Posted on 08/07/2012 7:38:03 PM PDT by Sir Napsalot
Fractures in conservative opposition to gay rights and even same-sex marriage have now widened to include the core of the rights message machine, the Fox News Channel, where a cadre of younger voices have begun to defend same-sex relationships and even advocate openly for same-sex marriage.
(snip) Smith is the most notable and frequent example to buck Fox News regular party line on the issue.
But the same week that Smith described Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day, organized by fellow Fox host Mike Huckabee, as a national day of intolerance, Kelly joined Smith on his side of the gay marriage debate ....
Hoover, who was a Fox contributor for four years and is now at CNN, ".... my sense of it is that this is both of them taking a principled stand, Hoover said. It probably isnt representative of Foxs positioning on an issue. Clearly Mike Huckabee doesnt feel the same way.
Another former Fox employee, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that in fact, higher-ups actively frown on Smiths outspokenness.
Shep is on really thin ice, the former employee said. If he wasn't so popular and highly rated (and highly paid) Roger [Ailes] would have yanked him off the air months ago.
(Excerpt) Read more at buzzfeed.com ...
I quit watching Shep several months ago, couldn’t take his snide attitude any more.
If you live and work in NY City, particularly Manhattan, there is no way to avoid it.
The group-think and pressure for conformity are intense there.
I propose a trade with CNN. Shepard Smith for Robin Meade?
Raping young boys as a reproductive strategy... That is evil, no way to spin that.
I think that most people believe that only 21 year-old and older guys get together and snuggle. If they knew the horror that goes on while recruiting, maybe they would not be so 'Understanding.'
Shep, Cooper came out. You can too!
Not remotely surprised by Hoover. Her guest appearances on BOR regularly proved that she was a complete ass—not just politically. In just two appearances, she misattributed three sources for her arguments. Confusing Plato with Aristotle is par for the course for today’s university grads; but citing the Bible as the source for tolerance AND “Cleanliness is next to Godliness” is a bit too much to take.
Like that other Fox Kewpie doll, Margaret Hoover, Megyn Kelly is just too chirpy, too cute, too precious.
Hoover is gone ... unlamentedly so. I'm sure she fits in just fine over at CNN.
About the only thing I’ve watched on tv is a bit of Fox News and an occasional movie. HIV infected looking, botoxed Shep always gets muted. The Cox cable company gave me 3 differing billing amounts in the last 2 months, so the box is going back in the morning. Two words for them- Netflix and Hulu.
This guy has always been out of his depth. His entire schtick is opinionated half-cocked igborant outrage at exactly the wrong moment, as his sad knee-jerk performance early in the Trayvon debacle.
Can't stand the guy. A misplaced wannabe sports jock.
I don't understand it, but the one program I watch regularly (Brit Hume/Bret Baier) ranks lower consistently.
Shep = turn the channel.
LOL - talk about a cultural time stamp. "Change" the channel in modern turns - cheers to my generation!
LOL - talk about a cultural time stamp. "Change" the channel in modern turns - cheers to my generation!
My grandchildren asked me the other day why I call the TV remote a "clicker."
Exactly right.
I could see if there were a group of young people at Fox who believe in gay rights and civil unions; that would be fine and would make sense at this juncture.
But to push a redefiniton of marriage on society is not remotely coservative - it is progressive, and radically so.
That a conservative news network would have reached this point is disgraceful.
Fox News Channel is the rights message machine?
When did that happen?
Did I miss something?
Shep is entitled to his opinion; we are entitled to reject it.
Coming soon: Islamic style "temporary" marriages to legitimize fornication.
Shep injects his personal homo/liberal politics into the news. Can’t stand to watch him.
Varney is the dean of Fox Business Channel and I watch his morning show daily. It is far superior to Fox News Channel’s programming at that time.
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