I’ll take the worst of Fox over the best of MSNBC’s snarling, sneering Keith Olbermann any day. (Keith Dobermann? Too bad I can’t draw; that has the makings of a good political cartoon.)
Davepostmp: That’s not bad as an insult to virtually everybody, but as a generalization it’s not very intelligent .
Sherlock: Mildly amusing as comic hyperbole, but completely content-free as a statement about Fox.
Amazing, isn’t it, that the massed power of the mainstream networks feels so attacked by Fox News. Even more amazing is that the White House feels so endangered by Fox. But then there is plenty of precedent for the WH: LBJ and Nixon both had their enemies lists.
(Clinton just had his little black book. Carter didn’t have an enemies list; that wouldn’t be Christian. Bush W. didn’t have an enemies list because nobody would read it to him. Reagan just had one enemy, but it was a big one and the USSR is gone now.)
FLIGHT SUIT about 15 years ago
Sorry pal, that job’s already taken!
McGehee about 15 years ago
And O’Reilly ain’t gonna move aside for nobody.
MisngNOLA about 15 years ago
Many more bloviation employment opportunities at CNN, MSNBC, CBS, NBC, ABC, TNT. Just a different color of spew.
Ray_C about 15 years ago
Not on MSNBC, MisngNOLA. Olbermann and Chris Matthews have the bloviation franchise all locked up.
fredbuhl about 15 years ago
Many more opportunities, yes, but nobody watches those other networks so what would be the point?
Davepostmp about 15 years ago
Intelligent people avoid them all
jpozenel about 15 years ago
Thanks for the new word! I had to look that one up. Now…how to work it into a conversation.
Sherlock Watson about 15 years ago
Fox News? Don’t bother, pal; they shoot poor people at the door, and then report that it’s suicide.
Steve Bartholomew about 15 years ago
Derivation of the word “bloviate:” from Old High German, “blowhard.”
pschearer Premium Member about 15 years ago
I’ll take the worst of Fox over the best of MSNBC’s snarling, sneering Keith Olbermann any day. (Keith Dobermann? Too bad I can’t draw; that has the makings of a good political cartoon.)
Davepostmp: That’s not bad as an insult to virtually everybody, but as a generalization it’s not very intelligent .
Sherlock: Mildly amusing as comic hyperbole, but completely content-free as a statement about Fox.
Amazing, isn’t it, that the massed power of the mainstream networks feels so attacked by Fox News. Even more amazing is that the White House feels so endangered by Fox. But then there is plenty of precedent for the WH: LBJ and Nixon both had their enemies lists.
(Clinton just had his little black book. Carter didn’t have an enemies list; that wouldn’t be Christian. Bush W. didn’t have an enemies list because nobody would read it to him. Reagan just had one enemy, but it was a big one and the USSR is gone now.)
benbrilling about 15 years ago
I don’t watch any TV. I find all the bloviation I need in the comics discussions.
Keith Messamer about 15 years ago
Fact-checking a comedy skit is worse than bloviating. CNN, the “real” news network did just that.
ridenslide65 about 15 years ago
MSNBC, NBC, CNN, CBS, ABC, HLN,
Bloviation 24hrs/7days a week
Guaranteed…..
PLUS - Fact checking comic skits for bonus points