Jesse Watters Throws Abhorrent Accusations at Barack Obama Over Titanic Sub Comments
By: William Vaillancourt (The Daily Beast)
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'AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE'
The former president's recent criticism of the wall-to-wall coverage of the doomed Titanic sub had the Fox host up in arms.
The Five co-host Jesse Watters on Monday went after former President Barack Obama for criticizing the disparity in media attention on the five-person submersible that imploded during its venture to the Titanic wreck last week when compared to the sinking of a Mediterranean fishing boat that was carrying up to 750 refugees and migrants, only 104 of whom have been rescued as of Friday.
Speaking at a conference in Athens, Greece, last Thursday, Obama acknowledged the inherent drama of the submersible.
"There is a potential tragedy unfolding with the submarine that is getting, you know, minute-to-minute coverage all around the world. And it's understandable because we all want and pray that those folks are rescued," he said, hours before it was announced that those on board died instantly after the craft imploded. "But the fact that that's gotten so much more attention than 700 people who sank—that's an untenable situation."
The former president made similar comments in an interview Thursday with CNN's Christiane Amanpour, saying he understood the "obscene inequality in coverage."
On Monday, the subject became fodder for discussion on Fox News.
"When you are a citizen of the world, you always think about the world instead of the United States," Watters began derisively. "Remember, this is a guy whose father has roots in Africa. This is a guy who spent a lot of his childhood in Southeast Asia… and then spent a lot of time in Hawaii."
"He's never really looking at things from an American perspective," Watters griped of the 44th president of the United States. "He's always speaking to the world. Even when he's speaking to us, he's appealing to the world."
Watters—who Fox announced Monday will soon helm its primetime spot formerly held by Tucker Carlson—then listed several reasons why the submersible dominated coverage "from a raw news editorial standpoint."
For one, the capsized fishing boat off the coast of Greece had "no Titanic angle," Watters said. Also, news networks "had guests that knew people that were submerged," he continued, adding that there was an element of suspense due to the dwindling estimated amount of oxygen remaining in the submersible before its fate was known.
Watters' fourth reason concerned the location of the Titanic wreck, which is about 900 miles off the coast of Massachusetts in the North Atlantic.
"If there had been a Cuban boat that had capsized and there were Cubans who were drowning off the coast of Miami, that would have been wall-to-wall coverage," Watters claimed.
"We don't live in Europe, Barack Obama. This is the United States of America, and it shows how naive, detached, and how snobby he is to not understand that this is the United States," he complained. "And as sad as it is—and it was a horrible story off the coast—this is not something that concerns most Americans in their spare time."
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Watters seems to be anti-world.
We KNOW that the media worships the wealthy , there was a television show promoting the lifestyles of the rich and famous that was on for decades until that sort of money and power worship was made redundant by the internet.
Obama was simply giving a voice to the voiceless. People who can afford $250,000 to visit the ocean floor dont need any help.
Obama is rich. Obama has two Super PACs to promote the liberal agenda. Why doesn't he put his money, and that of his contributors, where his mouth is? Instead of spending money on trying to promote liberal agenda here in the US; use it to actually help those less fortunate everywhere so they don't have to make the decision to leave their homelands in search of a better life?
Instead he just used both tragedies to keep himself in the spotlight.
Which is the reason they are all dead. Two thumbs up for being a callous ass. Too bad you aren't as rich and famous as Obama- you could use this to keep yourself in the spotlight.
Instead of spending money on trying to promote liberal agenda here in the US; use it to actually help those less fortunate everywhere so they don't have to make the decision to leave their homelands in search of a better life?
I can only imagine the invectives and insults you and your side of the isle would be hurling at Obama if he did what you suggest. Everybody knows that Obama couldn’t help an old lady cross the street without you guys being outraged about it.
These overloaded boats sink with regularity in that region, and yet the media rarely seem to cover it in depth or shame the greedy people who organize these dangerous trips. they also tend to ignore the depravity of the cartels who traffic everything from guns and drugs to humans across our southern border for a price.
Watters is an excellent replacement for Tucker. Obama is a has been who should just shut up and go away.
Watters is another Hannity. Not as bad as Tucker, but purely partisan (and always spinning). Moreso than Hannity, Watters' positions are entirely predictable.
Like every other talking head from Fox, CNN, MSNBC, etc.
They are not reporters- they are pundits.
In this case Watters is correct. Obama was condescending; and managed to use both tragedies to make sure the spotlight was on himself while lecturing the rest of us.
It is one thing to recognize the talking heads as such. The next step is to not buy their bullshit.
He's considerably dumber than Tucker.
When spreading absurd lies (like Tucker) I do not think intelligence matters that much.
The phrases I highlighted are important (IMO) for one reason....people get off waiting to hear other people died. It's provocative and intriguing
Not a fan of Waters. Less a fan of obummer. Martha's vinyard is calling him, I hear more illegals might be on the way.