What the hell is a "terrorist fist bump"?

[JM]

http://www.kabobfest.com/2008/06/fox-news-on-obamas-terrorist-fist-jab.html

I know FOX is supposed to be this bad but I guess I assumed it was mostly hyperbole.

[Angie Gallant]

Less than a week later and they announced that she was losing her show. I doubt it had anything to do with the terrorist fist-jab comment, though.

[WarrenM]

Yeah, everyone has that day in their lives when they realize that Fox News really is that bad.

[zengonzo]

God, it drives me nuts when any network news program has an expert on to discuss common sense stupid shit. Drives me nuts! Asking questions like they are some kind of moron alien that has never been to Earth. 'Look at your screen! The President is doing something that humans do! The President of America! Crrrrazy!'

And I figure if Obama scratches his nose it's a Terrorist Nostril Flick.

[Podunk]

You know that there is some dumbass somewhere just eating that shit up, and sending out chain emails about how Obama and his wife were clearly displaying Islamofascist insurgent street gang militia hand signs on national TV while not wearing flag lapel pins and disrespecting religious gun owners.

[NowhereDan]

Yeah, everyone has that day in their lives when they realize that Fox News really is that bad.

If this didn't do it, then surely calling Michelle Obama "Obama's baby mama (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/11/fox-news-calls-michelle-o_n_106655.html)" would. I mean, it's possible that they're so ignorant about black culture that they think that "baby mama" is something that black people call the mothers of their children regardless of marital status, but I doubt it.

[WarrenM]

An awesomely hilarious defense here: http://michellemalkin.com/2008/06/11/were-going-to-hell/

[bloo]

What's a terrorist fist bump?

$20.

But for $30, he'll tickle your ass too.

[Andrew Mayer]

An awesomely hilarious defense here: http://michellemalkin.com/2008/06/11/were-going-to-hell/

She's not doing herself any favors by putting up a bunch of literate angry letters at the end there.

The comparison to the right-wing hat rants filled with badly misspelled swear words is astounding.

[Midnight Son]

Oh, they're just libertarian home-schooled "free spirits."

[arctangent]

I dunno, I kinda like the phrase 'Obama baby-mama drama'.

[Jason McCullough]

It's getting really hard to parody Fox.

[Kyle Wilson]

She's not doing herself any favors by putting up a bunch of literate angry letters at the end there.

The comparison to the right-wing hat rants filled with badly misspelled swear words is astounding.

You disgusting racist slant eyed pig!

you like like a asian clown

Yep, they sure do portray the left in a positive light.

[Stroker Ace]

If someone posts a poorly-worded rant on the internet, does that invalidate the belief systems of those who agree with them on some issues?

[Jerry Sizzler]

Another awesomely hilarious article about the baby-mama thing, but this time intentionally so. (http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=870)

[Andrew Mayer]

Yep, they sure do portray the left in a positive light.

I know it can be hard to understand, but I'm talking about a *relative* difference. I'm not saying that they're brilliant, just that it's far, far milder.

When I looked there was one letter that used that tone, and they were trying a (admittedly stupid) "how do you like it?" tactic.

It's still a far cry different from calling someone a "fagot".

[Hanacker]

If someone posts a poorly-worded rant on the internet, does that invalidate the belief systems of those who agree with them on some issues?

No, but it usually helps those that disagree with them feel like they're in the right camp. And that's all you want since no liberal reads Malkin hoping to find something to agree with her on.

[zengonzo]

Which, if I were trying to establish my site as a beachhead of controversy, and my opponents as drooling idiots, I would doubtlessly plant.

I wouldn't put it beyond anyone who makes a living off of a rabid ideology, whatever that ideology might be.

[WarrenM]

Hahaha, perfect:

'Someone at Fox News just ought to call Barack Obama “boy” at some point so we can have all the cards right out there on the table.'

[Jon Rowe]

I can't believe my parents watch this channel.

[Rimbo]

Something y'all need to remember: This can only help Obama's cause. Believe it or not, most people, even on the Far Right, do not want to associate with this kind of thing. Nobody's going to go from "undecided" to "voting for McCain" because of this. So this will have much the same effect that all the venom spewed at Bush in '04 had on Kerry. It will motivate Obama's base without really helping to move folks into McCain's camp.

What concerns most of the folks about Obama right now is that they cannot afford to pay more taxes, and Obama's been talking about expanding social programs. It's generally a bad idea to raise taxes when the economy's down. A lot of what he said early in the primaries along these lines he's taken back, but that leads to uncertainty about what he really stands for. Granted, uncertainty is a better place for him to be than certain that he's out to cut your take-home pay. The idea will get in their heads that "terrorist fist bump" is the best the opposition to Obama can muster, and the idea of Obama won't look so bad.

So, let the Fox Bimbos and Michelle Malkins of the world sell a story to people who already agree with her, and at the same time make the opposition to Obama look idiotic to those who don't.

[Sepiche]

My god! The islamofacists are everywhere!

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i84/jedley/bushkour.jpg

[Rimbo]

My god! The islamofacists are everywhere!

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i84/jedley/bushkour.jpg

A picture truly is worth a thousand awesomes.

Edit: The shoulder muscles... they are mesmerizing

[Ben Sones]

Edit: The shoulder muscles... they are mesmerizing

Well, she's a pro tennis player. She could probably punch a hole through his chest, if she wanted to.

[NoWayJose]

A terrorist fist-bump is the last thing you want to see, and probably will be.

[notatiger]

What concerns most of the folks about Obama right now is that they cannot afford to pay more taxes, and Obama's been talking about expanding social programs.

Then they will be glad to know that they will almost certainly pay less in taxes (http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/jun2008/db20080611_220050.htm?chan=rss_topStories_ssi_5) if Obama is elected rather than McCain.

[wildpokerman]

An awesomely hilarious defense here: http://michellemalkin.com/2008/06/11/were-going-to-hell/

Hey I refuse to click on Ms. Malkin's blog because she's a total bitch and I'm not giving her any traffic but I like that going to hell tag. It's pretty descriptive and appropriate.

[Calistas]

A MEME IS BORN!

[jerri blank]

Between the fist-bump, the baby-mama and Fox's general obnoxiousness, I would anticipate that the Obama campaign will at least consider refusing to do any debates sponsored by Fox News. Can he afford to do that? Would the debate go on without him, with an empty chair on the stage?

I think if he's going to shun Fox debates, he should make that announcement sooner rather than later.

[zengonzo]

They'd already done so in the primaries.

There are no shortage of crappy networks eager to fuck up the Presidential Debates - why go with the crappiest?

[jerri blank]

They'd already done so in the primaries.

There are no shortage of crappy networks eager to fuck up the Presidential Debates - why go with the crappiest?

It's a little different in the primaries. When all the Democrats agree not to debate on Fox, you have the network saying, "What are you, chicken? Bawk BAWK!", but it doesn't really become a campaign issue. But in the general, with only one candidate boycotting Fox, the dynamics are decidedly different.

[BlueJackalope]

He should do a FOX debate, its a win win.

Chances are Fox would bend over backward to try and prove they aren't biased, and if they don't, any cheap shots would make Obama look sympathetic.

[zengonzo]

Chances are Fox would bend over backward to try and prove they aren't biased

Why would they start now?

jerri, maybe so, but I'm sure hoping he sticks with it. Giving them any pretense of legitimacy as a source of coverage would just be greatly disappointing.

[Sol Invictus]

The bitch in the blue suit talks about REPREZENTIN while making the "REPREZENT" expression on her face.

Also, I didn't know being a body language expert was a profession one could take up.

[jeffd]

Actually - so far both candidates have eschewed network sponsored debates.

ABC offered to sponsor a townhall in NYC, both the Obama and McCain campaigns turned them down.

[zengonzo]

Ergh, townhall. In NYC, no less. Let's grab a hot cup of cider and pull up a rocking chair at the Madison Square Garden.

[jpinard]

Frustrates me to no end that there are soooo many ignorant awful people in this country... making money no less instead of living in a trailer down by the river like they should be.

This leaves me often feeling a sense of hopelessness for this country.

[jerri blank]

Meanwhile in Tennessee, we have an AWESOME local Dem party chair who said in a newspaper this morning that Obama "may be terrorist connected."

You can read all about it in my OMG FIRST DAILY KOS RECOMMENDED DIARY EVAR!! (http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/6/13/93211/7183/717/535260)

[WarrenM]

He’s got some bad connections, and he may be terrorist connected for all I can tell.
I guess they cut out the ending that I'm sure was attached, ", what with his skin being brown and all". Fucking idiots.

[arctangent]

Meanwhile in Tennessee, we have an AWESOME local Dem party chair who said in a newspaper this morning that Obama "may be terrorist connected."

You can read all about it in my OMG FIRST DAILY KOS RECOMMENDED DIARY EVAR!! (http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/6/13/93211/7183/717/535260)

That is ... mindboggling, even though he retracted it later.

[Rimbo]

So what if he is "Terrorist Connected?" Seems to me that would be a good thing.

[jerri blank]

That is ... mindboggling, even though he retracted it later.

Hobbs needs to be retracted, as in removed from office.

[bago]

Terrorist fist jab is the new standard greeting amonst a bunch of my friends. Mock this, and mock it hard.