Liberal comedian tells off Fox News live on Fox.
By on Feb 24th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
Liberal comedian tells off Fox News live on Fox.
Lee Camp — a liberal comedian and activist — appeared on Fox News yesterday morning. At the end of the segment, Camp said, “What is Fox News? It’s just a parade of propaganda, isn’t it? It’s just a festival of ignorance.” Caught off guard, the Fox host offered a feeble defense of the network. Immediately after Camp’s comments, Fox promoted a segment about Star Trek’s Captain Kirk and his purported ability to woo beautiful women. Watch it:
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February 24th, 2008 at 4:38 pmGotcha! Good on him. I’m betting that they are not going to be inviting him back any time soon.
February 24th, 2008 at 4:42 pmYepper.
It’s so much more important to talk about Star Trek and other drivel.
February 24th, 2008 at 4:43 pmJust wait til Bill O hears about this.
His disgust is appropriate. FOX is an enemy of freedom, and a bastion of fear, ignorance and treason.
February 24th, 2008 at 4:44 pmNo doubt an assistant producer is being taken out to the woodshed for not vetting this guy carefully enough before booking him.
February 24th, 2008 at 4:44 pm.
That commercial was totally sexist…
… A defining characteristic.
.
February 24th, 2008 at 4:47 pmWe know one person that will never be invited back to Fox News. I love it!
Lee Camp – I love you
February 24th, 2008 at 4:47 pmNever heard of him before but I am a brand new fan of Lee Camp. Anybody who has a MySpace login should go and send him thanks. I just did. We need people to know they will be supported and not just lambasted by the righties when they speak the truth.
February 24th, 2008 at 4:47 pmLee forgot to mention jingoism, fearmongering, and catering to the lowest common denominator.
Although “festival of ignorance” may be a good way to summarise it all.
February 24th, 2008 at 4:49 pmBoy, that clip got taken down fast.
February 24th, 2008 at 4:55 pmNevermind, one of my ad-blockers caught it.
February 24th, 2008 at 4:56 pmFOX News is using women just like Barack Obama.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3J4b-NWKYA&feature=related
February 24th, 2008 at 5:01 pmFox News is increasingly irrelevant and self-obsessed… an impressive feat considering they’ve always been largely irrelevant and self-obsessed. The interesting thing is that they’re running out of “liberals” who will play the “fair and balanced” game…
February 24th, 2008 at 5:08 pmThank you Camp for telling it like it is…of course the brain dead who celebrate in Faux’s festival of ignorance daily this quote won’t even register in their brain washed feeble minds.
Buck Fush
February 24th, 2008 at 5:10 pmhey, that guy’s delafield!
February 24th, 2008 at 5:11 pmFaux Noise disclaimer;
February 24th, 2008 at 5:12 pmNo comedian’s career was destroyed in the making of this fair and balanced bit.
And you gotta love the women paraded around in those tight, skimpy outfits on FauxNews’ “serious” programming.
These are presumably “all the news” you can get at Fox “News”.
What a joke.
February 24th, 2008 at 5:13 pmWait, where’s Dela?
February 24th, 2008 at 5:16 pmI’m confuses and have questions… Does Kirk’s sexiness mean he was a terrible Captain?
Is the obviously slow-witted and boring anchor qualified to be the next Commander-in-Chief?
How do the genitals come down on this issue?
Dela, dela? Please help…
confuses confuses me… I’m confused.
February 24th, 2008 at 5:17 pmLee Camp is GOD!
February 24th, 2008 at 5:18 pmOk, all you Obama fans. What’s the difference between FOX News parading women around in skimpy outfits and Barack Obama using fainting women during his campaign speeches?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3J4b-NWKYA&feature=related
February 24th, 2008 at 5:19 pmHes right, they arent focusing on any real issues…its a TABLOID!!
It would be more interesting if they talked to those women that had alien babies, like you see in the National Enquirer.
February 24th, 2008 at 5:28 pmFox News is not just a propagabda noise machine! It also promotes the Fox network’s cheesy smut.
February 24th, 2008 at 5:32 pmHes right, they arent focusing on any real issues…its a TABLOID!!
It would be more interesting if they talked to those women that had alien babies, like you see in the National Enquirer.
Comment by Xisithrus — February 24, 2008 @ 5:28 pm
To be fair, Fox would LOVE to have those Mothers on but in order to be ‘fair and balanced’ they would need to hear from the Father’s as well and Alien’s are notoriously reticent to go on network television… (I think they don’t like how the camera’s make them look fat)
February 24th, 2008 at 5:34 pmWho was the bimbo muttering to Chris ” … that you should be more concerned that Hillary Clinton was a candidate?” Even the moderator said:”alright, that’s enough.”
February 24th, 2008 at 5:34 pmand MSNBC is propaganda for the left.
February 24th, 2008 at 5:35 pmand MSNBC is propaganda for the left.
Comment by VA Voter — February 24, 2008 @ 5:35 pm
But where are the Ambidextrous to get their propaganda? Who looks out for them?
February 24th, 2008 at 5:36 pm(I think they don’t like how the camera’s make them look fat)
Comment by belac — February 24, 2008 @ 5:34 pm
Yessh, it only makes their heads look fat not their butts. Those aliens are too sensitive.
February 24th, 2008 at 5:37 pmSo “Bones” is writing books from the grave now?
February 24th, 2008 at 5:38 pmand MSNBC is propaganda for the left.
Comment by VA Voter — February 24, 2008 @ 5:35 pm
Yeah, Tucker Carlson is a liberal. Tweety drooling all over Fred Thompson and Muttkiller Romney is a liberal. Dan Abrams, real liberal. They have one show, ONE that has a liberal bias and you wingnuts get your thongs in a bundle. Fair and balanced my ass.
February 24th, 2008 at 5:40 pmYou folks hate Fox so much but they are the only network that has equal number of guest from both sides of an issue. I wonder why TP didn’t post a clip from SNL worshiping Obama
February 24th, 2008 at 5:40 pmand MSNBC is propaganda for the left.
Comment by VA Voter
Ever notice how much anti-religious shows are on FOX? The Simpsons,South Park etc? These folks arent conservative at all. Conservatism today is exploitation [Capitalism] FOX is not about being a Christian, its about turning Christians into supporting whats basically a Robber Baron mentality. Jesus wasnt against welfare and for war. Jesus wasnt about fear and hate.
February 24th, 2008 at 5:41 pmEver notice how much anti-religious shows are on FOX? The Simpsons,South Park etc? These folks arent conservative at all. Conservatism today is exploitation [Capitalism] FOX is not about being a Christian, its about turning Christians into supporting whats basically a Robber Baron mentality. Jesus wasnt against welfare and for war. Jesus wasnt about fear and hate.
Comment by Xisithrus — February 24, 2008 @ 5:41 pm
What does Jesus have to do with this?
February 24th, 2008 at 5:44 pmthey are the only network that has equal number of guest from both sides of an issue
Comment by VA Voter — February 24, 2008 @ 5:40 pm
You can’t keep repeating an already proven lie and expect anybody to have any respect for you, liar. Your views are all rendered irrelevant because of lies like this one.
February 24th, 2008 at 5:44 pmComment by VA Voter — February 24, 2008 @ 5:35 pm
So I guess you agree that Fox is, indeed, a parade of propaganda and a festival of ignorance.
Thanks for playing.
February 24th, 2008 at 5:45 pmWhat does Jesus have to do with this?
Comment by VA Voter — February 24, 2008 @ 5:44 pm
Jesus has to do with everything, if you’re a Christian. Are you a Muslim, perhaps?
February 24th, 2008 at 5:45 pmI watch the local FOX affilliate news here sometimes, and its a regular local news outlet with local reporters,, this cable FOX News is a wacky tabloid. Why would anyone write a book on Captain Kirk and his ability to woo women, much less report on, thats not News, thats selling books.
February 24th, 2008 at 5:46 pmI wonder why TP didn’t post a clip from SNL worshiping Obama
Comment by VA Voter — February 24, 2008 @ 5:40 pm
I wonder when SNL was a “fair and balanced” news program. Are all VA voters this stupid? That explains George Allen, if so.
February 24th, 2008 at 5:46 pmYou folks hate Fox so much but they are the only network that has equal number of guest from both sides of an issue. I wonder why TP didn’t post a clip from SNL worshiping Obama
Comment by VA Voter — February 24, 2008 @ 5:40 pm
SNL is a comedy show and as we all know comedy has a liberal bias, but then so does the rest of reality.
Hosting a guest who claims to be a ‘liberal’ does not equal reporting… but then again few people do real reporting anymore… Sadly, you are right about that. However, I have a feeling that if someone really was reporting the ‘truth’ you would be screaming bloody murder and ‘TRAITOR!’ until they were taken off the air…
You are welcome to your little Fox News if it really makes you feel better, we’ll take the Presidency, The Congress, and soon The Supreme Court while you guys are busy discussing fictional character’s sex lives and fictional justifications for torture…
After we do that and the trials begin and the truth starts to come out and Fox News becomes strangely silent on Current Events, who will tell you what to say?
February 24th, 2008 at 5:48 pmWhat does Jesus have to do with this?
Comment by VA Voter
Your joking right? After Ann Coulter and her books and trips onto FOX?
February 24th, 2008 at 5:48 pmand MSNBC is propaganda for the left.
Comment by VA Voter — February 24, 2008 @ 5:35 pm
Oh, how I wish it were. I’d finally have a reason to watch a news channel.
February 24th, 2008 at 5:49 pmPure fiction! Living in an “otherworld†-=satirev=-
One of Bush aides told Ron Suskind it was a ‘reality-based’ world and they were histories actors.
February 24th, 2008 at 5:55 pmX: I suppose the segue into the Captain Kirk mentality is part & parcel of a huge portion of their intellect – Pure fiction! Living in an “otherworld†– out there – way out there in the galaxy but definitely not living on this one.
Comment by satirev — February 24, 2008 @ 5:49 pm
Exactly, ever notice how much of these foreign policy ‘realists’ ideology is based on a comic book conception of international relations. ‘Those ‘bad’ guys in Iran need to be bombed- it’s all they understand… and the people of Iran will thank us for swooping in to their rescue when it happens.’ and when you point out that thinking that we have either the right or (now, thanks to the Iraq adventure) even the means to go to war with Iran you are told to “get real!”
February 24th, 2008 at 5:56 pmAMAZING!
Comment by Gin — February 24, 2008 @ 6:23 pm
why are there no funny conservatives?
February 24th, 2008 at 6:31 pmDestroy FOX Hyper Reality!
One brick at a time!
FOX is State Sponsored TV!
February 24th, 2008 at 6:36 pmFox News, a festival of ignorance.
Priceless.
-GSD
February 24th, 2008 at 6:39 pmRead the trolls responses and it confirms the fact that Fox News fans are part of the parade of propaganda.
-GSD
February 24th, 2008 at 6:41 pmHe could have done the same thing on Olbermann and nobody would have seen him. Why do you think Keith has to name Oreilly the worst person in the world every damn night? -Gin
Umm, why are you watching Olbermann every night? I guess your saying nobody did see him…everynight?
February 24th, 2008 at 6:49 pmwhat was a “liberal” comedian (whatever that is) doing on Fux Nuz?
February 24th, 2008 at 6:55 pm.
FOX made it’s living off of the myth of the liberal bias in the media.
But low and behold a super majority of Americans are pro-choice and anti-war. FOX was a fluke. It’s days are numbered.
February 24th, 2008 at 7:09 pmEvery damn day! And they post the video because nobody saw it in the first place.
Comment by Gin — February 24, 2008 @ 7:02 pm
Don’t you get tired of telling easily debunked lies? You are mentally ill.
February 24th, 2008 at 7:12 pmComment by Gin — February 24, 2008 @ 7:02 pm
you’re never funny, why is that?
February 24th, 2008 at 7:19 pmObviously American is addicted to and loves propaganda. He is right, its really like a parade. Its more entertainment then news in my opinion.
February 24th, 2008 at 7:21 pm“No doubt an assistant producer is being taken out to the woodshed for not vetting this guy carefully enough before booking him.”
Comment by VerbalKint — February 24, 2008 @ 4:44 pm
Actually, he has been on Fox News before, appearing as a liberal comedian-commentator. That is referenced on his MySpace page to which TP links. This was not his first time on Fox News. They knew who he was and his political leanings before they booked him.
February 24th, 2008 at 7:22 pmComment by Exley — February 24, 2008 @ 7:22 pm
but they never have funny conservatives, why is that?
February 24th, 2008 at 7:24 pmOk, all you Obama fans. What’s the difference between FOX News parading women around in skimpy outfits and Barack Obama using fainting women during his campaign speeches?
http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=x3J4b-NWKYA&feature=related
Comment by delafield — February 24, 2008 @ 5:19 pm
Dr. Matt, I’m still waiting for a response on the question above……
February 24th, 2008 at 7:44 pmYou folks hate Fox so much but they are the only network that has equal number of guest from both sides of an issue. I wonder why TP didn’t post a clip from SNL worshiping Obama
Comment by VA Voter — February 24, 2008 @ 5:40 pm
HAHA! Pretty funny!
Fox News is to news what Hooters is to fine dining!
But it’s not just Fox News it’s all of them. Fox News is just the most ridiculous. They’re all about entertainment, ratings and disseminating corporate propaganda.
And why wouldn’t they. They are owned and run by humongous corporate entities and of course what competently run corporation wouldn’t use an asset like a news outlet as an extension of their publicity relations dept.
The root cause is the inertia of the American people in allowing corporations to completely commandeer and control political dialogue and debate in this country and in the case of the broadcast and radio networks, the publicly owned airwaves.
BTW I saw the SNL Obama clip on CNN. It was really boring. Do people still watch SNL? Seems like that show’s best days are long past.
February 24th, 2008 at 8:07 pmYou folks hate Fox so much but they are the only network that has equal number of guest from both sides of an issue. I wonder why TP didn’t post a clip from SNL worshiping Obama
Comment by VA Voter — February 24, 2008 @ 5:40 pm
Your probably right about this. Because Fox News has about as much validity as SNL does, maybe less. Are you out of your freakin’ mind?
February 24th, 2008 at 8:15 pmOnce I realize that they watch Fox News, I know that their insides are dark and evil and their karma is tainted – like the Bush administration.
Comment by satirev — February 24, 2008 @ 5:47 pm
And conversely when somebody says something really stupid and blatantly false I find the best way to nail them is to say you watch Fox News don’t you? They always say yes.
February 24th, 2008 at 8:20 pmWell at least he did on a network where somebody actually saw it. He could have done the same thing on Olbermann and nobody would have seen him. Why do you think Keith has to name Oreilly the worst person in the world every damn night? Desperate for ratings maybe?
Comment by Gin — February 24, 2008 @ 6:23 pm
No he couldn’t dumbass because it isn’t as true about MSNBC as is is about Fox. Although he could have done in on Tucker Carlsons show or Dan Abrams or Chris Mathews and it would have been fine with us.
February 24th, 2008 at 8:24 pmwhy are there no funny conservatives?
Comment by joe cantwell — February 24, 2008 @ 6:31 pm
Ther are “funny” conservatives in the “does this milk smell funny” fashion.
February 24th, 2008 at 8:25 pmwhy are there no funny conservatives?
Comment by joe cantwell — February 24, 2008 @ 6:31 pm
Ther are “funny†conservatives in the “does this milk smell funny†fashion.
Comment by Shayne
Don’t forget that “funny” and “queer” are synonyms.
February 24th, 2008 at 8:44 pmactually if u don’t count the 55 and over crowd(advertisers don’t) ko and oreilly have about the same amount of viewers….
February 24th, 2008 at 8:44 pmComment by Shayne — February 24, 2008 @ 8:25 pm
it’s a question conservatives never answer.
February 24th, 2008 at 8:50 pmearlier a trooll wondered about “a clip from SNL worshiping Obama”…
i’d like to see that also… i watched SNL last night…
must’ve missed that sketch… what i saw, seemed just the opposite…
and guest host tina fey had a great rant, cheerleading for hillary:
SNL: Tina Fey On The Most Important Women’s News Issue
[...]
… he doesn’t think America is ready to watch their president quote “turn into an old lady in front of them.†Really? They didn’t seem to mind when Ronald Reagan did that. Maybe what bothers me the most is that people say that Hillary is a b!tch. Let me say something about that: Yeah, she is. And so am I and so is this one.
POEHLER: Yeah, deal with it.
FEY: Know what? B!tches get stuff done.
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/02/24/snl-tina-fey-on-the-most-important-womens-news-issue/
! = i … stoopid filter…
February 24th, 2008 at 8:56 pmGin-
February 24th, 2008 at 9:00 pmYou can’t have it both ways… either the rest of the media is controlled by George Soros and the Super Liberal Friends and Fox is beset on all sides by powerful enemies… or FOX is a juggernaut and no one watches any other cable news station… which is it?
Or rather which is it today, when Fox is embarrassed by a little known comedian on their own little regarded show?
Off topic, but since there’s no think fast on Sunday,
My three reasons to vote for Ralph Nader:
1. You are sick of the two party system and want to throw your vote away.
2. You are thrilled with the last seven years of BushitCo and want at least four more.
3. You still, really, really hate the Corvair.
February 24th, 2008 at 9:01 pmI do really hate the Corvair, but I still can’t bring myself to pull the lever for Nader…
February 24th, 2008 at 9:03 pmgood post, RU…
here’s another OT news bit:
Pakistan Blocks YouTube
Posted by Soulskill on Sunday February 24, @01:02PM
from the out-of-sight-out-of-mind dept.
Multiple readers have written to tell us of news that Pakistan has ordered its ISPs to block access to YouTube “for containing blasphemous web content/movies.” This follows increasing unrest in Pakistan over a Danish newspaper’s reprinting of cartoons which depict Islam in a less-than-favorable light. The cartoons also sparked controversy when they were first published a few years ago.
February 24th, 2008 at 9:13 pmhttp://politics.slashdot.org/politics/08/02/24/1628213.shtml
RU you forgot:
February 24th, 2008 at 9:23 pm4. Your a Republican and figure a wasted vote is a wasted vote…
Then there was the time someone held up a “Hannity Sucks Ass” sign live on FoxNews…
Thank God there are still some heroes out there.
http://newsprism.wordpress.com
February 24th, 2008 at 9:29 pmalong these lines:
Bill O’Reilly Makes Himself Sick and Newt Thinks People Want To
February 24th, 2008 at 9:33 pmGet Away From Republican Policies
Comment by dictatortot
Having read the pointless linked post, I’m curious why Dickie thinks its so important. Other than a restatement of conventional wisdom, it serves no purpose.
February 24th, 2008 at 9:49 pmWhile the Oscars were on this story ran on 60 Minutes about Former Governor Don Siegelman who was railroaded into federal prison by the Rove machine.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/21/60minutes/main3859830.shtml
February 24th, 2008 at 9:53 pmI saw it jdogg. Lots of people did. This story is going somewhere.
The President of the United States had his hitmen frame and imprison an innocent man. Wow.
February 24th, 2008 at 10:05 pmWell X, I do watch Olberman from time to time, but I also read a website that everyday exclaims about KO ripping Billo a new one. Every damn day! -Gin
I dont know what to make of your posts. You say no one watched it, but then read a website everyday that does watch Olbermann.
February 24th, 2008 at 10:07 pm“I saw it jdogg. Lots of people did. This story is going somewhere.”
OK cool thanks Guido, I’m in Singapore so wasn’t sure. Just spreading the word.Yeah this goes pretty high up the food chain.
Peace
February 24th, 2008 at 10:13 pmthe best part was the hasty cut to the advertisement for another sexist show airing on fux nuz.
February 24th, 2008 at 10:23 pm.
Dishin’, all the time dishin’, but then they get dished and they can’t hack it. This fox network floats right along with the pond scum.
February 24th, 2008 at 10:42 pmlol…looks like he ruined their morning.
February 24th, 2008 at 10:51 pmwilliamF ~ bullies are like that, yes, they are!
February 24th, 2008 at 11:19 pmHere’s an update, by Larissa Alexandrovna on the Seigelman story via Raw Story (sorry in advance for the long post):
Soviet America
Now, let me tell you what has been going on. As 60 Minutes was putting its show together, the White House put pressure on CBS — the parent company — to kill the show. Over the last few days, as word got out that the 60 Minutes show would air tonight, Karl Rove’s associates began planting defamatory stories about journalists working on this story (see example here) and attacking the whistle-blower who came forward, Dana Jill Simpson. If you recall, Ms. Simpson testified, under oath, to Congress about Karl Rove’s involvement in politicizing the DOJ. What you may not know, however, is that her house mysteriously caught fire and she was run off the road in the weeks leading up to her testimony.
What you may also not know is that Governor Siegelman’s house was broken into twice during his trial as was his attorney’s office.
Yesterday, the attacks on Simpson and journalists increased with a series of emails from the Alabama GOP. See Here.
Tonight was something truly unseen in US history. During the 60 Minutes broadcast and ONLY during the Don Siegelman portion — the screen went black for Huntsville residents and Mobile residents. There are other reports of other locations, but I have not yet confirmed those. In Florida, a series of strange ads were running about the FISA bill and how Democrats are not tough on terrorism, apparently during the 60 Minutes hour and also right before 60 Minutes, but not after (still trying to confirm when the ads stopped running).
In other words, in the United States of America, a man is imprisoned for being a Democrat. When reporters attempt to get this story out, they are threatened and smeared. When all else fails, the public is not allowed to see the news. This is not acceptable and I — as a US citizen — demand that Congress investigate this series of blackouts immediately. Any company involved in this must have their FCC license pulled too. Karl Rove may be gone from office, but he clearly is not gone from power. So long as his buddy, George W. Bush, continues to occupy the White House — what used to be a symbol of how a nation could both be governed and be free — we will continue toward abuse after imperial, no Soviet, abuse against us. That too is unacceptable.
Contact Congress now, non-stop, and demand a full investigation into what caused this selective blackout. You can find your member’s contact information here. If no investigation happens … If no one in Congress responds, then you will know finally and fully the ugly truth: we are no longer a democracy . And if we are no longer a democracy, then presidential election can fix the problem, because something that no longer exists cannot be fixed. Sadly, at that point, the only path left to us is the one I most abhor.
Update:
We are now being told that it was a technical issue with CBS in New York:
We apologize that you missed the first segment of 60 Minutes tonight featuring “The Prosecution of Don Siegelman.”
It was a techincal(sic) problem with CBS out of New York. We are working with them right now to see if we can re-broadcast the segment.
Please be patient with us during this time. We are doing our best to correct the problem.
Excuse me? Are they trying to tell us that a glitch in New York ONLY happened in Alabama — which is the topic of the 60 Minutes broadcast — and ONLY during the Don Siegelman segment? Are you kidding me? We have selective prosecution and now we have selective news delivery?
February 24th, 2008 at 11:41 pmComment by barfly — February 24, 2008 @ 11:41 pm
February 24th, 2008 at 11:47 pmIf this is true barfly, heads should role- they are our airwaves- let’s take them back…
Comment by belac
I’m going to search for some corroboration.
February 25th, 2008 at 12:00 amThe Seigelman story is now attacked by the Alabama state republicans:
60 Minutes Report On Siegelman Causes Stir
by Associated Press
Last Updated: Feb 24 2008 – 9:29 pm
February 25th, 2008 at 12:10 amWASHINGTON (AP) – A former Republican campaign volunteer in
Alabama told CBS’s “60 Minutes” of what she viewed as a secret
five-year campaign to ruin former Democratic Gov. Don Siegelman, a
claim airing tonight that was denounced as a fabrication by the
state GOP.
Party officials say Jill Simpson, a Rainsville lawyer who has
now left the Republican Party, was no more than a low-level
volunteer for individual campaigns, if anything, and would not have
had access to the kind of information she alleged on Sunday’s “60
Minutes” episode.
In the program, Simpson made claims that she had not previously
raised publicly, either in an affidavit that drew wide attention
last summer or later in sworn congressional testimony.
She said then-White House political strategist Karl Rove asked
her in 2001 to find evidence that Siegelman was cheating on his
wife.
Simpson said it wasn’t the first time that Rove — who was
active in Alabama politics before going to the White House — had
asked her to find damaging information about opposing campaigns.
Rove declined to be interviewed by “60 Minutes” and by The
Associated Press. But his attorney, Robert Luskin, denied Simpson’s
allegations, saying “‘60 Minutes’ owes Mr. Rove an apology for
circulating this false and foolish story.”
Simpson had not mentioned Rove directly speaking to her
previously. In her earlier sworn statements, she said she heard
party operatives running Republican Bob Riley’s campaign for
governor discuss political influence behind Siegelman’s prosecution
on corruption charges.
She describes conversations in 2002 and 2005 in which she claims
Riley campaign officials suggested that Rove was pushing the
Justice Department to pursue charges against the former governor to
keep him off the ballot.
Siegelman, who narrowly lost to Riley in 2002, was convicted on
federal bribery and obstruction charges in June 2006. He is serving
a sentence of more than seven years.
Alabama Republican Party officials said Simpson was fabricating
her stories. State GOP chairman Mike Hubbard, in a written
statement, says the party staffers “can find not one instance” of
Simpson volunteering or working on behalf of the Alabama Republican
Party.
Also, he says, no one within the Republican Party leadership in
Alabama has ever so much as heard of Simpson until she made her
first wave of accusations.
Simpson’s attorney, Priscilla Duncan, disputed that account and
said Simpson could provide details of fundraisers and other
activities she helped arrange. Duncan denies that Simpson is
changing her story as she raises new allegations.
Simpson says she is a lifelong Republican, volunteering for
state and national campaigns dating back to Ronald Reagan and
George H.W. Bush. Duncan says Simpson has decided to leave the
party because “she’s just so disgusted with their reaction.”
Fair and balanced my ass.
Comment by Shayne
mmmmmmmmmmmmmm…
February 25th, 2008 at 1:12 amThanks for the update barfly. Ms. Simpson sounded pretty convincing t me. And of course Rove would not stand up and denounce her himself even though he was asked for an interview. And if they call him to testify before congress he won’t go there either. Something needs to be done with these people.
February 25th, 2008 at 1:16 amEver notice how much anti-religious shows are on FOX? The Simpsons,South Park etc? These folks arent conservative at all. Conservatism today is exploitation [Capitalism] FOX is not about being a Christian, its about turning Christians into supporting whats basically a Robber Baron mentality. Jesus wasnt against welfare and for war. Jesus wasnt about fear and hate.
Comment by Xisithrus — February 24, 2008 @ 5:41 pm
Well, actually, The Simpsons is pretty even-handed in its views on religion. Ned Flanders (and his boys) may take some ribbing for his (over)piousness, but there’s never been an episode in which Flanders’ faith was particularly denigrated. Even the “Angel Skeleton” episode was less about religion and more about how people’s faith could be so easily exploited (it turned out the skeleton of the angel that Lisa found was just a marketing ploy). Also, when Bart was afraid he’d lost his soul for good (he’d “sold” a piece of paper with the words “Bart’s soul” to Milhouse), it was a genuine fear; after he learned that someone else had bought it, he went home and prayed.
February 25th, 2008 at 2:03 amAs for “South Park”, if I’m not mistaken, Fox has nothing to do with that show. Comedy Central is a Viacom property (local Fox affiliates may air syndicated episodes of “South Park” but that doesn’t make the show a Fox program).
I would also point out that the Fox Network is a separate entity from Fox News which renders your rant against the entertainment arm of the Murdoch Empire (Fox TV) from its news division more than a bit absurd. (I would like to know what other Fox shows you consider specifically “anti-religious” when compared to ABC, CBS, NBC and the CW).
Rupert Murdoch made his billions doing cheesy, smutty tabloids in Australia and Britain.
MSNBC is controlled by General Electric and simply by definition could not have a liberal bias.
I admire Lee Camp for being more interested in the truth than furthering his career.
February 25th, 2008 at 4:06 amYou cab still catch the video on youtube
February 25th, 2008 at 7:30 amhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oy7K5j2amQ
“A festival of ignorance” for the typical Fox viewer, and a “festivus, for the rest of us!”
February 25th, 2008 at 9:41 am“Festival of Ignorance” – that’s a keeper.
February 25th, 2008 at 10:51 amThat was priceless!
February 25th, 2008 at 1:05 pm“Festival of Ignorance†– that’s a keeper.
Comment by RobertSeattle — February 25, 2008 @ 10:51 am
Explains jdc perfectly.
February 25th, 2008 at 2:29 pmlol, o shiiii. that is good stuff…..
February 25th, 2008 at 3:08 pmFox “News”.
February 25th, 2008 at 3:52 pmNow with more Star Trek bimbos!