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Old 06-19-2009, 10:13 PM
 
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Raise your hand if you think the Fox News producer would have dropped the ball if a juicy, inside scoop about, say, Democrat Chuck Schumer having an affair had fallen into Fox News' lap.

Yeah, me neither.

And please, please, please note the crushing irony in that one of the GOP talking points Fox News hammered this week was that the press is too soft on Obama; that the press won't report bad news about the Democrat. This, from a news org that sat on a gigantic, embarrassing scoop featuring a conservative Republican senator.

Just coincidence, right?
9:17 pm ET UPDATED: When Fox News makes news | Media Matters for America
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Old 06-19-2009, 10:16 PM
 
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On June 19, the Las Vegas Sun reported that Doug Hampton, the husband of Cynthia Hampton and a former top administrative aide in Ensign’s Capitol Hill office, had sent a letter dated June 11 to Megyn Kelly, a Fox News reporter.[12] In the letter, he said that "The actions of Senator Ensign have ruined our lives and careers and left my family in shambles", and that "I need justice, help and restitution for what Senator Ensign has done to me and my family".[13]
Ensign's wikipedia entry citing Text of Doug Hampton's letter to Fox News - Las Vegas Sun
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Old 06-19-2009, 10:17 PM
 
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Have you ever watched Fox and Friends on early morning Fox. That Fox is worth following and you don't seem to even know it.

...and FOXnews is fair enough to run ads for CNN! and plays pro-Obama commercials. The other day I was watching Bill Hemmer and Megyn Kelly, and when they cut to commercial, there was an ad For Olberman's show! I thought WTH? then, I realized that FOXnews is truly fair and balanced if they are willing to air ads for thier competition.
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Old 06-19-2009, 10:20 PM
 
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...and FOXnews is fair enough to run ads for CNN! and plays pro-Obama commercials. The other day I was watching Bill Hemmer and Megyn Kelly, and when they cut to commercial, there was an ad For Olberman's show! I thought WTH? then, I realized that FOXnews is truly fair and balanced if they are willing to air ads for thier competition.
Fair and balanced of them to cover for Ensign, even though they had the exclusive story... and so nice of Ensign to cover up for Obama, as you said!
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Old 06-19-2009, 10:29 PM
 
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Fair and balanced of them to cover for Ensign, even though they had the exclusive story... and so nice of Ensign to cover up for Obama, as you said!
Hmm.. i can image the scene in the Foxnews editors office:

Editor: Ok Bob, what have we got today?
Bob: Well, here is a story about the US economy failing..
Editor: Hmm..ok, what else?
Bob: Well, here is a story about North Korea threating to bomb Hawaii...
Editor: uggh..no one cares about that
Bob: Uh.. well, here is a story about Obama's Trillion dollar healthcare package.
Editor: Booooring
Bob: (sigh) well, here is a story about some unknown politician, who no one outside of his family even knows cheating on his wife...
Editor: HOT DAMN!!!! Finally a story EVERYONE will want to know about!!! This is front page news!!! get rid of that idiotic story about the Iran elections, no one gives a damn..put this in its place!!!


See how retarded that sounds? Arnt you ashamed?
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Old 06-19-2009, 10:35 PM
 
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Hmm.. i can image the scene in the Foxnews editors office:

Editor: Ok Bob, what have we got today?
Bob: Well, here is a story about the US economy failing..
Editor: Hmm..ok, what else?
Bob: Well, here is a story about North Korea threating to bomb Hawaii...
Editor: uggh..no one cares about that
Bob: Uh.. well, here is a story about Obama's Trillion dollar healthcare package.
Editor: Booooring
Bob: (sigh) well, here is a story about some unknown politician, who no one outside of his family even knows cheating on his wife...
Editor: HOT DAMN!!!! Finally a story EVERYONE will want to know about!!! This is front page news!!! get rid of that idiotic story about the Iran elections, no one gives a damn..put this in its place!!!


See how retarded that sounds? Arnt you ashamed?
What a noble bunch of guys.

Their front-page news right now online:

PHOENIX SHOWDOWN: Al Sharpton Takes on Phoenix's Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Calls For Videos Showing Racial Profiling

See for yourself: http://www.foxnews.com/
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Old 06-19-2009, 10:35 PM
 
Location: Foot of the Rockies
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...and FOXnews is fair enough to run ads for CNN! and plays pro-Obama commercials. The other day I was watching Bill Hemmer and Megyn Kelly, and when they cut to commercial, there was an ad For Olberman's show! I thought WTH? then, I realized that FOXnews is truly fair and balanced if they are willing to air ads for thier competition.
Fair and balanced my patootie! I'm sure they were paid handsomely for that commercial.
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Old 06-19-2009, 10:38 PM
 
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Fair and balanced my patootie! I'm sure they were paid handsomely for that commercial.
You know what that means, when someone, or some outfit, compromises its "principles" for money.
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Old 06-19-2009, 10:43 PM
 
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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What a noble bunch of guys.

Their front-page news right now online:

PHOENIX SHOWDOWN: Al Sharpton Takes on Phoenix's Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Calls For Videos Showing Racial Profiling

See for yourself: Breaking News | Latest News | Current News - FOXNews.com

So what? Illegall immigration is a huge issue, especially to those of us who live in Phoenix. We are bieng invaded on a daily basis. No country on earth would allow such violations of thier borders on a daily basis, except the racist, imperial US..right?
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Old 06-19-2009, 10:49 PM
 
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So what? Illegall immigration is a huge issue, especially to those of us who live in Phoenix. We are bieng invaded on a daily basis. No country on earth would allow such violations of thier borders on a daily basis, except the racist, imperial US..right?
Dont be disingenuous. It's not news about illegal immigration. It's an article about Al Sharpton vs Sheriff Joe... a reliable sheepie Infuriator vs a reliable sheepie Hero. That's what passes for big news at Faux.
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