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The video that revealed that Donald Trump is a repulsive, misogynistic, sexual predator has upended his campaign. While many people already knew this, the visual evidence has caused some Republicans (but not nearly enough) to finally accept the obvious and repudiate their nominee. The spectacle of having a major party candidate talk about “grabbing the pussy”<\/em> of random women at will is as nauseating as it is unprecedented.<\/p>\n

For Fox News however, the profane language has been made the focus of their coverage. That isn’t nearly as disgusting as the behavior it described, but it’s Fox’s way of diminishing the episode on Trump’s behalf. The problem for Fox is that even the language was considered indefensible last December when their military analyst, Ralph Peters, used it to insult President Obama. Apparently this language is unacceptable for Fox News, but just fine for the presidency. This is what happened<\/a><\/strong> at that time and the punishment dealt out.<\/p>\n

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December 7, 2015<\/p>\n

Foul-Mouthed Fox News Obama-Hater Is Given Time-Out By Puppet\/Anchor<\/h4>\n

The seething hatred of President Obama by Fox News came gushing out this morning by one of the network’s most notorious hatchet men. Lt. Col Ralph Peters (whose name translates to \u201cvomiting penises\u201d<\/em> in Slanglish) appeared on Stuart Varney’s Fox Business program to discuss\/bash Obama’s Oval Office speech on terrorism last night.<\/p>\n

Peters was virtually spitting teeth (video below) as he was unable to control his most primitive tendencies. In an otherwise mundane response to Varney’s inquiry as to “What was your commentary as the President’s speech unfolded?”<\/em> Peters launched into a profane rant that barely addressed anything about the speech itself.<\/p>\n

Peters:<\/strong> Well, first of all, he keeps speaking about “We can’t give in to our fears. Don’t be afraid.”<\/em> Look Mr. President, we’re not afraid. [shouting]<\/em> We’re angry. We’re pissed off. We’re furious. We want you to react. We want you to do something. You’re afraid. I mean this guy is such a total pussy it’s stunning.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Really? The President who presided over the capture and execution of Osama Bin Laden; who as Commander-in-Chief as ordered more than 8,000 airstrikes against ISIS; whose military missions have dropped more than 20,000 bombs on enemy targets; who has killed thousands of ISIS fighters, including many of its leaders; this president is a pussy? What Peters, and every right-winger, are too ignorant to acknowledge is that Obama has been executing a plan that has had much success<\/a><\/strong>. Yet his critics keep blathering about irrelevancies. Is it because he refuses to send more Americans onto a battlefield where they would become sitting ducks for a guerrilla insurgency? Or because he expects the people of the region to take responsibility for the ground war against an enemy that is murdering them?<\/p>\n

Peters goes on to lambaste Obama in the fashion that birthers have long used to “otherize”<\/em> him as an alien creature saying that “The American people, whom he does not know in any sort of intimate manner,”<\/em> want action. He then rattles off s a series of assertions that the President cares more about our enemies than ourselves. Eventually, Varney steps in to daintily scold Peters for his potty mouth.<\/p>\n

Varney:<\/strong> I can tell you are super-angry, and I asked you what your reaction was, but I gotta call you, you can’t use language like that on the program. OK. I’m Sorry.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He’s sorry? What for? Peters comes completely unglued with an offensive rant and Varney apologizes for chastising him, while excusing the outburst due to Peters’ anger. What makes this even more ridiculous is that Varney allows Peters to continue for a bit and then…<\/p>\n

Varney:<\/strong> Ralph, I’m sorry. I’ve got to interrupt again. You used some very strong language there about the President of the United States, and I’m the anchor of Varney & Co. and I have to ask you, either you should apologize for that or take it back.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Peters chose only to apologize. But you have to wonder what happened in between Varney’s first redress of the foul language and his subsequent request for an apology. It seems likely that someone in the control room pulling Varney’s strings gave him a directive to force a more formal atonement. While Fox’s audience likely shares Peters’ crude disgust for all things Obama, the network may have to tread lightly so as not to offend their glassy-eyed, Christianist viewers.<\/p>\n

For the record, Peters has proven to be one of the most repugnant individuals to ever appear on Fox News (and that’s saying something). The Ralph Peters Story<\/a><\/strong> is one of truly nauseating notions that include: advocating military strikes on the American media; that there aren\u2019t enough civilian casualties in war; that the U.S. should be more like ISIS; that the Taliban should have been allowed to execute an American soldier; and many more horrendous pronouncements. Consequently, this frothing tirade is not particularly surprising. And it is typical of the irrational loathing that is broadcast on Fox News every day.<\/p>\n

Fox News later issued a press release<\/a><\/strong> stating that Peters has been suspended for two weeks due to his “inappropriate and unacceptable”<\/em> comments.<\/p>\n

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This is hardly an isolated event. On another occasion Fox News posted an article<\/a><\/strong> on their Fox Nation website with the headline “Press Pussies Soft On Obama.”<\/em> And Donald Trump called Ted Cruz<\/a><\/strong> a “pussy”<\/em> at one of his rallies. But you can count on Fox to adjust their outrage meter so that it goes off the scale when they are afraid of offending their wingnut audience, but barely registers when it might harm their candidate for president. It’s called hypocrisy, and Fox has got it down to a science.<\/p>\n

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How Fox News Deceives and Controls Their Flock:
\nFox Nation vs. Reality: The Fox News Cult of Ignorance.<\/a>
\nAvailable now at Amazon.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n