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Fox News' E.D. Hill teased discussion of Obama dap: "A fist bump? A pound? A terrorist fist jab?"
Summary: Teasing a segment on the "gesture everyone seems to interpret differently," Fox News' E.D. Hill said: "A fist bump? A pound? A terrorist fist jab? ... We'll show you some interesting body communication and find out what it really says." In the ensuing discussion with a "body language expert," Hill referred to the "Michelle and Barack Obama fist bump or fist pound," but at no point did she explain her earlier reference to "a terrorist fist jab."
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Posted by friedbergboy1422
This is a joke, right? How can anyone take FOX "News" seriously anymore?
Posted Friday June 6, 2008 6:28:15 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by heru in reply to friedbergboy1422
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Posted by wesley in reply to friedbergboy1422
berg
Unfortunately for the viewing public it's not a joke...it's a travesty that reveals the intellect of the mental midgets running the cable shows.
That's one reason why I think that the cable "news" shows have peaked in ratings. Their appeal...show by show...is limited to a very narrow band of supporters because they offer little of value to the general public.
Just raw meat to their supporters who rose in righteous indignation to Hill slipping in her comment about the Obama's terrorist fist pump...not good.
Posted Friday June 6, 2008 7:39:17 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by roundhouse in reply to wesley
I think it's more indicative of the eliminationist rhetoric that has captured the hearts and minds of the modern day conservative.
Posted Monday June 9, 2008 10:46:53 AM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by friedbergboy1422 in reply to wesley
Wesley,
I think this is the one of the worst, if not THE worst comment from a news/anchor person I can remember. Can you, or anyone else, find others at this level?
Posted Monday June 9, 2008 10:49:26 AM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by roundhouse in reply to friedbergboy1422
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-feldman/fox-pundit-wishes-for-oba_b_103500.html
Posted Monday June 9, 2008 10:59:24 AM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by friedbergboy1422 in reply to roundhouse
Round,
She isn't an anchor person though. I guess I was thinking I expect that drivel from Fox commentators.
Posted Monday June 9, 2008 4:20:08 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by see it real in reply to roundhouse
Roundhouse, Trotta wasn't fantasizing in my opinion. Trotta was SERIOUS in her attempt to incite some racist white supremacist conservative sociopathic killer to try to kill Obama.
Next, I will talk about the little ball of Republican Hate Hag, Hate Hag Republican Liar E.D. Hill, using the phrase coined by CNN's and WVON-AM 1690's Roland S. Martin http://www.rolandsmartin.com http://www.wvon.com
Posted Monday June 9, 2008 5:35:05 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by BottleBlonde in reply to friedbergboy1422
It's a smear against Obama. That's why they did it.
All he and his wife are doing is a modified high five. It's a "go get-em" kinda touch showing solidarity between the spouses.
Why would we need a body language expert to explain this to us? And the funny thing is, the 'expert' says that all we should do is ask Obama why he's doing this, and we'll know why he's doing this. She gives no malavolent meaning to this move whatsoever.
The only reason to suggest that it might be a "terrorist fist jab" is as a smear. Note that the Fox host ended that suggestion with a question mark. That's the ever-present excuse that Fox News uses to try to evade responsibility for smears like this. They plant the seed with their viewers and that's all they're trying to do. Even though there's no reason to suggest it's anything like what terrorists do, let's do it anyway.
How many times have YOU seen two terrorists touching their knuckles together like this? It happens so often that Fox News didn't have a single example captured on tape to show us! (Sarcasm off)
Posted Saturday June 7, 2008 11:52:59 AM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by BottleBlonde in reply to BottleBlonde
Oh, and I forgot about the Bush chest bump that the body language expert also covered. He was at the Air Force Academy graduation ceremony and he bumped chests with a cadet who apparently asked him to do it. In order to make him look good, build him up for the Fox News rightwing audience, keep them believing in George Bush for another day, she says
"E.D., it establishes rapport. That's the bottom line. The president's establishing rapport. He's becoming more like them. I give him a thumbs up for these gestures."
So, we need a body language expert to give us her opinion on how we should feel about the President "becoming more like them"? Since when do body language experts have the right to tell us how to feel about the President acting fake, acting like us, pretending to care about us? This kind of fake "I am one of you" stuff makes me ill.
Posted Saturday June 7, 2008 12:01:45 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by dbeden4153 in reply to BottleBlonde
The chest bump is definitely terrorist-related. I see terrorists doing that all the time.
Oh, wait...that was actually them firing their AK's in the air. nevermind.
Posted Saturday June 7, 2008 1:19:02 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by foghornleghorn in reply to dbeden4153
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Posted by jawill11 in reply to foghornleghorn
Posted Saturday June 7, 2008 7:50:47 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by gg in reply to BottleBlonde
Posted Monday June 9, 2008 3:28:38 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by see it real in reply to gg
Better yet, maybe the little ball of Republican Hate Hag E.D. Hill can ask THE BUSH CABAL how terrorists greet each other, since THE BUSH CABAL and the Bin Ladens have been both friends and business associates for 36 years.
Since Bush and Osama are allegedly best buds, maybe W. can tell her personally!
What a miserable stupid ignorant hate hag E.D. Hill continues to be!
Posted Monday June 9, 2008 5:39:42 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by harley in reply to friedbergboy1422
<blockquote>
Michelle is not as "refined" as Obama at hiding her TRUE feelings about America--etc. Her "Hezbollah" style fist-jabbing--mouth-twisted anti-American speeches is STRAIGHT from ISLAM! </blockquote>
This is the same blog that freely and willing allows Mann Coulter to publish "her" rants. Here is the <a href="http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=26692&page=1" >cached entry</a> that contains the vile smear. It's pretty fing sad that faux broadcasts a vile reich-wing comment as a some sort of "valid" criticism.
Posted Saturday June 7, 2008 1:56:33 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by see it real in reply to friedbergboy1422
Posted Monday June 9, 2008 5:44:11 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by tommy
The closer we get to the election, and especially should Obama look as though he will be elected, these Fox people will become even more shameless than one can imagine.
Pathetic.
Posted Friday June 6, 2008 6:28:56 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by WildcatProgressive in reply to tommy
Posted Friday June 6, 2008 6:32:04 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by Limit Corp. Ownership in reply to tommy
Tommy,
This could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
Posted Friday June 6, 2008 9:21:38 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by noconspiracy
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Posted by Science101 in reply to noconspiracy
Or called Clintons a "Perjury Low Five" when he swore on the bible in a court of law.
Posted Friday June 6, 2008 7:19:44 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by noconspiracy in reply to Science101
Posted Friday June 6, 2008 7:59:00 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by Science101 in reply to noconspiracy
Fool me once....fool me twice....nope.
Posted Friday June 6, 2008 9:37:58 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by friedbergboy1422 in reply to Science101
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Posted by dbeden4153 in reply to Science101
I don't think you got the quote quite right.
wait for it...wait for it...ahhh, so satisfying.
Posted Saturday June 7, 2008 1:26:46 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by Easy to refute wingnuts in reply to Science101
Fool me once....fool me twice....nope.
Don't be ridiculous. Bush has fooled you thousands of times.
Posted Sunday June 8, 2008 6:02:19 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by Easy to refute wingnuts in reply to Science101
Or called Clintons a "Perjury Low Five" when he swore on the bible in a court of law.
What "court of law" was Clinton in? The Paula Jones case was thrown out of court, and he was found not guilty on all counts during the Impeachment, which did not take place in a court of law.
Posted Sunday June 8, 2008 6:01:19 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by SFnomad in reply to noconspiracy
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Posted by pete592
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Posted by Col. Harlan Sanders in reply to pete592
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Posted by worrierking in reply to pete592
Give yourself a hand.
Posted Friday June 6, 2008 8:55:39 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by pete592 in reply to worrierking
LOL.
Here's another FOX NEWS ALERT:
The Terrorist Fist Jab is spreading to more unexpected hotbeds of American patriotism:
Watch the two people in the last shot of this commercial carefully.
Posted Sunday June 8, 2008 5:54:34 AM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by worrierking in reply to pete592
Posted Sunday June 8, 2008 1:17:17 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by dr. matt in reply to pete592
There are "terrorists" everywhere!!!!
Posted Sunday June 8, 2008 3:09:58 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by pete592 in reply to dr. matt
Ricky Bobby and Cal Naughton, Jr.
Race drivers....TERRORISTS.
Posted Sunday June 8, 2008 4:36:47 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by harley in reply to pete592
Posted Monday June 9, 2008 2:56:29 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by marco21
I can't stop laughing. Terrorist Fist Jab? Insane.
I am so naming my new band Terrorist Fist Jab, though. Or maybe just the first album.
Posted Friday June 6, 2008 7:27:23 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by eweston8542983
Symbolicly I'm practicing my Terrorist Clown Instep Kick.
Ass over teakettle here I come!
Posted Friday June 6, 2008 8:01:10 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by truthseeker77
Jessee Jackson wants a chapter to be added to the Bible dedicated solely to the Obama nomination (not a joke):
Posted Friday June 6, 2008 9:30:35 PM EDT / Flag this comment
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Posted Friday June 6, 2008 9:31:25 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by friedbergboy1422 in reply to truthseeker77
"Truth"
Care to address the thread?
Posted Friday June 6, 2008 10:06:52 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by BottleBlonde in reply to friedbergboy1422
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Posted by Science101 in reply to truthseeker77
the single most extraordinary event that has occurred in the 232 years of the nation’s political history
A black man being a presidential nominee as significant? Sure, I'll agree with that.
More extraordinary than the Declaration of Independence? more important than winning the Cold War? more than winning WWII? More important than the end of the Civil War?
Where do people come up with this crap
Posted Friday June 6, 2008 9:42:10 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by heru in reply to Science101
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Posted by pbg in reply to Science101
For nearly a hundred years the actual nation made it a lie. For another hundred years it was a joke.
We're finally beginning to walk the walk.
Posted Monday June 9, 2008 10:17:59 AM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by Mr Blifil
Posted Friday June 6, 2008 10:34:19 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by Col. Harlan Sanders in reply to Mr Blifil
You know if McCain managed to give a gnarled old fist bump to somebody, the imagery from the Fox pinheads would be of an athlete and a real man who can bowl and order coffee in a dinette.
Terrorist? Does anybody see terrorists giving high fives or forearm bumps?
Posted Friday June 6, 2008 11:13:46 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by wolf kotenberg in reply to Col. Harlan Sanders
Posted Friday June 6, 2008 11:29:40 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by August Heat
Terrorist fist jab? Sounds like a new kung-fu style.
Fox is lame. It's unfortunate too, because if they had any savy they'd move their programming slightly to the left to reflect the mood of the country. I know there is still a large population of ignorant folks that eat this garbage up, but that number is declining. Fox is about to be TKO'ed by the terrorist fist jab.
Posted Saturday June 7, 2008 12:08:39 AM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by wolf kotenberg in reply to August Heat
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Posted by marco21
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Posted by shadow1100
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Posted by trank
it featured an arabic accented villain getting shot by a well armed housewife but have these gun show ads been running since bush went after osama or just since obama started looking serious as a contender? or even since he got the nomination?
of course, the ad ran on the biggest talk radio station in the state- KKOB 770, the limbaugh station. is this ad used in every state the gun show goes to? is it the kind of pro-Mccain stuff getting passed out by GOP surrogates?
Posted Sunday June 8, 2008 6:46:11 AM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by watadoo
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Posted by dr. matt
The amusing part of their little exchange is that one of them states "these pictures with George Bush are being taken -- the president, George Bush -- are being taken out of context."
Yet, linking Obama to terrorism is a legitimate debate.
Posted Sunday June 8, 2008 3:14:08 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by sportsguydave
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Posted by dcs2211493
and to think, it's only June.
By October this will be call something like "a black power fist to the solo-plex of the soul of the American family".
Posted Sunday June 8, 2008 5:17:30 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by Readeverything
I don't even understand how she came up with "terrorist fist jab". What in the world is that? Fox news is down right ridiculous.
Posted Sunday June 8, 2008 5:25:59 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by Easy to refute wingnuts in reply to Readeverything
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Posted by jack patzer
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Posted by pbg
Been looking for a name for the band, babe.
Thxbye.
Posted Monday June 9, 2008 10:12:54 AM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by What Happened to Gannon
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Posted by jinxer
Fist bump...
".....Oh gosh, what are those black people doing with that...that fist bump?....is it some sort of subliminal terrorist??....or a black power jester????.....it just makes me(FAUXnews) so uncomfortable...."
....is there nobody at FAUX that can enlighten these uptight people?....loosen up FAUX....get with the program....pull the wedgie out of your butt.
Posted Monday June 9, 2008 11:51:59 AM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by daggotht
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Posted by see it real
Republican Hate Hag Liar E.D. Hill calls the Obamas' fist bump a terrorist jab [rolling eyes].
Earlier this week, or last week, "The View"'s resident Republican Hate Hag Elisabeth Hasselbeck showed she was equally as clueless by trying to make a DIFFERENT idiotic definition of the Obamas' fist bump [rolling eyes].
Which of these 2 Republican Hate Hags is more ignorant, and more stupid? Or are BOTH of them equally stupid?
MMFA Posters, the floor is yours...
Posted Monday June 9, 2008 5:48:20 PM EDT / Flag this comment
Posted by Cythraul
"HILL: First, the president of America..."
Um... 'the president of america?'
Quick, someone alert Brazil!
Posted Monday June 9, 2008 6:07:02 PM EDT / Flag this comment