In case you were wondering if the dog-whistles you've been hearing at Fox suggesting that President Obama is a secret Muslim who wants to destroy America might get a little louder, Obama-hating author Kate Obenshain gave an answer last night on Sean Hannity's show, with Juan Williams providing the straight-man routine.
The occasion was a discussion of the embassy protest in Cairo:
HANNITY: He gave 1.5 billion taxpayer dollars to the Muslim Brotherhood -- Islamists hit our embassy and took our flag down, and put an Al Qaeda flag up there! Where is he? Where is Mr. President leadership?
WILLIAMS: Excuse me, but I believe the Bush administration and the Obama administration have supported a freedom agenda in the Middle East -- pro-democracy, and people vote in a way we don't like.
HANNITY: This was never pro-democracy, Juan! This was always the Muslim Brotherhood was going to be in power!
WILLIAMS: It is pro-democracy! They elected the guy from the Muslim Brotherhood!
OBENSHAIN: This president has been steadfast in supporting -- promoting Islam. He does not defend religious -- he does not -- he is not standing -- he never promotes Christians or -- in fact, in fact, attacks them!
WILLIAMS: Oh, stop. Come on Kate. He is not promoting Islam.
OBENSHAIN: Absolutely he is, Juan. Again and again, he puts down Christians, he puts down the Israelis, he goes after them.
WILLIAMS: He is promoting America's national interests and trying to find peace.
OBENSHAIN: He is not promoting religious freedom for anybody except Islam.
Obviously, dog whistles are no longer in vogue at Fox. Now they're just being bigots in plain sight.
