Fox News focus group says it's Obama

As Kos said, aint it good to be a Democrat.

Joe Lieberman and a "Terrorist Fist Jab"

Fox News had video of the picture below and asked if it was possibly a "terrorist fist jab?" That was ridiculous and has been ridiculed soundly.



But now we find that Senator Joseph Lieberman has engaged in the same hand greeting. I wonder what Fox and the Obama haters will say about this. (Nothing.) ;)



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Fox Is Not A News Organization: "Terrorist Fist Jab?"

If you don't understand "pound it" seen in every corner of America and such pop culture phenomenon such as "Talladega Nights," and none of your producers do something is wrong. Either you are that disconnected from reality or your are Fox News and will use ANY excuse to associate the word "terrorist" with Barack Obama.

Come on!

Howard Dean sets them straight on "Fox News Sunday"

Howard Dean is one of my favorites. He is best known for his supposed meltdown in then 2004 Dem primary. I was split between being an Edwards supporter and a Deaniac in 2004. To Democrats who have a clue about the direction of the party, Dean is the genius who brought is the much needed "50 state strategy".

Some of the big state pols and old school party insiders hate the 50 state strategy, because it diverts funds to states like Mississippi. Never mind that we are making gains that seriously threaten the Republican grip on our state. They attribute this to a negative backlash against Bush. While that is part of the reason, only a fool would deny the revitalized Dem party in the deepest of red states and not attribute a large part of the gains to the 50 state strategy.

In this interview Dean refuses to bedragged in the Wright quagmire, instead sticking to the REAL issues, a strategy that proved fruitful in the 2006 election cycle.

Dean took on the insidious Chris Wallace on Faux News Sunday. I loved this exchange.

Transcript

WALLACE: Governor, has the Reverend Wright controversy made Obama radioactive among Democratic candidates down ticket?

DEAN: First of all, I'm not going to get into the Reverend Wright at all. I think we've spent enough time on Reverend Wright.

The fact of the matter is what people are really interested in is the war, the economy and health care. And that is what the battle is. And the frank truth is that John McCain is out of step on the war, the economy and health care.

Look, the Republicans have run this...

WALLACE: But, Governor, I'll give you plenty of chance to go after McCain, and that's fair, but I'm asking you a specific question here, which is when you've got -- and it's not just there; it was in Louisiana, it was in North Carolina, it's been in Mississippi -- where they're linking Obama and Wright to their local candidates.

And in this one case in Mississippi, you had a local candidate saying, "Obama? Never heard of the guy." I mean, it indicates that he's a problem or a drag, at least in the minds of some local Democratic candidates.

DEAN: Chris, the Republicans -- for the last 30 years, the Republican book is to race bait and to use hate and divisiveness. In 2006, the American people said no to that, and I think they're going to say no to that in 2008.

It is true that the economy, the war and health care are more important to the American people. They are tired of the divisiveness of what the Republicans have done to them, and that's why the Republicans are in trouble, deep trouble.

WALLACE: Governor, are you suggesting...

DEAN: Eight more years of George Bush is not what we need.

WALLACE: Governor, are you suggesting that bringing up Jeremiah Wright is race baiting, and hate and divisive?

DEAN: Yeah, I am suggesting that kind of stuff. I think when you start bringing up candidates that have nothing to do with the issue -- when you start bringing up things that have nothing to do with the candidate and nothing to do with the issues, that's race baiting, and that's exactly what it is, just like Willie Horton was race baiting so many years ago.

I think we're going to take a -- we're going to turn the page on this stuff. I tell you, you know, there's a lot of difference between the Republicans and the Democrats on issues, but the biggest issue of all is we don't use this kind of stuff. We never have used this kind of stuff, and we're not going to start now.

America is more important than the Republican Party, and that's the lesson that the voters are about to teach the Republicans.

WALLACE: But, Governor, I've got to tell you, when I interviewed Barack Obama last week, he said he thought that the Reverend Wright issue was a legitimate political issue -- his words.

DEAN: Well, he can say whatever he wants. I'm going to say whatever I want. I'm not getting into Reverend Wright. He's caused enough trouble for our country over the last several weeks.

What I am going to say is that I think America -- the American people want a united country. For the first time in 30 years, they want us to stop hating each other. They want us to work together. And I think that's what the issue is. That's what our message is going to be.

And we're not going to get into all this stuff about divisive figures. We're just not going to do it.

Fox News Taken To Task By Priest Who Knew Wright And King

Hacking Christianity



Fox goes to ambush a priest supporting Obama and he turns around and schools them.

Fox would crucify Jesus Christ if he lived today.

Not a coincidence

Shortly after Haley shows up on Fox News (also known as Faux News), the Draft Haley website appears.

http://www.drafthaley.com/

I missed the appearance on Fox, and I can't find it online, but here is a piece of Robert Novak's commentary on it.

Gov. Haley Barbour went on Fox News Channel as primary returns came in Tuesday night and suggested the time was near to stop the contest and accept McCain as the winner.

...Barbour was following the GOP tradition of closing ranks once it becomes obvious who will be nominated.

So, who wants to draft Haley back to Washington?

FOX News is Leading The Charge To The Bottom

Warning: Though all footage is from actual FOX News broadcasts it may not be safe for work.


The network functions as just like Rupert Mudock's other holdings pushing tabloid journalism and promoting his particular political interests at any particular time.

Fox News should not be taken as a serious news source.

Edwards In Mississippi

I'm not sure what I expected now, but it wasn't this.

After some difficulty getting in due to there being no Edwards person at the door when we got there we did get in and I was amazed to see how many journalists were there. There was already a virtual wall of television cameras in the back when we went in and I took my place behind a row of seats occupied by print journalism reporters.

I looked next to me and saw Anderson Cooper from CNN and introduced myself and Alex Scharr who came with me.

He was generally friendly and we engaged in a few minutes of conversation including Alex asking him why he'd backed out of an event at Loyola where he goes to school. Anderson Cooper gave a good reason that included international travel. I asked him when they were going to do another special on the Mississippi Coast with Kathleen Koch and he said he hoped they would soon. Our conversation was ended when a police officer came over and told Anderson Cooper that the mayor wanted a picture and he left.

Shortly after John Edwards entered with some current and former poultry plant workers and advocates for the poor and they sat down and spoke on issues of treatment in the workplace and poverty.

John Edwards mostly asked questions and listened thoughtfully with Elizabeth who looked good I think.

Afterwords the press was ushered through a side door to the rear of the Church where they waited for John Edwards to answer questions. We waited a while and I overheard the Fox News cameraman remark to another news person that John Edwards was giving a one on one interview with Anderson Cooper. Looking around I didn't see Anderson Cooper or John Edwards so I assume that was correct.

John Edwards then did come out and answered a half a dozen questions from the press. He started by saying that he wanted the press to focus on the poverty part of the Road to One America Tour and not him saying that he wasn't the point.

He then went and shook hands and signed the shirts of a few folks who had gathered from the community to see what was happening and then got in the van to head to the next stop in Marks, Mississippi.

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I'll put up selected video clips and photos starting tomorrow.