# Obama vs. Fox

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [October 20, 2009, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-vs-fox/514497 "2009-10-20T16:57:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-vs-fox/514497/509 "2009-11-02T21:59:18Z")

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> [@Shodan](#):
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> No it wasn’t - Mao never said that. [Cite](http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mao_Zedong).
> 
> So your favorite bit is that part where they lied in its allegations against FoxNews. Imagine that.
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> Regards,  
> Shodan

The quote was not attributed to Mao, it was attributed to John McCain, and he did say it. [Cite](http://www.google.com/search?q=%27In+the+words+of+Chairman+Mao%2C+it%E2%80%99s+always+darkest+before+it%E2%80%99s+totally+black.%27&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7GGLR)

Nice try at sleight of hand there. Better luck next time.

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