Fast, Frisky and Caffeinated, Fox News Looked Right at Home All Week

New York Times ^ | September 3, 2004 | ALESSANDRA STANLEY

[OESY]

Nothing about Brit Hume? Incredible, but not for the Times: They give us so many ways to understand the world that they don't have space to fit all the important news. I guess the world is just moving too fast out there for them to keep up.

[TheBigB]

Brit is the BEST news anchor on TV. He found a real home at Fox.

[small_l_libertarian]

I guess I don't disagree with anything in this article, but what point is the author trying to make?

Am I just dense, or is it too early, or what?

[rabidralph]

The point the author's trying to make is that fall is coming and we must all be ready to don our "cozy duvet of rage" and vote for Pres. Bush on Nov. 2.

[Nataku X]

Here, have some more Jolt.

[small_l_libertarian]

Okay - that's my new tagline.

[Constitution Day]

And its top commentators express a righteous indignation - mostly at the mainstream media, Hollywood liberals and the Democratic Party - that envelops loyal viewers in a warm, cozy duvet of rage.

I love my duvet of rage.
It's pretty comfy with my mattress of indignation and pillow of vitriol.

[bert]

but what point........

The times , they are a changin'. (the pun is inadvertent)

Those who don't change die. Some are dying before our eyes, or for lack of eyes.

[scottinoc]

New slogan for Fox News (borrowed from Jolt Cola): "All the info and twice the pizazz"

[I still care]

"Wendell Goler, a White House correspondent, reported yesterday morning about Mr. Bush's endorsement by New York firefighters on Wednesday, then noted that Mr. Kerry had won the support of their national organization."

The NYT objects to this statement? They can't stand that there is a news channel out there reporting BOTH sides.

They must REALLY have their panties in a wad after Bush hit them between the eyes in his speech.

[OldFriend]

No wonder the foxies were all jazzed during this convention.

During Boston it was necessary to send the nurse in to check the pulse of the speaker to be sure he/she was still alive.

Even slick willie failed to deliver....just more of the same old same old from the dems.

[goldstategop]

BWAHAHAHAHA!!! Not ONE word on the fact FOX is the #1 rated channel on cable or broadcast TV!

[kittymyrib]

LOVE your tagline! Zell will go down in history as the man who told it like it was, and that's quite a tribute.

[VeniVidiVici]

After President Bush spoke and the convention ended, CNN and MSNBC covered Mr. Kerry's midnight rebuttal speech live. Fox News stayed in Madison Square Garden.

I thought FOX went briefly to the Johns and then bumped back.

And didn't even MSNBC switch off the Johns after it appeared the Main John was drunk?

[baseballmom]

I watched CSpan and mostly MSNBC this week. I was very annoyed with Fox having SO MANY dems on. I didn't want to hear from Terry Mac and the other hacks during the RNC. I did switch over to Fox to hear a bit of the wrap up each night.

If one didn't watch on CSpan they missed a great convention, especially the debate between Barney Bush and Fifi Kerry on the tax cuts. LOL. It was precious.

[rabidralph]

I love it!

[Malesherbes]

Gosh, what you can learn from reading the NYT. I never realized when watching Fox that I was in a "cozy duvet of rage." A duvet is a blanket, and the thought that by turning on Fox I blanket myself in rage is even more astonishing.

[rabidralph]

LOL. Mattress of indignation.

[xp38]

Cozy duvet of rage would be a great name for a rock band, screen name or tag line.

[Hatteras]

I found myself tuning away from FOX more and more. O'Reilly is an @$$, Shephard Smith is a bore, Hannity is stuck in junior high school and, though I like Brit Hume, his show is slow and uninspired.

They all seem to want to bring on liberals just so they can shout them down and they seemed more concerned with their own programs than they did with the convention. Usually, I cannot take Chris Matthews too long but his coverage was exceptional and though he still had his liberal talking points and MSNBC moved their set outside so they could get the liberal protestors on the air, he gave J.C. and others plenty of time to respond or make their own points. Scarborough was disappointing but all in all, when I tune in to watch the convention, I found MSNBC had the better coverage and since I am not the type to jump back and forth, I stayed with MSNBC.

Sorry FOX, I wanted to watch but... Hell, maybe it's just that every thing seems dark. The sets, the graphics, the demeanor of the show hosts... Maybe ya'll need to lighten up?