GOP Congressman Blows Up: ‘I Don’t Care What Fact Check Says,’ Obama Apologizes For America!

[pampango]

During an appearance on CNN’s Starting Point on Monday, Rep. Peter King (R-NY) could not explain when President Obama “apologized” for the United States, despite repeatedly claiming that he went on an “apology tour” across the Middle East shortly after becoming president.

O’BRIEN: Everybody keeps talking about this apology tour and apologies from the President. I’m trying to find the words ‘I’m sorry, I apologize’ in any of those speeches. Which I have the text of all those speeches in front of me. None of those speeches at all, if you go to factcheck.org which we check in a lot, they all say the same thing. They fact check this and they say this whole theory of apologies…

KING: I don’t care what fact check says.

O’BRIEN: There are fact checks. You may not care, but they’re a fact checker.

As the Washington Post put it, “the apology tour never happened.” Rather, shortly after becoming president, Obama traveled to the world introducing himself and differentiating his foreign policy from that of President Bush. “This is typical of many new presidents,” including Bush himself, who “quickly broke with Clinton administration policy on dealings with North Korea, the Kyoto climate change treaty and the international criminal court.”

http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/09/17/856661/king-obama-apology/

At least King is up front and open about his disdain for facts and fact-checkers.

[Blue Idaho]

1. Damn the facts!

Full speed ahead!

[Cha]

2. "'Cause I'm a F****** Liar and my

LIE Stands! "

[kestrel91316]

3. I DON'T CARE WHAT THE FACTS ARE!!!1!!11!!!

I'LL SAY WHATEVER I WANT AND YOU BETTER JUST SIT DOWN, SHUT UP, AND SWALLOW IT WHOLE!!!!11!!!!

[napkinz]

4. where have we heard this type of talk before?

[tanyev]

5. Peter King, defender of truthiness.

[JBoy]

6. Fact checkers say you should use a parachute when skydiving, Peter.

Just sayin'.

[OneGrassRoot]

7. With Romney's little "47-48%" video bombshell, they're now collectively losing their shit.

Good.

[Shankapotomus]

8. You know who else didn't care about facts?

Hitler.