Friday, November 2, 2012

Sandy: Fox News Tries to Compare Obama to Carter



The hosts of The Five took on the political impact that Hurricane Sandy could have on the presidential election with less than one week away before voters head to the polls. Eric Bolling said that he saw lines outside of filling station in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut in the wake of Sandy as reminiscent of the gas lines that characterized Jimmy Carter's presidency during the OPEC oil embargo. With the exception of Bob Beckel, the hosts agreed that Hurricane Sandy's impact on the electorate would be bad for President Barack Obama. 

Bolling described gas lines in the Northeast that have followed Hurricane Sandy as "Carter-esque."

"This is America, folks," Bolling said. "It's not supposed to be this way."* Cenk Uygur, Michael Shure (Current TV Political Correspondent), and John Iadarola (Host, TYT University) break down the stretching the Fox News hosts took to compare Obama to Jimmy Cater. 

*Read more and view the video from Noah Rothman/Mediaite:
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/the-five-hosts-post-hurricane-sandy-gas-lines-are-...

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