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UCmeNdc

(9,601 posts) Mon Nov 26, 2012, 03:57 PM Nov 2012

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Ouch! Pulitzer Prize Winner Calls Out FOX NEWS On FOX NEWS

Thomas Ricks Accuses Fox News Of 'Operating As A Wing Of The Republican Party' (VIDEO)

A Fox News interview ended rather abruptly on Monday after a guest took not one but two jabs at the network hosting him

Co-anchor Jon Scott interviewed Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Thomas Ricks, who has covered the military for decades, about his new book "The Generals." Scott asked Ricks weigh in on the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi and Sen. John McCain's criticisms of Amb. Susan Rice.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/26/fox-news-interview-guest-network-wing-republican-party_n_2192506.html

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Ouch! Pulitzer Prize Winner Calls Out FOX NEWS On FOX NEWS (Original Post) UCmeNdc Nov 2012 OP

Hmmm...guess Fox programmers didn't do their research. love it. Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2012 #1

Awesome! They cut him right quick. n/t Ed Suspicious Nov 2012 #2

Hahaha!! They couldn't Thomas Ricks off fast enough!! adigal Nov 2012 #3

Great interview...of sorts! Frustratedlady Nov 2012 #4

well that brightened my day! hollysmom Nov 2012 #5

Segment over. LMFAO! JRLeft Nov 2012 #6

Ricks is credible. Renew Deal Nov 2012 #7

Alright Tom Ricks....thanks for joining us today. Supersedeas Nov 2012 #8

Wow! That must be one of the shortest interviews I've ever seen. Arkansas Granny Nov 2012 #9

You're welcome! yellerpup Nov 2012 #10

Update:.. Cha Nov 2012 #11

you can congratulate Tom Ricks at his blog site grasswire Nov 2012 #12

Way to go, Mr. Ricks! You are my hero! pacalo Nov 2012 #13

Nothing like letting his freedom of speech reign free! RedCloud Nov 2012 #14

Fox News needs to do a better job of vetting their guests. Just sayin'. CheapShotArtist Nov 2012 #15

That's a classic. I love the "Miss USA" bit. She should have known then it was not going to yellowcanine Nov 2012 #19

Yes it was davidpdx Nov 2012 #25

He won't be asked back again, live anyway. Cleita Nov 2012 #16

bout time heaven05 Nov 2012 #17

"When you have four people dead for the first time in more than 30 years" yellowcanine Nov 2012 #18

That was beautiful! nt valerief Nov 2012 #20

That was good... ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #21

If he writes as well as he talks, that book ought to be amazing. nt rosesaylavee Nov 2012 #22

fabulous fightthegoodfightnow Nov 2012 #23

LOL, AWESOME! 47of74 Nov 2012 #24

That was a thing of beauty Warpy Nov 2012 #26

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)

1. Hmmm...guess Fox programmers didn't do their research. love it.

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 04:01 PM

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Ed Suspicious

(8,879 posts)

2. Awesome! They cut him right quick. n/t

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 04:02 PM

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adigal

(7,581 posts)

3. Hahaha!! They couldn't Thomas Ricks off fast enough!!

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 04:03 PM

Nov 2012

Great TV moment!!!!

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)

4. Great interview...of sorts!

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 04:06 PM

Nov 2012

Mr. Ricks landed a couple zingers. Good for him.

hollysmom

(5,946 posts)

5. well that brightened my day!

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 04:09 PM

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JRLeft

(7,010 posts)

6. Segment over. LMFAO!

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 04:11 PM

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Renew Deal

(81,883 posts)

7. Ricks is credible.

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 04:14 PM

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Supersedeas

(20,630 posts)

8. Alright Tom Ricks....thanks for joining us today.

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 04:16 PM

Nov 2012

Classic

Arkansas Granny

(31,536 posts)

9. Wow! That must be one of the shortest interviews I've ever seen.

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 04:21 PM

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yellerpup

(12,254 posts)

10. You're welcome!

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 04:46 PM

Nov 2012

Cha

(297,818 posts)

11. Update:..

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 04:46 PM

Nov 2012

UPDATE: According to the New York Times' Brian Stelter, a Fox News staffer told Ricks he was rude following the interview. Ricks said that he thinks the hit lasted "about half as long as planned."

"Rude" of Tom Ricks to point out that fox is a wing of the recon party!

grasswire

(50,130 posts)

12. you can congratulate Tom Ricks at his blog site

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 04:48 PM

Nov 2012

http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/

And you can sign up for his newsletter there.

pacalo

(24,721 posts)

13. Way to go, Mr. Ricks! You are my hero!

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 04:54 PM

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RedCloud

(9,230 posts)

14. Nothing like letting his freedom of speech reign free!

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 04:56 PM

Nov 2012

They are resorting to censorship to maintian a "fair and balanced" view.

CheapShotArtist

(333 posts)

15. Fox News needs to do a better job of vetting their guests. Just sayin'.

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 05:00 PM

Nov 2012

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yellowcanine

(35,702 posts)

19. That's a classic. I love the "Miss USA" bit. She should have known then it was not going to

Reply to CheapShotArtist (Reply #15)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 05:49 PM

Nov 2012

go well. But he skillfully led her down the proverbial garden path.

davidpdx

(22,000 posts)

25. Yes it was

Reply to CheapShotArtist (Reply #15)

Tue Nov 27, 2012, 04:13 AM

Nov 2012

They got punked hardcore.

Cleita

(75,480 posts)

16. He won't be asked back again, live anyway.

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 05:22 PM

Nov 2012

Any future appearances will be taped so they can be edited. It's happened a few times to some of our liberal pundits.

heaven05

(18,124 posts)

17. bout time

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Mon Nov 26, 2012, 05:24 PM

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yellowcanine

(35,702 posts)

18. "When you have four people dead for the first time in more than 30 years"

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 05:42 PM

Nov 2012

For the first time in 30 years? Has Jon Scott been living under a rock? Of maybe because one of the person's killed was an ambassador it makes the loss of those four lives more important than the thousands of others who have died? Good on Tom Ricks for calling him out on that.

valerief

(53,235 posts)

20. That was beautiful! nt

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 06:55 PM

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ProudProgressiveNow

(6,129 posts)

21. That was good...

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Mon Nov 26, 2012, 07:18 PM

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rosesaylavee

(12,126 posts)

22. If he writes as well as he talks, that book ought to be amazing. nt

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 07:50 PM

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fightthegoodfightnow

(7,042 posts)

23. fabulous

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 10:42 PM

Nov 2012

fantastic!

47of74

(18,470 posts)

24. LOL, AWESOME!

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 10:49 PM

Nov 2012

Warpy

(111,383 posts)

26. That was a thing of beauty

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Tue Nov 27, 2012, 04:21 AM

Nov 2012

I can imagine some idiot shrieking into Jon Scott's earpiece "GET HIM OFF! GET HIM OFF!!!!"

Ricks not only blamed those bozos once on the air, he did it twice.

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