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Gretchen Carlson: Did Serena Williams’ ‘Hater’ Comment Have ‘Racial Undertone’?

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Fox and Friend‘s Gretchen Carlson was aghast at Serena Williams‘ tirade at the US Open, opining “This is what’s wrong with our society today — that’s the entitlement generation right there,” and questioned whether Williams’ use of the term “hater” had a “racial undertone.”

During Sunday’s women’s final match, Williams chewed out chair umpire Eva Asderaki after she had called a code violation on the tennis star: “If you ever see me walking down the hall, look the other way, because you’re out of control…You’re totally out of control, you’re a hater, and you’re unattractive inside. Who would do such a thing? And I never complain. Wow…What a loser. We’re in America last I checked. Can I get a water or am I gonna get violated for a water? Really, don’t even look at me! I promise you, don’t look at me, ’cause I am not the one. Don’t look my way.”

After reviewing the clip, Carlson sparred with co-anchor Brian Kilmeade about whether this was emblematic of the “entitlement generation”. Kilmeade disagreed, and thought Williams’s reaction was par-the-course for many tennis players, including John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors. A frustrated Carlson interjected, “Then they were all all bad role models for our kids,” Kilmeade conceded that’s what sells tickets. “That’s sick,” Carlson responded.

“That shows our kids that — I have no fault, I mean, this is what I combat with my two little kids all the time. If you are not a responsible parent to constantly say no, you need to take your own personal responsibility, you end up saying things like that.”

Kilmeade thought if there was anything to learn from Williams’ tirade, during a heated moment, don’t call the referee unattractive on the inside or a hater, to which Carlson exclaimed, “A hater! Was that a racial undertone? I didn’t quite get that.”

Urban Dictionary defines “hater” as “a person that simply cannot be happy for another person’s success. So rather than be happy they make a point of exposing a flaw in that person.”

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  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_4ERAOKYYHBA75FOM5XRMINXNYQ Dave

    THis is pathetic. Gretchen Carlson and Fox yet again doing the Race bater. They’re Race Bater’s not haters

  • Mikesmith

    She should review how many times Bill O calls people haters. Racial undertone? Wow

  • http://gregingleright.weebly.com/ Greg

    FNF, so entitled that they can engage in limitless attack without accountability… Without irony they criticize Serena.

  • Darladoon

    i guess gretchen never heard of a guy named…..john mcenroe

  • Darladoon

    “entitlement generation”?  puhleeeze!

    serena worked her ass off to get where she was….

  • Valkyrie101

    Everybody is piling on poor Serena, but that was a bull shit call that set her off. Probably she should have expected something to test her composure, though, after her previous outburst. She did not pass that time. Likely she will get another chance or two.

  • Anonymous

    so where is the story about williams and her tirade?  that goes without comment while the fox news bashers go after carlson. 

  • Darladoon

    obviously gretchen never played a high stakes professional sport, in the finals no less….

  • Anonymous

    You cannot be serious !

  • Anonymous

    Tennis ?

    How about more golf stories ?

    And maybe some tractor pull stories for skyfet ?

  • JohnJGuy

    I think Ms Carlson is being a little disingenuous, by clearly misunderstanding and overreacting to the term ‘Hater!’ It has no overtones other than one of being ‘jealous.’

    I do hope someone is kind enough to correct her slip or perhaps she could ask one of her kids to explain the term to her. 

    Serena Williams is a tennis player whose used to winning gracefully, unfortunately this time she couldn’t lose with the same attractive grace. She’s not the first tennis player or sportsperson to throw an ugly tantrum, nor is she likely to be the last.

    …Storm in a teacup.

  • Michelle

    Um, the call followed the rulebook.  Get over it.  This is common for her, which is why I’m not a fan.  Her sister has more class. 

  • Michelle

    Serena has a bad attitude.

  • Anonymous

    ‘entitlement generation’ what thehell is that?  People in America today work longer hours for less wages (adjusted for inflation) than the past 2-3 generations.  USA has a very high productivity rate – where exactly are the selfish persons that seem to define an entire generation?

    btw Social Security, Unemployment – we pay for those, they are ‘earned’ benefits.  Ms. William, though not a nice person at  times was just pissed off- so what.

  • Michelle

    I like John WAY more now that he’s an announcer.  My man Roddick can fly off the handle, but I still love him. 

  • http://AverageBro.com AverageBro

    This, from the network that labelled a simple exchange of “dap” as a “terrorist fist bump”.

    Does Fox News have any black people in the building? Surely there’s someone in the mailroom or employee cafeteria they can bounce this stuff off of.

    Jesus.

  • Darladoon

    yeah, so what?

    what does that have to do with “what’s wrong in our society today”?

    or what’s wrong with “the entitlement generation”?

  • http://AverageBro.com AverageBro

    You see worse in other sports (ie: NASCAR and MLB).

    This criticism is probably more sexist than racist.

  • http://AverageBro.com AverageBro

    She was a beauty queen. That’s pretty high stakes. A sport? Maybe not so much.

  • Darladoon

    ah, so you admit roddick and mcenroe “fly off the handle,” but when serena
    does it……..it’s a much more serious problem.  

  • Anonymous

    Serena is just a crybaby and resorted to the old lib riposte to everything: “you are a hater.”

    Really, Serena, prove it.

  • Darladoon

    where’s juan williams when you need him?

  • Michelle

    We do live in an entitlement society and it’s because you libs always wanting something without working for it.  I don’t think that really applies here though.  She works hard, but does have a bad attitude, which makes her unlikable in my opinion.   

  • SammyC

    “I just wanted to see how much of an insult it was to be called an
    ‘ignoramus’ … since I didn’t know what it meant, I just Googled it. It’s
    an ‘ignorant lawyer’! We all know Barack Obama is a lawyer, so Chavez
    was saying he was an ignorant lawyer. ~ Gretchen Carlson ~

  • Anonymous

    What’s common for you is to be a hater and make accusations based on your hatred that you can’t back up.  We’re still waiting for you to show your “evidence” that the President of the United States and the first Lady have a problem with white people.

    Twelve days since Michelle claimed “evidence” that the President Of The United States and The First Lady have a problem with white people.  Where’s the “evidence” Michelle?

  • Anonymous

    Any black people?” 

    FOX’s weekend anchors are mostly black. Does receiving your news from a black person make your fell more “comfortable?”  Is the news different based on the reporters skin color?

    Do you believe it more when a black person reads the teleprompter like Obama does?

    Should only black police and firefighters respond to emergency calls in black neighborhoods?

  • Anonymous

    Any black people?” 

    FOX’s weekend anchors are mostly black. Does receiving your news from a black person make your fell more “comfortable?”  Is the news different based on the reporters skin color?

    Do you believe it more when a black person reads the teleprompter like Obama does?

    Should only black police and firefighters respond to emergency calls in black neighborhoods?

  • Michelle

    No, that’s not what I’m saying.  I couldn’t stand McEnroe when he played, but I like him more now.  Andy can fly off the handle but he doesn’t blame his loses on anyone but himself.  That’s the difference. 

  • Norman B

    LOL! She did not say that did she?

  • Anonymous

    You are a liar. Because the chair judge was white is this “evidence” to you that Serena has a problem with white people.  You said you have “evidence” The President and First Lady have a problem with white people.  Let’s see your “evidence” or admit you are full of shit.

    Twelve days since Michelle claimed “evidence” that the President Of The United States and The First Lady have a problem with white people.  Where’s the “evidence” Michelle?
      

  • Michelle

    Where did I say Serena has a problem with white people?  Me thinks you need to read “reading for dummies”. 

  • Darladoon

    and yet you admit roddick and mcenroe also have bad attitudes

    i get it

  • Darladoon

    we all know “entitlement generation” means “black people”
    in gretchen’s parlance…..

  • Holistic

    Just because you did not get a job there, stop whining.

  • Darladoon

    judges do make mistakes, and if they are high stakes mistakes, then players
    have a right to lose their shit….

  • Holistic

    Sounds more like MSNBC doen’t it?

  • Anonymous

    But not in this case, dear!

    You lost your shit!

    What’s next? No justice no peace?

    LOL

  • Anonymous

    Serena doesn’t blame her loses on anyone she was just frustrated and this is hardly a tantrum compared to McEnroe. 

    Twelve days since Michelle claimed “evidence” that the President Of The United States and The First Lady have a problem with white people.  Where’s the “evidence” Michelle?

  • Anonymous

    does anyone actually take this show seriously? it’s like fox’s comedy hour.

  • Anonymous

    correction: the whole network is 24 hour comedy.

  • Anonymous

    I liked McEnroe when he played because that’s how I played sports, especially football. All about the passion. And Kilmeade made a really good point about that too.

  • Anonymous

    You forgot to put “son” at the end.

  • Valkyrie101

    Yea, she  lost her composure over a bad call.

  • Anonymous

    There’s gotta be a race angle for it to make MediaiteMatters.

  • Anonymous

     You’re a liar so why should we believe anything you say.

    Twelve days since Michelle claimed “evidence” that the President Of The United States and The First Lady have a problem with white people.  Where’s the “evidence” Michelle?

  • Anonymous

     You’re a liar so why should we believe anything you say.

    Twelve days since Michelle claimed “evidence” that the President Of The United States and The First Lady have a problem with white people.  Where’s the “evidence” Michelle?

  • Michelle

    The umpire made the right call. 

  • Anonymous

    Here’s some evidence for ya, lol:

    @colbyhall

    colbyhall
    the demographic make up of Obama’s back drop is perfectly diverse, though there seems to be a dearth of white males.

  • Anonymous

    using the term hater is racist, the gretch is soooooo dumb.

  • Michelle

    It is somewhat entertaining.  I was watching a piece on Connors and it was pretty funny. 

  • Michelle

    More the first time in my adult life, I’m proud of my country – Michelle Obama

  • Michelle

    And yet they are the ratings kings!  Boom, winning!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NWVKX2P2QBPQ6FHQHCHVIC2ALQ Fedup in Florida

    Actually you don’t pay for your unemployment, it is far different than is social security, and just so you know that in 2010 the federal government spent somewhere in the neighborhood of $165 billion.  

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NWVKX2P2QBPQ6FHQHCHVIC2ALQ Fedup in Florida

    Actually you don’t pay for your unemployment, it is far different than is social security, and just so you know that in 2010 the federal government spent somewhere in the neighborhood of $165 billion.  

  • Anonymous

    also how do you know she’s a lib?

  • Anonymous

    also how do you know she’s a lib?

  • Norbit

    Make her an honorary member of the Black Caucus!

    She probably has her SEIU card already.

  • http://gregingleright.weebly.com/ Greg
  • Anonymous

    How do you know she isn’t, my (-) son?

  • Anonymous

    How do you know she isn’t, my (-) son?

  • http://gregingleright.weebly.com/ Greg

    No.

  • http://gregingleright.weebly.com/ Greg

    No.

  • Anonymous

    The wwe gets good ratings as well but i don’t go to them for my news.

  • Anonymous

    So Fox keeps all the black anchors working on the weekends.  Why can’t the black anchors get a Monday through Friday shift?  Are the teabaggers busy hillbilly hand fishin’ on the weekends and less likely to see a black person on the air and start to question the purity of Fox news?

  • Michelle

    Well you libs see racism EVERYWHERE so I’m not surprised you see it here.  How sad to go through life with such ignorance and hatred. 

  • Michelle

    I’m have a lot of liberal stalkers, but I always have room for more!!

  • Pit Boss

    Don’t forget about Obama’s “Hip-Hop BBQ” with Jay-Z and…. um…well…no one else from the world of hip-hop:  http://nation.foxnews.com/president-obama/2011/08/05/obama-parties-chris-rock-jay-z-and-whoopi-while-rome-burns

  • Michelle

    Apples and oranges.  If they had good ratings compared to another wrestling channel, then you might have a point.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jj-Wisniewski/100002654075475 Jj Wisniewski

    I don’t know if there are overtones of racial remarks, but Williams once again as she did in 2009 proved to be classless and an embarrassment to the country she’s supposed to represent. The judge was right under the rules. She was losing at the time and it appeared to me that she intentionally yelled out when the ball was approaching the Aussie, and was obviously losing the 1st set big. The tennis pundits hyped her up to the level of the former tennis great Matina Navratilova. She could do no wrong. I’m still wondering what she meant by her comment to the judge, “This is America”. What does that mean. That her type of rant and behavior is perfectly fine in America. A totally classless act by Williams. She just diminished her brand. 

  • Darladoon

    dude, gretchen said that comment had a “racial undertone”

    is gretchen now a liberal?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_WH3ZLMM7CUKUHUIMK4TKXW6SQE John

    Jesus.  How can you defend the actions of Serena here?  Just so you can take a shot at Fox News and Conservatives?

  • Anonymous

    Why? Because they already have others in those slots and they don’t want to hire Al Sharton wanttabes.

    BTW, why wont MSNBC allow  Hall and Sharpton name their shows after themselves when all the white people shows carry their names? Why doesn’t NBC or ABC, CBS have a black WH reporter?

  • Anonymous

    Serena can go straight to hell.

  • Michelle

    Again, it wasn’t a bad call.  The ump went by the rulebook. 

  • Broadhorizons

    Hey look! It’s the bubble head bleach blond on the news again! Hi Airhead!!! :-D

  • http://AverageBro.com AverageBro

    Wow, talk about overreaction.

    Reading the news (ie: Kelly Wright and Harris Faulkner) is not nearly the same thing as helming an opinion-based show (ie: Fox and Friends). If Carlson had some basic level of journalistic common sense, she would have at least Googled the word “hate” before jumping to irrational conclusions. Having someone on staff (black, white, or other) moderately literate in youth/hip hop culture would also help. Fox has a history of jumping to such uninformed conclusions about cultures their unaware of (see ED Hill’s “Terrorist Fist Jab” comment) so it’s not reasonable to call them out for this. They should know better, but clearly just don’t care since it helps advance whatever Us vs Them meme they’re trying to push.

    Does that make any sense to you, or do you wanna continue on your pointless racist rant?!?

  • Anonymous

    What I find most offensive, Gretchen, is having my childen watch spoiled blonde girls of questionable intelligence and limited qualifications, spouting off on their xenophobic, suburban white-girl rants about those “pesky people of  color”.

  • ceeza

    she meant this is supposed to be fair by saying “this is america”  … you must not know that she has a history of getting terrible calls against her … the point penalty this year was awful.. the foot fault call 2 years ago was beyond awful… the line calling against her in the Capriatti final  was so bad that the challenge system was instituted immediately.. she blew a fuse but this was pretty tame compared to male sports.. this is beyond sexist..

  • http://AverageBro.com AverageBro

    He’s one of the few voices of sanity/moderation on the entire network, but even he clearly reads talking points when instructed.

  • Anonymous

    oh goodie, the, “teleprompter” remark again.  Get some new material.  Birth Certfiicate riff perhaps?  You could always bleat that one over and over in the rightie echo chamber.

  • http://AverageBro.com AverageBro

    “FOX’s weekend anchors are mostly black.”

    You care to back this ridiculous assertion up with anything resembling facts? Fox has (by my math) two black anchors (Wright and Faulkner). I’m not sure this adds up to “mostly black” unless these two are magically pulling 24 hour weekend shifts.

  • http://AverageBro.com AverageBro

    Does that make any sense, to even you?!?

  • http://AverageBro.com AverageBro

    I didn’t realize “hater” was a standard liberal “riposte”. Can’t say I’ve ever heard a NY Times columnist use this to prove a point.

  • Anonymous

    You are now a tennis expert are you girlfriend.  A well rounded hater.

    Serena’s comment could very well have been taken as “race baiting”.  I didn’t know what the hell she went on about but she has the personality of a freaking “diva”.  They commented on the fact that her pre game interview was pathetic.  

    The other women all acted like perfectly normal people when interviewed.  Serena has a chip on her shoulders the size of Manhattan.  She now has lots of time to contemplate her “behaviour”.   

  • http://AverageBro.com AverageBro

    Ditto.

    How can someone work their a$$ off since they were a preteen playing a sport on the mean streets of Compton, only to rise to the top of their profession (tennis) and be “entitled”.

    Carlson, who grew up the child of a family that owned auto dealerships, and is married to a high powered sports agent probably knows much more about “entitlement” than Serena.

  • http://AverageBro.com AverageBro

    Why would a non-political story (sports) be covered on a site that critiques cable news shows?

    Go to ESPN.

  • Anonymous

    She proved her point regarding Michelle now go on your merry way, there’s nothing more to see here.  

    Surely you have a life of some sort – 12 days?  You have a calendar going and tick of the days?  What the hell, I’ve heard of boredom but you’ve taken it to a whole new level. lol

    p.s. Read Obama’s book regarding his “grandmother”.  

  • BR

    First of all I don’t think that there was any racial undertone.  But I do find it funny that the vile liberals who will find a racial undertone in ANYTHING are calling out Gretchen.  Just saying……….

  • Anonymous

    She deserved to be criticized.  You act like an ass, you need to be called out for it.  Don’t care if your name is Williams, Woods, McEnroe, Conner.  (and they all were called out for it – so get over your attempt to make it a racial issue).   There is no bigger ass in golf than Rory Sabbatini and he’s called out for it every time he misbehaves, as he should be.  (or perhaps they do it because he’s from South Africa) lol

  • ceeza

    It was a terrible call… you know nothing about tennis Michelle…she said cmon as the ball nicked off stosurs racquet..it was a judgement call and a bad one at that..  the inconsistency by tennis umps is appalling..   The shreeks are far more hampering towards play yet are NEVER called because its a judgement call.. time violations are never called and then randomly called.. watch the nadal v djokovic final and see how many time violations are called… they both go over the time consistently…In a grand slam final the ump should be ashamed of herself.. Im not defending her outburst but the call was terrible..  ps Roddick is much worse weekly ..his outburst in Cincy a week before the Open was par for the course and 10 times worse than this….. Mardy Fish called Tsonga a “retard” during this years open and not a peep.. this is sexist plain and simple..

  • dan

    Yeah, when even Kilmeade and Doocy can’t hear/get on board with your BS dog whistle race baiting, you know you’re far out on the extreme wing on your lonesome.

  • ceeza

    Gretchens the one that said it idiot.,.

  • TruDat

    More like “sore loser” overtones.

  • NDanielson

    For 24-hour comedy, it sure get liberals whining. LOL. That’s comedy! And oh, so old and tired. The only network that even mildly questions liberals, and it gets their panties in such a bunch.

  • NDanielson

    A talk show is only “news” on MSNBC, CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC, and only to bubbleheaded bleach-blonde-types.

  • Anonymous

    if you’re referring to Carlson, perhaps you should run a check on how much of an “airhead” she is.  Pretty intelligent airhead.  I’d let the other members of Mensa know that perhaps you erred. lol

  • Anonymous

    WTF reality are you living in? Did you just jump to the comments without reading the article, reading the headline, or watching the video? Greg is trying to make this a racial issue? I have news for you, Gretchen already did. Her first attempt to do so, by trying to go for an entitlement angle, was shot down by Kilmeade, to his credit, who brought up the point of other stars throwing tantrums. For some reason Gretchen chooses to associate the entitlement angle with Serena. WAS THAT A RACIAL UNDERTONE? Then, not knowing when to quit, she asks that stupid question, implying that Serena’s use of the word hater had a racial undertone. Get over your attempt to deny racism and bigotry exists. It’s not Greg that’s the problem.

  • NDanielson

    “pesky people of  color”

    It is one thing to ask if something is racist, it is quite another to inject it against someone. No one used the term “pesky people of  color”, but you, clown.

  • Michelle

    I’m not saying there are violations they don’t usually call, but the call was by the rulebook.

    And seriously, enough with the calls of racism, sexism, blah blah blah!  The ref was a woman!

  • NDanielson

    Why, is Cobert, Sharpton or Stewart on at the same time? No DVR?

  • Anonymous

    Michelle if you don’t see racism in that clip then you will never see it. John, Darla defended Serena’s work ethic. Stop grasping at straws.

  • NDanielson

    Why because she’d never heard the term, hater, before? I bet by those standards you are dumber than snot on so much.

  • Anonymous

    They don’t have to watch FNC, but pretty much every one watches the US Open.  Don’t be a hater on blondes, by the way.

  • Anonymous

    Hey quiet, Bro! You’re ruining the “lamestream” media bias angle.

  • Anonymous

    Williams cannot just lose and take it like a pro.  There has to be a controversy.  Stosur whipped her black ass and she should just accept it.

  • Texan

    Last week we learned that Latinos are leaving Obama.  Now comes the news that young people are as well.

  • Valkyrie101

    That is the point, there was no racism or sexism in what she said.

  • Anonymous

    How could Serena’s comment have been taken as race baiting? I hope you apply that flimsy standard the next time a minority accuses someone of race baiting.

  • Texan

    If she wasn’t you would be calling her an uncle tom, porch monkey, token, etc, that’s how we know.

  • http://gregingleright.weebly.com/ Greg

    My point is that FNF daily serves a morning muffin spread liberally with buttery outrage.  They speculate, get angry, speculate some more, share rants.  They are professionally agitated and publicly critical.  If, in the process of competing in an elite entertainment environment you advance your brand by launching salvos… attacking someone also competing in an elite entertainment environment caught launching salvos should set off some sort of irony meter.  

  • Anonymous

    stereo-type much?

  • Anonymous

    stereo-type much?

  • Anonymous

    Fox News:  Race Baiting 24/7.

  • Anonymous

    Fox News:  Race Baiting 24/7.

  • Anonymous

    They do. TNA/Impact Wrestling airs on cable, but isn’t even competition for WWE. In the past WCW gave them a serious run for their money, but alas they were eventually defeated in the ratings and bought out by WWE.

  • Anonymous

    Your point is not valid.  They do nothing different than all the other “morning” shows, so I gather your “critique” would apply to all or have you saved your best verbiage only for Fox.  

    p.s.  b.s. Greg – you didn’t have a point and your attempt to legitimize your political “outrage” is nonsense.  

  • Michelle

    Liar!  One hour since you accused me of saying Serena has a problem with white people.  Let’s see your “evidence” or admit you are full of shit.

  • Cnnicholas

    I don’t think Serena is quite qualified to be called entitlement generation.  She has earned her enormous fortune with her talent.  Noone has given her anything. 

  • Redleaf

    I don’t know what is racial about this story. A professional athlete, in the heat of a match, blew a gasket. Happens all the time.

    However, I’d like to pitch a new tagline for FNC: Fox News Channel: A Safe Haven for Racists to Discuss and Wallow In their Hatred and Fear of Black People and Gays. 

  • NDanielson

    mailroom or employee cafeteria they can bounce this stuff off of.

    Why, is that where you picture them belonging?

  • NDanielson

    mailroom or employee cafeteria they can bounce this stuff off of.

    Why, is that where you picture them belonging?

  • ceeza

    Michelle sexist in the reporting …good grief..  and no it’s a JUDGEMENT CALL..just like shreeking and  j time violations and so forth..time says 25 seconds between points yet they don’t carry stop watches .. its a judgement call..they could make the same call they made against Serena on every point in womens tennis because of shreeking….yet they don’t because say it with me.. its a judgement call..  Serena got a bad call plain and simple.. 

    ps the stories about Gretchen being a dodo which she clearly is..

  • Broadhorizons

    No need to. I’ve seen this dufus in action!

  • Anonymous

    WTF are you yattering about?  It was a racial tirade that Serena was going on about.  That’s the sentiment I got – watched it while it was occurring.  Nobody was giving her a pass on her behaviour.

    Your comment is ludicrous.  I’m not denying racism – in fact I’m accusing Williams of practicing racism and bigotry in her attempts to intimidate the ump.  It’s Serena’s problem, not mine.

  • http://gregingleright.weebly.com/ Greg

    Whatever seek… to busy to try and disassemble your dedication to obstinance.   Cheers!

  • Anonymous

    Agreed. Wether or not you like Serena, everyone wants to see a great match and a fair one. This article failed to mentioned that she yelled “come on!” obviously talking to herself ( and the ball) and not a calculated attempt to distract Sam. Why not penalize every grunt, scream if that is the case – many are far more distracting.
    As for her tirade comments- uncool, in the moment, frustrated and angry, yep- all of them… other athletes haven’t said worse?

  • Anonymous

    I doubt she has never heard the term “hater” before, as overused as it is.

    “It’s funny that Williams can call someone a hater, and not be racist, but if Carlson did the same to Serena, she’d be labeled a racist”

    Follow me on this. People aren’t calling Carlson out for being racist because of your straw man argument in which she calls Serena a hater. People are calling Carlson out for being racist because of the entitlement comment compounded by her implying a link between Serena using the word “hater” and a racial motive.  

  • NDanielson

    “pesky people of  color”.

    Race bait much?

  • Broadhorizons

    Sorry. Gretchen is about as “intelligent” as the idiots Bush relied on just so he could start his personal war.

  • Horriblejoke

    It’s been reported by multiple anonymous unreliable sources that Williams threatened to scoop up a bad-girl, scale the Empire State Building, and swat biplanes out of the sky.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_D7ZXLQWAIWYID3S5BJYQEETHTQ DavidT

    Gretchen Carlson is ABSOLUTELY RIGHT – the others should have shut up and quit buying into the 200 years of PC crap! 

  • Anonymous

    It’s not the “sister’s” fault ever. There-fore it has to be the “cracker’s” fault by default.

  • Anonymous

    I usually ignore you, but why do you feel THAT strongly about it? She can go straight to hell? Let’s assume, for a second, that she is a crybaby athlete. So what? That might be cause not to like her, but to suddenly post she “can go straight to hell”, what is that about? Why are you so angry with Serena?

  • Broadhorizons

    You’d better let the morons at Fucks 40 know that cuz they put this foolishnes on their NEWS channel!

  • Broadhorizons

    I agree. I can’t believe all the hoopla. People think this an outburst?? Puh-leeze! I’ve seen bigger outbursts from the zits on Limbaugh’s ass!

  • Anonymous

    The only difference between twoody saying Gretchen is racist, and Gretchen asking, out of the blue, if Serena was being racist, is that twoody isn’t taking the cowards way out by trying to imply something behind the thin veil of a question.

  • Texan

    Waive the white flag much? LOL!

  • Anonymous

    oh gosh – I didn’t know that’s how you felt!  Idiots all, I’m sure, cause you just told me….lol

  • Anonymous

    indeed I realize you’re too busy to admit that your partisan viewpoint is less than honest, just partisan. 

  • http://AverageBro.com AverageBro

    Just shut up. Please.

  • http://AverageBro.com AverageBro

    And what “200 years” might you be referring to? Just curious.

  • NDanielson

    BFD – the only person here that truly fits the intellect of the person in the image of his avatar. Of course the dem party has re-elected serial adulterers, impeached presidents, gays who’s boyfriends run gay brothels in their basements and pot growing operations, tax cheats, known communists, cowards who leave women to die in the back of their cars, community organizers with zero real-life experience, so what’s a little plagiarist without an original thought in his head gonna harm?

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=508348004 Jay LifesGreat Anthony

    now tell where in her conversation with the side judge did you hear anything even remotely related to racial undertones?  i keep saying it WAKE UP, OPEN YOUR EYES.

  • http://AverageBro.com AverageBro

    Wow. Really? Negro = Gorilla jokes? Seriously?

  • Joepalooka

    I’m really not a “it’s Bush …No, It’s Obama’s fault’ kinda responder to every controversial topic (and this ISN’T about either of these two) but I don’t get the ‘racial undertone’ angle at all! A “lib perspective’ to call any one who speaks freely a ‘hater’ yes, but racial??

  • Michelle

    The call was by the rulebook.  You may not like the call, but the ump went by the rule.

  • Texan

    We don’t care if you have naked pics of Limbaugh in your trailer, cakes.

  • Texan

    “Bush!”

    *drink*

  • Anonymous

    “Say what?”

  • Anonymous

    If anything she was being a bully seek. She wasn’t practicing racism or bigotry.

    “Your comment is ludicrous. I’m not denying racism – in fact I’m accusing Williams of practicing racism and bigotry in her attempts to intimidate the ump.”

    Yes you are. That is what is so sorry about the race deniers out there. Anytime a minority claims something was done with a racial motive the race deniers automatically cry race card, but they are more than willing to see racial motive in something like Serena getting upset with that official.

  • Anonymous

    When a teabagger points his finger you know he has no defense.
    When he points ALL his fingers you know he is up shit-creek without a paddle.

  • Anonymous

    What? Did you mean to reply to my comment?

  • Anonymous

    Fax & Jokes in the morning doing the race baiting thing again,what a shocker.Tonight Hannity is going to have his turn to race bait, but of course with some black guest to help him stick it to black folks.Fox is a joke.

  • http://AverageBro.com AverageBro

    Wow, people actually “LIKED” this comment?  

  • Broadhorizons

    Well if you’re that upset about it, get your fat ass off the couch and go buy a damn MAC. 

  • Gav

    Serena Williams is an embarrassment.  I hope she’s not only fined (largely) but suspended. 

  • NDanielson

    That whitey owes you something for offering freedom to any nationality, ethnicity, and race on the planet? And you still cannot make it, if you’re black without special legislation? Hispanics come here everyday and make it, Asians, Europeans make it. Africans make it! How is it that African-Americans can’t?! Hey, how many nations have practiced slavery in the past, hotshot? How many still do to this day? Are the ones still practicing slavery today “people of color”? Look it up, hotshot. No one owes you squat, bro. You cannot even be a bro, you have to be “average bro”? Get over yourself. 0bama is not your salvation. You are.

  • Victor Noir

    They have Juan Williams, who knows about as much about actual black culture as (either) George Bush.

  • http://AverageBro.com AverageBro

    No. But they clearly don’t have any black people in decision-making roles or this sorta bullsh*t wouldn’t be so rampant over there. Maybe we’re only good enough to stuff envelopes and pour iced tea.

  • Broadhorizons

    A demonstration of REAL classlessness performed by our country’s heralded tennis hero: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koE_e_LX4c0

    History is a bitch isn’t it?

  • Glutton

    She’s got a diva complex.  I’m beginning to like Venus better than Serena.  I know Serena is the better of the 2, but Venus doesn’t have such a diva complex.

  • Texan

    Problem?

  • Glutton

    When did anyone call anyone a negro?

  • Texan

    The poster sometimes known as “pro obama agenda” tells us to “kiss hiss black ass” all the time. You have a problem with that?

  • JohnJGuy

    Unfortunately that’s the way the US of A is in some quarters, although becoming less so. There are still a few screaming squirrels left, looking for their lost nuts.

  • Broadhorizons

    So in which grade did you quit school? 

  • Anonymous

    Offouse the former beauty pageant doesn’t know what a hater is, the same moron that looked for ignoramus in the dictionary, but still got it wrong. 

  • Glutton

    Yeah, I don’t see why they had to make this somehow racial.  Serena is a diva.  She couldn’t handle the fact that a foreigner beat her at New York City on 9/11.  Serena knows she let herself down and the country down.  Instead of handling that with grace, she threw a fit.  Must say, it was sort of embarrassing to be an American when she did that.

  • Glutton

    It is kind of ironic though.  Although I think what Serena did was wrong, Gretchen Carlson sort of comes off as a hater in this clip. 

  • Anonymous

    It’s funny that you’d defend her aversion to it when bill oreilly uses the term all the time.

  • Anonymous

    Just waiting for the denial, no matter how flimsy, like the assertion that Gretchen was asking an innocent question. Don’t make implications if you’re going to punk out and back down when people call you out for it.

  • Glutton

    Also, Tony Romo probably embarrassed himself worse than Serena Williams did yesterday.  

  • Broadhorizons

    Racism is a form of retardation and you really have to ignore people infected with it. Trying to converse with those people is as useful as trying to erect Cheney’s dick.

  • JohnJGuy

    You tell me me Mr Texan with a beard? 

    …What’s wrong with this picture? Give us all the brevity and depth of your learned experience.

  • Anonymous

    Wow. You’re a raving idiot. I hope you don’t have a fertilizer order in. You never did answer his question btw.

  • NDanielson

    I got two degrees just for giggles. How ’bout you, sweetpea?

  • Anonymous

    yes because you’ve seen me use those terms you dumbass.

  • Anonymous

    get a clue.  most people have become very desensitized to the racism thing.  try something else.

  • Anonymous

    Of course it was only liberals and lefties who supported obama in the last election, that’s why he won by an overwhelming 60%.

  • Anonymous

    Maybe they’ll all meet up at obama’s “Hiphop” barbecue. Fox is racist, just admit it.

  • Anonymous

    It wasn’t the upset – God knows we’ve seen tennis players throw hissy fits against officials many times. It was what Serena said.  That was just strange, and in the heat of the moment one says some strange things.  

  • Anonymous

    The girl oozes talent, but she also oozes attitude.  

  • Anonymous

    do any liberals actually like or watch sharpton? why mention him?

  • ceeza

    Got damnit michelle… what don’t you understand?… Most rules in sports are up to the judgement of the official and umpires… pass interference, unsportsmanslike conduct, handballs, offsides, holding, tripping, balls and strikes, calls at home plate, traveling, carrying, cross checking, time violations, I could go on and on….. the rules enforcement is up to the JUDGEMENT of the chair umpire… she used poor judgement .. what don’t you get?.. it happens everyday in sports .. umps and officials get calls wrong..human error is part of sports unfortunately….this ump got the call wrong that’s it.

    and what does this have to do with Gretchen race baiting? Any thoughts on that Michelle?

  • NDanielson

    Wow. Really? Negro = Gorilla jokes? Seriously?

    Wow. Really? Because you proclaim it so? Seriously? You’re the final arbiter on what is and isn’t offensive to someone because of your skin color? How fun is it going through life a racist punk? How far has that gotten you?

  • Anonymous

    why do you care so much asshole?

  • Anonymous

    “i just googled the word socialism, and I don’t like what i found”

  • Glutton

    True, it happens all the time, but rarely in tennis and not on 9/11.  She should’ve realized that losing a tennis match isn’t the worst thing that could happen to you on 9/11.  She also stole the thunder from Stosur whom no one is even talking about.  Reminds me of Carrie Prejean crying about losing the beauty pageant and taking all the hype away from the actual winner.

  • NDanielson

    Yes, you really put up a bang-up defense. Cupcake, if teabaggers are the ones standing in the way of your socialist utopia, I am the teabagger from hell for you. LOL. Proudly.

  • NDanielson

    I liked it twice. What color is her ass anyway? African-American color? Hell, she’s no one’s son, so you might say that Stosur took that bitch out.

  • Broadhorizons

    Perhaps you should try to get a degree in history or social science instead of giggles. That way, when people laugh at the stupid shit you say, you won’t have to wonder why. 

  • Texan

    He isn’t really black. He just plays one on the internets.

  • George_goebel

    Off topic, but way to push your agenda!

  • NDanielson

    Yes, I know all liberals are mind readers, right?

  • Anonymous

    what’s a bater? Perhaps it’s subliminally telling you that you shouldn’t accuse people of something that you can’t even spell.  

  • Anonymous

    This whole story is such a non-issue. Kilmeade said it all perfectly:  people watch these folks to see them blow up.  McEnroe made it famous…it was expected of him.

    NON. ISSUE.

  • NDanielson

    Yes, we know you hate Fox News. That without Fox News America would be a socialist utopia, because all the news would be of all the good government does. Wow.

  • NDanielson

    Yes, we know you hate Fox News. That without Fox News America would be a socialist utopia, because all the news would be of all the good government does. Wow.

  • Anonymous

    I don’t know sweet pea, why aren’t there black anchors on the other channels?  Why does Fox have more than the others put together?  

  • NDanielson

    Yes, whitey, corporate America, and the rich do force many into entitlement positions. Now I get it. 0bama says that all the time, did you miss it?

  • http://gregingleright.weebly.com/ Greg
  • Anonymous

    Gretchen is nothing but the real life version of Angela from The Office. Out of touch, close minded, prejudiced, and just plain clueless. She is the queen of selective outrage. Where was she when Andy Roddick yelled at that official when he saw a wet spot on the court the other day. I bet they didnt show that clip. And the whole hater line clearly shows that she is in her own conservative blonde little bubble. A “hater” is not a racial statement. Its just someone who cant stand when another person has success and good fortune. Just like every single day they hate on Obama and try their HARDEST to make him look bad. Why is this chick even on this site? She’s not a real journalist.

  • JohnJGuy

    ‘I liked it twice. What color is her ass anyway? African-American color? Hell, she’s no one’s son, so you might say that Stosur took that bitch out.’

    You really are going for the Top Prize aren’t you!
    No doubt you’d be brave enough to make all these comments during the day?

    No…there’s a surprise. No doubt you revel in your cowardly and ignorant stupidity. I’ve no interest in your politics because even Republican Party are better than you. I imagine you’ve probably found a comfortable place with the Tea Party. 

    Be glad to know you’ve been flagged!

  • NDanielson

    Perhaps you should try to get a degree in history or social science
    instead of giggles. That way, when people laugh at the stupid shit you
    say, you won’t have to wonder why. 

    So that I can work for the government pushing social programs for the socialist states of America? Hey, you’re not much of a reader, are you? LOL.

  • Anonymous

    -the gretch

  • George_goebel

    What do you know?  Another Internet poster with multiple degrees and independently wealthy.

    We sure don’t see many of those around here…

  • Anonymous

    Shocked I am Shocked There is actually a black person you like.

  • Anonymous

    i think cnn holds that title…

  • Anonymous

    hater

  • Anonymous

    Oh! Those 200 years. I see. Got it.  Thanks!(???)

  • NDanielson

    trying to erect Cheney’s dick.

    Isn’t that what teabagees are for? Feeling inadequate, Broadhorizons? You know trying isn’t actually DOING don’t you. Of course that is the problem with all liberals. They want to be judged on their intentions, because their intentions never match their outcomes.

  • Anonymous

    Oooooooooooooo.

  • Anonymous

    Well John, after reading the racist comments, “blonde bimbo” for the 50th time, I thought a return of fire was appropriate.

  • NDanielson

    do any liberals actually like or watch sharpton? why mention him

    No, I’m sure MSNBC put him on to draw conservatives to hear him bash the Tea Party and…conservatives.

  • NDanielson

    Asking if calling someone is a hater is racist, but this isn’t?

    Maybe we’re only good enough to stuff envelopes and pour iced tea.

    Man, what planet do you live on???

  • NDanielson

    Oh, my bad, liberals do require that everything be spelled out in the simplest terms. Two hundred years of injustice to blacks. How’s that?

  • Anonymous

    Translation: Oh crap, he addressed my points and I don’t have a counter! Let me deflect with some nonsense about Obama, and hope no one notices I’ve lost the argument.

  • NDanielson

    Here, I did this for gracie, too.

    Oh, my bad, liberals do require that everything be spelled out in the
    simplest terms. Two hundred years of injustice to blacks. How’s that?
    Better now? What is that fertilizer some bigoted little stereotype on conservatives? See, now did you have to spell out every little thing for me, cupcake? I think you were just playing dumb. As best you can, that is.

  • Guest

    Racist.

  • Anonymous

    Racist

  • Anonymous

    In the context of this thread?  It’s incoherent but thanks for trying.

  • Anonymous

    The Williams sisters need to get out of tennis and into pro-wrestling, or an NFL offensive line. More people would watch tennis matches if they were gone.

  • Anonymous

    Why is that?

  • Anonymous

    Oooooooooooooo

  • Anonymous

    Lib’s are the ones who always holler racist. They are the racists.

  • NDanielson

    In the context of this thread?  It’s incoherent but thanks for trying.

    in the context of little bro’s rhetorical question, it is perfect, but thanks for digging deeper. You got your answer to your “out of context” question, and still snivel. You didn’t want an answer, you just look for a place to inject your ignorance in an attempt to look smart. It backfired, sweetie.

  • Anonymous

    I asked the question if you believed Serena has a problem with white people since you accused the president of the same thing.  Try again bitch.  Try to twist my words but the original post is there for all to see.

  • Anonymous

    The problem with your lie is I asked the question do you believe she has a problem with white people?  I didn’t claim that you did and announce I have evidence.  The original post is there and anyone one can see  the words you twisted and the lie your trying to perpetrate.  You’re a lying piece of shit and you were caught. Now your attempts to lie and turn it around only go further to prove the original point.  You are a lying piece of shit with no “evidence” or credibility.

    Twelve days since Michelle claimed “evidence” that the President Of The United States and The First Lady have a problem with white people.  Where’s the “evidence” Michelle?

  • Anonymous

    You know why. They getting tired of those extremely athletic black girls dominating their sport. Jealousy is human nature.

  • NDanielson

    I’m looking out my window right now and it’s daylight as sure as Serena’s ass is black. So what’s with asking a stupid question, and then answering it yourself with your own biased opinion?

    Your boy, 0bama, was introduced by a man that said he wanted to take some son-of-a-bitches out, and I wonder if you sniveled about that or defended it? Like you, I will answer that you did not. Did you? Your boy did not admonish Mr. Hoffa, so he must agree with his message and his choice of words. Your boy condones such language, so what is your problem? Serena is not the son of anyone, so what is wrong with my statement again, genius? I am talking like the people you choose to have in power which is easily ascertained by your remarks about the republican party and the tea party. Flag away, Johnny, you hypocrite.

  • Anonymous

    Fox has more black anchors than the other networks?  Which side of your ass did you pull that lie out of?

  • http://AverageBro.com AverageBro

    Who? Me racist? No way.

  • http://AverageBro.com AverageBro

    She got a $2000 fine, which seems to fit the crime perfectly to me. End of story.

  • http://AverageBro.com AverageBro

    There isn’t one. Gretchen Carlson (not some liberal, and certainly NOT Williams – nor Obama) suggested it in typical Fox News “Us vs Them” fashion.

  • http://AverageBro.com AverageBro

    Wow. Glad to know you can tell my entire life story of government dependency by simply knowing that I’m black.

    Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to go pickup my welfare check and sell some of these food stamps to college students in order to pay that $18/month rent on my Section 8 home.

  • Dunwoodj2020

    Its amazing to me to see the number of people on here that are defending Serena Williams childless and classless actions because of racial make up and they aren’t fan of Fox. Im also and more so amazed at the number of people on here that are justifying or just ignoring the comments of Gretchen Carlson because there conservatives and feel they have to defend Fox News no matter what. Did we not learn anything from yesterday?  This has nothing to do with the “liberal media” or racism. This has to do with an athlete acting like a brat and an over-the-top news personality who works for a network that loves being over-the-top. Fox loves the keep the white majority on edge on issues cultural and political which benefits the Republican party. They have a powerful messaging system which starts with Fox and Friends, the most transparently partisan and purposely ignorant show on cable news. Gretchen Carlson is a Stanford grad and much smarter than she portrays herself on TV. But her job is to be the pretty conservative mom,read a teleprompter and be selectively outraged by whatever the Fox boss tell her to be. Conservatives may not like my opinion, but can you honestly say im wrong  

  • Anonymous

    Thank YOU sweetpea!  Fortunately for me I don’t need anyone to make me look smart.  I do that all by my cute little self.  But, I appreciate your efforts even if unnecessary.  

  • http://AverageBro.com AverageBro

    I’m thinking 3rd… 4th tops.

  • Anonymous

    Stoney is a hater when he isn’t practicing his craft as lickspittle for Sarah Palin. 

  • NDanielson

    So your weren’t seeking answers and clarification? You were just yapping to yap? Wow, who knew?

  • NDanielson

    Yep, the little chip on your shoulder says that AverageBro is just looking for a place to call someone or something racist.

    AverageBro 2 hours ago in reply to Horriblejoke
    Wow. Really? Negro = Gorilla jokes? Seriously?

  • http://www.thefriendcenter.com/ SoThere

    Typical Liberal.  You managed to work Sarah Palin into this childish display of Williams.

    LMAO

    “TMP”

  • Anonymous

    I agree that Serena acted like a brat. That tends to happen when someone who is used to winning, is loosing. But I dont like how Gretchen went on her little rant as if Serena was the first person ever to lose her temper in Tennis. What is it about Serena that Gretchen thought she had to show much disgust for? 

  • Anonymous

    I agree that Serena acted like a brat. That tends to happen when someone who is used to winning, is loosing. But I dont like how Gretchen went on her little rant as if Serena was the first person ever to lose her temper in Tennis. What is it about Serena that Gretchen thought she had to show much disgust for? 

  • Anonymous

    Michelle proved her point? Michelle proved what?  What exactly did Michelle prove by typing this:

    More the first time in my adult life, I’m proud of my country – Michelle Obama

    WTF does that prove? That’s exactly what Michelle typed (errors included).  On what planet does this out of context botched “quote” explain by any stretch of the imagination that The First Lady has a problem with white people?  Michelle is a lying piece of shit and you’re a damn fool for jumping on a losing band wagon.  Actually I made a note on my yahoo calender the day that bitch Michelle told that big ass lie and couldn’t back it up. I knew she was full of shit and made a note of it.

  • Anonymous

    Now that you mention it Sarah Palin and childish displays do kind of go together.  Thanks for pointing that out.

  • Anonymous

    Now that you mention it Sarah Palin and childish displays do kind of go together.  Thanks for pointing that out.

  • Anonymous

    Cheer up dear.  No need to be so grumpy!

  • JohnJGuy

    ‘Well John, after reading the racist comments, “blonde bimbo” for the 50th time, I thought a return of fire was appropriate’

    You thought that comment was proportionately appropriate? You really are on your last legs aren’t you?I don’t think I need bother with the rest of your posts, if this is your best and most considered answer. You are what’s wrong with this country or I should say what was wrong with this country. You seem to belong to an entirely different era, whose language is redundant. I’ve no doubt you wouldn’t brave making those comments in the daytime, without considering the range of daylight repercussions.

  • Anonymous

    You are a pathetic lib racist , bigot anti Semite and loser.

  • Anonymous

    LMAO

    You got caught in your whiny black racism, child. Suck it up and act like a real man!

  • Hagen619dj

    I do like the Fox station and watch it alot.  However, I think the comment by Gretchen was uncalled for. Why do we always have to claim a race bating situation. Serena is black, the judge is white…..so now here we go again with the the racism remarks.  I’ve always felt that black people are the ones calling out race inuendos…but have to wonder now if even we white folk don’t have alittle hate left too.  both remarks were uncalled for. Serena feels she is above being called on by any judge…too bad for her. She needs to remember that it is a sport and good sportsmenship is a priority. The judge did her job….it just wasn’t appreciated by Serena, who in my opinion is not as good as her sister at playing…or sportsmanship. the rhetoric by Senena was a show and she should be fined for it along with a public apology.

  • Anonymous

    Poor child- so Wright, Faulkner, Arthel Nevilee  are not “really” black?

    Name the black anchors MSNBC has on on the weekends, child?

    What they have none?

    LMAO

    STFU, you racist bag of wind!

    Arhel Neville aren’t “really” black?

  • Hagen619dj

    You know Darla, the reason people go after you on this sight is because your so negative. Everything to you has to have a reason behind it and usually that’s a negative viewpoint. 

  • Anonymous

    LOL

    You changed the subject, you loser lib!

    hahaha

  • Anonymous

    She got fined $2000 today, you racist!

  • Hagen619dj

    Serena was out of line and needs to make a public apology. You don’t pass such words onto others especially when your on public television. She will regret alot of that outrage.

  • Anonymous

    I thought I could channel Maxime Waters, child.

    You are pretty slow, n’est pas?

  • Redleaf

    I don’t even know how to react to this statement:  “She should’ve realized that losing a tennis match isn’t the worst thing that could happen to you on 9/11.”

    I’m speechless.

    I mean, how about the NFL coach who berated his players in the locker room after a loss yesterday? Should he just say, “I’d yell at you for your poor performance, but it’s 9/11.”  Losing a football game isn’t worst thing that could happen on 9/11. In fact, why were football games played yesterday? Football is filled with trash-talking. Why trash talk on 9/11? Why have any competition on 9/11 involving professional athletes passionate about winning?

    Seriously, were you just kidding?

  • Hagen619dj

    Black, white, black, white…….doesn’t it just drag on you sometimes.?? Are they the only race that seems to find added words to discribe themselves. Everyone is so worried about calling a race card out into the public.  The color of skin has nothing to do with anything. It’s so much nonsense.

  • JohnJGuy

    ‘st people have become very desensitized to the racism thing.’

    Reading the comments on this thread, then I’m afraid I doubt that very much. ’Desensitized’ is the polar opposite of what has a occurred, in fact it’s been an outlet for showing how far some have regressed and revel in ignorant stupidity.

    …Congratulations!

  • Anonymous

    you perked right up there skippy.  Charles, Kevin, Harris, Juan, Lauren and Arthel thank you.  

  • Hagen619dj

    Mayhem, you are constantly bating people with your remarks.  You have nothing else better to do than that? Talk about a chip on someone’s shoulder.  So you like Michelle Obama.  Well, good for you. So do alot of other people…..but also there are people who don’t care for her…so does that make me a race bater too??? Get a life.

  • Redleaf

    That’s the insidiousness of FNC. It’s not about whether Serena Williams is a hater. It’s floating a trial balloon to their minority-hating viewers. It injects the topic into the national conversation for absolutely no reason, other than to rile up FNC viewers with the possibility that 1) black people are mean and dangerous 2) Obama wasn’t born in America, 3) the National Security Summit logo looks like a crescent, so Obama must be Muslim, and on and on…

    Basically, they make up a story and then “investigate” it, for the sole purpose of getting their older, White, Conservative viewers scared.

  • Hagen619dj

    See how dumb it sounds? Black and white people are all human beings. As well as Latino, Indian etc. etc. The only difference is the color of skin. If that’s all a person see’s, then maybe it’s time to stop blogging.

  • Hagen619dj

    Go put yourself under that rock you crawled out from under. Your not funny; evidently you think you are however. So sad.

  • Anonymous

    Precisely

  • Anonymous

    Eh-scuse me, eh-scuse me lady…. Sarina is black if you hadn’t noticed  and as long as Obama is in our White House, and Sarina remains black…. speaking of her racially motivated ( she’s a racist hater ) outbursts are off limits.

    Oh wait, you work over at ” FOX NEWS ” where everything is presented ” FAIR & BALANCED “…….nevermind.

  • Anonymous

    not really, you said she supported barack obama therefore she must be liberal. Your dumbass walked right into that hahaa.

  • Anonymous

    Wendell Goler is the White House correspondent and is on daily. Juan Williams is on almost daily. Charles Payne, whom I ADORE, is on Fox Business Channel (he may have his own show??) and is on with Cavuto on Saturdays. That’s just a beginning- I’m not so good on the black women’s names. I know they have Jemhu Green on frequently and three or four black conservative females.

    You are VERY confused, m mayhem

  • Anonymous

    quit crying you  conservative baby.

  • Anonymous

    I’m also waiting for Michelle to explain exactly why she calls our FL a mooch.

  • Anonymous

    williams has his own show? since when?

  • Anonymous

    exactly, they’re exploiting the fox model. Cause enough controversy and everyone comes to see it.

  • Anonymous

    i’ve seen several conservatives use the term, bill oreilly for one uses it quite frequently, now provide me with someone calling him a racist for saying hater.

  • Anonymous

    again, why do you care?

  • Valkyrie101

    There was nothing racial about what Serena said. However, what Gretchen said, did suggest that Serena was racist. That race baiting was all Gretchen.

  • ObamaSux

    What else would you expect from Serena?  Those people are all the same.

  • Anonymous

    Please explain how this is evidence the POTUS and FLOTUS have a problem with white people.

  • http://www.thefriendcenter.com/ SoThere

    Another ignorant statement from a Liberal. I’m going to tell your Mommie to take the puter away from you little girl.

    LMAO

    “TMP”

  • Cam

     These people, Archie Bunker?

  • Cam

    Gretchen should have text her husband to contact Derek Jeter and ask him….or does she not know that Derek Jeter is not 100% white?

  • Cam

    Its election time.  In 2008 they had their “Did Obama attend a Madrassa as a child?”  “Is this a terrorist fist jab?”  “He has a deep-seated hatred for white people.  White culture?” 

    So now Gretchen is re-defined the “hater” to mean racist towards white person in a position of power..ie tennis referee.  Hopefully, Kilmeade will educate her on the word hater during their lunch break.

  • Anonymous

    Nope. Actually it’s pretty sad that I figured you would reply with that. Here’s the thing though, Maxine (I assume you meant Maxine. I guess I’m not that slow, huh? Stone meet glass house) Waters feels that way, whether you agree or not, and has stated her reasons for feeling that way about the tea party. So what’s your reason for saying Serena can go straight to hell? You do have a rational reason, not just “I thought I could channel Maxime Waters,” right? Otherwise, people might think you can’t handle an adult discussion without childishly trying to deflect.

  • Anonymous

    It’s an attempt to distract from the discussion over this article.

  • Anonymous

    How do so many people not see this transparent move by Fox to continue stoking racial resentment among its viewers??

    There was nothing racial in Serena Williams’ comments.   She disagreed with the ref….what athlete hasn’t?

    Talk about playing the race card, Fox..

  • Anonymous

    Follow me… as best you can. DavidT started the conversation with this:

    “Gretchen Carlson is ABSOLUTELY RIGHT – the others should have shut up and quit buying into the 200 years of PC crap!”

    Average Bro responded with this:

    “And what ’200 years’ might you be referring to? Just curious.”

    You then went on a revisionist rant about whites welcoming blacks to the most open and free society in the world. I responded that you failed to answer the question (See the “what 200 years” question above.), and you still have not answered that question. What 200 years of PC crap is David talking about? Here’s a hint, it was a ”gotcha question,” since you will find no 200 year period in our country’s history in which we have been PC.  

  • Anonymous

    You’d be grumpy too, if you spent so much time dealing with fertilizer.

  • Broadhorizons

    I agree. Professional athletes do tend to shoot off at the mouth. No biggie. Thanks for pointing out what the airhead in the middle of that photo tried to distract us from. 

  • Broadhorizons

    Serena’s skin. Period. Welcome to America.

  • Broadhorizons

    She’s on FOX because she’s (1) blond, (2) white people think she’s attractive, and (3) she nods at EVERY thing that’s cloaked in conservatism, even though those things may be incorrect. Watch her. It’s hilarious.

  • caconservative

    Sarina got caught breaking the rules and instead of acting like an adult, she quickly reverted to the racism card. An card used when you know you don’t have an argument and you want to shut people up with the stigma of racism. She is what she is, a product of years of Black Liberation Theology that uses racism as a fear factor to misdirect an issue that can’t be justified by any other means.
    Problem is, they’ve used it so much, almost no one’s listening, an the few that do, see it as a reprehensible racist tool when not used in the proper context.

  • House48

    You must not follow tennis because John McEnroe, Illy Nastasie, Jimmy Connors. ACTED a damn fools on the court and got famous for their rants, and profanity!

  • http://AverageBro.com AverageBro

    “She is what she is, a product of years of Black Liberation Theology that uses racism as a fear factor to misdirect an issue that can’t be justified by any other means.”

    Uhhh, you do know Williams is a Jehovah’s Witness, don’t you? Or does that minor fact ruin your whole “blacks who play the racism card to spite Whitey” meme?

  • http://AverageBro.com AverageBro

    And who might “those people” be? You surely mean the Fox and Friends hosts, who stoke racial fears where none exists, right?

  • http://AverageBro.com AverageBro

    “But her job is to be the pretty conservative mom,read a teleprompter and be selectively outraged by whatever the Fox boss tell her to be.”

    Too bad she can’t even get the “pretty” part right.

    For the record, Serena’s response was childish and unprofessional. Anyone trying to defend this sort of action is misguided. There are far better ways to show your dislike of an official’s ruling. There is a bit of “superstar entitlement” in Serena’s response, but it’s no different that what you’d see from Kobe Bryant, Brett Favre, or Dale Jr. Superstars do this. When “lesser” players act out, nobody cares. Doesn’t make it right, just it what it is.

    Gretch, however, inserted race where it wasn’t needed because she had no cultural understanding of the term “hater”. Interestingly, Venus Williams was on F&F this morning. Talk about awkward.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_SIYF5565LXG7BBKTKGSSFWU7TA The Rock

    Gretchen Carlson is wrong hater comment didn’t have racial undertone just my opinion. I think Gretchen takes these culture wars too seriously just my opinon reasons I don’t agree with her a lot when she is on O’Reilly i agree with Hoover more in the seg. Serena let’s her emotions get in the way of her talent should try to keep it in check somewhat susprise Serena didn’t get fined million dollars and only just 2,000 thousand dollars wasn’t enough I would have fined Serena million as I said.

  • Cam

    What racism card?  Nobody brought up RACE but Gretchen Carlson!  Calling someone a hater is not racism.  If it was then she needs to call out Bill O’Rotten Reilly who has called folks HATERS numerous times on his show.  Hater =Jealous. 

    When John McEnroe has his outburst is that some kind of White Nationalist card?  Stop attributing every black person to the President.  Hell there are 5% of blacks that did vote for McCain and since she is a Jehovah Witness, it is against their religion to engage in political elections. 

    This is what happends when you stereotype….you don’t get your facts straight!  Simple research on the term “hater” and “Jehovah Witness” would have let you know that RACE & POLITICS had nothing to do with what Serena said.

  • Cam

    COSIGN!   Does that mean that everyone who voted for McCain were Catholics.  This is the problem with stereotyping without facts.

    Gretchen looked real stupid today making those comments with her sister Venus making an appearance on Faux & Frenemies this morning.  I’m glad Brian set her straight and not her sister, which she could easily had walked on that set and ask her was Beck’s deep-seated hatred of white people” comment full of racial ovetones when she sat next to him on her show?

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