I, for one, will no longer be watching Fox News. What they did to Hank Williams Jr., a son of Alabama, is unforgivable. Fox is trying to portray the people of the south as ignorant rednecks. I just can NOT lend any support to that, for my Alabama!
I, for one, will no longer be watching Fox News. What they did to Hank Williams Jr., a son of Alabama, is unforgivable. Fox is trying to portray the people of the south as ignorant rednecks. I just can NOT lend any support to that, for my Alabama!
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What happened to our First Amendment Rights?
I saw the interview when it happened, and Hank WIlliam's diatribe seemed so odd. I thought he was drunk. Then I saw him on Hannity (was it just last night?) and he seemed the same way. He's a good singer/songwriter but a lousy speaker. His thoughts ramble so, as if he can't complete a thought while he's talking. He just seemed loopy to me. It's not Fox's fault he speaks like he's nuts.
Fox News obviously set Bocephus up to look like a redneck. I imagine Steve Dookey and his cronies made great of fun of us Alabamians.
Hank lives in Paris, TN as do some old friends of mine. He is notorious for acting odd around town. Imagine Ozzie Osborn, but wearing a Alabama hat and carrying a shotgun.
Whatever it takes to cure your Foxophelia is a first step toward sanity, whatever the WARPED reason! See how crazy being exposed to those like Gretchen Carlson and Sean Hannity has MADE these poor souls? This poor suffering poster is advocating a boycott not based on the ignorance of Hank Williams Jr. and his showing it on Fixed News but the fact that not even the radical right propoganda machine at FIXED NEWS are willing to go THAT FAR! (Actually, they ARE and have many times, just the hypocrisy that is all things rethugliteacon coming through I guess) BUT YES, BOYCOTT FOX NEWS!
REMEMBER:
ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT FOXOPHILES
LMAO
No, I shall not boycott Fox. I like Bocephus, but he's had a bit too much exposure to bourbon and a few other items, I suspect.
Feel free to watch CNN and MSNBC, if you must. Or, join the over 75 crowd that still watch the antenna networks' evening national news. Nothing against the older folks, they're just used to NBCCBSABC. Old habits die hard.
Business is business.
When you have a valuable property/product like Monday Night Football, image is EVERYTHING. And Hank Williams was hired to help the image of MNF, to connect with the "average Joe" and make them feel like the game was something they could relate to- nevermind that it's played by millionaires for multi-millionaires in billion-dollar stadiums. Hiring Hank Williams was a business decision. And when he shot his mouth off, drawing negative attention to himself, ESPN felt that he was not worth the risk of negative publicity for their very valuable property as that could drive down it's value to advertisers (which is where the real money is made in broadcasting). So, they made the business decision to get rid of him, in order to protect that image.
He's still free to run his mouth as loud and as long as he wants- it's a free country, and that's the very essence of it. But that doesn't mean he is free from risk in doing so... if you embarrass or otherwise cause damage to your employer or your employer's product, they are under no obligation to continue employing you. Anyone trying to turn this into a First Amendment issue is completely and totally missing the point of the right to free speech.
There seems to be a great deal of ignorance about the First Amendment. It prohibits the government from interfering with free speech; it says there may be no law prohibiting free speech. It does not prohibit a business from deciding what may be said by its employees, vendors, etc. Hank Williams is free go say whatever he pleases; ESPN is free to say it won't pay him for saying it.
Since it was ESPN who fired him, shouldn't we boycott them?
Fox gave him his free speech.
OK b50m, you have gone from surreal to ridiculous.......where would I watch my teams play on Saturday......
LOL, sorry teyates.
I don't watch sports at all. Guess I'm UNAMERICAN!
my poor misguided soul......haha.....In my best Jimi imitation....
"you are a communist and you hate America!"....
my poor misguided soul......haha.....In my best Jimi imitation....
"you are a communist and you hate America!"....
Hate to piggyback off of you teyates, b50m's condition could be a symptom of the mind destroying disease: FOXOPHELIA! Look at the examples of the carnage that radical right wing brainwashing has inflicted upon those who are afflicted with this illness on this forum!
REMEMBER:
ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT FOXOPHILES!
Maybe they don't realize it's called Fox News ENTERTAINMENT. That means they can report/make crap up as the please.
What I think is funny is that Republicans give all this lip service to the Jesus freak fanbase but that's never the candidate they'll run in a presidential election. Wake up you knotheaded Christians, you're being used and have been since Regan watched Jimmy Carter rake in all the fundy votes.
Captain oblivious, take your Jesus freak talk to religion.
As for Fox news, no one has ever proved they MADE ANYTHING UP.
But we know Dan Rather made up stories. We know Katie Curic chops her video interviews into nice little pieces, and we know Eric Holder is a flat out lair to congress.
These things we can prove. The rest is inside that pink leotard of yours.
ok... it's proven fact... the only real things on tv are fox news and professional wrestling!
The rest is inside that pink leotard of yours.
... typical Christian. Have you ever had an original thought?
http://www.commondreams.org/views03/1020-11.htm It's official. Fox News makes you ignorant.
Their hatred for fox news is the "kill the messenger" type of thinking.
Their hatred for fox news is the "kill the messenger" type of thinking.
It is not so much hatred as it is envy.
Look at what THEY have to depend on for "news".
The icon of the liberal news media should be a giant set of lips. Puckered up to do the kissing they do.
The Common Dreams piece was a perfect example of regressive thought. A small bit on Fox, then praising NPR viewers. Mostly, reporting on the "misperception" of foreigners including the middle east and Europe -- that they are extreme conspiracy believers.
That last part is true, Europe and the middle east contain more than their fiar share of nutburgers. But, then, Europe is full of regressives.
The very mention of Fox causes MEGO amongst the regressives. Readiing of their high viewership causes steam to spout from their ears. Let's keep them engaged. Its fun!
The Fox NEws defenders are vocal and adamant their news source is better than the other news sources. You'll never hear a anti-Fox advocate describe the rest of the media as "better", or more "truthful" because they know that all media is unreliable. The Foxophiles are just not able to understand that fact on their own.
You mean like this bit of CNN trash!
"After airing an ad for the midterm elections that implicitly jabbed at its two rival cable news networks, CNN released a promo on Wednesday that takes Fox News and MSNBC head on.
The ad, called "CNN: The Choice Is Clear,"casts MSNBC and Fox News as partisan networks more interested in pushing an agenda than in delivering the news. The script reads:
"When you support one party or the other, that's OK--if you're a voter. But not if you are a news network. If you want to keep them all honest without playing favorites, the choice is clear. CNN: the worldwide leader in news."
The ad features only text -- with two exceptions. When the words "one party or the other" show up, so do an elephant labeled "Fox News" and a donkey labeled "MSNBC."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...and-ms_n_781685.html
The rest is inside that pink leotard of yours.
... typical Christian. Have you ever had an original thought?
Many of them. Do you spend all your time wishing for Chris Matthews to give YOU a tingle?
If you ever ventured into the religious section, you would know I'm not a Christian.
The rest is inside that pink leotard of yours.
... typical Christian. Have you ever had an original thought?
If you ever ventured into the religious section, you would know I'm not a Christian.
b50m,
Are you doing your Christine O'Donnell imitation again??????????????
Fox is right on this one. Bocephus IS a redneck and his comments about the President were intemperate and inappropriate. True, he has a right to speak his opinion freely and publicly. But my question is THIS: Will the same people who took such strong offense at the Dixie Chicks` singer, Natalie Maines, when she criticized G.W. Bush now find fault with Williams, Jr. for insulting the current President?
The rest is inside that pink leotard of yours.
... typical Christian. Have you ever had an original thought?
If you ever ventured into the religious section, you would know I'm not a Christian.
b50m,
Are you doing your Christine O'Donnell imitation again??????????????
Nope Rockhead, try reading, if you are able.
MAN, RIGHT WING WICKED WITCH, which pill did you take when you posted this? Can't take a joke these days can you? I think this borders on schizophrenic posting.
I see the NY Times is firing people as their circulation decreases -- good. I look forward to the day the Grey Lady, which became the old grey nag becomes the grey ghost, or a giveaway fishwrapper.
MAN, RIGHT WING WICKED WITCH, which pill did you take when you posted this? Can't take a joke these days can you? I think this borders on schizophrenic posting.
LOL, you have butters giving you pointers now? Tell you what rockhead, you stop posting rethugliteacons and using BOLD for every post, and I won't call you rockhead.
I have some pity for Rocky. He's now married, has a job and a new son. He's probably suffering from sleep deprivation! Too bad the baby wasn't a daughter. Father's of little girls evolve into conservatives much faster!
Rocky, sooner, or later you'll be one of us. Don't fight it! Oh, and ignore the pods!
They had a boy? I missed that.
Congrats Rocky and Mrs. Rocky.
You are right, fathers of girls become conservative very quickly.
Why hasn't jimbo contributed his version of 'wisdom' to this thread? Hmmmm.........
When I hear people talk about how "unbiased" MSNBC and CNN are, I am reminded of the story of the NYT sent to me by a friend....
A biker is riding by the zoo, when he sees a little girl leaning into the lion's cage. Suddenly, the lion grabs her by the cuff of her jacket and tries to pull her inside to slaughter her before the eyes of her screaming parents. The biker jumps off his bike, runs to the cage, and hits the lion square on the nose with a powerful punch. Whimpering from the pain, the lion jumps back, letting go of the girl, and the biker brings her to her terrified parents, who thank him endlessly. A New York Times reporter has witnessed the whole scene, and addressing the biker, says, "Sir, this was the most gallant and brave thing I saw a man do in my whole life." "Why, it was nothing, really, the lion was behind bars. I just saw this little kid in danger, and acted as I felt right." "Well, I'll make sure this won't go unnoticed. I'm a journalist from the New York Times, you know, and tomorrow's paper will have this on the front page. What motorcycle do you ride and what political affiliation do you have?" "A Harley Davidson, and I am a Republican." The journalist leaves. The following morning the biker buys the New York Times and reads, on the front page: *REPUBLICAN BIKER GANG MEMBER ASSAULTS AFRICAN IMMIGRANT AND STEALS HIS LUNCH*