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Stan watches a lot of cable news

Fox News? Those that knock it never even watch it. Eric Holder is living proof of that.

In his speech before the National Press Club, in a response to a question about the lack of “Islamic radical” terminology from the White House, he said, “We spend more time talking about it as opposed to what to do about it.” If he took a few minutes out of his busy schedule to watch and listen to Charles Krauthammer or Bill O’Reilly, he would learn a little bit about what to do about it.

Then he stupidly went on to say, “If Fox didn’t talk about it they would have nothing else to talk about.” Mr. Holder, I strongly suggest you watch one Megan Kelly or Greta Van Susteran’s show for one evening and count the different topics discussed, you just might want to withdraw your silly comments.

Sure I watch Fox News. I also watch CNN, Headline News and MSNBC. I’m still in love with Alisyn Camerota, who used to be on FOX. I’m a big fan of Carol Costello, who interviews guests without prejudice. Same goes for Anderson Cooper. Maybe not so much for Wolf and Ed. The wording of some of their questions lean a bit but, as a 75% Conservative, I watch anyway just to see what the “other side” may be saying.

I try hard not to watch Chris Matthews. I don’t care for interviewers who ask a question, then interrupt the guest to answer it himself because he doesn’t care for the guest’s response. He then follows up with another question and again, doesn’t allow the guest to reply. Motor-mouth Matthews should have his own show without guests. And, of course for laughs, I tune in MSNBC to hear what the good Reverend has to spew. Do you think that someday, the presidential advisor will pay his taxes?

But mostly, I admit, I am a regular viewer of the longest running cable news show on the tube, “The O’Reilly Factor.” I expect to receive at least one e-mail shouting at me for liking and enjoying Mr. Bill because of what he recently read or saw on another channel about him. I want the writer of that e-mail to know that with the O’Reilly’s show being the most watched show on cable news, he is in the minority. Go ahead and write anyway. My e-mail address is near the end of all of my columns and I welcome all comments as long as the writer doesn’t jump into the gutter.

The following are segments and thoughts from the above channels (plural) and magazines and newspapers I read while sitting in waiting rooms. Unfortunately I find myself doing a lot of waiting in recent months.

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State Department deputy spokesperson Marie Harf is quoted as saying, “We cannot win this war by killing them. We have to get them jobs.”

Sure, Ms. Harf. We’re having a hard enough time getting jobs for our people over here and you want to run an employment agency over there. Even if we do get them jobs, you will then go a few steps further by guaranteeing them minimum wages, maximum hours, two weeks’ vacation, sick days, holiday pay, maternity leave, pensions, medical insurance and so on. What is the possibility that all this can be accomplished? Not in our lifetime.

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David Axelrod tells the world that he is proud of the fact that there hasn’t been a major scandal in the Obama administration, of which he was a part, in the past six years. David, what are you smoking? There’s the million-dollar bus, the IRS scandal, the Associated Press phone records, Fast and Furious, and, of course, Benghazi.

I am StanGershbein@Bellsouth.net praying for Mr. Axelrod that his amnesia be cured.

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