Posted on 02/05/2005 4:19:06 AM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
Edited on 02/05/2005 4:30:16 AM PST by Jim Robinson. [history]
Julian Phillips, the co-anchor of Fox & Friends Weekend that many here at FR, including myself, love to . . . dislike, just served as defense counsel for Kofi Annan and the UN.
When the issue of the report on the oil-for-food scandal arose, Phillips rejected Mike Jerrick's implication that if Kofi's son is involved, some of the blame must attach to Kofi himself as the man in charge.
And when Juliet Huddy quoted GOP Cong. Henry Hyde to the effect that if the UN isn't quite finished, it certainly is in deep trouble, Phillips again rode to the defense, labeling Hyde's statement hyperbole and suggesting that the UN is alive and well.
Finally, using a favorite b.s. buzzword, Phillips argued that Annan is being "proactive" with respect to the scandal, pointing to some lip service Kofi had paid to the seriousness of the matter.
Once again, Phillips reveals himself for the superficial liberal he is. Couple that with his uncomfortable-in-his-own-skin personality and it is patently obvious that FNC could do much better with someone else in his chair.
Fox & Friends Weekend ping to the Today Show ping list.
Uh Julian, if Kofi is being so "proactive" how come he isn't lifting diplomatic immunity.
Fox needs to fire this bunch.
I heard that too. It was Jerrick, referring to the hotel in which Brian or some other FNC employee had been lodged for the Super Bowl weekend. Jerrick said "that's just like Fox," the implication being that FNC are a bunch of cheapstakes for putting its reporter in such a crummy motel.
So Jerrick pulled off the double-header: managing to insult his employer and the hotel chain in one breath. Good going, Mike. I guess that as a "celebrity," you couldn't bear to stay in a standard motel like the rest of us.
Thanks for the briefing.
Precisely why I don't watch Fox & Friends on the weekend. Those three make my teeth hurt.
Fox & Friends by definition is a lighter take on the news, but with the exception of Juliet, this cast falls flat. There's a difference between light 'n lively and crude 'n ignorant.
Nice guy but, the lights are on but no one is home.
:-)
I couldn't agree more. I don't watch on the weekend unless there is big breaking news.
Probably to say that Fox is fair and balanced, but that won't stop the left from blasting Fox.
Maybe I'm letting my political views color my view of Phillips' personality, but he gives me the creeps. As mentioned, I find him uncomfortable with himself, and that in turn makes me uncomfortable.
I honestly think they are trying out for Saturday Night Live, hate to tell them but they fall way short.
I don't watch the weekend edition of F&F, and Julian is one of the main reasons why.
Thanks for sparing me from watching the worst show on Fox's weekend line-up. You do the heavy lifting for all of us!
Thanks for sparing me from watching the worst show on Fox's weekend line-up. You do the heavy lifting for all of us!
After a long week of watching the liberal blather at The Today Show, you'd think that switching to Fox on the weekend would provide some respite, but no!
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