Fox News Shuts Down Comments On Malia Obama Post When They Realize How Racist Their Readers Are

[stuntcat]

Fox News reported that President Obama’s daughter, Malia, had elected to attend Harvard University after taking a year off from school. It seemed an innocuous enough story, but readers of Fox News proved nothing is off-limits when attacking a black president, his wife, and his children.
Fox News was forced to close the comment section when their readers began displaying their horrific racism for all the world to see. Addicting Info, however, caught screenshots.

http://bipartisanreport.com/2016/05/02/fox-news-shuts-down-comments-on-malia-obama-post-when-they-realize-how-racist-their-readers-are-video/

(I haven't posted at DU in a long time and don't look enough to know if this article's not right for this room or whatever so let me know if I should delete it.)
(Also I'm an entire exact month late with this!)

[guillaumeb]

1. Recommended.

Fox just realized how racist their audience is?

My favorite was the post that misspelled George Soros and Malcolm X.

[passiveporcupine]

5. That post made me laugh too!

[Else You Are Mad]

7. Mine too.

Malkim X!

I can't believe how racist these people are.

[George II]

15. How many times has Fox News "misspelled" the President's name on their crawl as "Barack Osama"?

[guillaumeb]

38. Perhaps that was not an error.

How many times must one repeat a lie............?

[Mendocino]

43. I'm surprised they didn't spell it

Malkum Ecks.

[Feeling the Bern]

59. Don't you mean Macon Yets and his counter part, Keen Marten Looger?

[targetpractice]

2. The comments are repulsive. Beware before following the link. n/t

[liberalnarb]

6. Repulsive... or just laughably dumb

...her parents have never earned anything in life, it was always given to them by G Sorous (spelled wrong) or Malkim X (WHAT???)

Fox viewers couldn't even pass the third grade.

[yardwork]

10. How old was Obama when Malcolm X died? Two?

[liberalnarb]

13. 4.

Obama was born in 1961

Malcolm X died 1965

[Person 2713]

26. 4 years of free stuff from Malcom X ! I thought so

[targetpractice]

11. Yes, that is one laughably dumb racist. n/t

[PJMcK]

64. Are all racists inherently dumb? (n/t)

[lunatica]

70. Probably

Intelligence means one is more rational and logical in their thinking, which precludes, most of the time, the repudiation of racism as something to embrace.

Not that there aren't some highly intelligent people who are racist. For example, many of the talk show hosts such as limbaugh. But then one wonders if they're truly racist or just pretending in order to get an audience and keep their jobs. Ratings racists.

[George II]

20. "never earned anything in THERE life"!!

[liberalnarb]

21. Missed that.

[calimary]

71. I noticed that, too. But then again, that's a particular nit-pick for me.

The whole "there," "their," and "they're" thing. And the "its" versus "it's" thing. All that stuff. After all those years I spent in Catholic school spelling bees... I can't help but notice that idiocy. And it's all over the place! But this post in particular was really stunning. And did you know, that damn Malia is ridding on her parents' "coat tails" (hint, it's ONE word, not two)?

SHEESH. I totally blame Pox Noise and limbaugh and that whole rancid, fetid, disgraceful contingent. It used to be that the "weird old Uncle Harry" types who spouted this shit were laughed at and kept "locked up in the attic" (proverbially speaking) and only let out for Thanksgiving dinner to spew his idiot Bronze Age shit. It used to be that you kept that shit securely shut away in the closet, proverbially or otherwise. But the rise of entities like Pox Noise and hate radio began to bring that horrid Neanderthal crap out into the open, even proudly so, and gave it a voice.

And gave it a place.

And gave it legitimacy.

It was no longer something you didn't say or repeat in polite company or ANYWHERE out in the open. By now, it's been transmogrified into something to be out 'n' proud about.

They gave all of that a voice.

And a place.

And legitimacy.

As though it deserved to be heard and given "rights", and entitlements, and a place at the table.

As though it was something you shouldn't hide away in shame about, but be out there in the open about it, and PROUD of it. No longer do we snicker at weird old Uncle Harry, and shut him up or escort him out of the room and back up to the attic so he isn't spewing that shit around nice people or the neighbors or when company comes over. No longer do we usher him out of the room and apologize to everyone about how weird old Uncle Harry is just who he is and please nobody listen to him or pay attention to him and GOD KNOWS nobody should make him seriously. No Sirrrreeeee! NOW, you proudly escort him to the head of the table and everybody shuts up and lets him rant and spew, and allows him to rattle on without correcting him or challenging him or arguing with him - or Heaven forbid - telling him he's wrong or full of shit and to STFU - which is what the weird old Uncle Harrys of the world actually deserve. That shit should be actively discouraged and suppressed, NOT put on TV in prime time or anywhere else around the clock, and hundreds of radio stations all over the country and showered with big contracts and national prominence and riches beyond all imaginings!

They gave that shit a voice.

And a place.

And legitimacy.

roger ailes and lee atwater (at whose knee roger ailes and others learned all this shit) are completely to blame.

[Different Drummer]

78. Good post! I totallly agree. n/t

[yuiyoshida]

62. Repulsive and disgusting

vomit worthy!!

[PatSeg]

69. Yep

I could only read a few. I'm surprised these viewers are intelligent enough to actually type. They certainly aren't intelligent enough to keep their hateful, ugly, racist remarks to themselves.

[billhicks76]

3. FOX Is Evil

That have taken an attitude, given it life and promoted it. It has emboldened all the racist scum that used to have to hide in the cracks. If we never had a FOX News there wouldn't be a crazy right wing with any power at all.

[passiveporcupine]

8. It's not just Fox.

It's people like Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, and all the other hate promoters and white protectionist attitudes being broadcast on our air waves and the internet.

I understand why we have an amendment to free speech, but I think there should be limits on "hate speech" being spread on our TV and radio airwaves, or even on-line news programs.

We are allowing these sources to promote hate, racism, bigotry, sexism, xenophobia, homophobia, religious zealotry, and sometimes even indirectly promote violence.

Why?

This country should be working together to end discrimination and hatred, yet we allow it to be broadcast freely into all homes every day, all day, through free TV and radio, and the internet.

Why?

I'm not saying all hate speech is equal. One person posting hatred on facebook and twitter is not the same as a TV news source promoting it, or a radio program like Rush Limbaugh, or Beck.

I just don't understand why we stand for this.

And now we even have a Presidential candidate promoting it.

[Different Drummer]

18. +1,000. n/t

[Motley13]

4. those are cheeto voters, & Fox news watchers

no doubt about that, disgusting

Probably go to church every Sun. & proclaim how christian they are.

[Crash2Parties]

22. Some Good Christians still believe that Adam & Eve...

Were perfect , in their God's image. Everyone after that is a...distortion of that perfection. What follows from that idea can get really ugly, as some are therefore "more perfect" and closer to the Grace of God than others, largely based on their appearance.

[robbob]

68. Because, of course, Adam and Eve were white...

Based on all the historical paintings we have of them. Not to mention blond haired blue eyed Jeee-zus!

[liberalnarb]

9. None of these idiots could ever get into Harvard.

[jtuck004]

19. Their admission requirement is not how smart you are, but how connected and wealthy. n/t

[Craig234]

23. George W. Bush n/t

[woolldog]

48. Not true. nt

[jtuck004]

49. If you say so.

But when it comes to actual facts...

"In his 2005 book The Chosen, Professor Jerome Karabel of the University of California at Berkeley has produced credible research showing that most minority students at Harvard, Princeton, and Yale come from high-income families. Karabel notes that the Big Three's preference for legacy admissions, both black and white, tends to limit economic diversity on campus.

Harvard's highly publicized new financial aid program, which eliminates loans for all students who come from families with incomes under $60,000, has produced only small gains in the number of low-income students at Harvard. The latest Pell Grant numbers from the U.S. Department of Education show that still less than one in 10 Harvard students comes from a low-income family"
...

."

http://www.jbhe.com/news_views/52_harvard-blackstudents.html

Doesn't sound like anyone there knows a hell of a lot about food stamps, though they might have worked as an intern for the legal department one summer.


But there are others...

"Famed Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz ranks Sen. Ted Cruz among the school’s smartest students, adding that the Canada-born Texan can run for president in 2016.

Cruz was a “terrific student,” Dershowitz told The Daily Caller. “He was always very active in class, presenting a libertarian point of view. He didn’t strike me as a social conservative, more of a libertarian.”

“He had brilliant insights and he was clearly among the top students, as revealed by his class responses,” Dershowitz added.

Dershowitz also gave a high estimate of Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren — who has decidedly different political views than Cruz.

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2013/05/09/dershowitz-tex-cruz-one-of-harvard-laws-smartest-students/#ixzz4DPkf5hQJ

[woolldog]

50. None of that shows that "admission is not based on how smart you are

but how well connected and wealthy."

[jtuck004]

56. I guess we see what we want. You take care. n/t

[davidn3600]

53. What college in the nation would turn down the president's daughter?

[treestar]

73. True. She does not have the chance to prove herself

She's like Caroline Kennedy and Chelsea Clinton. It's not their fault they are in this situation, however and they could be very smart and have got in anyway. They'll just never be able to prove it for real.

One thing I knew the New York bar was secure and graded objectively was when JFK Jr. flunked it!

[treestar]

72. someone from my high school got in

was always the smartest kid in our class. We were definitely a middle class neighborhood. So if you are really really smart you can get in.

[Different Drummer]

79. Or, for that matter, their local community college.

[Helen Borg]

12. Oh wow, anonymous posters post awful comments! Who knew?

[sgmcenroe]

14. Only thing is it is a month old so not "news"

Only thing is it is a month old so not "news"

[runaway hero]

16. This is from last month.

Why?

[stuntcat]

28. OHNO! I even looked at the date, say the 2nd and thought it was yesterday

Then I went through the first 3 pages of DU to make sure I wasn't reposting! That'll teach me.

Sry everyone

[runaway hero]

31. It's ok

Glad you care about current events.

[griloco]

17. Lessers are known for disparaging their betters.

[Marie Marie]

24. How about the post suggesting that she will start breeding?

Have they heard of Bristol Palin? I'd put the Obama girls up against Palin's brood in any contest, in any context. The Obamas did a fine job raising their young ladies. We all know how ugly racism is but when you see it there, in black and white, it still kind of leaves one speechless. Vile!

[keithbvadu2]

33. Sarah Palin never had time to teach morals to her daughter Bristol.

[63splitwindow]

42. ...

[gaspee]

25. This one is more current

http://bipartisanreport.com/2016/07/03/michelle-obama-visited-africa-with-malia-sasha-the-racist-comments-that-followed-online-are-sick-images/

A lot of the sick comments are telling them to stay there where they are from...

The most ironic thing is that African Americans have about one of the longest histories in this country. After the slave trade was outlawed in 1807 - for the most part, no more slaves from Africa - which means today's descendants of slaves (which I know not all African Americans are, but the vast majority are) have family history in this country and building this country for 2 centuries longer than all the idiots and scum telling them to come back where they came from.

[stuntcat]

29. wow :((((

TY for the recent article. Just learned I was a whole month late with my post.

[riversedge]

30. Trump fans no doubt.

[left-of-center2012]

27. Rush Limbaugh said ...

Early in the Obama administration Rush Limbaugh said the Obama daughters dressed like street hookers.
And Fox commentators complained about Michelle wearing sleeveless dresses, saying it was obscene and disgusting.



So we shouldn't be shocked that Fox viewers are racist.

[keithbvadu2]

34. "dressed like street hookers"

Weren't there tales of the Bush girls flashing their undies for the crowd in bars while they lived in the WH?

[left-of-center2012]

35. Don't know about that, but ...

There was a story about the Bush daughters running naked in a hotel hallway in South America.

ABC News
U.S. Embassy Asks Bush Twins to Leave Country
November 29, 2006
By JOE GOLDMAN AND RHONDA SCHWARTZ REPORT:

“Amid a growing barrage of front-page headlines, U.S. embassy officials "strongly suggested" President Bush's twin daughters, Jenna and Barbara Bush, cut short their trip to Buenos Aires ...
Stories of the twins' visit took on wild proportions in the Argentinean press. One tabloid headline had the young women running nude in the hallway of their hotel, a report the hotel staff denied ...
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/11/us_embassy_asks.html

[REALforever]

36. WOW! That pic is hot!..Who needs Viagra!??

[PatrickforO]

41. Yeah Michelle is pretty

The whole family is nice looking, and they are clearly good, moral parents who try really hard to raise their kids right.

I honestly don't know how these fucks could have posted all that shit on Twitter. That's just wrong. Obama's IQ is probably in the 150-160 range and Michelle's well above average. What makes these bigots think that their daughter isn't qualified. Because she's black???

Makes me mad because Malia's probably pretty smart. The apple didn't fall too far from the tree, I'm sure.

[left-of-center2012]

46. She's a very classy First Lady

I can't think of a GOP President and First Lady as classy as the Obamas.

[calimary]

55. Thats because there aren't any.

[smirkymonkey]

66. Touche!

[smirkymonkey]

65. That's insane! They always look like beautifully dressed young ladies and

conduct themselves accordingly. Michelle always looks great and dresses very appropriately as well. What is wrong with these people?

[calimary]

75. And you've probably noticed that Sasha and Malia are elegant and well-behaved.

The last template we had, during the dubya days, was his spoiled miscreant twin daughters, Drunk, and Disorderly. Remember all the photos of them partying at bars in Texas, falling down drunk on the floor, immodest as hell, and making public fools of themselves? Yeah, they sure were shining examples! Absolute Paragons of Feminine Virtue back then, both of 'em. WHILE their family occupied the White House and WHILE they were old enough to know better. But I guess, true to family tradition, the only thing that mattered was "old enough to drink."

And I've gotta say, for myself anyway, I look at displays like that and invariably think "who the hell brought them up?"

[smirkymonkey]

82. Exactly! I was going to bring up the Bush twins and Bristol Palin,

but thought I might get a hide for going after Republican daughters. They don't hold a candle to Sasha and Malia.

[GoCubsGo]

32. Not even going to read the article.

I hear and read that kind of garbage on a daily basis from the knuckle-draggers who surround me. The only thing that surprises me here is that Fox bothered to shut down their comments. I doubt they were shocked by what was posted. This is probably just CYA, given how much everyone has been calling out the racism from their vulgar talking yam's camp. He's their creation, and everyone knows it.

[dem in texas]

37. Keep the children out of it!!!!

There is no place in the political discussion world for talking about the children of the president. So tacky! Don't read the posts. don't discuss it, shut it down.

[PatrickforO]

39. Ah, the forces of hatred, intolerance and bigotry - the 'christians' speak!

[63splitwindow]

40. At times it seems clear that Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman...

was on the right track but should have taken a broader, longer path on his trip to the beach.

[Silver_Witch]

44. Are they embarassed the ugliness they created?

You know the saying be careful what you wish for. This is what is causing Trump to be their candidate.

[Orrex]

76. And from which they've profited hugely?

[Jeb Bartlet]

45. Typical

racist right wing sick scum. Sad that FOX has been pandering to these inbred low-life's for a decade and their venom and ignorance comes home to roost. FOX can't do anthing anymore without being branded the news source for the mentally crippled racist bigoted right.

[Akamai]

47. Hideous people, going with the flow. Reminds me of one

of the guilty people in "Hang 'em High" who said he was just caught up in the action.

FOX knows what they are fomenting, they just don't want to make it obvious.

[pnwmom]

51. A number of DU posters claimed that Malia was only accepted because

she was the President's daughter. They seemed as resentful as some of those Fox posters.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027794843#post5

[woolldog]

52. A lot of envy in that thread.

Wow.

[pnwmom]

54. A bunch of complaints that she only was admitted because of her connections.

It couldn't possibly be that she was as smart as her parents and eminently qualified!''

[davidn3600]

57. Must be just a coincidence that the rich and powerful tend to go there

The daughter of the Chinese president was just recently there. It's frequented by many children of American and foreign leaders.

How often does Harvard turn away such people?

[pnwmom]

58. It's funny that we're criticizing Fox commenters for the same kind of envious posts

that people are making right here.

Both of Malia's parents are brilliant people and she was raised in a challenging, enriched environment. She was probably an excellent student just as they were.

[davidn3600]

60. No, Fox commenters are making racist statements. No one here is saying anything racist.

It's just some are criticizing what is blatant elitism and nepotism.

I'd still like to know....how many kids from very rich and powerful families does Harvard turn away?

The esteemed Yale political scientist Robert Dahl, writing in 1971, considered two characteristics fundamental to democratic governance: the ability of citizens to influence the outcome of elections, and the ability of citizens to run in them. It should be clear to all that a system in which the franchise is limited based on arbitrary characteristics, like the family a citizen is born into, is not democratic. The same is true in terms of participation: a system of government in which filial ties matter in terms of access to participating at the highest levels of government is distinctly undemocratic.

Unfortunately, the United States of America has a poor track record in this regard. Indeed, America has long had a culture of nepotism at the highest levels of society: political dynasties like the Adams, Tafts, Harrisons, Roosevelts, Kennedys, Bushs, and Clintons dot the annals of our history. To be sure, many of these individuals were highly qualified, but it must be noted that even if all of them were, being descended from those who held power previously gave a tangible boost to their careers. And if legacy gives a boost to some and not others, then the opportunity for participation at the highest levels is not equal for all.

http://harvardpolitics.com/harvard/democracys-dynasties-legacy-culture-nepotism/

In other words, even if Malia is smart. Even if she got great grades and test scores, she got them because the system provided her privilege and favoritism. She has endless resources that few outside the richest people have. If she was having any trouble at all in math, she'd have an endless line of tutors to provide personal attention. She's provided the best teachers and private schools. Not only that, but she had the secret service all around her. She never had to worry about bullies or be faced with the peer pressures, or the mistakes that everyone else struggles through in middle school and high school.

And it has nothing to do with her race. The same situation with Chelsea who went to Stanford. Or one of the Bush daughters (Barbara?) who went to Harvard. There is no question just being the child of someone very rich and/or powerful gives you a boost. It's ridiculous to pretend otherwise. There is a reason none of these kids are forced to go to community colleges or technical schools.

It's all why I'm really not fond at all of multiple people of the same family running for president or high offices. It makes me uncomfortable because it's creating a barrier of elitism whether we realize it or not. My belief, is we don't have enough new blood in government. There are too many of the same professions and too many people from only a handful of colleges. The gap between the elites and everyone else has never been this wide in our nation's history. And that's why most Americans now feel disconnected from their government. That's a serious problem for this nation's future.

[pnwmom]

61. "blatant elitism and nepotism" might apply if she weren't qualified, but she is.

She deserves her spot here and the people claiming otherwise are no better than the envious people over at Fox.

[treestar]

74. I would think they still have to have a certain amount of smarts

granted such people get a good education before college. But there are many more such people than Harvard could possibly take. Like any college, they don't want a high failure or drop out rate.

[maddiemom]

63. How did she "score" on her "gpas"? LOVE that show of intellect on the part of the poster.

Grade Point Average? SATs? Scores? Averages? What's the difference! Malia obviously inherited enough intelligence from her parents to have been accepted anywhere. Nobody questioned the Bush girls' acceptances to major schools.

[7962]

81. Well, many here DID question them getting into Yale.

Of course the rest of your post is hilarious; "score of her GPA" certainly sounds like someone who likely never had a very high number!!
But then, idiots will be idiots. They should make commenters log in with FB & show their faces

[TNNurse]

67. I will not read that trash.

[tclambert]

77. But they will call you racist for pointing out their racism.

"Oh, you're playing the racist card? Then you're the racist! Neener, neener. I'm rubber. You're glue. Whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you."

[7962]

80. F'kin idiots. nt