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Jeri Thompson: Fox's Wallace owes Palin an apology
Politico ^ | 2/5/10 | Ben Smith

Posted on 02/07/2010 1:21:15 PM PST by pissant

Jeri Thompson blasted Fox News host Chris Wallace on the Fred Thompson show today, calling his joke that he hoped Sarah Palin would sit on his lap during an interview with him "inappropriate" and "insipid," and demanding "action from Fox.

Thompson, the wife of the former senator and presidential candidate, told POLITICO's Jonathan Martin that the remark, to Fox Business's Don Imus, amounted to misogyny, and that she was tired of seeing it from "these dirty old men" on Fox, a network that she said ought to be respectful of conservative women.

"Sarah Palin is now part of the Fox family," Thompson said on the show. "She deserves you all watching her back -- and I do not mean it literally."

Wallace, she said, "owes her an apology."

"Not only is she a national figure – she deserves the respect that any other man would get in that situation," Thompson said, saying that her inbox was full of complaints from conservative women over the segment, and that the Palin group Team Sarah, as well as the anti-abortion Susan B. Anthony List, were dismayed by the segment.

"I hope that Fox does something about this, and they actually take this on, because it is not funny," Thompson said.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: apology; chriswallace; climategate; didntsaythat; education; fns; government; healthcare; jerithompson; military; neversaidthat; notbreakingnews; obama; obamacare; palin; politics; purebs; wasntsaid
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To: Inspectorette; jla

I’d like to see a quote of that myself


301 posted on 02/08/2010 9:38:02 AM PST by Syncro (TPXIII coming soon! March 27th to April 15th 2010)
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To: pissant; AdmSmith; Berosus; bigheadfred; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; ...

Any word from Jeri Thompson about the libel, lies, slander, and other insults and abuse heaped on Gov Palin by MSNBC? If not, she needs to STFU. Thanks pissant.


302 posted on 02/08/2010 9:51:49 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Happy New Year! Freedom is Priceless.)
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To: pissant

There’s nothing wrong with holding the left to their own standards.

Imagine if conservatives were making lap-dance jokes about the first lady.


303 posted on 02/08/2010 9:54:32 AM PST by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: pnh102

No, but your mama is. LOL, so funny.


304 posted on 02/08/2010 9:55:45 AM PST by donna (Sarah PAC has donated money to...(wait for it)...Lindsey Graham!)
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To: Texas Eagle
Ba da boom. But, seriously, folks...

Let me guess--you'll be here all week ;)

Two people that I cannot fathom how they have had any career at all--Don Imus and Larry King.

305 posted on 02/08/2010 9:58:51 AM PST by exit82 (Democrats are the enemy of freedom. Sarah Palin is our Esther.)
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To: <1/1,000,000th%
Imagine if conservatives were making lap-dance jokes about the first lady.

Damn a wookie lap-dance....sounds too kinky for me.....ewwwwwwww.

306 posted on 02/08/2010 9:59:43 AM PST by Snurple (VEGETARIAN, OLD INDIAN WORD FOR BAD HUNTER.)
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To: Inspectorette

Here is the video of his introduction of Sarah Palin at the NTP Convention

Pretty mild, and I think he meant it in a political fashion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1DXrb0xYTU


307 posted on 02/08/2010 10:03:37 AM PST by Syncro (TPXIII coming soon! March 27th to April 15th 2010)
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To: pissant

I totally must have missed that remark! I’ll have to go rewatch the interview...wonder if Chris would ask Scott Brown to sit in his lap? No? Then he shouldn’t have made the remark to Sarah either.


308 posted on 02/08/2010 10:04:19 AM PST by pillut48 ("Stand now. Stand together. Stand for what is right."-Gov.Sarah Palin, "Going Rogue")
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To: pillut48
wonder if Chris would ask Scott Brown to sit in his lap?

The jury is still out on that one.

309 posted on 02/08/2010 10:05:47 AM PST by Snurple (VEGETARIAN, OLD INDIAN WORD FOR BAD HUNTER.)
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To: Snurple

LOL!


310 posted on 02/08/2010 10:07:56 AM PST by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: pillut48

Oh, it was said on Imus.

::rolls eyes backwards in head::


311 posted on 02/08/2010 10:33:08 AM PST by pillut48 ("Stand now. Stand together. Stand for what is right."-Gov.Sarah Palin, "Going Rogue")
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To: pissant

If Chris said this, it wasn’t in good taste.


312 posted on 02/08/2010 10:48:32 AM PST by ConservativeMind (Hypocrisy: "Animal rightists" who eat meat & pen up pets while accusing hog farmers of cruelty.)
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To: pillut48
I totally must have missed that remark! I’ll have to go rewatch the interview...wonder if Chris would ask Scott Brown to sit in his lap? No? Then he shouldn’t have made the remark to Sarah either.

But would a female make that remark about Scott Brown on a comedy show? Maybe so. Would we be all-fired upset that the female said she found Scott Brown attractive on a comedy show? I wouldn't.

I have no problem with conservative candidates getting some PR about being attractive people on comedy shows.
313 posted on 02/08/2010 11:04:45 AM PST by Arkinsaw
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To: pnh102
Suppose you were a young male intern with a family and Barney Frank joked about how long it took to teach you the proper method of taking dicktation while your friends, family, neighbors, and co workers watched on TV?

As to you emulating the left with the lowbrow comment about being retarded, I didn't think it was funny. What I do find amusing is the fact that one of my ex inlaw's son, born with downs and now a young man with downs, has made more money in movies than you or I ever will.

Handicaps can be overcome with the right kind of support.

Heck, even asshats can learn, just most of 'em would ruther not.

314 posted on 02/08/2010 11:14:07 AM PST by 4woodenboats
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To: donna
No, but your mama is. LOL, so funny.

Glad to see you learned from the best!

315 posted on 02/08/2010 11:27:56 AM PST by pnh102 (Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity. - Me)
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To: Lancey Howard
If I was him I’d do it fast.

In an effort to NOT sound inappropriate myself, I presume you mean "apologize", right?

316 posted on 02/08/2010 11:59:06 AM PST by RockinRight (The sleeping giant has been awoken, and he's PISSED.)
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To: Inspectorette
He used a double entendre incorporating the word "fantasize". He's also a very poor speaker, not that that is relevant to your query.
317 posted on 02/08/2010 12:12:47 PM PST by jla
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To: Syncro

To 301 - I’d then suggest you view a tape of the event.


318 posted on 02/08/2010 12:14:32 PM PST by jla
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To: nhwingut

I don’t like Wallace’s style or content for the most part...and this is another reason why I don’t like him...and why I do like Geri Thompson for jacking him up. BRING BACK BRIT HUME! BRIT, WOULD YOU PLEASE CONSIDER IT? OUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU AT THIS CRITICAL TIME.


319 posted on 02/08/2010 12:22:39 PM PST by itssme (I)
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To: jla
Hay no problem

When a poster mentions something like you did, they usually know the phrase they are talking about

So I ask

But I do look for myself, as some posters don't know the phrase they are commenting upon

I did view it this morning

Take a look so you will know what he said.

To: Inspectorette

Here is the video of his introduction of Sarah Palin at the NTP Convention

Pretty mild, and I think he meant it in a political fashion

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1DXrb0xYTU

307 posted on Monday, February 08, 2010 10:03:37 AM by Syncro

320 posted on 02/08/2010 12:29:00 PM PST by Syncro (TPXIII coming soon! March 27th to April 15th 2010)
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