Fox's Neil Cavuto Called an 'Asshole' by AFL-CIO Economist On Air

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Neil Cavuto Called An 'Asshole' By AFL-CIO Economist On Live TV (VIDEO)

How can you spice up a fairly mundane debate on the efficacy of deficit spending during a recession? Put it on Fox News and pit the show's host, deficit hawk Neil Cavuto, against the AFL-CIO's chief economist Ron Blackwell.

The conversation between the two was already pretty cantankerous when Cavuto asked where Blackwell actually had earned his degree.

"A baking school," Cavuto wondered. "Where are you cooking up these numbers?"

Shockingly, Blackwell, who was making the point that spending money is a fairly well-tested way of spurring economic stimulus, didn't take well to the slight. He proceeded to call Cavuto an "asshole"... on live air.

Ron Blackwell: Why don't you let me finish my thought.

Neil Cavuto: You never answer a basic question.

Ron Blackwell: I'm answering you right now.

Neil Cavuto: Why will spending work?

Ron Blackwell: These programs created jobs but not net creation. we lost more jobs because of the recession than were created by these programs.

Neil Cavuto: Wait a minute, Ron, you're the chief economist there. Where did you get your degree? A baking school? Where are you cooking up these numbers?

Ron Blackwell: Oh that's an insult. You're a joker. You're an asshole.

The interview ended shortly thereafter, with Cavuto saying that the public would likely regard Blackwell as a hysteric.

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[ixion]

1. "Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole"

as the song goes...

[LaStrega]

18. Not in New York ... not like you (as the song goes)

[ixion]

21. yeah!

:yourock:

I wondered if someone would remember that tune. :)

[kenny blankenship]

2. I checked with the BLS and it's true, no matter which set of data you're looking at

Neil Cavuto is always counted as an asshole.

[bluerum]

3. Cavuto - trying his best to obfuscate a simple reality.

[bjobotts]

19. Exactly. Total Cavuto support when running up this huge deficit under Bush

[Duct Tape]

4. I can't stand Cavuto

He's definitely one of the worst ones on there, but what makes me hate him so much is that he is overly arrogant in his views more so than the others in my opinion.

[Johonny]

5. OMG that's the first fact ever on Faux news

[Black Adder]

6. Sounds fair & balanced to me.

[mzmolly]

7. Roses for Blackwell!

;) K and R.

[DWinNJ]

8. If you want to see Cavuto looking awkward

You should check out his interview with Chris Christy. You can see him struggle to ask questions designed to make Christy look good when he answers.


Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp-rjyKqI48

[Crowman1979]

14. I'll one up you! Here's Cavuto throwing a fit while interviewing Leslie Marshall.

He gets so bitchy that he has to use a "Faux News Alert" to cut her off.

[Enthusiast]

9. The name fits. nt

[Turbineguy]

10. Cavuto is shit.

He's found a perfect home on fox.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

11. The truth spoken on Faux? The end IS near.

Someone on the network that gave us Harold Hill and Billo calling anyone a hysteric is comedic irony gold. :D

[scarface2004]

12. i would have gone off!!

you emeffing c@#$%sukking ahole!!!

[Crowman1979]

13. Cavuto does the "I'm the victim crap" whenever he's called out on his own BS!

[Grassy Knoll]

15. This half assed Guido.....

makes Fredo look honorable.

[grahamhgreen]

16. Neil started the insults. Well done.

[Renew Deal]

17. Cavuto is an asshole.

At least he's honest.

[WileEcoyote]

20. Good thinkers should never go on Fox news.

Boycott the lying media group.

Even Mike Papantonio should move over to CNN or MSNBC. Shouldn't honor Fox with his company.