Tales from an Alternate Universe

This week Bill O’Reilly uses his column to toot Roger Ailes’ horn (so to speak) on the occasion of Fox News’s 10th birthday – but happily, no falafels were injured during the making of it.

Hollywood put out a hit movie about FNC, liberals like Howard Dean openly disparaged the network, and the far-left blogs did everything they could to damage those working at the network. It was, and is, very nasty.

Yes, the network was, and is, very nasty – but I hear that some of the weather bimbos are actually quite nice.

But think about it; what is the beef? Even if FNC is a conservative think tank, which it is not,

Wait, Fox News isn’t a think tank! Bill, are you sure about this? [sarcasm sequencer set at maximum]

there are five other networks that give enormous benefit of the doubt to the left. So what if one operation leans right? Shouldn’t there be room in this country for one newsroom that doesn’t think like Ted Turner?

Sure. But would it be too much to ask that said newsroom not think like Karl Rove?

Last week on my program, I challenged Democratic strategists James Carville and Paul Begala to give me one example of an unfair presentation on FNC. They could not cite one.

Proof positive that Carville and Begala should be put out to pasture for their own good. (Assuming that Bill isn’t lying about this, which has been known to happen from time to time, assuming you define “time to time” as “every hour or so.”)

The liberal Alan Colmes balances the conservative Sean Hannity, and the rest of the FNC cast is evenly split between the right and the left. The guest list is the same way.

Okay, we’re going to have to stop here, because my laughing is getting in the way of my typing. But instead of asking Bill what color the sky is in his world, I think we can all assume that it’s a patriotic blood red, and then quietly cut his mic and up his medication.

Posted by s.z. on Friday, October 6th, 2006 at 1:52 am.

Wow, FOX News has been around as long as The Daily Show. I wonder if it’ll ever be as honest or intelligent as The Daily Show.

Left by D. Sidhe on October 6th, 2006

What Hollywood hit movie was about Fox News? Wag the Dog?

Left by Mark S. on October 6th, 2006

Last week on my program, I challenged Democratic strategists James Carville and Paul Begala to give me one example of an unfair presentation on FNC. They could not cite one.
Well, cept for the time they kept listing Mark Foley’s party affiliationas “D” of course.

Left by Boo on October 6th, 2006

Finally Bill got something right – Fox is not a conservative think tank. That requires a brain. Hmmmm. How about a conservative septic tank.

Left by tomg on October 6th, 2006

The saddest part of all is that I think Bill really believes every word of that.
I’d love to know the actual context of the Carville/Begala thing.

Left by David E. on October 6th, 2006

Does O’Reilly mean “put out a movie that was a hit” or “put out a [mob] hit in the form of a movie”? Is he referring to the Robert Greenwald movie, “Outfoxed” — and is that in any way “Hollywood”? What a whiny sociopath.

Left by FlipYrWhig on October 6th, 2006

Seriously, does anyone know what hit movie he’s talking about?

Left by Mark S. on October 6th, 2006

Maybe he meant Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.

Left by Boo on October 6th, 2006

Now, see, this is more like it! Just plain, vanilla stupidity and insanity (Insanity and Colmes?). Yes, soothing. Unlike that “gays = pedophiles” bullshit. Aaaaahhhhh…. mmmmmm. So peaceful and lovely….

Left by Marq on October 7th, 2006