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Fox host tells guest mentioning McCain role in Keating Five scandal to ‘pipe down’
Nick Juliano
Raw Story
Friday, Sept 26, 2008
‘Cut his mike,’ producer suggests
The Keating Five scandal, and John McCain’s role in it, has received relatively little mention in presidential campaign coverage, and at least one Fox News host seems dedicated to keeping it that way.
Appearing Thursday morning on Fox & Friends, radio host Mike Papantonio tried to remind viewers about McCain’s intervention with federal regulators on behalf of real estate mogul Charles Keating, who was trying to avoid regulations of a savings and loan he owned during the S&L crisis of the 1980s.
F&F’s Steve Doocy told Papantonio to “pipe down,” called him “rude” and demanded he “cut it out.” A show producer could be overheard saying “cut his mike.”
As Papantonio tries one last time to explain the details of the Keating Five scandal, Doocy again cuts him off.
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“This is not the History Channel,” he says.
Papantonio’s apparent crime was interrupting fellow guest Michael Reagan, the conservative radio host, who was arguing that it would be unfair to judge McCain based on his actions 20 years ago.
“It has everything to do with what’s happening today,” Papantonio said before being told to pipe down.
Regardless of whether Papantonio was being rude, preserving an orderly debate certainly could not have been Doocy’s goal in silencing the guest. Not two minutes before his admonition that Papantonio was “being rude,” Doocy repeatedly interrupted his guest to deliver talking points that might as well have been written by the McCain campaign.
At least three times Doocy interrupted Papantonio as he argued that McCain’s political gambit to “suspend” his campaign and delay Friday’s debate was more a response to his flagging poll numbers than an attempt to fix the economic crisis. Doocy wasn’t buying it.
“If Barack Obama wants to do so much for the economy, why doesn’t he go to his day job and work in the us senate?” he asked Reagan, cutting off Papantonio’s argument.
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September 26th, 2008 at 4:17 am
this is a few items of what’s going on and what’s coming up
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=X4rD6muiCd4
September 26th, 2008 at 4:22 am
Why didn’t they let him speak?What are they so scared of?
September 26th, 2008 at 5:18 am
Surprised that there wasn’t a large cane trying to yank him off screen.
September 26th, 2008 at 5:40 am
another controlled media attempted spin !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM5xGLS6eUY
September 26th, 2008 at 6:04 am
News shouldn’t be afraid to be reported. Truth is NOT told here. I dislike Fox snooze so much.
September 26th, 2008 at 6:06 am
GOOD!!!! McCain should drop out permanently! PLEASE Re-Insert Ron Paul!
September 26th, 2008 at 6:09 am
thats why I turned off network news….I go to the net
September 26th, 2008 at 6:17 am
How dare someone speak the truth to those whose main directive is to propagate the lie.
This was another exhibition of how weak minded those who attempt to weaken the minds of others are. Rude? So telling the truth is rude now? These paid liars are NOT good at improvising. What part of ‘fair and balanced’ includes cutting off the sound of someone trying to inject a little reality into the discussion?
September 26th, 2008 at 6:36 am
Is’nt it funnty how McCain was laughing at Ron Paul during the debates when he warned of this very thing happening to the economy? I think Ron is the only honest Republican left the rest are just democrates pretending to be republicans
September 26th, 2008 at 6:43 am
Mike Reagan likes to talk about the 80’s when his dad was president! but wouldnt let the other guy talk about John Mcains shady deal.
September 26th, 2008 at 6:59 am
A must watch film: Empire of the City II – I watched this film last night and I have to tell you, it ties everything – and I mean everything together as well as any documentary you’ll ever see and ends with several ways we can defeat the bastards. I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Google: Empire of the City II
September 26th, 2008 at 7:43 am
fox news isnt a news station it is a cesspool of puppets on strings that scream national security at the slightest whimper of a “authoritive leader”. Fox news dont answer the real authority who are the people; the tax payer, who at times are without representation as they are charged with manufactering bow and arrow weapons in some far fetched location. Fox news would love nothing better than to show people all swearing allegiance to a modern day furor rather than written law that affect everyone including -public servants-. By all means do not believe that officers of the law waive their private rights and are subjected to scrutny, no do not believe it because fox news says they are “the authority” busting in without warrant as if seiges to american castles are the norm.
September 26th, 2008 at 8:08 am
i loved it on September 11 or 12 of this year when CSNBC stated twice that capilism is the new facism. I guess the truth gets out occasionally.
September 26th, 2008 at 8:24 am
Fox news is a perfect example of a news station willing to sell out the public to gain favoritism
from the Bush administration .These stooges that call themselves journalists are a disgrace to the news industry,they invite guest on only to ridicule and to mock them when they are trying to inform the public of the true events that are taking place in the world.The best way to defeat these bums is to boycott fox news…………………………..
September 26th, 2008 at 9:06 am
The NWO want the election to look like an even race so they squelch any bad PR about their poor choice for your “yes” or “yes” decision.
September 26th, 2008 at 9:10 am
mcain a pow… lets see some declassified information about john mcain and his time as a pow.
http://www.vietnamveteransagai.....anding.htm
September 26th, 2008 at 9:13 am
john mcain a pow… how about some declassified info on john mcain as a pow?
http://www.vietnamveteransagai.....anding.htm
September 26th, 2008 at 9:26 am
Now they don’t want to bring up the past? All McCain talks about is his time as a POW.
September 26th, 2008 at 9:46 am
FAUX news ….Rubert Murdoch owned Zionist lying PIGS. Gasbags O’Reilly (The pervert) and Shallow Shawn Hannity are the worst of the Bunch. Every word, every day, a LIE.
September 26th, 2008 at 11:27 am
If 20 years ago is too much to talk about, how about 8 years ago when Gary Winnick of Global Crossing (a bankruptcy scandal on a par with Enron) was McCain’s biggest campaign contributor. McCain was a senior Repub on the Senate Commerce Committee, which dealt with…deregulation! Because of McCain’s policies, Winnick left his clients in the same shape as we’re all going to be in now. If you’re wondering what happened to him, he lives in the most expensive private residence in America because he was rescued by the government. And this will be the fate of the Wall Street criminals after this bailout.
CC