“We found the person and we’re exploring legal options at this time.”
Mediaite reports that Fox News found the mole.
Stupid Thoughts: Crash Edition
So if the markets have declined, or tumbled, if you will, because in part of the lack of confidence of the U.S. debt issue, can we dig deeper to the root cause of this is people not voting?
In the 2010 midterm election, 40.9% of the eligible population voted. Less than half. Way less than half. With 59% of the population not voting, it allowed the Tea Party to ‘get swept into office.’ With the Tea Party in Congress not willing to budge on anything, compromise gets tossed, as well as confidence. That confidence, or lack thereof, can be seen as a prime culprit in the market’s collapse, right? So, if more of the electorate voted (assuming they would vote for mainstream Dem or GOP - not fringe sects of either party) would we be in this situation?
This also falls in line with my ridiculous theory that Bart Simpson is at fault for our nation’s ails. If The Simpsons aren’t as successful as they are in 1989/1990, Murdoch doesn’t have enough cash to keep Fox running. Which means he won’t have enough cash in 1996 to create Fox News, which means Clinton’s 2nd term won’t get hijacked by a cigar, and the quick swing from center to right wouldn’t happen as quickly. Bush wouldn’t be elected and the Republican party wouldn’t be taken over by people who haven’t quite figured it out what it means to truly love America.
I’d love to hear some of the more politically astute Tumblrers thoughts on this - both the correlation between not voting and the economic calamity, as well as the Bart Simpson “did it” theory. Stupid Thought exercise, away!
“Fox Network, Time Warner Cable say deal is reached to continue carrying television broadcasts on cable, AP reports.”
Fox grants ‘brief extension’ in cable dispute
The Fox television network allowed its broadcast signal to be carried by Time Warner Cable after a brief extension past a midnight deadline was granted as talks over fees continued.
Time Warner Cable Inc. made the announcement as the clock rolled past midnight Thursday on the East Coast.
News Corp. expects Fox signals to be pulled from Time Warner Cable
In an internal memo to staff, News Corp. President and Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey said he did not think an agreement would be reached with Time Warner Cable regarding carrying Fox’s local TV stations and several cable networks before the deadline of the current deal expired at midnight Thursday.
continue reading… Los Angeles Times
MLB on Fox John Mayberry Sr. blooper
Fox inaccurately identifies a random man in the stands at Yankee Stadium as former MLB player John Mayberry Sr., after John Mayberry Jr. hit a homerun at Yankee Stadium.
The folks over at “Fox & Friends” did some digging. We all know what newshounds Gretchen Carlson, Steve Doocy & the dark haired guy who isn’t Steve Doocy can be.
Man, Olbermann has really gotten under the skin of some higher ups at FoxNews. They actually took a break from not speaking Olbermann’s name on the air to report this “story”.
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