Fox News Vs Palin: With Friends Like Fox News Palin Is Better Off With Her Enemies

Sheya ^ | 6/2/2011 | Sheya

[DoughtyOne]

As for Rove, Krauthammer, Williams , O’Reilly, Bob Beckel, Alan Colmes, Geraldo and a few others, I’m not a big fan either.

As for Juan Williams, I believe it can be said that he is one of the least objectionable Leftists out there. He will disagree with you, but he will also listen and agree that his side has screwed up on occasion. You’re not going to get that level of openness from a Leftist very often. If Fox is going to have a Leftist, he’s the one I’d want. When Hannity had Colmes on with him, it seemed to me that Colmes was not as vile as some other people were.

Could Colmes rattle off some disgusting rants? Heck yes. None the less, Hannity was capable of shooting it down. And that served a purpose. People would hear the Leftist argument, in most cases not represented very well, and then the premise would be shot down. That was a good thing.

Now that Holmes is not on opposite Hannity, he’s a real mess. He’s terrible. I wish they’d quit having him on.

I’ve never thought Hannity to be the sharpest pencil in the box either, but he was adequate for Holmes most nights.

I detest Rove. Beckel, Geraldo, gag me. Krauthammer and O’Reilly mean well, but they’re both gas-bags, proving themselves to be clueless more often than not. That still doesn’t mean that each are incapable of rattling off a sound theory once in a while.

So yes, some of these people shouldn’t be trusted ever. Others can be on occasion. All of them will wear you out waiting for sound comments to come along. So no, I don’t tune in to them either as a general rule.

BTW, you forgot Shep Smith. Seldom have I seen a more vacant talking head. He does damage to our cause regularly. I have relatives that love him. When I hear this, I groan.

CNN has one guy on that makes Shep Smith look like a genius. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more clueless bastard, and I’m not even talking about politics. He tries to be campy when talking about news matters, and just comes off as a loose wing-nut even then.

Thanks for the comments.

[DoughtyOne]

Is Beck about to leave FoxNews? I’m watching his show right now.

[cartervt2k]

Since you’re the resident troll, why don’t you tell me?

[MestaMachine]

Just FYI, I have been called several times by polling creeps. I NEVER tell them I am a Palin supporter. And I know others who don’t either. Why? Because when she announces, we are going to come out swinging and knock their friggin’ socks off. THAT’S why. It’s a strategy, doncha know. And if you don’t believe it, just watch.

[cartervt2k]

I would vote for Palin over Emperor Hussein, but it would be a waste of time since she would definitely lose and probably lose big.

The silver lining (such that it would be) would be that I’d come back here and see people like you wringing your hands like you don’t know what happened, and I will say, “you nominated a reality TV star, and now we have 4 more years of Obama - thanks for nothing”. This is not a scenario that I want, but it is the realistic scenario, if she is the nominee.

To the extent I would support Romney over Palin to beat Obama is the extent I can read polling data - data which shows him comfortably ahead of the Emperor in Florida and New Hampshire, which means we only have to pick off one more swing state to win.

[Louis Foxwell]

I like Cavuto and Dobbs. BOR is a sell out. Hannity is dumb.

[kcvl]

Gabriel Sherman

This looks like the same recycled article he tried earlier.

Tueday's big New York profile on Ailes and Fox by Gabriel Sherman quotes an anonymous source described as ‘Republican close to Ailes’ saying “Roger is worried about the future of the country. He thinks the election of Obama is a disaster. He thinks Palin is an idiot. He thinks she’s stupid. He helped boost her up. People like Sarah Palin haven’t elevated the conservative movement.”

There’s a lot to chew on within Gabriel Sherman’s monster New York magazine article on Fox News, but most interesting are the doubts that Fox News chief Roger Ailes has about the Republican 2012 presidential field he has done so much to shape.

In a statement to The New York Times, the Fox News Channel executive vice president of programming, Bill Shine, said:

“I know for a fact that Roger Ailes admires and respects Sarah Palin and thinks she is smart. He also believes many members of the left-wing media are extremely terrified and threatened by her. Despite a massive effort to destroy Sarah Palin, she is still on her feet and making a difference in the political world. As for the ‘Republican close to Ailes’ for which the incorrect Palin quote is attributed, when Roger figures out who that is, I guarantee you he or she will no longer be ‘close to Ailes.’ ”

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[Louis Foxwell]

Fox ratings have got to be fqlling. They have completely forsaken reporting on Conservative politics.

[MestaMachine]

Tell your little story about being comfortably ahead in FLA to rudy. You know what? This is JUNE 2011. Ain’t nobody that comfortable....yet.

[cartervt2k]

Tell your little story to Sharron Angle about how Dingy Harry is so unpopular, anybody we nominate can beat him.

[MestaMachine]

So now you switch to election fraud and dirty money? With dem weasels, that’s a given. And THAT is why Palin will do this her way, not your way, or their way, or anyone else’s way. She is a winner.

[arthurus]

Fox doesn’t bother me. I haven’t had a TV since 88.

[wagglebee]

Project much troll?

IATZ!

[Sea Parrot]

The last Company I worked for and amicably retired early from at age 52. I quit twice and was fired once, but each time I was brought back, with substantial raises each time.

Know I made it difficult for immediate supervisors and did not suffer fools gladly. But, I did make and save considerable money for the company, so I guess the bottom line was, the almighty $ made the difference and trumped faults.

[arasina]

Interesting. The FNC pundit panel (including Brett Baer) just discussed Sarah Palin as being the latest JOKE.

I wouldn't put it past Bill O'Reilly to demand this sort of thing. Perhaps there was an O'Reilly rant that went something like this: "How dare she tell me I keep interrupting her?! I'm your cash cow! I'm the one who got an interview with Barack Obama! I am Fox News! You had better do something about that woman NOW."

[Pan_Yan]

What did he get zotted for?

[rob777]

"The interesting question is whether Roger Ailes is behind these attacks on Palin, or thought that he could manipulate her like a puppet.

BOR is simply behaving him like himself. Nobody needs to instruct him how to make himself obnoxious—he does it by nature.

It seems to me that Fox could have let Palin go when they let two other potential candidates go."


I find the unsubstantiated speculation in this post to be absurd. If Ailes wanted Sarah to be a puppet and then found out that she would not be one, he most certainly would have let her go by now.




"Does Roger Ailes want to be the Soros of the right? I find that hard to believe. What he has done best is make money for Fox News by doing what’s needed to increase their ratings. Hiring Palin certainly made sense from that point of view."


That assessment makes a lot more sense. I have even heard speculation that he is eying her to be Glenn Beck's replacement and that the current "tour" is meant to gin up a ton of PR leading to such an announcement. Of course that is mere speculation as well, but it is logical given Ailes' business interest.

[APatientMan]

I could see that one coming.

[Sea Parrot]

Polls are merely a snapshot for any given time, they have little or no bearing for next week, month or year.

Polls also boost the latest hot candidate du jour to the top, only to have them flop rapidly from sight after their warts become visible.

[wagglebee]

The troll was pushing the idea that Palin supporters were actually trying to get Zero reelected.