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Fox runs fake Kerry quotes

NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE , WASHINGTON
Monday, Oct 04, 2004,Page 1

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Plenty of news media analysts thought Senator John Kerry looked good at Thursday night's presidential debate, but Fox News went a step further, posting a made-up news article on its Web site that quoted Kerry as gloating about his fine manicure and his "metrosexual" appearance.

Fox News quickly retracted the article, saying in an editor's note on its Web site that the article "was written in jest and should not have been posted or broadcast." It said, "We regret the error, which occurred because of fatigue and bad judgment, not malice."

The article, posted on Friday on foxnews.com, was written by Carl Cameron, the chief political correspondent for Fox News, and included several bogus quotes from Kerry, supposedly assessing his performance in the debate.

"Didn't my nails and cuticles look great? What a good debate!" the article quoted Kerry, the Democratic candidate, as telling his supporters in Florida after the event.

"Women should like me! I do manicures," the story also quoted him as saying. It also had Kerry contrasting himself with President Bush: "I'm metrosexual -- he's a cowboy."

Before the debate, several Fox News commentators had also remarked on the air about how Kerry had reportedly gotten a manicure that day.

Cameron has been reprimanded over the incident, said Paul Schur, a spokesman for the network.

"This was a stupid mistake and a lapse in judgment, and Carl regrets it," Schur said.

He declined to say how Cameron had been reprimanded or whether action had been taken against others at Fox News who reviewed the article before it was posted. Cameron, who is a well-respected figure in news media circles, declined to discuss the incident when reached on Saturday. He is continuing to report from the political campaign trail.
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and this is worse than dan rather's false report how?

and this is worse than dan rather's false report how?

Dan "We-don't-need-no-friggin'-research" Rather's report wasn't funny.

yeah that's why dan rather's report was worse, at least you get to laugh at this one :D

Yes, yes. We all know that Fox News is the mouthpiece for the neo-con conspiracy to take over the world thereby outlawing abortion, recklessly waging war on peaceful nations, dumping millions of tons of toxic waste into the oceans, and banishing Howard Stern from the airwaves. Down with Fox News. Let freedom reign with NPR. And God bless Al Franken and Michael Moore.

yeah that's why dan rather's report was worse, at least you get to laugh at this one :D

LOL! :D

Yes, yes. We all know that Fox News is the mouthpiece for the neo-con conspiracy to take over the world thereby outlawing abortion, recklessly waging war on peaceful nations, dumping millions of tons of toxic waste into the oceans, and banishing Howard Stern from the airwaves. Down with Fox News. Let freedom reign with NPR. And God bless Al Franken and Michael Moore.
Amen. Unless you were Sarcrastic :)

Originally Posted by Lex Terrae
...Michael Moore.

the propagandizer strikes once again...

Atleast i get to LMAO at this report lol!

I've never heard of any 60-year old man calling himself "metrosexual".

Im curious how people can think that this is serious?

Im curious how people can think that this is serious?
You mean about how Fox is bias has shown through like people say of CBS?

Or How people could seriously believe that about Kerry?

You mean about how Fox is bias has shown through like people say of CBS?

Or How people could seriously believe that about Kerry?
As in how people could seriously believe that about Kerry.

I've never heard of any 60-year old man calling himself "metrosexual".
Gimme 44 years. ;)

It's funny, a non-aligned news outlet gets scammed and the far right goes "OMG NOES!!! Liberal Nazi bias! Lies! All Lies!!!"

But when one of them f---s up because he hasn't slept for a few nights and had probably mixed alcohol with his coke (you know media types, we're not talking soft drinks), it's all a different story. It was simply a joke in poor taste. It backfired and he was reprimanded. Move on, people.

BS.

American conservatives lie every bit as deliberately as everyone else. It's their feeble denials when they get caught that set them apart from the crowd. This is a splendid example.

and this is worse than dan rather's false report how?
...which was worse than President Bush's real decision to invade Iraq how?