Ford leaves Fox News.
By on Mar 25th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
Ford leaves Fox News.
Former congressman Harold Ford Jr., who is currently the chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council, has left Fox News and “is now a political analyst for NBC News.” Ford, who “had been an analyst for Fox News Channel since March 2007,” made his first appearance on MSNBC last night.
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Did Ford see the light, come to his senses? I thought his going to them was a huge mistake, but I was surprised to see him on MSNBC last night; his departure from Faux news is welcome.
March 25th, 2008 at 4:07 pmhe should have left the DNC and stayed at FOX
March 25th, 2008 at 4:10 pmDid he have a chat with Mr. Wallace?
March 25th, 2008 at 4:15 pmOr was he getting tired of the BS that Fox was and still is spewing.
March 25th, 2008 at 4:16 pmTo quote our vice president, “SO?”
March 25th, 2008 at 4:16 pmBefore he went to NBC, was he deloused?
March 25th, 2008 at 4:21 pmrastaman Says:
March 25th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
he should have left the DNC and stayed at FOX
Agreed. Nough said.
March 25th, 2008 at 4:23 pmWhat really bothers me when a Dem gets on Faux News, for some reason they seem to loose their sack inbetween there legs. Yes folks, no sack , no response that challanges the worped thinking of Sean Hannity. I hope someone will blow there stack when being interviewed (interigated)by these hacks. Ford wanted to save his political future.
Eight years later….Presidential Debates
Mr. Ford, weren’t you a annilist for the propaganda channel back eight years ago? And if so, didn’t you know that Fox was the main propaganda voice for the Republican party? Why did you work there? Was money more important then your reputation?
March 25th, 2008 at 4:31 pmNot to be a nitpicker, but he’s with the DLC, not the DNC.
March 25th, 2008 at 4:34 pmDLC = Republicrats
March 25th, 2008 at 4:35 pmScrew the DLC. These are the Republican appeasers in the party, the Clinton crew, the people who know how to lose elections.
March 25th, 2008 at 4:36 pm#13 DLC = Republicrats
Exactly.
March 25th, 2008 at 4:37 pm#11 Said: What really bothers me when a Dem gets on Faux News, for some reason they seem to loose their sack inbetween there legs.
Wes Clark did a pretty good job over there for a couple of years. He rattled B.O. and Insanity quite often. To quote Bill Clinton: “Wes Clark has a sack full of guts”.
March 25th, 2008 at 4:42 pm#14:
That’s right. They certainly blew 2004, didn’t they?
And they wholeheartedly endorsed the Iraq Invasion in 2003, oppose regulation in industry, eschew any type of economic populism, oppose a single payer health system, endorse Bush’s underfunded No Child Left Behind as well as NAFTA and CAFTA.
Ford belongs at Fox.
March 25th, 2008 at 4:45 pmWhy go with a Ford when you could have a Packard Henney Executive. Those cars could take a direct hit from a locomotive and stop the train.
March 25th, 2008 at 4:56 pmSpeaking of DINOs:
Word is out on the ‘net that Clinton will use any method possible to destroy Obama (Tonya Harding option) — she will sooner see the Democratic party destroyed and give the nation to McCain before she will surrender.
Regardless of how we got here – states disobeying rules, etc. it is all irrelevant now — this is getting serious.
Hillary Clinton may be another Joe Lieberman.
March 25th, 2008 at 4:57 pmI’m sure he’ll serve the Republican agenda well at NBC. After all the DLC electoral strategy is such a winner. Just ask Senator Ford.. er, never mind.
March 25th, 2008 at 5:08 pmSince MSNBC has become the trash Hillary channel, is there really much difference from FUX?
March 25th, 2008 at 5:15 pmI was hopeful for a split second that Ford Motor Company was no longer going to advertise there. THAT would have made a freakin’ difference.
March 25th, 2008 at 5:15 pmMarie:
Well, she has no chance in the primaries now, so that’s her only hope.
I knew the Democrats would work hard at blowing another presidential election.
March 25th, 2008 at 5:15 pmCan he get me number of that blonde chick he met at the Playboy party?
March 25th, 2008 at 5:34 pmMaybe after Shillary destorys Obama she will destroy the septugenarian Sen. McCain. She can then set her sites on Osama Bin Blahblahblah and Al Queda. Shillary don’t play! Man she scares me…BTW Harold saw the greenbacks not the light, plus Hannity probaly called him the N Word.
March 25th, 2008 at 6:41 pmprefer hearing both sides of a debate because otherwise its a complete waste of time. -JacksBall
Bill O’Reilly telling people to shutup is a debate?
March 25th, 2008 at 6:49 pm#12,13,14,15,16,18,21
You folks are right on the money. I agree wholeheartedly. The only thing not mentioned is that Bill (and Hillary cheerleading) Clinton is the poster boy of the DLC. DINOs in my book. True corporatists, they are. Vote Obama!
March 25th, 2008 at 7:12 pmFox comedy channel has lost one of the best possibilities to have a professional political consultant on board. Now it’s back to send in the clowns. Fox comedy channel your best source for funny stuff.
March 25th, 2008 at 8:38 pmLook, every ” liberal ” on Fox is either a former disgruntle Dem , ie Morris , the guy with the beard , The blond Powers , all looking as if they are sitting on egg shells and the rest are so diluted and show a lack of partisan , it’s useless watching .
March 25th, 2008 at 10:25 pmSomething bothers me about Ford , too calculating and when Katrina Vanden Heuvel correctly said , the American people want the OCCUPATION to END , Ford jumped into excuse mode ,” it’s more complicated than that ” , no it’s not .We just need a leader to ADMIT it IS an occupation and back up the planes and load them up. But that’ll never happen .
Badmoodman Says:
March 25th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
Before he went to NBC, was he deloused?
Heh, that was the first thing I thought, too. :)
March 25th, 2008 at 10:49 pmToo much of an ass even for Fox, I see.
March 26th, 2008 at 8:01 amThe former congressman is not exactly my favorite guy but having said that, I can’t help but wonder if Hillary might pick him for v-p if she were to be the nominee.
One thing about Ford, he ain’t no dummy. He likely sees the possibility, even if somewhat improbable. Obama loses, his supporters in an uproar, ergo, Ford to transcend and rescue.
March 26th, 2008 at 12:13 pm“WHAT THE HELL WAS Harold Ford Jr. DOING AT FOX THAT AIDED IN HIS DEFEAT BY OPPONENT Corker-SUCKER IN THE LAST ELECTION? WILL WONDERS NEVER CEASE, DID Roger Ailes USE HIS SERPENT-LIKE TONGUE ON Harold THE SAME WAY Bush DID FOR McPAIN??????”
Trying to make the Clinton-Ford ticket ACCEPTABLE. Let’s not forget, Wes Clark had a run at Fox as well.
March 26th, 2008 at 12:15 pmHarold Ford Jr. is a very sharp guy, but doesn’t this kind of movement happen all the time? Is there some information that makes this story relevant?
March 26th, 2008 at 3:18 pmThe little trophy whore left False News? There may be hope for him yet.
March 26th, 2008 at 3:51 pmyessohbetoh yeah
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