Faux News Calls Obama's Wife His "Baby Mama"

[Flagg]

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Fox News calls Michelle Obama "Obama's baby mama"
An on-screen graphic displayed the description during a segment about attacks on the wife of the presumptive Democratic nominee.

Alex Koppelman

Jun. 12, 2008 | An alert reader wrote in just a little while ago to let us know about something he'd spotted on Fox News Wednesday afternoon. During a segment discussing conservative attacks against Michelle Obama, the wife of presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama, the network described the former as "Obama's baby mama."

I checked, and sure enough, as you can see below, our e-mailer was right. In fact, that description was displayed on screen several times during the segment, which featured anchor Megyn Kelly and conservative blogger Michelle Malkin, an FNC contributor.

A clip of the segment in its entirety is below. You may notice that at one point, Malkin says, "By the way, it's not just Republicans who are criticizing some of her comments, but also statements have been made in the left-leaning blog Salon about her comments." I've searched the site, and I can't find anything like what Malkin is talking about. I've e-mailed Malkin asking for clarification -- if and when she responds, I'll update this post.

Update: Malkin responded to my e-mail; she says she misspoke and that she meant to refer to Slate, not Salon.

That's pretty fucking beyond the pale, even for Faux. I wonder how long until one of their "contributers" hauls off and calls Obama a nigger.

[Galvatron]

That's pretty fucking beyond the pale, even for Faux. I wonder how long until one of their "contributers" hauls off and calls Obama a nigger.

You mean they haven't? Oh, you mean on the air.

[lazerus]

I heard one of our neighbors (and avid Fox News watcher) dismiss the idea of voting for Obama on the basis that he didn't want a "Nappy head" in office. At least it made the rest of my previously pro-Hillary family turn around and support Obama.

[LadyTevar]

Time to sue someone for libel and slander. "Baby Mama" refers to the chick you knocked up and didn't marry.

[Schuyler Colfax]

That's pretty fucking beyond the pale, even for Faux. I wonder how long until one of their "contributers" hauls off and calls Obama a nigger.

You mean they haven't? Oh, you mean on the air.

It's only a matter of time.
I can't believe that they're still on the Elitist thing. Seriously, how did they manage to turn the word elite into something negative?

Don't even get me started on the fist bump thing. It has actually been referred to as a "terrorist fist bump".

[CaptainChewbacca]

If there's a graphic of that, someone and their department is getting FIRED.

[Patrick Degan]

If there's a graphic of that, someone and their department is getting FIRED.

On FoxNazi? Likely that someone will get a bonus.

[Darth Wong]

This is just another reminder of the kind of people who work there. It reminds me of the Clinton apologist line where they would point out that she does not deliberately solicit support from racists. Maybe she doesn't do so on an official level, but guess where all the racist Democrats went?

It's the same here: even if FOXNews doesn't have an official job requirement that you be a racist conservatard, what kind of person would be happiest working there?

[The Spartan]

Don't even get me started on the fist bump thing. It has actually been referred to as a "terrorist fist bump".

You're kidding me. That's one of the stupider goddamn things I've heard this week and we're, apparently, only getting warmed up.

Christ, I've been doing something like that, under various circumstances since I was, oh, probably 14.

Some people...

[CaptainChewbacca]

Don't even get me started on the fist bump thing. It has actually been referred to as a "terrorist fist bump".

You're kidding me. That's one of the stupider goddamn things I've heard this week and we're, apparently, only getting warmed up.

Christ, I've been doing something like that, under various circumstances since I was, oh, probably 14.

Some people...

Yeah, it was some Fox News morning show personality, who's stupid comment actually got her fired for that. She was (allegedly) repeating other peoples' opinions of the fist-bump (which I thought was just called 'daps') but she didn't represent it that way.

They tossed her ass.

[Yogi]

Don't even get me started on the fist bump thing. It has actually been referred to as a "terrorist fist bump".

You're kidding me. That's one of the stupider goddamn things I've heard this week and we're, apparently, only getting warmed up.

Unfortunately, he's not kidding.

See for yourself.

[Schuyler Colfax]

Let's face it, the next 7 months are consist of jabs at the Obamas over every little thing they do.

Anyone remember the flag pin thing?

[Vendetta]

Let's face it, the next 7 months are consist of jabs at the Obamas over every little thing they do.

That's when they can drag themselves away from the fact that holy shit he's black. Of course.

[SirNitram]

Don't even get me started on the fist bump thing. It has actually been referred to as a "terrorist fist bump".

You're kidding me. That's one of the stupider goddamn things I've heard this week and we're, apparently, only getting warmed up.

Christ, I've been doing something like that, under various circumstances since I was, oh, probably 14.

Some people...

Yeah, it was some Fox News morning show personality, who's stupid comment actually got her fired for that. She was (allegedly) repeating other peoples' opinions of the fist-bump (which I thought was just called 'daps') but she didn't represent it that way.

They tossed her ass.

She should have been fired. In a just and good world, she would be fired with a blacklist so bad she'd never find work again.

What they actually did was ditch her solo show, but E.D. Hill is still onboard in some capacity.

In the end, it's like I said. There will be only one issue this election: OBAMA IS A BLACK MAN. BE AFRAID BECAUSE HE'S BLACK. IS HE AMERICAN? DEMAND THE CONSPIRACY BE REMOVED!

[Havok]

Time to sue someone for libel and slander. "Baby Mama" refers to the chick you knocked up and didn't marry.

Not necessarily. I have a few black friends that call there wives this. As well as quite of few black customers that refer to their wives this way as well. "I'm gonna send my baby mama to come pick up those parts." It does seem to be used almost exclusively in a joking manner though.

[Schuyler Colfax]

Let's face it, the next 7 months are consist of jabs at the Obamas over every little thing they do.

That's when they can drag themselves away from the fact that holy shit he's black. Of course.

It seems that no one wants to acknowledge the fact Muslim also.

[Mr Bean]

The way I've heard "baby's mamma" refers to men who had children with women out of wedlock and ended up keeping the kids. Which rather confused me as to why it would be used in reference to Obama's wife.

[General Zod]

It seems that no one wants to acknowledge the fact Muslim also.

Unless this was a weak attempt at making a joke, he is not Muslim.

[Schuyler Colfax]

It seems that no one wants to acknowledge the fact Muslim also.

Unless this was a weak attempt at making a joke, he is not Muslim.

Oh shit, I don't know what made me say that.

[The Spartan]

The way I've heard "baby's mamma" refers to men who had children with women out of wedlock and ended up keeping the kids. Which rather confused me as to why it would be used in reference to Obama's wife.

Because it draws attention to his race without them blatantly calling him "an uppity nigger."

[Qwerty 42]

CNN had a vapid headline which read "Is the Obama fist-tap the new love-bump?," which was pretty stupid, but not like this. Durned liberal media.

[Sidewinder]

I'll be opening a bottle of champagne when Fox News ends up declaring bankruptcy because companies, concerned about non-white people boycotting them, stop sponsoring those Klansman wannabes.

Don't even get me started on the fist bump thing. It has actually been referred to as a "terrorist fist bump".

You're kidding me. That's one of the stupider goddamn things I've heard this week and we're, apparently, only getting warmed up.

Christ, I've been doing something like that, under various circumstances since I was, oh, probably 14.

Some people...

I'm old enough to remember when WHITE PEOPLE were doing it because Arsenio Hall was doing it on his show, and the white people LIKED his show. Was E. D. Hill in a fucking coma between 1989 and 1994?

[Shinova]

CNN had a vapid headline which read "Is the Obama fist-tap the new love-bump?," which was pretty stupid, but not like this. Durned liberal media.

And some people STILL believe the media has a highly liberal bias.