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Bob Beckel: Would The 5 Be Doing A Story On The Missing Woman In Aruba If She Were Black?

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One of the most interesting things about watching Fox News’ The Five is that each hosts seems to have some input in what stories they cover but not which ones the rest do. There are frequent jokes about whose segment got the most time and they sometimes make it abundantly clear when a story isn’t their cup of tea (witness Greg Gutfeld laying his head on the table or Bob Beckel playing cell phone games). Beckel clearly was not all too interested in discussing last month’s disappearance of Robyn Gardner in Aruba. He spent the whole segment making jokes about the suspect’s appearance and the dangers of online dating and then, at the end, he wondered allowed if they’d even be talking about this if Gardner were black.

“The other thing I might say is that this is now, how many? The 99th blonde woman we’ve done a story on over the years that’s missing. I’m just curious if this was somebody, for example, who was black and was missing, would we be doing a story about this? Every time we do one of these stories it’s a good looking blonde woman who disappears.”

Whether it was that comment or his request to see a picture of Gardner in her “prom dress,” Kimberly Guilfoyle (or a producer in her ear) was not amused, quickly moving on to the next segment. Beckel joked about the abrupt switch later in the show.

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  • /6

    another rich blond girl gone missing in Aruba

  • Re-Elect Obama 2012

    No, but they would be interested if the suspect was black.

  • Anonymous

    Beckel is a clod .

  • Anonymous

    Everybody knows how the national media is with these missing White girl/kid stories and how they never talk about the missing Black women/girls.

    This isn’t something specific to Fox News. If Anything CNN, NBC, CBS and ABC are way more guilty of it. Naancy Graaace anyone?

  • Michelle

    I honestly don’t think you libs believe half of what you say. 

  • Anonymous

    The Five would pick up dog shit with their teeth if Roger Ailes told them to.

  • Nature Freak

    No!
    I said the same thing when Natalee Holloway went missing in 2005 and i will say the same thing about Gardner.

    America still has a long way to go. Not just FOX is guilty of this. Many centrist news organizations are guilty as well. A Blonde White attractive teenager girl increases interest and ratings, versus a person of Color. Racism is still alive and well in America. Pretending it is not will not make Racism go away. Attitudes (many times even subconscious) do not go away overnight.

  • Michelle

    If one of the Conservatives on the panel had talked about the culpability of the victim, you can bet that would’ve been the headline.  Bob tries WAY too hard to be funny, in my opinion. 

  • Anonymous

    Why yes, Bob, they would! Because racism is dead!! Right everybody?!?!?

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    It’s a fair question to be asked on FOX “News” what with that horrible Greta O’Van Susteren and her exhiliration over any white girl gone missing.

  • Anonymous

    FoxNews, biased? Noooo…

  • Anonymous

    Scientologists love it when white girls go missing; it means they just gained a member.

  • Anonymous
  • BR

    Person of Color?  I bet if I were to say, “colored people” you would call me racist!

  • Michelle

    No, liberals would never let the race war end.  They depend on it always as much as they depend on the class war. 

  • Michelle

    I can tell you think you’re funny, but you aren’t. 

  • Anonymous

    Is she hot? Because if she’s hot, they’ll talk about it.

  • Epzw

    Has Murdoch hacked into her account yet.

  • ImNotBlue

    I think you guys (and Bob) are absolutely correct!

    Here’s what I say about these missing chicks:
    F*** them
    F*** their families
    F*** the US government being concerned about how our citizens are treated abroad
    F*** the people who are concerned about innocent people who go missing like this
    F*** blonde women
    and of course F*** white people!

    I mean, that’s what we’re saying, right?  Who cares about this young girl and her family?!  SHE’S WHITE!  So why does she or her family deserve any kind of compassion or concern?  As far as we should be concerned, it’s just one less white person!  HAHAHAHA!

    Now if she was Black… well, then we should be very concerned and compassionate.  But she’s not, so I hope the rest of her family “goes missing” too.

    ______

    I really don’t understand some you people.  I don’t understand how you became so heartless.  So mean, and unconcerned.

    If the networks are showing bias in favor of missing white women, fine… prove it, and let’s get concerned about other missing folks.  But that doesn’t mean we need to attack or disparage this girl and her family!

    My God people.  Show a little heart once in a while.

  • ImNotBlue

    I just saw Anderson Cooper report the same story.  I’m sure you’ll complain about him, and give him some childish nickname any minute now.

    Nice compassion, though.  Is that what your church teaches you?  This kind of compassion?

  • Anonymous

    It’s not white, though, it’s hot. Granted, the white blonde is sort of the stereotypical hot girl, but I’m sure you’re aware that that isn’t representative of the hot girl set. Let’s say a girl who looks like Rhianna goes missing on Aruba. They’d be talking about it. Meanwhile, a fat pimple faced white girl goes missing in Aruba. She’d be a fat, pimple faced footnote in the Rhianna looking chick is missing story.

  • ImNotBlue

    You recognize you’re a terrible person, right?

    I’m pretty sure you’d be singing a different tune if it was someone you cared about who went missing.

    Selfish ass.

  • ImNotBlue

    Saw the same story on CNN with Anderson Cooper a moment ago.

    I’m sure you’ll attack them now.

  • ImNotBlue

    Anderson Cooper too?

  • ImNotBlue

    And you know she was rich, how?

    And does that mean it’s okay?  Does that mean we shoudln’t care?

    Pathetic.

  • Anonymous

    I think Rupert’s a little busy playing with his ninja. Phone games are for plebes. 

  • Anonymous

    Oh, my mistake! Racism will only end if LIBTARDS would stop propagating it!!!

    Thanks for the correction. I’m sure this is your answer for all of our ills, isn’t it?

  • Anonymous

    White people who can afford to go to Aruba really don’t deserve to live, INB. Look what they’ve done to the noble savages!

  • Anonymous

    Yes, Mediaite, Fox hates black people. How bigoted is that. How about black conservatives that work for Fox, do they hate themselves? That’s the insinuation of your headline and it makes ‘zero’ sense. Jesus Christ put down the pipe and read a book. Don’t you get tired of preaching to the choir(sheep)?
     

  • Anonymous

    If anyone asks, he can’t remember.

  • Anonymous

    Nancy Grace will be humping this harder than Caylee Anthony’s corpse.

  • Moderate

    “Deadly Weekend in Detroit: 15 Shot, 6 Killed in Just 24 Hours‎”The media shows what people will watch. !5 people shot in Detroit is hardly news. People write it off as just another weekend in Detroit.

  • ImNotBlue

    Has Piers?

  • Anonymous

    Ohhhh poor little Scientologist got his feelings hurt???? Awwwwww

  • ImNotBlue

    How dare Michelle blame the left for constantly talking about race.  I mean, yesterday they were (when they were lying about the whole Perry non-quote)… but today is different!

    How dare she blame Liberals for anything!  Doesn’t she know that’s what the Tea Party, George W. Bush, and Sarah Palin are for?  Stick to the script Michelle!

  • Anonymous

    Hey, blame Greta van Scientologist, not me.

  • Anonymous

    CNN is worse than FoxNews. They’re the news-fluffers. At least Fox can sometimes report serious news.

  • Anonymous

    Now you’re getting it. Congratulations!

  • Anonymous

    Greta made you an insufferable twat?

  • Anonymous

    You know, that makes me think of this story, which is getting a fair amount of play.

    Connecticut family tied up during home invasion

    I think it’s because it’s out of the ordinary.

  • Anonymous

    Oh great….the hall monitor…..*sigh*

    So let me ask you the same question. If all of the liberals just got in a boat and sailed to Cuba or France or China or whatever the lefty armpit country du jour is, would all of America’s problems be solved? Would black teenagers stop being forty percent more likely to die than white teenagers?

    Or….is it possible….that people like “Michelle” are hopeless partisan goofballs that you don’t remind them of their BS because you are on “their side?”

  • ImNotBlue

    So Greta is responsible for you not caring, having no compassion, and being unsympathetic?  WOW!  She apparently has a lot of power over you.

    You should be ashamed at your lack of understanding and respect.  But I doubt you’ll get there.

  • ImNotBlue

    I think attraction does have something to do with it.  Although, there are other elements too.  Holloway was helped because the suspects were so unlikable and behaved so strangely.

    This case is getting more press because of Holloway, and it being Aruba.  Her looks aren’t really the “it” factor in this one.

  • Anonymous

    Here’s a better question Bob.  Can a liberal make themselves relevant in any other way than playing his trusty race card?

  • Anonymous

    Haha.  He said centrist news organization.  Not just Fox.  Haha

  • Anonymous

    More than likely, yes. Not because she was black, but because this woman is missing from the very same town as Natalie Hollaway. 

    I believe this woman is not dead or even missing. Instead she is hiding out waiting ( it’s never going to happen ) for her partner in crime to collect the $ 750 thousand insurance policy.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    Please. Reporting on it is different than obssessing over it all to the end of improving ratings of gossipy old biddies. Funny thing is, the authorized movie comes out, and who is singled out for praise by Ms. Holloway Twitty Smithers Rogers O’Brien? The despicable Nancy Grace, leaving the equally despicable Greta O’Van Susteren to go into the closest bar for a drink where, upon entering, the bartender asks Ms. O’Van Susteren: “Why the long face?”

  • ImNotBlue

    Yeah… I’m the hall monitor.  I complained about what YOU said, just like YOU complained about what Michelle said… but “I’m the hall monitor.”  Do you really see yourself as above or better than the rest?  Are you really this blind?

    To answer your question, no… of course not.  America needs people of all points of view.  It’s the only way we’re able to compromise on anything, and pull the best ideas from both sides.

    We WOULD, however, be better without all the racists, race baiters, egotists, and liars.  And if that’s an option, I might recommend you invest in a life jacket.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    I don’t understand that superficiality CNN has in the States,. CNN International is as solid and serious as BBC World. We’re being short-changed.

  • The Real Royal Emperor

    No, Michelle-in-Utah belongs to a different cult.

  • HIHIHI

    wow you actually made a somewhat smart comment

  • ImNotBlue

    Bigot.

  • ImNotBlue

    Excellent point!  I mean, you don’t find Greta attractive, so clearly, why should we pay attention to her?!

    Is this what your religion teaches you?

  • ceeza

    huh ? theres absolutely nothing wrong with saying “person of color”:… and yes if you did say “colored person” you would be racist fool..   i know this may be hard for you tiny brain to wrap your  head around.. Im mad for even typing this pea brain..

  • Anonymous

    Except for Fox News, the other cable news channels are ran by liberals. Shouldn’t Beck inquire as to why  MSNBC never runs stories on missing blacks? Are those other cable news channels racist or what? Seems like it. Just saying…

  • Anonymous

    Greta is the one featuring these women on the TV.

  • Sean68

    How come white liberals never ask if, for example–
     
    If the perp had been white and the victim black would the media be obsessing over this story…?

  • Anonymous

    No, she and Nancy Grace popularized the Missing White Girl story.

  • Michelle

    Lord, I apologize.  Please be with the pygmies in New Guinea. 

  • Sean68

    I don’t know whether anyone has mentioned it or not, but Beckel was blackmailed for, like, $50K some hooker. Then he found Charles Colson, Fox News and Jesus.

  • ImNotBlue

    Yes… and bringing attention to these cases, hopefully warning other people, and providing some glimmer of hope for their families that some justice might be brought.

    YOU, on the other hand, are the one using a missing girl to attack a celebrity simply because you dislike the company they work for… probably for political reasons.

    So let’s review: Greta brings attention to the case, puts pressure on governments to find the missing person, and shows the family’s some respect.  You exploit their tragedy for ideological reasons, insulting and mocking their situation, and think you’re funny.

    Yet again, you should be ashamed.

  • ImNotBlue

    Yeah!  How dare someone pay attention to these things!  It would be much better if these girls just faded away, their killers (or kidnappers) just got away with it, no one was ever held accountable, and you didn’t have to think about it!

    That would be awesome!  Justice for no one!

  • Anonymous

    yeah chester, and you worship at the altar of pedophiles, you are one sick dude

  • Anonymous

    No, that would be Fox Nation and their dog whistles.  

  • Anonymous

    Isn’t Greta getting paid to promote these cases?

    Isn’t she blowing the numbers of these cases way out of proportion?

    Isn’t she selectively covering the missing white girls; when missing black girls are 10x more common?

  • Anonymous

    And that’s exactly what happens to the black children that are missing at higher rates than whites.
    But then, Greta has to play to her audience, right?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_FSPIVAFYI672OH5NOKVRTEZA4U MadCharles

    Juan Williams would replace Beckel if it were a black missing

  • Anonymous

    Holloway’s mother being all over it was what really drove the story, I think. She was relentless. Without her, it fades pretty quickly. She wasn’t about to let it fade quickly. Good for her.

  • ImNotBlue

    Ah… the old, “she’s getting ratings for it,” nonsense.

    So it would be more acceptable to you if Greta did the story, but nobody watched?  You’d be okay with talking about these types of stories, as long as it doesn’t contribute to numbers?  Is The History Channel wrong for “exploiting” wars, conflicts, and other historic tragedies?

    And you tell me… is she blowing these cases out of proportion?  What are the numbers?  Are blacks going missing in similar odd situations?

    And again, why not hate and angst for Anderson Cooper?  Is he equally as bad?

  • ImNotBlue

    As has been discussed, the stories aren’t simply about “missing white girls.”  To think that, you’d have to believe that these are the only girls who’ve gone missing in recent times… when that’s obviously not true.

    Oh, and since you apparently know the makeup of FNC’s audience… please tell us what it is, and provide the studies you’re basing that information on.  And does that mean that Anderson Cooper’s and Nancy Grace’s audience is of a similar makeup?

    Now might be the time when you stop talking, because you’re only making yourself look worse and more petty.

  • Anonymous

    Isn’t she selectively covering the missing white girls; when missing black girls are 10x more common

    What???!!! How can that be possible? Cite, please.

  • Anonymous

    well ask Al to cover your concerns.  He’ll get right on it.  

  • Anonymous

    what with you ridiculous “exhilaration” comment.  What is horrible about Greta?  The fact that she’s smart, asks good questions and does’t shill?

  • Anonymous

    why the great concern about Fox?  Why the obsession?  Can you get no other channels on your t.v.?
    Perhaps it’s time for an upgrade.  Walmart is calling you.  

  • Anonymous

    obviously it’s a talent of yours.  Tell us about it?  How did you practice?  Do you hire out your services?  

  • Anonymous

    The moment air began moving past Bob’s vocal chords I knew something inappropriate was forthcoming – but to be honest although I should have expected this tired argument  (though partially true on occasion) what I actually thought he was going to say was a Blonde joke, since it’d sounded like he was blaming the victim and perhaps going to relate being Blonde to being a victim.

  • ImNotBlue

    Very true.

  • Anonymous

    Not surprised they cut him off, its hard to hear the truth being thrown in your face especially from one of yours. Sometimes you fear that Beckel should keep it down because they might get rid of him for stating the obvious.  

  • Norbit

    Bob Beckel: Would The 5 Be Doing A Story On The Missing Woman In Aruba If She Were Black?
    —————————————–

    - OR -

    Will the Democratic Mainstream Media be exposing the RACIST nature of the Black Flashmobs that are specifically attacking whites, asians, and other non-blacks?

    Oh. it doesn’t fit into their contrived “Racist” Smear? – well that explains the COVER-UP!!!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_JUT2TATEV3OHGQ7HZRYN472XVM Felix

    Maybe black women are smarter… maybe they’re lucky. But there aren’t many stories happening in the US where black women are allowing men they meet on match.com convince them to go to Aruba after taking out a million dollar insurance policy… Show me the ‘black’ Jesse Douggard, Elizibeth Smart, Casey Anthony story that’s NOT getting press… just sayin

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NK5INRFELITZ3TS337HINC3VMM Adam

    You never know. After all, liberalism is a mental disorder.

  • Anonymous

    Patrice O’Neal made this point a while ago. just watch his stand up special.

  • Anonymous

    Well, Bob- have a black woman disappear in Aruba and we shall see. I see like most libs, you have to determine what the skin color of someone is before you can render an opinion.

    You are truly a reprehensible man.

  • Anonymous

    Yes, they’re all bad.

  • Anonymous

    Name a missing black girl that Greta/Nancy Grace/Anyone has featured night after night for months on end. Go ahead, I’ll wait.

  • Anonymous

    Yeah, a racist like you wants to hold onto anything he can as he spews his race -baiting.

  • ImNotBlue

    Tell it to Anderson Cooper.

  • ImNotBlue

    Name a missing black girl who’s gone missing in a similar situation, with a similar amount outside factors.

  • Anonymous

    And that whore was Sean Hannity.

  • Anonymous

    Keep the race baiting up, lets see how far it takes you.

  • Anonymous

    I feel you are losing it, memo to ya! If you have nothing to say, please be quiet.

  • http://AverageBro.com AverageBro

    Name me ONE national news story involving a missing woman of color and I’ll agree with your Rihanna premise. Just one.

  • caconservative

    Oh boy, another “made-up” racist issue to argue about. You’d rather argue about some idiot thing that bloated up Obamacon-Beckel said than deal with the real issue. We’ve got enough problems to deal with other than dealing with MADE UP CRAP, by that looser Beckle!  

  • Anonymous

    Name me such a story that ought to be national news but isn’t. Hot missing black girl is what we’re looking for, I think.

  • ImNotBlue

    What?  First off, nobody cut him off.  Second, the story was reported by Anderson Cooper last night, so if you want to complain (the whole ‘missing white girl’ nonsense), make sure to complain to him as well.

    Other than that, I’m not sure what you’re trying to say.

  • caconservative

    The only thing racist about this story is your insistence on making up a racist issue that does not apply. The next time you ask your self why racism exists, read your own comments.

  • Anonymous

    “Name one…”

    “Provide a list”

    “citation”

    Always the same tune being played

  • http://twitter.com/VonSyndicate Von Syndicate

    Its not really something you can call racism.

    Around 66 percent of this nation is white, so of course any news story relating to a missing white person will have those people interested. And those  white people are the majority of TV viewers and news readers. 

    People just identity with and care more about their own race.

  • Obama – The – Destroyer

    Beckel = Racist.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_JUT2TATEV3OHGQ7HZRYN472XVM Felix
  • LADYLADY

    That may be true but we love your bobby b…in spite of his liberlism…

  • ATHF

    damn another self righteous white guy acting like he cares more about the black people then black people themselves.

    Hey Bob get you own style on Red Eye and stop stealing Bill Schulz’s coke reference jokes.

  • ATHF

    I blame it on Nancy Grace. She would not have a job if it wasn’t for people disappearing.

  • ATHF

    Hey dummy’s blame the world because when it comes to the illegal sex trade white blond girls (of any nationality) get more money then nasty black chicks.

  • Anonymous

    Typical liberal ploy when all else fails play the race card.

  • Anonymous

    Someone on FUX News trying to be fair and balanced and he get’s slammed for pointing out a fact.

    Pathetic!

  • Guest

    Leave it to an ignoramous like Beckel… all libs see is skin color in everything they see.

  • http://twitter.com/ZonaCumia Zona

    How many stories have fox done on missing black women?  Seriously, answer this and come back and let us know if its a “race card” play.

  • http://twitter.com/ZonaCumia Zona

    Before anyone says anything about a race card, answer me this…how many stories are there by fox on missing black women?

  • http://twitter.com/ZonaCumia Zona

    how many stories are there by fox about missing black women?  Its a simple question.  What about their families?  Show a heart?  Talk to fox about the families of missing black children.  If you are blond and missing, you will be on fox.  OH and of course Nancy Grace. 

    If you anyting other than blond and good looking, you wont be seen, heard or thought of on fox.  ITS A FACT.

  • Anonymous

    Well since I posted this 3 months ago my guess is you have been a missing black woman. Welcome back ?

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