18th May 2017, 9:36 AM
Fox News has fully converted into Trump's defender. For a while there, they were criticizing Trump too, but now they've clearly gotten the internal memo: "Defend Trump! Circle the Wagons! No dissent from The Message will be tolerated!"
So, they are now defending the worst thing Trump has actually done so far (that we know of), which is firing the person investigating his own crimes.
Their first defense is "What about Obama? He said Hillary was innocent DURING the investigation of her e-mails!". Okay, here's the thing. Trump is currently saying he is innocent during his own investigation, so that's hypocritical. Secondly, claiming your own innocence during an investigation isn't obstruction of justice! It's what everyone just... does! Trump is in the clear in claiming he's innocent. I mean, he's lying, but he's not breaking any laws by claiming his innocence until he's actually on the stand and sworn under oath not to lie. Thirdly, what the hell does Obama have to do with this anyway?
The second defense I heard was "So what? This isn't a big deal. This is nothing. He didn't murder anyone, so what's the fuss about?". So, apparently, the standard of "crimes worth caring about" is now set to "murder" at Fox News. If a body didn't hit the floor, then you shouldn't care about it. Clearly, this lets a LOT of evil stuff slide, like rape (oh wait, yeah NOW I get it Fox). Secondly, you people freaked out about a heck of a lot LESS than murder when Hillary's e-mails were the top focus, so that's a pretty hypocritical argument. Thirdly, what the hell does Hillary have to do with this?! Oh, wait, I brought that up? Oh, right.
So, they are now defending the worst thing Trump has actually done so far (that we know of), which is firing the person investigating his own crimes.
Their first defense is "What about Obama? He said Hillary was innocent DURING the investigation of her e-mails!". Okay, here's the thing. Trump is currently saying he is innocent during his own investigation, so that's hypocritical. Secondly, claiming your own innocence during an investigation isn't obstruction of justice! It's what everyone just... does! Trump is in the clear in claiming he's innocent. I mean, he's lying, but he's not breaking any laws by claiming his innocence until he's actually on the stand and sworn under oath not to lie. Thirdly, what the hell does Obama have to do with this anyway?
The second defense I heard was "So what? This isn't a big deal. This is nothing. He didn't murder anyone, so what's the fuss about?". So, apparently, the standard of "crimes worth caring about" is now set to "murder" at Fox News. If a body didn't hit the floor, then you shouldn't care about it. Clearly, this lets a LOT of evil stuff slide, like rape (oh wait, yeah NOW I get it Fox). Secondly, you people freaked out about a heck of a lot LESS than murder when Hillary's e-mails were the top focus, so that's a pretty hypocritical argument. Thirdly, what the hell does Hillary have to do with this?! Oh, wait, I brought that up? Oh, right.
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