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Whoops, we got those pesky Ds and Rs mixed up again!

by: shykid

Thu Jun 25, 2009 at 07:42:29 AM CDT


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It never ceases to amaze me how Faux News does this:

Whoopsy daisy!

Look closely. What is wrong with this picture?

In case you can't figure it out (in which case I pity your eyesight for being worse than mine), ol' smooth-voiced, Argentian ladies' man Mark Sanford is not a "D". He's one of them thare "R"s.

Now normally I can excuse a mistake like this. Hey, I have my "off days" too. It's like my old high-school science teacher once said, though, "The first time you do something, it's a mistake. After that, it's a habit."

And this ain't the first time Fox News has gotten their "D"s and "R"s "confused." (It's too early in the morning for me to look up other examples, but perhaps the most famous are Larry "Wide Stance" Craig and everybody's favorite explicit-text-messagin' pederast Mark Foley. Don't believe me? Well, Google is your friend.)

Now I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, but methinks Fox News has a habit. And a very intentional one at that. Seriously, guys, why don't these folks get held accountable for this stuff? If us nutty moonbats had this "habit," do you think it'd just slide this easily?

 (Oh, and by the way, howdy, I'm shykid! The real name's Donovan, but you can call me whatever you'd like. This is my first diary, but I hope to post many more if I can ever pry a minute or two of my time away from my job and college. I'm a really friendly dude, and I don't bite, at least not too hard anyway.)

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Woo Hoo Shykid! (4.00 / 1)
This is a hoot! I stupidly thought this mistake with Governor Latinlover was a one-time goof up.  Obviously this is Faux News someone's idea of a not funny joke. Or else they think the stupid people who watch might subliminally start to blame these idiotic scandals on those with a REAL "D" next to their name.  Hmmm, maybe they could be right on that.

Seriously, folks (4.00 / 1)

Fox , (conjugation : Fix, Fox, Faux, F**ks), actually does this frequently, and nobody really believes it's a mistake.  They love them some republicans, and ain't about to call hypocricy on them, so you know, slip in a "D" and everyone will say it's those immoral Democrats.

Now, Shykid, we welcome you with open arms, especially the word "moonbats".  But all this talk about how hard you do or do not bite, well that is just too graphic.  Save it for you girlfriend in Argentina.

Great diary.  Looking forward to many more.



A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.
Margaret Mead  


Great first diary, shykid! (0.00 / 0)
Can't wait to read more from you!

Never try to teach a pig to sing.  It wastes your time and annoys the pig.

They do this completely on purpose (0.00 / 0)

A lot of non-political people are forced into watching Fox in doctor's and car repair waiting rooms. This is done so people who only scan the text graphic will associate the offending Repub with the Democrats.

It's a gut feeling, but I would bet that most of the folks who use Fox as their "news source" don't know Mark Sanford from a hole in the ground, so why not label him a Democrat then come back later and say "Ooops!"

It's completely obvious that this is done on purpose.

 



You make a good point, Dardango, (0.00 / 0)
I have recently started asking businesses to change the channel when I am dining, waiting, etc, and they are showing Fox.  I explain as couteously as possible that they have the right to watch anything they want, but I and my money will go down the street before I will watch Fox. I told one restaurant owner that lies and hypocrisy hurt my appetite.  They weren't happy, but turned it to HLN, which is only a little bit better.

A small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.
Margaret Mead  


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Good for you, Piggieheart! (0.00 / 0)

Why would any respectable business want to be associated with that crap? That Megan Kelly is particularly intolerable. She should just periodically when she reads a story.

I'm not crazy about CNN very much these days,  but if they have to do "news", don't put on FOX. I'd prefer National Geographic personally.

 

 



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Ooops! (0.00 / 0)
I meant to say that Megan Kelly should just periodically snarl when she reads a story.

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Why one should always carry a universal remote. (0.00 / 0)
I just wait until no one's looking, and flip it over to MSNBC.

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great diary (0.00 / 0)
and anyone who thinks this was a 'mistake', can send their sister's resume to Sen. Ensign's office :) I understand there will be a few openings in the near future...

When in doubt tell the truth. It will confound your enemies and astound your friends.---Mark Twain


Advice for Gov. Sanford (3.00 / 1)
Did you read those e-mails?
I did.
I felt very voyeuristic reading them but I read 'em anyway.

Some of 'em were kinda' cheesy but there is no denying that there is a love and a passion between Gov. Sanford and Maria.

My suggestion to the Governor is to resign, get a divorce, and move to Buenos Aires to be with the woman you truly love.

Follow your heart Governor Sanford.
Your detractors will always label you a hypocrite unless you do the right thing and stand by the woman whom you love and who loves you.
I know you're thinking about it.
You made a covert trip to Argentina and you knew there would be consequences upon your return but you did it anyway.

Take a giant step Governor.
Step out of the cesspool of politics and into the arms of a woman who loves you.

King Edward VIII did it for his love of Wallis Simpson and you should do it for your love of Maria.


You know Bluedad, I was thinkin the same thing. (0.00 / 0)
Maria may or may not be the woman of his dreams, but obviously he was miserable in his life and is longing for a life and relationship that has eluded him. Watching the press conference was like watching someone in therapy. He needs to model happiness for his boys and that is not what life has brought him so far.

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I agree (0.00 / 0)

That is a lovesick man! It's not a tryst and you certainly can't convince your wife that, "Hey, I was just blowing smoke. It's you I really love!"

He needs to do all you said. Leave that rightwing SC, go be with the woman he loves, and change his party affiliation. Oops, I forgot. Fox already did that for him. 



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Haha.....I sometimes watch fox news just to count how many out-right lies (0.00 / 0)
they can tell in a certain period of time.  Its amazing that they can chronically lies and all their normal imbecile viewers never catch on - even a blind squirrel occasionally finds a nut. 

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