Posted on 06/13/2008 6:51:37 AM PDT by pissant
Fox News anchor ED Hill has lost her show a week after suggesting Barack Obama and his wife Michelle's on-stage victory gesture could be seen as a "terrorist fist jab".
Hill, the anchor of Fox News show America's Pulse, made the comment last Friday after Obama and his wife affectionately bumped fists before his victory speech on becoming the Democratic candidate for president.
"A fist bump? A pound? A terrorist fist jab? The gesture everyone seems to interpret differently," said Hill in her show. "We'll show you some interesting body communication and find out what it really says."
According to US media reports Hill, who has been with Fox News Channel since 1998, has now lost her show although she is to stay with the network in an as yet undetermined capacity.
Hill apologised for the gaffe live on-air at the start of her show on Tuesday.
"I want to start the show by clarifying something I said on the show about an upcoming body language segment. Now I mentioned various ways the Obama's fist pump in St Paul's had been characterised in the media," she said.
"I apologise because unfortunately, some thought I personally had characterised it inappropriately. I regret that. It was not my intention. And I certainly didn't mean to associate the word 'terrorist' in any way with Senator Obama and his wife," Hill added.
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Had she said it about a republican, there’s be no issue.
But Keith Overbite remains. What’s wrong with this picture?
Meanwhile, CNN and MSNBC “journalists” can spew all kinds of nastiness about President Bush and they get promoted for it.
Of course not. Even FAX news is going totally liberal. I never watch them anymore. I got tired of the liberal crap there long ago.
She should have stayed with Fox & Friends. I’ve watched less than an hour total since they broke up the morning team.
I don’t care if it was a “terrorist fist jab”, a “fist bump” or whatever you call it.
It is behavior unbecoming of a couple who wishes to occupy the White House. He’s running for President of the United States, not high school class president.
Fox needed her more than she needs Fox. Syndicate her as a talk-show host, and she’ll be one of the top 10.
This is Fox News. She wouldn't have said it about a Republican.
Yep, ED should never have crossed the Obamamessiah and his wife.
Bonehead move, totally.
Why?
Geez, it’s even worse than I thought-—the first I heard of this was as a single standalone statement from her—now I read the actual statement as see she’s listing just one interpretation of this gesture BY OTHERS, but she still had to apologize FOR THEM. This is done ALL the time , by the most scurrilous surrogates on the Left, and they don’t lose a show over it.
Rule #1 these days is NEVER apologize. Even if you want to, you only whet the appetite of those determined to nail you.
Groveling only gives the enemy a good shot at your tuckus.
This is ridiculous. I’m sorry Fox caved.
That stupid bump gesture was inappropriate, and, yes, it is something that one has occasionally had ugly pictures of Palestinians and other terrorists doing after a particularly successful kill. Of course, it’s taken from sports and Obama and his nasty spouse were just doing it to increase what he seems to believe are his black street creds, but if the gesture caused comment, then certainly all images it might bring to one’s mind are legit.
By the time the campaign really gets into full swing, we’re not going to be able to say a single thing about BO, unless, of course, we say he’s the messiah.
I thought it was a gang-related sign, not a terrorist-related sign.
Since when do terrorists do a fist-bang?
It is pretty sad it led to dismissal, because it wasn’t even a declaration against them, just one in a list of possibilities, and I presume the story then debunked the notion.
Meanwhile, on other stations they call Bush a terrorist, call Bush and Cheney criminals, and they don’t get any action taken against them.
On the other hand, we need to play up all the hundreds of cases where anybody saying anything remotely harmful about Obama gets attacked.
We need to point out that Obama can’t take it, that Obama is seen as a weak person who needs to be defended from all these attacks.
In that sense, if McCain would keep getting air time decrying the unfortunate attacks made on his fellow senator, he could make it look like Obama is some nobody who needs a real statesman and leader to protect him.
Fair and Balanced??
Boycott NBC Sunday Night Football....
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