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Happy Birthday, Ms B!
Thanks!
*squeeze*
Woo hoo!! Happy birthday!
Woohoo Ms B.
*birthdaywiggles*
OH, yay! More birthday wishes for Ms B!
.
*hands everyone a Slurpee*
Ooh, thanks!
*slides straw in and out of lid, making squeaky noises*
Hm, my friend once told me doing this was a sign of sexual frustration. Is that true?
Yes. So is chewing ice.
Hmmm, I chewed it like crazy when I was pregnant.
crunchcrunchcrunch…
*looks up*
Whut?
What about B.O.B.?
That was a pretty funny mov—ie…erm, uh..
*giggles nervously*
Battery Operated Butterknife?
Brewski On Beer?
B-b-b-butterknife???
How about Butter on Bread??
Happy Birthday Ms B
//stalker O.o
Grrrrrrrrrrrr!
*bites stalker in the hoo-ha*
People would fail ANYTHING that’s FOX News.
I am neither republican nor democrats, but picking on FOX News’ tiniest of mistakes gets old and tiring. Nobody cares if the Bush-supporting-anchor misses a beat during lives news. Making mistakes on live broadcasts is extremely common. It’s NOT THAT funny that it’s worth putting on FAIL BLOG. srsly
People SHOULD fail ANYTHING that is FOX news.
There, I went ahead and fixed that for you.
FOX is not news, it is thinly veiled propaganda. I would estimate the actual amount of true, unbiased news in any given time period on FOX at about 0-5% max.
But there will always be people who secretly or openly agree with these bigots and then of course rise to their defense whenever they can. And they mostly start their statements with “I am neither republican nor democrat…” to give the impression of a neutral point of view. Nice try.
Waah, You my friend have nailed it!
My goodness, a bad comment about Fox News?, this is outrageous, someone should ban these infidels from the internet.
Anyway you’re an idiot, this has happened a lot times but idiots like you would of course just share it if it happened in Fox News to make us “know” it’s thinly veiled propaganda.
Before you start being a stupid teenager against the evil news corporations again, I don’t even live in your country, -thanks god-. But it has happened many times in many networks around the world the problem is that 14 year olds with “clear” political beliefs like you will upload any mistake made in a network not-of-your-preference.
Grow up.
That would explain a lot…
*thinks of Mr. Buttersteer*
*snerk*
Before I forget…
*happybirthdaysqueezesforMsB*
Hi Suzie!
*squeezies*
*bigBrewskisqueezes*
I’m still trying to get used to your avatar…
I’d like to find something else… ideas welcome.
A tall cold glass of pale ale would be to obvious, wouldn’t it.
*slipperysqueezes*
Thanks, sweetie!
Did you get your situation resolved?
I hope so. I was starting to get desperate there!
By the way, happiest b-day wishes for you Ms. B. May you have many, many more.
Women never want more birthdays, we just want the same one over and over.
Thanks Velvet!
*Sssslluuuurrrppp!*
GAH! Brain freeze!!
*Birthday squeezes!*
*a la Marilyn Monroe*
♪ Happy Birthday To You
Happy Birthday To You
Happy Birthday To You Dear Ms B♥
Happy Birthday To You ♪
*end*
I accidenty the words. I mean, Ms Monroe accidenty the words. For shame!!!!!
Hey! I thought Brewski was going to don his birthday suit in honor of Ms B’s birthday! Did I miss it???
*snickers*
*looks around for Ms B*
OK, I said I was trying to reform, but since it’s a special day…
*puts on “You Can Leave Your Hat On*
*sets up stage*
*gets spotlight ready…and secret video camera*
All set, Mr. Brewski…ready when you are!
Objection!!!
*replaces Brewski with a Brewski-Lite clone*
LEAVE BREWSKI’S PANTS ALONE!!!
I did not make him do it…he did it of his own free will!
*snaps to break hypnotic spell*
Well, I was offering a special dance in honor of Ms B… but she seems to be MIA!
Oh well, hopefully she’s having fun, wherever she is…
♫ somewhere, over the rainbow! ♫
Oh! Am I missing a party?!
OK, Ms B, just remember, this isn’t going to become a habit or anything!!
*cranks up music*
*wiggle-dances*
*takes off shoe*
*throws shoe into audience*
Oh! Sorry. Ouch. Size 13. That’s gonna leave a mark.
OK, Sorry Ms B, I can’t do it! It wouldn’t be right, what with my newfound pants-ness!
*does a brief Irish jig*
*gives Ms B smooch on cheek*
*exits stage left*
Bravo! Bravo! It was WONDERFUL!
*runs in late*
Happy Birthday Ms B ♥ !!
I have a specially selected assortment of
beer chocolate cheesecake….. no no.. oh here!*gives Ms B ♥ the remote control to play back the secret videotape of Brewski’s last de-pantsing*
Oh hell, take the beer chocolate and cheesecake too!
*squeeze*
mmmmmmm … beer chocolate cheesecake. Now that sounds
deadlysinfuledibledecadent.I think she is out changing large bills for smaller ones so she has plenty of tips to stuff in your…wait…that won’t work…
He can put them in his hat…
*throws extra in Brewski’s hat*
That’s faked.
think da same
You’re a fake?
Of course it is – it’s Fox News.
Faux News seems to be cornering the market on Fails lately.
It’s the only thing they’re good at, other than being a Republican propaganda machine.
Riiiiight. Because the OTHER news outlets aren’t at all biased. CNN, MSNBC, ABC, etc. are innocent little angels of news. No Liberal propoganda whatsoever.
:rolls eyes:
Some people are so stupid.
*Takes notes*
I’m sorry for our ignorance. Will you please enlighten us?
*Deliberately turns and walks away*
Um, yeh, in fact I just did. I said that of course Fox News is biased, and so are the other news networks.
fox news isn’t just biased, it’s NOT NEWS. most of their programming is opinion and bullshit, and what isn’t, is 90% made up.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!
It’s OK, really. It’s not your fault you were born without brains. Call it a genetic defect.
Agreed. The other news organizations are equally if not moreso slanted in the opposite direction. Of course people tend to only see Fox as biased because it doesn’t mesh with their personal views like the others do… This fail is a fail.
“fox news” and “integrity” are two phrases not often seen in the same sentence. why is that shytelord?
faux news is like watching dan rather 24/7.
saurkraut and intelligence are not two phrases often seen in the same sentence. Why is that, sauerkraut?
You just made the most ridiculous illogical argument I’ve heard in a while.
“Some people are so stupid.”
Yup, watching Fox News will do that to you.
Well, they may be biased, but at least they actually report NEWS.
:rolls eyes:
Some people are so stupid.
I don’t know if you’ve ever been to AZ (where this station is broadcast) but for local news, fox is one of the more liberal stations here
This is a local network, not FOX News itself. Therefore, the “FOX is bad” hive-think has no validity here. Of course, it’s too much to expect people to think things through nowadays.
We understand there is a station called “Fox News”. There are also local Fox affiliates that run local news programs. What should we call those programs – ABC Sports?
No, let’s call them foul and rude names!
“Tonight, on Poo Face TV…”
QWAZ!!!
*butterysqueezes*
SUZIE!!!
*roboticsqueezes*
Qwaz is here!
*SqueezesTheRobot*
010010100100011101101010010? LOL
Does your local ABC affiliate refer to themselves as ABC News? That’s it? Or maybe it’s called Chanel 3 News. Or Big 2 News…. etc.
As to the title; what does integrity have to do with not knowing you are on air?
Whether or not this is FOX news or a local network has no bearing on the validity of the “FOX is bad” hive-think.
FOX is still biased and still lacks integrity in their alleged journalism even if this doesn’t happen to be them.
I’ve heard of group-think but never of hive-think.
We are BORG.
Resistance is futile.
Assimilation — do not want!!
*runs*
We are Dyslexic of Borg.
Fusistance is retile.
Your ass will be laminated.
*hard to contain giggles*
*getting strange looks from co-workers*
Laminate away…
*braces self*
You do realise what ass-lamination entails?
Subjecting your ass to extreme temperatures so the plastic is melted on to it…
I had natural child birth … ‘nuf said.
By all means, proceed with the lamination.
But, I didn’t mean to scare you or anything…
I’m not askeered… mind if I tape your ass-lamination?
Precisely.
Like their reports on the “WMDs” in Iraq.
What does that have to do with this? Also, the title of this fail makes no sense.
Cough*Foxnewshasbeenknowntocompletelyfabricatestoriesonweaponsofmassdestructioniniraqjusttosupportformerpresidentbushandhisparty*cough
Still not sure how that’s relevant here.
it’s only not relevant when you do not like the obvious: faux news is not journalism but poorly disguised propaganda.
Saddam Hussein was known to fabricate stories about his WMD stores and it wasn’t only Fox News or George Bush that thought there were WMDs in Iraq. The info was in other countries’ intelligence as well. You can blame Bill Clinton and many other respectable Democrats by that standard. I’m sick of hearing people regurgitate this convenient version of history as to who knew what, when. I also wonder what crossed the border into Syria that we don’t know about.
I wouldn’t trust any of the media, period. Unbiased journalism doesn’t exist.
1) other countries got their intelligence from the CIA and other US entities.
2) strangely enough, American intelligence services have utilized the interrogation skills of supposedly unfriendly countries like Syria to torture terrorism suspects. I suspect those same intelligence services have knowledge of whatever crossed the border into Syria.
Cough*NBCnewshadtofiredanratherforcompletelyfabricatingdocumentsthatdidnotexist
Besides of which, blaming Fox News Channel for the reporting of local yokels in affiliate markets is like blaming them for bad episodes of Cops and American Idol. Might want to see a doctor about correcting that anal cranial inversion.
Psst…lol…
Cough*DanratherworkedforCBSnotNBC*
Just sayin’…
*Covers mouth*
*Passes out cough drops*
*walks away quickly*
I know, it’s like these people are engaging in biological warfare here. Either that or the piggy sniffles have infected the blog. Either way, I’m not that nervous about it.
That reminds me, is there an illness the undead can catch? I mean, you already deceased, but can you catch the cold?
Nope, that’s just a figure of speech.
While agree with the apparent general premise that Dan Rather created some “news,” he did not do so 24/7 as does faux news.
The issue with FOX is not simply that they’re biased. The problem is that a majority of the station’s prime time programming is opinion-based (Glenn Beck and Bill O’Reilly to name a few), while the fact that these programs represent personal opinion and not news is not sufficiently clear to most viewers. It’s difficult to believe that FOX is not aware of this issue, so one cannot help but feel as though they are exploiting it by not trying to set the record straight. Other news stations certainly do air opinion programming (much of it with a liberal bias), however, other stations do not seem to have the same problems with people confusing their opinion shows for news.
My issue with this fail is that it has nothing to do with journalistic integrity. The OP’s title displays their own personal bias against FOX and does not in any way describe the video they posted. I agree that this fail is, while entertaining, still a fail.
Ah, there it is:
“…while the fact that these programs represent personal opinion and not news is not sufficiently clear to most viewers”
The theme I find most often repeated, in various guises, by nearly all my liberal friends: “Most people are too stupid/weak-willed/gullible to look out for themselves and to form opinions for themselves (particularly if those opinions disagree with mine, which is a clear sign of herd mentality). Therefore, da gubmint must protect us all from every harm (or, at least, the things *I* consider harmful).”
No one said anything about the government regulating media outlets. I’m fully in favor of the first amendment. There’s a difference between finding something unethical (such as the presentation of opinion under the guise of news) and wanting to legislate against it. I support FOX’s right to do what they do, I just find it unethical.
FNC knows it’s prime-time is opinion. What’s your point. Are you saying MSNBC’s prime time lineup is not opinion? At least O’Reilly and Hannity have on people to debate. Name one time, just one, that Olbermann has had someone on his show disagreed with him.
At least he didn’t say f*&^$%^%ck.
I’m sure they have a delay for such emergencies.
Well then, we’ll have to remove a few of the previous live news fails.
What?
Huh?
Duuuuuuuuhhh…
“A ‘D’ In english? Son, you SPEAK english!”
Ralph Wiggum – “I fail english? That’s unpossible!”
Do they speak English in What?
Who says what in the where now?
Nope. I worked in the news for a few years. Everything is 100% live and to the second. There is no delay, and every mistake is visible to the public. Good fun when someone else does it, but REALLY sucks when it’s your fault. LOL
oh, firetruck!
Just thinking the same thing…
*squeeze*
*buttersqueeze*
Whut?
Gotta love the blank stares of the Faux Newsfolks.
Their eyes are the windows to their soul.
The Dementors already got to this one.
Roflcopter?
*puts some SOI sauce in Aja’s cafe*
Is that to help him get out the stains?
Ms B! Congrats! Sorry, I had to go away for a while.
Thanks, Aja! No worries about real life interupting the more important things.
Faux News.
Umm…what part of that had to do with journalistic integrity? Go screw yourself you stupid liberals. PMSNBC is more liberal than FOX is conservative. Pull your heads out of the sand you putzy little queens.
*is not a liberal*
*is not a queen*
*is not little*
Get a grip.
Stupid liberals?
*gets on soapbox*
At least we’re not blind, brainwashed right-wing nutjobs who would do anything to completely undermine the current administration.
*gets off soapbox*
I’m not trying to undermine the administration, i’m not a nut-job, and i’m surely not blind. nice try though, you can go back to your Obama blow-up doll now!
*sigh*
I really appreciate the fact that we all have the right to our opinions, and that we have the right to express them. But, seriously, can’t we all just get along?!?! Just because you don’t agree with someone, doesn’t mean you need to insult them. Does that really make you feel better?
Small and stupid people don’t know any better because they were raised by monkeys. Not very intelligent monkeys at that.
And the use of profanity is the sign of a limited imagination. I can think of some really foul things to call people without having to resort to the “standard” four letter words.
Oh, good, my moderated comment finally made it through the meat grinder.
ooo… I got a “your comment is awaiting moderation” fail from Failblog… DOH… I used the word 1magination.
Just don’t reply to your own moderated comment. PLEASE!!!
I won’t. I know better than that.
who do you think started it?
would you rather the people being provoked just roll over – so we can all just “get along”?
I was talking to everybody.
Maybe if the provoking stopped no one would have to “just roll over”.
I think I wanna go back to bed.
*squeeze*
You did and said nothing wrong, sweets.
Sorry, Ms B. Is this your first time on the internet? And Fox News isn’t biased. It’s just their opinion shows that are biased. Please, cite me a single concrete case of bias in Fox News.
Fox News isn’t biased?! And the Daily Mail isn’t right-wing either, I suppose
.
I’ll give you some damn evidence. On March 23, 2003, Fox news reported a “huge chemical weapons factory” had been found in southern Iraq, and just three weeks later, they reported that “weapons grade plutonium” had been found at an “Iraq nuclear complex”. Neither the factory nor the complex actually existed. Why would they invent a story like this? This could be due to the fact that the CEO at the time, Roger Ailes, was known to be a Republican advocate, serving in both the Reagan and Bush Snr. administrations as media advisor, and even sent a message to Karl Rove suggesting ways to spin the Iraq War in a positive light. Who knows.
*looks up from the Daily Mail*
Have you heard that immigrants cause global warming?
And, according to this article, they’re causing house prices to plummet and the recession! Let’s check the Guardian.
.
Oh. The Tory party causes cancer. I had no idea.
Yes, but Labour councils often happy-slap wheely bins
It’s a scandal!
Not true! Sorry to correct you guys on this but I am an expert on global warming.
Fact: Global warming is caused by day light savings.
Fact: Because of day light savings we have more hours of light per day thus causing warmer days which in turn heats up the atmosphere therefore creating what we now call, Global Warming.
I know this all to be true ’cause I saw it in a Forwarded e-mail once. Get it straight folks!
Did you guys know that it’s a government conspiracy when you see a rainbow in your sprinkler? It’s true! I saw video proof!
man… rainbows are a gubbahment conspiracy?? dang… such a kill joy!
I fail to see that just because “it’s always been this way” means we should just let it happen. Common courtesy can be contagious, if you just have the guts to start it. I’m sorry that you feel that it’s ok for people to insult others instead of having a healthy and respectful debate. Just because someone doesn’t agree with you, doesn’t mean they are insulting you. We, as a people, need to get past this. Grow some thicker skin and stop taking offense where none was meant. We would all be happier for it.
*applauds*
I should bake you a special birthday cake today.
*replaces candles on cake with trick candles*
*walks away whistling*
*huffs*
*puffs*
*huffs*
*puffs*
*pouts*
Jon Stewart has had a bunch of clips of their “actual” news repeating the opinions from their opinion shows, invariably in the guise of “people are saying that…”
Sure, you can point out that Jon Stewart is himself biased (he is, and I’m sure he wouldn’t deny it). That doesn’t change the fact that these are clips from the news shows demonstrating exactly what you’re asking to have demonstrated.
*thumbs up*
I love John Stewart. And most of his bias is towards stupid people. He willingly cracks comments on anybody and everybody, both he and Steven Colbert.
That’s exactly what I was implying. I.e., that he’s biased against Republicans.
*runs and hides*
Sweets, BondFan lives in England.
*places order for Obama blow-up doll*
Anyone want in?
As long as they don’t send you a Richard Gere by mistake.
which model? Michelle or Barack?
What’s the difference? They’re both just as ugly !
No, you’re blind, brainwashed left-wing moonbats who would have done anything to completely undermine the previous administration.
And to echo others: what in THE f*ck does a technical glitch have to do with journalistic “intergrity”? Is that the best example of an alleged lack of integrity you guys can come up with? MSNBC’s audio went out for about 15 seconds the other day… obviously that proves they’re pinko commie symps with pix of Lenin on the ceilings of their bedrooms.
“you putzy little queens”? The logic of you argument just overwhelms me.
*sigh*
I’m so tired of hatespeak. I think I see humans devolving before my very eyes.
*hugs*
Me too, sweets, me too.
*DW and Ms B squeezies*
Yeah, some days I’m about ready to build that space ship that will let me form a colony on Mars, and to heck with all these idiots.
Of course the lag on FB updates would be intolerable.
Nah. If you really move to Mars, I’m sure the PTB will allow you to set up a server to co-host the blog. That way they get to claim that they were the first to host a blog from another planet.
*Starts ordering space ship parts*
Make sure there is room for a supply of Obama blow-up dolls.
Plenty of room so long as you’re willing to deflate them for the trip.
Who will keep me company if my doll is deflated?
Ohhh, pick me! Pick me!
I’m sure we can find someone!
I’m late to this conversation, but all I will say is just about all forms of media are biased in some way , shape and form. Some are just a bit more discreet than others…this is the reason I don’t take everything at face value…
…now where’s my Dick Cheney doll???
I don’t disagree with you at all SuzieQ. I just wish folks with disparate points of view could discuss them without hate or insults. Obviously some people can, it just seems like those people are few and far between.
Oh and I almost forgot!
*Bigbutterysqueezies!*
*squeezesforScotty*
Well, I am of the firm belief that you will get your point across better without insult and slander. It gets you absolutely nowhere and completely dimishes any valid points you may have…
Suzie, that’s implying that those in the arguments about politics had a valid point to begin with. Most of the arguments can be boiled down to the fact that two politicians had the same shoes on and didn’t like it.
I think debating politics is important. It’s what keeps our system in check. I’m just sad that all too often it turns into insults. Insulting and calling names is not debating the issue.
JW, that’s why I said MAY have…
Mudslinging is never pretty…you may hit your target, but get splattered in the process. Why politicians can’t understand this, I’ll never know… Blinded by the idea of power…gets ‘em every time.
It’s not just politicians, though. In fact, more and more it has been seeping into the popular American worldview that if someone thinks differently than you do and speaks out about it, then 1) they are obviously insulting you and your own beliefs, and 2) they are idiots and therefore fair game to be insulted right back.
Simple respect is becoming a thing of the past, and so many people are so blinded by prejudice that they are unwilling to even listen to different viewpoints. It’s sad and pathetic at the same time.
♪ People are people,
So why should it be,
You and I should get along so awfully? ♫
I think part of the problem is this notion that one sound byte or video clip can ruin a campaign or change public opinion. Politics changed from arguing from facts to manufacturing lies once this idea took hold. The idea being that it doesn’t matter if something is true if it gets the job done.
If we’re not really arguing with the facts to begin with, there is nothing left to do but shout insults at the opposition.
everybody wants to rule the world. …
Where this gets tricky is when people are actually wrong. I agree that we should be civil, but that includes conceding when you are proven wrong. Everybody says “give us our say”, but that seems to imply that everybody’s argument is valid.
I saw a quote from Richard Dawkins (not bout atheism, but debate in general) that went something like “just because you have the right to free speech, it doesn’t mean you have the right to be respected for what you say.”
“I don’t like facts. Everyone knows reality has a liberal bias.” -Colbert
I agree that this video has nothing to do with integrity. Professionalism, maybe; organization, maybe. Just not integrity.
Also, when will people realize repeating “Faux News” to anything involving Fox stopped being clever years ago?
The topic of the newscast is fake (also known as faux) ID’s.
Sir Robin, shouldn’t you be ♫ running away, and buggering off, and doing a bunk ♫, etc.?
When the topic is politics, Faux News usually twists the truth or flat-out lies. Those who can’t figure this out seem to intentionally tune out the rest of the world, and gloss over the obvious fact conflicts and logical fallacies that their beloved news show presents. You just listen because they tell you what you want to hear, even when it’s simply not true.
That being said, I don’t see what this video has to do with integrity.
Sorta like Dan Rather you mean? Falsifying documents about Bush? Oh wait- that wasn’t FOX!
“When Teabaggers Attack”
So, the local news team screws up, so it must be the network’s fault? Wow, didn’t think it through did ya?
Then whose fault is it? Who do we blame?
Heeeee!!!!!!
I blame Tubby. Tubby doth protest too much.
I blame sarah palin.
And The Dud.
Speak nicely about your next President !
*birthdayTickles*
Happy birthday Ms B. (one more time)
Happy Birthday Ms B ♥!
Ii guess she not talking to me and you Palanthas?
Wasn’t really looking for a reply here. Just wishing happy birthday.
Ok don’t yell at me.
You idiots.
That’s a local FOX affiliate, not FOX News.
They have little to do with each-other except
being owned by the same gigantic corporation.
Right, and that’s not an important detail.
Because that gigantic corporation has absolutely no say in what goes on with their affiliates.
facepalm.jpg
If you think that every single FOX affiliate is a
bunch of conservative lunatics you’re terribly
mistaken.
The corporation is so huge and spread out that
you seem to forget that it’s home to both
“Faux News” and The Simpsons.
I don’t think terribly highly of the Simpsons either.
Avis, Eye roll smiley — put the word ‘roll’ between :: — or hover on my
to see the code.
Hovering doesn’t work with my mac. Not for that kind of thing anyway. But thank you!
Welcome!
Try right-click (control-click) on the
and click “Properties”. It should show up as “Alternate text:” (I’m using Firefox, Safari works differently but should have something remotely similar).
Oh, and the Simpsons is one of the few shows I enjoy watching on faux.
Laptop has no right click. If I hover the cursor over links, it tells me what it is, at the bottom of the window. I got the info I needed though.
Laptop right-click == two finger touch on mouse pad while clicking (on MacBook Pro, at least).
PowerBook G4. It’s at least 5 years old.
It seems to be cooperating with me for now, at least.
Blast! Let’s try that again, shall we?
It’s also the home of Family Guy, who has been known to ridicule President Bush at every chance, and his party.
Family Guy ridicules every living being on the planet if given enough time.
I am not ashamed to admit that I watch Family Guy. It’s funny as heck.
I’m a little ashamed to say I let my 3-year-old watch it.
What do you think of the spin off “Cleveland”? I just can’t get into it.
Meh. I’ve only seen one episode and I wasn’t too impressed.
You weren’t the only one. I really tried to like it, but totally failed.
You … FAILED????
ZA… I think it was the show that failed you, you didn’t fail the show.
I let the kidlet watch it once… but when he started acting like football head, that channel was blocked. Perhaps when he gets a bit older.
I work for a FOX affiliate, and no, they have no input as to our news content. And I say this as someone who hates the FOX News Network.
Is there any output?
Only throughput.
So long as there’s no shot put.
I am told that the parent company has final say in any hirings. Loyalty to the brand isn’t enough.
You work for FOX and you hate them ? Sorta like the military and Obama, I guess…
Thank you!
I will wait for the appropriate opportunity to use it, though.
just practicing. …
So, are you saying this isn’t a fail? Even as an affiliate?
I’m affiliated with idiots. Is that a fail?
Always…I think…
What was the question again?
I don’t know but it wasn’t simple enough to answer anyway.
Affirmative.
I’m “led” by idiots. They use this term, not me. We are basically a group of small fiefdoms, all battling for control. And at the top is a vacuum.
Let me get this straight…
If you’re in charge, you suck?
That blows!
Ooo… is it a Hoover or an Oreck?
Dyson!
They don’t suck. Really they don’t. I have one. I doesn’t work all that well.
I love mine.
BTW, I bought the book yesterday evening. It’s killing me that I can’t find my copy of the book right before it!
Hee! I wish I had refreshed my memory before starting in, but I just dived in. And then went, oh yeah! That happened! Wait! When did that happen? What did I miss!!!
I guess I didn’t remember much from the last book.
I just looked in the last possible place it might be. It was there. I just want to re-read that last bit where all hell breaks loose.
Wait. They suck so bad that they don’t suck? That sucks.
It was purchased with American Express points, so it isn’t like we went out and paid an arm and a leg for it, but yeah. It sucks, or rather, doesn’t suck.
My sister went to the local vacuum repair shop when she was shopping around for one and asked the tech there about Dyson vacuums. He told her he loved them because he always could count on them to show up for repairs. He had no idea why anyone else liked them and recommended something I never heard of before (and I can’t remember now, of course – maybe a Meile??). She was never happier with a vacuum purchase before, it worked great all the time.
At home I have an old Electrolux SE 2100, which has been a die-hard workhorse of a vacuum for something like 20 years. Never once been serviced in any way, the only “issue” I had was when a roommate ran over the hose with his car. I wish you could still buy the things, I think they’re marketing kitchen appliances now.
I think Kirby still makes vacuums. They work great but weigh something like 30 pounds. My dad still has the one he got about 20 years ago. My mom has the Dyson, and I have a Hoover. I like the Hoover MUCH better than the Dyson. But I would LOVE to have a Kirby. I just wouldn’t want it somewhere I would have to lug it up stairs.
My mom had a Kirby while I was growing up. I always hated having to vacuum the stairs. I’d have to take the head off to attach the hose. Man alive, it was heavy! And I was a scrawny little girl.
You know what I hate about Kirby? The door to door sales people. One day we ended with not one, but two trying to sell us the damned thing. I don’t even have carpet and they were adamant I needed one. GAH!
FB OWNER? when did this happen? Congratulations, I think. Now you may have to moderate.
I love my daughter in law’s Orek. Borrow it all the time! ha
A troll inferred that I was the owner so I went with it.
Once upon a time, I was a fan of The Idiots.
Then the chief idiot went to the skankees. Now he’s just a plain old f&$%#&g idiot.
Affinity failure.
This fail has serious affability failure as well.
No, that’s a fail, but it’s not a FOX News
fail by any means.
It’s owned by a different guy also named Rupert Murdoch.
Maybe you would rather see Chris Mathews with a thrill running up his leg. A guy not knowing he is on the air is a problem with journalistic integrity but the rest of the media in the tank for obama is just fine. Huh?
Try again.
I do wonder what (whut?) it has to do with journalistic integrity (this time). Not the best title for the fail. Not sure about the rest of the babble, tho’.
I agree with you that the title seems a bit off. I’m not even gonna try to make sense of the rest of the babble.
I’d rather see Dave Matthews.
Funny the way it is…
Seriously, what?
*whacks the gibberish translator*
It’s on the fritz again…I’ll get my tools.
*consults gibberish translation dictionary*
I believe the poster is saying that the faux-pas should not reflect on journalistic integrity. He goes on to state his opinion that all other media establishments are wildly biased in favor of Obama.
I see. There’s one voice of reason on this planet, and it’s Faux News! Bravo!
Brewski makes a thrill run up my leg. Especially when he’s pants-less.
Hmmm. Has anyone actually stolen Brewski’s pants today?
I’m trying to reform, DITH! I love ya all, but it’s been getting a wee bit out of hand. I am taken, after all. Thanks for the nice words!
*gives DITH a smooch*
He wants to think we like him for his brains, or something.
*waggles frontal lobes at Ms B*
*faints dramatically*
ugh, don’t talk to me about fainting. I went out cold on Sunday, and my face is yet to recover.
What happened?
At a remembrance day service, standing up, not enough to drink… floor was gravel, too…
*ouches*
Ooooh…I hope you’re not hurt too badly…
*sympathyhugs*
WHY are the good ones always taken?
You’re sweet, DITH, thanks!
*squeeze*
Brewski, I empowered you to say you will never lose your pants yesterday. You left before you could see it I guess.
I will fight for you to keep your pants on.
*BigPoliticianGrin*
Well, I got him to agree to don his birthday suit in honor of Ms B’s birthday…^^^^^
Come and watch the show!!!
I saw, but too late to reply, thanks Leila!
*smooch*
I’ve installed an anti-theft device…I think he would prefer they stay where they are.
“anti-theft device” translation: Steal the pants, answer to the dragon.
That’s a good system!
You know me SO well!
*ska-weeze!*
:mrgreen*
Something similar in the book “Simple rules for dating my teenage daughter”.
Rule: Failure to utilize a barrier method during intercourse can result in death. Allow me to elaborate: when it comes to s*x, I am the barrier, and I will kill you.
DEATH BY SNU SNU!!!!
“The spirit is willing, but the flesh is spongy and bruised…”
“Chris Mathews with a thrill running up his leg.”
“the rest of the media in the tank for obama”
Penalty for using Hannity memes.
I don’t mind if you take a large frozen halibut and smack him upside the head with it.
They’re absolutely in the tank. You never hear any criticism of Obama on such things as Fort Hood. The 14 people killed at Fort Carson during Bush’s tenure was covered with much more zeal by the “liberal” media. There is absolutely no coverage of the tea baggers, and wall-to-wall coverage of the LGBT protesters.
What?! What does the president have to do with either of those shootings? Nothing. I never heard any news outlet say otherwise. And I’ve heard plenty of coverage of the “tea baggers”. What have you been watching? Rush’s account of the “liberal media”?
Several Republicans have been placing at least implicit blame at Obama’s feet for the shooting (for being too soft on the scary Muslims and/or being a secret Muslim himself).
Also, you seem to be mistaking my satire for sincerity.
There’s nothing funny about what happened at Ft Hood, Ft Carson, Shanksville, The WTC or in Lebanon in the early 80’s.
No, there’s not. There’s also nothing about those events that should be manipulated for political advantage.
You appear to be mistaking my making fun of those taking advantage of those events for making fun of the events themselves.
That’s because the teabaggers are a bunch of nincompoops & the LGBT protestors have a truly valid reason to protest.
*flutters eyelashes innocently*
I just can’t take them seriously with a name like “Tea baggers”. Maybe I just need to stop playing FPSs.
Not many of us can take them seriously. My FIL is one, and my hubby has tried many times to get him to explain what they do at their protests. His response is always “Exercising my right to protest.” But he never answers what he’s protesting. He’s just protesting.
Sounds like one o’ them lib’ruls to me!
I know some teabaggers. About half are sincerely upset by the increased federal spending and are choosing to participate as their way of protesting. The rest are like too many of the screamers at those town hall meetings; all they want to do is scream and create a scene.
*crouches and stands up repeatedly*
You’re an FPS player too?
that’s more a failure of professionalism then integrity
Can we move on?
Who gets to buy me lunch for my birthday?
*hopeful look*
*jumps up and down, waving arms*
Oh!! Me me me me me!!!
*checks wallet*
Uh Oh. What can you get for $3 and change?
tacos?
That actually sounds really good.
*drool*
Tacos rule!
ZA, I now look like I wet myself at work courtesy of the Diet Coke shooting out my nose in response to this subtle but strangely timely comment. Thank you for that.
My pleasure.
Oh, my gosh – that’s what I had for lunch!
Whatever you like, sweet stuff! Lunch is on me today!
Is that sanitary?
Are you sure this dragon’s sanitary? Looks questionable to me!
But what about bacteria?
HEY!!
Then let the feasting on DW’s body begin!!!
Hm. I think I’ll wait and let AA do the honors!
We get to eat DW now? What about the “fail friends aren’t food” rule?
I didn’t say that. Plus she is only inviiting the birthday girl so everyone must leave…
Inviiting?? Is that like Wii-ing?
*Leilasqueezes*
Giirl, my viisiion iis outta wack today. I am so tiired…Thanks for cathiing my miistake.
*CowSqueezes*
You cathed Leila?!?
EEEEWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!
Ummm…that wasn’t me…
What’s going on over there??
♫Jeepers, creepers, where’d you get those peepers… ♫
I think you missed the word on ZA.
*munches on a chicken leg*
…What?
*dips in honey sauce*
Hmmm?
I have a preposition for you….
Careful, his colon is backed up.
*self imposed comma*
Zzzzzzzzzzzzz
*gives Dragon a long, well constructed narrative*
*morphs Ry’s implied irregular verb into something tasteful*
It’s a piranha!!!!
*squeeze!*
I was waiting for someone to get my reference!
*squeeze*
That was one of my son’s favorite movies! We watched it incessantly…
Since you’re on your way to Illinois for the movie, I’ll drive a little faster and meet you in Kansas City. Arthur Bryants for BBQ? I may even temporarily give up my ban on eating pork for that one.
*sends Ms B a virtual braised fig and manchego sandwich with truffled fries on the side*
*drools on keyboard*
Where can I get me some o’ that?
*sends one of the above to Brewski too!*
Fine! You guys get to buy her lunch. I’m buying drinks. What’ll it be, Ms B?
Ummm, I know this will appall a few people here, but a diet Dr. Pepper, please.
It’s your birthday, have what you like no matter what anyone thinks!
*pops open a diet Dr. Pepper for Ms B*
DOT ORG!
DW… Why should we fear the folks who decide to lock themselves away from the rest of humanity to live in a completely eutopian society while ignoring the maddening, froth-mouthed idiots at the gate? Socialism in its purest form (not the same thing as what some refer to as the Socialist Party) should be something that is sought after.
I think they even made a cartoon like this once… I think it was called the Smurfs.
The ideal we should strive for is a world with only one woman (who was artificially created) where we have to worry about being eaten by a balding hermit and his cat?
I could think of worse things.
She used to be my representative. I knew her history far too well to even think of voting for her. Here’s one event that’s indicative: she lost the Democratic primary for her seat, despite being an incumbent. It wasn’t for being too liberal, either.
AAIIIEEEEE!!!!!
Socialists are invading the blog!!
SAVE YOURSELVES!!
*runs around screaming and waving arms, all while throwing royalty checks at Bondfan*
Hey, Brewski —
*BOO*
Teehee!
I knew it! It’s a conspiracy!!!!
You and the mainstream media! And the college professors. And teachers. And the courts. And the schoolkids. Is there nowhere that is safe?!?!
The bars are still safe.
Bowling alleys.
Shooting ranges?
Don’t be so sure about the bowling alleys…they’ve been infiltrated. *evil grin*
Legion Halls and the VFW
NOOOOO!!! What’s next?? NASCAR?!
DING DING DING!!!!!!
*speaks in best announcer-person voice*
That’s right, Brewski! You have won the grand prize: a year’s worth of NASCAR tickets!!!
WootWoot!!!!
Careful, what she didn’t tell you is the tickets will get you into a camper trailer with no A/C and a fuzzy black and white TV where you get to watch re-runs of the entire 2001 season… in one shot, with no potty breaks.
Pay no attention to the talking red duct tape…
♬ Völker hööört die Signale,
auf zum letzten Gefecht.
Die Internationa-ha-le
erkämpft das Menschenrecht ♬
Whut?
Arthur!
*SQUEEZE!*
They do whut to the signals?
Hear, Hear!
*squeeze*
I thought this fail needed a sissy ass liberal Euro Mofo. So… I’m here.
*squeezes*
Heh. You weren’t wrong.
So much anger, even on a blog that is dedicated to humour. I’m glad I’m not an American.
It’s incredible, isn’t it? Apparently there are no such things as “different points of view” anymore.
There are “points of view” but “acceptance of free speech and debate” seems to have all but vanished.
Yeah, and everyone is always 100% right. No “I’m not sure”, never a “What’s your opinion?”. I always thought that degree of certainty was more of a religious thing.
Are you saying that dogmatic adherence to doctrine is migratory??
Terrible thought! No, I think it just more conveniant. Nowadays everybody can get their information coloured the way they like it. They do. No need to accept uncertainty, none of this exhausting “thinking things through”. Everyone knows all there is to know about everything, everyone who disagrees is a threat to that. I fear for the future. Sometimes.
Me too also. But I’ll do what I can to open some minds and promote critical thinking on my end!
*hug*
Same here. What’s funny and sad at the same time is when people argue with me and I realize they expect me to be a… liberal, conservative, christian, atheist, whatever. They put me in a box, so to speak. I love it when I feel their expectations aren’t met. They often don’t know what to do then. You know, the “helpless little puppy” expression in their eyes.
But still, the fact that more and more people have their boxes to stick people in is sad.
It’s difficult to think things through when the information stream is so untrustworthy and incomplete, even for those of us that do think critically.
Well, I’d say it’s better to know that you haven’t thought something through than to have an apodictic opinion on everything right away.
*sticks a gold star on Arthur’s nose for use of the word “apodictic”*
And I agree with both of you. It can be difficult to make informed decisions when you can’t trust the information. I just wish more people weren’t so apathetic and would actually make an effort to sift through all the bullshit to get to the facts.
Which gets us back to the point of keeping an open mind. In an environment with so much shenanigans in the media and politics, we must keep our minds open as new information comes to light.
Gotta run friends. *squeezes*
*climbs on soapbox*
I fear that it’s worse than just an unreliable information stream. With so many TV channels, and so many internet news sources, it’s very easy to find ones that agree with your way of thinking, and then never even get any exposure to other sources. Of course these people are certain, every media source they pay attention to is agreeing. It becomes easier to think less of people who disagree, just look at all the sources saying they are wrong. Furthermore, when people aren’t exposed to dissenting ideas for long stretches of time, they are less equipped to deal with it when they do encounter them, and don’t seem to know how to discuss things in a civil manner.
Liberal or conservative, I think too many people are falling into this polarizing trap.
True Scott. Someone once said something along the lines of: We see the wise are the ones who hold the same beliefs as we do.
Brilliant that they also show a Social Security card in their report. I know what I am using on fake docs from now on.
Glad we could help. Please stay tuned for an investigative report on kitten on kitten crimes that is ravaging neighborhoods nationwide. And now, a word from our sponsor… *HugeFoxyReporterGrin*
*tunes in*
There used to be (maybe still is) a news network where the news anchors would gradually disrobe as the newscast progressed. I think it was called “Naked News”.
As much as I love men, I don’t think I would want them to disrobe while reading me the news.
♪ I read the news today, oh boy… ♪
Er, the newscasters are all female, I believe.
SEXISM!!!!!
Half of that comment is the channel’s main appeal.
Brewski, I googled it, and unless you live in Italy or Japan, you’ll need a lot of disposable income to get anywhere.
Don’t look now, Leila — but the male newscasters nationwide may not be wearing pants.
They’re “out of the box”?
They don’t look as if they’ve been *ahem* “exercising”.
That would be “out of the boxers”.
So they can feel the “thrill running up their leg” when Obama speaks!
Oh My God! You’ve just put a Very disturbing picture of Walter Cronkite in my head. Thank-you very much.
that network still exists in Canada.
lol @ title fail.
look up “difficult” words in the dictionary before you’re going to use them
Meh.
Maybe if he was talking to someone else, like, “Yeah it still burns. I’m going to have to see a doctor.”
Like the old Chevy Chase routines on the 1st season of SNL?
I am so happy no one is bashing my home town.
*phoenix bashing time in 3…2…1*
You’re from Phoenix?
I’m sorry.
It’s were I landed from ‘home’ so that’s my HOME homey.
…wait, why sorry?
*inquisitive eyebrow raise*
Ya know, it gets so hot in Phoenix that the farmers have to feed their chickens ice, so they don’t lay hard-boiled eggs.
ROFL! I will take dry hot weather over the heat with 90% humidity we have in this gosh foresaken place.
Even more fail: Rupert Murdoch has been whining about Google indexing Fox.
I don’t want to see Fox on Google News either, Rupert!
“Faux News”…lol. You libs gotta come up with something better.
Nah, it’s pretty accurate.
They will when Keith Olbermann gives them a new insult they can hurl around like they came up with it.
Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.
L.I.B.s?
Is that a secret government group of lemurs who quash reports of space alien contact?
Legitimately Intelligent Badgers?
Lick It, Baby!
Lambics, I’m Buying.
Laying In Boxes Serenely.
Woot!
What does missing a cue have to do with journalistic integrity?
That’s a serious question.
*skips away whistling a tune*
… any help for the video impaired on what actually happens in the video?
News anchor gives the preliminaries of a story, then sends it over to the reporter who covered the story. Camera switches to the reporter, who is standing there looking away adjusting his microphone wire. After a few silent moments he looks at the camera, looks at someone off screen and says, “Whut?”. After another moment or two, they roll the tape of the story. Que the powered by and DOT ORG!
Anchor intros story to other reporter on different camera who is live and is supposed to lead into the video footage but he isn’t ready, so he stands there scratching himself and says “Whut?” just before they cut to the footage without his intro. Yeah, basically just that pedestrian.
Hah! I waited several minutes for someone else to answer and then… well, you know the rest…
At least we agreed on the synopsis.
Ah. Okay.
So now for the most important question about the fail… Anybody we know power it?
The People for Cranial Flatulance?
Squiggly – an occasional poster for quite some time.
Definite professionalism fail. Don’t see how it implicates integrity.
I agree, Professionalism is a better description of what fails here.
*nods*
Not sure if this is a professionalism fail or a communication fail. Seems obvious that the guy adjusting his mic knew he’d be on camera, he just didn’t know when, and nobody warned him they were going live.
There’s a fail?
Right, it might not be him that was unprofessional, but somebody wasn’t doing their job.
This clip is funny, but I missed the integrity fail and hope someone can point me to it.
Is it because they showed fake social security numbers?
The “fail” is with Failblog on this one. Let’s take it apart… what exactly is the fail? The guy in the control room was supposed to run a prerecorded piece and instead cut to the actual reporter who was not ready to be on camera. Wow. Stop the presses. Cuz that NEVER happens on local NBC, ABC, or CBS affiliates. The real fail is 1)that someone thought this was worth spending our time watching and 2) that the nimrods above don’t know the difference between FoxNews and a local Fox affiliate or if they do, they’ve got their heads so far up the you know whats that they refuse to see logic.
I didn’t get the point. Maybe because I am a non-native speaker.
There is really no point – just that the reporter missed his cue. That’s all.
Perfect, ’cause the reporter was a non-speaking native.
“Whut” counts as speaking, doesn’t it? It may not be the most intelligent thing to say at the moment, but saying stupid things is still speaking.
I suppose…………
Aggro ponytail mishap!
Whut?
*zombiesqueezies*
*misses Gracie*
↑ Ditto
Where is she?
Dunno. I emailed, no answer.
I did, too.
That’s not good. She would have said something if she was going to be off FB for an extended amount of time.
I hope she is okay.
Me, too.. *sniff, sniff*
*misses the blue balloon*
Me too.
*pouts*
Me Three!
*wipes a tear off pink sparkly bat*
Fail Poster.
Stop posting crap not worthy of Failblog.
Noted.
Please come again.
What does this have to do with integrity? Oh, that’s right, it’s the integrity of the poster given that this rather clearly seems to be faked…
Integrity questioned take 5.
C’mon Failblog – the title on this one is ridiculous. What does this video have to do with “journalistic integrity”? The obvious answer is absolutely nothing.
Integrity questioned take 6.
Fail blog FAILS at title. Idiots argue on the interwebz. Comedy gold ensues.
Are you people that stupid? That is a LOCAL Fox station, not FOXNEWS. There is a HUGE difference
I had NO idea. Thank you for setting me straight.
Ooh, ooh. I want ring side seats for this smackdown. Get ‘em Leila!!
*grabs bucket of popcorn and protective raincoat for blood splatters*
ROFL!!!
But I just got a manicure.
Awww. I promise to polish the claws nice and pretty if you bloody or break any.
*flutters eyelashes*
Well in that case…
*brandishes well manicure paws and starts slashing away until there is nothing recognizable left of Wake_up*
FYI: My favorite OPI nail polish is called “I am not a waitress” or something to that effect.
That is such a pretty shade of red, too! I used to have a bottle of that color, before I went sans-acrylics.
Oooh!!! Yeah!! That’s what I’m talking about!!
*set’s up manicure tray*
*Pulls OPI polish out*
*put’s out extra SHAMWOW to soak up blood*
Not only is this not in an integrity issue it is not a Fox News issue. Fox News is a cable News Network. This is a local Fox station on channel 10.
*sweeps away the political ugliness*
*leads “HAPPY BIRTHDAY MS B!” parade, complete with floats, fireworks, and the Berlin Philharmonic*
*does flyby of Starfleet ships with Enterprise at the head of the formation*
*spells out “Happy Birthday Ms B” in sky writing*
*fires torpedoes that burst into fireworks over the parade*
*drives beer wagon pulled by a team of clydesdales*
No, it’s not Budweiser! Why would you ever doubt me?
*follows behind Brew with shovel and pail*
Let’s keep this smelling sweet here.
*tears up as birthday displays overwhelm all emotions*
*stands back, takes it all in, and hums happy birthday*
Beware! MRN is now on the other FB!
Sa-weet! Send him my way!
Me too, me too!
Patience, everyone- I’m a bit overwhelmed by it all. I’ve only stuck one toe in the water. Plus, I’ve been on this FB for about 6 hrs now (with only 1 coffee break), so I really should go do something else. Not sure what, but there must be something I should be doing as a responsible adult.
It’s Dan Mrn, I have the JWL pic (until I get sued for using it), so you can find it and send me a request and I’ll respond eventually.
If you still have that hot sauce handy, I have a few ideas…
Responsible adult? These two words offend me to no end.
In my case, it’s an oxymoron.
*snerk*
My thoughts exactly!
Patience smatience. I’m sending you a friend request, too. Someone send me the particulars!
I sent you a friend suggestion AA.
I WANT FRIENDS!
Keep smilin’
Keep shining’
Knowing you can always count on me
Wait a minute, what is this other FB you speak of?
*feels left out sad smiley*
Aw, there, there. I’ll tell you what the other FB is. It’s the Failpeeps blog, found by googling it (I’m terrible at memorising URLs).
The other FB is Face Book. *not a member*
You mean *sniff*, *sniff*
BFF lied to me????
*lips quiver*
Er, argh, IT WAS TONY! Yeah, the crooning bastard! After him!
*zooms into distance*
I don’t think it was intentional…too many FB’s floating around out there on the interwebs.
*comfortsqueeze*
Fornicating Badgers?
*pokes with spoon*
It’s okay … I feel like I have the bubonic plague sometimes.
I’m a liberal, and I was a journalism minor in college. This isn’t a question of integrity, it’s a question of professionalism.
Ok, that said, there is a big difference between a Fox affiliate news program and Fox News, which lacks all integrity. (So does MSNBC. If you want integrity with your news watch BBC News or the News Hour, or oddly enough, Jon Stewart.)
Agreed. Fox News set a dangerous precedent by politicizing news in the interest of profits. Now we’ll see more and more of this on both sides of the political spectrum.
Repeat after me: There is no such thing as “liberal” or “conservative”. It’s all just meaningless labels to label dummy groups that play a fake fight against each other, while being exactly the same, in that they both are bought by those, that this process exists to hide.
Fail title fail.
Exactly.
Umm… why show FOX? As if there were even a microsecond where FOX is NOT an EPIC FAIL! ^^
(Just as those who watch it.)
As evidenced by their ridiculously high ratings?
Pro wrestling has high ratings too. Same category.
First of all, as others have said, this is a local affiliate, not THE fox news channel. And, yes, that is important because of how misleading the title is (“Fox News Fail” was clearly intended for the viewers to think this was a video of the fox news cable channel). I would bet that any similar video of an nbc, abc, or cbs affiliate would clarify, and certainly would not bear a title like “NBC News FAIL.” If Tubby hadn’t mentioned this, most of you probably would have gone on not realizing this was a local affiliate.
The truth is, no matter how far you bury your head in the sand, fox is the most balanced of the major news stations. Non-partisan and unbiased watchdogs have actually proven this, with something you may not have heard of, called “statistics.” Just because a liberal celebrity or figure claims that fox is biased, does not make it so. I would venture to say that most of you fox haters have probably never even watched it, but you just blindly believe that it’s biased because someone told you it was. People throw out names like O’Reilly, Hannity, and Beck – but these are OPINION shows; they do not claim to be, nor are they, news programming. It’s no different from Olbermann, Maddow, or Schultz.
And just once it would be nice if someone could actually point to some bias on fox, other than on the opinion shows.
The following is from a study done by the non-partisan Center for Media & Public Affairs at George Mason University:
[ Fox News Channel’s coverage was more balanced toward both parties than the broadcast networks were. On FOX, evaluations of all Democratic candidates combined were split almost evenly – 51% positive vs. 49% negative, as were all evaluations of GOP candidates – 49% positive vs. 51% negative, producing a perfectly balanced 50-50 split for all candidates of both parties.
On the three broadcast networks, opinion on Democratic candidates split 47% positive vs. 53% negative, while evaluations of Republicans were more negative – 40% positive vs. 60% negative. For both parties combined, network evaluations were almost 3 to 2 negative in tone, i.e. 41% positive vs. 59% negative. ]
Fox news was created to counter the liberal leanings of the other networks. Perhaps why some of you believe fox is biased is because you’ve listened to left-leaning for so long that balance seems biased in the other direction. But I’ll bet that most of you never even watch fox & you have your opinion because someone else told you so.
Make like a bee.
♪ You’re the only bee in my bonnet! ♫
This reminds why I don’t like to watch the news. All meaningless, depressing and mind numbing babble babble.
*sigh*
Right! If I want meaningless babble I come here where it’s neither mind numbing nor depressing.
There there. I didn’t mean anything by it.
Off to the oncologists now for monthly look over. Back later. *hopes someone is still around*
*good luck squeezes*
I hope everything looks good!
You read all that he wrote?
Would you believe me if I said yes?
Leila, leila, leila, my Nubian pricess sistah. Learn tl;dr, it will make your life so much easier.
“fox is the most balanced of the major news stations.” Yeah I stopped reading after that.
I’ve watched plenty of Fox News. My mother-in-law loves the show, so I’m subjected to it whenever we stay there. I’ve seen first hand not just the distortions but the outright lies that are spread on the network. Please provide the context for your study from GMU. I suspect there’s something you’re not telling us, either deliberately or because you’ve been mislead. Media matters (which, if you listen to Fox News, you probably believe is somehow funded by Soros, even though it’s not) has lots of evidence that counteracts your so-called evidence. (Your first paragraph is valid, however.) There are also numerous documented examples on their supposedly non-opinion shows of them parroting the lines from their opinion shows (under the guise of “people are saying that…”), as well as their liberal (pun intended) use of the question mark in titles such as “Was Obama born in Kenya?” as a means of pretending that they’re not trying to imply anything.
Fox was created to be the mouthpiece of the Republican party. The primary “liberal” leaning of other networks is caused by “truth having a well-known liberal bias”. (Pop quiz time: do you know where the term “reality-based community” came from?) I know these networks seem liberal to you, but that’s because you buy into the myth of what being a liberal means.
[deletes long rant in favor of simplicity]
Er, Fox News is a network, not a “show”. If you can’t tell the difference, then we cannot trust you to tell the difference between the news hours and Glenn Beck.
Pffft. If you think for one minute that the media isn’t in the entertainment business, then you are absurdly naive.
No, I’ve figured that out by watching CNN.
Hey, thanks for proving my point for me! Much obliged.
I see. So a one word mistake completely invalidates my entire argument. Gee, it must be nice being perfect. Yes, Fox News is a network, not a show. It’s easy to confuse the two, as the stuff on their network often seems like the same show, which was pretty much my point. I’ve been in the same room with it playing hour after hour, and it’s pretty much the same lame theme hour after hour.
Also, double-fail; Fox was harder on Bush than any of the other networks post-9/11, so that “Republican mouthpiece” line is just a steaming pile of Obama.
Do you even know what it takes to be hard on a bush?
Happy Birthday!
Thanks!
^5!
My moist, cramped hand says, “Apparently not.”
Don’t hold it so tight, alternate hands and keep a shamwow handy and you won’t have to deal with that anymore.
Shamwow, right, I always forget that part. *switches hands*
Yes, that was also my point about the other networks not really being that liberal. Still, I’ll concede that they’re not actually in bed with the Republicans per se. They have their pretend Libertarians, and their primary goal is to further Murdoch’s personal agenda. Where it aligns with the Republican party, great. Where it doesn’t, you’re right that they’ll criticize the Republicans, too. NY-23, see also.
Interesting. Whenever there’s a reporter on an ABC/NBC affiliate, it’s an “anchorman fail.” Once it’s Fox News, it’s an indictment of their journalistic integrity?
As a LIBERAL, I have to say: give me a break.
*gives Jimmy a kit-kat*
Hey Jimmy, break me off a piece of that.
I could actually use a Kit-Kat right about you . . . thanks Leila.
First of all, I agree with the comments about this post being rather obviously targeted at Fox News in a way they would probably not target another network.
Secondly, doesn’t the word “integrity” connote some sort of moral or ethical issue? How exactly was this fail related in any way to integrity?
Integrity questioned take … # ELEBENTY!!!111one and two thousand.
*pant*
*pant*
At least he found a way to use connote in a sentence.
Does it really matter what it’s called?
A fail by any other name would be as sweet.
No, no! We NEED to have the same comments posted elebenty-billion times, dontcha know.
*is wishing we had a bonus fail today for Ms B’s birthday*
This fail feels like an episode of “Crossfire”.
*agrees with DW about bonus fail*
Ms B’s birthday? Have a great one and lots of helium balloons.
*just now notices that Ms B’s birthday is mentioned at the top of this fail. feels like idiot*
10 TOP REASONS WHY BREWSKI SHOULD KEEP HIS PANTS ON
#10. It’s getting cold outside.
#9. He can’t afford to buy any more.
#8. Summer tan has completely faded away.
#7 Potatoes are learning to walk.
#6 There is nothing black about that man, coming or going.
#5. Repeated whipping off of pants has lead to chaffing in sensitive areas.
#4. Breifly…………E.T. finger.
drat, need a bucket. i before e
Just put a C after the r and you are fine. It won’t be a real word but just say your grandparents are Lithuanian, it’s a word they used often.
OMG!!! My grandparents are TOTALLY Lithuanian!!
*head bobs from shoulder to shoulder*
*twirls lock of hair around finger*
#3. Safety
WTF does this video have to do with “journalistic integrity” – dumb title FTL
What does Ft Lauderdale International Airport have to do with this?
#6 Brewsky walks like potato.
That was the original title of Bananrama’s song but Egyptian just seemed to be a better dance.
That was the Bangles!!! I used to love that song. *sigh*
They all looked alike to me back then hahahah
That’s because they did look alike. A lot of ‘em sounded alike too!
Those girl bands were the first boy bands.
Bananarama were all right until they were butchered by Stock, Aitken and Waterman.
Why do I have the sneaky suspicion that you just disturbed an intentionally repressed memory?
Who is this “Brewsky” of which you speak?
Apparently a potato. Very strange.
Don’t worry Brew, we know you’re not a potato.
Potato = vodka
You’re more of a beer guy.
*wink* I like beer.
So…… what’s with the title? So he missed his cue. And?…..
Oh, right, dur hur hur, Obamar said that that there Fox News is EBIL!
Maybe the libtards that run this place should skip the kool-aid before posting again.
The point of Fail Blog is to POST fails, not BE one.
*grrrrrrrr*
Who’s got the mackeral?
I think you’re crossing stereotypes there Whateves.
It’s terrible how the intellegence of our prejudicial population is dropping. I guess it’s true what they say about inbreeding.
And how are you and your extra toes getting along?
Oh Honey, didn’t Auntie Momma tell you?
Not everybody has extra toes.
*sarcastic pat on W’s head*
Hello BoppitybopBopper
Hello Glorious Flying Friend!!! How are you Eagles?
Very good. I like you thumb fairy avatar?
I wouldn’t know. I lost my legs in Vietnam, you hippie.
I guess you answered my question on another post.
*giggle*
Hippie? Okay, sure. Why not?
You mean it isn’t true?
They should have aimed higher then …
No place for bigots in this world
Booooo! Some local affiliate reporter not realizing he’s on camera has nothing to do with FOX’s “journalistic integrity”. Whoever posted this one sucks hard! Sure, its funny when someone screws up. I’ll call it a FAIL. But leave the political commentary out of it.
The low rating here is a fail unto itself.
Every second of Fox News is fail.
Kinda like every second of your existence.
So much anger. Rupert Murdoch, is that you?
More like a cross between Rush Limbaugh, Rupert Murdoch, and Ann Coulter.
You know, that would tempt me if any of them had a single brain cell made out of anything except fertilizer.
You’re right Ryannon. I think he just feels left out, and needs some affection to be less angry.
*Gives Whateves big hugs and squeezes*
Don’t worry Whateves, It’s going to be OK.
We’re here for you, man.
Here, have a complimentary pink robe. No, really. It’ll make you feel much better.
*puts on robe*
Oh, no! I… I feel a change coming on. Liberal ideals make so much sense now. And… and…. well, this robe, it’s…. FABulous!
I am not a liberal, I am pretty much dead center but I find your anger and need to attack very funny. I don’t like Fox News because of Rick Sanchez, ‘nuf said.
Here son Kool-aid, Whateves!
nice…
That’s about as funny as Dan Rather reporting on the Killian Documents. Integrity, lacking in all media, even failblog.
*slaps knee*
See, now THAT was funny. That Dan Rather sure knew how to entertain.
What’s extra funny is that after he was fired, turns out he was actually right, but technically and legally it meant NOTHING in the first place.
Pick your battles, Dan, pick your battles.
What an excellent and intellectual retort; considering the Killian Documents to this very moment have still not been authenticated and there exist no other records of the former President having any problems in the national guard. Excellent job of investigative journalism genius.
And legally Rather fought against CBS for letting him go as a result of the debacle, but he lost the lawsuit…hmmmm. I am sure that Lt. Col. Killians rather positive recommendation for the former President’s promotion might have played some sort of role in the still debunked report.
Professionalism fail definately.. but not integrity.
This is a local news stations not the Bill O’Rielly empire, I think that is were the real fail is on this video.
That’s a curiously appropriate “Powered By”.
Too much stupid in these threads.
Fail Posters Fail.
Alright all, thank you very much for all the birthday wishes. You sure know how to make a gal feel loved! I’m calling it a night!
*squeeeeeeeeezes*
Night Ms. B! Hope your day is all you’d like it to be!
Wait! You’re going to miss the finale of your birthday extravaganza!
*the orchestra plays The 1812 Overture*
*cannons fire*
*fireworks burst in the air, reading “GOOD NIGHT, MS B!*
And and and I made a cake! Now the ice cream will melt
Okay, Ya’ll. I’m escaping cubeville for the day.
*squeezes all around*
Yes, even you Whateve. I do enjoy a lovely battle.
*waving goodnight*
Night…
Wait, I finally figured it out!
Fail blog simply got the terms “integrity” and “ability” mixed up. It was just a big misunderstanding, eh?
We can now all hold hands and sing Kumbaya.
Well… no.
You see, this is the interblags. While it is a gathering place for the most
nonsensically-minded weirdosbrilliant minds of the age, those brilliant minds reside in all different parts of the world, and so are physically incapable of holding hands with one another.However, if singing Kumbaya to yourself makes you feel better, then, by all means, be my guest.
But, please do it quietly, as some of us are quite busy doing…er…things. Important things.
Like whAT.
Like plugging our ears and singing LALALALALALALALA and trying desperately not to hear yet another moron sing Kumbaya.
*plugs ears*
*sings in loudest and screechiest voice possible*
♪ LALALA, M’LORD,
LALALA!!!… ♪
This is a fail fail. Does that mean this is a win?
Man on camera,
totally oblivious.
Must’ve been Fox News.
This sort of thing happens all the time at CNN, MSNBC, and CNBC too. It’s just that nobody notices because nobody watches them.
Foxnews sucks because, they try to stop Obama from giving us free health care and stuff!!!
That’s Fox for you; so what else is new? Sun rise in the east?
Failblog commits a fail, exposes liberal bias. It’s not Fox News, it’s a local Fox affiliate, and it has nothing to do with journalistic integrity.
1) By definition, there is no such thing as a LIBERAL bias (but thinking sure is hard, Jimbob)
2) You are right, FOX has nothing to do with journalistic integrity
Put down the crack pipe and slowly back away
Mayor Barry.
“By definition, there is no such thing as a LIBERAL bias ”
This is the dumbest thing I have heard today. Congrats!
The title doesn’t say fox(but I’m sure that is what they mean.) but maybe the title implies all journalists.
So wait – this is NOT Fox News – just a local Fox affiliate? All these comments seem to show otherwise!
I don’t think this is an “integrity” issue. That would imply that they made up the story or got their facts wrong. This is more of a “rookie journalist” or “technical difficulties” issue, which can happen on any network. And as many people have pointed out, this is just a local affiliate (you can tell because it has a channel number, whereas national news stations (msnbc, cnbc, fox, etc) do not). This type of thing is much more likely to happen at a local station than a national one, because the crew and talent are (generally) less experienced.
Yeah, this isn’t Fox News, guys. This is a local Fox affiliate. Has nothing to do with Fox News.
Identification fail.
This actually ranks pretty low on the list of Fox fails.
I live in AZ so believe me when I say that this happens all the time on that channel. I actually watch their news to see how many times they mess up.
I watch them too here in AZ. I LOVE fox though, because they don’t care if they mess up haha, well i don’t love fox, i love fox 10
Oh, America. The only country where journalistic integrity means making all parts fall together neatly*.
This has nothing to do with journalistic integrity. It’s just a mistake. They fail, but you fail much and much harder for calling it a matter of integrity.
(* this is the second meaning of integrity, so technically it is the integrity of journalists which fails, but “journalistic integrity” usually refers to the more common definition, which is what the problem is with FOX.)
Best topic.
If failblog wanted to poke fun at journalistic integrity they could have just linked to the NYT homepage.
I knew all the libs would come out of the woodwork. “ZOMG, fox news is evil and stupid. Everything they say is a lie to promote the right wing agenda”
You don’t complain about the left wing agenda of EVERY OTHER NEWS NETWORK. No because, well , your hypocrite ass agrees with THAT agenda so THAT is ok.
You lefties are just as bad as the right. Think for your damn selves
This is a completely made-up “bit.” The “unprepared reporter” they cut to is an actor – you’ve seen him in many commercials.
Failblog fails to distinguish between real and fake.
actually hahah it’s real because I watch this news station. It’s in phoenix. Thats Andrew Hasben (i think thats how you spell it) you can see him on Myfoxphoenix.com you douche
Hey!!! This is from phoenix and I watch them all the time hahah they are actually really funny and fun to watch
er… is this real??
This FAIL is a FAIL. What happens in this video has absolutely nothing to do with journalistic integrity.
The fact is that Faux News is brimming with opinionated/biased “news” (as people were so vigorously flaming about earlier). There’s no denying that.
Although I do agree with you Mick (and everyone else who has made a similar comment), you have to recognize that a station with a bad reputation is more likely to be criticized for its little mistakes. Therefore, I do not believe that it is a FAIL to relate this video to journalistic integrity, only the first instinct of the writer of this post’s title.
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STRIKETHROUGH!…. I’ve always felt like doing that…I agree, this fail is a fail.
Everyone is assuming this is the cable new channel, while its only a local news broadcast.
I don’t understand why so many people bash Fox News, if you don’t like it, simply don’t watch it!
You don’t see conservatives bashing MSNBC, or ABC, or CNN.
And if they did, they would be bashed themselves.
Sad.
Did he die?
aveces ocurre que cuando los filman no estan concentrados y cuando se concentran los ignoran,como en la vida real
Woah thats the newstation I watch
Try ” What do i ”
First result : “What do i have to say to get inside Her ” IMMD
Haha, I guess he didn’t knew that was his bit.
Wasn’t that a fart on TV? I thought that was the fail.
Missing a Live broadcast cue then saying “whut?” has nothing to do with journalistic integrity.
This is like showing video of a guy getting tripped on his porch
with a title that says “Man is guilty of child sexual abuse!”
Tremendous Fail of a fail video due to poster title.
Poster fails at basic logic…
Video would have been funny if not for the obvious partisan-ship.
666th!
posting to make it more than 666 comments.
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FAIL!!! I was stocking my bunker for the end of the world, as foretold by the coming of the Anti-Thread! Now what am I going to do with a basement full of eggs and spam!?!??!?
Let’s keep the politics out of Failblog.
(1) This post has nothing to do with integrity. The news folks pictured might lack professionalism, but we can learn nothing about their integrity from this.
(2) This post has nothing to do with Fox News. This is a news report from a Fox Network affiliate.
Yes, I don’t really see any politics in it. Also, for all we know, the guy caught off-guard may not have been told he was going to be on air right then. Maybe the staff decided to be mean to him?
Looks like they were using Coreldraw to make their SS cards.
That has nothing to do with “journalistic integrity”. It’s a production FAIL. I guess some people will do anything to take a shot at FOX.
You know what guys, why don’t we just ignore the stupid title and enjoy the video?
Everyone’s complaining about the title makes me sick… Reminds me of when FailBlog won the Webbys. Everyone just complained and complained. If you can’t accept an ignorant title, then just quietly think it over in your own head. I’m sure the editors of FailBlog have realized what they’ve done wrong.
Also, as I said before, it’s anybody’s first instinct to get at Fox or ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES (ahem) for little mistakes. That’s what happens with highly criticized news stations…
Why is this rated so low?? The look on his face was priceless! Iunno.. I enjoyed the unexpectedness goofiness of it.
This comment page is for comments on the video. If you guys wanna talk about any other topic, please go to your facebooks, twitters, or wathever. You’re spoiling the fun.
YAWN.
Another limp dicked poke at, wait, not even FOX News proper, but one of their affiliates. WTF does journalistic integrity have to do with a buffoon that isn’t ready for the camera shot? If you want to discuss journalistic integrity, then let’s have a look at the LameStreamMedia who are too busy kneeling in front of 0bamar to notice the horrible job he is doing.