Dem Rep. to C-SPAN Caller: Maybe Watch ‘A Little Less Fox News’

Democratic congressman Jim Himes was on C-SPAN early this morning, and was on the receiving end of an angry complaint by a Republican caller over basically everything that anyone has ever said negatively about the Obama administration in the past four-plus years. Himes’ response? Suggesting this person maybe not watch so much Fox News.

The caller, Bob, went on a rant about issues from Benghazi, the NSA, Fast & Furious, Syria, Obamacare, the EPA, the government shutdown, Eric Holder, Van Jones, et cetera, et cetera. He concluded, “Any other president would have been laughed out of office right now.”

Himes responded, “With all due respect, Bob, maybe a little more C-SPAN and a little less Fox News. That was the grab bag of everything that Fox News and my friends in the Republican caucus… have tried to hang around this president.”

He pushed back against the Republican narrative on Benghazi and said the conspiracy on the right “is just a figment of Fox News’ imagination.”

Watch the video here, via C-SPAN:

[h/t TPM]
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