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Amerigo Vespucci

(30,885 posts)
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 10:32 PM Feb 2012

Fox pays last respects to Whitney by asking why she wasn't arrested and forced into treatment

Don't turn on Fox if you're a Whitney Houston fan. They're obsessing over crack pipes and codependency with Bobby Brown. I just was flipping channels and saw the breaking news, which is why I have Fox on (no, I am not a "Fox Fan&quot .

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Fox pays last respects to Whitney by asking why she wasn't arrested and forced into treatment (Original Post) Amerigo Vespucci Feb 2012 OP
What a bunch of sick bastards! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2012 #1
Yep...my subject line is pretty much an exact quote. Amerigo Vespucci Feb 2012 #5
Department of Pre-Crime, coming soon Kennah Feb 2012 #16
Fox News is banned in Canada kemah Feb 2012 #27
No it isn't RZM Feb 2012 #31
These people were not raised right. xxqqqzme Feb 2012 #2
Well, she was Black. What did you expect them to say? nt gateley Feb 2012 #3
CORRECT Skittles Feb 2012 #17
what jerks pitohui Feb 2012 #4
Fox isn't serious about that part. It's just a chance for a dog whistle. pinboy3niner Feb 2012 #6
Such perverts... SoapBox Feb 2012 #7
What assholes. You can't force someone into treatment, it doesn't work that way. Initech Feb 2012 #8
Classy, as usual. nt DCKit Feb 2012 #9
didnt rehab work blondie58 Feb 2012 #10
Someone should ask them why they hate freedom. TheWraith Feb 2012 #11
Is Fox news now suggesting a treatment program instead of prison for people caught with drugs? Incitatus Feb 2012 #12
Fuk Faux! Special Prosciuto Feb 2012 #13
I REALLY wish Fox News would just drop the pretense... jmowreader Feb 2012 #14
Let her die! Kennah Feb 2012 #15
Thanks for boosting their ratings by watching Telly Savalas Feb 2012 #18
Oh, for FUCK'S sake. Amerigo Vespucci Feb 2012 #24
I Checked out Fox Noise for the obvious hate.... Grassy Knoll Feb 2012 #19
They were salivating over her sad past Amerigo Vespucci Feb 2012 #25
Wow, no personal responsibility on Fox? cbdo2007 Feb 2012 #20
Are they linking her death to Bill Ayers and the rise of the underground acorn movement? nt aaaaaa5a Feb 2012 #21
Of Course.... Grassy Knoll Feb 2012 #22
They're only beating the gossip shows to the punch, because it's Saturday customerserviceguy Feb 2012 #23
Hey, I wondered why Rush wasn't arrested, or Jeb's daughter JanMichael Feb 2012 #26
She was black. Iggo Feb 2012 #28
MSNBC really wasn't much different last night RZM Feb 2012 #29
Agreed...see my comments above. Amerigo Vespucci Feb 2012 #30

Amerigo Vespucci

(30,885 posts)
5. Yep...my subject line is pretty much an exact quote.
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 10:43 PM
Feb 2012

I have no idea who the Fox "anchor" is but she's a cross between Nancy Grace and Joan Rivers (she has a thick LAWNG ISLAND accent).

They're just wallowing in the dirt.

kemah

(276 posts)
27. Fox News is banned in Canada
Sun Feb 12, 2012, 10:45 AM
Feb 2012

I know some of you might know this but it came to me quite recently.
Canada has a law that "a licenser may not broadcast....any false or misleading news." This also means Rush and Glenn are forbidden to broadcast there. Sweet!

pitohui

(20,564 posts)
4. what jerks
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 10:42 PM
Feb 2012

but what do you expect of fox? tacky, tacky, tacky

if they ever get a treatment that actually works, you wouldn't have to force people into it, they'd be banging down the doors to get in

the trouble w. rehab is it costs a lot of money and doesn't work for shit, it might even be worth wiping out your family financially IF IT FUCKING WORKED!!!

a 5% recovery rate for drug addicts/alcoholics is no better than chance...

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
6. Fox isn't serious about that part. It's just a chance for a dog whistle.
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 10:47 PM
Feb 2012

Bringing up treatment allows them to feign "concern."

jmowreader

(50,603 posts)
14. I REALLY wish Fox News would just drop the pretense...
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 11:14 PM
Feb 2012

There is a six-letter word that starts with N. You can TELL those assholes are just champing at the bit to be able to use it.

Amerigo Vespucci

(30,885 posts)
24. Oh, for FUCK'S sake.
Sun Feb 12, 2012, 09:55 AM
Feb 2012

I was FLIPPING MOTHERFUCKING CHANNELS.

If you don't like it, put me on IGNORE.

No, wait, better yet...I'll put YOU on ignore.

Good night.

Grassy Knoll

(10,118 posts)
19. I Checked out Fox Noise for the obvious hate....
Sun Feb 12, 2012, 12:26 AM
Feb 2012

and sure enough, the news lady said:" Blacks are having a bad month" because it's black history month.
They don't even hide it anymore, Roger Ailes is a proud white hood, Fuck FOX.

Amerigo Vespucci

(30,885 posts)
25. They were salivating over her sad past
Sun Feb 12, 2012, 10:00 AM
Feb 2012

The anchor was doing her best gossip channel voice when she spoke...REPEATEDLY...about some magazine photo that showed "a crack pipe, and junk JUST PILED UP ALL OVAH THE PLACE..."

But in all fairness, even MSNBC was doing it too, just to a lesser degree. They were bringing on guest after guest and trying to squeeze them for sordid details. One replied with a terse "NO COMMENT," while a few DID take the bait.

The difference, to my ears, was that MSNBC tried to hide their agenda, but Fox didn't. Sad.

customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)
23. They're only beating the gossip shows to the punch, because it's Saturday
Sun Feb 12, 2012, 02:34 AM
Feb 2012

When those trashy "who's sleeping with who" shows come back on Monday, they'll be full of this sort of tripe.

JanMichael

(24,902 posts)
26. Hey, I wondered why Rush wasn't arrested, or Jeb's daughter
Sun Feb 12, 2012, 10:36 AM
Feb 2012

I wonder why a lot of rich Republicans get away with crap.

RIP Whitney...she was amazing.

 

RZM

(8,556 posts)
29. MSNBC really wasn't much different last night
Sun Feb 12, 2012, 11:25 AM
Feb 2012

I watched it for about 30 minutes and Fox for about 5. For the brief period I watched Fox they had Tommy Mottolla on the line and he was pretty much throwing out boilerplate excuses about fame and its costs.

The MSNBC anchor spent most of the time speculating about drugs, Bobby, and whatnot. I doubt the tone was all that different from Fox.

Amerigo Vespucci

(30,885 posts)
30. Agreed...see my comments above.
Sun Feb 12, 2012, 11:30 AM
Feb 2012

On the surface, it was different (less blatant). In reality, they were asking the same questions.

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