Beating Up on Fox News (way to go Estrich)

Newsmax ^ | Friday, June 17, 2005 | Susan Estrich

[saveliberty]

:) I should have read your post before linking the Kinsley-Estrich arguments.

[johnb838]

She is who she is. Sometimes I think she's funny. During the campaign I couldn't look at her face.

[saveliberty]

Dean and Reid held an impromptu meeting with Press in Reid's office. 60 reporters were trying to cram into a space that only held 20. Brian Wilson is about 6ft 4, so he managed to get in. He then called out a question to Dean that asked him that as he's stated that he hates Republicans and as he's also stated that the Republican Party is the white Christian party, did Dean also hate all white Christians?

At which point, Dean's mouth dropped open, speechless.

Then a junior reporter from the Post turned to Brian and asked him who he was (it was an impromptu meeting and he hadn't had his tag visible). Brian asked the junior guy who the f he was? Whereupon the junior reporter went to blog what happened and said that Brian has an aptitude of the variations of the f word.

Then Durban came out and called Wilson a Moose as having owned that meeting. Brian responded that no, he was more like a gazelle.

The next day, Brian handled Special Report and commented that use of the f word has been known to happen on the Hill.

[N. Theknow]

She is also the one who was commode hugging drunk on election night.

I am sure she had the "Dry Hueys" singing into her porcelain microphone the next morning.

[MortMan]

I take issue with the notion that Estrich is persuading the "young producers" to change production to her view.

I read the piece to say that she picks her battles somewhat carefully, but when push comes to shove, FOX (and those unnamed "young producers") can be persuaded. That's not a bad thing, as long as she picks appropriate battles.

If the producers don't hold sway when they have the correct opinion, they shouldn't be producing. If she can't hold sway (or anyone who holds the correct position, for that matter) as appropriate, then FOX is no better than the rest.

For my money, FIX has the best balance, although I have seen them swinging further left than I'd like from time to time.

[mowkeka]

...they (FOX) offered me a better deal than NBC at the time; and because, as a feminist and a Democrat, I think it's particularly important to have a dialogue with people who aren't already members of the same choir I am, since that is the way we will ultimately have to win elections.

Ahhh Ha! So she admits that NBC is full of liberals.

[rwfromkansas]

Dang, what an excellent piece.

This is really, really good.

[rwfromkansas]

Note to Freepers....don't do like Marty here.

Read the post before you comment.

Susan is sticking up for FNC very strongly in this piece. She is not attacking Fox. The very opposite, in fact.

[rwfromkansas]

Well, she does say at the end that Dean's attacks of liberal bias are flat wrong, that they do everything they can to be fair and balanced.

[CaptRon]

Thanks. Only makes me like him more!

[saveliberty]

You're welcome! And yes, I like him even more now too. :)

[I still care]

I remember when someone from Fox was asking her about Juanita Brodderick. She just kept saying it was too much time, and he couldn't be prosecuted.

My gut feeling was, "Dang! She believs it, but the Democrat lawyer in her just won't admit it."

[rwfromkansas]

It is the nature of a news organization for their to be disagreements on content etc.

The producers make the shows, but the anchors/commentators review scripts for accuracy etc.

At Fox, they also look for balance apparently.

I see that as a good thing. I think Estrich being able to raise an objection if she thinks something is biased is a good thing, not a bad thing.

Conservatives don't have that right at liberal networks. Shouldn't we be fair and truly be balanced by letting liberal concerns be heard at Fox?

If a producer disagrees with her, they can always go to Ailes.

[rwfromkansas]

Dang, now that is nice. :)

I like Mr. Wilson.

[colorado tanker]

Election night was really amusing for watching Susan. The booze notwithstanding, she was intoxicated with the exit polls showing Effing sKerry had won and was trying to shove them up Bret's tailpipe. Bret and his crew were already feeling there way around the data that would later show the exit polls were wrong, but Susan was dismissing it out of hand. Within an hour the Dims hopes were turning to crap. I don't recall they put Susan on again that night. Meanwhile, my wife and I were uncorking the champagne.

[gogeo]

Estrich is reasonable at times, but she has a "lefty hack" switch she turns on and she becomes insufferable.


She gets awarded some get out of jail free cards for this article. I suppose I'm not the first person to notice her testosterone level is higher than Mikie Kinsley's.

[fish hawk]

I am not a big fan of Susans but I have seen her go against other Dems when they said something outrages and a lie. I think she is fair about things. I do wish she had said something about what Durbin said. If she thought he was right or out of line. I would bet the latter. One thing for sure though, she is a total Clinton lover.

[MortMan]

Off the subject - Where in KS is RW from? (I'm in the KC area)

[rwfromkansas]

central KS....an hour north of Wichita in McPherson county

[Question_Assumptions]

Yeah, that issue, in particular, is one place where she keeps one foot in the Kool Aid drinker's camp.