O'Reilly out at FOX!

[JMarie]

8 hours ago, GrumpyGran said:

I'd bet my life on it. She's got to pay the bills and that's what she does. Don't they always have a picture of her on the cover?

That doesn't make the books bad.  Oprah's on the cover of O every month.  Maybe Oprah would consider running for president??

[GreyhoundFan]

45 minutes ago, JMarie said:

 Maybe Oprah would consider running for president??

OMG, can you imagine the BTs? She's a woman, she's African-American, and she's never been married? They would act like the world was literally (and yes, I mean literally) ending. It's too bad, because I think she'd bring a hearty dose of common sense to the office.

[GrumpyGran]

11 hours ago, GreyhoundFan said:

OMG, can you imagine the BTs? She's a woman, she's African-American, and she's never been married? They would act like the world was literally (and yes, I mean literally) ending. It's too bad, because I think she'd bring a hearty dose of common sense to the office.

Would she pick Gayle as her running mate? LOL!

[JMarie]

Another day, another grueling episode of Hannity....

How dare the MSM criticize Melania's shoes!  Even the tweet suggesting that rain boots would have been a better choice was absurd!  Does The Left have nothing better to do?

Kayleigh McEnany thinks it's stupid that everyone focused on the shoes, and not the cop who drowned, or the family of six that drowned.  Two days after Superstorm Sandy, Obama went to New Jersey and got glowing praise for it.  Why isn't everyone all glowy over Trump's visit to Texas?

Some updates by Fox News associates in Texas and Louisiana follow.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott says Trump reacted swiftly, and Texans are "genuinely appreciative" of Trump's efforts.  Abbott was actually nice, and IMO, didn't have enough snarkiness to be a regular on Hannity.  Hannity mentions how he made a donation to Samaritan's Purse, and the My Pillow guy is donating tens of thousands of pillows.  Abbott also suggests donating to the Red Cross.

Laura Ingraham (Hannity called her a "rock star") thinks The Left is unhinged and desperate to attack Melania's shoes, when she was helping catastrophe victims (though I can't figure out how Melania was helping).  She claims that you know that Trump is doing a good job when the press starts attacking Melania's shoes.  (Here's a thought:  Melania might have been there to keep Trump in check, and not to help Texans)

Hannity expressed much outrage over the professor who said Houston deserved the hurricane because they voted for Trump.  Brian Benjamin (black Democrat state senator from New York -- what's he doing on Fox??) tried to point out how conservatives pounced on Obama after Superstorm Sandy.  Hannity called him a liar several times, then cut to a commercial break.  He promises to bring Benjamin back, but he's gone when the next segment starts.  Mercedes Schlapp (Fox News gal, married to Matt Schlapp, chairman of American Conservative Union) said nothing noteworthy.

John Bolton (served as UN ambassador for a year and a half) talked about North Korea.  I couldn't follow what he was saying, but he seemed to know what he was talking about, and didn't mention Melania's shoes.

He ended by calling the "destroy Trump media truly shameful."  

 

[Cartmann99]

On 8/28/2017 at 9:37 PM, GreyhoundFan said:

OMG, can you imagine the BTs? She's a woman, she's African-American, and she's never been married? They would act like the world was literally (and yes, I mean literally) ending. It's too bad, because I think she'd bring a hearty dose of common sense to the office.

Don't forget that Oprah doesn't have any children. That's just not acceptable to some people.

[Cartmann99]

1 hour ago, JMarie said:

 Two days after Superstorm Sandy, Obama went to New Jersey and got glowing praise for it.  Why isn't everyone all glowy over Trump's visit to Texas?

Because Trump is an incredibly damaged person who doesn't understand or care about how his actions affect others.

President Obama understood that whenever he made public appearances following a disaster, it wasn't about getting his own personal needs met. He had a healthy support system for that, so was able to go out in public and try to console the people that were hurting, and to give people hope that things would get better.

For Trump, putting the needs of hurting Americans before his own needs, is an impossible task for him. He is not emotionally mature enough for the job he has taken on, so he keeps making a mess of things.

[GrumpyGran]

11 hours ago, JMarie said:

Another day, another grueling episode of Hannity....

How dare the MSM criticize Melania's shoes!  Even the tweet suggesting that rain boots would have been a better choice was absurd!  Does The Left have nothing better to do?

Kayleigh McEnany thinks it's stupid that everyone focused on the shoes, and not the cop who drowned, or the family of six that drowned.  Two days after Superstorm Sandy, Obama went to New Jersey and got glowing praise for it.  Why isn't everyone all glowy over Trump's visit to Texas?

Some updates by Fox News associates in Texas and Louisiana follow.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott says Trump reacted swiftly, and Texans are "genuinely appreciative" of Trump's efforts.  Abbott was actually nice, and IMO, didn't have enough snarkiness to be a regular on Hannity.  Hannity mentions how he made a donation to Samaritan's Purse, and the My Pillow guy is donating tens of thousands of pillows.  Abbott also suggests donating to the Red Cross.

Laura Ingraham (Hannity called her a "rock star") thinks The Left is unhinged and desperate to attack Melania's shoes, when she was helping catastrophe victims (though I can't figure out how Melania was helping).  She claims that you know that Trump is doing a good job when the press starts attacking Melania's shoes.  (Here's a thought:  Melania might have been there to keep Trump in check, and not to help Texans)

Hannity expressed much outrage over the professor who said Houston deserved the hurricane because they voted for Trump.  Brian Benjamin (black Democrat state senator from New York -- what's he doing on Fox??) tried to point out how conservatives pounced on Obama after Superstorm Sandy.  Hannity called him a liar several times, then cut to a commercial break.  He promises to bring Benjamin back, but he's gone when the next segment starts.  Mercedes Schlapp (Fox News gal, married to Matt Schlapp, chairman of American Conservative Union) said nothing noteworthy.

John Bolton (served as UN ambassador for a year and a half) talked about North Korea.  I couldn't follow what he was saying, but he seemed to know what he was talking about, and didn't mention Melania's shoes.

He ended by calling the "destroy Trump media truly shameful."  

 

Thanks again @JMarie. Yeah, the right is having a hard time not looking hypocritical these days. After criticizing the Obamas every day for eight years, now they get their little fe-fes hurt because someone points out the inappropriateness of Melania's shoes.

I have some questions. Why did she need to change clothes on the airplane? Why did she feel the need to walk out of the White House in stilettos?

She's down there not out of the goodness of her heart, she's there-and this is just my opinion-because Kelly told Trump that she needed to come out of her boudoir and show her face. And she shows up with a baseball cap that says "FLOTUS?"

[Cartmann99]

7 minutes ago, GrumpyGran said:

Why did she feel the need to walk out of the White House in stilettos?

Because her self-esteem is based on having people tell her she's attractive. High heels make your legs and butt look good, and she really thought everyone would be talking about how beautiful she looked.

 

[JMarie]

11 hours ago, Cartmann99 said:

Because Trump is an incredibly damaged person who doesn't understand or care about how his actions affect others.

President Obama understood that whenever he made public appearances following a disaster, it wasn't about getting his own personal needs met. He had a healthy support system for that, so was able to go out in public and try to console the people that were hurting, and to give people hope that things would get better.

For Trump, putting the needs of hurting Americans before his own needs, is an impossible task for him. He is not emotionally mature enough for the job he has taken on, so he keeps making a mess of things.

Obama also wasn't obsessed with ratings and crowd size.

[GrumpyGran]

3 hours ago, Cartmann99 said:

Because her self-esteem is based on having people tell her she's attractive. High heels make your legs and butt look good, and she really thought everyone would be talking about how beautiful she looked.

 

Then why didn't she just come out in a cocktail dress? She looked like a bad cross between Kelly McGillis in TOP GUN and Kim Kardashian when she's slumming.

[fraurosena]

4 hours ago, GrumpyGran said:

And she shows up with a baseball cap that says "FLOTUS?"

But... but... how else would we know exactly which one of the blond bimbo's surrounding the presidunce she is? They all look the same to me...

[GrumpyGran]

6 minutes ago, fraurosena said:

But... but... how else would we know exactly which one of the blond bimbo's surrounding the presidunce she is? They all look the same to me...

Hmmm, maybe people are starting to call the Hopester FLOTUS secretly and she needs to clear that up. By wearing an uuuugly hat. Seriously, what is with the hats? Sell cigarette lighters or bumper stickers or bobblehead dolls for the dashboard if you have to make money off your ignorant worshippers. Those hats are fugly!

[Cartmann99]

1 hour ago, GrumpyGran said:

Then why didn't she just come out in a cocktail dress? She looked like a bad cross between Kelly McGillis in TOP GUN and Kim Kardashian when she's slumming.

*snorts* Now, I'm imagining her wearing a long black sequined gown with a thigh-high slit while her and Trump go around and scowl at Harvey destruction. 

[Zola]

1 hour ago, GrumpyGran said:

Hmmm, maybe people are starting to call the Hopester FLOTUS secretly and she needs to clear that up. By wearing an uuuugly hat. Seriously, what is with the hats? Sell cigarette lighters or bumper stickers or bobblehead dolls for the dashboard if you have to make money off your ignorant worshippers. Those hats are fugly!

I've thought about this: I think the hat is the most visible and obvious, most omnipresent thing they could think of.

It goes on your head, so it goes everywhere you go. It cannot be left behind or unnoticed on the dashboard or the bumper, etc, if it's already on your head.

No jacket can cover it like a shirt - it goes on your head, it is the cover.

People will also be able to see it while you're sitting down, like in your car or at Denny's.

And because your face is right under it, people will have to notice it when they talk to you. Or just plain have to look at you.

Can't get any more in your face and on your mind than that.

[infooverload]

I've thought about this: I think the hat is the most visible and obvious, most omnipresent thing they could think of.
It goes on your head, so it goes everywhere you go. It cannot be left behind or unnoticed on the dashboard or the bumper, etc, if it's already on your head.
No jacket can cover it like a shirt - it goes on your head, it is the cover.
People will also be able to see it while you're sitting down, like in your car or at Denny's.
And because your face is right under it, people will have to notice it when they talk to you. Or just plain have to look at you.
Can't get any more in your face and on your mind than that.

The hat style also is specific in a lot of people's minds to the working class and truckers. Thus serves as a way to say look we're embracing the working class style to spread our message.

[GrumpyGran]

1 hour ago, infooverload said:

19 hours ago, Zola said:

I've thought about this: I think the hat is the most visible and obvious, most omnipresent thing they could think of.
It goes on your head, so it goes everywhere you go. It cannot be left behind or unnoticed on the dashboard or the bumper, etc, if it's already on your head.
No jacket can cover it like a shirt - it goes on your head, it is the cover.
People will also be able to see it while you're sitting down, like in your car or at Denny's.
And because your face is right under it, people will have to notice it when they talk to you. Or just plain have to look at you.
Can't get any more in your face and on your mind than that.

The hat style also is specific in a lot of people's minds to the working class and truckers. Thus serves as a way to say look we're embracing the working class style to spread our message.

And yet I've never actually seen anyone wearing one of these hats. And I live in a pretty red area. Has anyone seen one of these hats on someone's head, other than Dumpster and Malamine-a?

[GrumpyGran]

1 hour ago, GrumpyGran said:

And yet I've never actually seen anyone wearing one of these hats. And I live in a pretty red area. Has anyone seen one of these hats on someone's head, other than Dumpster and Malamine-a?

Quoting myself. Sorry, it's Melamine-a, that's her name!

[onekidanddone]

5 hours ago, infooverload said:

The hat style also is specific in a lot of people's minds to the working class and truckers. Thus serves as a way to say look we're embracing the working class style to spread our message.

How can people not see through this? HOW? How can they not see that he is the elite, living in his golden cage? 

[infooverload]

How can people not see through this? HOW? How can they not see that he is the elite, living in his golden cage? 

This question reminded me of how Hitchens in his book No One Left to Lie To discusses how the elite political class will convince the general class of their equality on one hand, while tailoring a separate message to the elite class. While making the two converge in what appears somehow as a cohesive message. I wish I had a copy of the book so I could quote the passage, because it explains the dichotomy and purpose succinctly and effectively better than I can.

[Ali]

On 8/31/2017 at 0:54 PM, GrumpyGran said:

And yet I've never actually seen anyone wearing one of these hats. And I live in a pretty red area. Has anyone seen one of these hats on someone's head, other than Dumpster and Malamine-a?

MAGA hats? I have encountered some wearing these hats.p

[47of74]

Bolling has joined Blowhard O'Really on the unemployment line;

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Fox News Channel will part ways with host Eric Bolling, a host and contributor whose on-air presence at the 21st Century Fox-owned network had been growing in recent months, after allegations surfaced that he had harassed colleagues there, the network confirmed Friday.

“Fox News Channel is canceling ‘The Specialists,’ and Eric Bolling and Fox have agreed to part ways amicably,” the network said in a statement.” We thank Eric for his ten years of service to our loyal viewers and wish him the best of luck.”  A Huffington Post report had disclosed allegations that Bolling had sent lewd messages to colleagues via smartphone.

 

[candygirl200413]

Even though he is a POS, this is such a horrible thing to hear.

Ousted Fox News host Eric Bolling’s 19-year-old son found dead

[Zola]

10 hours ago, candygirl200413 said:

Even though he is a POS, this is such a horrible thing to hear.

Ousted Fox News host Eric Bolling’s 19-year-old son found dead

That is horrible. My son just turned 19 yesterday. He's in college, has his first job at a bookstore, we're shopping around to buy him his first car...I just can't imagine having to buy him a coffin and a burial plot instead. 

I feel so bad for Eric Chase Bolling's family, even his POS dad. Death just sucks, especially when it claims the young.

[GreyhoundFan]

Interesting NYT piece about Scottie Nell Hughes (another of the Drumpfian blonde sycophants) and her lawsuit against Faux: "Woman Says Fox News Banned Her After She Accused Charles Payne of Rape"

Spoiler

Fox News, which for more than a year has dealt with the fallout from an embarrassing sexual harassment scandal, was sued on Monday by the political commentator Scottie Nell Hughes, who claimed that she had been raped by the longtime anchor Charles Payne and was then retaliated against by the network after she came forward with her allegation.

Mr. Payne, the host of “Making Money” on Fox Business, returned to the air this month after the network suspended him in July pending an investigation into his conduct. Upon his return, the network said that it had completed the investigation, which began after Ms. Hughes took her allegations to the network in late June.

Mr. Payne’s lawyer, Jonathan N. Halpern, said in a statement on Monday that his client ”vehemently denies any wrongdoing and will defend himself vigorously against this baseless complaint.”

“We are confident that when the evidence is presented in this case,” he continued, “Mr. Payne will be fully vindicated and these outrageous accusations against him will be confirmed as completely false.”

In her lawsuit, Ms. Hughes said that Mr. Payne had “pressured” his way into her hotel room in July 2013 and coerced her to have sexual intercourse with him, even though she had refused his advances by telling him “no” and “stop.”

According to the suit, Ms. Hughes was “shocked and ashamed” and did not immediately report the episode. She said that over the next two years she was forced to engage in a sexual relationship with Mr. Payne. In exchange, she said, she received career opportunities, including increased appearances on Fox News and Fox Business and the promise that Mr. Payne would help her land a contributor contract, a job that can pay several hundred thousand dollars a year. Ms. Hughes never became a paid contributor at either channel.

Ms. Hughes, a regular guest on Fox News and Fox Business from 2013 through 2016, asserted that after she ended the relationship with Mr. Payne, the network blacklisted her. After she reported her allegations against him, she said, the network leaked a story to the news media about a romantic affair between Ms. Hughes and Mr. Payne.

“In July of 2013, I was raped by Charles Payne,” Ms. Hughes said in an interview, referring to the allegations in her lawsuit. “In July of 2017, I was raped again by Fox News. Since then, I have been living an absolute hell.”

The lawsuit, alleging gender motivated violence, gender discrimination, retaliation and defamation, was filed on Monday in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. It named 21st Century Fox, Fox News and Mr. Payne.

The suit also names Dianne Brandi, the executive vice president of legal and business affairs at Fox News, and Irena Briganti, the network’s executive vice president of corporate communications. In the suit, Ms. Hughes says that Ms. Brandi and Ms. Briganti “knowingly and maliciously aided and abetted the unlawful employment practices, discrimination and retaliation” against her. The lawsuit claims that Ms. Brandi and Ms. Briganti “issued a false narrative to The National Enquirer that Ms. Hughes was a participant in an affair with Payne” and “revealed Ms. Hughes’s identity to The National Enquirer.”

Fox News said the lawsuit was “bogus” and “downright shameful.”

“We will vigorously defend this,” the network said in a statement. Fox News also said that the case was a “publicity stunt of a lawsuit” by Ms. Hughes’s lawyer, Douglas H. Wigdor.

Mr. Wigdor, who is representing several current and former Fox News employees in harassment and discrimination cases against the network, said Fox was victim-blaming. “Fox cannot spin its way out of this crisis – especially when only Fox is to blame for what happened,” he said in a statement.

The charges in Ms. Hughes’s lawsuit echo accusations made by several other current and former Fox News employees after the sexual harassment scandal at the network burst into public view last year, exposing a culture where women said they had faced harassment and feared reporting inappropriate behavior. The initial scandal led to the resignation of the network’s chairman, Roger Ailes, and subsequent allegations prompted the network to force out its most popular figure, Bill O’Reilly, among other personalities. Fox News’s parent company, 21st Century Fox, has attempted to clean up its workplace and move past the crisis, yet new allegations and litigation have continued to roil the network in recent months.

Ms. Hughes, 37, has been a familiar face on cable news in recent years. A vocal Trump supporter, she worked as a paid contributor at CNN during the 2016 presidential election. Her contract with CNN ended this past January.

According to the lawsuit, Ms. Hughes experienced a sudden decline in bookings across cable news networks in early 2017 and was told by a booking agent that Fox had blacklisted her because she “had an affair with someone at Fox.” As a result, Ms. Hughes said, she was taken out of consideration for positions in the Trump administration.

In June, Ms. Hughes instructed her manager to disclose the details of her allegations to Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, the law firm investigating sexual harassment issues at Fox News.

Shortly after, the National Enquirer published an article in which Mr. Payne acknowledged and apologized for an extramarital “romantic affair.” While the National Enquirer article did not reveal Ms. Hughes’s identity, an article from HuffPost included her name and several other news outlets covered the story.

 

[GrumpyGran]

16 hours ago, GreyhoundFan said:

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Yet people still see this cesspool as a source for accurate information. I honestly am torn here. I am gratefully unaware of this woman but this story doesn't exactly engender sympathy on my part.

Let's start with this: I'm pretty sure there has been and continues to be sexual harassment at Fox News. There's just too much smoke there and the little bit of it I've seen seems to objectify women, using them as window dressing. And it does seem there was a sexual relationship between the two. He admits to having a relationship with someone and if it wasn't her why bring it up now.

But, the fact that she admits she continued this because he promised her a contract for a huge amount of money...well. And it seems at the least tone-deaf to complain that the blackballing kept her from getting positions in the Trump administration. Uh, this is a man who admits to enjoying sexual assault and you claim to have been sexually assaulted but you complain about being unable to work for ANOTHER sexual predator.

BTW this is in reference to @GreyhoundFan's post above regarding that Hughes woman and Fox.