Another useful idiot in Fox's quest to inflict its anti-Obama pro-gun agenda on the nation. David Jaques, publisher of a small-time right-wing Roseburg newspaper, has been making the rounds on FOX and having his comments spread by RW sites indicating he's interviewed citizens and local elected officials who hate Obama for saying we ought to politicize gun control. They are pushing the notion that the people of Roseburg don't welcome the President.
They're also giving the impression Jaques’ rag is the main local newspaper when it is in fact a small publication with an extremist political agenda. I will not link to it but it’s easily found online.
The Roseburg News-Review is the main local paper which, due in part to Jaques, covered the official statement released by the city of Roseburg.
http://www.nrtoday.com/...
The city of Roseburg has released a statement in support of President Barack Obama’s upcoming visit to Roseburg.
“Since the announcement that President Obama may be in the Roseburg area on Friday to meet with the families that lost loved ones at Umpqua Community College, news outlets have been announcing that the president was not welcome in Roseburg,” the statement read. “These announcements have included alleged quotes from community leaders.
“... We wish to be clear that Mayor (Larry) Rich, City Council President (Tom) Ryan and the Roseburg City Council welcome the president to Roseburg and will extend him every courtesy,” the statement said.
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“When I heard his interview I was appalled. He didn’t speak for us as a council. He didn’t speak for Roseburg,” Kaser said. “We’ve united around this thing. To have somebody like Mr. Jaques make this a political thing — this is a sitting president. I don’t care who he is. You agree with him or not, you have to show respect.”
The city’s statement continued by stating, “Unfortunately, individuals have been claiming to be speaking on behalf of the city of Roseburg. Please be advised that any statements made by individuals other than our elected city of Roseburg officials or our appointed City Manager (Lance) Colley and Police Chief (Jim) Burge are misrepresentations.”
This is the distortion FN viewers are exposed to. And we all know if the President was on the west coast and didn't meet with the families (as is the norm in such tragic events) he'd be attacked. Will Fox report the official statement from Roseburg?
I've been wondering why we've seen statements made by only the sheriff and not the police department. The campus is outside the city limits but Roseburg PD responded as well as Oregon State Police. Two RPD officers and an OSP trooper engaged the shooter. Yet, it's the constitutional, conspiracy minded sheriff who is the representative.
And I’m really beginning to believe something is not right with Carson. This was his response when asked if he'd go to Roseburg after the question was set up with the preface that Obama is not welcome based on Jaques’ comments.
http://www.salon.com/...
“Probably not,” Carson replied. “I would probably have so many things on my agenda that I’d go to the next one.”
WTF???