Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Satire is dead. Bill O'Reilly, broadcast on FOX, says:
Now for the top story tonight, for the first time ever, a political party may have a network news organization in its pocket!
But wait, he's not decided to come clean about the links between the channel he works for and the GOP, no! He's claiming NBC is a tool of the Democrats.
O'REILLY: You've got now a network who's thrown down the gauntlet, is going to support the Democrats in subtle ways sometimes, in overt ways in other times. Is that a big advantage?
GAVIN: Well, you know, if that's their strategy, I don't think it's a successful one. I mean, people...
O'REILLY: No, no, but is it an advantage for the Democratic party? I don't care about NBC. Is it an advantage for the Democratic party? Is it?
GAVIN: Yes and no. I mean, on the one hand, sure. If you know, if the notion about NBC is friendlier for Democrats, great. But are they just going to reach people who already agree with them? Are they not going to reach across the aisle to people maybe who won't tune in because they might...
O'REILLY: No, it's an interesting point. But remember, it's a big cannon. I mean, it's a big, big organization.
I don't think we've seen cheek that big since Brontosaurii bestrode the world.
Now for the top story tonight, for the first time ever, a political party may have a network news organization in its pocket!
But wait, he's not decided to come clean about the links between the channel he works for and the GOP, no! He's claiming NBC is a tool of the Democrats.
O'REILLY: You've got now a network who's thrown down the gauntlet, is going to support the Democrats in subtle ways sometimes, in overt ways in other times. Is that a big advantage?
GAVIN: Well, you know, if that's their strategy, I don't think it's a successful one. I mean, people...
O'REILLY: No, no, but is it an advantage for the Democratic party? I don't care about NBC. Is it an advantage for the Democratic party? Is it?
GAVIN: Yes and no. I mean, on the one hand, sure. If you know, if the notion about NBC is friendlier for Democrats, great. But are they just going to reach people who already agree with them? Are they not going to reach across the aisle to people maybe who won't tune in because they might...
O'REILLY: No, it's an interesting point. But remember, it's a big cannon. I mean, it's a big, big organization.
I don't think we've seen cheek that big since Brontosaurii bestrode the world.
Labels: Conservatives, Fox, media, United States
