Jon Stewart slams FOX News for "Obama Watch" clock
By SilentPatriot Thursday Apr 03, 2008 8:45am
Jon Stewart rips on FOX News' Chris Wallace for starting an "Obama Watch" clock -- complete with "24"-like sound effects and ticker -- that tracks how long it's been since Obama promised he would appear on FOX News Sunday. Tweety catches flack too for some of the mindless questions he asked the Senator during Wednesday's Hardball College Tour.
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I wonder who posted about the Obama Watch a few weeks ago?
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I prefer the Chimpy countdown clock.
can even buy a keyfob version :)
'bout time someone commented on this. I've been mentioning it for weeks.
I'd like to see the Fox News guy sit in the chair opposite John Stewart of Colbert.
As with the Dkos and allies boycott of Faux, theres no reason for Obama or Dems to go on there period.
No racist drooling Faux viewer would vote for Obama anyway, so whats the point in giving them sound bites and ammo for use elsewhere.
Nothing can stop Obama now; even Rocky's Superdelegate Dog Butkus Goes for Barack
Oooh this is soooooo funny! Check mate tweety!
I was fearful when Obama visited TX, as were several people I talked to, and think there are horrible overtones to that 'Obama watch' business.
OBAMA ROCKS!
I love the way Obama jabs cable news. Good for him.
That Obama clock thing is eerie. I don't like it for the very reasons that Jon pointed out.
Hillary caught lying again- share this video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BrPZYbCdJ4
When did Obama "promise" to appear on FOX News Sunday?
Darn, just when I thought I could end my "Fair and Balanced Watch" clock tracking how long it's been since FOX has claimed to be fair and balanced and has yet to be even once. 5475:13:53:10
Maybe Chris Wallace isn't telling all Obama said when he was talking to him face to face. Maybe Obama said I will come on your Fox show........when hell freezes over.
Oh man, that was too good. Now can we have our President Obama, please?
oh the joy...JS for Prez!!
tweety...you know you've hit a journalistic milestone when you have your own SECTION on meida matters!!!
Tweety cam!!!
My FoxClock shows that there hasn't been 1 hour of programming that didn't mention Obama's pastor, Rev. Wright.
All this free publicity and the guy still won't go on the show?
Love Stewart making fun of the ignorant Faux noise Reslugs and Right Wing-nut leaning Tweety with his hardballs.
way to go barack!!!
jon is so funny... it's hard-hitting!
'matthew's hardballs', LMAO....stewart is priceless.
i love watching this little dip$#!+ chris wallace writhe and squirm 'cause he thinks obama done dissed him.
wallace is like a little kid crying to the teacher because he can't be on the cool kids team.
try doing some actual journalism, wallace, instead of shilling for a posse of texan outlaws, and maybe folks will take you a little more seriously.
and btw, when was the last time bush met with african-american leaders? how many years has it been? where's wallace's bush clock?
Good for Stewart .. He should SHAME over and over and over not only the Corporate Fart called "Tweety" for enacting THE GE GAME PLAN , but the entire Corporate Mafia Media for committing criminal fraud against the American people in their effort to manipulate public perceptions thru their lies, deceit, and outright lying not only about Obama and Clinton, but of course their Corporate Boy McBush in their evil effort to get him installed as the next president so that a government by AND FOR THE FEW, GREED, can be sustained. All of these soul less buffoons should be called out over and over and over and exposed for what they are: a 'media elite' who has made their faustian deals to be the millionaire 'journalists' doing the bidding of the corporations that own them.
omg. obama drop-kicked chris matthews right between the goal posts. i love it.
BaddogLtd @ 16:
Thanks for your free publicity too, Baddog! And thanks for watching us.
Good for Obama - that was an awesome response to a really stupid question.
Here's my question though - why the &*%$ is Chris Matthews - Chris Matthews - on a college speaking tour? I find it hard to believe that he 'reaches' college students; at least the students who are there to actually use their brain cells for thinking...
ferrofluid @ 1:
Takes a licking
And keeps on ticking?
Bud @ 24:
Those kids were there to see and hear Obama, I doubt they gave a damn about Chris.
ferrofluid @ 1:
I too prefer your clock. Maybe we should plan a huge celebration for "his" departure.
FOX lol
FOX is for DLC Democrats
Joseph @ 27:
I have a bottle of wine reserved for when Chimpy becomes unemployed, plus a bottle of nasty weak beer for when Snow departs. (it will get poured down the sink)
Obama would probably go on Fox News channel when Fox becomes a news channel.
For the umpteenth time I say to Dems everywhere...Don't bother appearing on FauxNoise - ever! Face it, the only people that watch their sorry asses are more sorry-asses that have long-since made their minds up about anything Democratic or Liberal...and as for some black guy with a Muslim name - you're shitin' me right?
It doesn't matter how much outrage they show...how much they ridicule you...how much they claim foul...they're only preaching to their own bigoted little choir that'll never change their minds, so just don't do it.
Your answer - should you wish to bother yourself, Barack - to Wallace's whining should be, 'Hey Wallace, yeah I said I would come on the show. I just didn't say when. So here's the deal...I'll come on your show the last day you broadcast on that rightwing cable network. Do you want that to be now or later?' Actually, that sounds like an opportunity. President Barack Obama appears on (the F-word) network, and presents them with an order from his FCC canceling their broadcast license.
Fox News Marketing @ 23:
Sorry to dissapoint, I get all my Fox news from Newshounds > http://www.newshounds.us/ The "We Watch Fox so You Don't Have to" people.
Bless their hearts, I can't seem to last more than 3 minutes on your decrepit channel. I don't know how they do it.
Jon Stewart is amazing! I wish he would have Governor Jesse Ventura on his show. He is making some startling charges on his book ("Don't Start the Revolution Without Me") tour . . . wonder if the mainstream press will pick it up?
marko @ 15:
LOL. Between Jon Stewart and the Tweety Cam, I can't stop laughing.
wijg @ 11:
It was when O'Reilly got loud and mouthy and tried to ambush Obama at a rally, he got grabbed by the SS.
Obama shook his hand and said hello to Billo to his credit.
youtube video, O'reilly was slightly justified in being upset as the video shows,
but still funny and he loses it and slightly shoves the smiling large Obama security man.
Chris Wallace still has a job because the American public is fat, complacent, and greedy.
In a country with sentient beings, he would live in the gutter.
Get ready for president McCain!!
BaddogLtd @ 32:
Well, sorry to hear that, Baddog. There's a demographic out there somewhere that we can't explain that keeps boosting our ratings and we thought it might be you folks. No complaints from us, though.
We'll hold of on sending you a consumer survery for the time being.
Jay Chris Wallace has been on the daily show on multiple occasions
http://www.thedailyshow.com/tagSearchResults.jhtml?term=generic_tag_chri...
Underground Pirate @ 36:
He has a job because he works for the neocon mafia - google "operation mockingbird" - or visit Carl Bernstein's site . .
http://www.carlbernstein.com/magazine_cia_and_media.php
Obama needs to continue to ignore faux noise.
Love that whine "he proooooooommiiiiissseeed!" And yeah the '24' set up is utterly fucking ridiculous.
Underground Pirate @ 36:
Not gonna happen this time.
"When was the last time you had a cigarette ?"........
When was the last time you practiced journalism, Chris ?
ferrofluid @ 35:
I particularly like this clip featuring O'LieLee on the movie "Outfoxed"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IwIRNM5noY
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It felt soooooooo good seeing Mathews burned like that! Especially with those stupid stupid fluff questions preceeding the burn.
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iraqhusseinconcilable @ 42:
He needs to keep practicing
Why would a democrat presidential candidate want to go on Fox News when they know they will be declared the looser when the election isn't over.
There is no reason for Dems to appear on Faux. The only "people" that watch that now failing channel are the most radical and extreme elements in society. Their base is the aging, the stupid, and the white trash.
Check out this Wall Street Journal Op Ed from Juan Williams about the comparison of Martin Luther King and Barack Obama and Rev. Wright. Juan is an paid by FOX and the WSJ which is owned by Ruppert Murdock. Need I say more. He is supposed to provide the "Fair and Balance" person on FOX. Which means oppose the right but don't oppose too much.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120726732176388295.html?mod=opinion_main...
I think this may the the type of thing which results in this...
http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/15081.html
What's going on with this fuckin' site? I can't DL the vids anymore :(
greg @ 48:
Juan Williams is the token black for faux news.
There really isn't any reason for any candidate to go on Fox News and I don't care how many clocks they put up. Fox News is run by ideology and its "News" is ideologically spun to fit those views that they want to present to the public. The same goes for any type of candidate or guest that goes on there regardless of party affiliation. If the guest (even if its a Republican) does not fit the views held by Fox News they will be shunned, ridiculed or silenced. Obama is doing the right thing by staying away from that "news" channel.
tim @ 49:
I always find it amusing that reich-wingers have pride in that fact they watch so much T.V when they defend faux. Reich-wingers pretty much prove they have no life when they brag about faux's "ratings".
Saying Thank You To Santa Clause
Chris Matthews has done a lot of damage to the Democratic primary in 2008. With what started out as a question, "can Barack Obama beat Hillary Clinton," ended with him doing everything he can sink her candidacy. During his 24/7 Clinton bashing campaign, he seized the opportunity to divide the Party to boot.
In part, due to Matthew's non stop attack machine, Obama enjoys a current funding advantage. No doubt, Clinton had to spend lots of money defending media generated attacks. Matthews' attacks became very popular with many news organizations. When Clinton lunched an attack, Matthews and others was right their to help turn it around. There is no one who has given the kind of free support Matthews has given to Obama. I guess you can say Obama owes him a lot. I am not at all happy with seeing him "hob knobbing" with Matthews. This brought be back to why I would not support Obama initially.
I found it hard to get by Matthews leading the charge to change the Democratic front runner, only to end up supporting John McCain. What does that tell you? This man's objective was to trash and degrade the Democratic front runners. He's has now started in on Obama in favor of McCain. Matthews can't make the claim "this is what happens to front runners." He is not going after his Republican hopeful.
If Obama would of at least distance himself from the steady unbalance attacks associated with Matthews, I would strike one up for unity. He has not: instead, he has soaked up Matthews dirty work as if they planed it together.
At this point, I am about the unity factor. I will cast my vote for Obama because it looks like he will win the nomination. The media is too hateful of Clinton to win. Every time she attempts to gain momentum, they bring her back down with group polling low numbers and all out attacks. At this point, the damage Obama inflicted with Matthews toward Clinton will only hurt the unity factor. He needs to distance himself from his Santa.
Joseph
tim @ 49:
No, Tim. We can't explain it, but the more publicity we get from the enlightened sector of America predicting our eventual demise; the higher our ratings go. It's the darndest thing.
It's like reverse blowback, only it's propelling us forward. We keep trying to appeal to the aging, the stupid, and the white trash demographic, but surprisingly it's the highly intelligent Jon Stewart/nutroot crowd that keeps showing up as our fastest growing sector.
More free publicity for Fox News...in honor of what most be a very poorly paid Blog Troll from Rupert and Co.
Just go to Robert Greenwalds "Fox Attacks" > http://foxattacks.com/ and sign up!
diamondmc @ 51:
I read the Opinion by Juan Williams. What an Uncle Tom, boot licking lacky, house n*gger. Doing FOX's bidding and asking what Jesus would do if he was sitting in Wright's church?
As for Obama appearing on FOX, hell no! Pay them no mind. They are a station dedicated to destroying the Democratic party and the true Conservative Party. Remember when Obama did appear on FOX after the Wright issue broke out. They treated him like he was on trial. FOX is an evil organization.
Joseph @ 54:
You give Matthews too much credit. Clinton distroyed herself
Dr. Hussein Matt @ 47:
Exactly, and it's hurting them now and will continue to. Because how can a "fair and balanced news" channel maintain its questionable reputation if the only people who will appear are Republicans.
Regarding the Fox News clock: I find it disturbing. They're using the clock from a TV show about terrorists, not to mention what Jon Stewart points out. So what is Fox implying?
diamondmc @ 51:
Anybody else read the Article. Uncle Tom, I mean Juan thinks Jesus would have walked out of Wright's Church.
My guess is that after Chris Wallace shamed the kids on Fox'n'Friends for their "two hours of Obama-bashing" Roger Ailes called Wallace into his office and said, in effect: "Fredo. You're my brother and I love you but don't evah take sides against the family again. EVAH!" Though Wallace immediately released a "mea culpa" that was probably not enough for the "fair and balanced" network. The "Obama Watch" is just cheesy enough to smack of atonement on Wallace's part.
greg @ 48:
Juan Williams has zero credibility in the black community. Classic Uncle Tom. Williams has made a career going out of his way to put down high profile blacks to make certain white people comfortable with him. The man clearly hates himself.
Underground Pirate @ 36:
I'm ready. Got my bags packed.
Why would Obama voluntarily set foot on a Republic Party propaganda network program?
Hey Chris Wallace: he just told you that so that he could get away from you. It's like when women at parties tell you to call them. It's time to move on, buddy.
Obama told O'Reilly he would come on HIS show after he received the nomination. Well, thanks to ol' "Rocky Clinton" that ain't happened yet. As for Junior Wallace, I am curious to know when Obama made the "promise" to him.
Most posters here are right, the drooling FUX news viewers aren't going to vote for Obama if he walked on water.
I am impressed. Obama's reply to Chris Matthew's question is a clear cut all-American cynical response full of truth and spite. And all of us would certainly agree with the sentiment of the response.
goat hussein sage @ 64:
Yes "after". How long "after"? 2 weeks, 2 months, 2 years, 2 decades?
Dr. Hussein Matt @ 66:
After O'Reilly's show was cancelled!
goat hussein sage @ 68:
That will be a great day for America
One great thing about Obama is his dignity. He never sinks to the common low as Hillary and Bill have. I hope he never goes on Fox and just continues to make them look like spoiled children.
Dr. Hussein Matt @ 69:
Only to be replaced by "The Ann Coulter Hour"
This is what we look forward to under an Obama-nation. Just like a far leftest to make a promise and not carry it out. Wow ... Socialism here we come! Whippie
goat hussein sage @ 71:
But it will only be a 30 minute program
Dr. Hussein Matt @ 72:
goat hussein sage @ 73:
touché!
goat hussein sage @ 68:
Since you guys help us out so much I'll return the favor. Michelle Malkin will be his replacement when that happens. Our projection is Jan. 2017 at the earliest.
DO NOT let this leak out though, please.
Thx.
Fox News Marketing @ 75:
Let's see, in 9 more years that will make Malkinite about 48 or so years old. Unless she gets on a daily botox regimen she will be quite unattractive to the average 78 year old, drooling FUX news watcher. Talk about "leaking out", blech...
Chris Wallace is an idiot as he calls out the second......its 9..... er ......wait!.... it's 11 second.
goat hussein sage @ 76:
Let's see, in 9 more years that will make Malkinite about 48 or so years old. Unless she gets on a daily botox regimen she will be quite unattractive to the average 78 year old, drooling FUX news watcher. Talk about "leaking out", blech...
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Women age, goat hussein. We all do, that is a fact. We choose our women anchors for their brains and their beauty within, which never fades. We're proud of the women we hire, much like I would hope you are of your wife or significant other. It shouldn't be about what time does to ones appearance. Not for the liberal-minded among us.
I agree, there is no reason what-so-ever for Obama to do that show. Faux is acting like a spoiled child. What do they expect after months of asking if he is a Muslim or not.
Screw faux moos. Obama has nothing at all to gain by going on there. Stick to you guns Obama.
Obama throws a nice punch, doesn't he?
The Faux crew have made their "subliminal" political message rather obvious on two levels. 1, the "black president" assassination plot and 2, the "terrorist-Hussein" element of 24.
Any subtler and we'll have to wear body armor to keep from being injured by shrapnel from such subliminal lobs.
Why would Obama come on Fox Snooze ?
No one has called HIM a F!@#$%ng WHORE !
(snark)
Reminder... "snark" means sarcasm... or some'm
Fox News Marketing @ 78:
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Women age, goat hussein. We all do, that is a fact. We choose our women anchors for their brains and their beauty within, which never fades. We're proud of the women we hire, much like I would hope you are of your wife or significant other. It shouldn't be about what time does to ones appearance. Not for the liberal-minded among us.
Ouch, you are a great source of parody. How do you know I am not a 40-something women myself? Also, FUX News chooses their women anchors for their abilities to parrot the FUX neo-con party line and have nice gams. Period. Who are you kidding?
goat hussein sage @ 83:
Ouch, you are a great source of parody. How do you know I am not a 40-something women myself? Also, FUX News chooses their women anchors for their abilities to parrot the FUX neo-con party line and have nice gams. Period. Who are you kidding?
Are you kidding? FOX wants only young blonde chicks to get the old farts excited.
John Asscroft, in a speech, referred to Obama as Osama. Another "mistake". Yeah, sure.
obama need say nothing -- he has a phalanx of apologists to do the necessary work against all enemies. Won't be long now; we're about ready for the gospels according to.....I hear a choir (could't be a mormon one?), obama folk tear up -- the new babyjesus has arrived. Wow, I am so glad that is over; I thought it was a political year where we registered democrats would vet and choose a candidate to whip republican ass in the fall. BUT NOOOO -- It is the SECOND coming, and Hillary and the millions who voted for her can just go fuck themselves -- they are not needed or necessary: GET off the stage. Well obama has brought unity indeed --- the republicans may now win; just months ago, this was not even a dream, given the history of george bush and dick. Democrats have such a knack for tripping on their own success ; Gore picked liberman, and side-lined Clinton and gave us 8 years of george. PRIDE COMETH BEFORE THE FALL ---- and I am not talking about why Gay Pride Parades are conducted in