# So, Birmingham (England) is a Muslim City. Most stupid/crazy thing I've heard from Fox News. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 11, 2015, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-birmingham-england-is-a-muslim-city-most-stupid-crazy-thing-ive-heard-from-fox-news/709575 "2015-01-11T22:25:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-birmingham-england-is-a-muslim-city-most-stupid-crazy-thing-ive-heard-from-fox-news/709575/81 "2015-01-20T22:42:32Z")
> [@Measure\_for\_Measure](#): > > By and large I understand that Fox News personnel are in on the joke. Yeah. But I’m still waiting for the day one of their copy/pasted peroxide blonde Republican sex kittens will just lose it on air and go “What the fuck are you even talking about you drooling moron ?!” at the one nutter or shameless lying interviewee or race-baiting joke too many. That would be glorious. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-birmingham-england-is-a-muslim-city-most-stupid-crazy-thing-ive-heard-from-fox-news/709575/82 "2015-01-20T23:43:15Z")
> [@Measure\_for\_Measure](#): > > I still find it hilarious that modern conservatives watch that network. I mean you have to be pretty fucked in the head to watch news shows that consistently mangle their facts. But the people who go back for more are those who WANT their facts a certain way, and are quite happy that there is a network to make them up. They ENJOY the fake facts, because these fake facts reinforce their previously held beliefs. When they go to another network, they might hear things that they disagree with, and this Just Won’t Do. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2015, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-birmingham-england-is-a-muslim-city-most-stupid-crazy-thing-ive-heard-from-fox-news/709575/83 "2015-01-20T23:55:13Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > [They left Bobby Jindal off the e-mail.](http://edition.cnn.com/2015/01/19/politics/jindal-no-go-zones-london/) . . . Birmingham is “England’s Second City”? Seriously? ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-birmingham-england-is-a-muslim-city-most-stupid-crazy-thing-ive-heard-from-fox-news/709575/84 "2015-01-21T00:09:25Z")
After Aberdeen, yes. ---
**Author:** ![Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Springtime_for_Spacers)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-birmingham-england-is-a-muslim-city-most-stupid-crazy-thing-ive-heard-from-fox-news/709575/85 "2015-01-21T00:43:59Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > . . . Birmingham is “England’s Second City”? Seriously? By population, yes. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-birmingham-england-is-a-muslim-city-most-stupid-crazy-thing-ive-heard-from-fox-news/709575/86 "2015-01-21T01:04:02Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > . . . Birmingham is “England’s Second City”? Seriously? Of course. The Atlanteans barely missed out beating those damned Romans with their fancy city back in '03. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-birmingham-england-is-a-muslim-city-most-stupid-crazy-thing-ive-heard-from-fox-news/709575/87 "2015-01-21T01:20:18Z")
> [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](#): > > By population, yes. Hm. Would’ve guessed Manchester. ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-birmingham-england-is-a-muslim-city-most-stupid-crazy-thing-ive-heard-from-fox-news/709575/88 "2015-01-21T01:43:41Z")
Not even close to their worst, IMO. My favorite was their “riot in Madison Wisconsin” in February 2012 - showing palm trees in the background. No palm trees there, even in July. But just watch any day. If you can’t pick out a lie in the first half hour, you weren’t paying attention. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-birmingham-england-is-a-muslim-city-most-stupid-crazy-thing-ive-heard-from-fox-news/709575/89 "2015-01-21T03:48:01Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Hm. Would’ve guessed Manchester. That is to say, Manchester, England, England Across the Atlantic Sea . . . ---
**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:** [January 21, 2015, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-birmingham-england-is-a-muslim-city-most-stupid-crazy-thing-ive-heard-from-fox-news/709575/90 "2015-01-21T14:41:14Z")
> [@Gary\_Kumquat](#): > > So it is a no-go area! I knew it! Well… > [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > I mean, it’s true, isn’t it? I grew up in Edgbaston but I had to flee to Florida because [del]the weather is nicer[/del] I was terrified of the approaching Muslim hordes. ---
**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:** [January 21, 2015, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-birmingham-england-is-a-muslim-city-most-stupid-crazy-thing-ive-heard-from-fox-news/709575/91 "2015-01-21T14:44:24Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Yeah. But I’m still waiting for the day one of their copy/pasted peroxide blonde Republican sex kittens will just lose it on air and go “What the fuck are you even talking about you drooling moron ?!” at the one nutter or shameless lying interviewee or race-baiting joke too many. > That would be glorious. I think it’s possible their news anchors are lobotomized to prevent this kind of outburst. ---
**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:** [January 21, 2015, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-birmingham-england-is-a-muslim-city-most-stupid-crazy-thing-ive-heard-from-fox-news/709575/92 "2015-01-21T14:51:17Z")
Megyn Kelly did sort of [flip out on Lou Dobbs](http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/05/31/megyn-kelly-confronts-lou-dobbs-after-he-calls-her-oh-dominant-one-during-segment-on-women-work-comments/) one time because he said some dumb things (shocking, I know!) about women in the workplace. ---
**Author:** ![Toxgoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-birmingham-england-is-a-muslim-city-most-stupid-crazy-thing-ive-heard-from-fox-news/709575/93 "2015-01-21T19:01:49Z")
The mayor of Paris is not amused and is planning to sue Fox for inaccurate reporting. David Cameron contented himself with calling them total idiots. I wonder if this will be Fox’s lead story tonight? Nah… > **[Paris Mayor to sue Fox News over Muslim claims](https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-30915395)** > > The mayor of Paris says she will sue Fox News for its inaccurate reporting of the city following the attacks on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-birmingham-england-is-a-muslim-city-most-stupid-crazy-thing-ive-heard-from-fox-news/709575/94 "2015-01-21T19:18:01Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Megyn Kelly did sort of [flip out on Lou Dobbs](http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/05/31/megyn-kelly-confronts-lou-dobbs-after-he-calls-her-oh-dominant-one-during-segment-on-women-work-comments/) one time because he said some dumb things (shocking, I know!) about women in the workplace. She also [nailed Karl Rove](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkRe33nDF08) when Obama was re-elected. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2015, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-birmingham-england-is-a-muslim-city-most-stupid-crazy-thing-ive-heard-from-fox-news/709575/95 "2015-01-21T20:09:23Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > She also [nailed Karl Rove](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkRe33nDF08) when Obama was re-elected. Please, don’t make me imagine _anyone_ nailing Karl Rove. ---
**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:** [January 22, 2015, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-birmingham-england-is-a-muslim-city-most-stupid-crazy-thing-ive-heard-from-fox-news/709575/96 "2015-01-22T22:43:45Z")
> [@April\_R](#): > > I am reading this whole thread with an English accent in my head and getting all sorts of tickled. I read this whole thread with an Alabama accent in my head because I’m easily confused. ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2015, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-birmingham-england-is-a-muslim-city-most-stupid-crazy-thing-ive-heard-from-fox-news/709575/97 "2015-01-22T23:21:16Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I read this whole thread with an Alabama accent in my head because I’m easily confused. You’re silly 😛 ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2015, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-birmingham-england-is-a-muslim-city-most-stupid-crazy-thing-ive-heard-from-fox-news/709575/98 "2015-01-22T23:40:44Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Please, don’t make me imagine _anyone_ nailing Karl Rove. Not even with an actual nail? ---
**Author:** ![Askthepizzaguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askthepizzaguy/32/9405_2.png) [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2015, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-birmingham-england-is-a-muslim-city-most-stupid-crazy-thing-ive-heard-from-fox-news/709575/99 "2015-01-22T23:57:31Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > A retraction from Fox? What’s next: cats sleeping with dogs? Republicans suddenly admitting that Obama has been right all along? I have to admit, if that were to happen, I would immediately become a fan and say that their treatment of Obama was the single greatest practical joke of all time. Regardless of the very real damage it caused to our political system, and as colossal a waste of time as it all was. There are jokes so amazing that it would be totally worth it. ---
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2015, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-birmingham-england-is-a-muslim-city-most-stupid-crazy-thing-ive-heard-from-fox-news/709575/100 "2015-01-23T00:43:09Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > Most likely the plan was to spout off with the “Foxfact”, the Fox viewership eats it up, then he releases the (probably) pre-written apology if the rest of the world notices and raises a stink. The Fox viewership ignores said apology, and in future years will now continually regurgitate the “fact” that Birmingham is a Muslim city living under the iron fist of Sharia law and harboring terrorists. Thier plan would have gone perfectly if they managed to stay under David Cameron’s radar. Otherwise thier bullshit would have only been believed by their audience and criticized by liberals. Everyone else would have missed the story. Like many ‘FOX Facts’ it couldn’t stand up under scrutiny. Doubt it’s going to change anything so long as 90% of thier BS remains unchecked they can effectively manipulate thier viewers to support their agendas. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-birmingham-england-is-a-muslim-city-most-stupid-crazy-thing-ive-heard-from-fox-news/709575.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-birmingham-england-is-a-muslim-city-most-stupid-crazy-thing-ive-heard-from-fox-news/709575.md?page=6)