Fox Attacks Media For Focus on Victim's Health, & Not On Cheney's Feelings

[Julius Civitatus]

This is truly, truly REVOLTING!!!!

I found the link in the Huffington Post blog:

Think Progress: Fox Criticized The Media For Focusing Too Much on Whittington's Condition And Not Enough On How Cheney Is Feeling...

Fox News: Whittington ‘Doing Just Fine,’ But ‘How Is VP Cheney Feeling?’

Vice President Cheney will make his first public statements on the hunting accident during an interview with Brit Hume later today. Last night, we received a preview of the hard-hitting questions Cheney is likely to face. FOX News anchor Neil Cavuto and his guest, former Cheney staffer Ron Christie, criticized the media for focusing too much on Whittington’s condition and not enough on how Cheney is feeling.

Watch it here: http://images1.americanprogress.org/il80web20037/ThinkProgress/2006/cavutochristie.320.240.mov


TRANSCRIPT:

CAVUTO: This is a Fox News alert. The lawyer accidentally hit by Vice President Dick Cheney suffering a mild heart attack this morning. Doctors say he’s doing just fine and could be released in a week. Meanwhile, the White House press corps again beating a dead horse as it tries to find out why they were not told right away about the Vice President’s hunting accident. Not one person bothering to ask, in the meantime, how Dick Cheney’s feeling about all this. After all, he’s a human being and injuring someone else in an accident can take a huge toll. With us now someone who knows the Vice President pretty well. Ron Christie is a former Cheney advisor and author of Black in the White House. Good to have you back my friend.

Vice President Cheney remains in our thoughts and prayers.

(...)

These people are truly CULT OF PERSONALITY. They just adore Bush and Cheney, no matter what. There's nothing these two could do (even shooting an elderly man i n the face) that would make these sycophants even doubt for a minute their blind allegiance to their dear leaders.

Truly revolting :puke:

And for extra nausea, click on the video link, and see the asskissing comments by Ron Christie. It's enough to make you lose your lunch. He repeats over and over again that Cheney is a "very warm, very caring person," "a very nice guy," that he is very "open and forthcoming," and how this is all how the media "demonize him."

Only on Fox.

:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

[Atman]

1. Hey! Now they're trying to weasel in on our territority!

I mean...since when did any republican demonstrate any "feelings?" Isn't that one of the things they're always bashing US for?

[Julius Civitatus]

3. Exactly! - Now we are worried about his reptilian "feelings"

Crocodile tears, IMHO.

[Jack from Charlotte]

46. Cavuto: 'No one bothered to ask about Teb Bundy's feelings." *

*

[FreedomAngel82]

2. UGH!

Cheney might kill a man and they're worried about HIM?! What about the man and his family?! Heartless bastards!

[marmar]

4. Cheney has feelings?

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Now that's a good one!

[951-Riverside]

9. "feeling"

:rofl:

[Jack from Charlotte]

47. Cavuto: "No one bothered to ask about Tim McVeight's feelings." *

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[marmar]

56. Is Cavuto suggesting that Cheney is going to blow up a building...

(or that he already has? :tinfoilhat:)

[MadMaddie]

5. Ron Christi is a stooge...

Having him say this is like hearing a slave say that his slave master really is a very warm and caring person.

Yea, I said it. I am so sick and tired of people like this acting like they represent the black American population, he doesn't represent this black American. He is a sellout.....

:grr:

[Atman]

19. Even Chris Matthews called him out - albeit politely -- yesterday

Christi held his ground defending Cheney. Never backed down; this was all an overblown democrat-created non-issue and everyone is just bashing Cheney who did everything right. Tweety literally laughed at him at the end, and complimented him for his "steadfastness." Christi is getting his share of the billion-dollar-plus BushCo propaganda budget, no doubt.

[bluethruandthru]

22. I was just wondering how much lil' Ron gets paid by

the admin. He's either a huge publicity whore...or he's getting a "heckuva paycheck"!

[Atman]

26. He's a kid. And a cross-eyed kid, to boot.

What do you think his chances would be in a real-world on-air job? He'd be lucky to get a local weather gig if he wasn't related to, or fucking, somebody at BushCo.

[Dunvegan]

40. Heh...agreed..Ron "Corpus" Christi: Selling out People of Color Since 2003

I'd love to have a sit-down chat with our dear Brother Ron.

"Please Pass the Failure Fries, 'Corpus'...."

[tridim]

6. How is the press supposed to determine how Dick is feeling?

He's either locked in his bunker or taping "interviews" with Faux.

Why even ask when there's no chance that he'll provide an answer?

[kayice]

21. The victim is blamed, made fun of by the WH including their doctor,

Cheney covers up his GF and possible booze (and who was hunting beside Whittington, the GF or Cheney?), fails to notify the press, has the land owner say her bumbling story, making teletubby Scotty eat more from the stress of more lies AND WE ARE SUPPOSE TO FEEL SORRY FOR DICK? :nopity:

[Nikki Stone 1]

7. We've been saying all along that these guys could KILL someone and

still not get impeached.

We may be seeing it play out.

[warrens]

8. Has anyone asked how the QUAIL is feeling? I think NOT!

And how is the gun feeling? After all, it forced Cheney to abruptly wheel 90 degrees to his left and open fire blind. The poor gun must be feeling just AWFUL.

[Peanutcat]

54. Ah-HA!

Now we know the REAL truth! It was all a plot by the victim, the gun and the quail to make Cheney look bad!

[mwb970]

10. I saw the segment.

That Christie guy looked like some sort of android programmed to say nice things about the Dick. He did not say a single straightforward, honest thing in the entire segment. He is a total phony.

[Roland99]

11. Now they turn uber-liberal/politically correct & are concerned of feelings

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Humor_In_Cuneiform]

12. Aww, we should always consider the poor widdle Wepubwicans

feelings.

Poor widdle weaders who screwed up Katrina, Iraq, Plamegate and all those things.

Never mind all their victims, we should only consider the feelings of the leaders.

Excuse me????

[wisteria]

13. Why should I show any sympathy towards this man who lies, cheats

and cares nothing about anything but power and money. He is not a victim. I will continue to pray for the true victim in all of this.
This is the worst I have ever seen Fox News- disgusting!

[dogday]

14. Dead-Eye has obtained the "Holy Quail" The Mother-load

of shit that he can't spin to save his life.

[Vickers]

15. I heard he whipped out his pecker and started masturbating over

the guy after he SHOT HIM IN THE FUCKING FACE.

IOW, I couldn't give two shits about how that chickenhawk coward feels.

Maybe if he would've spent some time in the military learning how to handle a goddam firearm he wouldn't have SHOT A 78-YEAR-OLD MAN IN THE FUCKING FACE

[renate]

25. don't be shy!

Thanks a lot. Now I have coffee sprayed all over everything.

[Raffi Ella]

16. FAUX NEWS

...

For entertainment purposes only.

[myrna minx]

17. Well perhaps Cheney can swoon into the compassionate arms of Brit Hume

during their "interview" this afternoon.

[LincolnMcGrath]

18. "The lawyer accidentally hit" WTF He shot him!

[Vinca]

20. I don't know about you, but I find Ron Christie to be a truly obnoxious

character. He's a Bushbot to the level of absurdity.

[SillyGoose]

23. That speaks volumes, doesn't it?

Focus our sympathy not on the elderly victim who is lying in an ICU bed with pellets lodged in his heart and liver, but on the man who put him there. Oh, yes...that highlights the priorities of Faux News, the GOP wing nuts and the insanity of the Administration's spin-doctors quite nicely.

Its appalling.

[Atman]

27. FOX NEWS on Katrina: Never mind the victims...how is Brownie feeling?

:eyes:

[malaise]

24. Who gives a fugg how Cheney is feeling? n/t

[pecwae]

28. Cheney's a human being?

That is news.

[AlCzervik]

29. Crissakes how many networks is that guy on?

[Atman]

32. What is his "job?"

Is this his career? He goes on every news broadcast with a spare chair and fluffs for Bush? What exactly is on his business card? GOP Whore? Who the fuck is this guy?

[AlCzervik]

35. i think he worked for the DOJ but if i'm wrong someone wil correct me.

i'm sure he's still on the bush payroll.

[Atman]

37. "Former Special Assistant To DICK CHENEY"

Well, there you have it.

I hear he packed Dick's shotgun shells, if you know what I mean.

I'm not sure I know what I mean, but it sounded funny!

Either way, this guy is no pundit. He is a cheap whore.



http://www.ruderfinn.com/press_release.asp?release_id=117&bhcp=1

[Julius Civitatus]

33. He is the designated GOP token apologist of the day

His mission this week is to show up in as many talk shows as possible to tell how nice and warm the reptilian VP is, and how much we should care about his "feelings."

In the meantime, Cheney is going around BLAMING THE VICTIM, saying that Wittington got shot for getting in the way.

Some "feelings," right...

[edbermac]

30. 2200+ soldiers killed in Iraq, but Halliburton's profits are 300%

Let's focus on that! :sarcasm:

[LiberalEsto]

31. Feeeeeeeelings

Wo wo wo, feeeeelings.

:nopity:

[Tactical Progressive]

34. Oh, but this tactic will work

See, it's not about convincing you or me or anybody rational.

It's about convincing the rest of the media, which tries every day in every way to be more fair to Republicans. They will be more than willing to re-think their approach and to see Cheney as the victim of accident coverage; to parcel blame to Whittington for his own situation in every account, and to credit Democrats with banal 'politicizing' even though not one has said a word about this incident.

I've already heard twice about Democrats trying to use this incident for political gain, something I didn't hear once in two years of Republicans rabidly and illegally assaulting Clinton and our Constitution for his personal behavior.

[Stephanie]

36. Narcissistic Personality Disorder

It runs rampant in the bush admin.

[Katherine Brengle]

38. Judging from the nasty mail I received in response to my Cheney shooting

article, I have to 100% agree with the OP. These people are just insane. Nothing moves them--nothing. Shoot a guy in the face, torture some prisoners, lie, lie, lie, lie, lie--it just doesn't matter.

Cheney could have torured prisoners himself, shot one of them in the face, killed him, and then lied about it, and they would still looooove him.

[RandomKoolzip]

39. Isn't this "touchy feely" stuff kinda...UNMANLY for the right?

There's also something unseemly about their deep concern about how a perp feels after he commits a crime.

[drbtg1]

41. Wasn't this a Saturday Night Live skit?

I recall a skit involving a news roundtable inquiring about worrying about a criminal's feelings after committing the crime.

[leeroysphitz]

42. Waaaaaahhhhh!!!!!!!!! n/t

[daleo]

43. Nobody ever asked how Jack the Ripper felt the next day, either

Feelings...:nopity:

[zbdent]

44. When the media downplay's the seriousness of the injuries

then why should we let him off easy?

[bullwinkle428]

45. You want nausea - Freeps at one of my other regularly-visited sites

are bringing up VINCE FREAKING FOSTER, as a defense!!! "Clinton's Mafia did a great job covering up that murder!"

Not sure whether to :puke: or :rofl:

[Nikki Stone 1]

48. They have to do something since their guy SHOT somebody!

Jeez.

[Julius Civitatus]

55. They are a cult of personality

There's nothing Dear Leader could do wrong. Nothing...

:scared:

[Nikki Stone 1]

57. They are scary critters...

Yikes!

[Mad_Dem_X]

49. Unbe-fricken-lievable!

Who cares about the victim lying in ICU - how does the *shooter* feel???

Damn it, I loathe Fox!!!

[AbbyR]

50. I don't watch Fox - I can hardly stand CNN any more, but

I have to wonder if they don't see the hypocrisy in their reporting. Are they never embarrassed?

Did anyone ask if Hillary was hurt when the media attacked Bill? Did anyone ask how little Chelsea felt when they went after her? Has anyone asked Kerry how he felt when his patriotism and his service to his country was questioned?

I'm really, really sick of it, but I don't expect them to stop doing it. What I would like to know is how they hold their heads up? It just makes them look so stupid.

Oh well, rant over. I really do need to stop worrying about the hypocritical media. It's not going to change in my lifetime.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

51. Ron Christie is creepy

Seriously, I thought whites weren't allowed to wear blackface anymore on tv.

And the eyes........what the hell is up with this guy?

[Maru Kitteh]

52. OMG. Sure, why not.

forget the fact that he even thought about continuing to hunt the next day
forget he sat around at lunch telling jokes the next day
forget it took him 78 hours to release a statement of ANY kind and even then DIDN'T APOLOGIZE
forget it took an ENORMOUS amount of pressure for him to give any interview when he should be holding a PRESS CONFERENCE and answering questions in PERSON.

They're just a bunch Earnest P's over there aren't they.

[Peanutcat]

53. Who gives a crap

About how Cheney feels?