Fox News Lies about PATRIOT Act Reauthorization Vote

[t0rnado]

I guess only the first three words of the title were necessary, but the video is at the site:

http://www.unelected.org/fox-news-lies-about-patriot-act-renewal-vote

During a discussion of Tuesday’s Republican national security debate, Fox’s The Five brought up an exchange between Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul regarding the PATRIOT Act. Ron Paul’s constitutional and civil libertarian opposition to the bill was openly mocked by the hosts. Marginalizing Ron Paul wasn’t enough, however, so the hosts then proceeded to making things up like Fox employees often do.

At 8:25 in the video, Dana Perino, one of the hosts of The Five who also happens to be the former Press Secretary for President George W. Bush, lies about the vote tally for the renewal of the PATRIOT Act back in May. She claims that the reauthorization bill passed 99-0 and a psychotic looking Andrea Tantaros agrees, “Yep, that’s absolutely right.”

In reality, the PATRIOT Act was reauthorized on May 27th by President Obama, after the Senate passed it with a vote of 72-23 at the last minute–quite literally–after Republican Senator Rand Paul filibustered it. A Fox News article actually states that as well,

Following the 72-23 Senate vote, the House voted to approve the bill 250-153 with hours to go..

[Wilms]

1. They not only appear on FoxNews. They WATCH FoxNews!

So how the hell are they supposed to know anything?

:shrug:

[Gregorian]

2. I have to post this DU thread here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x637735

[Zoeisright]

3. If Fux Noise ever told the truth, THAT would be news.

[HopeHoops]

4. You could have stopped after the word "Lies".