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Obama Goes Head-To-Head With Fox News' Bret Baier (VIDEO)
Jillian Rayfield | March 17, 2010, 6:54PM
Fox News' Bret Baier and President Barack Obama
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President Obama sat down with Fox News' Bret Baier today for an interview from the White House. And things got a little heated during the interview when Baier repeatedly interrupted a visibly frustrated Obama.
Baier asked about the House Democrats' plan to potentially vote on the Senate health care bill and the reconciliation fixes in one fell swoop:
"Whatever they end up voting on," Obama responded, "it is going to be a vote for or against my health care proposal. And that's what matters."
Baier pressed him about how some are concerned about the "ugly process" of getting health care passed.
Obama responded: "There are a lot more people who are concerned about the fact that they may be losing their house or going bankrupt because of health care."
He continued: "The reason that I think this conversation ends up being a little frustrating is because the focus entirely is on Washington process."
"It was ugly when Republicans were in charge, it was ugly when Democrats in charge," Obama said.
At the end of the sometimes-contentious interview, Baier apologized for his interrupting, but added that Fox News was just "trying to get the most for our buck here."
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Brownbagger
March 17, 2010 7:10 PM
What a strange response. I thought news organizations were supposed to get at the truth to help citizens make informed decisions. Now, a propaganda organization might want to get the most for their buck. Hmmmm.
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rynato
March 17, 2010 8:29 PM in reply to Brownbagger
If he really wanted to get 'the most for the buck', he should have asked him why he won't produce the original copy of his birth certificate for every single teabagging idiot in the nation to personally examine.
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Lestatdelc
March 17, 2010 9:35 PM in reply to rynato
You forgot your snark tag, yes?
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AhTrini1
March 17, 2010 10:33 PM in reply to Lestatdelc
Idiot is the snark tag
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VanArsdale
March 18, 2010 1:00 AM in reply to rynato
Um, it's posted on the internet, silly. Do a Google search, head over to FactCheck.org or FighttheSmears.com. You can do it, I know you can. You're right there at your computer already, just type the keystrokes...www.Factheck.org. There, that wasn't so hard, was it? A picture of it for all of us to see. The only thing redacted is the document number. If that's not enough, the REPUBLICAN governor of Hawaii has verified it. Now, about that tin foil hat of yours...
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Turnaround
March 18, 2010 1:37 AM in reply to VanArsdale
http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/born_in_the_usa.html
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SkippyFlipjack
March 18, 2010 9:14 AM in reply to VanArsdale
I guess sarcasm is lost on you..
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bluesplashy
March 17, 2010 10:33 PM in reply to Brownbagger
WTF?! getting bang for the buck? What is that all about. Basically what he was saying was "I was rude because we're FOX".
Just great!
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bluesplashy
March 17, 2010 10:48 PM in reply to bluesplashy
Brownbagger, I think that quote probably sums up the whole interview. And the guy knew he was being rude.
Obama says he won't go on FOX because they don't do news. They hoot, laugh and point. Obama goes on FOX and they hoot, laugh and point. Rather proves his point doesn't it?
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Brownbagger
March 18, 2010 9:18 AM in reply to bluesplashy
Does anyone seriously believe Fox is a news organization? I don't even think they think that.
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GOPinNYC
March 17, 2010 10:44 PM in reply to Brownbagger
Are you under the impression there are new organizations that actually have an intent to just to put forth just the facts and truth? That sort of organization is extinct. If it ever existed at all. If you aren't adding entertainment on some level to your programming you go out of business.
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cinesimon
March 18, 2010 4:43 AM in reply to GOPinNYC
You seem to be under the impression that it's their duty to AIM for what Fox does.
UG UG UG
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Brownbagger
March 18, 2010 6:46 AM in reply to GOPinNYC
They did exist. Sadly, only a handful remain, but Fox and CNN are certainly not among them.
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gman_nz
March 18, 2010 7:33 PM in reply to Brownbagger
You 'mericans should tune in to Al Jazeera once in a while. They have actual journalism, in spades. And no, they don't wear rags on their heads, nor do they preface each news item by saying 'dirka dirka'.
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Boidster
March 18, 2010 3:15 PM in reply to GOPinNYC
<cough>Maddow<cough>
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JohnW1141
March 18, 2010 7:14 AM in reply to Brownbagger
Brown,
compare the Obama interview with the constant interruptions and challenges to the Dana Perino appearance on the Hannity show.
With Hannity and two others sitting there, Perino said there were no terror attacks during the Bush years. No one corrected her.
This is how FOX works; a Conservative guest can make outlandish comments with no one challenging them. That's much different than if the guest is a Democrat or even a middle of the roader.
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Brownbagger
March 18, 2010 7:45 AM in reply to JohnW1141
Exactly. That's what a propaganda organization does. Just getting the most for their buck. Thanks.
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AhTrini1
March 18, 2010 8:07 AM in reply to JohnW1141
I say we start a campaign to get Michael Moore to do a documentary on FAUX news. Anyone up to satrt a Facebook page in that effort? I know it will be great.
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mophan
March 18, 2010 9:53 AM in reply to AhTrini1
I'll join it!
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TJF
March 17, 2010 7:15 PM
Hey Brett, care to discuss the "ugly process" of trying to prevent anything related to health care reform from bring passed?
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GOPinNYC
March 17, 2010 10:58 PM in reply to TJF
I can discuss it if you like. There is a very simple answer. One side believes government should provide everything so it can be in power. The other does not so it can be in power.
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cinesimon
March 18, 2010 4:42 AM in reply to GOPinNYC
It's obvious you have an issue with looking at things that aren't 100% black and white.
Sorry, but reality-land doesn't work that way.
Get over yourself and come join us.
When you say that we are for ALL government intervention in EVERY part of life, you are telling us you have no interest whatsoever in partaking in honest discussion. Your only interest appears to be spewing forth the usual cliched, childish nonsense that we see from the right - with no actual facts or reflection of reality to back your silly argument up.
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GOPinNYC
March 18, 2010 9:56 PM in reply to cinesimon
I live in NYC where Democrats have essentially controlled the local government for more than 100 years. If this isn't the most perfect example of why Democrats shouldn't run government I don't know what is.
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AhTrini1
March 18, 2010 8:44 AM in reply to GOPinNYC
Did you mean the other side doesn't care about the lay person and caters to the top 3% to stay in power.
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JohnW1141
March 18, 2010 9:34 AM in reply to GOPinNYC
GOP says:
"I can discuss it if you like. There is a very simple answer. One side believes government should provide everything so it can be in power. The other does not so it can be in power."
A perfect example of the mile wide-half inch deep mind of the GOP.
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blkblt
March 18, 2010 10:36 AM in reply to GOPinNYC
I would argue that the GOP wants to have as much control over our lives as any Dem. They just care about different things. Republicans want to be able to control what our doctors say to us, what medical procedures we can have, who we marry, who we sleep with, what our kids are taught in school, etc. They also seem to be very interested in keeping the government out of the way of business while business rigs the game to squeeze as much money out of the public as possible. The GOP loves states rights, as long as states don't do anything weird like legalize Marijuana or assisted suicide. If that happens the Rebublican run federal government will be up in your face in a heartbeat. Republican run government doesn't spend less, doesn't pass fewer earmarks, and doesn't get smaller. They just would like you to think they do.
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GOPinNYC
March 18, 2010 11:22 PM in reply to blkblt
To a degree I won't disagree with you on those points. It is this straying from the principles of the party that the anger in the tea party movement comes from.
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blkblt
March 21, 2010 2:50 PM in reply to GOPinNYC
The principles of the party and the actions of the party could not be further apart. Even President Reagan raised taxes, grew government and favored the corporate sector over the tax payer. I will vote for smaller government when I trust the guy promising it will honestly try to deliver.
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Cal Soldier
March 17, 2010 7:17 PM
I had to change the channel after the first segment. Baier was beyond rude - he was outright disrespectful to the POTUS. If it had been me, I would've knocked Baier out.
I guess that's why I'm not a politician.
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EH
March 17, 2010 7:31 PM in reply to Cal Soldier
Fox is just getting their revenge for the various Palin interview debacles.
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Lestatdelc
March 17, 2010 9:37 PM in reply to EH
You mean by asking the hard biting questions like, "what newspapers and magazines do you read'...?
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benintn
March 17, 2010 10:25 PM in reply to Lestatdelc
In what sense, Lestatdelc?
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JohnW1141
March 18, 2010 1:34 PM in reply to benintn
bentin,
subtle, heh heh heh
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JimmyBobby
March 17, 2010 10:27 PM in reply to EH
You're joking, right? You can't get revenge for someone revealing an idiot as an idiot by trying to reveal a very smart person as...what?
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Kayak
March 17, 2010 7:17 PM
Michael Moore has a real point. That is: When republicans are in power the bring out the big guns and push legislation through. Obama makes a big mistake even talking to this republican news organization known as FOX. The democrats need to quit catering to the opposition, get some spine and start pushing hard.
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baba2nde
March 17, 2010 7:30 PM in reply to Kayak
Fox is not a news organisation. It is a foreign-owned, foreign-controlled extremist right-wing propaganda outlet bent on fomenting domestic disunity to "get the most of our buck here".
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Kayak
March 17, 2010 8:15 PM in reply to baba2nde
I stand corrected.
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lousgirl84
March 17, 2010 8:22 PM in reply to Kayak
There is a good reason for him to do this interview because the people who watch Fox need to understand and it's better coming straight from Obama's mouth rather than the lies from Fox.
You go Mr. Pres.
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JimmyBobby
March 17, 2010 10:28 PM in reply to lousgirl84
Yeah, he might not convince everyone (as if!) but even if he convinces a few and they call their reps...
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Viva!America!
March 17, 2010 8:28 PM in reply to Kayak
before getting elected Obama gave an interview to FOX and every one lost their minds yelling that it was a mistake. What happened? Not a damn thing. What's going to happen after this interview? Not a damn thing.
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JadeZ
March 17, 2010 11:26 PM in reply to Viva!America!
thats the point aint it?
we dont want interviews we want spine!
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hunter
March 17, 2010 8:55 PM in reply to Kayak
Please explain to me what these big legislative victories were. The way I remember it all the big agenda items other than the tax cuts went nowhere. They managed to squeeze the cuts through reconciliation, but now they're expiring as a result. Otherwise, they just passed some wartime craziness bills (which weren't on the agenda before 9/11 and which passed with huge margins because nobody wanted to vote against them) and unfunded absurdities like medicare part-D and no child left behind. The big things they wanted to do (like SS privatization) never materialized.
I'm as disappointed as the next guy that we can't run a truly liberal agenda right now. But let's not romanticize the other side's fictional mastery of legislative tactics.
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MoCrash
March 18, 2010 7:00 AM in reply to hunter
I would consider the Iraq war authorization a big legislative victory for the Bush Administration, even if a loss for America.
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Walter Mitty
March 17, 2010 7:18 PM
Obama legitimizes Fox when he goes on. The interviewer clown obviously had his marching orders and will win praise from the teabagger crowd for being a prick during the interview.
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ARG in Chicago
March 18, 2010 8:03 AM in reply to Walter Mitty
Yes, watching the "highlights" from this interview on Countdown last night, I thought the obvious plan here was for the white interviewer to put this uppity President in his place.
Then I thought, why didn't Fox send one of their black reporters to do the interview?
Then I wondered, Does Fox even *have* any black reporters?? I don't think they do.
-- ARG
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Barney
March 17, 2010 7:23 PM
Wow...Bret just smacked Bammie around, didn't he?
Bammie tried to duck..but Bret landed punch after punch
Hey..when was there an earthquake in Hawai'i that created a public health emergency??
Jesus...that clown you guys elected is a complete idiot
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jenesq
March 17, 2010 7:27 PM in reply to Barney
I realize that you are just some pathetic wingnut troll, but it is fascinating that you view a "news" interview as an adversarial, rather than informational, process. Typical.
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Measure for Measure
March 17, 2010 7:29 PM in reply to Barney
Your heart throb George Bush never had the guts to go on Countdown et al. Obama did fine in both style and substance. Among sane Americans, tough-minded policy construction matters more than hurt Republican feelings.
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MyMy
March 17, 2010 7:31 PM in reply to Barney
Typical conservative: fake violence, like on tv wrestling, is their bread and butter.
I think most people are TIRED of this fakeness--especially their fake righteous indignation--on the part of Fox, Republicans and conservatives.
Pseudo 'punches' are boring.
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fitley
March 17, 2010 8:47 PM in reply to Barney
You're not much different than that little monkey boy Brett. Life must look like one big cartoon to you troll boy. You just don't get it. Now go jerk off in front of the mirror. You really told em didn't you tough guy. Who's bad , you're bad. Don't stroke too hard or you'll set the smoke alarm off.
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fitley
March 17, 2010 8:49 PM in reply to Barney
You're not much different than that little monkey boy Brett. Life must look like one big cartoon to you troll boy. You just don't get it. Now go jerk off in front of the mirror. You really told em didn't you tough guy. Who's bad , you're bad. Don't stroke too hard or you'll set the smoke alarm off.
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Freshorses
March 17, 2010 8:55 PM in reply to Barney
Short memory??? We only arrived at the place America was in thru the 8 miserable years with Bush/Cheney. They stole the election, lied about WMD, crashed the banking system, sent us into a near depression, contracted private soldiers that killed innocent women and children, unlawful warrantless wiretapping, and on and on....Was that who you elected? Maybe you wanted Sarah Palin a heartbeat away from the Presidency when she and John McCain ran, was that your choice????
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Delores
March 17, 2010 8:57 PM in reply to Barney
Barney lives in his mother's attic. She likes to think of him as "gifted". He probably wears faded Star Wars pajamas and has pictures of the Fox Barbies above his bed.
He also doesn't have a clue as to how bills get passed.
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MoCrash
March 18, 2010 7:07 AM in reply to Barney
Real Americans respect the office of the President, if not the man currently holding it. What previous President ever endured such discourtesy and failure to observe proper protocol in a sit-down interview? If a representative of the "liberal" mainstream media had engaged in such conduct with Bush, they hue and cry would be deafening. But, somehow, because Fox opposes the current President, it is as though boorish behavior is somehow justified. Sorry, Barney, it never is.
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Barney
March 17, 2010 7:25 PM
Obammie said we'll get to see what's in the bill when it's voted on..
...even he didn't have a clue
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IndyLinda
March 17, 2010 7:31 PM in reply to Barney
What kind of a moron are you that you actually think he doesn't know what's in the freaking bill he's been pushing for for a year? I think you're confusing him with yourself.
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Brownbagger
March 17, 2010 7:58 PM in reply to IndyLinda
He's a teenie weenie moron.
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SkippyFlipjack
March 18, 2010 9:17 AM in reply to IndyLinda
Actually he has been mostly quiet about it for a year, which is a lot of the reason health care reform stalled so badly. I think the whole process has been a massive failure for Obama. But of course that doesn't mean he doesn't know what's in it, except to the turds.
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lousgirl84
March 17, 2010 7:36 PM in reply to Barney
You are a pathetic sorry excuse for a human being - but then it's not your fault, you're a republican. It comes with the territory
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Brownbagger
March 17, 2010 8:02 PM in reply to lousgirl84
For Barney, the territory is teenie weenie.
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BelieveInAmerica
March 17, 2010 7:41 PM in reply to Barney
Barney, sorry about your drug problem.
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Brownbagger
March 17, 2010 8:02 PM in reply to BelieveInAmerica
Oh, Barney only has teenie weenie problem.
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tinmanic
March 17, 2010 7:49 PM in reply to Barney
Jesus...that clown you guys elected is a complete idiot
Um, unless you are not an American citizen, you elected him too. Your country elected him.
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whitesauce
March 17, 2010 8:01 PM in reply to Barney
Obammie? I don't like to call anyone racist -- I don't make a habit of it -- but you are a racist. You thought you were getting away with it. So funny. It must be hard to see the computer screen through the holes in your hood.
Sorry to get off topic, everyone. I'm tired of these racist trolls who pretend they are participating in the debate.
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Brownbagger
March 17, 2010 8:05 PM in reply to whitesauce
Barney's teenie weenie keeps him from manning up and calling President Obama the name he really has on his teenie weenie mind.
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lousgirl84
March 17, 2010 8:14 PM in reply to whitesauce
Oh please, just call him what he is.
I just watched the video of this and Obama kicked this little asshole's butt because no one know this bill better than anyone.
Who is this little turd anyway?
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lousgirl84
March 17, 2010 8:19 PM in reply to lousgirl84
I meant to say no one knows this bill better than Obama.
This idiot Baier asks a question and when the President gives him the answer he interrupts him because he doesn't like the answer.
Obama is a wonk. I love it....
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Jackster
March 17, 2010 8:56 PM in reply to Barney
Only someone who thought Bush was smart enough to be President. Thinks that Sarah Palin is smart enough to be Pres. Would say that a former constitutional law professor is not smart enough to be pres. He would have flunked Shrub in a Chicago minute.
You lack substantial substance and an obvious lack of knowledge of reality. If you got a real point to make, fine. If you're just going to spew obscenities across the fence, I doubt you'll get any respect here, (not that you care) I'm sure just getting responses makes you feel like you exist in some perverted way.
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theCleverBulldog
March 18, 2010 8:15 AM in reply to Jackster
Obama was never a law professor. He has no doctorate, he never held the title of professor or associate professor. He was an instructor for a short time. And considering that every surviving member of the Weather underground (that is not in prison or still a fugitive) has worked as a professor or instructor I'm not too impressed.
If Bush would have confused Hawaii (Obama's home state ) with Haiti you would have put it on page 1. With Obama it doesn't even get a mention. Unless Haiti is our 57th state?
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bill57
March 18, 2010 9:42 AM in reply to theCleverBulldog
In 1991, Obama accepted a two-year position as Visiting Law and Government Fellow at the University of Chicago Law School to work on his first book.[40] He then served as a professor at the University of Chicago Law School for twelve years; as a Lecturer from 1992 to 1996, and as a Senior Lecturer from 1996 to 2004 teaching constitutional law
Wow...it's way to easy to smack you around. At least hold your hands up to protect your face.
If AWOL Bush confused Hawaii with Haiti it would be because he does confuse Hawaii with Haiti...not because of a slip of the tongue, like yours and my President did.
Anything else?
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sangsue
March 17, 2010 11:18 PM in reply to Barney
Barney. Darling.
Just call President Obama an N and be done with it.
Maybe if the world is lucky someone will castrate you to prevent you from ever breeding. It would be a waste of life for you to pass your IQ of 10 genes on to anyone.
Then again, if I was named after a purple dinosaur, I'd feel like a moron too.
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rambler american
March 18, 2010 6:14 AM in reply to Barney
Please don't feed the trolls. It only encourages them and they start to breed. Ignore them and they go find another forum to spew their stupid.
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mikedrevguy
March 17, 2010 7:51 PM
I hope in years to come when we have changes in administrations (and there will be turnover) I hope that the progressive side of the spectrum can actually show respect for the office of president (if not the actual person holding that office) - #justsayin' Bret Bajer comes off as a complete buffoon - Headline: "Jethro Bodine visits the Oval Office." - and a nation swells with pride: give me a break
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Thomas Unger
March 17, 2010 8:05 PM
Faux news: "You explain, we deride". Wasn't hard to see who the adult was in the room. One makes allowances for the churlishness of children and idiots. Imagine how former President Malaprop would have handled the inteview; especially if the "Nukular" option were brought up. It is to larf...
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theWalrus
March 17, 2010 8:30 PM
How pathetic is it to watch the President give an interview to a "news" organization who's sole purpose is to totally and completely DESTROY him! It's absolute insanity. I don't understand why he would do such a thing. It's embarrassing. Remember his Bill O'Reilly interview?
Total.Waste.Of.Time.
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commie atheist
March 17, 2010 8:47 PM in reply to theWalrus
True dat. Why bother trying to reach the dittoheads, who have already made up their minds (thanks to FoxNotNews propaganda) that Obama is a Kenyan-Muslim-Fascist-Marxist-Socialist who is unqualified to be president and who is trying to destroy America from within.
I think NAS said it best:
Watch what you're watching
Fox keeps feeding us toxins
Stop sleeping
Start thinking outside of the box
And unplugged from the Matrix stopped you
But watch what you say, Big Brother is watching
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6Uqk3fxFEs
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Viva!America!
March 17, 2010 8:56 PM in reply to theWalrus
Yes, I remember his o'reilly interview.
What happened?
Nothing.
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Jackster
March 17, 2010 9:02 PM in reply to theWalrus
Ditto that, I'm sure he made no progress in getting the sensible FUX viewers to understand anything. Just the fact that they're FUX viewers makes them unreachable.
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fitley
March 17, 2010 8:53 PM
I just like the fact that Obama forces the racist ignorati audience of Faux news to listen to an intelligent black person which drives em crazy, makes em foam at the mouth, makes their knarly trigger fingers itchy, makes their brains squirm like a toad.
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homophobama
March 18, 2010 2:26 AM in reply to fitley
Oh c'mon...do you think that any of faux's core audience actually watched that interview? They turned it over to a monster truck rally, or the NRA channel, or got serviced by their slow cousin -- till they were sure 'that monkey' was off the screen. There is no reasoning with those people, there is no spec of truth they will actually accept. It is really unfortunate that President Obama still thinks he should stoop to their level and bother to try.
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fitley
March 17, 2010 8:55 PM
Actually Obama went "head to pinhead" with this moron.
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Jackster
March 17, 2010 9:14 PM
Not having seen this debacle, it seems as if this brett guy lacks the appropriate respect due the POTUS. It is endemic to all the BO haters, they hate him regardless of his policies and capabilities.
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lousgirl84
March 17, 2010 9:36 PM in reply to Jackster
Just ask sisterkeven,eastwest/nr/t.groan. They can tell you all about how much they hate this president and they claim to be progressives...
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T Groan
March 18, 2010 9:40 AM in reply to lousgirl84
You're pathetic. I, despite having no hatred for Obama, am able to see he's little more than a corporate whore. I think you've proven yourself without the capacity for critical thinking and instead come across as if you worship Obama. You're identical to those that uncritically followed G W Bush. Your behaviour is identical, your intolerance, and your stupidity.
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Marinus van der Lubbe
March 18, 2010 1:07 PM in reply to T Groan
And youre just some magnanimous philosopher who sweeps thru here and startles everyone with your amazing platitudes, humility, extreme clarity and grasp of all subjects.
Actually, youre just a whiny chickenshit cunt who plays that projection shit to the max...sorry, but the people who blindly apologize for W are self serving ninnies whittling away at any buck they can scrounge in the post-W landscape and whatever allegiance they have it only attempts to dissuade others from remembering what an actual disastrous turn in the American swimming pool W was. We read you in here...we see whay you worship him. It's because you both breath pure shit from having your heads so far up your own asses. yea, T. Groan...you, bitch. Go find sailordouchekit and spray that breath of a thousand felchings on him..he loves it.
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lousgirl84
March 18, 2010 2:24 PM in reply to Marinus van der Lubbe
you must have scared the bitch away...
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Marinus van der Lubbe
March 18, 2010 4:05 PM in reply to lousgirl84
None of them can hang...they just cut the rope...turds, all.
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lousgirl84
March 18, 2010 4:46 PM in reply to Marinus van der Lubbe
and sailormarlowe too.
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lousgirl84
March 18, 2010 2:14 PM in reply to T Groan
I make no apologies for my support of this President. If you don't like it go the fuck somewhere else and don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out. It will be a lot easier to breathe in here
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neurodoc
March 17, 2010 9:41 PM
Remember, it is not Fox News it is Fox Programming. There is no news on Fox, only carefully planned programming intended to convince viewers of a hard right political view; programming that commonly utilizes deceit, obfuscation, and reliance on viewer's lack of ability for critical listening.
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Majorajam
March 17, 2010 9:41 PM
What's remarkable is that this jackass would make a snide comment, err... ask a question, and immediately as the President is starting to answer it make another totally unrelated one. It's like trying to debate a creationist about the veracity of evolution. Hit the moving target. Fox is Fox, and certainly no one would've expected anything less than a hit job- no doubt this guy would've been fired had he given a remotely reasonable performance- but you would think at least that they'd stick to disinformative follow-ups related to the original question. The whole firing salvos from every direction bit doesn't even make for good tv.
As a side note, can anyone imagine the outcry from the Repug base, err... Fox News, if that ever happened to a Republican President? It'd make a poo flinging fight in a chimp cage look like civilized discourse.
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chucktrotter
March 17, 2010 10:03 PM
Never watch Fox. Did see a bit of the interview. Fox's people, obviously, have IQ's below plant life. The interviewer was hunting buffalo with a BB gun!
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labman57
March 17, 2010 10:06 PM
When prominent Republicans are interviewed on FOX News, the interviewers actually ask very few questions, as their lips spend most of the time firmly planted on the guest's anus.
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benintn
March 17, 2010 10:26 PM in reply to labman57
Typical Fixed Noise question for GOP: "Remember when you did that awesome speech? That was really cool."
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Davran
March 17, 2010 10:58 PM in reply to benintn
"Final question... George Bush: great President, or The Greatest President?"
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Grumpy Demo
March 17, 2010 11:01 PM
FOX Flash Back:
Remember FOX's Juan Williams (White House requested) servile interview with Bush? At the end Williams told Bush "we're praying for you".
FOX doesn't even try to hide it's bias anymore, it got a pass from the rest of media cause they all might work there a some time in their career.
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sangsue
March 17, 2010 11:21 PM in reply to Grumpy Demo
I don't know about you Grumpy but at least with Fox I know who my enemies are. It's news channels like CNN that make me feel betrayed.
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M.L.H.
March 17, 2010 11:24 PM in reply to Grumpy Demo
Actually, it wasn't at the end, it was near the beginning and it was on Williams on NPR, not Fox. There were a hell of a lot of softball questions letting Bush blame the Dems for the bad blood in Washington.
The only interview of Bush that was anywhere near this contentious was with an Irish reporter. I don't think he ever went on MSNBC.
Obama has a lot more guts than other presidents.
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GTFOOH
March 17, 2010 11:22 PM
As rude as this interview was, I was happy Obama did it, so Fox viewers can see what a propaganda machine this so called news station is. Not that there are many minds in their viewing audience to be changed. But, I'm sure there are some.
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homophobama
March 18, 2010 2:31 AM in reply to GTFOOH
Oh c'mon GTFOOH...do you think that any of faux's core audience actually watched that interview? They turned it over to a monster truck rally, or the NRA channel, or got serviced by their slow cousin -- till they were sure 'that monkey' was off the screen. There is no reasoning with those people, there is no spec of truth they will actually accept. It is really unfortunate that President Obama still thinks he should stoop to their level and bother to try.
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Megan97401
March 17, 2010 11:29 PM
Gotta love the part where Bret gets all whiny saying, "But Mr. President, there are a lot of deeaaals in this bill." Or something to that effect. I'm not masochistic enough to watch the thing again to get the quote right.
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Cy Guy
March 17, 2010 11:35 PM
Here is a link to the actual video:
http://video.foxnews.com/v/4113350/fox-news-exclusive-president-obama
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personalrob1
March 18, 2010 1:05 AM
Brett is the face of American racism today.
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djMikulec
March 18, 2010 1:25 AM
News Corp.
Because even racists need entertainment.
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nhfarmer
March 18, 2010 3:15 AM
Fox News helps nature prevent our species demise by visually presenting humans' extreme frustrations. Bret interrupted often, but it was the viewers' frustrations, not 'bang for the buck', that he was apologizing for. President Obama understood Bret's plight.
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Sailormarlowe
March 18, 2010 3:57 AM
Low ratings for a boring, empty-suit President. Sarah Palin would have been a more popular choice, if Baier wanted interested, engaged viewers.
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cinesimon
March 18, 2010 4:46 AM in reply to Sailormarlowe
Oh, poor little sailor boy. It's ALL about ratings still, kiddo?
Ratings equals truth, ratings equals reality?
Yes, heaven forbid we had a president dealing with actual issues instead of sexing it up for those of you with low attention spans. Fox is the perfect place for children like yourself: plenty of gossip, plenty of sensationalism and conspiracy theories, and they tell you exactly what you want to hear. Never gets boring in Sailor-boy's fantasy land Fox!
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Barfood
March 18, 2010 7:32 AM in reply to Sailormarlowe
You have the freedom to post your thought here, Sailor. Not much respect, but plenty of freedom.
I wonder if you can appreciate that.
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JNagarya
March 18, 2010 11:35 PM in reply to Barfood
You report, I decide:
NO respect.
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chitowner
March 18, 2010 4:55 AM
"Just 'trying to get the most for our buck here.'" Yup. All about the money ain't it. Strictly political entertainment for corporate bucks.
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stevelaudig
March 18, 2010 7:25 AM
There is ESPN for sports fans. There is NatGeo for natural history and geography buffs. There's the cooking channel for the would-be chefs. There's the SyFy channel for science fiction buffs. There's Democracy Now for those liking substance over form in news and finally there's Fox for the 20% of the population that would truly benefit from any mental health care benefits that might become available under Health Care Reform.
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destor23
March 18, 2010 9:35 AM
Remember when George Bush used to make himself available to hostile media outlets during controversial moments? Oh yeah, me neither.
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lousgirl84
March 18, 2010 2:33 PM in reply to destor23
I only remember Bush giving a real interview once early on in his presidency - and it was a female reporter from Ireland who asked him some hard-hitting questions which he couldn't answer so he got snippy with her and I remember the press and the thug party were all up in arms about how she was disrespectful to the President.
I never heard one of the talking heads this morning, criticize Baier for his constant interruption of the President - in fact i heard one of them say, the President was testy and lost it for a minute.
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limpdo
March 18, 2010 10:06 AM
Why Fox News? I mean doesn't Obama realize that no one with a single ounce of common sense watches Fox News? I mean really.
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Tosh
April 26, 2010 9:55 PM
Oh, poor little sailor boy. It's ALL about ratings still, kiddo?
Ratings equals truth, ratings equals reality?
Yes, heaven forbid we had a president dealing with actual issues instead of sexing it up for those of you with low attention spans. Fox is the perfect place for children like yourself: plenty of gossip, plenty of sensationalism and conspiracy theories, and they tell you exactly what you want to hear. Never gets boring in Sailor-boy's fantasy land Fox!
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Tosh
April 26, 2010 9:58 PM
There is ESPN for sports fans. There is NatGeo for natural history and geography buffs. There's the cooking channel for the would-be chefs. There's the SyFy channel for science fiction buffs. There's Democracy Now for those liking substance over form in news and finally there's Fox for the 20% of the population that would truly benefit from any mental health care benefits that might become available under Health Care Reform.
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