Fox’s Storm Clouds

Media Research Center ^ | 1/10/02 | L. Brent Bozell III

[wny]

He's right. Fox lost a boatload of credibility by hiring the chief clinton pyschophant Rivera. Now another clinton apologist/propagandist from CNN? If they're not careful Fox too will be considered "mediawhores" just like CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN.

[GraniteStateConservative]

Good Conservatives are in bed by 10 PM anyway. Who cares. She will be employed if people watch her. That's capitalism. If she is able to present things fairly, people will watch (Conservatives and others). If not, she will be ditched. Ailes wants ratings. If Conservatives don't watch, her ratings will fall. We have plenty of power. I don't know why this group is scared.

[Bikers4Bush]

I quit watching after they hired Greta. Whoraldo was one thing, she was the nail in the coffin.

[steve50]

I think fox needs some balance. While they have not been as biased as the others, they were rapidly turning into the kneepad reporting network for the neo-cons.

[EggsAckley]

I'm not too disturbed by the hiring of either Rivera or van Susteren. But if I start seeing things swinging toward
the UNbalanced form of media as on the big networks, THEN I'll be worried.

[NonZeroSum]

Good Conservatives are in bed by 10 PM anyway. Who cares.

Ummmm....people on the left coast, to whom 10 PM is 7 PM?

[thucydides]

Sometimes it is very effective to present your message through a source that is unexpected. What do you know, Geraldo turns out to be a superpatriotic American. The other hires want ratings, and they know those ratings are coming from Fox's core audience. Watch them suddenly get more sensible. What Ailes is doing, all for good business reasons, could well start a stampede away from liberal excesses in the media. CNN is already seeking conservative hires.

[tippytoes]

They've lost me when Greta comes on. I'll be heading to MSNBC to see Alan Keyes who is going to be her competitor.

[Freedom'sWorthIt]

Amen! I will be watching Alan Keyes at MSNBC at the 10 PM slot - if I am still awake at that late (for me) hour! Now, let CNN go hire Anne Coulter for their 10 PM slot (who would not take such a job, probably - but let them try) and I would switch to CNN at that hour.

Only the lamebrained non cable CBS, NBC, ABC idiots have not wised up to the public's anti-anti-Americanism dished out by all of these media toadies -with the exception - up til now of Fox!

Guess what, media darlings, September 11th turned millions of formerly passive, somewhat unpatriotic acting Americans into rabidly pro-American, pro-military, pro-President Bush, pro-war to defend ourselves and kill the enemy Americans! WAke up! Or get left in the dust. Which is what ABCCBSNBC hopefully will have happen.

[putupon]

I quit watching after they hired Greta. Whoraldo was one thing, she was the nail in the coffin.

i switched on Hannity & Commie last night, first segment was Hannity kissing up to Whorealdo about his leaving for Afghanistan today, talking all sappy over the same tired old subject of Whoreraldos new found patriotism that the fox people ran into the ground before Gerry went the first time, immediately changed the channel to one of those crime shows on TLC.

[Tacis]

"Geraldo turns out to be a superpatriotic American"

If he appears to be, it is only because he believes that will do him better that some other posture. He is a lying sc**bag without any redeeming value. He'd turn on American soldiers tomorrow if he thought he could profit from taking that position. FOX has really shot itself in the foot by hiring him, an act that I simply don't understand.

[EggsAckley]

You're right about Rivera turning super-patriotic. And perhaps others have to, as a result of 9/11. I'd be willing to bet that not all Freepers here started out as Conservatives, way back when. Why, I even dabbled in a little liberal thinking 35 years ago, albeit briefly.

This instantaneous leap towards hating a reporter just for what he/she reported in the past is silly. It's important to consider that MAYBE, just MAYBE some peoples' eyes have finally been opened. I'll give them a chance on Fox; the proof is in the pudding, as they say.

[skeeter]

Fox's news spin on ERON & their contributions to the GOP last night was virtually indistinguishable from ABC's or CNN's.

Count me as one of those who is worried.

[Capt_Hank]

I'm trying to be "Fair and Balanced" now. I have found other channels after the hiring of Geraldo. There is NO WAY that I will watch Greta "Clutch Cargo" Van Nothing.

[blackbart1]

I'll be heading to MSNBC to see Alan Keyes who is going to be her competitor.

Yep me too. Didn't like Paula and was glad when she left. Hiring Jerry Rivers is disgusting. Haven't watched Greta but if she is anything like everyone here says methinks that FOX NEWS better watch out. We got DirecTv mainly for FOX now I may have to start looking around for other news outlets.

[StriperSniper]

i switched on Hannity & Commie last night, first segment was

Did you keep it on to see the homeless segment? That black advocate (forget his name) was awesome, he made more sense than the other four combined, Hannity included.

[AshleyMontagu]

Another company ruining a good thing by trying to get bigger too quick. Geraldo - what a joke! Their Orwellian 'this story no longer exists' treatment of the Brit Hume/Carl Cameron story on Israel is another sign of their capitulation.