Fox News sinks to a new low - edits Obama's SOTU speech

[GroundedSailor]

Fox News sinks to a new low - if that's possible. They edit out the laughter in Obama's SOTU speech and splice in sounds of crickets chirping and then claim - his jokes fell flat?

WTF?

From the January 26 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends

Actual speech - see minutes 34 and 48 and you can hear the laughter

And this is supposed to be from the news section of Fox, not the op-ed journalists.

Is it fair and balanced? You decide.

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[jacc1234]

WTF? Is that real?

 

[Fern]

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And this is supposed to be from the news section of Fox, not the op-ed journalists.

Is it fair and balanced? You decide.

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Fox & Friends is "news" and not op-ed?

Have you never seen it? (Not that I recommend you do, in fact don't, it's hideous).

It's a morning show with 3 people sitting around yacking. No way that's a serious news show, while they do, in general, discuss news topics they sure as heck discuss their opinions. IMO, it's not close to a straight up news program, nor could ever be confused as one.

Fern

 

[CPA]

"Faux rage, faux rage, look at me screaming faux rage!"

 

[Deeko]

If that's real - its pathetic.

 

[Jaskalas]

Why the **** did they do that? That one in particular stinks of propaganda. To not just edit it as a joke, but to discuss it within a serious context?

 

[ProfJohn]

Well the first joke really did fall flat. A couple of people laughing and then some nervous clapping.

Wasn't a funny joke either, not from the President at lease.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Fox News sinks to a new low - if that's possible. They edit out the laughter in Obama's SOTU speech and splice in sounds of crickets chirping and then claim - his jokes fell flat?

WTF?

From the January 26 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends

Actual speech - see minutes 34 and 48 and you can hear the laughter

And this is supposed to be from the news section of Fox, not the op-ed journalists.

Is it fair and balanced? You decide.

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"Fox & Friends" is not News. Commentary in a different coat. Maybe to convince people/suckers/knee jerkers that it is actually news.

 

[nageov3t]

and here I thought the joke was saying that America would ever see high-speed trains.

 

[dmcowen674]

Fox News sinks to a new low - if that's possible. They edit out the laughter in Obama's SOTU speech and splice in sounds of crickets chirping and then claim - his jokes fell flat?

WTF?

From the January 26 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends

Actual speech - see minutes 34 and 48 and you can hear the laughter

And this is supposed to be from the news section of Fox, not the op-ed journalists.

Is it fair and balanced? You decide.

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Have you seen any of my posts?

Last year Fox was taken to court and it went all the way to the Supreme Court over this issue. The Supreme Court classified Fox News as an Entertainment organization. The word NEWS is just a name, they have nothing to do with real NEWS. It's just a marketing word under free speech.

People, especially Americans that are easily brain washable such as the religious that consider themselves conservatives and Republican or Tea Party all fall under the spell of Fox, Limbaugh, Hannity, Palin, Bachmann, Levin etc.

They have deep pockets and taking over the U.S. damn near close to 100% of it wasn't for the Messiah Obama.

 

[piasabird]

This is a joke. you were lucky to hear any parts of a speech given by Bush.

So this must qualify as fair and balanced?

 

[Nintendesert]

Have you seen any of my posts?

Last year Fox was taken to court and it went all the way to the Supreme Court over this issue. The Supreme Court classified Fox News as an Entertainment organization. The word NEWS is just a name, they have nothing to do with real NEWS. It's just a marketing word under free speech.

People, especially Americans that are easily brain washable such as the religious that consider themselves conservatives and Republican or Tea Party all fall under the spell of Fox, Limbaugh, Hannity, Palin, Bachmann, Levin etc.

They have deep pockets and taking over the U.S. damn near close to 100% of it wasn't for the Messiah Obama.

I'd love to read up on that court decision, would you happen to have its name?

 

[IBMer]

This is a joke. you were lucky to hear any parts of a speech given by Bush.

So this must qualify as fair and balanced?

Can you be fair and balanced and not apart of the "Main Stream Media" when you do the same thing?

 

[101mpg]

They totally deceived me, I was lead to believe there were actual crickets in the room when there were in fact NO CRICKETS!!! I AM OUTRAGED!

 

[JSt0rm]

They totally deceived me, I was lead to believe there were actual crickets in the room when there were in fact NO CRICKETS!!! I AM OUTRAGED!

Actually you were deceived into thinking there was no laughter because they removed it from the original recordings. Crickets over a bad joke is a classic sound gag.

 

[Amused]

I'd love to read up on that court decision, would you happen to have its name?

:::crickets:::

 

[IBMer]

Maybe this one:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/7/30/201231/262

I never heard of a case before but this is what I found.

 

[Red Dawn]

What kind of moron bothers to watch those clowns in the morning? You have a dumb ass weatherman, a Beauty Queen who's brilliant but pretends to be stupid as not to offendsher audience and another guy there as a face.

 

[nageov3t]

What kind of moron bothers to watch those clowns in the morning? You have a dumb ass weatherman, a Beauty Queen who's brilliant but pretends to be stupid as not to offendsher audience and another guy there as a face.

as far as I can tell, they're the tv equivalent of a bad morning radio show.

 

[Chaotic42]

as far as I can tell, they're the tv equivalent of a bad morning radio show.

They have good morning radio talk shows? Seriously though, Fox and Friends is pretty much unwatchable.

 

[OutHouse]

wtf OMG WTFBBQ!!!! how dare they have a little fun!!!!

 

[Londo_Jowo]

Yet Fox and Friends have maintained the number 1 position for morning shows for the last 9 years.

 

[nageov3t]

They have good morning radio talk shows? Seriously though, Fox and Friends is pretty much unwatchable.

I caught Chris Booker a couple times after he left NYC for Philly (before he got fired) and he wasn't that bad.

I miss having him in NY (though it's good that he left, considering the station he was on changed formats from alt rock to pop/rap/dance)

 

[IBMer]

Yet Fox and Friends have maintained the number 1 position for morning shows for the last 9 years.

A lot of people drinking the koolaide?

 

[Londo_Jowo]

A lot of people drinking the koolaide?

It appears that the slobbering liberals drink it up and cry about Fox every minute of the day, well that is when they're not crying about Palin or Bachmann. This forum is a prime example.