# This Just In...Fox News Channel is bunch of lying fucks **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 22, 2021, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180 "2021-01-22T06:13:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 31
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2021, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/602 "2021-10-09T01:09:25Z")
Apparently, a lot of folks at Fox’s Washington DC bureau decided that getting a bottle brush stuffed up their nose _every single day_ is less of an encroachment on their _freedom_ than a one-time shot. So now Fox is looking to hire medical personnel to stick swabs in the noses of 40-60 unvaccinated personnel per shift. Fox provides the PPE. > **[Swab Job: Fox Folks Nix Vax](https://www.thebulwark.com/swab-job-fox-folks-nix-vax/)** > > Dozens of Fox News employees in the Washington bureau apparently refuse vaccination, preferring daily nasal swabs. If I was a medical professional in the area, I’d take that job and I would NOT be gentle. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2021, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/603 "2021-10-09T01:58:59Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > If I was a medical professional in the area, I’d take that job and I would NOT be gentle. Y’know, you _could_ just SAY you’re a medical professional, and they’d have no grounds to complain. That crowd is full of people who SAY they’re journalism professionals. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2021, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/604 "2021-10-09T23:09:36Z")
There’s a story about Trump’s upcoming Iowa rally but nothing right now about Biden shooting down Don’s play for executive privilege for his January 6 communications. If he ever gets grilled about this by the committee, I suppose these lying fucks won’t cover it and half the country won’t know that it even happened. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2021, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/605 "2021-10-09T23:19:43Z")
> [@Red\_Wiggler](#): > > There’s a story about Trump’s upcoming Iowa rally but nothing right now about Biden shooting down Don’s play for executive privilege for his January 6 communications. They ran it [yesterday](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-blocks-trump-executive-privilege-claim-on-documents-related-to-jan-6). ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2021, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/606 "2021-10-10T00:20:51Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > … I think she’s moving on to a different format soon, one that will allow her to dig deeper into stories she finds worthwhile. > > I hope Hayes steps into her slot. Interesting–I hadn’t known this was going on. \ eta: they ALL envy John Oliver for the time he gets to devote to a single story, from what I hear. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2021, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/607 "2021-10-10T02:42:12Z")
I hear that Colbert secretly hates Oliver because of this. Makes me like Oliver more. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2021, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/608 "2021-10-10T03:30:35Z")
Perhaps he does, but they do different things. Colbert’s show on CBS is very much about current events but the extended main story on John Oliver’s show is usually about an ongoing story, and the stories seem to be written over a longer period, perhaps even months. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2021, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/609 "2021-10-10T04:53:32Z")
> [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > I hear that Colbert secretly hates Oliver because of this More likely Colbert hates the ostentatious way Oliver gets to celebrate December 31st. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2021, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/610 "2021-10-10T14:08:29Z")
“How dare they do the right thing.” –Hawkeye Pierce ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2021, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/611 "2021-10-10T18:38:30Z")
Kamala participated in a NASA video for young people. Naturally, she [was severely derided](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/kamala-harris-mocked-science-video-kids) for it. If you are curious about how awful the video is, [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Wlxq4S-4CCY/maxresdefault.jpg "Vice President Kamala Harris and an Astronaut? What A Day! | Get Curious with Vice President Harris") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wlxq4S-4CCY) ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/612 "2021-10-10T19:39:05Z")
It was a Kid’s show. ( What, are Republican hatched full grown from eggs…? ) ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/613 "2021-10-10T19:50:08Z")
> [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](#): > > It was a Kid’s show Yeah, sorry, I meant to say “awful”. The fnews story has tweets and comments from the idiot from Silt, and Breitbart (who described her as “cackling”, which I failed to notice), and others but no one with any cred. ---
**Author:** ![Jihi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jihi/32/17768_2.png) [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/614 "2021-10-11T03:23:24Z")
God forbid a black Democratic female VP encourage an interest in science and curiosity to kids. It ticks so many boxes. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/615 "2021-10-11T19:52:27Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Interesting–I hadn’t known this was going on. Yes, there’s discussion about it. [https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/24/media/rachel-maddow-msnbc-succession-plan/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/24/media/rachel-maddow-msnbc-succession-plan/index.html) Aside: Funny to read about it on CNN. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/616 "2021-10-11T22:03:39Z")
> [@Jihi](#): > > God forbid a black Democratic female VP encourage an interest in science and curiosity to kids. It ticks so many boxes. Is she Muslim? Then it’d be a guaranteed stroke-trigger. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/617 "2021-10-11T22:05:51Z")
If she’s not, she will be by the time Republicans are done with her. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/618 "2021-10-11T23:57:17Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > Aside: Funny to read about it on CNN. Well, CNN does give one hour per week to a show that focuses on the news business itself—it would be nice if MSNBC did that, too. (Stelter is a real asset—smart and scrupulously fair, in my view.) As for 9pm on weeknights at MSNBC: anyone but Ari Melber! (personal pet peeve, obviously). ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/619 "2021-10-11T23:58:29Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > As for 9pm on weeknights at MSNBC: anyone but Ari Melber! (personal pet peeve, obviously). My wife is a big Maddow fan, and I enjoy her show, as well. Few things make my wife more irritated than watching Chris Hayes pass the baton to Ari Melber. ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/620 "2021-10-12T00:00:58Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > … Few things make my wife more irritated than watching Chris Hayes pass the baton to Ari Melber. So I’m not alone. I’m not even sure what makes him so annoying–giant ego + massive insecurity is the impression I get. We could all be wrong–he could be the living incarnation of Gandhi and Walter Cronkite wrapped up in one–but I doubt it. 😑 ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2021, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180/621 "2021-10-12T00:05:17Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > (Stelter is a real asset—smart and scrupulously fair, in my view.) He is. One of the best books I’ve read this year is his _Hoax_. It details the truly appalling relationship between Trump, his administration and Fox “News.” I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned this book earlier in the thread. An extremely worthwhile read if one wishes to understand how intertwined they were/are. > [@Sherrerd](#): > > As for 9pm on weeknights at MSNBC: anyone but Ari Melber! (personal pet peeve, obviously). LOL, I like Melber when he’s doing serious news. He’s a good lawyer and is gifted at breaking down complex legal issues for casual viewers. He loses me with his rap fascination and weirdly-matched guests, but that’s limited to Fridays, mostly. I wouldn’t mind if he stepped into Maddow’s slot, but if he does, I hope he modifies his format to the more serious stuff. > [@kenobi\_65](#): > > My wife is a big Maddow fan, and I enjoy her show, as well. Few things make my wife more irritated than watching Chris Hayes pass the baton to Ari Melber. They must line it up different where you are. Here on the West Coast, it’s Melber to Reid, Reid to Hayes, Hayes to Maddow, Maddow to O’Donnell and O’Donnell to Williams. At least for now. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180.md?page=30) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-fox-news-channel-is-bunch-of-lying-fucks/931180.md?page=32)