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#1 Posted on 29.10.03 2311.07
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Just when you think they couldn't lose any more credibility as a news outlet, FOX News tops itself again.

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#2 Posted on 30.10.03 0218.24
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(dies laughing)

And I thought that Dave Barry bit about France declaring war on itself (and losing) wouldn't actually HAPPEN. Maybe if they want people to stop mocking them, they should stop giving us material.
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#3 Posted on 30.10.03 0419.56
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That bit had me cracking up when it aired. Right up there with Sideshow Bob declaring that "deep down inside, you yearn for a Republican to cut taxes, brutalize criminals, and rule you like a king."
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#4 Posted on 30.10.03 0736.19
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I didn't vote for Ronald Regan or agree with most of his policies, but I admired him for several things. Chief among them was his sense of humor and self-depracating manner. He could poke fun at himself and get a chuckle when he was the object of jokes. He may not have liked it privately but he at least knew how to respond in public. One of the things I like least about neo-conservatives (and the neo-liberals) is their inability to poke fun at themselves and take a joke. Hyperbole such as on the Simpsons doesn't hurt them but actually makes them look less wacky. This is as dumb as the Al Franken controversy.
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#5 Posted on 30.10.03 1032.44
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The Al Franken thing I understand more than suing for this. The thing that gets me is that they have shown clips of Mad and SNL on the air making fun of Fox News.
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#6 Posted on 30.10.03 1148.51
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Eh, it's a wonder that FOX didn't go through with it. They've already got the bright example from Sony Entertainment suing Sony Electronics (or whatever their CDR making division is...)

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#7 Posted on 30.10.03 1242.47
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There are lots of things I have wanted Fox to do to itself - but suing never occurred to me.
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#8 Posted on 30.10.03 1325.22
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    Originally posted by Leroy
    There are lots of things I have wanted Fox to do to itself - but suing never occurred to me.


Remember their motto, "Fair and balanced." Suing yourself only makes sense. Or maybe they really are as pompus and myopic as they appear on TV.
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