Fox News Ambushes Janeane Garofalo

[ecstatic]

Run time: 06:35 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wYcKDO8RFI   Posted on YouTube: May 12, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: May 12, 2009 By DU Member: ecstatic Views on DU: 5281

 
Love her!

[Stand and Fight]

1. Can't watch it. I would if Sean Hannity dropped dead though. n/t

[timtom]

32. I watched the actual ambush

but had to quit as soon as the "uh-oh squad" began their "anal-ysis".

She did, indeed, handle herself very well.

God! Wotta bunch of absolute HACKS!

[Window]

38. Same here...had to cut the video off as soon as shithead came back on.

:yourock: Garafola.

[dotymed]

40. Fox Spews

The "reporter" (not) in this piece said he just
wanted to ask Jeanine some "questions" about
"what she wanted" since "her party" had
all of the power, and EVEN a female speaker of the house. The
lying twit did not ask her any of the "questions."
This is a perfect example of why THE FAIRNESS DOCTRINE should
be re-instated. It would do so much to improve the education
system in America and since these slimeballs insist on calling
themselves a "news" program, they would be required
to offer differing points of view. Let our citizens be
educated by exposing them to different view points.All
citizens own the airwaves, we lease them to succubi like
Murdoch. We deserve to exert some control of the lies that are
spewed on our airwaves. When Reagan had the FAIRNESS DOCTRINE
repealed, he said that "the programming of
"news" programs, should be controlled by the free
market." In other words, the truth was sold to the
highest bidder. The Fla. supreme court decided a few years
ago(under Jeb) that "news programs had no obligation to
truthful in their reporting." Man, we have to take our
country back...

[Hugabear]

2. She handled herself very well, and FOX looks like the idiots they are

What a bunch of fucking morons!

[firedupdem]

3. I just watched her part and she was good. She didn't back off her

comments and made very good points. I hate fox. They are pure shit.

[Lorax7844]

20. Yay, this is how every liberal should counter right-wing garbage

with strength and honesty. Good for her, she didn't back down an inch.

My hero.:headbang:

[SoFlaJet]

31. did you notice how JG

had to ask the dweeb where he was from? The don't even have the balls to identify themselves as Fox hitmen

[jimlup]

4. But that isn't how the lame brain fox views see it.

I watched the video until they started there stupid post analysis commentary. Lame brains... I'd rather not yell at the video so at that point I stopped it.

[Lorax7844]

21. me too

who cares about Hannity.

[Optical.Catalyst]

29. Sean Hannity's stick is just not stop repetition of republican talking points

He did not bring any real news to the table, he did not offer any intellectual insight in the debate, he did not effectively counter any point made by Janeane Garofalo.

All Hannity did was insert memorized right wing talking points in at every opportunity. It is obvious Hannity is empty headed, he could be replaced with a tape recorder.

[donheld]

5. I can't believe I watched that.

No not the whole thing just Janeane's part. I think she did very well indeed.

[bluestateguy]

6. She's not a politician, so we can count on her not capitulating and apologizing

Apologies are for sissies and cowards!

[Seldona]

7. She kicked his ass!

God I love this woman. She is so hot!

She is so smart. She totally turned this on the guy in an instant, and cleaned his clock. I am really surprised they showed the segment the guy looks so weak and inept. Of course it helps when her position is completely right, and the side trying to surprise her has an argument with no merit.

I wonder if he needed a ring pillow for the ride home?

[vaberella]

8. Janeane PWNED!! Where's Bill Maher to respond to this twit?! n/t

[Liberal_Christian]

9. Why didn't we see these protesters during Republican presidents Reagan, Ford, Nixon, or Eisenhower?

Reagan had taxes at 50% for people making as low as $88,000(single) to $115,000(married) a year.

Ford had taxes at 70% for people making as low as $200,000 a year.

Nixon had taxes at 70% for people making as low as $200,000 a year.

Eisenhower had taxes at 90% for people making $400,000 a year and 75% for people making as low as $100,000 a year.

www.taxfoundation.org

ALL of these presidents were REPUBLICAN with the exception of Nixon who was Quaker but a G.O.P. endorsed conservative nonetheless.

Now Obama is getting protested because he is going to have taxes at 39% for people making $250,000 a year (DID I MENTION THAT STARTS IN 2011)

I don't know if these tea-baggers are racist but like most conservatives they obviously don't have any sense of history or civil obligation. It's also a bit peculiar as to why they've waited until NOW to protest.

[parasim]

11. Because they'll gladly pay taxes when Republicans are in power, I suppose.

They wait until a Dem is in the White House before they spew that junk...

[GreenTea]

16. NO...They are just completely uninformed idiot sheep...the republicans certainly are

NOT going to educate people on the facts....keeping the sheep dumb, is keeping them republican.

[Bette Noir]

12. What the hell?

Nixon was a Republican. He was a Quaker, too, but apparently not a good one. Good Quakers are pacifists. Nothing to do with taxes.

[Liberal_Christian]

14. He considered himself more a Quaker than Republican but you're right he was both.

The other statistics stand though. Go to taxfoundation.org.

[bc3000]

17. why don't you post a link to the info you are talking about?

rather than a link to taxfoundation.org homepage?

[Liberal_Christian]

45. Here you go

http://www.taxfoundation.org/research/show/151.html

I used this in unison with wikipedia.

I looked at the exact years in office held by each president on wikipedia than reverted back to the tax foundation data

[Liberal_Christian]

46. Should I post it anywhere else you think? (non-sarcastic)

[Patiod]

37. There are 3 different kinds of Quakers, and he was Evangelical

He wasn't really a "bad" Quaker, just one of the variety that is more aligned with Billy Graham and the Republicans than with the more-liberal and more pacifist East Coast Quakers. Quakerism becomes more conservative and main-stream Protestant Evangelical as you move West (that's a general rule, but there are some liberal congregations not on the East Coast)

www.quakerfinder.org

[Liberal_Christian]

47. More specific link to taxfoundation.org for fed income tax data-

http://www.taxfoundation.org/research/show/151.html

Great ammo against Right Wing Ideology; HISTORY.

[JawJaw]

10. Gimme a Break!

Hannity whining about "broad generalisations" ... his WHOLE career is based on broad generalisations, FFS !!!

[graegoyle]

13. You are soooo wrong!

His career is based on broad misrepresentations.

;)

[Yavin4]

15. At The 2:12 Mark, She Completely Destroys The Interviewer

When she asked him a simple question about where were the protestors protesting Bush's fiscal imprudence for 8 years. He had nothing whatsoever to say. Nothing.

[Necon-Be-Gone]

19. Exactly

Why weren't the teabaggers protesting during Bush/Cheney record deficits, no-bid contracting, with zero Congressional oversight.

[Chowlie]

39. She asked him that more than once

just silence, and then he goes back to asking his question. Meanwhile Hannity brings up the only point I've heard from them in response: uh.. it's a lot more. In other words, yeah, the teabaggers are completely full of shit.

[ecstatic]

43. Which is why I wonder why Hannity showed the clip to begin with

They were destroyed by JG. Makes you wonder what happened on the parts that were cut out.

[Agent William]

18. shit...

I can't believe that Faux actually aired that ambush, I mean that's one of the first articulate responses I've seen on that network, she kicked ass, and they didn't even edit it to make here look stupid. Usually they find some weak-sauce liberal to straw-man the left, but not this time...

[pome2]

22. fox news

i hate fox news .

[Mythsaje]

23. The first time I remember seeing her--

In "The Truth about Cats and Dogs" I was like "And UMA's supposed to be the sex symbol here?" Between that movie and Mystery Men, I've had a crush on that woman for years. Okay, not a big fan of her radio show, but I still like her a great deal.

[shellgame26]

24. Aww...c'mon. Say you're sorry

Just say you're sorry. Take it back. Waaaaaaaaaaagh!!!

Losers

[Believing Is Art]

25. Actually,

the part that pisses me off the most is where Hannity is talking about how much "worse" Obama's projected deficit is than it was in previous - read: Bush - years. That's because war expenditures were not included in the budget, dumbass.

[brettdale]

26. surly griff jenkins is playing a part

I think all these faux news guys are actors.

[Norrin Radd]

27. FOX News makes the classic blunder of attempting to

ambush/heckle a seasoned stand up comedian. Monumental foolishness.

Love that Janeane.

[noamnety]

28. In case you missed this thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5614972

[snake in the grass]

30. Damn!!!!!

She was fucking AWESOME!!! I've never been a person to be star struck but I think I just fell in love with her. That was the most incredible smackdown I've ever seen on Faux News. She really knows how to handle herself and the way she picked that twit apart (who just happened to be sipping a latte with his camera team) was exquisite.

[Triana]

33. Garafolo ROCKS! I didn't listen to shithead's "analysis" of her comments.

f*ck that.

I LOVE Ms. G.

[keitai]

34. As is always the case with Fox....

It's not the parts that you see that are telling, it is the parts that you don't. Anyone notice there were a few conveniently placed cut outs during that interview? I think around the 1:27 mark when she responds to the accusation that her remarks have gone unchallenged there was quite a conspicuous cut out, don't you think?
Though I think Janeane got it wrong as no one knew WTF they where protesting at those things. There were signs about abortion, gun rights, African Americans, gay rights and who knows what else. If it were merely about race, at least that would be a consistent, if not disgusting, theme.
I think Griff, if I may be so bold, is that most 'journalists' tend to give interview subjects a bit of a heads up before conducting interviews. 1) It makes for a better interview as both sides have usually done their homework and will give thoughtful answers (ah yes, this was aired on Fox...) 2) People tend to value their private time, you know when they are not working and they kind of want to relax. I doubt you would enjoy the tables being turned but since you are a Fox News Hatchet Man and won't contribute to anything that doesn't constitute gutter journalism, I doubt any one would waste their breath on you.

[The Wizard]

35. One way to shut down a Fox ambush

Ask the aggressors if they've seen Bill O'Reilly's gay lover. Demand the whereabouts of Bill O'Reilly's gay lover. Believe me, it always works.

[Buzz Clik]

36. Fantastic journalism! Repeat the same three questions five or six times.

Perfect for Sean Hannity -- it was at a low enough intellectual plane that even he could understand it.

[baldguy]

41. They stuck a camera in her face & peppered her with questions & accusations

And never identified themselves as Faux Snooze?

[SalviaBlue]

42. She did very well under the circumstances.

[happygoluckytoyou]

44. WE HAVE THE LINKS RIGHT HERE.... not ALL racists, FOX DIDNT SEE THEM DOESNT MEAN IT DIDNT HAPPEN!!!

http://washingtonindependent.com/38877/scenes-from-the-dc-tea-party-more-photos

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/15/tea-party-photos-tax-day_n_186752.html

http://www.stumbleupon.com/toolbar/#url=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.talkingpointsmemo.com%252Fgallery%252F2009%252F04%252Ftax-day-tea-parties.php%253Fimg%253D27

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

48. Sam and Janeane mess with her stalker in this video

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x311514