Comments on: Fox News Pushing “Criminalization of Politics” Talking Point

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By: Oliver Willis » Noted for the Record

Oliver Willis » Noted for the Record — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 04:24:13 +0000

[...] Notice how the “criminalization of politics” talking point has died out, apparently due to the fact that so many Republican politicians are turning out, in fact, to be criminal. [...]

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By: Ezine Articles » Black Hole News.Com

Ezine Articles » Black Hole News.Com — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 09:23:14 +0000

[...] Conservatives argue that charges against their beloved leaders will not stand and are nothing more than the ‘criminalization of politics’ [http://thinkprogress.org/2005/10/18/fox-criminalization/]. Think about this for a minute- do you honestly believe that an independent prosecutor would risk his career and good name after a two year investigation if he [Fitzgerald] didn’t have enough concrete evidence to convict Libby? The charges against DeLay were brought by Ronnie Earl in Texas [read about him at http://thinkprogress.org/2005/09/28/truth-ronnie-earle/. The Republican attempt to smear their opposition through television attack ads [http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/3394083]only proves their guilt. If there is nothing to hide and the truth speaks for itself, then why be defensive by going on the offensive or block investigations into pre-war intelligence [main page]? Bush’s approval ratings are at all-time lows [http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/PollVault/story?id=1278080] because people are finally seeing him, his administration, and other Republican leaders as the crooks that they are. [...]

By: kim

kim — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 20:29:12 +0000

to bad your first line is a lie, he isnt in trouble for ‘outing’ anyone. he is in trouble for forgetting who told who about a cia agent, not covert, who everyone knew about. If ya want to make a piont will you damn socailist ver learn not to start with a lie

By: Harry Guy

Harry Guy — Sun, 13 Nov 2005 06:38:56 +0000

I don’t watch trash news like FOX. I suggest that others don’t either, and over time, guess what? Their ratings will drop simply. Keep in mind that there are more progessives in the country now and because there are more blue states with more people, they will outnumber the reds.

By: Mike Pepperell

Mike Pepperell — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 22:48:11 +0000

Well, if the “criminalization of politics” is a major talking point for the right, and you only hear it on Fox, then I guess CNN, MSNBC, CBS, etc. are suppressing that idea from being voiced.

Guess that shows how “fair and balanced” the other networks are.

By: Oliver Willis » It’s As If There’s A Culture of Corruption

Oliver Willis » It’s As If There’s A Culture of Corruption — Sun, 30 Oct 2005 02:15:28 +0000

[...] It helps that the Republicans are in fact, corrupt. Yes, the “criminalization of politics” is true because so many Republican politicians are involved in criminal behavior. A majority of Americans say the indictment of senior White House aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby signals broader ethical problems in the Bush administration, and nearly half say the overall level of honesty and ethics in the federal government has fallen since President Bush took office, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News survey. [...]

By: N.P. Akers

N.P. Akers — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 19:58:50 +0000

already tired of hearing that new buzzspeak, “criminalization of politics”? how about “the mob-ization of politics”? apparently on FOX during a light moment after this controversy, people may even get experimental, make up words. who cares. but, maybe the mob does! because criminals who like politics are welcomed inside its special mob subpopulation, aren’t they. for non-mafia types like me, how mind boggling is it to see FOX appealing like that, expanding its audience base, reaching out to the (mob) masses? who would’ve thunk. is FOX hiring? that challenge could be fun, causing instantaneous mental illness in the minds of unsuspecting mafia from coast-to-coast. I mean, I am ready, Mur-dock, — not!

By: Matthew Hayden

Matthew Hayden — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 13:08:21 +0000

“Criminalization of politics” unfortunately is no longer a localized phrase that only Fox News had used. Itâ€™s growing in use, and in a much wider area now. This phrases is quickly being packaged, and delivered to the American people. It does no less than allow the violation of Free Speech to come from the only level in which it cannot be stopped, the voluntary censorship of the American populace by them-selves. Simply put this phrase is more dangerous an attempt by an organization to violate a persons Free Speech, or suppress it. Once this phrase takes root in the American psyche it will by its very nature induce a self-suppression of the American peoples basic right of Free Speech. Regardless of what intent Fox may have had in using this catch phrase, its taken on a life of its own. If it is allowed to grow, it is a good bet, and I am not a betting man, that it will take hold and do what no man or organization has ever done in 300 years, silence American’s right to speak freely. All I can say to whomever created it, Doctor Joseph Gobbles would be proud.

By: Con's will be Con's

Con's will be Con's — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 14:12:06 +0000

Shut your pie hole,liberal loons. Just sit back and drink your koolaid and spin like there is no tomorrow. We on the other hand will take care of the problems in the world. Talk those talking points butt wipes.

This is how the hateful, totally ignorant repugs. take care of our problems, with habitual lying, coverups, criminals and corruption running America into the ground. Repug. asswipes don’t understand or know how to run a country right and now the entire world has absolute proof of that. The repugs. are terrified and should be. Bye bye with stupidity. Dem’s know how to run a country and we have great, absolute, truthful proof of that compared to all the dishonest, lying repug. asswipes.

By: LT

LT — Mon, 24 Oct 2005 13:59:22 +0000

The repugs are really, really terrified about their criminals and crooks getting busted, one after another. If they think they use the laughable criminology of polictics crap and blame the courts again they are just as dumb as everybody thought. Suddenly all perjury isn’t so bad a crime as it was for President Clinton. Badly scarred and frightened with busted criminals and crooks they are flip- flopping, twisting, and doing what they do best, LYING to no avail.

By: marie

marie — Sun, 23 Oct 2005 22:18:41 +0000

America is wiser then it was pre-Iraq war. We understand the LANGUAGE of spin. They can spin all they want. Their just cutting their own heads off as they do it. After listening to Senator Hutchins this morning spewing it’s just a little crime of pergery and obstruction of justice was a tip off that Republicans are worried. VERY WORRIED.

By: RepublicanTeamLeader

RepublicanTeamLeader — Fri, 21 Oct 2005 01:11:44 +0000

By: » Selling a War of Choice

» Selling a War of Choice — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 18:44:09 +0000

[...] It is hard to believe that those Republicans spewing the latest Bush Administration talking point do not recognize the absurd irony of their claiming that an investigation into the politically-motivated outing of an undercover CIA agent is mearly an egregious example of the the partisan “crimialization of politics.” The central premise underlying that claim-the only one that would logically make sense-is that the outing itself was just politics as usual, not the treason it objectively is. How delicious it is to see the same men who pontificate about their righteousness in the battle against moral relativism and aboslute truth now obfuscate and employ the same legalistic parsing of language and blatant distortion of reality that they so adamantly condemned only a few years ago. [...]

By: pjr

pjr — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 16:10:02 +0000

Classic; the investigation into criminal wrongdoing by the sitting administration is more eggregious and damaging to the nation than the actual criminal offences and their subsequent cover-up?

Only a mindless GOP sycophant could believe that nonsense.

How pathetic that this is the best they’ve got now that the house of cards is crumbling around them.

By: Drew Thaler

Drew Thaler — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 15:48:06 +0000

I agree with the comment above about ambiguity. Frankly, anyone who hears that talking point just needs to respond that “the GOP seems to be all about putting criminals in politics”.

By: T.C.

T.C. — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 20:22:52 +0000

Re: â€œcriminalization of politicsâ€

This partcular line may be a Fox trademark, but the same exact sentiment is being widely disseminated in the mainstream media, to wit:

WASHINGTON POST EDITORIAL

“What has been depicted is an administration effort to refute the allegations of a critic (some of which did in fact prove to be untrue) and to undermine his credibility, including by suggesting that nepotism rather than qualifications led to his selection. If such conversations are deemed a crime, journalism and the public will be the losers.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/18/AR2005101801489.html

‘HARDBALL’ (MSNBC)

MATTHEWS: “Well, I guess they are talking aboutâ€”and this is what is very ticklish here, for people who have worked in politics that have been involved with hardball politics, is that the charge here seems to be kind of a grand conspiracy charge that would incriminate the vice president for being in a room and, say, blowing off some steam and saying one of those things like, will somebody please deal with this jerk who keeps talking about me being involved with knowing there was no deal with Niger and Iraq on weapons of mass destruction?”

Would someoneâ€”you guys, Scooter, you know, will you please take care of this guy? If that could be criminal behavior, I guess a lot of politicians would be in trouble.

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9751065/

By: The Fool

The Fool — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 20:06:16 +0000

Hey, it worked during Iran-Contra