[W04Man]

Shep makes me sick sometimes. Anyone else?

[Artemis Webb]

I saw the report. It was far away and you couldn't see any detail. He was illustrating a point "a picture is worth a thousand words". I didn't have a problem with it.

[Republican Red]

I turned on CNN after the Shep segment and Blitzer was breathless in his introduction of an Superdome/Astrodome refugee. The reporter started interviewing a black guy named Lorell. They set up the piece as an interview showing the anger and despair of those that were at the Superdome.

Ol' Lorell had a big smile on his face. He thanked God, President Bush and the mayor for getting him and his family out together and safe. The CNN reporter was stunned. Stike one for CNN. It was not going as planned so he asked the man to describe his trip. Lorell praised the driver and said the ride was quite comfortable. Strike two for CNN.

CNN reporter than asked Lorell how he will survive in the Astrodome for three or four weeks. Lorell says he contacted family who were sending him money to go to South Carolina. Strike three CNN.

I tell you, I wish more people interviewed were like Lorell, my new hero.

[Polyxene]

"Shep makes me sick sometimes. Anyone else?"

Count me in! He was especially nauseating last night. However, on Brit Hume's show, he started talking about all of the dead bodies, and Brit cut him off and said they weren't going to show that. Guess Shep is doing his own thing now.

[lawdude]

OOOOOh, poor baby. Truth hurts, huh?

This is real cowboy. Live with it.

[M1911A1]

Shep can be self important, but I saw that segment and the body was a long way from the camera, not very grisly at all. The image of an old man laying dead in the freeway with nobody able to do more than cover him up (sort of) spoke volumes about where the city is in terms of dealing with this.

I didn't see it, but last night my wife told me that Brit Hume said that the video Fox was showing was edited to remove anything too disturbing from it.

I'm afraid that in a society where public opinion can be driven far and fast by videotape (Rodney King beating, anyone?) the lack of grisly images during this coverage may be contributing to the reaction of the authorities to the crisis...While I don't think that pictures of bodies floating around would cause the Governor of LA to grow a spine, the outcry generated might lead to a demand for sterner measures against the knuckleheads (looters) who are disrupting the rescue and recovery efforts.

[rog4vmi]

I think Shep is probably one of the few reporters with any balls. Unlike his MSNBC counterparts, he isn't afraid to go into the projects to show things as they really.

[Freeper Wife]

I've finally signed up to Free Republic just now in order to say: I admire Shep's coverage of the situation and respect his professional and personal integrity in showing things as they are, stating clearly what the situation is, and still doing what he can to actually help.

He is doing honest reporting - not editorializing or twisting the situation to support a particular agenda, the way the MSM would. Honest reporting does not hide the personal connection of the reporter to the subject, it gives the viewers the objective situation and a personal response to it.

[TheGunny]

No. Its fine, he is just telling the story. No problem here.

[newfrpr04]

Fox is really going downhill fast. They have half of CNN people, their reporting has been really poor lately. Overkill on certain topics. I just get my headlines from FR on important issues. Brett Humes (his eyes bug me) and Cuvoto are the only ones left.

[KC_Conspirator]

I only have a problem with Shep running around and harassing local cops, which he was doing yesterday.

[texianyankee]

Hannity just announced on his radio show that he will be getting a "live interview" with Shep.....

[ElCapusto]

I like Shep. You don't.

[Petronski]

I couldn't disagree more.

[wtc911]

No opinion of Shep since I seldom watch him but I did see the clip the first time they showed it. I think that he was on point. I see this as being akin to the falling/jumping bodies at the Trade Center. We're big boys and girls, show us.

[ChefKeith]

fnc SUCKS!!!

After the non-coverage of the FREEP OF THE DITCHWITCH they lost my veiwership.

[herkbird]

All I could see was what looked like a mattress laying over someone who had committed suicide.
They showed plenty of corpses in other countries during the tsunami, is there a law stating that we cannot report that kind of news in the U.S. of A.

The total death toll from Katrina is unknown right now and will be very high when everyone is accounted for. The MSM is taking this hurricane situation and making it much worse than it really needs to be. President George Bush and all the state and Federal entities cannot fix this problem with a click of the fingers. The MSM is sure trying to make all watchers think that way though. Thats what really disgust me.

I've been in hurricanes before and the days following the storm are the real hell compared to the actual storm. The heat and lack of normal American comfort needs can make people in this country look like spoiled brats. Life may be hell for these folks right now, but it certainly isn't the end of the world.

They need to show some grandstanding by showing some looters being hung from trees or shot dead on the spot. Americans looting just because they can is no excuse. I never thought of looting during the hurricanes, even though I needed food and water. I would have paid dearly for some ice, I just didn't have the connections to get any.

These people in New Orleans are close to being RATS instead of humans. Maybe more grandstanding should be used to knock some sense into these peoples heads.

[kilowhskey]

Has Shep run over anyone today?

Ref.: He ran over a woman in the parking lot of a Florida courthouse in the aftermath of the 2000 election.

[mhking]

I realize that this is a grim story, and dead bodies are certainly part of the story -- increasingly so -- but Shep's report was insane. He had this grim melodramatic tone to his voice, as if he were at a wake or something, then he had his cameraman pan over to show him and the conveniently located dead body behind him. The only thing missing was the dramatic music cued to crescendo wtih the reveal of the body.

I know Shep wants a Peabody or Pulitzer, but this was just plain ridiculous and borderline offensive.

Just damn.

If you want on the list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...

[tutstar]

I saw that.

Shep told them which video to play and even said there was a woman speaking at the end of the video. He was very clear which video he wanted them to run.


They instead ran the video with the dead man in the street. I think that it was NY that made the call which one to play.


Shep even said after they played the video that it was not the one he wanted them to play.

[LilDarlin]

"If it bleeds; it leads!"

Remember: FOX is still MSM.

I'm sure all of them are looking very carefully to find a celebrity corpse (like that chef guy from N.O.) floating around...that would really make their ratings sing!