Based on some of the stories that Brit Hume does, particularly his "two minutes from the political grapevine", I gather he or someone who works for him reads blogs because some of the items are only seen on blogs. Part of the problem with most of the media is laziness. It takes time, effort and legwork to get a story right. Example, when Major Garrett exposed that the Red Cross was stationed 2 miles from the Superdome and was prevented from bringing aid by Louisiana state authorities, he responded to Hume's question about whether this was a hard story to track down that, "(paraphrased)no the information was there for any reporter to find." Good reporting need not be difficult, it takes a willingness to look for facts, even if you don't like where they take you (go against your pre-conceived notions or ideological inclination). The problem with Fox, as it has become so popular, has been worshipping at the altar of "Fair and Balanced" instead of revering "Right vs Wrong".
"(paraphrased)no the information was there for any reporter to find."
LOL! More reason to have 2 FOX stations to provide itself a little competition.
What I like about Brit is that picture of him giving credit to the FreeRepublic for blowing Rathergate wide open. Perhaps he's got a team of blogger interns staffing his show, and that could be the reason why he's the top hound dog for the info junkies'.
I like that O'Rielly and Shep gives a bulletized point for point break down on liberals and their agenda. What hurts O'Rielly, in my opinion, is that he that he's a bit spiritually stunted when he talked about Pope JP#2 (suggesting that he retire before his time). But I know that O'Rielly realizes that he's at fault, he'd be the first to admit his mistakes.
I like Linda Vester because...uh, well because I'm a raging heterosexual and she's hot. But I saw a big fat ring on her finger, so I'll have to avert my eyes to some other babe...like Ann Coulter maybe.
