{"id":2758,"date":"2010-09-20T18:35:22","date_gmt":"2010-09-21T01:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=2758"},"modified":"2010-09-20T18:35:22","modified_gmt":"2010-09-21T01:35:22","slug":"jimmy-carter-gets-fox-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=2758","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Carter Gets Fox News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Appearing on the NBC Nightly News, former Pres. Jimmy Carter demonstrated that he still has keen insight<\/a> into the state of modern media:<\/p>\n

Brian Williams:<\/strong> How do you think it came to be that such high numbers of people believe that this American-born Christian President is either foreign born or a Muslim or both?<\/p>\n

Pres. Carter:<\/strong> I think the number one factor is Fox News. It’s totally distorting everything possible concerning the facts. And I think their constant hammering away at these false premises about our incumbent President has a major impact on the consciousness of America. A lot of well-meaning people, including many of those in the Tea Party movement, believe what is said in this constant hammering away by Glenn Beck and by others who have no regards for the truth.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I have nothing to add.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Appearing on the NBC Nightly News, former Pres. Jimmy Carter demonstrated that he still has keen insight into the state of modern media: Brian Williams: How do you think it came to be that such high numbers of people believe that this American-born Christian President is either foreign born or a Muslim or both? Pres. 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