Fox News' E.D. Hill Apologizes for "Terrorist Fist Jab"

[babylonsister]

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Oopsie! Half-hearted at best...

[bluestateguy]

1. She is a stupid bimbo

The "apology" is not accepted.

[jjr5]

18. That "stupid bimbo" comment you just made

is also not accepted. Women - regardless of the fact they work for Fox news, do not deserve to be called that. Also, the posts on this thread are pretty grotesque and chauvinist. If you have made a comment about the length of this woman's legs or any other parts of her body, apart from the words she said during the telecast, you should be ashamed of yourself. Like people here at DU would say, it's not substantive, or news, unless you're talking about the issues.

[Wilber_Stool]

20. How about news bunny.

Would that work?

[progdonkey]

21. insulting a woman isn't necessarily misogynist...

This woman is clearly very stupid and has a job at Fox News because she's physically attractive and probably available to the men at Fox (or has been at some point in her career).

If she were smart and someone said she's only on the TV because she's got nice legs (for instance, the awesome Lara Logan), then that would indeed be belittling to her and misogynist.

But this woman is stupid and is only where she is because she's willing to show some skin, so I don't see how the other poster's characterizing her as a "stupid bimbo" is unacceptable, when it's exactly what she is.

[awoke_in_2003]

24. No, bimbo fits just fine

she is a tool, knows she is a tool, and doesn't care that she is a tool

[doublethink]

26. Would you be offended if I just called her an 'Idiot' ?

On a side note the word bimbo derives from Italian words of masculine gender. It was first used in the english language to describe stupid men. E.D. Hill is a bimbo, Bill O'Reilly is a 'himbo' or 'mimbo' ..... either way they are both Idiots. Peace. :)

on edit: spelled O'Reilly wrong haaa what a himbo I am !!!

[JaneFordA]

29. Bimbo or... ?

Broadcast News Barbie... :-)

[odelisk8]

30. women dont deserve that

bimbos do.

[raystorm7]

33. Bimbo is too polite. I prefer to call her a BITCH mind you. She knew damn well what she was doing.

[Supersedeas]

53. if we are going to take this country back, it's time to stop pussy-footing and being polite

[Pastiche423]

34. Oh for christ's sake!

She. Is. A. Bimbo.

Why in the hell are you defending her?

[jberryhill]

37. "If you have made a comment about the length of this woman's legs"

How about if instead of making comments about women's legs, I run a news network in which I regularly feature women in short skirts and keep the camera pointed at their crotches.

That's just fine then.

[FutureDemocrat]

40. It's call the First Amendment, overly sensitive lady (oops was that PC?)

You're a little too sensitive. People like you are absolutely ridiculous. I'm a woman and I call other women bimbos, etc. all the time. I'm sooo sick of everyone worrying about being PC. I hate feeling like I have to watch what I say. It's a free frickin country.

[jjr5]

43. I love it when people use the term

"It's a free country." Yes, I know that it's callED a free country. So guess what? I can stand up for a fellow woman, in the face of bold-faced denigrations about her body, whenever I want to. Thanks. :)

[Caretha]

51. No one mentioned

her body parts until your post. She's an idiot, she's a paid Fox prostitute, and she's selling this country down the drain for a fuckin' buck. I've got a problem with that whether it is a male or female, and it only has to do with one body part...her GD brain, not to mention she has no morals. Do you have a problem with that? Or are we supposed to pretend that she's not for your sensibilities?

[ExPatLeftist]

56. Of course you have the right to your opinion and to criticise others.

I think the thing that bugs people about such PC attacks is that it is not stated as an opinion, it is trying to tell others what "is acceptable". No one's opinion about what "should and should not" be said is any less than anyone else's, including the hard PC angle. And everyone considers their own thoughts on such issues before they say something, so by definition someone that says something like "bimbo" simply disagrees with you about that word. Yet you seem to need to tell others to post or speak according to your convictions instead of their own, which makes no sense to me.

Opinions are like assholes: everybody has one.

[stlsaxman]

47. no- it is NOT a "free country"! or haven't you been paying attention?

[trumad]

54. Fuck that Bitch!

How about that!

[Quantess]

60. Hi & welcome to DU.

I would argue that the slur "stupid bimbo" is usually insulting, but, marginally unfair when it's about the talking heads that FAUX hires.
:hi:

[eShirl]

2. OK, so who *besides her* in the media was characterizing it as a "terrorist" thing?

oops, I guess she forgot to mention that...

[K8-EEE]

14. That's what I want to know!!! CALLING BS ON THAT!

It's a version of the old Fox trick, "people are saying...."

[FutureDemocrat]

41. I was wondering that very same thing!

She never did attribute that "interpretation" of the fist bump. Guess it WAS hers.

[Cant trust em]

3. Hey! Look at my legs.

Ridiculous.

[ihavenobias]

8. I'm glad you made reference to that

For being the family values conservative network, they sure go out of their way to hire the blondest, leggiest (is that even a phrase?), unqualified women out there and give the ok for them to wear the shortest skirts allowed on television. I'm not referring to this case specifically, but it's clearly a pattern at Fox.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x145590

[DinahMoeHum]

10. Legs. . .and probably "Ts" and "A" as well. . .

and if you blew in her ear, she'd follow you anywhere.

:evilgrin:

[Cant trust em]

13. Getting attractive people to do the news is one thing, but

showing off their legs is way over the line if you ask me.

[Bucky]

45. Hold on there, how do you think family values get started? Not by ignoring her legs!

[AspenRose]

58. "Fox News Porn"

http://foxnewsporn.com/

[PghTiny]

36. Mmmm...Fox News Porn

Just like that video that came up a few weeks ago and couldn't be aired due to the adult content included, which happened to be nothing but clips of that propaganda mill

[wtmusic]

4. Proof that calling these people on their lies can make a difference. nt

[whistle]

5. E.D. Hill knows all about fisting eh

[truebrit71]

7. ROFL!!!

:rofl: :evilgrin: :spank:

[whistle]

11. This is when I wish smilies had a bow

:kick:

[truebrit71]

16. LOL!!!

That was superb...absolutely superb...

[Hekate]

6. She could be the new Dana Perino. She's not an airhead, but she plays one on tv? nt

[Bucky]

44. That's totally unfair! Maybe E.D. Hill fakes stupidity, but Dana Perino is the real deal!

E.D. Hill doesn't really play dumb. She's snarky and smug, but hardly out to lunch. What's impressive about Perino is that she's one of the few really talented numbskulls who can actually "play smart" -- certainly making this no longer the age of the dumb blonde.

Congratulations, you've come a long way, sisters!

[stlsaxman]

48. you mean Barbie Purina?

[madaboutharry]

9. I agree with bluestateguy.

She is a stupid bimbo.

[PerpetuallyDazed]

12. What the crap?

This isn't even an explanation. WHY DID SHE SAY IT?

[bjnumb9]

15. WTF? Who other than her has referred to it as a terrorist fist bump?

Such BS. If she's going to apologize and shirk her intellectual property, she better have an explanation on where it initially came from. Of course she doesn't.

Nice body, no brains. Sounds like my brother's type. :)

[bow-tie]

17. "Ok, I apologised, move along". n/t

[The Wizard]

19. Any way you cut it

She's still a douche bag.

[doublethink]

22. These people have no shame .....

this sounds like the Bush/Cheney explanation of blaming 'us' at mis-characterizing their attempts to tie 911 with Saddam Husain's Iraq. They would go on and on about 911, then Iraq, then 911 then Iraq ..... blah blah blah ..... just like this E.D. Hill just used the word Terrorists in the same sentence with Barrack and Michelle, in her so called apology.

Yeah she needs to explain this mindset of hers and why she said it in the first place? Where did this information come from, we know she or someone purposely just made the shit up .... but I want her to admit it. This apology IMHO is discounted spin. Try again E.D Hill.

[Enrique]

23. I would have preferred an explanation

wtf was she thinking when she said it? :wtf:

[ybbor]

25. Faux cancelled her show

That's what urinalism will get you.

[tblue37]

32. Did they really? And if so, was it because of this? n/t

[doublethink]

35. Yes ...... and yes.

here's a link http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3422513

[Pastiche423]

38. Link to loss of show...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/10/fox-news-changes-terroris_n_106306.html

Perhaps feeling the ratings heat, Fox News is making changes to its afternoon lineup.

TVNewser reports that E.D. Hill, who hosts "America's Pulse" — and who raised many eyebrows this week after calling Barack and Michelle Obama's fist-pound a "terrorist fist jab" — has lost her show.

[masshole]

27. Edith Ann Tarbox

:rofl:

[Bucky]

46. Please do not make crude misogynistic sexual jokes.

Oh wait, that's really her name?

I can see why she switched it something less suggestive... like "E.D."

[DrZeeLit]

28. OH...she didn't say it... somebody ELSE said it... she just REPEATED it... oh, okay, that's fine

No harm no foul.
Wouldn't wanna call Senator Obama and his wife terrorists, would she?
Nobody on Faux News would EVER characterize Osama... ooops, she means... Obama as a terrorist.
Nobody ever ever uses his middle name, she says. Not that there's anything wrong with it. Shrug. Shrug.

No... she didn't do anything. Just mindin' her own business. Nothin' to see here. Nope.
Clean hands!

(and NOW... now job... she's lost her show... ummm... wonder why?)

[fryguy]

31. nicely done....

.....by "apologizing" she got to put Obama and terrorist in the same sentence for all to hear. What a turd.

Since when is "fist jabbing" considered a terrorist trait? In all the al-Qeda videos that have been released I've never ONCE seen anyone "fist jabbing."

[Cha]

39. That's the fastest non apology I've ever heard.

Rec'd so more people can see this MO at faux.

They're so obvious to those who recognize mass brainwashing when we hear it.

[L0oniX]

42. Strippers and media do not mix unless it's Naked News.

:evilgrin:

[SunDrop23]

49. The acronym ED has such clarity after watching her. (n/t)

[Martunez]

50. A Fraudulent Apology

"And I certainly didn't mean to associate the word 'terrorist' with Senator Obama and his wife," she says, thereby repeating the association which she irresponsibly made in the first place.

[Labors of Hercules]

57. You noticed that too, huh?

What a troglodyte she is. :puke:

[Juche]

52. I love the explanation

"Other people say its a terrorist fist jab, not me".

LMAO.

I like how Obama slapped his wife's ass after that and nobody paid attention to that. All the media is trying to figure out what a fist bump is.

[MindMatter]

55. What the hell is wrong with these people?

They don't even make any sense.

[MrSlayer]

59. She blamed the ever-popular "others".

Typical non-apology apology. And got to say it again.