Idiot Of The Day – Gretchen Carlson of Faux News

Surely, the individual who thought up the first infamous “dumb blonde joke” had Faux’s Gretchen Carlson in mind as the perfect mould for this genre.

She is dumb beyond belief and on any given day easily qualifies as both an idiot and a “pants on fire”  purveyor of un-truthiness.

Carlson was at it again on Faux yesterday when she attempted to use the horrific killings at Charlie Hebdo in Paris to launch totally false attacks against, you guessed it, President Obama and his administration. 

Forget the killings, the horror, the assault on freedom of speech.  To Carlson this was simply another reason (anything will do) to enhance her ratings with the crazies who watch her show.  While the smoke from machine guns was still clearing in Paris she couldn’t wait to begin politicizing this tragedy with outright falsehoods:

Carlson: "It is what it is. It, meaning terrorism. Terrorism is what it is," Carlson said. "So why does the administration continue to have such a problem telling the American people and the rest of the world just that? …. That since our own leaders don't see any of these attacks as terrorism right away, neither should we?"

The problem with Carlson’s statement is that she’s dead wrong. Fantastically, ineptly and perhaps deliberately wrong – a true, first-class idiotic statement.

Here’s exactly what President Obama said in an official statement about this terror attack in Paris prior to Carlson’s commentary:

President Obama: “I strongly condemn the horrific shooting at the offices of Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris that has reportedly killed 12 people. …… France is America's oldest ally, and has stood shoulder to shoulder with the United States in the fight against terrorists who threaten our shared security and the world. …..France, and the great city of Paris where this outrageous attack took place, offer the world a timeless example that will endure well beyond the hateful vision of these killers. We are in touch with French officials and I have directed my Administration to provide any assistance needed to help bring these terrorists to justice.”

Also, prior to Carlson’s comments, Secretary of State John Kerry:

John Kerry:  "The murderers dared proclaim, 'Charlie Hebdo is dead.' But make no mistake: They are wrong," Kerry said. "The freedom of expression that it represented is not able to be killed by this kind of act of terror."

Carlson, like most other talking heads on Faux News, will never pass up any tragedy or horror to try to make political gain by attacking President Obama. They love to play to the worst fears and prejudices of their older, white audience.  To Carlson, and the extreme right wingnuts she courts while trying desperately to portray Obama as somehow, incredulously being weak on terror, here’s all I have to say:

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