: My ticket says 9-9-9. Is that a winner?

Nobody wins when you play 9-9-9.

You know who else said nein nein nein?


Eva Braun on the rag?
 
2011-10-15 01:05:43 AM
Gyrfalcon: Sabyen91: Sgt Otter: tenpoundsofcheese: as if Fox and Friends were the only ones.

I hope someone deports the illegal immigrant that taught you English comprehension.

Fox: "Wikileaks reveals Obama plans to apologize to Japan for the atomic bombings."

NPR (and reality): "Wikileaks reveals that the Japanese Foreign Minister advises the U.S. not to apologize for the atomic bombings."

Don't mock the retarded.

I can see how it would be an easy mistake to make.

"Wikileaks reveals that the Japanese Foreign Minister told Obama not to apologize for the atomic bombings."
"What? Japan's Minister told Obama not to apologize for the atomic bombings?"
"Yes, Japan revealed to Obama to not apologize for the atomic bombing."
"So the headline is Japan planned to tell Obama to apologize for the atomic bombing?"
"What?"
"Japan to tell Obama to apologize for the atomic bombing?"
"I think Obama's name needs to go first."
FOX HEADLINE: OBAMA PLANS TO APOLOGIZE TO JAPAN FOR ATOMIC BOMBINGS


Reads like Monty Python. :)
 
2011-10-15 01:17:05 AM
In related news, the London Underground is not a political movement, Aristotle was not Belgian, and the central message of Buddhism is not "Every man for himself."
 
2011-10-15 01:37:04 AM
Sabyen91: Gyrfalcon: Sabyen91: Sgt Otter: tenpoundsofcheese: as if Fox and Friends were the only ones.

I hope someone deports the illegal immigrant that taught you English comprehension.

Fox: "Wikileaks reveals Obama plans to apologize to Japan for the atomic bombings."

NPR (and reality): "Wikileaks reveals that the Japanese Foreign Minister advises the U.S. not to apologize for the atomic bombings."

Don't mock the retarded.

I can see how it would be an easy mistake to make.

"Wikileaks reveals that the Japanese Foreign Minister told Obama not to apologize for the atomic bombings."
"What? Japan's Minister told Obama not to apologize for the atomic bombings?"
"Yes, Japan revealed to Obama to not apologize for the atomic bombing."
"So the headline is Japan planned to tell Obama to apologize for the atomic bombing?"
"What?"
"Japan to tell Obama to apologize for the atomic bombing?"
"I think Obama's name needs to go first."
FOX HEADLINE: OBAMA PLANS TO APOLOGIZE TO JAPAN FOR ATOMIC BOMBINGS

Reads like Monty Python. :)


[bows]
 
2011-10-15 03:42:10 AM
fusillade762: Whole Foods does not provide free abortions.

They'd never say that about Texans.
 
2011-10-15 04:29:17 AM
I better not hear anyone apologize to Japan while I'm alive or they'll get kicked in the nutsack!
 
2011-10-15 04:46:07 AM
Sabyen91: Sgt Otter: tenpoundsofcheese: as if Fox and Friends were the only ones.

I hope someone deports the illegal immigrant that taught you English comprehension.

Fox: "Wikileaks reveals Obama plans to apologize to Japan for the atomic bombings."

NPR (and reality): "Wikileaks reveals that the Japanese Foreign Minister advises the U.S. not to apologize for the atomic bombings."

Don't mock the retarded.


No just do this
i.imgur.com
 
2011-10-15 04:55:48 AM
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME RETRACTIONS??! SOME NEXT DAY APOLOGIES?!
 
2011-10-15 05:02:38 AM
TEN pounds of thread shiatting drew-approved troll goodliness
 
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