Fox bashes Gore, boosts Petraeus for the Nobel again.
By on Oct 14th, 2007 at 6:25 pm
Fox bashes Gore, boosts Petraeus for the Nobel again.
On Friday, ThinkProgress noted that the day before Al Gore was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Fox News hosted New York Sun editor Seth Lipsky, who argued that Gen. David Petraeus, the top military commander in Iraq, deserved the Nobel instead of Gore. As Nicole Belle points out today, Fox hosted another Sun columnist, Seth Gitell, on Friday after Gore received the award. In the segment, Gitell continued Fox’s attacks on Gore, again arguing in favor of Petraeus.
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a GENERAL for a PEACE prize? that’s like McDonald’s for a PETA prize.
October 14th, 2007 at 6:28 pmHey, it’s FOX. they’re all about getting it wrong.
October 14th, 2007 at 6:31 pmOh, for pity’s sake. If they don’t like that Al won the Nobel, let ‘em try and earn some respect and prestige and hand out their own darn award. For now Fox needs to get over it and STFU.
Good work Gore!!!
October 14th, 2007 at 6:34 pmWhen will Fox News get their heads out of their rumps and realize that Gore has already won it? Get over it already! The “Gore Envy” among the jokers and losers at Fox is amazing. Jealousy even makes grown men turn into crybabies!
October 14th, 2007 at 6:59 pmWell, the FOX nuts can always hopes Petraeus brings peace to Iraq BEFORE the next prizes are handed out.
Good luck with that.
October 14th, 2007 at 7:00 pmScrew Fox News! They’re nothing but a fake news progam and a propaganda “tool” - used and abused by the Bush Crime Cabal.
Get your “fox blocker” today so you can send a clear signal to Fox News and all of their sponsors that you don’t support them.
October 14th, 2007 at 7:00 pmThey know nothing about what the Peace Prize stands for, as they have no concept of peace or any willingness to have such a concept. War is their business after all, and peace cuts the profits.
October 14th, 2007 at 7:00 pm“How about how the sycophant Petreus will be accused of “crimes against peace” by the War Crimes Tribunals?? And then he can face “crimes against humanity” if he survives the first trial.
October 14th, 2007 at 7:01 pmSince WWII, only two generals had ever been awarded the Peace Prize: General George Marshall, and North Vietnamese general Le Duc Tho, who declined the award. Compare what Petraeus has done so far in Iraq to the Marshall Plan in Europe and Petraeus has done nothing to merit the award. And I certainly don’t think Fox is going to reference Tho as precedent. Lets not forget that McCarthy tried to completely destroy Marshall. Tactics kinda sound familiar, huh?
Anyway, congrats to the VP!
October 14th, 2007 at 7:02 pmThats like Fox getting a Peabody, or O’Reilly a life, or Fats Limbaugh an erection. All things that aren’t going to happen.
October 14th, 2007 at 7:02 pmLets award Richard and George the peace prize for starting this quagmire!!
Maybe we should give Nixon the peace prize for withdrawing troops?
Naw, who am I kidding, he would be called a traitor and a coward by todays chicken-hawks, for cutting and running [and peace?]
October 14th, 2007 at 7:02 pmFOX: the network of Whiny-Assed Titty Babies.
October 14th, 2007 at 7:07 pmShorter Fox: “My daddy is bigger than your daddy. (nyah) (sticks out tongue)
October 14th, 2007 at 7:08 pmDavid Patraeus? Mother Terresa? Hmm.
(Weighing my options in each hand).
October 14th, 2007 at 7:09 pmoh well… imagine that…
…
hey, rocknerd, if you’re around, let me know…
have a message for you…
October 14th, 2007 at 7:13 pm:-)
Was Petraeus nominated for the NPP?
October 14th, 2007 at 7:13 pm…”Gore Envy”…
*snicker*
I like that, Veritas.
October 14th, 2007 at 7:15 pmNow how can you award a general a peace prize when this is a freedom operation?
Is them FOX people idjuts ur wat?
October 14th, 2007 at 7:16 pmYeah i suppose a war criminal makes a reasonable candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize. Illegal invasion and occupation of a sovereign nation, carried out in violation of numerous international treaties and continuing to murder innocent civilians to instill terror in that occupied population—these are certainly hallmarks of a Nobel Peace candidate.
October 14th, 2007 at 7:18 pmYeh, they should award Petraeus a piece prize.
Exxon got a piece of the oil.
Shell got a piece of the oil
BP got a piece of the oil.
October 14th, 2007 at 7:19 pmMaybe they mean the Piece Prize - tearing the middle east apart piece by piece.
October 14th, 2007 at 7:20 pmlol Xisithrus, your punnin’ is better than mine.
October 14th, 2007 at 7:20 pmDo they give NPP for the most suck up military politician? Is distributing weapons to waring ethnic factions a grounds for NPP?
October 14th, 2007 at 7:20 pmlol Xisithrus, your punnin’ is better than mine.
Comment by Candyce =)
I dunno, yours is pretty good too.
October 14th, 2007 at 7:24 pmFox news is a major source of global warming due to its constant flatulence. They deserve a POS prize.
October 14th, 2007 at 7:25 pm“We’re brainwashing our children,†said Dr William Gray, 78, a long-time professor at Colorado State University. “They’re going to the Gore movie [An Inconvenient Truth] and being fed all this. It’s ridiculous.â€
Comment by TCDon — October 14, 2007 @ 7:24 pm
We should believe HIM because he’s old…?
October 14th, 2007 at 7:27 pmThey’re going to the Gore movie [An Inconvenient Truth] and being fed all this. It’s ridiculous.â€
Comment by TCDon — October 14, 2007 @ 7:24 pm
Minuscule compared to huge load of crap fed to our children courtesy of the well funded corporate media (including many text books). Can’t we please teach our children to think for themselves by informing them of all facts and points of view, then letting them decide what is right?
October 14th, 2007 at 7:32 pmWe should believe HIM because he’s old…?
Comment by Zooey — October 14, 2007 @ 7:27 pm
How OLD is he? LOL.
October 14th, 2007 at 7:33 pmComment by TCDon — October 14, 2007
FOX doesn’t listen to professors TCD…thinks they are all nutty, and thats why Karl never got his degree in political science after 6 colleges and numerous deferments during vietnam.
As people do better, they start voting like Republicans — unless they have too much education and vote Democratic, which proves there can be too much of a good thing. -Karl Rove
October 14th, 2007 at 7:35 pm“We’re brainwashing our children,†said Dr William Gray, 78, a long-time professor at Colorado State University. “They’re going to the Gore movie [An Inconvenient Truth] and being fed all this. It’s ridiculous.â€
Comment by TCDon — October 14, 2007 @ 7:24 pm
Shocking — absolutely shocking! How will we be brainwashing our children next? By telling them that the earth isn’t flat?
October 14th, 2007 at 7:38 pmComment by TCDon — October 14, 2007
Granny D is a lot older than your prof.
October 14th, 2007 at 7:39 pmhttp://www.gutenberg.org/
Zooey, and all, free online books!
October 14th, 2007 at 7:44 pm**Warning to Freepers and Trolls, you may vote democratic by feeding your mind**
Prof. William Gray is in Wikipedia: He’s pretty much dismissed as a “fringe” scientist and seems to enjoy speaking before the Colorado g.o.p.
October 14th, 2007 at 7:44 pmFOX news admitted global warming was happening just the other day, brainwashing our kids, and then saying it would help drilling for oil.
October 14th, 2007 at 7:49 pmGiving the Nobel Peace Prize to Petraeus is reminiscent of when someone in the military brass said during the Vietnam War: “We had to destroy the village in order to save it.” A more Orwellian choice for that honor would be difficult to fathom.
October 14th, 2007 at 7:51 pmI get more truth from Pravda than Fox News. Fox is entertainment, and not information. These are the same people that called Edward R Murrow un-American for exposing that drunk Joe McCarthy for being a Nazi propagandist. After all, McCarthy, Nixon, and Prescott Bush all supported the Nazis against Communism and the Russians up until 1942.
October 14th, 2007 at 7:52 pmthis just in from oslo:
nobel prize taken from gore and awarded to to petraeus.
(kidding!)
October 14th, 2007 at 8:01 pmComment by Xisithrus — October 14, 2007 @ 7:44 pm
Cool! Thanks. :)
October 14th, 2007 at 8:03 pmIt does seem like Fox is going further overboard every day.
October 14th, 2007 at 8:05 pmIsn’t it kind of like Enquirer tv now ?
Maybe everyone is seeing them for what they are and have turned off their televisions.
Thank God FAUX NOIZ has nothing to do with the Nobel Peace Prize. The only award they are familiar with is the WORST PERSONS IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD!
October 14th, 2007 at 8:10 pmNo one is more upset about big Al Goreilla and his prize than Bill Clinton. I can just hear Der-Sleek-Meister now “Y shoot, I done more for world peace in 1 day as President than Al has done his whole life. What did he do anyway? Some one made a movie about the science some one else worked on and Al gave a speech here and there and spent a weekend in the studio for the movie people. Big deal. That prize should be mine.â€
Comment by Billy Hill — October 14, 2007 @ 7:06 pm
Hahahaha! You missed Clinton congratulating Gore for a well-deserved honor! Your Gore Envy must be very embarrassing to you.
October 14th, 2007 at 8:12 pmThese simple minded thugs in the reichwing never have a point of discussion…they attack the messenger and demean someone who obviously won a pretegious award. They never display any intelligence….just hate, lies, and corruption. They say what corruption? The obvious corruption you are fighting to hide. The deeper the coverup the greater the crime that is being hidden.,
October 14th, 2007 at 8:13 pmHahahaha! You missed Clinton congratulating Gore for a well-deserved honor! Your Gore Envy must be very embarrassing to you.
Comment by Lefty Patriot — October 14, 2007 @ 8:12 pm
I’m surprised that troll remembers to breathe.
October 14th, 2007 at 8:17 pmI’m surprised that troll remembers to breathe.
Comment by Zooey — October 14, 2007 @ 8:17 pm
I’m reasonably sure he forgot how several years ago. Brain-dead Billy Hill.
October 14th, 2007 at 8:19 pmFAUX creates their own reality for the lame brains in the 28% on a daily basis, why don’t they just play like there is enough intelligence in the reichwing to ever have a plan for humanity. They will need to continue their practice of lying because the only thing the reichwing ever does is lie, cheat, and lie somemore.
October 14th, 2007 at 8:19 pmEvery time you pay attention to this FOX garbage and go on about it, they are setting the agenda and taking Progressives off message.
October 14th, 2007 at 8:20 pmYeh, I am getting a bit tired of the FOX threads. I dont watch TV because of such idiocy.
October 14th, 2007 at 8:26 pmI dont watch TV because of such idiocy.
Comment by Xisithrus — October 14, 2007 @ 8:26 pm
I don’t watch tv either, but I like to know what these asshats are saying.
October 14th, 2007 at 8:27 pmThat’s because according to Fox Network ‘war’ means ‘peace’.
October 14th, 2007 at 8:31 pmAnd since the Iraqis are enjoying their most beautiful and peacfeul moments !!, then the most eligible person for the Nobel Peace Prize should be General Petraeus as the Network sees it..
Why does Fox News remind me of Channel 23 from Max Headroom?
October 14th, 2007 at 9:03 pmSeems to me that if the Fox Opinion Network was serious about this they would have nominated General Betrayus in time for him to be considered for this year’s award. Not having done so then Fox needs to STFU.
October 14th, 2007 at 9:09 pmThis is the “left” side on Gore´s winning.
And I put those marks because, the left in the US is the moderate right in almost all parts of the world.
October 14th, 2007 at 9:22 pmNeither Gore nor the General deserve the award, in my opinion.
“We’re brainwashing our children,†said Dr William Gray, 78, a long-time professor at Colorado State University. “They’re going to the Gore movie [An Inconvenient Truth] and being fed all this. It’s ridiculous.â€
Comment by TCDon — October 14, 2007 @ 7:24 pm
So hey, TCD, are you endorsing your 78 year old Dr. William Gray for the award?
October 14th, 2007 at 9:24 pmGo to newsbusters.org right now and look at the photo of Kristol!
The caption should read, I have something up my ass and it is vibrating; can you guess what it is?
October 14th, 2007 at 9:59 pmAl Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Whatever anyone says, that will not change.
October 14th, 2007 at 10:01 pmWell, Kissinger also got the award. That will not change either.
I think it is not a matter if the guy I like won or not. I think it is a progressive matter to go beyond results and criticize procedures. Gore has done a great job at informing US citizens what Climate Change was/is, and I dont want to sound aggressive or demeaning but all that info was pretty much well known around the world from years ago.
October 14th, 2007 at 10:34 pmHere’s the press release from the Nobel Committee from 2002, the year they award the prize to that “crazy” Jimmy Carter:
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2002 to Jimmy Carter, for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.
During his presidency (1977-1981), Carter’s mediation was a vital contribution to the Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt, in itself a great enough achievement to qualify for the Nobel Peace Prize. At a time when the cold war between East and West was still predominant, he placed renewed emphasis on the place of human rights in international politics.
Through his Carter Center, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2002, Carter has since his presidency undertaken very extensive and persevering conflict resolution on several continents. He has shown outstanding commitment to human rights, and has served as an observer at countless elections all over the world. He has worked hard on many fronts to fight tropical diseases and to bring about growth and progress in developing countries. Carter has thus been active in several of the problem areas that have figured prominently in the over one hundred years of Peace Prize history.
In a situation currently marked by threats of the use of power, Carter has stood by the principles that conflicts must as far as possible be resolved through mediation and international co-operation based on international law, respect for human rights, and economic development.
Sounds to me like Bush & Co. could have benefitted from a phone call to “crazy” Jimmy before invading Iraq.
October 14th, 2007 at 11:20 pmPetraeus Nobel Peace Prize???
October 14th, 2007 at 11:55 pmWhat peace are they talking about? Petraeus is not promoting any peace, he is just in charge of chasing terrorists - and, by the way, very unsuccessfully!
This is his assignment, and he is being paid to do that. It was not his choice. It was Bush’s choice.
Those politicians (conservatives with no conscience) deal with the American peopel as if everyone is just mentally retarded in this country and only they are intelligent and able to think.
Proposing the Nobel Peace Prize for Petraeus is to underestimate our intelligence. It’s an INSULT to the American people!
Faux Snooze is very much ir-relavent. Their reichwing spin machine spews hollow propaganda. Only the 29%ers and the old lady yodeling on the piano in the nursing home day room give a shit.
October 15th, 2007 at 12:09 amGore won because his excellent leadership on the subject.
I sure miss having good leadership.
It’s been so long since we’ve benefited from good leadership.
When was the last time that we had good, dependable, objective, intelligent leadership?
Maybe 7+ years ago?
LEADERSHIP!
October 15th, 2007 at 12:16 amNeither Gore nor the General deserve the award, in my opinion.
“We’re brainwashing our children,†said Dr William Gray, 78, a long-time professor at Colorado State University. “They’re going to the Gore movie [An Inconvenient Truth] and being fed all this. It’s ridiculous.â€
Comment by TCDon — October 14, 2007 @ 7:24 pm
Brainwashing our children. Ahhh, we’ve seen that before. So what do you think about the Bush administration brainwashing the American public into a needless war? What do you think about all those people who STILL think that Iraq was responsible for 9/11?
So you don’t think Gore deserves the prize? Since when were you elected to the Nobel Committee?
I bet you agree that Bush, who has _ucked up the Middle East more than anyone in American history, deserved nomination in 2002 for the Nobel Prize. What about Bush sharing the distinction with Stalin and Hitler of being nominated for the prize?
So what’s your take on all this? Leaving aside the argument for and against global warming, along with the nuts over at Newsbusters where you likely got your quote above, do you think that man is not affecting the climate in any way?
What about all the power plants that burn oil or coal and are continuously pumping heat and pollution into the air? We have a major chemical company in our town that produces its own electricity. They have probably 20 coal-fired boilers that produce steam, used to generate electricity 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days per year. Those 8 smokestacks feeding from the boilers pump heat that is hundreds of degrees in temperature into the atmosphere EVERY DAY. For at least 50 YEARS. Now tell me that this in no way affects the climate.
What about all the cars worldwide…millions upon millions…that belch out air that is hotter than what they ingest via their intake manifolds. And that is not to mention heat that is emitted by the engine block, radiator, and exhaust system. Every day of each year. Now tell me that this in no way affects the climate.
Finally, here’s a quote from one of the contributers at Newsbusters:
I’m all for preserving this beautiful planet. It takes my breath away to see footage of it from space but I also know that the nutty, extremist human activities intended to “save it” are a waste of time. The earth is strong; it will survive no matter how many SUV’s we junk and long after Gore is beneath its crust.
Yeah! Let’s just pollute the hell out of this planet. _uck Earth. Me and my way of life is much more important. She’s a strong old gal. She can take it!
October 15th, 2007 at 12:41 amFirstly, it’s not an American prize. Alfred Nobel was Swedish and assigned the Norwegians the task as part of his legacy.
Secondly, it’s not a military honor either. The likes of General Petraeus would never get such an honor as The Nobel Peace Prize, due to not only perpetuating an illegal, ill-conceived war based upon pure lies but supporting the status quo as well. Petraeus receiving the Nobel prize is akin to giving Dr Mengele the Nobel Prize for Medicine due to his research in twins research.
October 15th, 2007 at 1:20 amThat man in the Fox clip is deeply delusional.
And the Fox talking heads are mentally challenged.
“Interesting insights”? My neighbor’s dogs have more interesting insights than all these twits put together.
October 15th, 2007 at 1:41 amRemember, the Fox Business Network starts tomorrow. Channel 359 on DirecTV! I know you’ll be watching!
October 15th, 2007 at 1:54 amRemember, the Fox Business Network starts tomorrow. Channel 359 on DirecTV! I know you’ll be watching! Comment by muckdog — October 15, 2007 @ 1:54 am
Why, is fox planning on having even shorter skirts than they do for the news, while sensationalizing and propagandizing the financial industry? Sorry, but trusting Fox with your financials, is like trusting one of you Pervs with our kids! It only shows people that are brain damaged (you) that does so!
October 15th, 2007 at 3:05 amThese people are insane.
What happened to basic humanity?
~Sean
October 15th, 2007 at 6:30 amThe right claims that the Nobel Peace Prize is irrelevant, a kind of nothing award, and then they go on and on and on bashing Gore for getting it. If this award is so insignificant, you’d think they would ignore it.
October 15th, 2007 at 8:35 amRemember, the Fox Business Network starts tomorrow. Channel 359 on DirecTV! I know you’ll be watching!
Comment by muckdog — October 15, 2007 @ 1:54 am
Groovy. A broadcast version of USA Today. Pass.
October 15th, 2007 at 8:35 amGo to newsbusters.org right now and look at the photo of Kristol!
The caption should read, I have something up my ass and it is vibrating; can you guess what it is?
Comment by nofltwlt — October 14, 2007 @ 9:59 pm
Ewwwwww! You made me go look!
I also read the item accompanying the picture. Another right-wing demonstration about how “meaningless” the award is by devoting attention to it.
October 15th, 2007 at 8:41 amThe right claims that the Nobel Peace Prize is irrelevant, a kind of nothing award, and then they go on and on and on bashing Gore for getting it. If this award is so insignificant, you’d think they would ignore it.
Comment by missmolly — October 15, 2007 @ 8:35 am
Good point. However, I think that when it comes right down to it, it’s less about the award itself and more about bashing Gore at whatever cost. As pointed out several times here at TP, let a conservative win the award and see how Fox and the rightwingers champion it as the greatest thing since sliced bread.
October 15th, 2007 at 9:09 am