Outfoxed
Talk about detached objectivity. Here's what the Economist said about Fox News in an article about the recent Republican debate: "Meanwhile Fox News, which broadcast the debate, continued its tradition of balancing good-looking conservative pundits with liberals who look either weird or bearded."
Hey, Fox News had "liberals" comment on the debate? Who knew?
Weird or bearded? I can't stop laughing. Wonder how many liberal commentators just yelled "Hey, I am NOT ugly!" because they had been on Fox?
STFU Beardo .. go back to picking fleas from your moustache and leave us dashing, square-jawed men to discuss business and politics.
Don't tell anyone, but Shepard Smith is my guilty pleasure. I still admire the way he shouted Hannity down when Shep was sweating and suffering with the Katrina victims and Hannity was sitting in an air-conditioned studio making excuses for the gov'ment.
Weird or bearded huh? .. have they taken a close look at Ann Coulter lately? She's both.
Didn't they have the suave lovely Rush Limbaugh?
And I'm too nice to say anything about Charles Krauthammer .. but cartoonist Charles Addams comes to mind.
I know, I know .. we have the suave lovely Michael Moore, a continent unto himself. He's got bigger boobs than Ann Coulter though.
I can just see Fox News sitting around a table, passing around pictures. I'm sure they pick the dorkiest, freakiest, pastiest wimps they can find to represent the left wing. They want guys who look like they wear hemp T-shirts and have pot seeds in their beards .. tree hugging communal farmer types.
Just take a look at Hannity and Colmes as an example. The conservative Hannity, tan, square-jawed and charismatic .. looks like he could play football.
Then we have the liberal Colmes, looks like he lives under a rock .. and could be knocked over by a football .. and won't fight back very hard.
Fox always has been very good at this clever form of subtle marketing .. it's a pretty smart way to get around charges of bias. They're giving both sides a chance to speak, but use subliminal messages to color their views. Read about it in that book by Vance Packard, "Hidden Persuaders."
Also, this is perfect Karl Rovian style tactics .. a technique that is brilliantly described by Ray Bradbury in "Fahrenheit 451" .. in fact, the Hannity and Colmes show is almost directly ripped out of that scene in the book.
This is what happens when rich biased sleazy people run the media.
You know, speaking of looks .. where are the good-looking Republicans? McCain has that weird chipmunk thing going on with his cheeks.
Guilianni looks oily, and more so when his white shin shows above his sock in interviews .. I just hate that. Hated it when Bill Clinton did it on Fox News.
Romney has that perfectly coiffed, glassy-eyed Stepford Wives look. The rest of them are indistinct. Mitch McConnell looks more like a type-cast conservative .. over-weight with a baby-fat heavy face and a frozen zombie-smile.
The only one of them with a lick of sense is Rep. Ron Paul, and the Economist said he doesn't stand a chance.
