Gaetz is a proud member of the Congressional Clown Caucus. The CCC includes Jim Jordan and Louie Gohmert, and has just welcomed Marjory Taylor Green. The CCC members are not in Washington to legislate - they are there to "own the libs," gum up Congress, and wear their ignorance as a badge of honor. Fox pretends not to notice.
Roger Ailes, resigned; Bill O'Reilly, resigned; Bill Shine, resigned; the list of sexual favors and enablers at the channel goes on. Their stance on Roy Moore's pedophilia was so bad they decided to play dead with Gaetzgates.
It might already be time to change their 3 month old motto "Standing Up For What's Right" to "Standing Up For Predators, Right?"
The Republican Party is just one continuous shit show of corruption. It's amazing how often they are caught doing exactly what they project the democrats to be doing. Maybe sex trafficking in a basement of a pizza parlor is happening. It's just that the Republicans are the ones doing it. The fact that Fox News has been silent for over 24 hours on a story that continues to gain steam and is not going away speaks volumes. But what do you expect from a network that is already trashing Biden's infrastructure bill that is headed toward being as highly popular as his Covid relief? No folks, this time it's the Republicans in disarray and Biden's popularity and the things the administration is doing is evidence that Fox News may just not get away with their business as usual model.
Couldn’t have happen to a ‘nicer’ guy, ie Gaetz who reminds me of a spoiled frat brat with his nonsensical antics. A Congressman? Please. As to Fox, the rest of the cable world is hearing this story loud and clear. Their lack of reporting speaks volumes. Poor babies, another of their heroes caught with his pants down.
Meanwhile the WaPo has gone big on headlines spinning Biden’s infrastructure bill in a negative light. I looked at every page in yesterday’s e-edition after seeing their top headline “Price, tax hikes early hurdles to Congressional approval”. There was one about a “disconnect” because taxes really won’t cover the cost before 2036. Biden says the spending will be over 8 years and will be paid for in 2036, 7 years later. Why is the fact that the spending isn’t paid off the same year it is completed a “disconnect” in any important sense? Clearly the headline writer was looking for a negative way to spin the fact that Biden proposes to fully pay for his infrastructure plan in just 15 years and that is they best anyone could some up with.
Then there was this bizarre headline in the Economy and Business section: “With his political future at stake Biden returns to Pennsylvania” which makes Biden sound like he is desperate and fighting tanking poll numbers. His poll numbers are above 50% except on the immigration “crisis” and support for railings taxes on upper incomes and corporations to pay for his infrastructure bill is also good.
The NY Times’s headlines were much more neutral: “Biden Details $2 Trillion Plan to Rebuild and Reshape the Economy” and Biden’s Big Bet” Tackling Climate Change Will Create Jobs Not Kill Them”.
And what is up with the Post not capitalizing headlines? The Times still does but others like my local paper don’t.
For me it is mostly "Fox Entertainment," not Fox News, for a large part of the night, every night. As former employee Shepard Smith said the opinion side of the network exists to be entertaining. "They don't really have rules on the opinion side. They can say whatever they want — if it's their opinion." But we don't have to take Smith's word for it, Fox lawyers responding to defamation and other lawsuits consistently tell US Courts that Carlson, Hannity, Ingraham, etc. are just entertainers.
The Gaetz story isn't entertaining. Well not to them.
All of the salacious & vile behavior & bizarre marketing (did ya see LG with his advertisement for AR15’s today & MTG’s promo/justification against vaccines?) is like the chaos of an unending tornado! I feel like I need to be a spider with a zillion eyes to keep up with these scumbags! I’m going to the park now without my phone to recenter myself.
The central issue of our time is American Civil War 2.0 with RQP’s doing selfies w/ guns intending to scare the other into not pissing them off while at the same time DISMANTLING AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. RQP’s are using all the levers of media, power & intimidation to achieve 1 party rule, decision making for the majority, brown & black ppl and elimination of everyone that LGBTQI represents. That, in my mind is all I think about. The rest is distraction. I guess what will be is not salacious enough for major media prioritize.
I think it is fair to note that Fox News’ has had its own sex scandals, from Bill O’Reilly to Roger Aisles, with stops along the way for many of the other hosts now long gone (including Kimberly Guilfoyle, now Trump Juniors girlfriend). It could be the case that defending Matt Gaetz would only remind viewers that FNC is full of creepers and sex fiends and that this might be more of self-preservation than avoidance.
FYI, the Wall Street Journal has covered the story, but it isn't on the front page of the website, only on the front page of the Politics section. It also isn't the biggest story there, which is Biden's infrastructure bill.
OMG Someone else has discovered Willie Nile! A friend turned me on to him 13 years ago, the ultimate NYC rocker. Saw him at McCabe's in Santa Monica, a guitar shop, which literally has at least 150 guitars on a wall in their small 125 seat venue. Willie is in his 70's and rocks with the best of them. He is a true American poet.
Gaetz is a proud member of the Congressional Clown Caucus. The CCC includes Jim Jordan and Louie Gohmert, and has just welcomed Marjory Taylor Green. The CCC members are not in Washington to legislate - they are there to "own the libs," gum up Congress, and wear their ignorance as a badge of honor. Fox pretends not to notice.
Roger Ailes, resigned; Bill O'Reilly, resigned; Bill Shine, resigned; the list of sexual favors and enablers at the channel goes on. Their stance on Roy Moore's pedophilia was so bad they decided to play dead with Gaetzgates.
It might already be time to change their 3 month old motto "Standing Up For What's Right" to "Standing Up For Predators, Right?"
The Republican Party is just one continuous shit show of corruption. It's amazing how often they are caught doing exactly what they project the democrats to be doing. Maybe sex trafficking in a basement of a pizza parlor is happening. It's just that the Republicans are the ones doing it. The fact that Fox News has been silent for over 24 hours on a story that continues to gain steam and is not going away speaks volumes. But what do you expect from a network that is already trashing Biden's infrastructure bill that is headed toward being as highly popular as his Covid relief? No folks, this time it's the Republicans in disarray and Biden's popularity and the things the administration is doing is evidence that Fox News may just not get away with their business as usual model.
I have seen nothing about people's reactions to receiving their $1400 checks and other benefits from the Covid Bill, have you?
Couldn’t have happen to a ‘nicer’ guy, ie Gaetz who reminds me of a spoiled frat brat with his nonsensical antics. A Congressman? Please. As to Fox, the rest of the cable world is hearing this story loud and clear. Their lack of reporting speaks volumes. Poor babies, another of their heroes caught with his pants down.
Meanwhile the WaPo has gone big on headlines spinning Biden’s infrastructure bill in a negative light. I looked at every page in yesterday’s e-edition after seeing their top headline “Price, tax hikes early hurdles to Congressional approval”. There was one about a “disconnect” because taxes really won’t cover the cost before 2036. Biden says the spending will be over 8 years and will be paid for in 2036, 7 years later. Why is the fact that the spending isn’t paid off the same year it is completed a “disconnect” in any important sense? Clearly the headline writer was looking for a negative way to spin the fact that Biden proposes to fully pay for his infrastructure plan in just 15 years and that is they best anyone could some up with.
Then there was this bizarre headline in the Economy and Business section: “With his political future at stake Biden returns to Pennsylvania” which makes Biden sound like he is desperate and fighting tanking poll numbers. His poll numbers are above 50% except on the immigration “crisis” and support for railings taxes on upper incomes and corporations to pay for his infrastructure bill is also good.
The NY Times’s headlines were much more neutral: “Biden Details $2 Trillion Plan to Rebuild and Reshape the Economy” and Biden’s Big Bet” Tackling Climate Change Will Create Jobs Not Kill Them”.
And what is up with the Post not capitalizing headlines? The Times still does but others like my local paper don’t.
Thanks Eric. As usual you nailed it.
For me it is mostly "Fox Entertainment," not Fox News, for a large part of the night, every night. As former employee Shepard Smith said the opinion side of the network exists to be entertaining. "They don't really have rules on the opinion side. They can say whatever they want — if it's their opinion." But we don't have to take Smith's word for it, Fox lawyers responding to defamation and other lawsuits consistently tell US Courts that Carlson, Hannity, Ingraham, etc. are just entertainers.
The Gaetz story isn't entertaining. Well not to them.
NPR, too. 14 stories about Gov. Cuomo in 3 weeks. Not ONE about Gaetz.
All of the salacious & vile behavior & bizarre marketing (did ya see LG with his advertisement for AR15’s today & MTG’s promo/justification against vaccines?) is like the chaos of an unending tornado! I feel like I need to be a spider with a zillion eyes to keep up with these scumbags! I’m going to the park now without my phone to recenter myself.
The central issue of our time is American Civil War 2.0 with RQP’s doing selfies w/ guns intending to scare the other into not pissing them off while at the same time DISMANTLING AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. RQP’s are using all the levers of media, power & intimidation to achieve 1 party rule, decision making for the majority, brown & black ppl and elimination of everyone that LGBTQI represents. That, in my mind is all I think about. The rest is distraction. I guess what will be is not salacious enough for major media prioritize.
I think it is fair to note that Fox News’ has had its own sex scandals, from Bill O’Reilly to Roger Aisles, with stops along the way for many of the other hosts now long gone (including Kimberly Guilfoyle, now Trump Juniors girlfriend). It could be the case that defending Matt Gaetz would only remind viewers that FNC is full of creepers and sex fiends and that this might be more of self-preservation than avoidance.
So the whole Q child trafficing and Pizzagate saga was just projection.
FYI, the Wall Street Journal has covered the story, but it isn't on the front page of the website, only on the front page of the Politics section. It also isn't the biggest story there, which is Biden's infrastructure bill.
OMG Someone else has discovered Willie Nile! A friend turned me on to him 13 years ago, the ultimate NYC rocker. Saw him at McCabe's in Santa Monica, a guitar shop, which literally has at least 150 guitars on a wall in their small 125 seat venue. Willie is in his 70's and rocks with the best of them. He is a true American poet.
They’re not sending us their best.
Or maybe the problem is, they are.