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Fox News Calls Michelle Obama: 'Obama's Baby Mama'
June 12, 2008 9:40 AM
Again. Truly unbelievable.
Fox News Channel identifies Michelle Obama, the completely lawfully-wedded wife of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, as "Obama's Baby Mama."
Watch the clip HERE.
First spotted by Salon.
That's just straight-up racist.
- jpt
UPDATE: Bill Shine, senior vice president of programming for Fox News Channel, tells TV Newser: "A producer on the program exercised poor judgment in using this chyron during the segment."
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I think this is outrageous and Fox News has been unfairly attacking Obama...We need to force Fox to change their bias reporting.
Posted by: Stephen | Jul 15, 2008 12:24:08 PM
Why do people want to feign ignorance unless they really are? There are many things that border on derogatory that you can say about yourself or about some of your friends/family that other people if they say it would probably be involved in a fight with you and your family/friends.
For instance a woman can call her friend/sister a bitch all night long and both will laugh about it, but let a stranger say this even in jest and I am sure a HUGE disagreement will erupt.
Fox should use logical judgment instead of ignorance when ATTEMPTING to be neutral reporters, but this is Fox and assaults on financial standings, sexism, and racism are tolerated.
I mean it is a network that when listens to only caters to white males over 35 whom make more than $200,000/yr, I mean those are really the only people they do not take shots at LOL
Posted by: Just guessing | Jun 14, 2008 8:42:00 PM
What is the big deal here? Michelle introduced Barry as "my baby's daddy" when he won his senate seat at the victory party in Illinois.
Why is it only ok for her to talk like that?
CNN covered it and the transcripts are out there.
Posted by: Foodforthought | Jun 13, 2008 9:09:44 PM
It is the most sexist word one can use. Offensive to any woman and to any respectable man.
Posted by: Jeez | Jun 13, 2008 8:12:01 PM
As that p0s3r said, the term itself is not racist, ie when Michelle Obama herself described Barack as her baby daddy. However when it is used by a white commentator for no other reason then to draw attention to the race of the subject it is racist. Would they describe Hillary Clinton as President Clinton's baby mama? Never! The indignity! So yes Maury Povich is why we all know this term. The way it was used on fax was extremely racist.
Posted by: VoiceofReason | Jun 13, 2008 5:10:37 PM
In the words of Tyler Perry's Ma Dear: "It ain't what they call you. It's what you answer to."
After November I'm sure that it will be "First Lady", not "Baby Mama", that Michelle Obama answers to.
Posted by: Casual Observer | Jun 13, 2008 9:42:47 AM
It is not racist, its disrespectful.PERIOD!! Ask yourself this..If they said "Bill Clinton is campaining today in Iowa for his Baby Momma", or "McCain and his Baby Momma have just arrived". Come on dummies. My husband would not appericate anyone calling me his baby momma. No one that is actually MARRIED should.
Posted by: lauren | Jun 13, 2008 9:09:57 AM
The GOP, McCain and Fox News must really hate women. First they go after Hillary tooth and nail, now they attack Michelle Obama. They must have the political formula that says destroy women at all costs.
Most Hillary supporters need to understand that it was the GOP that destroyed Hillary from the very beginning. The GOP with Rove leaked press stories and information to drive up Hillary’s negatives even before she announced her candidacy. The GOP thought she would be the Democratic nominee and needed to destroy her reputation and define her image. That is why the initial press was so aligned against Hillary initially.
Until women as a group start to fight back against this kind of stuff they will always lose and be thought of as second class.
Posted by: Jim | Jun 12, 2008 11:10:48 PM
So, let me get this straight - I heard Michelle Obama on an interview last year call Barack her "baby daddy" but it is NOT OK for Fox to call her a "baby mama".
Posted by: Typical White Person | Jun 12, 2008 11:00:16 PM
Oh come on folks, its Fox News! they had to move onto something else after the terrorist scarf and terrorist fist jab stories... this is just stupid and non news trying to get at trailer trash minds.
Posted by: mcgreen | Jun 12, 2008 11:00:07 PM
So this is how FOX News celebrates Father's Day? Their own fathers (and mothers) must cringe when they're asked what company their children work for.
Tell you what. Send emails to Rupert Murdoch and Roger Ailes telling them what you think of their "family values".
Posted by: Tom J | Jun 12, 2008 10:05:00 PM
For all the people trying to turn the outrage expressed into something racial with replies like "Black people made up the term and use it all the time. So Black people can say it and whites can't?"
Black people KNOW what the term means! We KNOW when to use it and WHY!
Michelle Obama is not Barack's "Baby Mama" and FoxNews owes her an apology.
If you want to use our terms, I suggest learning what those terms mean first! Because saying the wrong thing to the right person could get more than your feelings hurt!
Posted by: Danielle - Southfield, MI | Jun 12, 2008 9:13:21 PM
FOX NEWS?
Since when?
Posted by: Thinking | Jun 12, 2008 7:33:09 PM
Some people are so opinionated. They will use and twist words just to make things up about people they do not like. Rush Limbaugh makes a living doing just that, I wonder if he sleeps good at night. He has to deal with it.
Posted by: mary | Jun 12, 2008 7:31:51 PM
To call Michelle Obama -Barack's baby mama is a term used to say the person is ignorant and stupid and not worthy of respect--Michelle Obama is none of that-She came up out of the inner city to go to an Ivy League College and soon to BE FIRST LADY OF THE US. DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A PERSON THAT IS IGNORANT.
Posted by: lowes4321 | Jun 12, 2008 6:53:00 PM
In his 1992 Senate bid, McCain was joined on the campaign trail by his wife, Cindy, as well as campaign aide Doug Cole and consultant Wes Gullett. At one point, Cindy playfully twirled McCain's hair and said, "You're getting a little thin up there." McCain's face reddened, and he responded, "At least I don't plaster on the makeup like a trollop, you ----."
AHHH, GOP FAMILY VALUES! OBAMA 08!
Posted by: BBLACK | Jun 12, 2008 6:31:17 PM
"A guy who would call his wife a trollop and a ---- just because she had ruffled his hair in front of five guys is not only a jerk, but a dangerous hothead if he ever gets his finger on the button."
OBAMA 08!
Posted by: BBLACK | Jun 12, 2008 6:28:37 PM
Melanie, yeah, I don't like a$$ slap$ either of his wife. at least he can now stop his one-finger face scratching whenever he says Hillary's name. But the worst is he is too liberal and changes his mind too much about most everything.
Posted by: Notsoup | Jun 12, 2008 6:21:36 PM
That may people use that expression affectionate at times does not mean that an American TV network should refer affectionately with the same words. Those who are arguing that the expression are not reserved for blacks only are right but miss the point. It has been reported that McCain calls (or once called) his wife a c-nt. Should CNN or THE VIEW use that tag line the next time Cindy McCain on those networks? If you are not sure what that expression means look it up.
Posted by: John Paul Telhomme | Jun 12, 2008 5:55:50 PM
Melanie, I have not seen Obama do that. Are you sure? I will be watching for that, becaue if that is the case, there is another term for that. You "in the know people" know what I am referring to.
Posted by: checkpoint | Jun 12, 2008 5:10:53 PM
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