Fox "news" currently "reporting" democratic law makers in Wisconsin should be charged with fraud

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Apparently these law makers took an oath of office so they must show up for work. And since they aren't they should be arrested and charged with fraud because this is a crime.

Jesus, do these fucking people have no sense of irony? The crime of these law makers is not showing up to vote for a corrupt bill meant to fuck over the people of Wisconsin. And Fox "news" wants to throw them in jail for it?

The Bush administration violated just about every privacy law that we have on the books. They violated just about every international treaty on the books. They happily exposed undercover CIA agents for their own political gain. And they constantly lied to congress (under oath) and to the american people to get us in to a war that has killed over 4,000 americans, well over 100,000 innocent Iraqis (over a million by some estimates), and cost over a trillion dollars. Where was Fox "news" then?

But now that democratic law makers decide not to show up for work in order to prevent the most corrupt bill they have ever seen we need to arrest these people? And Fox "news" is calling this fraud? When Scooter Libby was convicted of a CRIME fox "news" could not get itself to call it a crime:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVgWoeC0Eh4

Fox "news" anchor after Libby was convicted: We got word early this morning that the sentence might be even longer because of the severity of the...um...uh...ummm.the ahhh...the investigation that he was charged with obstructing.

I decided to turn on Fox "news" today for the first time in years, what a stupid idea that was.

[somone]

1. How about REAL crimes like death threats and violence

from the Tea Party

[aquart]

Why do they still have a TV license?

Aside from money?

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3. Cable, I don't think they need a license.

And I don't think their cable operations in anyway affect their national network which must follow FCC rules.

[upi402]

2. Law & punishement is for Dems, not the BushCo n/t

[Drale]

4. If thats the case

then everyone who works for News Corp should be charged with fraud.

[katnapped]

9. + infinity!

Just what I was thinking!

[Tsiyu]

5. I want to know how many of the spewing heads

on FOX are actually union members themselves.

[PeaceNikki]

6. They are caucusing privately which is perfectly legal.

Welcome to America, FOX News!

USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA!

[Angry Dragon]

7. I kinda like this Revolution of the Week reality show

[Motown_Johnny]

8. isn't that slander? accusing them of a crime

(snip is from an unrelated case, emphasis is mine)


http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=502733

^snip^

Generally speaking, libel is described as written defamation and
slander is oral defamation. If a one person accuses another of
criminal activity, it can be said that the person making the utterance
could be guilty of slander, but only when unprivileged conditions
exists. In other words, when one makes such a statement to authorities
(as a complaint) or in open court (as sworn testimony), these are
considered privileged communications and are not subject to criminal
or civil complaint.

[Gothmog]

10. In Texas, the repugs fined the missing Democrats

During the DeLay redistricting mess, the repugs in the Texas legis levied fines against the boycotting Texas Democrats. Part of the deal for the Texas Democrats to come back was the forgiveness of these fines.

I would expect the Wisconsin repugs to try this trick at some point

[AsahinaKimi]

11. Fox news will be

drumming up the hate to a higher notch. I am willing to bet, they been waiting a long time, to see massive blood shed in this country.