Monday, January 11, 2010

Rupert Murdoch Ghettoizes Clowns, Cranks and Cinderella Commentators Under the One Big Fox News Umbrella

According to news reports, Rupert Mordoch has consolidated his stable of crying clowns, cantankerous cranks, recovering addicts, and now-- the ruby in the crown-- the Cinderella from Wasilla, under the madly blinking Fox News marquee. Apparently Fox has hired the previously unemployed Sarah Palin to serve as commentator and "contributor."
Palin, obviously thrilled to have another chance to work at all (after the debacle of the McCain Presidential campaign, and her ignominious exit from Alaska politics), said (according to Fox):
"I am thrilled to be joining the great talent and management team at Fox News. It's wonderful to be part of a place that so values fair and balanced news," Palin said in a written release.
This is a brilliant gambit which will concentrate virtually all of the idiot political voices we don't want to hear under one roof, onto one channel, and perhaps I'll take the time to figure out how to program it all out of my TV remote control once and for all.

Thanks Rupert! And remind me again how we're supposed to know it's not Tina Fey and Saturday Night Live, and what we're watching really is FoxNews?

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