Only on Fox: "Kill Social Security!"

[Pirate Smile]

From Media Matters:

Only on Fox: "Kill Social Security!"
Promotions for the August 13 edition of Fox News' Forbes on Fox included on-screen text exclaiming "Kill Social Security!" and featuring a Social Security card with "R.I.P." superimposed over it. The Forbes on Fox segment, hosted by David Asman, featured a panel of editors and writers from Forbes magazine discussing the merits of abolishing Social Security.




http://mediamatters.org/items/200508170003

[nookiemonster]

1. LOL. Asshats don't even try to hide it anymore.

:puke:

eom

[halobeam]

5. Gay is out and extremism is in. New thing, I suppose.

disgusting, in your face radicalism.

[JAbuchan08]

2. Hows about we "eat the rich"

I think I just had an idea for an editorial!!

[Uncle Joe]

15. I hear they taste just like chicken,

and we would not have to worry about getting Mad Cow Disease. Although there may be a variant Mad Pig Disease risk involved.

[notadmblnd]

19. should be some pretty tender meat

since most of them have never really toiled a day in their lives. served up with a little horseradish on the side... they should make a good meal!

[NoodleBoy]

3. Of course, they tie it to "Freedom"

Next, they'll claim it's unpatriotic and anti-American to pay taxes.

[Bluebear]

14. "Osama binLaden LOVES Social Security!"

You don't want to appease the terrorists, DO YOU!?!?!?!?

[gatorboy]

20. Unless it's for defense, of course.

Someone said something on this board that I completely agree with. This administration isn't Pro-Military, They're Pro-Military Budget.

[BlueEyedSon]

4. I could understand it if they were narrowcasting to the top 1% richest

Americans. They don't need Soc Sec, so why pay an extra tax?

In any other context this makes NO SENSE, unless the public are total idiots!

[Cooley Hurd]

6. Oh, now THAT'S going to get the Senior Citizen vote in 2k6...

...of course, their vote won't be counted, as well...:grr:

[LSK]

7. are they fucking crazy???

Are they going to propose that everyone chop off their left arm next?

[BlueEyedSon]

10. It is widely know that the left arm is a vestigial appendage, in fact

it can be the source of many fatal conditions....."

[bballny]

8. Repubs

have always hated Social Security. Remember Newt's wither on the vine comment. This goes back to when it was created in the 1930's. They really like the idea of the poorhouse and elderly people eating dog food.

[Bob3]

9. thank god I don't watch fox ever

My tv screen would not survive me kicking it in.

Just for my own edification - who is the clown in the picture? He has one of those faces you just want to slap until its lopsided just on general principles. Either that or drop him into a turkish prison.

must stop my mood is beyond foul now.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

25. I think it's David Asman.

There's a clip floating around where this punk essentially accused Wes Clark of not caring for the troops. :wtf:

Of course, Clark's comeback was priceless, causing Asman to look like someone had just kicked him in the face.

[Beetwasher]

11. Next Up On FOX: Death Is GOOD For You!!!

:eyes:

[KingFlorez]

12. Let them keep saying it

The elderly red voters in the South don't like nobody messin' with their check. Let them dig a nice big hole for themselves.

[Hubert Flottz]

13. The best thing about doing away with social security is this!

It would finally piss off the working people in the US enough, that the people would finally rise up and march on Washington, Wall Street, Fox studios and any island anywhere close to the US where any fortune 500 goldbricking leech was hiding with his cash and drag every mother fucker like that dude on Fox and his heroes out in the streets and draw and quarter them! ON LIVE TV!

[Stirk]

16. I thought they were trying to "save" it.

Guess they decided to just admit to their real goal since nobody bought their original bullshit.

[Corgigal]

17. Wow

I guess they want even less viewers then they are normally losing.

[newportdadde]

18. Sure a Forbes panel wants it. They need it to prop up the market.

They really really need an uniterupted supply of cash coming in each month to help boost this turkey.

[Nite Owl]

21. So class warfare is ok

as long as it isn't their class!

[RethugAssKicker]

22. This is the Regressive's true aim.

They want to undo ALL of FDRs New Deal programs.

[etherealtruth]

28. 'Tis true ... n/t

[bunkerbuster1]

23. David Ass-man?

that really his name?

[melody]

24. don't these morons realize they're setting themselves up for socialism

They are supposed to be opposed to socialism, but we're going to see a pro-populist/anti-corporation movement spring up in this country like never before, should the RW'ers do things like this. I thought that's what the wingnuts were afraid of.

Maybe they're some kind of deep cover enemy plot or something. :) I mean, yeesh they can't kill the majority of American people, which is the portion that will oppose them.

[Pirate Smile]

26. kickety kick

[Faygo Kid]

27. Can they be any more obvious? Of course not.

Nothing more to say. But, they lose.