Can we talk? Fox News bans Joan Rivers for saying Sarah Palin is "stupid and a threat."

[darksumomo]

It seems that Fox News will go to great lengths to protect its on-air talent and punish those who criticize them. Joan Rivers found this out the hard way today.

Last weekend, TMZ interviewed Rivers at the Critics' Choice Awards. The interviewer asked her about her opinion of Sarah Palin. Rivers gave a candid and snarky appraisal of the half-term

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[cahwyguy]

Did Fox News just become an Onion parody of itself? What is the world coming to? Good thing I don't have a Fox show -- I'd probably be banned for saying that.

[darksumomo]

Perfect icon for this post.

As for what you wrote, this situation is both pretty nutty and par for the course, which seems like it should be a contradiction, but isn't. After all, it's Fox News. Also, they picked on the wrong person. Joan Rivers is acting like she was wronged, but she's going to get so much mileage out of this.