There was a poignant moment at the State of the Union message when President Obama pointed out Desiline Victor, the 102-year old African American woman from Florida who waited hours in line to vote, thanks to Rethuglican voter suppression efforts aimed at minorities. You'd have to say most people were at once angry that she was the victim of suppression efforts, and proud of her for sticking it out. Those feelings, to no one's surprise, weren't shared by the reptiles at the Fux Channel. Here's part of the despicable exchange between two of their on-air creeps:"'How long was she on line?' [Anchor Bill] Hemmer asked.Oh, hardy har har, rashes on her feet! Especially since she needs a wheelchair. Har har, comedy gold.
'What's the big deal? She was happy,' [Fux Host Martha] MacCallum argued. 'She waited on line, she was happy that she voted.'
'They held her up as a victim!' Hemmer alleged. 'What was she the victim of? Rashes on the bottom of her feet?'"
No, she's actually the victim of people like Hemmer and MacCallum, who think playing games with the voting process to tilt the balance to right wing Rethuglicans is perfectly OK, since they're convinced Democratic voters are leeches on the "makers" anyway. Throw in the fact that she's an elderly African American and a woman and you have the makings of a Fux comedy routine. A-holes.
