FOX News "Jokes" About Assassinating Barack Obama,

[FOTD]

FOX News "Jokes" about assassinating Barack Obama, would do it if "we could." Abominable. The FOX News FCC License should be yanked.

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/05/joking-about-as.html

[waterboy]

Who was she referring to that would want to take them both out? And then to laugh as though it was a clever mistake? That was bad stuff.

[we vs us]

Wow.  Why is that kind of talk suddenly ok?

That's simply inexcusable. She should apologize immediately or be canned.

[patric]

quote:Originally posted by FOTD

FOX News "Jokes" about assassinating Barack Obama, would do it if "we could." Abominable. The FOX News FCC License should be yanked.

The FOX "News" network doesnt have an FCC Broadcast License because they are a content provider rather than a broadcaster.  
They are on the air because cable operators decide to carry them.  Now if you were to make your feelings known to Cox and their advertisers...

[TulsaFan-inTexas]

quote:Originally posted by FOTD

FOX News "Jokes" about assassinating Barack Obama, would do it if "we could." Abominable. The FOX News FCC License should be yanked.

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/05/joking-about-as.html

She's a nutcase! Is she some kind of "contributor" to Fox? Geez.

[mr.jaynes]

quote:Originally posted by we vs us

Wow.  Why is that kind of talk suddenly ok?

That's simply inexcusable. She should apologize immediately or be canned.

Has she been arrested yet?

[we vs us]

quote:Originally posted by mr.jaynes

quote:Originally posted by we vs us

Wow.  Why is that kind of talk suddenly ok?

That's simply inexcusable. She should apologize immediately or be canned.

Has she been arrested yet?

If you're trying to make a free speech kerfuffle over this, forget it.  I don't want the woman imprisoned, but I do think that kind of talk is flat wrong.  There -- rightly -- aren't legal limits to speech, but there sure are human decency limits, and saying "wouldn't it be great if Obama and Osama were both  assassinated?" is well over the line.

[Gaspar]

Inexcusable!  She should never be on TV again!

For those that don't know who she is, She used to be the New York Bureau chief of The Washington Times, she's not employed by Fox news, never has been, but she is invited to contribute from time to time.  It's obvious that she no longer has anything to contribute!

She was the very first woman reporter to cover a war (Vietnam) where she was embedded with the troops for NBC.  She then worked for CBS before becoming a University Journalism professor.  

The last time I saw her was in an interview on either NBC or MSNBC, when she was writhing about Katie Curick becoming evening anchor.  The fact that Katie was chosen over other more professional women made her angry.  Looks like CBS made the right decision!

Nice career-ender moron!

[mr.jaynes]

quote:Originally posted by Gaspar

Inexcusable!  She should never be on TV again!

For those that don't know who she is, She used to be the New York Bureau chief of The Washington Times, she's not employed by Fox news, never has been, but she is invited to contribute from time to time.  It's obvious that she no longer has anything to contribute!

She was the very first woman reporter to cover a war (Vietnam) where she was embedded with the troops for NBC.  She then worked for CBS before becoming a University Journalism professor.  

The last time I saw her was in an interview on either NBC or MSNBC, when she was writhing about Katie Curick becoming evening anchor.  The fact that Katie was chosen over other more professional women made her angry.  Looks like CBS made the right decision!

Nice career-ender moron!

Something occurs to me-she (the person on Fox), as well as so many other female so-called "pundits" on that channel (and even Couric herself) kinda resemble those things they call "cougars." Just my observation.

[inteller]

come on people, lets get real.

IF Obama gets elected, how many of you actually think there won't be at least ONE attempt on his life?

He is black, has the charisma of a Kennedy, and wants to "change" things.  I think that right there has most of the rooftop voters lining up to mark their ballot.

It is a fair subject and should be discussed.  In the same vein though Hillary has the same problems because she is a woman and she is a Clinton....just pissing off different groups of people.

[RecycleMichael]

Let's not discuss such speculation.

[TulsaFan-inTexas]

quote:Originally posted by inteller

come on people, lets get real.

IF Obama gets elected, how many of you actually think there won't be at least ONE attempt on his life?

He is black, has the charisma of a Kennedy, and wants to "change" things.  I think that right there has most of the rooftop voters lining up to mark their ballot.

It is a fair subject and should be discussed.  In the same vein though Hillary has the same problems because she is a woman and she is a Clinton....just pissing off different groups of people.

Discussing the possibility is one thing, but this woman apparently believes he SHOULD be assassinated. There is a big difference.

[Gaspar]

Oh yes.  This will now become a subject for discussion.

Much like race, Hillary opened up the can, and the worms are out.

[PonderInc]

If you haven't watched the documentary called "Outfoxed," about the Fox "news" channel, it's enlightening.  And terrifying.

[mr.jaynes]

quote:Originally posted by PonderInc

If you haven't watched the documentary called "Outfoxed," about the Fox "news" channel, it's enlightening.  And terrifying.

I've seen it, because some people say it was pretty informative.