Fox News Uses Mr. Rogers To Insult Obama Detainee Policy (VIDEO)

Fox News anchor Bill Hemmer compared National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair with children's television icon Mr. Rogers, after Blair told reporters at a press conference that the Obama administration was considering bringing some Guantanamo detainees back to the U.S. after they are released.

"The unforgettable Mr. Rogers encouraging us to welcome folks to the neighborhood, the intelligence chief for the Obama administration apparently taking that advice to heart," Hemmer said. "Dennis Blair, last week, suggesting we should take some of the detainees out of Gitmo, move to the U.S., and give them public assistance 'to start a new life.' Mr. Blair says the administration would conduct a thorough review of each case coming out of Gitmo and calls the idea a work in progress."

Blair was referring to detainees who have been cleared, but cannot return to their home countries for fear of abuse or torture, specifically a group of 17 Chinese Muslim separatists who officials have been unable to release to China or another country, according to the Associated Press.

Blair said the U.S. government is building dossiers on each of the prisoners at Guantanamo and is still developing the process that will determine what happens to them. Some may face criminal trials in the U.S. civilian courts and be imprisoned in U.S. jails. Others will be remanded to their home governments for continued jailing or potential rehabilitation.

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[mendelcrosses]

jesus Christ!

Only in America or FoxNews is a man cleared of every charge still considered guilty.

Mind you,if a tribunal that convicts on the even just knowing the name Bin Laden to clear these folks,then you know the folks are innoncent.

I think what the US should do is Hand this folks $30 million each to start a new life. I am sure if an American was held for that long only to be cleared or in fact never charged,we'd been seeing some law suits of over $100M dollar cliams now.

[Jared15]

I love how the blond twit said "Hmmm" like she understood what he was saying. So cute...

[Tulka2]

This is the guy i don't want to live next to. What a smug, smarmy SOB, eh? Mr. Rogers would puke to see himself so used.

[YOUCANNOTHANDLETHETRUTH]

Fox is the best!!!!

[thundermummy]

Whippits are dangerous.

[Eyeswideopen1]

Crack is good for you. Smoke more!

[x004Ronin]

Only a FoxNews reporter could view a man who has been *cleared* by the highly paranoid military justice system as a risk. To be blunt, if any of these guys were even REMOTELY guilty, the Defense Department would never let them out.

[poco767c]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA ...... D1ck.

[devanate]

I hope that whoever owns the rights to Mr. Rogers Neighborhood sues Faux News.

[foofoobunny]

what is Jindal doing with his shoe?

[RobinD]

Exactly my first impression!

[Irene Potashner]

I totally disagree with that comparison. I still say Bobby Jindal is the new Mr. Rogers. You can't take that away from Bobby.

[devanate]

Don't insult Mr. Rogers. He was an amazing man. Bobby Jindal does not even come close.

[AbbieHoffman2]

thank you

[Gidster]

What does Blaire suggest that we do with innocent people that we as a Nation illegally imprisoned for years with out charge?

Is Blair's position that we should keep these people locked away for the rest of their lives because of Bush's screw up?

I'd be worried as well, we have earned their ire.

[SWissouri]

Fred Rogers was 100 times the man anyone at Fox News is.

[IcedTee63]

Bare knuckled fist fight...Fred Rogers could take em all!

[AbbieHoffman2]

WW 2 veteran - tatoos all over his forearms

[christopherflynn]

I agree...only you should have increased the order of magnitude by a million times...