Fox News Losing Their Grip?
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Dumb Things Said By Smart People, The War On Terrorism, The WorldA few statements made by Fox News contributors in recent days have people pretty furious.
The Guardian has a closer look.
Speaking about the reaction of the financial markets, Brit Hume, the channel’s Washington managing editor, said: “Just on a personal basis … I saw the futures this morning, which were really in the tank, I thought ‘hmm, time to buy’.”
Jeezus Brit, please don’t tell me you actually said this. Sure, looking objectively at the situation, when the markets are down for any reason it’s high time to buy. However, you’re the lead anchor of the top cable news station in the country. A little sensitivity is in order.
The next gaffe?
The host of a Fox News programme, Brian Kilmeade, said the attacks had the effect of putting terrorism back on the top of the G8’s agenda, in place of global warming and African aid. “I think that works to our advantage, in the western world’s advantage, for people to experience something like this together, just 500 miles from where the attacks have happened.”
Again, the “terrorism is good” meme smacks of opportunism. And I’m not sure how dozens of people dying and thousands injured could ever truly “work to our advantage”, unless he’s talking about the British public being more sympathetic to the War On Terrorism. And if that’s the case, well, shame on you Brian.
And perhaps the creepiest of all was said by John Gibson who intimates that the French should have been the targets because nobody in the world cares about them.
Another Fox News host, John Gibson, said before the blasts that the International Olympic Committee “missed a golden opportunity” by not awarding the 2012 games to France. “If they had picked France instead of London to hold the Olympics, it would have been the one time we could look forward to where we didn’t worry about terrorism. They’d blow up Paris, and who cares?” He added: “This is why I thought the Brits should let the French have the Olympics - let somebody else be worried about guys with backpack bombs for a while.”
Whoa. This last one REALLY turns my stomach. I can’t believe a news anchor can get away with saying something like that. Please join with me and talk about this story with friends. We can’t let this pass.
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