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napi21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-12-06 10:41 PM
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What the hell happened to John Gibson? He's on Bill Maher now.
John used to be a quasi liberal. He sure isn't tonight!!!!
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Ladyhawk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-12-06 10:45 PM
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1. Was he ever liberal?
I thought his "war on Christmas" book pretty much proved he was a neocon and a raving lunatic all in one fell swoop: http://tinyurl.com/qlrtj
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napi21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-12-06 10:48 PM
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3. I didn't say he was a liberal, but I don't remember him ever being this
nuts!
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Rageneau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-13-06 02:15 AM
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21. Money happened to John Gibson. He's a classic media whore.
Just watch. If the MSM ever turns on Smirk and Gibson sees that the bread is being buttered on the other side, he'll try to become Mr. Reasonable again.
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robbedvoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-12-06 10:45 PM
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2. Uh, isn't he working for FAUX?
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napi21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-12-06 10:49 PM
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4. Yes, but I thought he was one of their token quasi liberals, or at least
moderates.
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OrangeCountyDemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-12-06 10:53 PM
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5. You've Got To Be Kidding
gibson is in no way a liberal of any sort. He's a biased right winger fox newsman.
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RoyGBiv Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-12-06 10:56 PM
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6. Quasi-liberal?

I've thought at times he might lean libtertarian, which some might interpret as quasi-liberal, but really isn't.

He's an asshat ... always has been. Nothing he's said shocks me.
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IChing Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-12-06 11:01 PM
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7. Are you sure napi21 that you mean this guy being a quazi liberal?


Rated as a "worse" by Countdown with Keith Olbermann?
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napi21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-12-06 11:06 PM
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9. Yea, that's him, and I'm remembering him from a LONG time ago.
He wasn't on FOC then. I think he was on CNN, or maybe CNBC???? I never turn FOX on, so I have no idea what he might have turned into, but I'm fairly sure he was a whole lot different back then!
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Garbo 2004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-12-06 11:21 PM
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12. Gibson was a reporter for NBC and later was on MSNBC, CNBC & wasn't given
free rein to spew the kind of outrageous hateful crap he does on Faux.

Since he's been on Faux he arguably has been the right of Billdo Reilly. Clearly he's trying to compete with Billdo to out Billdo Billdo.
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Awsi Dooger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-12-06 11:31 PM
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14. He was Geraldo's sidekick during the OJ case
On CNBC. Or maybe MSNBC.

He seemed fairly straightforward at that point.

On FOX he was the guy who said the bad news about Clinton's bypass syrgery is it's normally successful.
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napi21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-12-06 11:45 PM
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15. I see. Sorry for the post. As I said, I never turn FOX on EVER!
I had no idea he was such a turd.
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LaPera Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-13-06 02:20 AM
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22. Nor do I...ever!
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Dr.Phool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-12-06 11:05 PM
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8. Guy looks like a bleached beaver.
"5 in the noggin is fine with me", when London detectives murdered the wrong guy on the train.

Maybe a "Nazi Liberal"
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-12-06 11:08 PM
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10. I Believe You Are Right (No Matter What The Others Say)
An immediate relative works for ABC news and has been in the industry for 40 years or so. He shocked me a few weeks back when he said that gibson at one point was a radio dj or somethin like that and used to be a more left leaning then not moderate.
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Garbo 2004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-13-06 01:00 AM
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17. Gibson worked for many yrs at KCRA TV in Sacramento before he went to NBC.
I remember him on KCRA. Don't know/recall about his political leanings then. It wasn't the sort of venue that allowed reporters to "opine" in the manner allowed on Faux.

Bio info here: http://www.nndb.com/people/949/000044817/
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Rude Horner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-12-06 11:12 PM
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11. I only know him from Fox
and can tell you that whenever he spews thoughts from his mouth, they are always disgusting, vile, hate filled, and ignorant. Not necessarily in that order.
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mucifer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-12-06 11:27 PM
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13. why do all the fox reporters say they vote "Independent"
what a crock!
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LaPera Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-13-06 12:24 AM
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16. A "quasi liberal" from SF...Money does indeed corrupt...Remember...
Edited on Sat May-13-06 12:32 AM by LaPera
Dennis Miller, Dennis Hopper, Geraldo, Ron Silver & David Horowitz.

Explains so much about the republican philosophy and their shills!
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bliss_eternal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-13-06 01:32 AM
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18. Don't forget
Miller tries to inch back over to our side, everytime his side fucks up big... He's so pathetic.
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LostInAnomie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-13-06 01:39 AM
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19. Gibson is a quasi human/feces hybrid.
I watched Maher tonight and as usual Bill didn't have the necessary facts at hand to fight off the RW obfuscation. Just once I wish that he would research the topic that he is going to be discussing so when these Faux news fucks start spewing their venom he could strike them down. Instead he always digresses and lets them roll over him.
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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-13-06 01:40 AM
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20. John Gibson even looks like a wacky right wing wako......
and HE IS!
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Berry Cool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-13-06 11:43 AM
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23. He changed, apparently. Keith Olbermann once considered him a friend,
or so he said back in December, when Keith was (with a pained heart, he said) naming him "Worst Person in the World" for his "war on Christmas" book of nonsense.
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