MediaMatters Offers A Pictoral History Of The Fist Bump

MediaMatters continues to hilariously needle dim-bulb Fox News anchor E.D. Hill for her obtuse "terrorist fist-jab" comments, using this amazing new technology called "a Google" to provide the material for a large image gallery documenting just how mainstream the tradition of "fist-bumping" is in America. The gallery includes many instances of "fist-bumping" occurring as a part of baseball - widely known as the American Sport That America Has Been Waiting To Watch In America - as well as other settings, such as this image, in which a father is clearly training his daughter in the ways of Hezbollah-style opposition to Israel.

Naturally, while all the recent attention to fist-bumping is a welcome respite from Veepstakes mania, it leads one to worry - is a fist bump backlash in the offing? When you watch people like Mike Easley offering up dap, you can't help but wonder if the fist-bump is in danger of losing its counter-cultural cachet. In a week's time, if we find ourself facing a new reality in which fist-bumping is no longer cool, I think we'll look back at this instance of Dianne Feinstein and Kay Bailey Hutchison getting their pound on at the definitive time of death.

Comments

[CoulterIsASuccubus]

E.D. Hill is only used to people fisting her.

[LeftLeanWing]

OOooooooooooh My !!!!

[WildFancyLady]

As Red would say she needs a Foot in her A$$!

[BruntLIVE]

ED Hill is yet another victim of talk. Foxnews females have this knack to say things over the top to "fit in" with the Foxnews males. It is funny to see, they make sure they are expression-less when they say controversial things to seem serious. Notice the fake head-face squint (a pause) when she said it. ED Hill is an interesting creature, she never fit in with news I mean what are her credentials....AWW (Angry White Woman)? Gimmie a break Fox, Laura Ingram will not be any better, she looks like a man, she has her dad DNA features, she's not for television at all, add her whinny, nasally voice you have some channel changing. Foxnews give it a rest, this is the start of the downfall.

[okayigive]

Well Kevin James' picture has now been replaced with E.D.Hill's next to the meaning of stupid.

[gene1138]

First terrorist scarves! Now terrorist fist bumps! The end is nigh!! Republicans please save us all!! LOL

[txbyrd]

Well, I am 56.. I can't wait to say to a young'un "Gimme a dap"

I've been practising in the mirror. My dap needs some work but my heart is in it.

Independent for Obama

[pacats]

txbyrd, great spirit.

[HFh]

Be sure to drop the "a" and just say "Gimme dap."

Ah, I remember the first time I read "dis" in Newsweek. Inside I died a little.

[Gunfighter]

Actually, it would be "gimme SOME dap"

[Kally]

Anything the witch of the east the west and north and south does is suspect. After her racist rant against "white folks". How in the heck any REAL AMERICAN can support these two is beyond. With all the real black Americans out there they pick the worst piece of crap going. BUT I HAVE A FEELING HE WILL NOT EVEN BE THE DEMOCRATIC CHOICE. Egotistical ass.

[okayigive]

Do I detect a bit of anger or are you vying for your picture to be placed alongside of Kevin James and E.D.Hill for stupid? The way people have felt these past 7+ years have lead many to say even worst, just we are not famous enough to be taped.

[njm50]

I PRAYING FOR YOU KALLY. YOU SEEM TO HAVE A LOT OF ISSUES GOING ON.

[Waitaminute]

uuuh you are mad, aren't you? I mean that literally.

[eden4barack08]

Pitifully comic how you try to make believe that if it was any other black couple but this one, they'd be ok with you.

Keep your day job, if you have one!

[TRYKER]

E.D. Hill recognized this fist bump as a 'terrorist fist jab"...which brings the question: What terrorist group has E.D. Hill been hanging with and is she an operative of Faux infiltrating the terrorists...or a mole at Faux working for the terrorists? Just how did she know this?
Or more likely, is she a comedienne masquerading as a half baked TV on-camera reader/actor?
Will we ever know the real E.D. Hill?

Is Fox just crumbling in this limelight? Gads, they are imploding. Its funny, but no one seems to have 'rat instinct' yet, they're all going to go down with the ship.

[WildFancyLady]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA OMG that is good I am LMAO. Sink baby Sink ....Could it be true a world without FOX NEWS Dare I dream it to be so....

Just ridiculous! E.D. Hill need to be fired... Everyone knows the fist bump is like a pat on the back or a High Five. So is he a Nazi if he High Fives. Or A Rapist if he pats her back? Fox News what a joke of a News channel you are, Comedy Central has more informative news shows.

[mybelovedcountry]

I fail to see any link direct or obscure between a fist bump and terrorism ..if anything that gesture is as American as apple pie. What was she thinking

[kcam44]

Isn't there some real news to report? Damn, I understand that Obama is new and will be scrutinized from now until Nov, but this is such a non-issue. People do this all the time (mostly young hip-hoppers). Obama and MIchelle are young, and it's probably not the first time they did this. Can we get to some real issues?

[munkii]

the whole thing was started by a right-wing blogger who kindely pointed us to the fact that Hezbollah uses the fist-bump as a secret handshake, a fact that he obviously pulled out of his own ass. eventually he removed this insider information from his site after people started calling him on his bullshit, but it was already too late..

[skeeto]

O.K. I'm seventy one years old and I'll admit that I am a little slow on the up take. Too many birthday cakes to bake, too many potato salads, too many pies, too many...you get the idea. Now I have to quick learn this fist bump thing before the next get-to-gether. I guess that will be fathers day. I just love it when the kids, grand kids, and great grand kids holler "Yea Gramma" Guess I will leave the computer now, and fist bump Grampa. He watches sports and cnn, msnbc, fox a lot so I guess he will know all about it. He was the first to do the "butt pat". Or so he says.

[pacats]

In this time of financial challenges, stress and high gas prices, giving someone the fist bump or " PROPS" will definitely bring a smile to their face. Just one more gift we can give the men in our lives on Fathers Day.
Obama has made this election process a lot more interesting, in spite of the many challenges we face as a nation.

[eden4barack08]

YEA GRAMMA!

Love to you lady, God Bless!

[pearbrandy]

And people wonder why America (and the American media) is regarded as a joke on the international stage . . .

[BatMasterson2]

I have no doubt my head will one day explode.

"terrorist fist jab" Where do these people come from, how can they get through a day without getting run over by a bus?

[Waitaminute]

I think they have been run over by buses. Thats one of the problems. The other, they have also been run over by a train.

[AFPISCES]

For Christsake! It's called a DAP!!!! And it has been around since the 1600s in one form or another!! Anyone surprised that FIXED NEWS would report something so stupid musta just got cable or are too smart to tune in.

These are same people who thought Fredrick Douglass was involved in the Lincoln/Douglass debate! These are the same people who's guest made a joke about the possible assassination of Obama! These are the same people who think Karl Rove's mouth is a prayer book! These are the same people who employ the likes of Sean Hannity! How could you possibly expect anything even vaguely rational from them?

What they need to do is start selling some of those drugs they are apparently smoking. At the rate they are going, they will soon need the cash! They are playing a game of chicken and a crack up is inevitable.......

[booksnmore4you]

THIS ONLY SHOWS HOW MUCH THE TERRORASTS HAVE INFLITRATED OUR BELOVED GOD-BLESSED UNTIED STATS OF AMERICA.

THE TERRORAST FIST BUMP IS IRREFUTABLE AND TRUE. BE AWARE AND BE AFRAID. VERY AFRAID. VERY VERY VERY AFRAID.

THE TERRORISTS HAVE INFLITRATED EVEN OUR MILITARY AND KINDARGARTEN CLASSROOMS.

GOD BLESS FOX NEWS FOR TELLING ***THE TRUTH*** 24/7.

VOTE RE PUBLICAN O8!

AND CLEANSE THE TERRORASTS OUT!

;-)

[TooLooze]

You forgot to mention terrorist scarves like that subversive Rachel X. Ray wears. I won't ever fist bump, wear a scarf, or eat again.

[etermalspring]

...Or blink again.

We'll all need to prop open our eyes as Malcom McDowell did in Clockwork Orange. To avoid being accused of a * secret signal. *

I do enjoy reading these posts to these articles! Keep them coming!

And.. hats off, thumbs up, high fives to all the boomers and traditionalist keeping up with the xers and yers. Don't worry about getting it exactly right, you're still cool to even know about it!

[econdr]

LOL clearly a parody

i hope its a parody

[booksnmore4you]

;-)

Ya gotta really watch those Untied Stats.

[edwarvir]

booksnmore4you I am so glad that Fox News acted responsibly and
and took her show away from her, now maybe the other news people will
start to act like the professional s they are suppose to be when they see what can happen
to you for acting like a fool.

[eden4barack08]

HA, Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Soooooooooo soooo funny, men you got me cracking up!
Good one, reeeeaaaallly good one! Omg, just imagine that, FoxTabloid acting responsibly,
hahahahahahahaha, omg I can't stop laughing, gotta go, thanks for the laugh!!

Hahahahahahahahhahahahha.

[CyberJoe]

Forget fist bumping. E.D. Hill needs a serious dope slap!!

[erichitchmo]

If we fist bump, Howie Mandel wins. U.S.A! U.S.A!

[chyko]

I got it, according to E. Hill of Fox News: ELEVENTH COMMANDMENT STIPULATES that THOU SHALL NOT FIST BUMP. Meaning that anyone who fist-bump authomatically becomes a Muslem. That is final, but how about anyone who suffer from Islamiphodia like Hill? They must have been a Muslem is their past life.

[DebofMD]

He's still gonna win.

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