Mortal Kombat Parody: Barack Obama vs. Fox News & the "Terrorist Fist Jab"
Mortal Kombat Parody: Barack Obama vs. Fox News & the "Terrorist Fist Jab"
July 6, 2008
A fist bump?
A pound?
A terrorist fist jab?
With those words, Fox News talking head E.D. Hill ignited a bit of a controversy last month. Hill was referring to a small, celebratory bumping of fists between Barack and Michelle Obama. The "terrorist fist jab" comment would eventually lead to an on-air apology from Hill.
A parody video has placed Obama in a Mortal Kombat setting with the terrorist fist jab as his special attack.
GP: Pretty funny stuff and we thank reader Scott Snell for the heads-up...
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Posted 09/09/10 at 10:57am
PHX Corp: Not to mention Fucking, Austria and shitterton, England
PHX Corp: Not to mention Fucking, Austria and shitterton, England
Posted 09/09/10 at 10:55am
SimonBob: Or perhaps you'd care for a trip to scenic Dildo? ("See Also" section has even more knee-slappers.)
SimonBob: Or perhaps you'd care for a trip to scenic Dildo? ("See Also" section has even more knee-slappers.)
Posted 09/09/10 at 10:03am
JDKJ: Fort Dix.
JDKJ: Fort Dix.
Posted 09/09/10 at 02:19am
Andrew Eisen: Were they ever officially referred to as the Taliban?
Andrew Eisen: Were they ever officially referred to as the Taliban?
Posted 09/08/10 at 11:21pm
Cheater87: EA might of backed down and censored MOH Taliban no longer called Taliban but "insurgents".
Cheater87: EA might of backed down and censored MOH Taliban no longer called Taliban but "insurgents".
Posted 09/08/10 at 04:38pm
PHX Corp: even though it's old There is a connection between US v stevens and EMA v California
PHX Corp: even though it's old There is a connection between US v stevens and EMA v California
Posted 09/08/10 at 03:51pm
Michael Chandra: Same thing as last week or not?
Michael Chandra: Same thing as last week or not?
Posted 09/08/10 at 03:50pm
Michael Chandra: European Parliament has apparently adopted a Written Declaration that objects against the lack of transparancy.
Michael Chandra: European Parliament has apparently adopted a Written Declaration that objects against the lack of transparancy.
Posted 09/08/10 at 12:19pm
Andrew Eisen: Not much worldwide: Gay, Russia. Gaywood, UK. And again, a stretch, Agay, France.
Andrew Eisen: Not much worldwide: Gay, Russia. Gaywood, UK. And again, a stretch, Agay, France.
Posted 09/08/10 at 12:17pm
Andrew Eisen: Also: Gays Creek, Kentucky. Gay, West Virginia. Gaysville, Vermont. And Gaylordsville, Connecticut.
Andrew Eisen: Also: Gays Creek, Kentucky. Gay, West Virginia. Gaysville, Vermont. And Gaylordsville, Connecticut.
Posted 09/08/10 at 12:01pm
Andrew Eisen: In the US: Gay, Georgia. Gays, Illinois. Gayville, South Dakota. Mount Gay-Shamrock, Virginia. Gays Mills, Wisconsin. A bit of a stretch but there are also three cities named Gaylord.
Andrew Eisen: In the US: Gay, Georgia. Gays, Illinois. Gayville, South Dakota. Mount Gay-Shamrock, Virginia. Gays Mills, Wisconsin. A bit of a stretch but there are also three cities named Gaylord.
Posted 09/08/10 at 11:52am
Rodrigo Ybáñez García: Still, the funny part is when the mayor of the city intervined. How many cities in the world have the word gay?
Rodrigo Ybáñez García: Still, the funny part is when the mayor of the city intervined. How many cities in the world have the word gay?
Posted 09/08/10 at 11:44am
Andrew Eisen: But, according to the article, the suspension was eventually revoked.
Andrew Eisen: But, according to the article, the suspension was eventually revoked.
Posted 09/08/10 at 11:35am
Rodrigo Ybáñez García: XboxLive still at it: bans a guy for living in Fort Gay, W. Virginia.
Rodrigo Ybáñez García: XboxLive still at it: bans a guy for living in Fort Gay, W. Virginia.
Posted 09/08/10 at 08:56am
ZippyDSMlee: Ya our colly of 12 years died a few months back and they got a puppy.....oh well the lil rat dog is cute. LOL
ZippyDSMlee: Ya our colly of 12 years died a few months back and they got a puppy.....oh well the lil rat dog is cute. LOL
Posted 09/08/10 at 08:20am
pete_gallagher: @PHX Corp, sorry to hear that, condolences :(
pete_gallagher: @PHX Corp, sorry to hear that, condolences :(
Posted 09/07/10 at 11:20pm
PHX Corp: My Dog, sparky Just Passed away as of 12mid, of old age.
PHX Corp: My Dog, sparky Just Passed away as of 12mid, of old age.
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Comments
Is it sad that I paid close enough attention to the video to see the timer jump from 99 to 67 as he punches Sonya.
Anyways I think right up till the end it was a little funny. I laughed hardest when the Rev. popped up.
Obama can manipulate time now!?!
We are all doomed I tell you, DOOMED!
OMG, H4X! Clearly overpowered character.
Imba. Iiiiimbaaaa!!
Yeah, Fair & Balanced my 360's power brick...
But seriously, that pundant news chick got bent out of shape over a little fist bump? Everyone knows PMCs (Private Military Contractors) fist bump all the time. I read that on Penny Arcade.
The thing is, Fox News is a bit coy when they make assumptions. They don't flat out imply "X is true!" in their headlines. They usually put a question mark at the headline like "Could X be true?" which is a technicality at first glance. But the question mark lets them say that this is not what they really meant, but rather a speculation. No matter how strange a speculation it could be.
And something less related, FOX does Photoshop jobs of reporters:
http://mediamatters.org/items/200807020002
wow. that photoshop job is hilarious.
Yeah, they plant the idea and let peoples ignorence carry it to term.
Seriously? First off, how do they think they're number one? Even if they somehow do have the best ratings they have the least informed audience of any major news network and are perhaps the most politically motivated as well, time and time again posting false/controversial things that people take as truth.
Second, that is some of the worst photoshopping I've ever seen, especially if they wanted people to believe they were real.
-"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject." -Sir Winston Churchill
That's some of the worst Photoshoppery I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot. Seriously, it's not that hard to use Photoshop. You would think all the buckets of Republican money that Fox gets that they could invest in a few liberal artsy types to do photoshop work them them. *pauses* That's irony right there.
Dear god! To think I was going to vote for that bloodthirsty monster!
.....on second thought, I'll still take him over McCain.
Shit, My 2 year old nephew does that with me and my brother all the time!
DAMN YOU, ALEXANDER! YOUR BLONDE HAIR AND BLUE EYES HAVE DOOMED US ALL!
Very funny video.
Seeing that I remember a lot of people powerhoused their way in MK with Baraka, I think that character would be fitting.
OBAMALITY!
Really? No one's done that yet? :P That was pretty good though. lol
clearly this call for McCain's fatality....The Straight Talk Express
Okay, so...
Obama-Terrorist Fist Jab
McCain-Straight Talk Express
let's throw in the ones who didn't make it:
Hillary-
Romney-
Gravel-Rock Meets Water (for no apparent reason)
Guliani-
Please think some moves up for Hillary, Mitt Romney and Rudy Gulliani. Oh, and feel free to throw in some other names.
-If shit and bricks were candy and tits, we'd all be livin' large. For information on games and psychology, look up: Jonathan Freedman(2002)Block & Crain(2007)Grand Theft Childhood, by Harvard Medical School researchers Larry Kutner and Cheryl Olson
Obama-Terrorist Fist Jab
McCain-Straight Talk Express
Hillary- Drink Up (Foe is put into a giant blender. When it's done, Hillary goes in with a shot glass and starts drinking. The guy from "Will It Blend?" pops out of the corner and says "Don't breathe this")
Romney- Marriot Crush (hotel falls on victim)
Gravel- Rock Meets Water (for no apparent reason)
Guliani- Twin 9x11 Planks (both have nails, foe is mercilessly beat until s/he explodes. After the announcer says "Guliani Wins," Guliani says "9/11" nine times and after "Fatality," another 11 times.)
Huckabee- Summon Chuck Norris (Chuck Norris appears, says, "You're messing with the wrong guy," roundhouse kicks foe in the face. They explode. Conan O'Brien, Jon Stewart, and Stephen Colbert then appear out of nowhere and dance on the battlefield.)
Hillary-Free healthcare. She shouts 'this person is dying' and suddenly a whole team of surgeons come and dismantle him and carry off the organs
Romney-Ocean of Filth. Traps victim in a houdini style water tank that spawns from nowhere. Then the tank starts filling up with disgusting water. It gets to the neck when toxic sludge is dumped into the tank filling it completely. It is then topped off and the contents cause the glass to fog up completely. It is then lifted and shook by a big robotic hand then set down. The side facing Romney shatters and a mix of brown and blood red water comes flowing out as well as the eyeballs and an arm.
Gravel-Rock Meets Water (for no apparent reason)
Guliani- World Trade Center rubble slide
Now here's a better one for obama.
yes we can. Obama reaches into the skull and starts saying. "Can we inspire the population with hope? Can we reach the minds of every man women and child in this country and crush the competition?" He then rips out his opponent's brain and shouts "Yes we can."
I like the other guys chuck norris summon for huckabee.
Now we need to think of one for the one candidate I can't believe you forgot to mention.
Ron Paul.
Ron Paul: Massive, permenant cuts.
Seeing as how Fox has gone way too far with trying to use their propaganda to such pathetically low ends, can we finally take them off the air? Please? Has anything decent or remotely journalistic come from them in a great while?
Wow. I don't know how I managed to miss this all month until now.
Yeah, this is the first I've heard of this as well.
-If shit and bricks were candy and tits, we'd all be livin' large. For information on games and psychology, look up: Jonathan Freedman(2002)Block & Crain(2007)Grand Theft Childhood, by Harvard Medical School researchers Larry Kutner and Cheryl Olson
Pretty funny.
Does Fox News have something against the good old Fist Pound?
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Thanks good job;
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YES.
Now I don't have to get off my ass for the important shit anymore!
Whats next, ordering pizza from Xbox live?
Wait... I think that sounds like a good idea.
But I think voting should MAKE you get off your ass, and see outside or a second while you go vote. I mean, your picking the president of the United States of America for God's Sake... least you can do is drive down there and punch out a card.