Posted on 02/07/2002 6:41:08 PM PST by Land_of_Lincoln_John
Check it out! Dick Morris is telling Greta Van Sustern that "She has no idea what she is talking about."
On terrorism, Clinton looked the other way, according to Morris. When Van Sustern objected, Morris snapped: "I was there, you weren't."
Morris to Van Sustern: "You are still a CNN person."
So the liberals can entertain us when confronted with the truth like this? LOL!
I feel like I need to shower and wash my mouth out.
I wouldn't be surprised to see FoxNews advertise it just that way: REMATCH! (It'll mean triple his usual fee for Dickie, and BIG ratings for Greata.) Just like Tyson-Lewis - you just KNOW that fight is gonna take place.
"It's a profit deal!"
Yes. You are correct. Capturing market share is dependant on segmenting the market and providing the products or services or promotional vehicle those markets desire.
An interesting point is that Gretta's old CNN product was unchallenged DNC talking points, liberal nonsense that made people feel good about themselves. A defining characteristic of this old demographic Fox hopes to lure over is "groupthink" made up of groupthinkers who perceive opinions other than those expressly endorsed by the group as threatning. If you add the spector of truth to opposing view points, you get insurmountable conflict that generates anxiety. Off goes Fox.
So, you really have to think about what Fox has done here. Not only are they risking losing the conservative demographic with Gretta but astonishingly they are risking alienation of the new demographic they are attempting to havest by of all things allowing a fair and honest debate of the facts.
What Dick Morris did and said was right for truth and justice but wrong for Foxnews marketing business in my opinion. It will be interesting to see if Fox reformats Gretta's show so that she is "less challenged" or if they allow her crumby blather to get the full pummeling it deserves ala Dick Morris.
The paradox is how do you cultivate a demographic that is fundamentally opposed to "Fair and Balanced" debate, the stalwart of your network.
An interesting challenge for sure, I hope Fox realizes that it can't have more of the pie without sacrificing it's integrity.
Eddie01
Of a truth a pig returns to its wallowing in the mire and you cannnot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear, neither can a pole cat rid herself of its odor.
Morris was a barracuda. I caught this as a re-run in the middle of the night when I couldn't sleep. I turned it to another channel when Morris was through ripping her apart. She said, "We'll have you back for a re-match" and Morris looked at her with a sneer that seemed to say, "not on your sweet bippy, baby."
Sure makes me nervous to think that we may not even recognize Bin Laden and Mullah Omar when we "git 'em".
The truth is never embellished by a lie, it stands alone!
I cannot listen to Allan Colmes nor any other liberal loud mouth when they base their arguments on totally inaccurate information and even when faced with insurmountable evidence against them they continue by attempting to talk over their opposition.
They are dispicably unpleasant people, male and female alike!
Fox could take a risk for the sake of entertainment and ratings and present a reverse of the O'Reilly Factor. The entertainment value of the O'Reilly Factor is based on O'Reilly's ability to browbeat guests who have wrongheaded liberal views.
Greta's show could be based on having guests come on who browbeat the host who has wrongheaded liberal views. After all Greta is just "talent" or meat and she gets paid the same whether she is humiliated or not. As a liberal she probably has experienced the S/M world and may get off on pain and punishment.
Fox controls production and they can schedule as guests whoever they choose.
We all know that Greta is an utter fool but I say a show where Greta plays the fool is pure entertainment for the base of viewership that Fox has cultivated and considering what gets ratings on the boob tube could have ratings potential.
Phweeeew... that is one rough picture. Yow.
"Frankly, I wish they'd put Rita Cosby in that time slot. She is a great interviewer and isn't afraid to ask hard ball questions. It was priceless watching her go after Jesse Jackson, in such a lady-like but ruthless fashion."
Rita rules.
nice one
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