Posted on 11/14/2006 4:18:21 AM PST by Kieri
I've been a Fox News viewer from the very beginning, long before Fox & Friends was created. I remember when E.D. first appeared, filling in for Alison Costarini during the morning news. I've watched Steve, E.D., Brian faithfully all these years, and found them a wonderful break from the MSM's morning spew.
I will admit, I miss E.D., but I was willing to given Gretchen the benefit of the doubt at taking her place. Her performance has been lackluster and this morning she just sank the show for me.
How?
Gretchen Carlson went out of her way to correct Steve and Brian that the term "pro abortion" was actually "pro choice."
Nothing like spinning the ugly truth, is there, Gretchen?
I'm done with Fox and Friends. A show I trusted and enjoyed with my AM coffee isn't what it used to be -- TRUSTWORTHY.
I've been a FReeper since 1997 and have never posted a vanity, so I hope my fellow FReepers will understand. I think other Fox viewers should know what's happened to this staple of morning news, one we're finding we can depend on less and less.
I would think so
NARAL, Planned Parenhood, et al, always change the word & the game when it suits their purpose.
They have obfuscation to an art form.
FWIW, I tuned them out a while back...(even though I watched them almost daily for years)
I'd watch it.
I'd love a channel that featured "The Michelle Malkin Show," "The CNS News Hour" and, just for fun, "Throwing Little Green Footballs."
Pro choice makes it sound so pretty. Both sides are pro choice. The difference is when the choice is made.
Right you are!
A pot of coffee for me, and FR completes the picture! TV news? Whazzzat?
(Hope all's well with you, Leni!)
I only watch the weekend Fox & Friends. Gretchen is entitled to her opinion. Tell me - did Steve and Brian correct her? If not, then they are part of the problem. Someone should have come out and said it is neither pro-abortion or pro-choice, it is pro-death!
You know, I had a little argument with my husband this a.m. so I was feeling pretty glum, but your post put a smile on my face! It's quite cheerful. :) Thanks from a stranger! :)
I didn't ask but I assumed it had something to do with family concerns that she probably didn't want to start work early because of child-children.
I suspect, like me, you're opposed to media bias. Well that cuts both ways. If the journalist is going to refer to people favoring the option to choose abortion as "pro-abortion", then they would have to refer to those opposed to giving women the option to choose abortion as "anti-abortion". Likewise, if they are going to refer to one side as "pro-life", than they should refer to the other side as "pro-choice".
This doesn't mean Gretchen is pushing a pro-abortion position; just that she's trying to help her fellow newscasters avoid the appearance of bias. I think given Fox's "Fair and Balanced" tagline, this is an important thing for her to do.
If you cannot even hear two words without freaking out,,well, good luck in life.
Where is E.D?
No FNC did not fire E.D. Hill. They promoted her sts. She has her own show now. FOX News Live
The correct term is MURDER....
I understand your feelings, but submit that quitting the show and walking away is not a viable solution. Instead, why not organize a FREEPER write in to the e-mail address for the show protesting what this woman said and letting her know that her viewers agree with the guys and if she wants to keep her job she will - at least - respect that fact and the fact that others do not view the situation as she does. I have done this a couple times with different Fox shows and believe me, it has had a real impact and garnered real result. Try it.
I'd watch it.
I'd love a channel that featured "The Michelle Malkin Show," "The CNS News Hour" and, just for fun, "Throwing Little Green Footballs."
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I was just thinking the same thing.
Technology is leap-frogging the dino media. Somehow we need the interactivity of FR, the instant truth of LGF, and a heavy dose of broadband - all together in one multimedia hub.
Malkin has the right idea. She's building the Commodore 64 of something right now.
How about FR News Channel?
We all hold a Freepathon - to buy CBS, then turn it into the first (real) news hub for the 21st century.
OK thanks.
You'll never be mistaken for a thinker.
I beg to differ. With no skirts, their audience would skyrocket ;^)
I simply turned off my cable service...
Fox has been the best of the available networks, but I prefer to get my news from internet sources. It's easier to screen out the liberal bias.
Netflix for entertainment.
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