Fox News is aiding the Republican agenda to govern by crisis by attempting to shift blame to Democrats for the government shutdown.
As House Republicans threatened a government shutdown by proposing a series of budgets that defunded or delayed portions of the Affordable Care Act, Jonathan Chait reported in New York magazine that their actions were the result of the "Williamsburg Accord," a legislative strategy formulated by the GOP in January 2013 that "took the form of trying to wrest concessions from Obama by provoking a series of crises." Chait noted that the accord explained "why Republicans are careening toward a potential government shutdown."
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Fox Helps GOP Implement The "Williamsburg Accord" With Dishonest Shutdown Coverage
SuccubaSuprema writes:
Oh, my! A conspiracy theory!
Goodness, people, the Far Right Wing Extremists believe in conspiracy theories! Is it that much of a leap to suggest that they might actually try a conspiracy themselves? The facts are there for all to see; this is not conspiracy theory, but reality (although calling it a "conspiracy" is exaggeration, since the Williamsburg Accord was not exactly a secret).
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