Posted on 11/12/2008 5:56:58 PM PST by RobinMasters
Fox News anchor Shepard Smith, host of the highest-rated evening newscast on cable television, calls suggestions of a bias toward Barack Obama by the mainstream media "preposterous."
His sentiment was aired out during a roundtable discussion on his network's "Strategy Room" program.
During the discussion, comedian Nick DiPaolo said, "The mainstream media being so in the tank for Obama ... ."
"Oh, please. That's preposterous," interrupted Smith. "The mainstream media reflected what was happening in this nation. It did not drive it. The blogs didn't drive this movement. The media did not drive this movement. Barack Obama did not lose this election. It was his to lose. It was not John McCain's to win.
"The Republicans had no shot unless the Democrats gave it to 'em, and they didn't. And to blame the media is a copout and ridiculous. We are always here to be blamed for people like you who enjoy that activity. We always will be. When the Democrats lost last time, it was our fault. When the Republicans lost this time, it's our fault. It's not. The nation was changing. Barack Obama did not lose, therefore John McCain did, and that's it."
(Excerpt) Read more at wnd.com ...
The effeminate man speaks.
Does Shepard Smith never associate with other reporters outside of Fox News?
Did he put his hands on his hips and stomp his foot at the end of it?
If they are gay, he does.
We knew he wasn’t stable when he tried to out shriek Geraldo during Katrina. He couldn’t report the news then and he still can’t.
Bimbo.
How is it that journalism schools have such a knack for finding complete idiots to attend?
Shakespeare was wrong. We should kill the media.
Did Shep have tears on his cheeks when he had to report that Prop 8 in CA was passed.
I have completely stopped watching TV news since election day and I have to say my outlook on life has vastly improved.
Shep needs to get out more...
I’ll bet he held his breath until he turned blue.
Your job is not to "reflect what's happening in the this nation". Your job is to REPORT THE NEWS.
Has this entire country been lobotomized while I wasn't looking?
Moron.
Shep is such a MSM wannabe news reader. He is so typecast with Fox that a stint on NBC/ABC/CBS will never happen and it drives him to tantrums like this. He’s a drama queen - plain and simple.
He’s such a bimbo.
The problem with reflecting is that just like your clothes the media can reflect whatever it choses and obsorb and keep the rest (such as the video at the LA Times). I am fastly and begrudgingly losing respect for Fox News. I do not expect nor want them to be a conservative cheerleader but to deny media bias is the ultimate in denial.I have never liked Sheps’ style but this is ridiculous.
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