Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Fox News Fakes Hoffa's Labor Speech to Spread Lies, Condemnation

Right wingers are currently stumbling over themselves to condemn the Labor Day speech of James Hoffa, accusing him of making "calls to violence" and accusing Obama of complicity for not denouncing him. But it's just not true:


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Right-wing bloggers misled by dishonest Fox News video editing are attacking Teamsters President James Hoffa for supposedly urging violence against Tea Party activists during a Labor Day speech. Conservatives are also attacking President Obama, who appeared at the event, for "sanctioning violence against fellow Americans" by failing to denounce Hoffa. But fuller context included in other Fox segments makes clear that Hoffa wasn't calling for violence but was actually urging the crowd to vote out Republican members of Congress.
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