Fox host compares Maxine Waters to Whitney Houston. Tells her to "step away from the crack pipe."

[Cyrano]

Every time you think the Republicans can't get any deeper into the sewer, they do. Here's the link:

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entries/fox-host-compares-rep-maxine-waters-to-whitney?ref=fpb

(It's a short piece and you can read it in less than a minute.)

Do you suppose that his comment had something to do with both women being black? Then again, when talking about Fox "News" do I really need to ask that question?

[Happyhippychick]

1. How sickening.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

2. Fox was on Whitney's death like flies on shit.

I posted the details the night she died.

They had some horrid "anchor" with a droning Long Island accent talking about some magazines that had photos of Whitney's home showing a crack pipe and "stuff AWL OVAH the place." Said she should have been arrested and forced into rehab. This was within MINUTES of the news that she died.

YES, Whitney had drug and alcohol problems that she admitted many times in interviews.

But Fox just can't resist "connecting the dots" to other black women. Sadly, no one calls them on this garbage. The option is basically the grass roots move of threatening to boycott Fox advertisers. Money talks, everything else goes in one ear and out the other.

[WhoIsNumberNone]

7. On the contrary

People call them on this garbage all the time. But Fox doesn't listen, because their audience eats it up, and politicians never do anything about it because they don't want to take the heat (Like maybe having their offices fire bombed).

[Enrique]

3. his dogwhistle is defective

everyone can hear it loud and clear.

[Cyrano]

14. They're not even bothering with dog whistles anymore. They're just shouting it from the rooftops.

[HowHasItComeToThis]

4. FOX IS A CANCER TO AMERICA THINGS STARTED GETTING CRAZY WHEN FOR CAME INTO BEING THINK TIMELINE

MARK MY WORDS.... IT IS A PLOT TO OVERTHROUGH DEMOCRACY FOX IS A CANCER TO AMERICA THINGS STARTED GETTING CRAZY WHEN FOR CAME INTO BEING THINK TIMELINE

[Rex]

5. Foxnews...what can be said about them?

They suck and are on the 'evil-doers' side.

[Lint Head]

6. These are racist code words that are not so subtle.

[The Genealogist]

8. "He later added he was 'just kidding about the crack pipe,' but did not apologize."

This is a formula over there. "___________ added he/she was 'just kidding about________' but did not apologize." I don't know if this formulation originated at FAUX SNOOZE, or in some other part of the RW realm, but it seems to be all over. Sometimes it is "he/she was 'just kidding about ________' and gave a non-apology," which is just as bad or worse.

Oh yeah, this host looks like a third rate Gunther Toody impersonator. Just kidding! wink wink.

[rwiliff]

21. Car 54

Ooh ooh, where are you?

Warmest Regards,
Robert

[HangOnKids]

9. Fox and Friends Is Vomit

Even the T&A gal knew Eric had overstepped. Of course Doocy the human enema thought the whole thing was hilarious. I can't believe this is on the air. Wait. Yes I can this is Fox.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

10. I can't wait to see the Faux and Fiends' reaction when Roger Ailes finally croaks passing out

in a pool of his own bile and people make little jokes about it.

[HangOnKids]

12. They will build a monument out of the barf and charge people to see it.

Shameless and very dangerous these slime wagons.

[Cyrano]

16. Yes, they are very dangerous.

Somehow, someway, we (Dems, the Democratic Party, and sane Independents) must find a way to put an end to this crap once and for all.

I don't know how, but I really believe that Fox, hate radio, and the GOP are well down the road to destroying the country we once were. And even now, it may be too late to stop them.

[HangOnKids]

17. I Was Shocked

I do not watch TV, but clicked the link to the segment and was stunned that this kind of BS is on the airwaves. You are so correct, they are indeed destroying America. I am appalled that this is broadcasted. Farking shocking. I think I need to go barf.

[HockeyMom]

11. Slander/Defamation of Character

Ms. Walters is a public official. She was specifically called a drug addict (crack pipe) over the national airwaves. This smears her reputation amoung the general population as representing her district, and the people who elected her. It implies she is not capable of doing her job.

Bad, bad, bad. I would love to be a fly on the wall at Fox to hear what their lawyers are saying to this stupid host. A comment like "what is she smoking" is just vague enough, but "Put down the crack pipe" is VERY specific and leaves no doubt what he was calling her.

[jaysunb]

15. I feel a lawsuit coming....

This, will be a slam dunk !

[onenote]

18. I hope that's not your expert opinion as a lawyer

There are few "slam dunk" defamation cases and they are particularly hard to bring if you are a public official or a public figure. "Put down the crack pipe", like "lay off the booze" and other similar sayings have both literal and non-literal meanings. I'm fairly confident that Waters isn't going to win a big lawsuit. She won't even bother to bring one.

And before people take this the wrong way, I am in no way condoning the statement about Waters. It was highly offensive. But not everything that is highly offensive is legally actionable.

[jaysunb]

25. You're right...

I think I got carried away.

[Doctor Who]

24. Ms Walters is no stranger to name calling...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/16/maxine-waters-boehner-cantor_n_1281857.html

[RainDog]

13. It's also repulsive b/c Republicans/the CIA helped smuggle crack into the U.S.

Gary Webb and Robert Parry, both stellar investigative reporters, reported on the collusion between members of the Reagan crew and the importation of crack cocaine into California as a way to raise money to pay for Central American terrorists.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/forum/october96/crack_contra_11-1.html

http://www.consortiumnews.com/archive/story34.html

Ollie North, who was the point man for this activity, and who fell on his sword for Ronnie Raygun, was rewarded with a job on Fox News.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/reagan-iran/

Pressure from Waters and other elected officials...led to congressional and agency investigations.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/race_relations/july-dec96/cia_11-18.html

REP. MAXINE WATERS: It's not about whether or not this trafficking ring gave fifty thousand Deutchdollars or fifty million dollars to the Contras. The main story is that there has been a connection made between the government, the CIA, and its involvement in drug trafficking to support the Contras. Can American citizens ever tolerate this kind of involvement or connection? We don't know how direct it was, whether or not they just kind of winked, blinked, turned their back, but it needs to be known, and it seems to me that everybody would be interested in getting to the bottom of that.

[Cyrano]

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[a kennedy]

20. Can't we start something to get rid of this guy??

Just terrible.

[noiretextatique]

23. i am sure colorofchange.org will be on this

i expect an email today or tomorrow with a petition for faux.
http://colorofchange.org/

[spanone]

22. faux never fails to nauseate

[yellowcanine]

26. Here we go again. He was "just kidding about the crack pipe." Oh those funny Republicans.

Funnier than a barrel of monkeys those guys.

He later added he was "just kidding about the crack pipe," but did not apologize.

When will these guys realize that "it was just a joke" only makes things worse?


Fox should fire this guy. There is no context or explanation which makes this ok. It is racist bullshit.

[quinnox]

27. Even if he apologized, it would be one of those non-apology

apologies. "If I offended anyone with my words, then I'm sorry"
I would bet on that.

This wins for classlessness of the day, he makes fun of a black mega star Whitney Houston who died a tragic death and at the same time slimes a black liberal congress woman with a blatantly racist stereotype.