FOX's Ugly Sexism Toward Hillary Clinton

Posted by ZP Heller, Brave New Films at 11:56 AM on October 9, 2008.

Watch's FOX's standard of decency hit a new low.

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Quick, somebody get this clip to McCain campaign adviser Carly Fiorina, who just last month claimed that John "How do we beat the bitch?" McCain and his conservative cronies never subjected Hillary Clinton to sexism.

As you can see, the Fox and Friends crew is more than happy to air controversial Reuters photos of Sarah Palin's legs, while debating whether or not the images are inappropriate. (News flash: FOX's Michelle Malkin says they're more "cliched" than inappropriate -- big surprise, given FOX's low low low standards of decency.) But then, FOX stooge Greg Gutfeld uses this opportunity to attack Hillary Clinton: "Now if this was Hillary Clinton, you wouldn’t be able to see the guy’s face...I couldn’t resist it!”

Gutfeld puts the "ass" back in "classy."

(h/t Think Progress)

Tagged as: fox news, hillary clinton, sarah palin, think progress

ZP Heller is the editorial director of Brave New Films. He has written for The American Prospect, AlterNet, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The Huffington Post, covering everything from politics to pop culture.

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It's a man's world! [Report this comment] Posted by: Karl.Ben on Oct 10, 2008 3:42 AM Current rating: 2 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] wow, and I thought the democrats were the sexist party for the way they're treating Palin.. guess a women can't get a break no matter what side of the coin they are on! [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » On FauxNooze, It's a knuckle-dragger's world! Posted by: GarrisonPayneLeonard38H As a photographer, I just don' get it... [Report this comment] Posted by: jimidee on Oct 10, 2008 4:20 AM Current rating: 1 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] as to why you wouldn't be able to see the guys face if it had been Hillary? From a strict logistical standpoint, Hillary's cottage cheese thighs are so large at the top that her stance would have been much wider, leaving plenty of room at her ankles for the guy's face. Sure, she has what we call in the business, "biscuit cutter" legs, but they aren't like straight up and down, or at least they weren't the last time that she didn't wear a pantsuit...jeeze, I can't really remember when THAT was! [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] They aren't lying for once [Report this comment] Posted by: ezstevey on Oct 10, 2008 4:33 AM Current rating: 1 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Hillary does have cankles... Obama Vids Communication Topics [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » RE: They aren't lying for once Posted by: mandy » who cares? Posted by: Moira61 stormy7 [Report this comment] Posted by: STORMY78 on Oct 10, 2008 4:35 AM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Fox was hardly the only news corporation that trashed Hillary. She was demonized on all of the major networks as well as the internet. Now we are stuck with two candidates that aren't fit to be president. The only real change would have been Hillary for President. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » no, the only REAL change would have been kucinich. Posted by: undrgrndgirl » Kucinich YES! Hillary: More of the same. Posted by: GarrisonPayneLeonard38H Fox News Has Standards of Decency? [Report this comment] Posted by: Adastra on Oct 14, 2008 10:38 PM Current rating: 5 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] When did that happen? I must have missed it; maybe it just happened so fast that it whizzed by without anyone noticing it. So far, the only standards of any kind I've seen from Fox are the standards of lies, propaganda and hate speech. To claim that these somehow comprise a standard relating to decency is to besmirch everything that decency stands for. But then only morons who believe and enjoy their lies, slander and non sequitors still watch Fox News anymore. And for these deluded souls there is surely no hope of redemption. With love under will, Bob, aka Adastra, The Wizzard of Jacksonville [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Big deal! [Report this comment] Posted by: rickiey on Oct 15, 2008 6:28 AM Current rating: 1 [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Sexism in the media? Small potatoes. Come back to me when you can find something that compares even remotely to the sexism against men by the family court system. Until the courts are equal, women have nothing valid to complain about. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

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