# Is there something I'm missing about this Fox News article **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 14, 2011, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-im-missing-about-this-fox-news-article/578345 "2011-04-14T08:08:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-im-missing-about-this-fox-news-article/578345/21 "2011-04-14T18:13:19Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Sure, now. But I hear Obama used to live with a white woman when he was younger. I heard that, too – and he wasn’t even married to her! She was married to a couple of Muslim guys. ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-im-missing-about-this-fox-news-article/578345/22 "2011-04-14T18:21:52Z")
That poor young man! If only there had been enough money in the budget to allow him to leave that dorm room once in awhile this tragedy could have been averted. This is another clear example of Republicans killing people. ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-im-missing-about-this-fox-news-article/578345/23 "2011-04-14T18:23:14Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > He also has underage teenage girls in his house ALL the TIME!!! And he has pictures of them! ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-im-missing-about-this-fox-news-article/578345/24 "2011-04-14T18:41:52Z")
And the house is government-subsidized! ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-im-missing-about-this-fox-news-article/578345/25 "2011-04-14T20:13:27Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > You know something’s wrong when the majority of the comments, FoxNews supporters and detractors alike, agree that the article is in extremely poor taste. > > I predict it will mysteriously vanish within 24 hours. The article in the OP is already gone. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-im-missing-about-this-fox-news-article/578345/26 "2011-04-14T20:14:39Z")
Don’t forget that his Portuguese “best friend” lives in that subsidized house, doesn’t pays taxes, and doesn’t even have a visa. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-im-missing-about-this-fox-news-article/578345/27 "2011-04-14T20:17:58Z")
FYI, here’s an [article](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/14/fox-news-reports-that-gwu_n_849314.html) from the Huffington Post about the reaction of GWU students to the [FoxNews.com](http://FoxNews.com) article. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-im-missing-about-this-fox-news-article/578345/28 "2011-04-14T21:37:49Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > I think Fox blames Obama for when people trip over their own shoelaces. If Obummer and his communist allies weren’t against capitalism (and aglets) people would fall down less often. Duh. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-im-missing-about-this-fox-news-article/578345/29 "2011-04-14T21:47:56Z")
Fair and Balanced - not intended to be a factual statement ---
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-im-missing-about-this-fox-news-article/578345/30 "2011-04-14T22:02:19Z")
Obama is the follower of a radical Middle Eastern martyr who preached ritualistic cannibalism, spoke with demons, and raised the dead. Obama also fathered two black babies. > [@septimus](#): > > America is controlled by voters Your analysis went off the rails here. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-im-missing-about-this-fox-news-article/578345/31 "2011-04-14T22:05:05Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > I predict it will mysteriously vanish within 24 hours. Unless the link in the OP is wrong it is gone now. [http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/04/13/gwu-suicide-tragically-coincides-obama-speech#ixzz1JU09SayT](http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/04/13/gwu-suicide-tragically-coincides-obama-speech#ixzz1JU09SayT) Tried this too from Reddit: [http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/04/13/gwu-suicide-tragically-coincides-obama-speech](http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/04/13/gwu-suicide-tragically-coincides-obama-speech) (doesn’t work) Fortunately someone at Reddit made a screen grab (mainly to avoid giving traffic to FOX but also works to keep it alive): [![](https://i.imgur.com/2gDD1.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/2gDD1.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-im-missing-about-this-fox-news-article/578345/32 "2011-04-14T23:33:29Z")
So now Fox is claiming Obama is a _Dementor_? ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-im-missing-about-this-fox-news-article/578345/33 "2011-04-14T23:45:23Z")
Dementor, Democrat. Same difference, really. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2011, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-im-missing-about-this-fox-news-article/578345/34 "2011-04-14T23:50:17Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > Fortunately someone at Reddit made a screen grab (mainly to avoid giving traffic to FOX but also works to keep it alive) I wager Stewart/Colbert will venture a comment as well. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-im-missing-about-this-fox-news-article/578345/35 "2011-04-15T00:01:04Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > Unless the link in the OP is wrong it is gone now. The word got out. No point now in leaving a record of what the facts are. In a month or so all people will remember is that Obama had something to do with some kid committing suicide. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-im-missing-about-this-fox-news-article/578345/36 "2011-04-15T00:15:56Z")
I bet it coincided with one of those “Real Housewives” shows too, but nobody’s blaming What’s-her-Fuck or the other one. You know, the real bitchy one with the hair who thinks she’s all that? (OK, I’ve never actually watched the show, but the promos alone were enough to make me severely despondent, if not quite suicidal.) ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-im-missing-about-this-fox-news-article/578345/37 "2011-04-15T01:54:13Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > I bet it coincided with one of those “Real Housewives” shows too, but nobody’s blaming What’s-her-Fuck or the other one. You know, the real bitchy one with the hair who thinks she’s all that?\ Was it the one with the big fake boobs, or the one who’s had too much plastic surgery? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-im-missing-about-this-fox-news-article/578345/38 "2011-04-15T03:10:39Z")
Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-im-missing-about-this-fox-news-article/578345/39 "2011-04-15T06:32:54Z")
We all know Hillary is the REAL killer in this administration. Where was she when this poor kid died? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-im-missing-about-this-fox-news-article/578345/40 "2011-04-18T08:10:20Z")
Well, I was wrong, Stewart didn’t comment. Though, oddly, he made a Temple Grandin reference, as did that night’s episode of _30 Rock_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-im-missing-about-this-fox-news-article/578345.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-im-missing-about-this-fox-news-article/578345.md?page=3)