Comments | ontd_political: The Fox primary: complicated, contractual

fishnet_hamster in ontd_political

The Fox primary: complicated, contractual

Sep 27, 2010 17:20

Source:http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/42745

Hey mods! I'm sorry if this is posted twice in the queue. My computer was acting wonky the first time I tried submitting it.With Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Mike Huckabee all making moves indicating they may run for ( Read more... )

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mollywobbles867 September 27 2010, 21:30:42 UTC

Oh, so Sarah Palin is a potential presidential candidate now? I knew I should have bought alcohol today.

redqueenmeg September 27 2010, 21:33:04 UTC

http://jezebel.com/5646128/palins-strongest-hint-yet-that-shell-run-for-president

D:

leelakin September 27 2010, 22:24:24 UTC

*screams in horror*

darksumomo September 28 2010, 04:23:48 UTC

As if that wasn't scary enough...

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escherichiacola September 27 2010, 21:35:07 UTC

Fair and Balanced

cyranothe2nd September 28 2010, 04:48:52 UTC

Hey, you can't use that phrase. It's copywrited

mindrtist September 28 2010, 06:31:32 UTC

OMFG, petty.

ubiquitous_a September 27 2010, 22:06:27 UTC

I kind of knew this strategy of theirs where they basically are paying the politicians themselves to be "analysts" was going to come back to bite them in the ass.....it's just a wee bit surprising that maybe someone at Fox didn't think of this while they were busy signing contracts and writing checks out to these people.

My biggest problem with the "analysts" that Fox News hires is that they aren't analyzing a damn thing. They are either a politician themselves, which means they are trying to get their own talking points in to help promote themselves, their books, etc. Or, the person is basically a spokesperson for one of the aforementioned politicians, in which case they are trying to get their talking points in as they cheerlead for their particular guy, and try and sell their book and otherwise promote themselves.

More ironic still, is that ALL of these people are taking their marching orders from the exact same talking points and GOP playbook. Not an original thought to be seen for bloody MILES.

cyranothe2nd September 28 2010, 04:50:56 UTC

But it's *not* a problem for Faux News. They are blurring the line between the free press and the political system and getting away with it. I bet that, if any of these "analysts" actually do run, NO ONE will mention that they were hired by Fox.

browneyedguuurl September 27 2010, 22:07:46 UTC

Palin won't run for the GOP though, she'll run as a Tea Partier. Oh the lulz.

freebacon September 27 2010, 23:17:08 UTC

wow

what a shock 8|

freebacon September 27 2010, 23:37:13 UTC

i mean, okay, real-talk time: By now, this isn't even that much of a shocker to a lot of people. This is the horrible thing.

The horrible thing is we're not gasping in stunned disbelief about how Fox News is giving free reign for Republican candidates to control part of the free press. The fact that any political party is able to do this and no one is stunned by it happening and brushes it off as "oh well it's Fox News, that's what they do," is terrible. And yes, MSNBC kinda does the same thing, but they don't pay potential presidential candidates and also don't encourage them to stay on their station alone. Oh also, I've yet to see any 'left-leaning' (lololololo wow really?) candidates that go as far out-there as the far-right (that are taken with complete and utter seriousness ( ... )

fishnet_hamster September 28 2010, 01:20:27 UTC

The fact that this is unsurprising and has become expected behavior of Fox News is the real terrible thing here.

Well said. That was my reaction to this article. I wasn't shocked that it's happening, I'm frustrated and sad that it's not surprising to me.