# Awe, come on Fox, why you no want to talk about Romney? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 27, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awe-come-on-fox-why-you-no-want-to-talk-about-romney/629570 "2012-07-27T14:29:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awe-come-on-fox-why-you-no-want-to-talk-about-romney/629570/1 "2012-07-27T14:29:51Z")
Heh, on MSNBC this morning, all they can talk about is Mitten’s gaffes across the pond. So I switched over to Fox to see how they would spin it. Apparently, all they can do is talk about anything BUT Romney. 😃 Not ranting, it just makes for good schadenfreude is all. ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awe-come-on-fox-why-you-no-want-to-talk-about-romney/629570/2 "2012-07-27T15:13:07Z")
I came across the hashtag [#AmericanBorat](https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23AmericanBorat?q=%23AmericanBorat) and got caught literally laughing out loud at work. Funny shit right there. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awe-come-on-fox-why-you-no-want-to-talk-about-romney/629570/3 "2012-07-27T17:34:47Z")
This election is being phrased by some as vote for one of: 1. Obama. 2. The other guy. The qualifications, background, finances, intelligence, etc. of #2 doesn’t matter. In fact, the less said the better. (This is why early polls of Incumbent vs. non-Incumbent usually show the non-Incumbent doing better than they end up. Once the other candidate becomes better known, the weaker supporters drift away.) ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awe-come-on-fox-why-you-no-want-to-talk-about-romney/629570/4 "2012-07-27T19:02:08Z")
I googled ‘‘Fox news romney olympics’’ earlier this morning, and I did find an article about this incident. It wasn’t particularly flattering, either. I can’t find it now. ---
**Author:** ![Esox\_Lucius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@Esox\_Lucius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esox_Lucius)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awe-come-on-fox-why-you-no-want-to-talk-about-romney/629570/5 "2012-07-27T19:20:11Z")
They must have a full squad of reporters following his trip and ready to report on his triumphs. Now they have to fill that air time with something else. Money down the drain for FoxNews. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awe-come-on-fox-why-you-no-want-to-talk-about-romney/629570/6 "2012-07-27T20:31:45Z")
> [@Esox\_Lucius](#): > > They must have a full squad of reporters following his trip and ready to report on his triumphs. Now they have to fill that air time with something else. Money down the drain for FoxNews. I have in my hand the world’s tiniest violin… ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awe-come-on-fox-why-you-no-want-to-talk-about-romney/629570/7 "2012-07-27T20:37:33Z")
> [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > I googled ‘‘Fox news romney olympics’’ earlier this morning, and I did find an article about this incident. It wasn’t particularly flattering, either. > > I can’t find it now. Really? It was right at the top of google. [http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2012/07/27/romney-comments-on-olympics-rally-proud-brits500712/](http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2012/07/27/romney-comments-on-olympics-rally-proud-brits500712/) ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awe-come-on-fox-why-you-no-want-to-talk-about-romney/629570/8 "2012-07-27T20:54:47Z")
> [@](#): > > “Mitt the Twit” screamed Friday’s headline in The Sun, which just days ago was trumpeting an embarrassing incident in which an official bus carrying the U.S. team from Heathrow airport got lost and spent hours in traffic. > > “Who invited party-pooper Romney?” asked the Daily Mail. > > “Nowhere Man” declared the more reserved Times of London, a reference to a biting comment by the famously diplomatic Cameron, who implied that Romney lacked the experience to offer advice to one of the world’s great capitals since the Olympics he helped organize in Salt Lake City, Utah, took place “in the middle of nowhere.” Weird seeing Fox repeating such things about the anti-bama. Could it be fair _and_ balanced reporting? ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awe-come-on-fox-why-you-no-want-to-talk-about-romney/629570/9 "2012-07-27T20:57:15Z")
> [@dnooman](#): > > Weird seeing Fox repeating such things about the anti-bama. Could it be fair _and_ balanced reporting? Their online news tends to be much more straight forward than the network. But all of the major news outlets are mostly talking heads and opinion anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Esox\_Lucius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@Esox\_Lucius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esox_Lucius)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awe-come-on-fox-why-you-no-want-to-talk-about-romney/629570/10 "2012-07-29T05:33:25Z")
> [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > I have in my hand the world’s tiniest violin… In a Rupert Murdoch building, losing money probably means someone has to get fired to make up for it. Lucky guy.