Posted on 04/15/2019 7:07:24 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Fox News anchor Shepard Smith abruptly cut off an interview on Monday with a French commentator floating conspiracy theories about the fire burning at Notre Dame.
Smith’s guest was French media analyst and former elected official Philippe Karsenty, who said the blaze burning at the Parisian landmark was "like a 9/11."
ADVERTISEMENT "It’s like a 9/11. It’s a French 9/11. It’s a big shock," Karsenty said. "The church was there for more than 850 years. Even the Nazis didn't dare to destroy it."
He said there have been churches "desecrated each and every week in France, all over France" in recent years.
"So, of course, you will hear the story of the political correctness which will tell you it’s probably an accident," Karsenty said before Smith interrupted.
"Sir, sir, sir, we’re not going to speculate here of the cause of something which we don’t know," Smith said. "If you have observations or you know something, we would love to hear it."
Karsenty said that he was warning viewers that they "need to be ready" before Smith cut his guest off again.
"No, sir, we’re not doing that here, not now, not on my watch," Smith said before ending the interview with Karsenty.
Smith noted that officials suspect that the fire started in the rear of the cathedral, reportedly linked to restoration efforts.
"We are thousands of miles away, and the man on the phone with us has absolutely no information of any kind about the origin of this fire, and neither do I," Smith told viewers.
"The fire investigators will at some point come to a determination about what caused this, and conspiracy theories about anything are worthless and in many cases counterproductive and injurious to society," he added. "And those who entertain them are not acting...
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Like i just said on another thread, Trump won’t have ANY trouble telling the truth once he finds out.
And he WILL find out.
I also said it’s a decent bet the Israelis already know.
They make it their business to track hate.
That’s smart.
Cavuto did the same thing with Bill Donohue! It was outrageous.
everyone needs to stop watching shep
everyone needs to stop watching shep
The flannelheads must be protected at all costs.
Shemp is the very last person at Fox to believe. He reported that there was cannabalism in the New Orleans Super Dome during Hurricane Katrina, an absurd lie. He should have been fired on the spot.
Much as I dislike Smith, this is exactly what he is supposed to do as a journalist. It seems very ailen when compared to all of the other “journalists” and their off the chain behavior recently.
https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor
Of course, this will be thoroughly investigated, for obvious reasons.
I've never seen the man's show in my life. I only know what he looks like because of pictures I've seen here.
These news readers are too full of themselves. Embarrassingly so.
It looks increasingly like this fire at Notre Dame was an act of ISLAMIC JIHAD planned just for Holy Week!
As if i need another reason not to watch Faux.
Actually, I agree with Shepard Smith here. It may have been terrorists but I want to hear some sort of evidence before concluding that.
It is Amazing how the most important story of the week/month/year is downplayed in the main stream media !
If it were a mosque there would have been hell to pay all over every possible network.
Fox news is on the enemy list. Hope they like food extra crispy.
Nope - no speculation allowed (Muslims very sensitive). When it comes to absence of proof regarding Brett Kavanaugh or Donald Trump - well, that’s a different story.
Shep was on all afternoon. I heard him say it too. I was in the car listening to satellite. It was very rude.
It looks increasingly like this fire at Notre Dame was an act of ISLAMIC JIHAD planned just for Holy Week!
If true, that’s gonna cause some problems.
From 3 weeks ago. Actually... they do know why. They just can't say because they are EUnuchs.
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