FauxNews turning on Hillary in a big way - She spent too much time on herself, not enough on Obama.

[jefferson_dem]

Chris Wallace and Major Garrett are slamming the speech, saying she checked off a few boxes but didn't spend enough time cheerleading for Obama.

What the fuck were they watching?

I guess all that pandering to the phony news network didn't pay off after all.

[DarienComp]

1. They're just pissed because the Dem infighting is over.

[featherman]

47. Exactly

[jbnow]

60. To keep the fighting going they should be saying

she was robbed, forced out, discriminated against, bullied and so on

[NotThisTime]

86. Precisely... Faux news is just that FAKE!

[Clear Blue Sky]

2. Given how close the primary was, I think she struck the right balance.

[Orsino]

82. Of course it was mostly about her and her supporters.

She was officially breaking some tough news to them--no matter that they all knew it already. This was their last time together as the Clinton campaign, so Faux can once again go fuck themselves.

I think she did amazingly well.

[MichiganVote]

3. Olberman called it self congratulation. Helpful/NOT.

[ErinBerin84]

14. that was not his full characterization, and you know it.

[MichiganVote]

Oh yes it was and I heard it with my own ears so quit making excuses for him.

It was another in a string of shitty comments from the media.

[ErinBerin84]

57. I still disagree with you that it is was his full characterization

but I do agree that the beginning may not have been helpful, as I admitted below, but he did have positive things to say as well.

[Yael]

Yeah, that pissed me off too.

What did they want her to do -- throw her accomplishments and her supporters under the bus?

Fuck them all and their mad grab for ratings.

[MichiganVote]

33. That guy hasn't had one postive thing to say about ANY female candidate running for office.

[cottonseed]

20. He called a portion of the speech self congratulation. Shouldn't have.

Poor wording, considering the circumstances, but let's not misrepresent what he said.

[ErinBerin84]

31. ok, I guess your right . Sorry.

I guess that I'm just interjecting in my perspective, because her "self-congratulation" was framed in such a way to me that she absoluted deserved to congratulate herself. Oh well, so far, most of the people who I have been watching seem to think, as a whole, that the speech was as good as we all think it was!

[Berry Cool]

42. It's OK, Erin. You're hearing with your EARS

rather than your prejudices and biases.

[cottonseed]

44. You're right. You said it wasn't helpful. And it wasn't.

His wording was inappropriate, he knows what he was doing. He should have shut it down for the day.


Oh, and the speech was great.

[RamboLiberal]

45. What the hell is wrong with Self-Congratulation

He didn't say it in a nasty manner. She deserved to congratulate herself and her supporters - helluva campaign.

[cbc5g]

4. Fox News sees an opening for McCain by dividing Hill/Obama democrats

They will keep doing this up until the election.

[Kahuna]

65. Riiiiight! They want to spin it as "not sincere" as a dog-whistle for

Hillary dead-enders.

[K Gardner]

5. Screw them.. hopefully they just lost all of the HRC Viewers.

[BeyondGeography]

6. They're just worried about the freight train that's about to roll over their little kingdom

Fuck 'em.

[eleny]

7. They're feeding those who can't think for themselves

[anonymous171]

8. They wanted her to be all "ONTO THE CONVENTION" or "OMG I GOT FORCED OUT BY THUGS!"

You know, continue the divisiveness. Fortunately Hillary opted for unity and now the GOP is fucking pissed.

[joshcryer]

13. MOST of you here were EXPECTING that.

[chascarrillo]

28. ... but we didn't WANT that. There's the difference.

[joshcryer]

41. No, worse. You expected the worst of the worst for NO REASON.

[chascarrillo]

43. Trust me, we have reasons. But, you know what?

The upside to the cynicism is that, when we're proved wrong, it's that much better.

[Tatiana]

9. They are just mad because they wanted her to sow dissention.

And she did not give the Republicans what they wanted.

Instead, she supported unity among Democrats.

[Renew Deal]

10. Fox news is a BS outlet

But we all know that.

[Zynx]

11. She's not useful to them anymore. Now they have to discredit her.

[Barack_America]

34. Bingo. "We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming". nt

[Yael]

12. They know that they have lost. Hillary just sealed it for us today.

She makes me so proud.

:patriot:

[virtualobserver]

15. it was a great speech......Fox hates a great speech from a Democrat

[alteredstate]

16. Fuck Faux News.

The speech was perfect.

[jefferson_dem]

19. Agreed.

Fuckem!

[DainBramaged]

17. FUCK FAUX

[BearSquirrel2]

54. This image is not pro-Obama ...

This image is NOT pro-Obama ..


It's disguised appeal to populism for McCain. Did anyone forget about all those "limousine liberals".

Last time I checked, McDonalds was a LOT more popular than restaurants that serve dishes on silver platters.

[DainBramaged]

62. You say tomato..........

McSame is just hamburger, Obama is steak. I disagree 100%, but that's ok, it won't be the last time you misinterpret an image I post.

And DON'T poach my bandwidth! Even when you TRY to prove you think you have the answer. I PAY for that bandwidth.

[BearSquirrel2]

75. Same page ...

The image only gets loaded in it's first reference. Subsequent references to the same hyperlinked image (determined via the .... HYPERLINK) are just re-rendered , not reloaded. I didn't poach any bandwidth.

I'm sorry if you accidentally retransmitted a subtle John McCain commercial. You might as well have drawn a fine baguette with Obama on the wrapper next to a crappy Wonder Bread with McCain on it. As crappy as Wonder Bread is, people become familiar to it and they do absolutely cling to it.

[DainBramaged]

76. Whatever.................

:eyes:

[BearSquirrel2]

88. It means YOU'RE WRONG

Don't accuse me of being a bandwidth thief when you don't understand what you're talking about.

Beyond that, the image came of http://www.photobucket.com and I seriously doubt you're paying for that bandwidth since photobucket accounts are FREE!!!

At least you don't have a deceptive name.

[DainBramaged]

90. I PAY for Photobucket Pro since I supply images for websites I manage

And I have for over three years.

Piss off tool, you made my fucking ignore list.

So many assholes, so little time.

PS

My bandwidth usage so far this month is 1451 MB. Clueless, a good nickname for so many here.

[BearSquirrel2]

94. Since it manages websites ...

Ya know, I looked up the terms for the PhotoBucket Pro account and the bandwidth is un-metered. So I don't know what you're bitching about and you won't because you put me on you're ignore list and won't accept private messages.

[DainBramaged]

85. After reading his profile, you can retract your statement

[Electric Flag]

78. This is just another slam at Obama the Elitist

I don't think it has any place here.

[DainBramaged]

83. Whatever...................

:eyes:

Here is the profile of the artist, so you can retract you(s) statements later:

Clay Bennett
Born January 20, 1958 in Clinton, South Carolina. Growing up the son of a career army officer, he led a nomadic life, attending ten different schools before graduating in 1976 from S. R. Butler High School in Huntsville, Alabama.

Served as editorial cartoonist for his college paper and managing editor of the alternative student newspaper while attending the University of North Alabama. He graduated in 1980 with degrees in Art and History.

Worked as a staff artist for both the Pittsburgh Post- Gazette and The Fayetteville (NC) Times before accepting an editorial cartooning position with the St. Petersburg Times in 1981.

Fired by the Times in 1994, he spent over three years in professional oblivion before being hired as the editorial cartoonist for The Christian Science Monitor.

Since joining the staff of The Monitor in 1998, he has received the John Fischetti Award twice (2001, 2005), the National Headliner Award three times (1999, 2000, 2004), the Sigma Delta Chi Award (2001), the National Journalism Award (2002), the National Cartoonist Society's Award for Editorial Cartoons (2002), the Overseas Press Club Award (2005), the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award (2007), and was named 'Editorial Cartoonist of the Year' by Editor & Publisher magazine (2001). A nominated finalist for the Pulitzer for five consecutive years (1999-2003), he was awarded The Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 2002.

A past president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, he lives in Boston with his wife Cindy Procious, daughter Sarah, and sons Matt and Ben.



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


AWARDS:



2007 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award
for Cartoons


Honorable Mention,
2007 John Fischetti Editorial Cartoon Competition


Citation of Excellence,
2007 United Nations Political Cartoon Award


2005 Thomas Nast Award for Editorial Cartoons,
Overseas Press Club of America


First Place,
2005 John Fischetti Editorial Cartoon Competition


Grand Prize,
2004 National Population Cartoon Contest


2004 National Headliner Award
for Editorial Cartoons


Finalist,
2003 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning


2002 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning


2002 Best Editorial Cartoons,
National Cartoonists Society


2002 National Journalism Award,
Scripps Howard Foundation


2001 Sigma Delta Chi Award,
Society of Professional Journalists


First Place,
2001 John Fischetti Editorial Cartoon Competition


2001 Editorial Cartoonist of the Year,
Editor & Publisher Magazine


Finalist, 2001 National Journalism Award,
Scripps Howard Foundation


Finalist,
2001 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning


2000 National Headliner Award
for Editorial Cartoons


Finalist,
2000 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning


1999 National Headliner Award
for Editorial Cartoons


Finalist,
1999 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning


Honorable Mention,
1995 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards


1994 Green Eyeshade Award, Best Editorial Cartoons,
Society of Professional Journalists


1990 Jane Roe Media Award,
Florida Abortion Rights Action League


Citation for Editorial Cartoons,
1987 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards


1986 H. L. Mencken Award, Best Cartoon,
Free Press Association


Honorable Mention,
1986 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards


1984 Green Eyeshade Awards, Best Editorial Cartoons,
Society of Professional Journalists


Citation for Excellence in Editorial Cartoons,
1982 Overseas Press Club Award


First Place, Editorial Cartoons,
1979 Society for Collegiate Journalists Awards


Runner-up, Comic Strips,
1979 National Council of College Publications



http://www.claybennett.com/archives.html



Clay Bennett fires back on Joint Chiefs

Clay Bennett, President of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, has entered the Tom Toles fray telling the Joint Chiefs of Staff to go back and mind the war instead of cartooning (I’m paraphrasing) and also praised the Washington Post for backing up Tom under such pressure.

Clay Bennett said the Joint Chiefs of Staff have more important things to do than write a letter criticizing a Tom Toles drawing.

“They should be as concerned with the soldiers in the field as they are with a cartoon in The Washington Post,” said Bennett, president of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists (AAEC), when reached Thursday by E&P. “Maybe they should provide the body armor soldiers need to help avoid the sort of injury shown in the cartoon.”

http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/02/03/clay-bennett-fires-back-on-joint-chiefs/

More information on Clay Bennett’s decision to leave CSM

By Alan Gardner
November 6, 2007

Dave Astor has interviewed Clay Bennett about yesterday’s announcement that he was leaving the Christian Science Monitor for the Chattanooga Times Free Press. Indeed the pull to return to the south was strong as was the desire to return to a metro paper.

“I’ve had a hankering to get back to a metro paper,” said Bennett, who joins the Times Free Press on Jan. 1 — exactly 10 years to the day he started at the Monitor. “There’s something to having a real constituency you can see.”

In talking with out-going Bruce Plante regarding the Times Free Press, Clay learned that the paper was a positive environment for a cartoonists.

The Monitor cartoonist told E&P that he heard good things about the Times Free Press from Plante, including praise about the “latitude” the paper allows its cartoonist. And given that the paper has two editorial pages (one liberal and one conservative), it would be difficult to “go outside what the newspaper professes” in its opinions, Bennett said wryly.

“My political leanings are more liberal than not, but a lot of cartoons I do don’t take a partisan position,” he said.

Also revealed in the article is Clay’s believe that the CSM will hire a new cartoonist to replace him, and that now that he’ll be leaving the CSM, he’s looking for a new syndicate to distribute his cartoons.

http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2007/11/06/more-information-on-clay-bennetts-decision-to-leave-csm/

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

18. Why are you watching Faux ?

Why risk a headache?

[jefferson_dem]

32. We'll chalk it up to "oppo research."

I like to know what the knuckle-dragging haters are chirping about.

Sometimes a minute or two in the cesspool is all I can stomach.

[ErinBerin84]

21. they were hoping for "Denver, Denver!"

They know they're screwed. That was an awesome speech.

[Yael]

38. That is what I was expecting too.

I am VERY happy for our party today.

[BlooInBloo]

22. Fuck 'em. Despite the (well-known) warts on her campaign, there was still the obvious HUGE good side

namely, that it was proven that a woman CAN be President. There are other good parts too, but that seems to be clearly the hugest.

My point: Fuck faux. The good sides of her candidacy MORE than warrant a day of basically just *her*.

[PFunk]

23. Did she spent most of the time on herself? Yes. BUT she did what was nessesary today.

She bowed out and told her supporters to support Obama. And in the end that's the important part.

[EmilyAnne]

24. They want to keep the division going. They don't want to believe that we can actually come together.

We can and we will, so too bad for them.

[onehandle]

25. Fuck the divisive fuckers. nt

[hokies4ever]

26. They know that if Obama wins, their viewership is going to tank

[Cha]

56. That's right..so they be workin' their

asses off overtime to make sure he doesn't..right along side cnn and whatever personality tweety has on any given night.

[terrya]

27. That just says how good the speech was.

[BlueStateGirl]

29. Of course. Because they do not want a unified Democratic Party.

Republicans should be scared shitless right now.

[crankychatter]

30. High praise indeed - nt

.

[dana_b]

35. fuck FOX

that is all.

[underpants]

36. They (and all of the MSM) are pissed because this thing has gone off script

They had a narrative and tons of old material all set up and ready to go

Now they have to figure out how to talk about "the black guy"

[TooRaLoo]

66. LOL that's SO true.

"Oh shit! How can we not come off as the racists a-holes we really are NOW?" :scared:

[TooRaLoo]

67. dupe

[SDJay]

37. Hardly a Surprise

Now that the campaign can turn to the merits of the candidates, who they are and what their platforms entail, this 'news outlet' understands the same thing most RWers do - they have no fucking chance whatsoever this fall. Infighting, division, scandal and huge red herrings were all they had. Now they're left with Grampy. Good luck with that, whackos. Your eight-year run is OVER, and you all know it.

[sampsonblk]

39. She legitimized them. Chickens do come home to roost sometimes

Is anyone surprised?

[Crunchy Frog]

40. She's useless to them now. They only wanted her as a bludgeon against Obama.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

46. Fuck Fox

Fake News.

They are going to start with the "What a great guy McDumbass is!" now.

Every bad think Hillary said about Obama, starting with slum lord and ending with assassination will be played over and over on the noise machine.

[ampad]

48. Wow, that didn't take long

We have been saying for months that they would turn on her once we began to unite.

[abburdlen]

49. Fox attacking a Democrat?!

you don't say!

[sfam]

53. I'm SHOCKED, SHOCKED that Fox would attack a Dem...

Say it ain't so!

[Abacus]

50. I knew it would happen when they no longer had a use for her

It's probably for the better; it was upsetting to see fellow Democrats quoting the faux talking heads.

[vaberella]

51. I felt everytime she mentioned Obama it ws 1 million in her bank account.

1 million by the Obama camp. However, I will say that I appreciated what she did and I'm happy no more in-fighting. Screw fox.

[BearSquirrel2]

52. We all knew this would happen ...

Well, most of us knew that Faux would turn on Hillary at the end of the primary ... one way or another. Sorry Clinton supporters, Faux was pimping your candidate for nefarious purposes.

[ProSense]

55. "I guess all that pandering to the phony news network didn't pay off after all."

How many viewers did they gain because of praise from Ed Rendell, Lanny Davis, Terry McAwful, Howard Wolfson, etc.?

[quaker bill]

58. The more things change

the more they stay the same. Perhaps we should give them till next wednseday at noon, after all, they were holding back on all their best Clinton bashing in hopes of a long fall campaign filled with it.

[Exilednight]

59. Let's wait and see if bloggers like Hillaryis44 and Riverdaughter still parrot them. n/t

[WinkyDink]

81. WTH cares what some bloggers think???

[slinkerwink]

61. they're just upset because the Democrats are uniting, and that's bad news for McCain!

[smiley_glad_hands]

63. I don't care what faux has to say, even when Hill was empowering them. eom

[quakerboy]

64. Anything that they can do to stir any division and resentment

Thats their game. Always has been. Their "reporting" consistently reflects that goal.

[Stinky The Clown]

68. This is a tactic called by its scientific name: Shit Stirring

They'd love to have a perpetually divided "Democrat" party.

[TooRaLoo]

69. They are non-entities now, and now they know it. nt

[Peacetrain]

70. I listened to that speech... and it was terrific

and I am an Obama supporter.. she did a great job..they are just upset because they want all the juice and drama to keep their ratings up

[PatGund]

71. As I kept telling people....

Fox news is not "fair and balanced" and is NOT your friend.

[apocalypsehow]

72. And to imagine, just a few weeks ago the HRC boosters here were praising Terry McAuliffe when he

said FOX news was "fair and balanced." Now they're turning on Senator Clinton, just as I knew they would, and those same HRC boosters are nowhere to be found owning up to their profound delusions regarding FAUX news.

[mckeown1128]

73. Now that there is no longer any chance of her bringing it to..

the convention Faux news is no longer trying to prop her up. There generally favorable coverage of Hillary over the last few months is going to be gone for good. Which kinda sucks for Clinton. It was probably the only time she would get favorable coverage from Fox.

[Cha]

74. They're so obvious ..I was on to their game

in 1999 when I hadn't previously watched tv for 7 years.

[Skittles]

77. she's a WOMAN!

she's supposed to SERVE MEN!

[Major Hogwash]

79. This just in - Fox News sucks great big donkey dicks in 2008!!

Rupert ain't happy about it either.

[WinkyDink]

80. Um, and we should care because?

[Marie26]

84. They're scared of a dream ticket. nt

[QC]

87. They sound like an awful lot of people right here on this board. n/t

[still_one]

89. Why do I care what fox says or thinks. We already know that network is an extension of the RNC

[sfam]

91. It is sort of amusing that Fox disses Hillary after all the pandering, but...

Nobody who cared about choosing either Hillary or Obama was watching Fox. Even independents who were considering would have been interested in either CNN or MSNBC's perspective on this, because it affected the democratic race. Fox's insight on the Dems is strictly geared for those who think Dick Cheney is a good hunter who just had a bad day.

[truthisfreedom]

92. I didn't notice. I don't watch that worthless channel.

You shouldn't either.

[AlinPA]

93. Fox "News" talking about a campaign involving Democrats? They should be

playing patriotic songs about republicans and praising McCain and Bush** and the rest of their slime. It amazes me that people watch their propaganda.