"FoxNews Jokes About Obama Being Assassinated"

[dchill]

Oh, it's ON now - these people are worse than the Freepers! She would like to see both Osama AND Obama killed! Isn't that criminal?

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/5/25/15389/8576/115/522617

This is a FOX employee.

"THE story of next week should be about how

FOX News jokes about assassinating American presidents

"

Thanks to Swamp Rat for the headline. :)

[Mme. Defarge]

If that is true, then

we should boycott all of their advertisers.

[Terri S]

1. If it's not criminal, it damn well should be

The video is up here at DU Video also.

[KSinTX]

2. Just saw this over there

I am stunned at the cavalier attitude of it all. Simply. Staggering.

[dchill]

I know...

Osama, Obama, what's the difference?

Like, thanks a lot, Hillary.

[KSinTX]

14. She must be thrown out of the party

Like they did with AG Dann in Ohio. (In response to: Like, thanks a lot, Hillary.)

"The approved resolution says the state Democratic Party "no longer recognizes Marc Dann as an endorsed Democratic statewide officeholder."

http://www.legalnewsline.com/news/212200-dann-kicked-out-of-democratic-party

[calimary]

29. That's Liz Trotta - longtime and, well, USED-TO-BE-RESPECTABLE journalist,

one of the first women on the network news (as a correspondent, that is). She of all people ought to know better. She's covered foreign affairs long enough. She should know better. Someone like her should NEVER make that mistake - Obama, Osama, hee hee - well both of 'em... OMG!!!!!!!!!!! That is INEXCUSABLE!!! PARTICULARLY of someone like her, who's been around this block longer than almost everyone else, and really damned well oughta know the difference by now. That's the kind of mistake some idiot novice with artificially-ballooned lips and lots of makeup might make, but not at the Liz Trotta level. She should be ASHAMED of herself. NO EXCUSE WHATSOEVER!!!!

Disgraceful!!!!!!!!! And so cavalier. I wonder, if she'd said such a thing about bush, she'd still be standing in anything but leg irons.

[dchill]

52. So she's more of a "feminist"...

than a "racist" - or equal opportunity hater?

[calimary]

69. Who the fuck knows? I'm just floored by her statement, her utter casualness, her

dismissiveness. AWFUL.

:puke:

[dchill]

73. AH - a Republican.

That says it all...

[DevonRex]

3. Oh my god. nt

[Cooley Hurd]

4. Holy SHIT!

That woman should be visited by the secret service. What a ROTTEN human being!:grr:

[DevonRex]

6. Among other rotten human beings. nt

[BlooInBloo]

5. Oh sheesh. And the mainstreaming has begun. Thanks for kicking it off, Clinton....

You fucking worthless sack of shit.

[KSinTX]

9. *Say how you really feel*

Hmmmph. :grr:

[BlooInBloo]

26. "both if **WE** could" - even beyond Clinton - she wants America to do it.

There aren't any words to express how vile they are.

[KSinTX]

40. The really sad thing here, is that this is a woman pioneer

The first woman journalist to cover a war for a broadcast medium. To sit there and spew, even if carelessly, her hatred demeans her as both a professional and as a human being. My God!

[BlooInBloo]

41. I don't give a fuck who she is.

[juno jones]

45. Yup.

Another *feminist* icon bites the dust.

[Pisces]

7. I can't believe what I just heard. I think guantanamo has some room for this witch.

[Swamp Rat]

8. At the end she said, "well, both if we could!"

The man to her right responded, "Ellen, talk about how you really feel."

She is clearly 'joking' that she would like both of them "knocked off."

[dchill]

20. I keep forgetting...

but aren't jokes, generally, supposed to be funny?
:shrug:

[WeDidIt]

10. There are consequences to words

and we're just in the beginning phases pof the consequences to Hillary Clinton's and Mike Huckabee's words.

[Snarkoleptic]

11. Hillary reallly got the ball rolling and now Faux is running with it.

She needs to step-off.
"and now we have what ... uh...some are reading as a suggestion that somebody knock off Osama ...uh..um..Obama ....well both if we could "

[K Gardner]

36. This is the same stuff you can read at HillaryClintonForum.net - there are extremists

on both sides that appear to pose credible threats. And I'm not kidding. I never thought we'd see a LUNATIC FRINGE of the Democratic Party, but Hillary has spawned one. And they'll be around for quite some time.

[wndycty]

12. Yes an immediate firing is the only option. . .

. . .and she should never work again.

[nxylas]

13. Who is Liz Trotta?

Was she a guest or a co-anchor? The guy interviewing her seemed a little uncomfortable, but he only brushed it off with the mildest of reprimands (a jokey "tell us how you really feel").

[KSinTX]

19. Here's her bio

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,34775,00.html

[Swamp Rat]

37. I t will say, "FIRED FROM FOX, May 25th, 2008" very soon.

Nevertheless, FOX News Corp is to blame for hiring people like her, and creating the environment where vile assholes feel comfortable to say such things.

[dchill]

55. "creating the environment" is the second-biggest...

crime, here.

[Swamp Rat]

64. They know what they are doing. This was no "accident"

President Obama should send a special task force over to FUX Studioz next year.

[anigbrowl]

78. Yes, that does matter.

If you're aware of stormfront.org, the 'White Nationalist' website, they've taken down threads on the matter as soon as they appear because they know that discussions on the subject in their 'community' would generate a criminal investigation against them, given the sort of people who frequent that website.

[Swamp Rat]

22. A person being visited by the Secret Service right now.

FOX News jokes about assassinating American presidents.

THAT should be THE story of next week.

[LibraLiz1973]

81. Hopefully some bitch on the unemployment line soon

[WA98296]

15. Thank you Hillary Clinton. The only silver lining is you Self-Obliterated

[gblady]

16. unbelievable....

absolutely unbelievable

[Pisces]

17. The pandora's box has been opened, and Hillary is to thank for that.

[dchill]

82. and to blame.

:(

[Swamp Rat]

18. THE story of next week should be about how FOX News jokes about assassinating American presidents

[dchill]

28. You're ABSOLUTELY right.

Sounds like a headline to me.

[Swamp Rat]

31. Let's KICK IT!!!

You can even add this to your OP. ;)

[slinkerwink]

39. that's just flat out wrong to joke about a matter like that.

[apocalypsehow]

21. Wait for it...wait for it....

How long, I wager, before some HRC booster dashes in here to defend FOX against us mean "Obamites"?

[Swamp Rat]

30. Forget them.... FOX News jokes about assassinating American presidents.

THIS should be next week's headlines.

[PA Democrat]

23. FOX News: the Clinton's favorite "news" network!

Because everyone KNOWS that jokes about wishing Obama would be assassinated are fair and balanced! :puke:

[EFerrari]

24. Somebody needs to send that to Henry Waxman.

Shit. I'm going to send that clip to Henry Waxman.

What the fuck has this country become?

:puke:

[muffin1]

25. What rotting pieces of shit they both are.

At a time like this, can the "C" word be used?:shrug:

[dorkulon]

27. Oh ha ha ha, evil wench.

Jesus, that's insane.

[mod mom]

32. EVIL! and shameful that this is allowed on television.

:mad:

[WeDidIt]

33. IF EVER there was a time when the "B" word was appropriate on DU

it would be right now in reference to Liz Trotta.

[Johnny__Motown]

34. Worst Person In The World

[dorkulon]

35. No doubt! /nt

[woolldog]

38. Hillary's work is done.

She wanted to inject this discussion into mainstream public discourse so that this theme would reach the broadest possible audience. It's her only way to win the nomination. And she knows it.

[BlooInBloo]

42. Yup - she just wanted to get it "out there" - knowing full well how a lot of white folks are.

[woolldog]

Is is safe to say,

that we're not going to have to listen to anymore "unity ticket" nonsense in DU. Any Obama supporter in favor of a Obama/Clinton ticket after this is a fool.

I sincerely believe she wants something bad to happen to him. She has no soul.

[BlooInBloo]

68. Yeah - I think the Assassination Ticket is pretty much off the table.

[WeDidIt]

44. Yup, she just sits back now and waits for it

She's pretty sure something catastrophic will happen before the convention.

Mission Accomplished.

[dchill]

48. Hopefully, "something catastrophic"...

is what's happened to her campaign. In other words, herself.

[woolldog]

51. She was dogwhistling, but the pitch she used

wasn't high enough.

[cbc5g]

46. Yep the outrage here was just and warranted

Hillary is a vile creature, even more vile then this disgusting person who should be arrested for terrorism.

[union_maid]

43. Seriously, contact everyone

The FCC (I'm doing that now), The DNC, The Secret Service and the FBI. This kind of thing cannot be tolerated.

(Edit for typo because I'm too stunned by this to type right)

[Adelante]

47. Here is contact info for Fox

In Jeff-Dem's thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3339311

email or phone

[union_maid]

49. Also FCC

http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm

There's other contact information on the Contact page if you'd prefer to do it another way.

[LibraLiz1973]

84. Fuck just contacting fox

I want sponsor lists for whoever aired commercials during that hour.

I want to call the Secret Service and report that someone just threatened a Presidential Candidate on National TV.

WHO IS THIS CRAZY BITCH?

[AllentownJake]

50. FCC

He's a terrorist like Osama kill him. Can there be an FCC complaint brought against them.

[ericgtr]

53. At the very least this woman will be KO's worst person in the world

Ideally she will be fired and FOX will issue an apology.

[cbc5g]

54. Whats Olbermanns email? n/t

[dchill]

58. Here:

[e-mail]

:)

[windoe]

56. **UNACCEPTABLE**

I am speechless, they need to be put on notice for this, for allowing this kind of statement to pass.

[Skrelnick]

57. I notice the drumbeat of assassination comments are just "innocent" enough

that, if the worst were to happen, all these scumbags could weasel out of responsibility or liability later. It's almost as if they're being trained to say it "with a slight laugh" and to speak in terms just vague enough to skirt intent or recklessness. In other words, they're setting themselves up so that later, if necessary, they can claim it was "just a joke" and they did not "directly" advocate or incite violence. Yet, they get their point across nonetheless.

Truly sad. WTF is going on here? How can this not be roundly condemned by both sides of the aisle??? I am starting to fear for Sen. Obama.

[BlooInBloo]

61. Yup. Clinton opened the box and let people predictably keep ratcheting it up.

[dchill]

62. Yes. If I were a dog, I'd be going nuts...

from all the whistling in my head...

[suffragette]

59. She needs to be censured and fired immediately

And any notion that this type of sick speculation will be tolerated in any media outlet needs to be stopped this minute.

[Youphemism]

60. Unbelievable...

In the middle of disemboweling Hillary for tone-deaf insensitivity, she suggests it would be good to whack Bin Laden and Obama in a twofer, and chuckles as she does it.

Fox. THE place to go for Scared and unbalanced newspeople.

[Terri S]

63. a longer clip

link

[dchill]

72. Thanks. Apparently she's not a fan...

of either Dem. Big surprise.

[thewiseguy]

65. I saw it this morning and thought I misheard her.

I was giving her the benefit of doubt.

[BlooInBloo]

67. I've never understood where this "benefit of the doubt" business comes from.

WHAT DOUBT???

[thewiseguy]

70. I really thought I misheard. It was such an insulting comment to be honest.

If she said what I heard her say then that is a criminal act.

[EFerrari]

74. The brain shuts down when it hears something too horrible. n/t

[anigbrowl]

66. I just sent email to Fox - like they care. I'm going to follow it up with the FCC.

Maybe if they're fined several million dollars for advocating political murder on live TV, people will wise up to what a pit of slime that so-called 'news' outlet is.

[Wapsie B]

71. The major advertisers on Fox need to know about this.

Hit the network where it hurts.

[anigbrowl]

76. Good point!!! .nt

[Joe the Revelator]

75. THANKS HILLARY!!!!!

[windoe]

77. I watched the longer clip,

-this was NOT accidental. She presents like she has an evil Tourette's syndrome, and he deftly slips in 'tell us what you really feel' and they both laugh? No-- I will go farther with this, and say that nothing F*ckedNews says is unintentional, they are professionals who are familiar with subliminal methods, the arts of NLP and suggestion. How bizarre.

[Ichingcarpenter]

79. BITCH also Said.... Moveon is in league with Joseph McCarthy and

The World Socialist Movement in the same breath
http://wilsonhellie.typepad.com/for_the_record/2003/12/liz_trotta_fals.html

She needs to be removed from her job!..... I'm outraged as any American should be.

[LibraLiz1973]

80. look, that lady is NUTS. But I must point out that she wasn't joking

about assassinating an American President.


People need to be outraged that she said this, but, they need to be concise in their argument about WHY it is wrong.

[BlooInBloo]

83. People who defended Clinton STARTING THIS really need to shut the fuck up.

[LibraLiz1973]

85. I think Liz Trotta is a maniac. But. Clinton DID NOT start this...

People like you did. People who took something so far out of context & ran with it- creating
a shit storm that wasn't at all necessary. The story was pushed and pushed and pushed-
not by HRC I might add- and now shit like this is happening.

[thewiseguy]

86. You are getting on my nerves.

[LibraLiz1973]

89. I am quite certain that anyione who isn't jumping on the "Clinton wants to do harm"

bandwagon is on your nerves.


She didn't come CLOSE to saying what you torch carrying freaks are saying.
If you want to talk about the destruction of this party, do so in front of a mirror.
At least that way you would be directing your commentary to someone who is responsible for some of this.

[thewiseguy]

91. No people who have got their heads stuck in Hillary's ass do get on my nerves

[LibraLiz1973]

94. Just like people who distort what others say & have a psychotic hissy fit

while spouting some of the worst vitriol I've ever heard
annoy the shit out of me.

[thewiseguy]

96. Her comments were captured on the video.

[LibraLiz1973]

97. Thankfully that is true. So I am able to see with my own to eyes

as I hear her words that SHE IN NO FUCKING WAY was saying what you liars are trying to say she said.

[dchill]

99. Clinton said it, MSM reported it, Trotta advocated it...

and YOU are blaming us. Why not just blame Obama - that's what your candidate will do.

Have a nice psychotic hissy fit...

[me b zola]

108. Who are the "torch carrying freaks" and what are they saying?

Any other clues that you could offer as to the meaning of the rest of your response would be also be appreciated. TIA. :hi:

[dchill]

88. "People like you did."

That is the most outrageous and unjustifiable comment you could possibly have made. Where is my popcorn?

:popcorn:

Ah, there it is.

[cbc5g]

87. Its like yelling "Bomb" on a plane as a joke

You're getting arrested. Hopefully she'll at LEAST get canned from Fox News.

[dchill]

90. I think FoxNews' current position is...

that they are above the law.

[union_maid]

92. So far...

I've contacted The FCC, Talking Points Memo, AmericaBlog and MediaMatters.

[dchill]

98. Good for you - thanks!

Don't forget these folks:

[e-mail]

;)

[nichomachus]

93. This was an unmentionable topic until "someone" mentioned it

[Tom Rinaldo]

95. I'm speechless

and may she never have a platform to speak from again bigger than a soap box on some dusty town square, protected by police protecting her constitutional rights until she advocates another murder - and then may they arrest her.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

100. I think we can guess who Keith Olbermann's next "Worst Person" will be

In fact, he should create a "Worst Person Of The Week" for this kind of crap.

[dancingme]

101. "tell us how you really feel"

was the response? How about "That's disgusting, horrible, revolting." The interviewer was too easy on her. He should have stopped the interview.

[Poll_Blind]

102. ** Contact information for the Secret Service & FCC **

SS - General Contact Information

SS - To find your local field office

FCC - File an FCC complaint (if you have problems with that link use this one)
NOTE: Those filling out FCC complaint, note time (FOX video indicates 8:58 PT) (thanks Blonndee)

You must include the URL on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjYpkvcmog0

Or, if you're exceptionally industrious, save a copy just in case, like the "Bramble Video", it mysteriously disappears.

  That is something you don't say on television. I don't care where else you ain't allowed to say it, but you sure as hell don't say it on television. Please be sure not to forget to alert the FCC- allowing speech which promotes the killing of a presidential candidate is a crime.

  Remember to mention that FOX could have bleeped this out, censored it, but chose not to.

PB

[mathewsleep]

103. i never wanted to use this word for hillary, but i can say proudly that...

...liz trotta is a cunt.

[samsingh]

104. outrageous

[mystieus]

105. I really hope she is fired for this, because what she said is just inexcusable

[Duder]

106. Good article on this at Huffington...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-feldman/fox-pundit-wishes-for-oba_b_103500.html

[dchill]

107. Thanks for the info...

and the link.

[Kablooie]

109. Watch how it is ignored by the press.