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One Minute and 24 Seconds of Pure Awesomeness!! Shortest Fox Interview on Benghazi Ever!!! Must See. (Original Post) trailmonkee Nov 2012 OP
Offscreen Producer: Get Him Off! Get Him Off! Get Him Off! nt onehandle Nov 2012 #1
...Cue the Reichbimbo to talk about cybershopping! Ken Burch Nov 2012 #88
Well it is cyber Monday and lots of you may be on the computer trying ... Botany Nov 2012 #116
Fox (R) Propagandists run like dogs from the truth Berlum Nov 2012 #2
...Or roaches in the kitchen light. Eleanors38 Nov 2012 #104
LOL Scurrilous Nov 2012 #3
I needed a laugh today LOL LOL LOL bkkyosemite Nov 2012 #4
That was beautiful. Thank you Mr.Ricks. nt bluestate10 Nov 2012 #5
That it was, he nailed 'em good. freshwest Nov 2012 #47
A minute of truth on Fox. hay rick Nov 2012 #6
To Fox employees, truth is like x2 vancouverite Nov 2012 #7
It buuuuuuurns!!! Arugula Latte Nov 2012 #11
They should try some Preparation H for that, it might help. nt cstanleytech Nov 2012 #17
Only if they put it on their heads x2 vancouverite Nov 2012 #74
truth to assholes.... spanone Nov 2012 #8
Fair and balanced. leveymg Nov 2012 #9
That was special... ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author littlemissmartypants Nov 2012 #12
ricks is a hero! veganlush Nov 2012 #13
Spam deleted by gkhouston (MIR Team) Dubster Nov 2012 #14
Santa came a little early this year. And he brought FOX a lump of coal! nolabear Nov 2012 #15
Omg, that was pure awesomeness. nt silvershadow Nov 2012 #16
For later nt Lucky Luciano Nov 2012 #18
So worth watching later! Paulie Nov 2012 #78
They cut him right off - wow. No time for a full fireworks show! Lucky Luciano Nov 2012 #86
you can thank Tom Ricks at his blog site grasswire Nov 2012 #19
Thank him, and ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #28
I hope he gets on some "real" news shows. Wow. libdem4life Nov 2012 #45
I, only recently, became aware of him ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #90
Apparently Paula Broadwell was too full of him, too. nt tblue37 Nov 2012 #91
Or, maybe ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #96
ohhhhh...you went there... Volaris Nov 2012 #110
LOL this is great limpyhobbler Nov 2012 #20
and boom goes the dynamite frylock Nov 2012 #21
Nice! That was great! n/t Digital Puppy Nov 2012 #22
Well done: right to the jugular. Aldo Leopold Nov 2012 #23
"You're Welcome" said so perfectly. Like he's schooling the anchor about his own network. JaneyVee Nov 2012 #24
Ask an honest man a dishonest question, and hang on to your ass. AtheistCrusader Nov 2012 #25
Videos never run for me because a add from adobe pops up and demands I allow advertisements and jwirr Nov 2012 #26
Here's a transcript: kentauros Nov 2012 #81
EVERYONE who appears on Fox should do that!. . .n/t annabanana Nov 2012 #27
Boy, that was great. Tony the Tiger Great.........nft plethoro Nov 2012 #29
LOL! KnR Whovian Nov 2012 #30
LMFAO....Like fire to Frankenstein monster W T F Nov 2012 #31
A thing of beauty Canuckistanian Nov 2012 #32
That's a perfect example of how even Fox News' "news programming" is pure propaganda. Marr Nov 2012 #33
PWNED! n/t RoccoR5955 Nov 2012 #34
Yowser! Iwillnevergiveup Nov 2012 #35
That had to leave a mark GETTINGTIRED Nov 2012 #36
And that, right there, is how it is done. MineralMan Nov 2012 #37
K&R nt avebury Nov 2012 #38
What a juicy sweet moment! Plucketeer Nov 2012 #39
Imagine SCVDem Nov 2012 #40
Let's post 100 links to this on the Fox News website! JKingman Nov 2012 #41
I like the way you think. grasswire Nov 2012 #42
How do people "google bomb" gollygee Nov 2012 #64
To my understanding... ChaoticTrilby Nov 2012 #101
lol ballaratocker Nov 2012 #43
Fox Lies is a wing of the republican party. Sunlei Nov 2012 #44
OMFG this is priceless! nt Doremus Nov 2012 #46
Wow. Not even a little kid in a candid "but he's naked" moment. mojowork_n Nov 2012 #48
Awesome! Rider3 Nov 2012 #49
You know the producer was in the announcers ear yelling, go to commercial, go to commercial. sarcasmo Nov 2012 #50
You of course have heard of "Truth to Power"... PCIntern Nov 2012 #51
Awesome thanks for posting coeur_de_lion Nov 2012 #52
As long as Fox has republican Roger Ailes....... LaPera Nov 2012 #53
For Mr. Ricks: deutsey Nov 2012 #54
Here's Tom's reaction to the "interview" Iwillnevergiveup Nov 2012 #55
that's great! you need to share that? trailmonkee Nov 2012 #58
One FOX staffer called him "rude" after the interview! tblue37 Nov 2012 #93
I was about to post that same excerpt. Apparently it's "rude" to tell the truth on a "news" program. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #109
That's great! K&R!! Stevepol Nov 2012 #56
BOOM! workinclasszero Nov 2012 #57
Just saw this on Rev Al malaise Nov 2012 #59
This brought me joy. Glimmer of Hope Nov 2012 #60
pure gold arely staircase Nov 2012 #61
Well, that guy just ROCKS!! TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #62
Well, I guess he won't be asked back. yardwork Nov 2012 #63
Author of the definitive book on the first part of the war on Iraq and aptly named underpants Nov 2012 #65
. ProSense Nov 2012 #66
That was delicious! Catherine Vincent Nov 2012 #67
It was everything you promised. aquart Nov 2012 #68
The truth hurts! Amonester Nov 2012 #69
Now this is delicious. nt Hutzpa Nov 2012 #70
I know of Ricks because of SouthLouisianaWoman Nov 2012 #71
That was good treestar Nov 2012 #72
Just watched it on The Ed Show. bluedigger Nov 2012 #73
k & r surrealAmerican Nov 2012 #75
The alarm works... SummerSnow Nov 2012 #76
That was a thing of beauty! K&R! n/t beac Nov 2012 #77
Bwahahahahahaha... Ohio Joe Nov 2012 #79
Nice. About time someone said it to their face. DCBob Nov 2012 #80
NICE!!! uponit7771 Nov 2012 #82
Good old-fashion plain speaking. JimDandy Nov 2012 #83
Tom Ricks you rock. lonestarnot Nov 2012 #84
Too Freaking Funny! fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #85
Refreshingly honest. Jack Sprat Nov 2012 #87
LOL - but I wanted to hear him talk about his book kydo Nov 2012 #89
Also, didn't "ignore the anchor's question"--he just gave a different answer than the tblue37 Nov 2012 #92
Ricks said something over the past two weeks that really ticked me off. SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2012 #94
I'm wondering if the FOX people thought he would hammer the Administration SleeplessinSoCal Nov 2012 #95
Moded! Iggo Nov 2012 #97
Loves it!! AZ Lib Nov 2012 #98
I love Rick's smile at the end BainsBane Nov 2012 #99
LOL !!! - K & R !!! WillyT Nov 2012 #100
THAT! is a thing of beauty!! patrice Nov 2012 #102
OMG, I just laughed myself silly jsmirman Nov 2012 #103
He pulled a Grayson! go west young man Nov 2012 #105
That rocked. SunSeeker Nov 2012 #106
Bless his heart! Thank you Tom Ricks!!! n/t FourScore Nov 2012 #107
Wow!!!! Nice job, Tom! Love how he kept so calm while calling out the FoxNoise spokesmodel. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #108
Bravo!!! Contrary1 Nov 2012 #111
K&R EmeraldCityGrl Nov 2012 #112
That's what they get cyclezealot Nov 2012 #113
Bravo outsideworld Nov 2012 #114
Rupert must really be set on this Benghazi crap. Ganja Ninja Nov 2012 #115
Sweet gravy! shenmue Nov 2012 #117
And that is how it's done....nt msanthrope Nov 2012 #118

Botany

(70,584 posts)
116. Well it is cyber Monday and lots of you may be on the computer trying ...
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 09:09 AM
Nov 2012

Last edited Tue Nov 27, 2012, 12:42 PM - Edit history (1)

.... to find that perfect deal ......



Berlum

(7,044 posts)
2. Fox (R) Propagandists run like dogs from the truth
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 03:49 PM
Nov 2012

Fox (R) is such a lameass Republican party propaganda catapult, and as this clip makes plain, they have a reeking anti-American bias, and a pathetically deep fear of honesty.

 

x2 vancouverite

(89 posts)
7. To Fox employees, truth is like
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 04:04 PM
Nov 2012

a crufifux to a vampire in the old b&w movies: They can't run away from it fast enough!

Response to trailmonkee (Original post)

nolabear

(41,991 posts)
15. Santa came a little early this year. And he brought FOX a lump of coal!
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 04:39 PM
Nov 2012

And a sackful of Awesome for the rest of us!

Paulie

(8,462 posts)
78. So worth watching later!
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 09:44 PM
Nov 2012

And since I found ya I wanted to thank you for your commentary during the market meltdown in 08. I remember sharing it in my community college macro Eco class when it was going on and really was appreciated by those of us over 35 in the class.

Lucky Luciano

(11,260 posts)
86. They cut him right off - wow. No time for a full fireworks show!
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 10:34 PM
Nov 2012

You are very welcome re my commentary! I remember that big post I made - there was a lot of negative reaction, but also some constructive views expressed as well. I should dig that post up for old time's sake!

 

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)
28. Thank him, and ...
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 05:22 PM
Nov 2012

offer your condolences for his, now dead, chances of being a foxnews "expert analyst."

 

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)
45. I hope he gets on some "real" news shows. Wow.
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 06:27 PM
Nov 2012

I never heard of him before. Loved it. Only comment would be that he could have hogged 3 or 4 minutes of "our side's" propaganda. That's how they do it...drone on and on and on...and make the host interrupt them for a follow-up or another question. The blank look on the interviewer's face was priceless. Asked and answered. Alien concept.

Edit: looked at the still photo again and he looks pained...good.

 

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)
90. I, only recently, became aware of him ...
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 12:16 AM
Nov 2012

via a NPR interview about his book, Generals. The book seems interesting in that he talks about the pros and cons of U.S. General, Eisenhower through Petraes. He had alot of good to say about Petraes; but said that the most common negative he heard about Petraes was ... "he was a great General; but nowhere near as great as the man thought he was."

His end comment was ... "The biggest problem with most Generals is they are, oftentimes, just too full of themselves."

 

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)
96. Or, maybe ...
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 01:07 AM
Nov 2012

not full enough ... since she set about threatening another woman, she must have thought he had too mcuh time on his hands.

jwirr

(39,215 posts)
26. Videos never run for me because a add from adobe pops up and demands I allow advertisements and
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 05:14 PM
Nov 2012

will not get out of the way. Anyone here know how to get rid of this harrassment from Adobe? What was this video about?

kentauros

(29,414 posts)
81. Here's a transcript:
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 09:56 PM
Nov 2012

Fox News

Happening Now

November 26, 2012

11:16 a.m. EDT

JON SCOTT: Right now pressure mounting on the Obama Administration over its response to the deadly attack on our consulate in Benghazi. As Catherine Herridge reported just minutes ago. Several top GOP lawmakers are backing off their criticism of U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice. Instead focusing on the White House. Two Senators even expressing concerns about a possible white house cover-up. Let's talk about it with Tom Ricks, he is author of The Generals. He has spent decades covering our military. He joins us now. Senator John McCain has said in the past that he would block any attempt to nominate Susan Rice to become, U.N., I'm sorry, Secretary of State. She is currently the U.N. Ambassador. He seems to be backing away from that. What do you make of it?

TOM RICKS: I think that Benghazi generally was hyped by this network especially. And now that the campaign is over I think he is backing off a little bit. They’re not going to stop Susan Rice from being Secretary of State.

SCOTT: When you have four people dead including the first U.S. Ambassador in more than 30 years, how do you call that hype.

RICKS: How many security contractors died in Iraq? Do you know?

SCOTT: I don't.

RICKS: No, nobody does because nobody cared. We know that several hundred died but there was never an official count done of security contractors dead in Iraq. So when I see this focus on what was essentially a small firefight I think number one, I’ve covered a lot of firefights. It’s impossible to figure out what happens in them sometimes. And second, I think that the emphasis on Benghazi has been extremely political partly because fox was operating as the wing of Republican Party.

SCOTT: Alright, Tom ricks, thanks very much for joining us today.

RICKS: You're welcome.

~~~

Sorry the video won't work as you get to see the facial expressions and tone of voice. Maybe post your video problems in the Computer group/forum here?

Canuckistanian

(42,290 posts)
32. A thing of beauty
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 05:51 PM
Nov 2012

It's not nice to tell a propaganda organization that they're a.... propaganda organization.

 

Marr

(20,317 posts)
33. That's a perfect example of how even Fox News' "news programming" is pure propaganda.
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 05:51 PM
Nov 2012

They have their assigned conservative narrative to "report on" (i.e., discuss ad nauseum). If someone's comments don't fit that narrative, they close the segment.

 

Plucketeer

(12,882 posts)
39. What a juicy sweet moment!
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 06:05 PM
Nov 2012

Geez, folks kickin' sand in Grovers face - Fox getting a stick poked in their eye! Maybe what the Mayans predicted was only for the RIGHT!!!

 

JKingman

(75 posts)
41. Let's post 100 links to this on the Fox News website!
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 06:14 PM
Nov 2012

Let's make sure they stop the hype, get them to stop airing a constant stream of lies and hype!

We might shut down their web site for 15 minutes if enough of us post a link to this video.

That would be nice!

gollygee

(22,336 posts)
64. How do people "google bomb"
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 08:08 PM
Nov 2012

because it would be awesome if this were what popped up when you searched for "benghazi"

ChaoticTrilby

(211 posts)
101. To my understanding...
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 01:35 AM
Nov 2012

People Google Bomb by organizing a whole bunch of people to type in some word ("bengazi&quot in the Google search box, and then scroll through the links to find the one they want people to see (i.e. this video.) If enough people do this enough times, the link will become the "most relevent" search for Bengazi as per Google's automatic system.

I may be wrong, but I remember reading somewhere that this was how Google Bombing was done. Good luck organizing it, but it is possible. Even though Google tends to frown upon it.

ballaratocker

(126 posts)
43. lol
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 06:22 PM
Nov 2012

That's up there with that Fox News piece when they went to the diner in Pennsylvania in 2008. The reporter asked for a show of hands to indicate who people were voting for. 12 people raised their hands for Obama and 2 for McCain. The anchor said that the vote was a 50/50 split. The sound of laughter in the diner was audible.

LaPera

(6,486 posts)
53. As long as Fox has republican Roger Ailes.......
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 07:00 PM
Nov 2012

......It will only offer extremely partisan smears,
distortions and dirty tricks - Fox will always be a joke of inaccurate
'news' source.

Fox will remain nothing more than a republican propaganda machine as it
is now for the uninformed, uneducated & extremely gullible - Which
Fox loves to perpetuate...for ideology & profit..

Even though study after study shows that Fox 'news' viewers are the most
uniformed viewers seeking information. - Fox prefers that those viewers
remain uninformed as studies show those uninformed viewers will vote
republicans.

When the Dems, Obama do anything positive, such as cutting taxes on the
middle-class (as Obama has elven times, the lowest tax rates since the
1950's) Fox will NOT report it or anything else positive by the
democratic party - Keeping their viewers amazingly ignorant - purposely.

Old right-winger Rupert Mudoch loves it this way keeping viewers
uninformed through fearful tactics keeping the fearful turning in and
hating the Fox supplied perpetrators.

Fox will never change.....Murdoch & Ailes know scandal
sensationalistic tabloid reporting brings in viewers for massive revenue
and encourages the corporate republican ideology & agenda Murdoch
& Ailes seek.

tblue37

(65,488 posts)
93. One FOX staffer called him "rude" after the interview!
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 12:51 AM
Nov 2012

This is from the Washington Post interview linked in the post I am responding to:


"After I went off the air I saw some surprised faces in the hallway. One staff person said she thought I had been rude. My feeling was that they asked my opinion and I gave it."

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,771 posts)
109. I was about to post that same excerpt. Apparently it's "rude" to tell the truth on a "news" program.
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 03:08 AM
Nov 2012

These people really do live in an alternate universe. It's mind-boggling.

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
57. BOOM!
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 07:24 PM
Nov 2012

Fu**** Fox teapublicans!

Spout your damn lies Mudock, everybody is wise to your stinking game now! And we are tired of your BS!

71. I know of Ricks because of
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 09:31 PM
Nov 2012

Last edited Mon Nov 26, 2012, 10:11 PM - Edit history (1)

Generation Kill.

One of the Marines depicted in the book and miniseries, Nate Fick, was at Dartmouth when he heard a speech by Ricks about the Marine Corps. Ricks also has a book called Making The Corps about Marine training. Ricks' speech plus his desire to do something challenging and important, led Fick to join the Marine Corps. Fick wrote his own book called One Bullet Away about his career as a Marine officer. The two ended up working together at a left leaning defense policy think tank called CNAS.

Ricks has also won a couple of Pullitzers for his military reporting.

FYI



treestar

(82,383 posts)
72. That was good
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 09:33 PM
Nov 2012

Do you know how many contractors were killed in Iraq? And the idiot didn't know. Probably does not know about the attacks on embassies during the Bush Administration either.

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)
76. The alarm works...
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 09:41 PM
Nov 2012

Fox news has a truth radar in their studio
When someone starts speaking the truth, it alarms.

DCBob

(24,689 posts)
80. Nice. About time someone said it to their face.
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 09:51 PM
Nov 2012

however, I suspect he will never be invited back for comment.

Faux -- unfair and unbalanced.

kydo

(2,679 posts)
89. LOL - but I wanted to hear him talk about his book
Mon Nov 26, 2012, 11:45 PM
Nov 2012

I mean according the last paragraph from the MSM about this interview being cut short well here is the last paragraph from the washington post


“When Mr. Ricks ignored the anchor’s question, it became clear that his goal was to bring attention to himself and his book,” Fox News executive Michael Clemente said.

link to article


I don't see how it became clear that Mr. Ricks goal was to promote his book when he never mentions his book.

tblue37

(65,488 posts)
92. Also, didn't "ignore the anchor's question"--he just gave a different answer than the
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 12:45 AM
Nov 2012

anchor was fishing for.

SleeplessinSoCal

(9,145 posts)
94. Ricks said something over the past two weeks that really ticked me off.
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 12:56 AM
Nov 2012

I can't think now of what it was. He's made up for here it in a HUGE way.

I remember! He was really upset that David Petraeus was being forced out of his job. He loves Petraeus.

SleeplessinSoCal

(9,145 posts)
95. I'm wondering if the FOX people thought he would hammer the Administration
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 01:02 AM
Nov 2012

for accepting Petraeus' resignation. Most likely they knew he was very upset about losing Petraeus.

BainsBane

(53,072 posts)
99. I love Rick's smile at the end
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 01:33 AM
Nov 2012

like I sneaked some actual fair and balanced discussion on your network.

jsmirman

(4,507 posts)
103. OMG, I just laughed myself silly
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 01:42 AM
Nov 2012


I actually snorted.

That FOX moron had no idea what hit him.

Oh, thank you FOX moron for trying to fight back. You just stuck your neck further into the trap.

SunSeeker

(51,709 posts)
106. That rocked.
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 02:25 AM
Nov 2012

He said it so matter-of-factly too: Fox acted as a wing of the Republican party. Nothing can change that, even the misleading ticker at the bottom about "New Concerns about Abama Administration's Reponse to Deadly Consulate Attack." Man, they hate it when you don't stick with the narrative!

cyclezealot

(4,802 posts)
113. That's what they get
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 06:11 AM
Nov 2012

when they try to really cover the news and search out beyond their small community of commentators.

Ganja Ninja

(15,953 posts)
115. Rupert must really be set on this Benghazi crap.
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 09:01 AM
Nov 2012

It's becoming an embarrassment to the network yet they can't seem to drop it.

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