Fox's John Gibson on British subway shooting: "Five in the noggin is fine"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

Five in the Noggin
Friday, July 22, 2005
By John Gibson



http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,163420,00.html

What is also good is the Brit police tactics that we saw at work in the subway Friday morning. The tackle and kill team is incredible, if for no other reason than their bravery. Can you imagine the job of those cops? Tackle the guy wearing a vest bomb and hope your colleague is right behind with the gun to put five bullets in the noggin before he sets off the bomb.

Turns out he didn't have a bomb, and turns out he wasn't one of the four bombers Thursday. And if it turns out ultimately that he had nothing to do with anything, no doubt there will be hell to pay. But the police say he was linked to the terror probe, so let's wait and see.

Meantime, got to admire the cojones of those Brit cops to go after him like that. All of this trumps any of my other complaints that the Brits weren't making the right noises about fighting terror. They like to go about things a bit more quietly than us. Not my style, but okay, fine — as long as they get the five in the noggin of the right bomber boy. They do that and I'm fine.

So for the moment, alls well. Just catch the four bombers. Five in the noggin is fine. Don't complain that sounds barbaric. We're fighting barbaric.

[NMDemDist2]

1. O M F G !!

:puke:

words fail me......

[Greeby]

2. This calls for a mega-puke

:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

[Clark2008]

3. I think he's been taking "outrageous" lessons from Mann Coulter.

He's just trying to make a name for himself. Please don't give him the satisfaction by clicking on the link.

[SHRED]

4. Almost every FAUX "news" or "talk" person...

has some sort of inferiority complex.
It's obvious.
Their macho misspeak proves it.
It is a rampant form of verbal diarrhea on FAUX and all the little minded followers go there to reaffirm what little real testosterone they have left. Albeit in a false and unbalanced way.

[Misunderestimator]

5. That's really one of the sickest things I've read...

Oh yeah... just keep saying "five in the noggin"... reduce it to a funny sounding phrase instead of the atrocity that it is.

[KittyWampus]

42. It's As If Using The Word "Noggin" Makes The Execution Less Horrible

'five in the noggin' sounds like someone gave the victim a couple of noogies.

[Gormy Cuss]

49. this is harsh, but

I hope someone sends Gibson a set of full color autopsy photos and then we'll see if he's still fine with "five in the noggin."

[Imagevision]

51. John GIbson obviously had a rough upbringing -- he must have got

his assed kicked alot, either by his father or at school - I wouldn't think twice about smacking him for just coming into my view.

[Imagevision]

52. JOhn Gibson? The more controversial you can become? the more $$$

[Freedomfried]

56. If you look closely at Johns lip

you'll see he's got a scar on his mouth, anyone want to take a guess how he got that?

[bullimiami]

6. as with most of these assholes they only care if its five in their noggin.

when its the 'others' dying, its fine.

[WCGreen]

9. collatarol damage.....

Jesus what an ass hole....

[mommajo65]

10. WOW

:wow:

[oneighty]

7. this guy lies to himself

and believes it. he is a nothing laughing himself through a useless life

he is also a coward.

180

[ugarte]

8. Just reading the teleprompter

I doubt these Fox talking heads even think about what they're reading. They just stay on script.

[rodeodance]

12. i would not want to be a muslum or look Arabic in London right now.

[TomClash]

11. Five in the noggin is fine?

So let him take it.

[BrklynLiberal]

13. Wonder if the "five in the noggin" were aimed at him or his, if he would

feel the same way. What a complete and total waste of protoplasm.

[startingnow]

14. Someone Has Got To Write A Book-- NO, A Text Book, Documenting Them

[Liberal_Andy]

30. Lies and the Lying Liars by Franken

did a pretty decent job

[Supersedeas]

57. Outfoxed part deux

[LeighAnn]

15. I must email John Gibson, I hope lots of people do

"Five in the Noggin" will be the subject. I hope lots of people do, I hope when he gets to work on Monday he and his staff have a closer picture of what kind of idiots and morons they are, and maybe they will realize the role they are playing in the "War on Terrorism?" (making people want to attack us).

myword at foxnews dot com

[CatholicEdHead]

16. Ugh, endorsing summary execuation

Murdoch's outfit just gets lower and lower and more and more bloodthirsty.

What a coward.

[Frederik]

17. Rightwingnuts showing their true fascist colours

"But the police say he was linked to the terror probe, so let's wait and see"

They CLAIMED he was connected to the bombings until it dawned on them that the man they had picked for public execution was BRAZILIAN and most likely ROMAN CATHOLIC, so they had to admit that he had nothing whatsoever to do with anything. If he had turned out to be Muslim, there's no doubt in my mind that they would still be saying he was connected to the bombing, and we would be hearing about the mysterious trips he had been making to Pakistan and so on.

"as long as they get the five in the noggin of the right bomber boy. They do that and I'm fine."

Yeah John, and to bad he turned out to be Brazilian, or you would no doubt still be telling yourself and your viewers that he was the "right bomber boy", as would, I'm sure, UK authorities.

[CJCRANE]

18. I hope he hasn't got brown or black hair

cos next time he's in London some cop might plug five in his noggin.

[bunny planet]

19. Does he kiss his children or grandchildren with that mouth.

Disgraceful. Isn't there some law these people break, they can't even get one fact straight before they spew their hatred. The man that was killed had NOTHING to do with the terrorist attacks, the police in London have admitted that, they have apologized, the Brazilian government has demanded an investigation, and this pitiful excuse for a reporter says 'Five in the noggin is fine.'

[CatholicEdHead]

20. Gibson is not a reporter, a commentator maybe, but not a reporter

just like anyone else on the Faux News Channel.

[bunny planet]

24. So commentators are allowed to lie with impunity. Disgusting.

[CatholicEdHead]

25. In this case yes, as long as the big-wigs at the top do not care

so there will be no sanctions from Alies or Murdoch to tone it down. They would actually encourage more like this as we all can expect.

[CJCRANE]

21. "Don't complain that sounds barbaric. We're fighting barbaric."

RW apologists always say that, i.e. we're bad, but they're bad too, we torture people but so do they, we kill innocent civilians but they do too etc etc.

Yes, they do those things but that's why they're called TERRORISTS. If we do the same things how is anyone meant to tell the difference?

[CatholicEdHead]

23. Eye for an eye, tooth for tooth

and they somehow in their inane logic cancel themselves out.

[rucky]

22. It's a race to the gutter - 'Murkins vs. Terrists n/t

[Old and In the Way]

26. John, how'd you feel if it was your son or daughter that got the

"five in the noggin'"? You'd be OK with that right? Because, in the BushFaux world, everyone's a potential terrorist. I hope you never have to suffer a fate like this man's parents, but if you did, the irony would be fitting.

It's always OK when someone else is the victim. It only becomes a problem when they are on the receiving end.

[SillyGoose]

27. Holy sh--! He's gone off the deep end.

:wow:

[drfunk]

29. i'm sure he wouldnt mind

if that was '5 in the noggin' in his head

[Warren Stupidity]

28. here is the bad news

you can read pretty much the same comments, toned down a bit, right here on DU from various regulars and otherwise well intentioned people. It seems that this planetary offensive by al qaeda (we can drop the fighting them in baghdad so we don't have to fight them here bullshit meme now) has resurrected Fear Induced Lobotomy and overt fascism is again acceptable.

[ncteechur]

33. There is a distinct difference. DU is a members message board

with moderators who delete messages that are too over the top.

Gibson is a front and center celebrity of faus news. And apparently the editors at faux have no problem with his stupid and offensive comments. He is a prick and so are the faux editors.

[Warren Stupidity]

35. oh sure

that is absolutely true. I am just massively disappointed by the level of support for summary execution seen here on DU.

My other point is that Gibson, as far as I can tell, is not out of step here. People seem to be accepting blowing out the brains of innocents as part of the price of security in the age of terror. The level of support on DU is indicative of how deeply disfunctional western democracy has become.

[glitch]

41. It's a lot of the same posters posting over and over again.

When threads get hit like that I call them swarms, and it clues me in that someone finds the topic important enough to try and guide perception. Kind of like commercials, only for forums. And the posters who do it are the drones. Paid or otherwise.
Threads promoting the acceptance of a police state and big pharma are the heavy hitters, IMO. But election fraWd got it's share awhile back.
I think Gibson is quite out of step still, but "they" are working on it.
:tinfoilhat:
Tin-foil, the new black. ;)

[Nothing Without Hope]

37. Yes, that is true. Check out some of the replies in this thread;

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4178677

[Warren Stupidity]

43. yup

That is about typical for all the threads I've read since this development broke last night.

[Nothing Without Hope]

45. It really surprised me, how many DUers said that that young Brazilian man

was responsible for his own death, that that's what he got for running from the police. More than surprised, I was and am SHOCKED at this attitude. The Patriot Act KoolAid has been working its wiles even among DUers.

[Lindacooks]

31. Pro life my ass.

[ncteechur]

32. It's a shame it wasn't Gibson the Brits were chasing.

[mikelewis]

34. Since when did we start giving a shit about what Gibson has to say or

Fox news, for that matter.

[jurassicpork]

36. Bush_eats

At first, I thought this was a satirical take on something that Gibson had written.

Then I clicked on the link and reread the same words all over again.

Are these people vying for the distinction of being the most batshit, shithouse-rat-on-fire insane assclowns on the planet earth?

Let's set up a poll: Who's the most completely insane conservative out there?

Ann Coulter
Hal Turner
Karl Rove
Rush Limbaugh
John Gibson
Fred Phelps
James Dobson
Tony Perkins
(this could take a while, folks...)

JP
http://jurassicpork.blogspot.com

[ewagner]

38. "Shock Jock!"

That's what he's trying to become. He figures that Ann Coulter can make a cool million or so off of being outrageous, then he can cash in on it from the FOX News side of the equation....

If more people watch him to see how "outrageous" he will be each evening, then the ratings will go up, Faux can demand more money from advertisers and Gibson can cash in.....

It's tabloid journalism at its worse....

[FlashHarry]

39. What do you expect from a terrorism advocate?

Last week he said that it's too bad the French didn't get the Olympics, because then they would have been bombed and "who cares."

Filth.

[Dawgs]

40. I saw a BILLBOARD the other day that said...

"WAKE UP AMERICA: Profiling would have stopped the 9/11 terrorist attacks!!"

[high density]

44. This guy is just reaching to get the Limbaugh audience.

I wish people would stop posting his crap here, because it would remain in obscurity where it belongs and I'd never hear about it. It's certainly nothing worth reading about because the guy is a complete nut.

[Catherine Vincent]

53. I agree.

When this guy had his hour segment on MSNBC years ago, he never said anything like that back then. He's looking for emails and commentary from others about him.

[enki23]

46. was he wearing anything remotely like a vest full of explosives?

.

[liberaliraqvet26]

47. HE IS BEYOND INSANE...

i wonder how dumb he feels now that it came out the guy was innocent.

[Greeby]

48. Pfft

Five in his noggin wouldn't do a bit of damage ;)

[GreenPartyVoter]

50. What a slimeball!

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

54. Superglue his mouth shut - put a turban on his head - give him a colorful

vest with lots of padding underneath - dye his hair black and smear his skin with artificial tan creams. Then turn him loose in front of a bunch of London cops near a bus station. Five in the noggin would be just fine.

[Imagevision]

55. Gibson? - Limbaugh wannabee

[warrens]

58. This guy is totally unhinged now

I remember a long time ago he was on MSNBC or CNBC and was more or less a moderate, mildly conservative type. He goes to Fox and gets to feed his totally insane nazi self. Disgraceful.

[mtnester]

59. Too bad they could not mistake Gibson for a

never mind

[jzodda]

60. Gibson STINKS as a talkie so he tries to get attention

any way he can. Every show he has ever had has been cancelled so he takes a page out of the Savage Nation dude and tries to be hard-line on the air.

Problem is the red meaters do not seem to like him much anyway lol