Fox News: Paris Hilton’s Jail Time ‘Sounds Like Abu Ghraib’
Fox News: Paris Hilton’s Jail Time ‘Sounds Like Abu Ghraib’
Paris Hilton headed to the Los Angeles County jail yesterday to begin her 4523-day prison sentence. While there, she will be allowed outside her cell “for an hour each day to shower, watch television in the day room, participate in outdoor recreation or talk on the telephone.”
Today on Fox News’s morning show Fox and Friends, the hosts noted that Hilton will not be allowed to speak on her cell phone while in jail. Guest host Greg Kelly then commented, “It sounds like Abu Ghraib. C’mon, that’s not cool.” Watch it:
Being without a cell phone is not like Abu Ghraib. From a New York Times article, 1/12/05:
“He handcuffed me to the door for eight hours and the next day I had a dislocated shoulder and they took me to the hospital,” he said. Specialist Graner watched as another soldier urinated on Mr. Al-Sheikh, the detainee testified, and Specialist Graner made another detainee eat from a toilet. He threatened to rape them and their wives, and made them eat pork and make statements against their Muslim faith, Mr. Al-Sheikh said.
Pure comedy.
(HT: News Hounds)
Transcript:
CAMEROTA: Listen to what she’s looking at in jail. She is going to be treated supposedly like all other prisoners. She’s gonna have a cell to herself. She’s going to have to eat in her cell. There you see her in her cell.
KELLY: Is that the outfit she gets?
CAMEROTA: No, it’s actually going to be an orange jump suite.
DOOCY: She looks good in stripes.
CAMEROTA: And she’s gonna get an hour outside of her cell each day where she can shower, she can watch TV in the community room, she can participate in outdoor recreation. But here is what’s going to hurt her the most, you guys.
KELLY: What?
CAMEROTA: She cannot speak on her cell phone.
DOOCY: Are you kidding me?
CAMEROTA: It is surgically attached to her ear.
KELLY: It sounds like Abu Ghraib. C’mon, that’s not cool.
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This is a non-story!!!
June 4th, 2007 at 5:02 pmBut thanks for stooping to this low TP. Paris Hilton. Who cares that the jackasses at Fox News are idiots. You can show us this without bringing up Hilton.
June 4th, 2007 at 5:03 pmEh, that sounded like sarcasm to me. I think it was a shot at Hilton.
June 4th, 2007 at 5:03 pmThe sheer ignorance and total lack of compassion of reich wingers never fails to take my breath away.
June 4th, 2007 at 5:04 pmI am so fscking ashamed of my country…
June 4th, 2007 at 5:05 pmRepublicans’ view of the worst atrocity to occur at Abu Ghraib: prisoners not allowed to use cell phones.
Pretty much sums up the Republicans’ level of ignorance and their utter lack of intelligence.
June 4th, 2007 at 5:05 pmThey SHOULD make Paris Hilton eat from a toilet while they piss on her.
I hate that bitch. She steals precious news time from REAL news.
June 4th, 2007 at 5:06 pmTP a gossip/tabloid showing its true self. Heh
June 4th, 2007 at 5:08 pmHEYYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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June 4th, 2007 at 5:10 pm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Paris Hilton. In jail. Like Abu Ghraib. Hmm…
I’ll be in my bunk.
June 4th, 2007 at 5:10 pmThe Paris Hilton Story: what a waste of news space.
June 4th, 2007 at 5:10 pmParis Hilton and all like her: what a waste of good oxygen.
Why the F is Paris Hilton’s prison status an issue?!
June 4th, 2007 at 5:11 pmTP a gossip/tabloid showing its true self. Heh
Comment by Flaco — June 4, 2007 @ 5:08 pm
Since they are reporting on what Fox “News” said, then you are admitting that Foox “News” is a gossip/tabloid channel. I knew you would get to the truth sooner or later.
June 4th, 2007 at 5:13 pmThat’s a bit harsh, Tom3
It’s the MSM’s fault for covering every move she makes.
And we all watch it! (Well, not us, but the general American Public.)
June 4th, 2007 at 5:14 pmTo neocons a blonde rich kid losing her cell phone for three weeks is the same as a brown person losing everything except unlimited degradation for an unknown amount of time.
June 4th, 2007 at 5:14 pmO yes Paris Hilton -
Iraqi Pipeline Company Workers on Strike
Monday June 4th 2007
Iraqi Oil Workers On Strike
Workers from the Iraqi Pipelines Company in Basra are on strike today.
Workers began the strike at 6.30 this morning by shutting two 14″
pipelines carrying oil and gas products inside Iraq.
The strike is over unfulfilled demands tabled by the Iraqi Federation of
Oil Unions (IFOU) - of which the Iraqi Pipelines Union is a member - to
Prime Minister Maliki on May 16th 2007. The 16 demands focus on improved
working conditions, pay, land for homes, a reduction in the national
price of fuel and crucially, inclusion in the Oil Law drafting process.
Prime Minister Maliki agreed to the Federation’s demands and established
a committee comprised of Ministry of Oil, IFOU and Southern Oil Company
representatives to implement the demands.
Strike leaders say, if the government does not implement the agreement,
the 48″ crude pipeline to Baghdad will be shut.
Further details including a statement from the union tba
see http://www.basraoilunion.org and http://www.handsoffiraqioil.org for further
June 4th, 2007 at 5:15 pmupdates
Liberal Start to Realize the Troops Don’t Like Their Support
Posted by Frank J. at 02:17 PM |
Kevin Drum, perhaps the most thoughtful of the liberal bloggers, urges Democrats into not fooling themselves that the troops appreciate the “support” of Democrats trying to force them to surrender. Of course, one of the commenters, on admitting Drum may have a point that “Support the troops by bringing them home!” is a hollow slogan, then refers to the troops who like their mission as “brainwashed babies.” Yeah, you tell that to a Marine to his face.
He can’t wait to get home from Iraq so he can kill liberals.
In somewhere between reality and fantasy, Meteor Blades, a front page poster at The Daily Kos, talks about how liberals in the blogosphere are putting together their vast brain power (theoretically enough to light a red LED) to theorize on the possibility of right-wing violence should a Democrat be elected president in 2008 (I would think violence would be more likely with an evil Republican government willing to look the other way as we right-wingers celebrate our win with an orgy of violence involving punching liberals in their dumb monkey faces until no dumb monkey face is left unpunched). Digby (I know I’ve run into that idiot before, but am too lazy to Google my own webpage), theorizes that much of the violence could come from veterans who don’t appreciate the Democrats brining them home. He writes:
We will also, sadly, see veterans involved in this. Aside from the PTSD they will come home to a world that isn’t very understanding. How could we be? They’ve been in hell. I suspect that some of them will be attracted to the rightwing militia (or worse) unless the government makes some very aggressive moves to help these people out and provide every kind of counseling and support they can think of. The last thing we need are hardened Iraq veterans finding solace with the rightwing terrorists.
So, there’s a possibility of what will happen if a Democrat win the presidency: he or she will realize that running away from Iraq will actually be an untenable position and will try and get the Democratty base behind it by saying, “As long as the troops are over in Iraq, they won’t use their civilian killing skills on us!”
Could you imagine what an outbreak of violence against the Kwazy Kos Kids would be like? These are people whose current favorite is John Edwards, a prissy little girl trapped in a man’s body. What kind of bed-wetter could actually vote for that guy? The battle cry as we charged these people might as well be, “The streets will run yellow with their urine!”
Don’t worry, though, Kos Kids, the troops and people like me have much bigger concerns than violence against goobers who spend twenty hours a day in front of their computer in their parent’s basement. Unlike you, we actually recognize there are terrorists out to kill us.
When they are dead, then we’ll come for you.
June 4th, 2007 at 5:15 pmThey should pipe Paris Hilton’s CD into Gitmo 24/7.
June 4th, 2007 at 5:17 pmMy first thought was, “Who cares?”
But these as*hats are comparing the cushy county jail sentence of an American Princess (who will not serve her entire sentence) to the horrifying conditions and treatment at Abu Ghraib.
These idiots need to sort out their priorities.
June 4th, 2007 at 5:17 pmNothing is too harsh for that bimbo bitch.
She’s filthy rich, she should be riding a limo when she’s drunk.
Every second she is on the news, is one more second that the American people are not finding out about real stories.
Like Caging.
That story is being suppressed by the corporate media.
June 4th, 2007 at 5:18 pmLet’s not forget: Paris Hilton is the POSTER CHILD for why Republicans want to repeal the estate tax. Paris deserves more money.
June 4th, 2007 at 5:18 pmLighten up folks,the super rich uppitys couldn’t BUY thier little spoiled brait out of the slammer…..I love it.
June 4th, 2007 at 5:18 pmI love to smoke Man Meat!!!
June 4th, 2007 at 5:19 pmI see Patty the troll is insulting our troops again.
He says they will surrender if they leave Iraq.
That is false. We will just leave. We will not surrender.
Why does Patty the Troll HATE OUR TROOPS?
June 4th, 2007 at 5:19 pmPatrick: “When they are dead, then we’ll come for you.”
You sound like Timothy McVeigh, you stupid, fricking a-hole. And, just because one stupid a-hole named “Frank J.” posted something doesn’t mean the majority of the troops agree with him. Can you get that through your ugly mellon?
June 4th, 2007 at 5:22 pmTom3 ,
Your so right about the caging story. No one but Greg Palast is pushing this story. Goodling outs Tim Griffin for a federal crime involving suppressing votes of minorities, he resigns about a week lster from his post as US Attorney in Arkansas, and not a single MSM outlet will run with it. Hell, I’ve seen next to nothing on it on most of the big blog sites.
But at least we get our Paris update. I think I need to vomit
June 4th, 2007 at 5:24 pmDo they broadcast the Democrat’s primary debate to our troops overseas? If they do, it has to hurt their morale to see a bunch of preening sissies debate over who will be the next commander in chief. It’s like watching a bunch of kittens bat around a ball of yarn as a contest of who gets to lead the lions’ pride.
I think I’m leaning towards Hillary, though. If she scares me, then maybe she also scares the enemy.
June 4th, 2007 at 5:26 pmThe majority of US troops want us out of Iraq. Yesterday.
Troll is just spewing his usual lies and hate speech.
June 4th, 2007 at 5:26 pmIs this the best that Fox News can do? You mean to say that the world is in crisis because Paris can’t use her cell phone? No wonder Americans don’t vote and don’t know the issues.
June 4th, 2007 at 5:27 pm#27. That’s funny, considering Bush peed himself while reading “My Pet Goat” to schoolchildren.
June 4th, 2007 at 5:27 pmPatrick1,
Why did you cut and paste a post from someone else off of dailykos and post it here? Are you that incapable of coming up with your own thoughts?
Don’t worry I know the answer.
June 4th, 2007 at 5:27 pmNO ONE CARES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Comment by Mr. President — June 4, 2007 @ 5:10 pm
About your whiny little b!tch opinion? That’s true. But dum bass f*ckers like you, never learn to STFU.
I think I’m leaning towards Hillary, though. If she scares me, then maybe she also scares the enemy. Comment by Patrick1 — June 4, 2007 @ 5:26 pm
You’re leaning towards a lobotomy, you f*cking preening little sissy lunatic…
Anything would scare a whiny little b!tch like you… NED…
June 4th, 2007 at 5:28 pmPatrick1
“If she scares me, then maybe she also scares the enemy.”
So you are comparing yourself favorably with the enemy? I knew it!!!
June 4th, 2007 at 5:29 pmIgnoramuses at Fox displaying once again their total lack of ability to grasp the difference between a very serious matter and Hollywood fluff.
June 4th, 2007 at 5:29 pm#27. Maybe we should look to John “The Crybaby” Boehner for guidance in this area. Hahahahaha! What a pussy! And HE’S a REPUBLICAN LEADER???
June 4th, 2007 at 5:30 pm“I see Patty the troll is insulting our troops again.
He says they will surrender if they leave Iraq.
That is false. We will just leave. We will not surrender.
Comment by Tom3 — June 4, 2007 @ 5:19 pm”
Actually he’s right. I’m all for surrendering Iraq to the Iraqis; it’s their country and we shouldn’t be there.
June 4th, 2007 at 5:31 pmPartick1 sez:
Anytime you feel up to it, you pathetic little worm. I’d love to catch you trespassing on my property.
June 4th, 2007 at 5:35 pmOversight,
June 4th, 2007 at 5:37 pmSo boy Bush peed himself while reading “My Pet Goat”. Now that was really funny.
Can I trespass on a mosque?
June 4th, 2007 at 5:38 pmActually he’s right. I’m all for surrendering Iraq to the Iraqis; it’s their country and we shouldn’t be there.
Comment by Nat — June 4, 2007 @ 5:31 pm
Surrendering is NOT the correct term. Given back Iraq to the Iraqi’s is more like it. Surrender is putting down your harms and handing yourself over to someone. Equating leaving Iraq with surrender is a gross misuse of language and not even close to what should ever happen.
June 4th, 2007 at 5:39 pm#38. It’s true! What’s more surprising is that it happened before the World Trade Center attacks — he got stuck on a hard word.
June 4th, 2007 at 5:40 pmThis is not a non-story, it is another attempt at blurring the line.
If those people at Faux were capable of feeling shame, comparing the short term incarceration of an American whore princess for violating her probation with those being held indefinitely for reasons that are proving increasingly not valid and illegal, this would be an appropriate time.
June 4th, 2007 at 5:46 pmcan I have the bottom bunk, roomie?
June 4th, 2007 at 6:04 pmI thought the Faux News idiots considered Abu Ghraib to be like a Hilton hotel???
Or is it Guantanemo where they are all booking their summer vacations??
Please!
June 4th, 2007 at 6:15 pmI’m tiring of Paris. She has been on every news channel. Paris going to jail is not news, it happens everyday to alot of people. So she stays in jail for 23 days and loses some weight. Could be a new hollyweird liberal fad. Who knows.
June 4th, 2007 at 6:47 pmOh to be a rat in that jail cell…
June 4th, 2007 at 6:55 pmI promise I’ll be good, and only come out at night….
June 4th, 2007 at 7:03 pmParis Hilton is not news worthy.
Hating trailer trash news daily
June 4th, 2007 at 7:52 pmAt the bars, in the bars, behind the bars, sounds like she’s a somewhat progressive type….
June 4th, 2007 at 7:53 pmAhaha. Ahahaha. Haha. Ha.
June 6th, 2007 at 9:56 amNow do we have a reason to believe Paris Hilton is nothing to marvel??
June 6th, 2007 at 3:15 pmWaterboard her. It’s not torture, at all.
June 6th, 2007 at 3:42 pmpay no attention to the man behind the curtain
June 7th, 2007 at 10:33 amwhy should anyone care about this rich bourgeois skank!
there are much more important events taking place in the world right now and flipping thru the channels of the capitalist controlled media this is all i see on the news channels