WTF is wrong with Faux news?

[thewiseguy]

They just mentioned that according to the Obama campaign more than 200,000 were at Obama's speech today. Then their anchorwoman mentioned that there were two or three popular German bands playing before Obama's speech which could have had something to do with the turnout!

:wtf:

Dumb Martha MacCallum...Another Faux Anchorwoman who dresses like a ....

[cbc5g]

1. It's really shameful

[AllentownJake]

2. Fine

McCain can speak there next week with David Hasselhof as an opening act.

We'll compare crowds.

[Frances]

3. Best laugh I've had all day

My Southern relatives watch Fox. Guess that's why they are so uninformed.

[anonymous171]

4. Reminds me of how the PUMA people tried to explain away the 75,000 in Oregon.

:rofl:

[thewiseguy]

10. Yes one of them claimed that the pictures were photoshopped!

:rofl:

[goclark]

5. Didn't they estimate that it would be 100,000

?

[thewiseguy]

13. No the Obama camp has just announced it was over 200,000

[liberal N proud]

6. It is FAUX

[BrklynLiberal]

7. Actually someone in an earlier thread predicted that would happen.

Their stupidity and audacity are beyond belief

[polichick]

8. You already answered that question - it's FAUX news. :)

[WeDidIt]

9. OH GOOD GAWD!

Like the "popular local band" in Portland? You know the one that had never played a venue of more than 2500 prior to the Obama speech and showed up because they knew they'd have a captive crowd?

[Barack_America]

11. Everything. nt

[K Gardner]

12. The DECEMBERISTS were there, too??!! This sounds familiar ! Google shows

the trail of the OTHER meme...

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=obama+oregon+rally+band

[WeDidIt]

17. THAT'S THE ONE!

The Decemberists!

That's the band that prior to the Portland rally ahd never ever played a venue with more than 2500 people and showed up basically because they knew the crowd would be huge and they could get some exposure!

[blogslut]

14. Fox Opinion Media

That is what they are. They are NOT a news provider.

[Bobbie Jo]

15. Just doing what they do..... business as usual. nt

[Mz Pip]

16. Even if that were true

no one forced these people to stay or to stand and cheer. They could have done what they do when BUsh comes to town. Burn him in effigy. But they didn't. They cheered.

Faux is stupid.

[YOY]

18. Once again assuming everyone in the world is as stupid as their viewers

and of course their viewers assume the same.

[newmajority]

19. What German band could have drawn that crowd?

Scorpions?? Yeah, maybe if Michael Schenker was back in the band??

Give it up mediawhores. :eyes:

[SemiCharmedQuark]

20. Then why were they chanting "O-Bama" and "Yes we can"

Pop songs by these bands?

[LSK]

21. thats news to me, 15 min before the event they were streaming music

No live band that I saw.

[IndependentDem]

25. I saw 1 live band... I have no idea who it was but they sang in english. n/t

[Benhurst]

22. Nothing is wrong with Fox News.

As with the scorpion, it is merely acting according to its nature.

[RNdaSilva]

23. Fox is for the sheep...McCain supporters.

[Apollo11]

24. Everything n/t

[highplainsdem]

26. German newspaper site says there was a band, Reamonn, and a reggae singer, Patrice. Link:

http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3509783,00.html

[highplainsdem]

27. Wikipedia article on Reamonn; they've had hit records for several years:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reamonn

So this was a big-name band helping draw that crowd.

I'm sure most of the people were there for Obama. But I don't see anything wrong with FOX or anyone else reporting that popular artists were giving a free concert before Obama's speech. Is that supposed to be kept secret?