Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for October 29, 2008

Isn’t it soooo FOX news of them to think of themselves as a personality?

Too perfect.

Boy, I’m outta touch. Since when has this guy worked for Fox?

He’s on at midnight.

He’s been working for Fox since midnight?

There are better ways to spell it…Faux News, or replace the ‘o’ with a ‘u’.

runar says:

There are better ways to spell it…Faux News, or replace the ‘o’ with a ‘u’.   Well I know what you’re saying, but “faux” is properly pronounced “fo”. Not the best of puns.   Say what you like, but at least they’re not shills for the DNC.

No they are not shills For the DNC, UncaAlby, they’re shills for the GOP!

How about shills for Rupert?

I swear by my life and my love of it that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for the sake of mine.

When will you people wake up?

I’ll wake up when you stop tailgating me on the turnpike because you left the house too late. After all, I’m not living your life for you. (wink)

Roger, but not THAT one, the other one.I’ll quit tailgating you when you quit driving in the passing doing 54.

Wasn’t me, honey. I never go less than 75 on the turnpike… ‘cause I usually leave too late.

This forum gives me the shills.

Bill O’Reilly claims there are just as many Democrats on the Fox News team as Republicans. I doubt that can be said for any other major television news media, which is dominated almost entirely by Democrats, by their own admission.   The only way anybody can claim that Fox News “leans to the right” is for themselves to be so left-liberal until they think Che is a “centrist”.

Roger says:

I’ll wake up when you stop tailgating me on the turnpike because you left the house too late. After all, I’m not living your life for you.   WickedCrazy says:

Roger, I’ll quit tailgating you when you quit driving in the passing doing 54.   Roger says:

Wasn’t me, honey. I never go less than 75 on the turnpike… ‘cause I usually leave too late.   That might have been me. I’ve got too many tickets and I can’t take traffic school for another 14 months, so I have to drive super careful!   Sorry ‘bout that!

txmystic says:

This forum gives me the shills.   Then you should put on a shweater.

It cracks me up that you people let UncaAlby bait you. He’s a pro. A master baiter.

ronebofh says:

It cracks me up that you people let UncaAlby bait you. He’s a pro. A master baiter.   Thank you, ronebofh, I’ll take any praise I can get, even when it’s in the form of puns as bad as that one!

– Oh, I forgot to mention –   Today’s installment is actually funny.   Trudeau may be a left-wing ideologue, but he certainly can still put out the funny stuff when he wants to.

what o’reilly ‘claims’, and what the facts are have often been shown to be at odds - though, to be fair, he has been more careful since Letterman told him he thought o’r was just a ‘big gasbag’ on the air - and we know that there are just as many young, and older, dems as reps willing to compromise their principles for a steady paycheck, and the chance to get their face on national tv … which the corporate media are more than willing to exploit - and that’s what Rollie’s all about - hm - ‘Rollie’/O’Reilly … coincidence?

Eugeno says:

we know that there are just as many young, and older, dems as reps willing to compromise their principles for a steady paycheck, and the chance to get their face on national tv … which the corporate media are more than willing to exploit   Yes, [sigh] it’s all about the ratings. It’s long been known that screaming for the government to “DO SOMETHING” always gets more attention than calmly saying that there’s nothing the government is empowered to do, other than make things worse.   attention = ratings. A loud noisy “gasbag” who happens to be wrong will get more ratings than a calm “intellect” who happens to be right. We all want smooth running highways, but it’s the auto wrecks we stop and gawk at.   and that’s what Rollie’s all about - hm - ‘Rollie’/O’Reilly … coincidence?   Considering that Roland Hedley III has been a character in Doonesbury since long before O’Reilly hit the scene, I’d have to say, yes, mere coincidence. According to Wikipedia, he used to work for CNN before Fox, but he was in Doonesbury long before that hit the scene. (Geez, it seems Doonesbury has been around forever!)   Not that this means Trudeau wouldn’t capitalize on that coincidence!

Bill O’Reilly claims there are just as many Democrats on the Fox News team as Republicans

Um, reality check:

The Justice Department admitted in June that senior officials broke Federal civil service laws by screening applicants based on party ideology and loyalty.

And right-wing shill O’Reilly wants us to believe that the parent company of Fox News and the Weekly Standard is out of alignment with the current administration…riiight. Fox news has higher scruples and is more fair and balanced than the Justice Department under Alberto Gonzalez…..riiight. and the news network that obsessively ponders whether Barack Obama is A) Muslim, B) Un-American, C) Unpatriotic, D) Uses ‘terrorist’ fist-bumps, or E) Was endorsed by Colin Powell based on racism, is “Fair and Balanced”…riiight. More like “Fairly Unbalanced.”

The only laughable part is that people buy this drivel at all.

Speaking of the presidential election, was this the best we could have done out of a population of 300 Million? These are our best guys? Wow!

attyush says:

Speaking of the presidential election, was this the best we could have done out of a population of 300 Million? These are our best guys? Wow!   These are the best who were willing to put up with having their backgrounds and their characters ripped to shreds by an opposition that will stop at nothing to discredit them. Both sides.

longtimecomicsfan says: The Justice Department admitted in June that senior officials broke Federal civil service laws by screening applicants based on party ideology and loyalty.   I see.   And this means – what exactly?   I’m trying to find someplace that accuses Fox News of using party affiliation in its hiring practices. Which, incidentally, is not against the law to my knowledge, since Fox is a private enterprise. Perhaps you can give us a link.     the news network that obsessively ponders whether Barack Obama is A) Muslim, B) Un-American, C) Unpatriotic, D) Uses ‘terrorist’ fist-bumps, or E) Was endorsed by Colin Powell based on racism   I believe you are confusing the Fox NEWS DEPARTMENT with the Fox COMMENTARY. There *is* a difference.   See, the problem with other networks is they no longer have a News department. It has virtually all been absorbed into their editorial opinion staff. And it is virtually all left-leaning Democrat.   Bill O’Reilly and his cronies will indeed make accusations against Democrats in general, and Obama in particular. They make no bones about their ideology. But there has never been any point in time where O’Reilly and cronies have ever made the claim to being neutral. They don’t pretend to be objective in their opinions. Just the News.   Show me where the Fox News Department has made these accusations.   Not the Justice Department – – don’t get them confused.

Susan001 says: OK, acellist, just what do the Greek letter and the cent sign symbolize?

Meow sense (pun on mu cents) I guess (as opposed to horse sense)

ALL the supposed “liberal” media stations are owned by private, right-wing corporations. ALL our news is biased and censored with a right-wing slant. FOX is simply the most extreme example.

mcduffy322432   Oh, that’s funny! McDuffy, that’s easily the funniest thing said on this board in a long time!   (you were making with the jokes, right?)