Mon Sep 17, 2012, 08:02 AM

Gretchen Carlson Tries To Salvage Incredibly Awkward Interview With ‘Former Obama Supporter’

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Source: www.mediaite.com

Fox & Friends host Gretchen Carlson had to contend with a truly awkward moment Monday morning as she attempted to get through an interview with Max Rice, a man described as a recent college grad and former Obama supporter who is now switching his vote to Romney.

Rice kicked things off by greeting Carlson, a former pageant queen, with a “Hello, Miss USA.” Carlson corrected him, letting Rice know that she had, in fact, been voted “Miss America.”

“Miss Universe in my book,” he responded. Aw?

As Carlson struggled to make it through the rest of the interview, asking Rice about switching his support from Obama to Romney, he revealed that he’d lost a basketball to a friend who is “a huge supporter of this show.”

Read more: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/gretchen-carlson-tries-

Must see TeeVee. A delicious moment when FoxNews' propaganda machine breaks down. LOL!

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Gretchen Carlson Tries To Salvage Incredibly Awkward Interview With ‘Former Obama Supporter’ (Original post)	Surya Gayatri	Sep 2012	OP
How weird lol.	moobu2	Sep 2012	#1
Weird and wonderful--clearly the guy was a troll!	Surya Gayatri	Sep 2012	#4
ha ha they got punked	Enrique	Sep 2012	#2
Truly a delicious moment. I actually saw it in	Surya Gayatri	Sep 2012	#3
That made my day and it's only 7:20a	reflection	Sep 2012	#5
A true comedy gem, and it's not even Stewart or Colbert!	Surya Gayatri	Sep 2012	#7
He lost a basketball game bet?	SmittynMo	Sep 2012	#6
I'm not sure the whole thing wasn't a big put-on.	Surya Gayatri	Sep 2012	#8
Fox got Sterned! Bababooey! Well, not Sterned but close enough.	valerief	Sep 2012	#9
Sterned? As in Howard Stern?	Surya Gayatri	Sep 2012	#12
Stern's staff is notorious for prank calling	Chakab	Sep 2012	#21
Thanks for the explanation, Chakab!	Surya Gayatri	Sep 2012	#27
LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!111	jpak	Sep 2012	#10
Damn that was funny	malaise	Sep 2012	#11
Nothing better than a Fox slapdown in the morning!	Surya Gayatri	Sep 2012	#13
They should just hire actors	oberliner	Sep 2012	#14
Well, "Max" seems to have got seriously "off-script",	Surya Gayatri	Sep 2012	#18
I'm guessing he wasn't "vetted" all too carefully	oberliner	Sep 2012	#25
Well, if Gretchen's thundercloud face in the next segment	Surya Gayatri	Sep 2012	#28
More Max Rice:	Robb	Sep 2012	#15
Could this be the same guy? Impossible to say--he's too far away...	Surya Gayatri	Sep 2012	#16
It's the same guy.	Robb	Sep 2012	#17
Well, good on Max. No idea what his politics are in reality,	Surya Gayatri	Sep 2012	#19
I'll be honest, I'm not optimistic.	Robb	Sep 2012	#20
You should see his Facebook page	oberliner	Sep 2012	#22
Well, then, shame on Fox for not vetting the asshole	Surya Gayatri	Sep 2012	#24
Agree...that crap on YouTube is pretty disgusting.	Surya Gayatri	Sep 2012	#26
He does stand-up comedy at UT	oberliner	Sep 2012	#23
HAHAHAHAHA!!!	Cali_Democrat	Sep 2012	#29
This is awesome TV. nt	msanthrope	Sep 2012	#30
Almost as good as Stewart or Colbert and	Surya Gayatri	Sep 2012	#31
Locking...	cyberswede	Sep 2012	#32

Response to Surya Gayatri (Original post)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 08:13 AM

moobu2 (3,675 posts)

1. How weird lol.

They're scraping the bottom of the barrel.

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Response to moobu2 (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 08:17 AM

Surya Gayatri (4,205 posts)

4. Weird and wonderful--clearly the guy was a troll!

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Response to Surya Gayatri (Original post)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 08:14 AM

Enrique (22,641 posts)

2. ha ha they got punked

i wonder how that came about, that was hilarious.

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Response to Enrique (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 08:16 AM

Surya Gayatri (4,205 posts)

3. Truly a delicious moment. I actually saw it in

realtime and was ROFLMAO!

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Response to Surya Gayatri (Original post)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 08:20 AM

reflection (4,844 posts)

5. That made my day and it's only 7:20a

love it!

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Response to reflection (Reply #5)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 08:26 AM

Surya Gayatri (4,205 posts)

7. A true comedy gem, and it's not even Stewart or Colbert!

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Response to Surya Gayatri (Original post)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 08:20 AM

SmittynMo (546 posts)

6. He lost a basketball game bet?

Did FAUX not know this ahead of time? How stupid can MSM really be? And Poor Miss America was just taken at his responses. Too damn funny. Yet another reason why I don't watch these idiots at FAUX.

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Response to SmittynMo (Reply #6)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 08:29 AM

Surya Gayatri (4,205 posts)

8. I'm not sure the whole thing wasn't a big put-on.

How better to discredit Fox than to imply that you only came on because you lost a bet!

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Response to Surya Gayatri (Original post)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 08:31 AM

valerief (35,681 posts)

9. Fox got Sterned! Bababooey! Well, not Sterned but close enough.

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Response to valerief (Reply #9)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 08:42 AM

Surya Gayatri (4,205 posts)

12. Sterned? As in Howard Stern?

Don't know the expression. Can you explain, please?

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Response to Surya Gayatri (Reply #12)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 09:10 AM

Chakab (220 posts)

21. Stern's staff is notorious for prank calling

people and dropping his name.

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Response to Chakab (Reply #21)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 09:30 AM

Surya Gayatri (4,205 posts)

27. Thanks for the explanation, Chakab!

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Response to Surya Gayatri (Original post)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 08:32 AM

jpak (26,923 posts)

10. LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!111

What a Marooon!

Dumbasses 4 Mitt.

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Response to Surya Gayatri (Original post)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 08:39 AM

malaise (106,079 posts)

11. Damn that was funny

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Response to malaise (Reply #11)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 08:44 AM

Surya Gayatri (4,205 posts)

13. Nothing better than a Fox slapdown in the morning!

PWNED!!

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Response to Surya Gayatri (Original post)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 08:50 AM

oberliner (22,150 posts)

14. They should just hire actors

Give them a script to read:

"Yes, Gretchen, I supported hope and change, but I am very disappointed and am confident that Governor Romney will move this country in a new direction..."

Also clear that Gretchen wanted to make something of his moving back with his parents so maybe:

"I believed in Obama but now I can't find a job in this dreadful economy..."

Or whatever sound bite they were looking for.

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Response to oberliner (Reply #14)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 08:55 AM

Surya Gayatri (4,205 posts)

18. Well, "Max" seems to have got seriously "off-script",

if he was on one!

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Response to Surya Gayatri (Reply #18)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 09:26 AM

oberliner (22,150 posts)

25. I'm guessing he wasn't "vetted" all too carefully

That's why they should stick to in-house paid performers if they want to keep "message discipline" and all that.

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Response to oberliner (Reply #25)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 09:35 AM

Surya Gayatri (4,205 posts)

28. Well, if Gretchen's thundercloud face in the next segment

was any indication, she won't be touching an interview for quite a spell!

In fact, the other two clowns on the set were trying to make light of the disaster, and she said very curtly: "Well, next time YOU two can do it..."

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Response to Surya Gayatri (Original post)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 08:50 AM

Robb (38,349 posts)

15. More Max Rice:

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Response to Robb (Reply #15)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 08:53 AM

Surya Gayatri (4,205 posts)

16. Could this be the same guy? Impossible to say--he's too far away...

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Response to Surya Gayatri (Reply #16)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 08:54 AM

Robb (38,349 posts)

17. It's the same guy.

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His other videos are closer.

Edited to add:

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Response to Robb (Reply #17)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 08:57 AM

Surya Gayatri (4,205 posts)

19. Well, good on Max. No idea what his politics are in reality,

but what he did to Fox there was comedy gold!

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Response to Surya Gayatri (Reply #19)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 09:03 AM

Robb (38,349 posts)

20. I'll be honest, I'm not optimistic.

On his channel are a few videos at a local park that damn him in my eyes.

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Response to Robb (Reply #20)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 09:18 AM

oberliner (22,150 posts)

22. You should see his Facebook page

Just seems like a goofy college kid.

The whole losing a basketball game and therefore having to vote for Romney appears to be true.

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Response to oberliner (Reply #22)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 09:25 AM

Surya Gayatri (4,205 posts)

24. Well, then, shame on Fox for not vetting the asshole

and putting him on the air just for a hoped for anti-Obama rant.
They got PWNED!

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Response to Robb (Reply #20)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 09:28 AM

Surya Gayatri (4,205 posts)

26. Agree...that crap on YouTube is pretty disgusting.

All the more scandalous then, that Fox would put him on the air without vetting him, just to score an anti-Obama rant.

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Response to Surya Gayatri (Original post)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 09:24 AM

oberliner (22,150 posts)

23. He does stand-up comedy at UT

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He is only a sophomore there (not a recent college grad) and was too young to have voted for Obama in 2008.

The losing a basketball game and therefore having to vote for Romney bit appears to be true though.

Edit to add: Quite possibly true that he met Obama in third grade as he grew up in Illinois, near Chicago.

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Response to Surya Gayatri (Original post)

Mon Sep 17, 2012, 10:50 AM

Cali_Democrat (14,689 posts)