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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFox Host Explodes At Guest For Disagreeing With His Scandal Coverage: ‘Cut His Damn Mic’
Fox Host Explodes At Guest For Disagreeing With His Scandal Coverage: Cut His Damn Mic
By Hayes Brown
Fox Business host Neil Cavuto yelled at producers to cut the mic of a liberal pundit who dared to say that not all of the scandals plaguing President Obama are created equal.
On Friday, Cavuto attempted to link the recent revelations about the extent of the National Security Agencys collection of Americans cell phone metadata with several other scandals that the Obama administration has had to face in recent weeks. You see one incident after another that comes up, and it all comes back to the same basic issue, Cavuto said. Privacy is invaded or potentially invaded, institutions of all sorts doing pretty much the same thing. There is a pattern, he went on to say.
His guest, liberal commentator Julian Epstein, attempted to counter the idea that all of the issues Cavuto listed including the Department of Justices probe of news agencies tied to national security leaks and the IRS heightened scrutiny of conservative groups were exactly the same as the NSA issue. If you want to conflate or combine all of these issues, then make these general statements you can do that, Epstein said. I just dont think thats a very thoughtful way of approaching it.
Cavuto exploded over Epsteins comments, calling on Epstein to drop the liberal thing, focus on the reality thing. Epstein tried in vain to inform Cavuto that it was worth taking each of the issues separately rather than lumping them all together:
Watch the full freak-out here:
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http://thinkprogress.org/media/2013/06/09/2126621/cavuto-scandals-cuts-mic/
By Hayes Brown
Fox Business host Neil Cavuto yelled at producers to cut the mic of a liberal pundit who dared to say that not all of the scandals plaguing President Obama are created equal.
On Friday, Cavuto attempted to link the recent revelations about the extent of the National Security Agencys collection of Americans cell phone metadata with several other scandals that the Obama administration has had to face in recent weeks. You see one incident after another that comes up, and it all comes back to the same basic issue, Cavuto said. Privacy is invaded or potentially invaded, institutions of all sorts doing pretty much the same thing. There is a pattern, he went on to say.
His guest, liberal commentator Julian Epstein, attempted to counter the idea that all of the issues Cavuto listed including the Department of Justices probe of news agencies tied to national security leaks and the IRS heightened scrutiny of conservative groups were exactly the same as the NSA issue. If you want to conflate or combine all of these issues, then make these general statements you can do that, Epstein said. I just dont think thats a very thoughtful way of approaching it.
Cavuto exploded over Epsteins comments, calling on Epstein to drop the liberal thing, focus on the reality thing. Epstein tried in vain to inform Cavuto that it was worth taking each of the issues separately rather than lumping them all together:
EPSTEIN: Because I want to talk facts, and you want to make these general broadsides, Neil.
CAVUTO: Julian, youre saying nothing and its offensive! Because Ben Stein
EPSTEIN: Okay, why dont we speak about them specifically?
CAVUTO: Julian, why dont you talk facts? Its annoying how obnoxious you can be on the reality.
EPSTEIN: I am talking the reality.
CAVUTO: Im not going to play this game with you, Julian. You play the same damn game dismissing.
EPSTEIN: Neil, youre playing the game too and
CAVUTO: Cut his mic! Cut his mic, hes going nowhere fast. Cut his mic! Ben, I want to be very clear to you cut his damn mic!
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http://thinkprogress.org/media/2013/06/09/2126621/cavuto-scandals-cuts-mic/
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Fox Host Explodes At Guest For Disagreeing With His Scandal Coverage: ‘Cut His Damn Mic’ (Original Post)
ProSense
Jun 2013
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Initech
(100,102 posts)1. Neil Cavuto is by far the worst host on the Fox Opinion Channel.
He only exists to spread Any Rand's bile and garbage about how workers are worthless and the CEO is God. Fuck him.
Rex
(65,616 posts)2. OF COURSE! The GOP station would NEVER air facts!
'Cut his mic' = 'I am a small child stuck talking to an adult and I am scared!'
Major Hogwash
(17,656 posts)3. I feel sorry for Cavuto. He hasn't won an argument since 1988.
And it shows.
Buns_of_Fire
(17,194 posts)4. Taking lessons from Billo Reilly, I guess.
Here's a Google Machine link for Billo's numerous meltdowns and hissyfits:
https://www.google.com/search?q=bill+o'reilly+cut+his+mike&oq=bill+o'reilly+cut+&aqs=chrome.2.57j0l3j62l2.17493j0&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Conclusion? Faux News should start serving nothing but decaf in their cafeteria.
Buns_of_Fire
(17,194 posts)6. Sorry. I just noticed that link is tailored for Chrome.
For anyone else, Google it with the following criteria:
bill o'reilly cut his mike
That should get you the same falafel-scented behavior as the original link...
lpbk2713
(42,766 posts)5. Bookmarked ... what a whiney little baby.
"WAAAH!! No fair!!"
Pathetic and hilarious at the same time.
We should expect no different.