Fox News Upset at Being Called on Excessive Coverage of Anna Nicole Smith
Posted in H.L. News, Main Blog (All Posts) on June 6th, 2007 9:37 am by HL
Fox’s John Gibson Attacks The ‘Great Left-Wing Slime Machine
Think Progress.org
Excerpt
Yesterday, ThinkProgress noted that Fox News host John Gibson had accused reporters of “news-guy snobbery†for covering the Iraq war instead of Anna Nicole Smith. Mocking CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Gibson said, “Oh, ‘There’s a war on! There’s a war on!’ Maybe, just maybe, people are a little weary, Mr. Cooper, of your war coverage, and they’d like a little something else.â€
Today, Gibson responded, claiming he had been the victim of a “purposeful and malicious misinterpretation†by the “great left-wing slime machine called ThinkProgress.org.†But Gibson’s monologue only confirmed what we had reported. He repeated again today that reporters who downplay Anna Nicole coverage in favor of Iraq have a “snobby attitude.â€
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HL’s Take
When the war first started all Fox News could talk about was the war, and how great it was, and how great Bush was, and the righteousness of it all, and how they would great us with flowers. As time went by and the war turned into the biggest F**k Up ever, Fox spent less and less time covering it. Suddenly things like Natalee Holloway, the Teenager from Aruba, and Anna Nicole Smith became much more popular with Fox news. When someone calls then on it they get all offended. Check out the story and video.
