Is Faux News about to self-destruct?

[leftysergeant]

Well, the drooling morons at Faux News have done it again. In order to convince us that there is a signifcant block of people who thing that Sarah Palin's book is worth having, they offer up stock footage of her on the campaign trail and pretty much state that it was from the book signing tour.

How dumb do they think we are? Hannity stupid? Beck stupid? Just wait until John Stuart gets hold of this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luNheD4DGr8

 

[GStan]

Looking for additional info. Who is the speaker? And do you know when this program aired?

 

[ponderingturtle]

Well, the drooling morons at Faux News have done it again. In order to convince us that there is a signifcant block of people who thing that Sarah Palin's book is worth having, they offer up stock footage of her on the campaign trail and pretty much state that it was from the book signing tour.

How dumb do they think we are? Hannity stupid? Beck stupid? Just wait until John Stuart gets hold of this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luNheD4DGr8

Hey they know their audiance. They know it is very very dumb.

 

[leftysergeant]

Who is the speaker?

Gregg Jarret, apparently an afternoon anchor on Faux News.

And do you know when this program aired?

It aired 18 NOV 09.

Jarret says that the video was just coming in.

(Cue a parade of laughing dog smilies that falls off the bottom of the page....)

 

[Cleon]

Edited by Tricky: 

edited for off topic.

 

[Denver]

While this seems like another credibility malfunction, it seemed to me from the YouTube that it was more of a teaser for a teaser (teasing Hannity's preview), rather than any kind of breaking news. So given that context, I doubt Stewart will pick this one up.

 

[leftysergeant]

While this seems like another credibility malfunction, it seemed to me from the YouTube that it was more of a teaser for a teaser (teasing Hannity's preview), rather than any kind of breaking news.

No, the idiot flatly announced that it was in-coming video, live feed.

Update just in, though. Management at Faux has announced that a technician accidently inserted stock footage and has been "disciplined."

And my flatulence smell like vanilla extract.

 

[Upchurch]

I don't know about any of this stuff, per se, but I think the bigger threat to Fox New's (and News Corps) business plan in general is Rupert Murdoch's attempt to throw down against Google.

Dumb with a capital "duh".

 

[Brainster]

Hey they know their audiance. They know it is very very dumb.

Those accusing others of being dumb should check their spelling before posting.

 

[Towlie]

Think Progress has the embedded video and says:

But the pictures that the network chose to display on-air appeared to be old file footage of Palin rallies from the 2008 presidential campaign. Individuals in the crowd are seen holding McCain/Palin signs, and others are holding pom-poms and cheering wildly.

I looked closely but couldn't see an McCain/Palin signs. The only ones I saw said "Country First". I wonder what's up with that.

 

[Snide]

Those accusing others of being dumb should check their spelling before posting.

Plus there should have been a comma after the first "very."

 

[Slayhamlet]

Plus there should have been a comma after the first "very."

Also after "hey".

 

[Towlie]

Edited by Tricky: 

Edited response to modded post.

 

[leftysergeant]

I looked closely but couldn't see an McCain/Palin signs. The only ones I saw said "Country First". I wonder what's up with that.

Did you see that bullet deflector/teleprompter thingy in front of Palin's face in the last clip? Is she so dumb that she needs a teleprompter to make a book-signing apearance?

(Yeah, dumb question. I know....)

 

[GreyICE]

Those accusing others of being dumb should check their spelling before posting.

This continues the theory that BS and BAC are sockpuppeting eachother.

 

[DDWW]

How dumb do they think we are?
QUOTE]


Very.

Ok, Back to the original question; Is Faux (sic) News about to self destruct?

NO. Thier market share will continue to build while CNN, NBC, etc will continue to drop.


DDWW

 

[theprestige]

It's actually an elaborate sting operation. "Faux" News is just playing along with conservatives and lulling them into a false sense of security before it calls the police on them.

 

[sugarb]

The network won't self-destruct. For whatever reason, people thrive on the kind of stuff Fox produces. (and other networks) I think that being controversial is actually what made it successful. If nobody hated it...it wouldn't get as much attention.

I think that's what makes Limbaugh and Hannity so successful, too. Now Beck? I think he may self-destruct.

 

[KoihimeNakamura]

Yeah, Fox News is pretty much not in danger of self destructing.

 

[Davidlpf]

Fox self destructing would be good news, bad news moment. Good news no more biased news, bad news no more comedy.